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Mehmet Şevket Efendi

Birthplace: sivas Observed AH 1289–1320 (1872–1903)

54_191; 379Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Mehmet Şevket Efendi was born in Sivas in AH 1269 (1852–1853). Recorded schooling includes 7 years at Rusdiye Mektebi. First work is recorded in Erzurum in AH 1286 (1869–1870), 17 AH years after the recorded birth year, with “Telgraf” as first-job wording. The surviving career record covers 19 distinct AH years in AH 1289–1320 (1872–1903), with gaps; it begins with Muhabere Memuru in Manastir (360 kuruş monthly). 2. Mudur appears later, in AH 1319 (1901–1902), with 900 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing). Mehmet Şevket Efendi's death is recorded under AH 1320 (1902–1903).

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Life and career

19 recorded AH years · 19 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1269 (1852–1853)
AH 1286 (1869–1870)Birth-year difference: 17 AH years
AH 1289 (1872–1873)Birth-year difference: 20 AH years
AH 1290–1291 (1873–1875)Birth-year difference: 21–22 AH years
AH 1292 (1875–1876)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1293 (1876–1877)Birth-year difference: 24 AH years
AH 1294–1305 (1877–1888)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1306–1309 (1888–1892)Birth-year difference: 37–40 AH years
AH 1310–1311 (1892–1894)Birth-year difference: 41–42 AH years
AH 1312–1315 (1894–1898)Birth-year difference: 43–46 AH years
AH 1316 (1898–1899)Birth-year difference: 47 AH years
AH 1317 (1899–1900)Birth-year difference: 48 AH years
AH 1318 (1900–1901)Birth-year difference: 49 AH years
AH 1319–1320 (1901–1903)Birth-year difference: 50–51 AH years
AH 1320 (1902–1903)

Each stage retains its recorded place and title. Annual stages group only consecutive years with the same title and place; they do not prove continuous tenure. Birth-year differences compare AH year numbers; they are not exact ages or birthdays.

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Assigned salary in the annual career

Monthly kuruş · AH

Annual career record begins at AH 1289 (1872–1873)

Muhabere Memuru · manastir · 360 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1286 (1869–1870) in Erzurum (Telgraf). The first-salary field is 360 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1286 (1869–1870)TelgrafErzurum

Monthly nominal assigned amounts, not confirmed cash payments. Lines connect consecutive AH years only; hollow points mean salary not recorded. Competing entries in one AH year remain separate points, without a unique pay-change line. Gregorian spans describe whole AH years; source Gregorian labels remain separate evidence.

Recorded death

AH 1320 (1902–1903) · “Vefat”

The personnel record lists “Vefat” under this year.

Compare all recorded title, place and salary changes

Each comparison uses the preceding surviving entry.

Title Muhabere Memuru → 2. Mudur
Locality manastir → drac
Salary 360 to 770 kuruş +410 (+113.89%)
No annual entries for AH 1292 (1875–1876). Changes span the gap.
Locality drac → bar
Salary 770 to 800 kuruş +30 (+3.9%)
No annual entries for AH 1294–1305 (1877–1888). Changes span the gap.
Title 2. Mudur → Merkez Memuru
Locality bar → diyarbakir
Salary 800 to 600 kuruş -200 (-25%)
Salary 600 to 500 kuruş -100 (-16.67%)
Title Merkez Memuru → Mudur Muavini
Locality diyarbakir → sivas
Salary 500 to 600 kuruş +100 (+20%)
Title Mudur Muavini → Merkez Memuru
Salary 600 to 540 kuruş -60 (-10%)
Locality sivas → kastamonu
Salary 540 to 495 kuruş -45 (-8.33%)
Title Merkez Memuru → 2. Mudur
Locality kastamonu → kirsehir
Salary 495 to 720 kuruş +225 (+45.45%)
Locality kirsehir → sivas
Salary 720 to 1,080 kuruş +360 (+50%)
Locality sivas → bitlis
Salary 1,080 to 900 kuruş -180 (-16.67%)

A title change is not automatically a promotion; a locality change is not a reconstructed journey.

Places in this record

AH 1286 (1869–1870)TelgrafErzurum

◆ Birthplace■ First work● Annual recordRing: multiple relations

Every recorded locality remains visible in the key. Hollow markers show candidate coordinates; these are not resolved locations. Overlapping markers are offset for legibility; a small anchor and leader retain the source coordinate. Coastlines provide modern geographic context.

Honours, rank and legal records

Archival reference as recorded: 54_191; 379

Collection identified by the thesis dataset: BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti. The archive reference is reproduced as recorded in the coded personnel dataset.

Decoration and legal-record evidence

Decoration wording is not recorded in the linked text fields.

Legal-record notes and indicators

Original wording and raw source values are not adjudicated findings or lifetime verdicts.

Annual legal-record indicator: 0 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Linked-workbook legal-record code field (meaning unverified): 0 · Linked personnel workbook · Associated source-year values: 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305
Linked-workbook legal-record code field (meaning unverified): 0 · Linked personnel workbook · AH 1297–1305 (1879–1888)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 0 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1289–1291 (1872–1875), AH 1293 (1876–1877), AH 1306–1308 (1888–1891), AH 1310–1320 (1892–1903)

Legal wording and source descriptions

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1289–1291 (1872–1875), AH 1293 (1876–1877), AH 1306–1308 (1888–1891), AH 1310–1320 (1892–1903) · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Meaning is shown only where the source provides a verified annual label; it applies to these annual entries, not a lifetime verdict.