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Mehmed Hilmi 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. 1859/60 (AH 1276)Mektûbî-i Maliye Odası hizmeti

    1. Mektûbî-i Maliye Odası hizmeti

      · Calculated age 18

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  2. 1866/67 (AH 1283)Eshâm-ı Umumiye tahrirat müdürü · 2,200 kuruş

    1. Eshâm-ı Umumiye tahrirat müdürü

      · Calculated age 25 · 2,200 kuruş

      [1]

  3. 1867/68 (AH 1284)Mektûbî-i Maliye mukabelecisi · 5,000 kuruş

    1. Mektûbî-i Maliye mukabelecisi

      · Calculated age 26 · 5,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  4. 1868/69 (AH 1285)Mektûbî-i Maliye mukabelecisi · 5,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mektûbî-i Maliye mukabelecisi

      · Calculated age 27 · 5,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Mektûbî-i Maliye mukabelecisi · 5,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mektûbî-i Maliye mukabelecisi

      · Calculated age 28 · 5,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Mektûbî-i Maliye mukabelecisi · 5,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mektûbî-i Maliye mukabelecisi

      · Calculated age 29 · 5,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Mektûbî-i Maliye mukabelecisi · 5,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mektûbî-i Maliye mukabelecisi

      · Calculated age 30 · 5,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Divan-ı Muhasebât-ı Maliye başkâtibi ve üyesi · 4,250 kuruş

    1. Divan-ı Muhasebât-ı Maliye başkâtibi ve üyesi

      · Calculated age 31 · 4,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  9. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Divan-ı Muhasebât-ı Maliye başkâtibi ve üyesi · 4,250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Divan-ı Muhasebât-ı Maliye başkâtibi ve üyesi

      · Calculated age 32 · 4,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Divan-ı Muhasebât-ı Maliye başkâtibi ve üyesi · 4,250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Divan-ı Muhasebât-ı Maliye başkâtibi ve üyesi

      · Calculated age 33 · 4,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Divan-ı Muhasebât-ı Maliye başkâtibi ve üyesi · 4,250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Divan-ı Muhasebât-ı Maliye başkâtibi ve üyesi

      · Calculated age 34 · 4,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Divan-ı Muhasebât-ı Maliye başkâtibi ve üyesi · 4,250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Divan-ı Muhasebât-ı Maliye başkâtibi ve üyesi

      · Calculated age 35 · 4,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Divan-ı Muhasebât-ı Maliye başkâtibi ve üyesi · 4,250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Divan-ı Muhasebât-ı Maliye başkâtibi ve üyesi

      · Calculated age 36 · 4,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1878 (AH 1295)Meclis-i Maliye üyesi · 2 career entries · 4,250; 6,000 kuruş

    1. Meclis-i Maliye üyesi

      · Calculated age 37 · 4,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

    2. Maliye mektupçusu

      · Calculated age 37 · 6,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  15. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Maliye mektupçusu · 6,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Maliye mektupçusu

      · Calculated age 38 · 6,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Maliye mektupçusu · 6,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Maliye mektupçusu

      · Calculated age 39 · 6,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Maliye mektupçusu · 2 career entries · 5,000; 6,000 kuruş

    1. Maliye mektupçusu

      · Calculated age 40 · 6,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Şûra-yı Umûr-ı Maliye üyesi

      · Calculated age 40 · 5,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  18. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Şûra-yı Umûr-ı Maliye üyesi · 5,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Şûra-yı Umûr-ı Maliye üyesi

      · Calculated age 41 · 5,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Şûra-yı Umûr-ı Maliye üyesi · 5,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Şûra-yı Umûr-ı Maliye üyesi

      · Calculated age 42 · 5,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Şûra-yı Umûr-ı Maliye üyesi · 3 career entries · 5,000; 6,000 kuruş

    1. Şûra-yı Umûr-ı Maliye üyesi

      · Calculated age 43 · 5,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Şûra-yı Umûr-ı Maliye üyesi (İnfisal)

      · Calculated age 43

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

    3. Maliye teftiş heyeti görevlisi

      · Calculated age 43 · 6,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  21. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Maarif Meclisi üyesi · 2 career entries · 4,000; 5,000 kuruş

    1. Maarif Meclisi üyesi

      · Calculated age 44 · 4,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

    2. Divan-ı Muhasebât üyesi

      · Calculated age 44 · 5,000 kuruş

      [1]

