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MUHAMMED ŞEFİK EFENDİ

Complete career chronology

Life and career

Appointments and amounts remain attached to their sources. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated from AH year labels. Entries in one year can describe different appointments or rates; gaps remain open.

  1. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Tahrirat kalemi mülazımıAmara

    1. Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı

      Amara · Calculated age 14

      [1]

  2. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Tahrirat kalemi mülazımıAmaraContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı

      Amara · Calculated age 15

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı · 3 career entriesAmara · 200 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı

      Amara · Calculated age 16

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Amara · Calculated age 16

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Aşar anbar memuru muavini

      Amara · Calculated age 16 · 200 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Aşar anbar memuru muavini · 2 career entriesAmara · 150; 200 kuruş

    1. Aşar anbar memuru muavini

      Amara · Calculated age 17 · 200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Muhasebe kalemi masarifat kâtibi

      Amara · Calculated age 17 · 150 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  5. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Varidat kitabeti refakatiMuntefik · 250 kuruş

    1. Varidat kitabeti refakati

      Muntefik · Calculated age 22 · 250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  6. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Varidat kitabeti refakati · 2 career entriesMuntefik · 300; 400 kuruş

    1. Varidat kitabeti refakati

      Muntefik · Calculated age 23 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

    2. Muhasebe-i liva kaza kâtibi

      Muntefik · Calculated age 23 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  7. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Muhasebe kalemi masraf kâtibi muaviniBasra · 400 kuruş

    1. Muhasebe kalemi masraf kâtibi muavini

      Basra · Calculated age 24 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  8. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Muhasebe kalemi masraf kâtibi muaviniBasra · 450 kuruş

    1. Muhasebe kalemi masraf kâtibi muavini

      Basra · Calculated age 25 · 450 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  9. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Infisal

    1. Infisal

      · Calculated age 26

      [1]

  10. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Düyun-ı Umumiye müdüriyeti başkâtibiKirkuk (Kerkük) · 500 kuruş
  11. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Düyun-ı Umumiye müdüriyeti başkâtibiKirkuk (Kerkük) · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye müdüriyeti başkâtibi

      Kirkuk (Kerkük) · Calculated age 28 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Düyun-ı Umumiye müdüriyeti başkâtibi · 2 career entriesKirkuk (Kerkük) · 240; 500 kuruş

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye müdüriyeti başkâtibi

      Kirkuk (Kerkük) · Calculated age 29 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Düyun-ı Umumiye müdür vekili

      Kirkuk (Kerkük) · Calculated age 29 · 240 kuruş

      [1]

  13. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Düyun-ı Umumiye müdüriyeti başkâtibi · 3 career entriesKirkuk (Kerkük) · 240; 500; 600 kuruş

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye müdüriyeti başkâtibi

      Kirkuk (Kerkük) · Calculated age 30 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Düyun-ı Umumiye müdür vekili

      Kirkuk (Kerkük) · Calculated age 30 · 240 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Düyun-ı Umumiye müdür vekili · 2 career entriesKirkuk (Kerkük) · 240 kuruş

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye müdür vekili

      Kirkuk (Kerkük) · Calculated age 31 · 240 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Düyun-ı Umumiye müdür vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Kirkuk (Kerkük) · Calculated age 31

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  15. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Azil

    1. Azil

      · Calculated age 32

      [1]

  16. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Hicaz Demiryolu muhasebe kalemi kâtibiHicaz Demiryolu · 300 kuruş

    1. Hicaz Demiryolu muhasebe kalemi kâtibi

      Hicaz Demiryolu · Calculated age 37 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  17. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Hicaz Demiryolu muhasebe kalemi kâtibiHicaz Demiryolu · 350 kuruş

    1. Hicaz Demiryolu muhasebe kalemi kâtibi

      Hicaz Demiryolu · Calculated age 38 · 350 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  18. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Hicaz Demiryolu muhasebe kalemi kâtibiHicaz Demiryolu · 400; 600 kuruş

    1. Hicaz Demiryolu muhasebe kalemi kâtibi

      Hicaz Demiryolu · Calculated age 41 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

