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Mehmed Tevfik Efendi

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. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi · 180 kuruş

    1. Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi

      · Calculated age 22 · 180 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi · 180 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi

      · Calculated age 23 · 180 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi · 180 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi

      · Calculated age 24 · 180 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi · 180 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi

      · Calculated age 25 · 180 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi · 180 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi

      · Calculated age 26 · 180 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi · 180 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi

      · Calculated age 27 · 180 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi · 180 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi

      · Calculated age 28 · 180 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi · 180 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi

      · Calculated age 29 · 180 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi · 180; 200 kuruş

    1. Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi

      · Calculated age 30 · 180 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi

      · Calculated age 30 · 200 kuruş

      [1]

  10. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi · 220 kuruş

    1. Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi

      · Calculated age 31 · 220 kuruş

      [1]

  11. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi · 220; 240 kuruş

    1. Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi

      · Calculated age 32 · 220 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi

      · Calculated age 32 · 240 kuruş

      [1]

  12. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi · 240 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi

      · Calculated age 33 · 240 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi · 240 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi

      · Calculated age 34 · 240 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi · 240; 260 kuruş

    1. Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi

      · Calculated age 35 · 240 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi

      · Calculated age 35 · 260 kuruş

      [1]

  15. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi · 260; 360 kuruş

    1. Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi

      · Calculated age 36 · 260 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi

      · Calculated age 36 · 360 kuruş

      [1]

  16. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi · 360 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi

      · Calculated age 37 · 360 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi · 360 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi

      · Calculated age 38 · 360 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi · 360 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi

      · Calculated age 39 · 360 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi · 3 career entries · 360; 410; 500 kuruş

    1. Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi

      · Calculated age 40 · 360 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi

      · Calculated age 40 · 410 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Matbah-ı Amire vekil-i harç memuru

      · Calculated age 40 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  20. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Matbah-ı Amire vekil-i harç memuru · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Matbah-ı Amire vekil-i harç memuru

      · Calculated age 41 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Matbah-ı Amire vekil-i harç memuru · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Matbah-ı Amire vekil-i harç memuru

      · Calculated age 42 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Matbah-ı Amire vekil-i harç memuru · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Matbah-ı Amire vekil-i harç memuru

      · Calculated age 43 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Matbah-ı Amire vekil-i harç memuru · 500; 600 kuruş

    1. Matbah-ı Amire vekil-i harç memuru

      · Calculated age 44 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Matbah-ı Amire vekil-i harç memuru

      · Calculated age 44 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  24. 1907/08 (AH 1325)Istabl-ı Amire Matbah ve Kiler harçlığı · 500 kuruş

    1. Istabl-ı Amire Matbah ve Kiler harçlığı

      · Calculated age 46 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  25. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Istabl-ı Amire Matbah ve Kiler harçlığı · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Istabl-ı Amire Matbah ve Kiler harçlığı

      · Calculated age 47 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  26. 1909/10 (AH 1327)Istabl-ı Amire Matbah ve Kiler harçlığı · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Istabl-ı Amire Matbah ve Kiler harçlığı

      · Calculated age 48 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  27. 1910/11 (AH 1328)Istabl-ı Amire Matbah ve Kiler harçlığı · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Istabl-ı Amire Matbah ve Kiler harçlığı

      · Calculated age 49 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  28. 1911 (AH 1329)Istabl-ı Amire Matbah ve Kiler harçlığı · 500; 550 kuruş

    1. Istabl-ı Amire Matbah ve Kiler harçlığı

      · Calculated age 50 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Istabl-ı Amire Matbah ve Kiler harçlığı

      · Calculated age 50 · 550 kuruş

      [1]

  29. Undated entriesMatbah-ı Amire idare kalemi memuru · 550; 650; 750 kuruş

Recorded pay

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

03006001883/84AH 13011911AH 13291883/84 (AH 1301) · Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi · age 22 · 180 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi · age 23 · 180 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi · age 24 · 180 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi · age 25 · 180 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi · age 26 · 180 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi · age 27 · 180 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi · age 28 · 180 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi · age 29 · 180 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi · age 30 · 180 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi · age 30 · 200 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi · age 31 · 220 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi · age 32 · 220 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi · age 32 · 240 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi · age 33 · 240 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi · age 34 · 240 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi · age 35 · 240 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi · age 35 · 260 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi · age 36 · 260 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi · age 36 · 360 kuruş1898/99 (AH 1316) · Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi · age 37 · 360 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi · age 38 · 360 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi · age 39 · 360 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi · age 40 · 360 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Matbah-ı mezkûr Istabl-ı Amire kiler kâtibi · age 40 · 410 kuruş1901/02 (AH 1319) · Matbah-ı Amire vekil-i harç memuru · age 40 · 500 kuruş1902/03 (AH 1320) · Matbah-ı Amire vekil-i harç memuru · age 41 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · Matbah-ı Amire vekil-i harç memuru · age 42 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1904/05 (AH 1322) · Matbah-ı Amire vekil-i harç memuru · age 43 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Matbah-ı Amire vekil-i harç memuru · age 44 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Matbah-ı Amire vekil-i harç memuru · age 44 · 600 kuruş1907/08 (AH 1325) · Istabl-ı Amire Matbah ve Kiler harçlığı · age 46 · 500 kuruş1908/09 (AH 1326) · Istabl-ı Amire Matbah ve Kiler harçlığı · age 47 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1909/10 (AH 1327) · Istabl-ı Amire Matbah ve Kiler harçlığı · age 48 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1910/11 (AH 1328) · Istabl-ı Amire Matbah ve Kiler harçlığı · age 49 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1911 (AH 1329) · Istabl-ı Amire Matbah ve Kiler harçlığı · age 50 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1911 (AH 1329) · Istabl-ı Amire Matbah ve Kiler harçlığı · age 50 · 550 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Nevşehir [source]
Birth province
Niğde sancağı [source]
Birth year
1862/63 (AH 1279) [source]
Father’s occupation
Emekli Saray-ı Hümayun bekçisi [source]
Archive references
BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.959 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education
Mahallî sıbyan mektebi; Beşiktaş Rüşdiye-i Askerî [source]
Education level equivalent
3 (original schooling-year field) [1]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
21 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First-salary field
60 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
1882/83 (AH 1300) [source]

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. 3 Numaralı Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Hazîne-i Hâssa'da görev yapan memurlar

    ÜLKÜ ZÜLAL UYANIK · 2024 · Pages 124, 125

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