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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. 1894/95 (AH 1312)mülazım (muhasebe kalemi)Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi, İstanbul

    1. mülazım (muhasebe kalemi)

      Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi, İstanbul · Calculated age 15

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  2. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi)Evkaf-ı Hümayun Nezareti Meclis-i İdare Kalemi, İstanbul · 0; 30 kuruş

    1. kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi)

      Evkaf-ı Hümayun Nezareti Meclis-i İdare Kalemi, İstanbul · Calculated age 20 · 0 kuruş

      [1]

    2. kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi)

      Evkaf-ı Hümayun Nezareti Meclis-i İdare Kalemi, İstanbul · Calculated age 20 · 30 kuruş

      [1]

  3. 1900/01 (AH 1318)kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi)Evkaf-ı Hümayun Nezareti Meclis-i İdare Kalemi, İstanbul · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 30; 40 kuruş

    1. kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi)

      Evkaf-ı Hümayun Nezareti Meclis-i İdare Kalemi, İstanbul · Calculated age 21 · 30 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1901/02 (AH 1319)kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi)Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 40 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi)

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 22 · 40 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1902/03 (AH 1320)kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi)Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 40; 80 kuruş

    1. kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi)

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 23 · 40 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1903/04 (AH 1321)kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi)Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 80; 150 kuruş

    1. kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi)

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 24 · 80 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1904/05 (AH 1322)kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi)Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 150 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi)

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 25 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1905/06 (AH 1323)kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi)Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 150 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi)

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 26 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1906/07 (AH 1324)kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi)Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 150 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi)

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 27 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1907/08 (AH 1325)kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi)Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 150; 185 kuruş

    1. kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi)

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 28 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1908/09 (AH 1326)kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi)Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 185; 195 kuruş

    1. kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi)

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 29 · 185 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1909/10 (AH 1327)kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi) · 3 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · Evkaf Nezareti, İstanbul · Evkaf Nezareti Tamirat ve İnşaat Kalemi, İstanbul · 195; 250 kuruş

    1. kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi)

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 30 · 195 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. kadro harici (İnfisal)

      Evkaf Nezareti, İstanbul · Calculated age 30

      [1]

    3. Tamirat ve İnşaat Kalemi mülazımı

      Evkaf Nezareti Tamirat ve İnşaat Kalemi, İstanbul · Calculated age 30 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

  13. 1910/11 (AH 1328)dördüncü sınıf kâtipEmlak-ı Vakfiye İdaresi, İstanbul · 400 kuruş

    1. dördüncü sınıf kâtip

      Emlak-ı Vakfiye İdaresi, İstanbul · Calculated age 31 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  14. 1911 (AH 1329)kayıt ve tahrir üyesi üçüncü sınıf kâtipİstanbul Evkaf Müdüriyeti İnşaat ve Tamirat Heyeti · 600 kuruş

    1. kayıt ve tahrir üyesi üçüncü sınıf kâtip

      İstanbul Evkaf Müdüriyeti İnşaat ve Tamirat Heyeti · Calculated age 32 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  15. 1911/12 (AH 1330)heyet-i fenniye muharreriyesi muhasebe refik-i evveliİstanbul Vilayeti Evkaf Müdüriyeti İnşaat ve Tamirat Heyeti · 800 kuruş

    1. heyet-i fenniye muharreriyesi muhasebe refik-i evveli

      İstanbul Vilayeti Evkaf Müdüriyeti İnşaat ve Tamirat Heyeti · Calculated age 33 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  16. Undated entriesheyet-i fenniye muharreriyesi muhasebe refik-i evveliİstanbul Vilayeti Evkaf Müdüriyeti · 1,000 kuruş

    1. heyet-i fenniye muharreriyesi muhasebe refik-i evveli

      İstanbul Vilayeti Evkaf Müdüriyeti · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

04008001899/1900AH 13171911/12AH 13301899/1900 (AH 1317) · kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi) · Evkaf-ı Hümayun Nezareti Meclis-i İdare Kalemi, İstanbul · age 20 · 0 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi) · Evkaf-ı Hümayun Nezareti Meclis-i İdare Kalemi, İstanbul · age 20 · 30 kuruş1900/01 (AH 1318) · kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi) · Evkaf-ı Hümayun Nezareti Meclis-i İdare Kalemi, İstanbul · age 21 · 30 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 21 · 40 kuruş1901/02 (AH 1319) · kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 22 · 40 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 23 · 40 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 23 · 80 kuruş1903/04 (AH 1321) · kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 24 · 80 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 24 · 150 kuruş1904/05 (AH 1322) · kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 25 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 26 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1906/07 (AH 1324) · kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 27 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1907/08 (AH 1325) · kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 28 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1907/08 (AH 1325) · kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 28 · 185 kuruş1908/09 (AH 1326) · kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 29 · 185 kuruş · Source-bounded service1908/09 (AH 1326) · kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 29 · 195 kuruş1909/10 (AH 1327) · kâtip (Meclis-i İdare Kalemi) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 30 · 195 kuruş · Source-bounded service1909/10 (AH 1327) · Tamirat ve İnşaat Kalemi mülazımı · Evkaf Nezareti Tamirat ve İnşaat Kalemi, İstanbul · age 30 · 250 kuruş1910/11 (AH 1328) · dördüncü sınıf kâtip · Emlak-ı Vakfiye İdaresi, İstanbul · age 31 · 400 kuruş1911 (AH 1329) · kayıt ve tahrir üyesi üçüncü sınıf kâtip · İstanbul Evkaf Müdüriyeti İnşaat ve Tamirat Heyeti · age 32 · 600 kuruş1911/12 (AH 1330) · heyet-i fenniye muharreriyesi muhasebe refik-i evveli · İstanbul Vilayeti Evkaf Müdüriyeti İnşaat ve Tamirat Heyeti · age 33 · 800 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
İstanbul [source]
Birth province
Dersaadet [source]
Birth year
1879/80 (AH 1297) [source]
Father’s occupation
Sultan Ahmed Camii müezzin-i evveli [source]
Archive references
BOA, DH SA ĐD nr.109, s.117 [1]BOA, DH SA İD nr.109, s.117 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education
Kemeraltı Mekteb-i İbtidaisi; Gülhane Rüşdiye-i Askeriyesi (3. sınıfa kadar, şahadetnamesiz) [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
15 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
İstanbul [source]
First work year
1894/95 (AH 1312) [source]
Apprenticeship
4 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

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-iahval defterlerindeki Safranbolulu (Zağfiranbolulu) memurlar (1879-1909)

    AHMET ERKARTAL · 2007 · Pages 119, 120, 121

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