  22. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Divan-ı Muhasebât üyesi · 5,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Divan-ı Muhasebât üyesi

      · Calculated age 45 · 5,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Divan-ı Muhasebât üyesi · 5,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Divan-ı Muhasebât üyesi

      · Calculated age 46 · 5,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Divan-ı Muhasebât üyesi · 5,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Divan-ı Muhasebât üyesi

      · Calculated age 47 · 5,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  25. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Divan-ı Muhasebât üyesi · 3 career entriesAdana · 5,000 kuruş

    1. Divan-ı Muhasebât üyesi

      · Calculated age 48 · 5,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Maliye Hazinesi Kontrol Komisyonu üyesi

      · Calculated age 48

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  26. Undated entriesMektûbî-i Maliye Odası hizmeti · 4 career entries · 50; 100; 1,000 kuruş

    2. Mektûbî-i Maliye Odası hizmeti

      · 100 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

    3. Mektûbî-i Maliye Odası hizmeti

      · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

03,0006,0001866/67AH 12831888/89AH 13061866/67 (AH 1283) · Eshâm-ı Umumiye tahrirat müdürü · age 25 · 2,200 kuruş1867/68 (AH 1284) · Mektûbî-i Maliye mukabelecisi · age 26 · 5,000 kuruş1868/69 (AH 1285) · Mektûbî-i Maliye mukabelecisi · age 27 · 5,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1869/70 (AH 1286) · Mektûbî-i Maliye mukabelecisi · age 28 · 5,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1870/71 (AH 1287) · Mektûbî-i Maliye mukabelecisi · age 29 · 5,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1871/72 (AH 1288) · Mektûbî-i Maliye mukabelecisi · age 30 · 5,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1872/73 (AH 1289) · Divan-ı Muhasebât-ı Maliye başkâtibi ve üyesi · age 31 · 4,250 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · Divan-ı Muhasebât-ı Maliye başkâtibi ve üyesi · age 32 · 4,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Divan-ı Muhasebât-ı Maliye başkâtibi ve üyesi · age 33 · 4,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · Divan-ı Muhasebât-ı Maliye başkâtibi ve üyesi · age 34 · 4,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Divan-ı Muhasebât-ı Maliye başkâtibi ve üyesi · age 35 · 4,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Divan-ı Muhasebât-ı Maliye başkâtibi ve üyesi · age 36 · 4,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Meclis-i Maliye üyesi · age 37 · 4,250 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · Maliye mektupçusu · age 37 · 6,000 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Maliye mektupçusu · age 38 · 6,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Maliye mektupçusu · age 39 · 6,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Maliye mektupçusu · age 40 · 6,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Şûra-yı Umûr-ı Maliye üyesi · age 40 · 5,000 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Şûra-yı Umûr-ı Maliye üyesi · age 41 · 5,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Şûra-yı Umûr-ı Maliye üyesi · age 42 · 5,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Şûra-yı Umûr-ı Maliye üyesi · age 43 · 5,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Maliye teftiş heyeti görevlisi · age 43 · 6,000 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · Maarif Meclisi üyesi · age 44 · 4,000 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · Divan-ı Muhasebât üyesi · age 44 · 5,000 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · Divan-ı Muhasebât üyesi · age 45 · 5,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Divan-ı Muhasebât üyesi · age 46 · 5,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Divan-ı Muhasebât üyesi · age 47 · 5,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Divan-ı Muhasebât üyesi · age 48 · 5,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Adana valisi ile defterdarının karşılıklı iddialarını tahkik memuru · Adana · age 48 · 5,000 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Antalya [source]
Birth province
Konya [source]
Birth year
1842/43 (AH 1258) [source]
Father’s occupation
Zabtiye kâtibi [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAĠD. 1/308 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Education detail
Dinî ilimlere giriş; ardından Arapça sarf ve nahiv, edebiyat ve ahlâk dersleri [source]
Education
Sıbyan Mektebi [source]
Education level equivalent
4 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
18 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work year
1859/60 (AH 1276) [source]

Other recorded details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
0 (recorded code) [source]The original code is retained without assigning an unverified meaning to zero.
Judicial record as worded
0 (recorded code) [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. 1879-1909 tarihli Sicil-i Ahval kayıtlarına göre Antalya doğumlu memurlar

    OZAN CAN AKPINAR · 2017 · Pages 223, 224, 225

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