    2. Hicaz Demiryolu muhasebe kalemi kâtibi

      Hicaz Demiryolu · Calculated age 41 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  19. 1909/10 (AH 1327)Hicaz Demiryolu muhasebe kalemi ikinci sınıf kâtibi · 800 kuruş

    1. Hicaz Demiryolu muhasebe kalemi ikinci sınıf kâtibi

      · Calculated age 42 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  20. Undated entriesHesabat-ı Umumiye şubesi mülazımı · 4 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,000; 1,100 kuruş

    2. Hesabat-ı Umumiye şubesi mülazımı (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Istanbul (Dersaadet)

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

Recorded pay

Kuruş · dated amounts. Green: post entries. Purple: retirement. Grey: other career status.

04008001883/84AH 13011909/10AH 13271883/84 (AH 1301) · Aşar anbar memuru muavini · Amara · age 16 · 200 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · Aşar anbar memuru muavini · Amara · age 17 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Muhasebe kalemi masarifat kâtibi · Amara · age 17 · 150 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Varidat kitabeti refakati · Muntefik · age 22 · 250 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Varidat kitabeti refakati · Muntefik · age 23 · 300 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Muhasebe-i liva kaza kâtibi · Muntefik · age 23 · 400 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Muhasebe kalemi masraf kâtibi muavini · Basra · age 24 · 400 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Muhasebe kalemi masraf kâtibi muavini · Basra · age 25 · 450 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Düyun-ı Umumiye müdüriyeti başkâtibi · Kirkuk (Kerkük) · age 27 · 500 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · Düyun-ı Umumiye müdüriyeti başkâtibi · Kirkuk (Kerkük) · age 28 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Düyun-ı Umumiye müdüriyeti başkâtibi · Kirkuk (Kerkük) · age 29 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Düyun-ı Umumiye müdür vekili · Kirkuk (Kerkük) · age 29 · 240 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Düyun-ı Umumiye müdüriyeti başkâtibi · Kirkuk (Kerkük) · age 30 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · Düyun-ı Umumiye müdür vekili · Kirkuk (Kerkük) · age 30 · 240 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · Düyun-ı Umumiye müdüriyeti başkâtibi · Kirkuk (Kerkük) · age 30 · 600 kuruş1898/99 (AH 1316) · Düyun-ı Umumiye müdür vekili · Kirkuk (Kerkük) · age 31 · 240 kuruş · Source-bounded service1904/05 (AH 1322) · Hicaz Demiryolu muhasebe kalemi kâtibi · Hicaz Demiryolu · age 37 · 300 kuruş1905/06 (AH 1323) · Hicaz Demiryolu muhasebe kalemi kâtibi · Hicaz Demiryolu · age 38 · 350 kuruş1908/09 (AH 1326) · Hicaz Demiryolu muhasebe kalemi kâtibi · Hicaz Demiryolu · age 41 · 400 kuruş1908/09 (AH 1326) · Hicaz Demiryolu muhasebe kalemi kâtibi · Hicaz Demiryolu · age 41 · 600 kuruş1909/10 (AH 1327) · Hicaz Demiryolu muhasebe kalemi ikinci sınıf kâtibi · age 42 · 800 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Kerkük [source]
Birth province
Musul [source]
Birth year
1868/69 (AH 1285) [source]
Father’s occupation
Tüccar [source]
Archive references
DH_SAİD,00039_00032 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Persian
Tekellüm [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; Amara Rüşdiyesi [source]
Education level equivalent
7 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
14 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Amara [source]
First-salary field
200 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
First work year
1881/82 (AH 1299) [source]
Apprenticeship
2.75 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

Other recorded details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
1 (recorded code) [source]The original code is retained without assigning an unverified meaning to zero.

Documentary details and source passages

These accounts retain their own wording and dates. Passages can include family, education, languages, honours and judicial narratives beyond the summary fields. A quotation is evidence from its named account; it does not settle differences between sources.

Documentary sources

  1. Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Kerküklü devlet adamları

    ORHAN ABDULBASIT ANWER ANWER · 2021 · Pages 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313

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