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Muhammed Şakir 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. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Aşar Ambar Memuru · 2 career entriesArkalı (Keşan) · 400 kuruş

    1. Aşar Ambar Memuru

      Arkalı (Keşan) · Calculated age 22 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Aşar Ambar Memuru (İnfisal)

      Arkalı (Keşan) · Calculated age 22

      [1]

  2. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Aşar Memuru · 3 career entriesServi (Tırnovi) · Varna · 1,000 kuruş

    1. Aşar Memuru

      Servi (Tırnovi) · Calculated age 24 · 1,000 kuruş

      [1]

    2. İkinci Kol Kâtibi

      Varna · Calculated age 24

      [1]

    3. İkinci Kol Kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Varna · Calculated age 24

      [1]

  3. 1878/79 (AH 1296)13. ve 14. Aşar Kol MemuruKomotini (Gümülcine) · 500 kuruş

    1. 13. ve 14. Aşar Kol Memuru

      Komotini (Gümülcine) · Calculated age 26 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1879/80 (AH 1297)13. ve 14. Aşar Kol Memuru · 3 career entriesKomotini (Gümülcine) · Kara Peykar · 500; 600 kuruş

    1. 13. ve 14. Aşar Kol Memuru

      Komotini (Gümülcine) · Calculated age 27 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. 13. ve 14. Aşar Kol Memuru (İnfisal)

      Komotini (Gümülcine) · Calculated age 27

      [1]

    3. Aşar ve Ağnam Memuru

      Kara Peykar · Calculated age 27 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Aşar ve Ağnam MemuruKara Peykar · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Aşar ve Ağnam Memuru

      Kara Peykar · Calculated age 28 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Aşar ve Ağnam MemuruKara Peykar · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Aşar ve Ağnam Memuru

      Kara Peykar · Calculated age 29 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Aşar ve Ağnam Memuru · 2 career entriesKara Peykar · 600 kuruş

    1. Aşar ve Ağnam Memuru

      Kara Peykar · Calculated age 30 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Aşar ve Ağnam Memuru (İnfisal)

      Kara Peykar · Calculated age 30

      [1]

  8. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Aşar ve Ağnam Memuru (İnfisal)Karaman

    1. Aşar ve Ağnam Memuru (İnfisal)

      Karaman · Calculated age 31

      [1]

  9. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Aşar ve Ağnam Memuru · 3 career entriesAnkara Merkez · Keskin · 800 kuruş

    1. Aşar ve Ağnam Memuru

      Ankara Merkez · Calculated age 33 · 800 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Aşar ve Ağnam Memuru (Azil)

      Ankara Merkez · Calculated age 33

      [1]

    3. Kaymakam Vekili

      Keskin · Calculated age 33

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  10. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Mekteb-i İdadi MüdürüRhodes (Rodos)
  11. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Mekteb-i İdadi MüdürüRhodes (Rodos)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Mekteb-i İdadi Müdürü

      Rhodes (Rodos) · Calculated age 37

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Mekteb-i İdadi Müdürü · 3 career entriesRhodes (Rodos) · Thessaloniki (Selanik) · 700 kuruş

    1. Mekteb-i İdadi Müdürü

      Rhodes (Rodos) · Calculated age 38

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mekteb-i İdadi Müdürü (İnfisal)

      Rhodes (Rodos) · Calculated age 38

      [1]

  13. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Mekteb-i İdadi Dâhiliye MemuruThessaloniki (Selanik) · 700 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mekteb-i İdadi Dâhiliye Memuru

      Thessaloniki (Selanik) · Calculated age 39 · 700 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Mekteb-i İdadi Dâhiliye Memuru · 4 career entriesThessaloniki (Selanik) · 200; 500; 700 kuruş

    1. Mekteb-i İdadi Dâhiliye Memuru

      Thessaloniki (Selanik) · Calculated age 40 · 700 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mekteb-i İdadi Dâhiliye Memuru (Azil)

      Thessaloniki (Selanik) · Calculated age 40

      [1]

    3. Türkçe Muallimi

      Thessaloniki (Selanik) · Calculated age 40 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

    4. Mekteb-i İdadi Müdürü

      Thessaloniki (Selanik) · Calculated age 40 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  15. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Türkçe Muallimi · 2 career entriesThessaloniki (Selanik) · 200; 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Türkçe Muallimi

      Thessaloniki (Selanik) · Calculated age 41 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mekteb-i İdadi Müdürü

      Thessaloniki (Selanik) · Calculated age 41 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Türkçe Muallimi · 4 career entriesThessaloniki (Selanik) · Latakia (Lazkiye) · 200; 500; 900 kuruş

    1. Türkçe Muallimi

      Thessaloniki (Selanik) · Calculated age 42 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mekteb-i İdadi Müdürü

      Thessaloniki (Selanik) · Calculated age 42 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. Mekteb-i İdadi Müdürü

      Latakia (Lazkiye) · Calculated age 42 · 900 kuruş

      [1]

    4. Türkçe ve Tarih Muallimi

      Latakia (Lazkiye) · Calculated age 42 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  17. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Mekteb-i İdadi Müdürü · 2 career entriesLatakia (Lazkiye) · 500; 900 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mekteb-i İdadi Müdürü

      Latakia (Lazkiye) · Calculated age 43 · 900 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Türkçe ve Tarih Muallimi

      Latakia (Lazkiye) · Calculated age 43 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Mekteb-i İdadi Müdürü · 2 career entriesLatakia (Lazkiye) · 500; 900 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mekteb-i İdadi Müdürü

      Latakia (Lazkiye) · Calculated age 44 · 900 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Türkçe ve Tarih Muallimi

      Latakia (Lazkiye) · Calculated age 44 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Mekteb-i İdadi Müdürü · 2 career entriesLatakia (Lazkiye) · 500; 900 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mekteb-i İdadi Müdürü

      Latakia (Lazkiye) · Calculated age 45 · 900 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Türkçe ve Tarih Muallimi

      Latakia (Lazkiye) · Calculated age 45 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Mekteb-i İdadi Müdürü · 2 career entriesLatakia (Lazkiye) · 500; 900 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mekteb-i İdadi Müdürü

      Latakia (Lazkiye) · Calculated age 46 · 900 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Türkçe ve Tarih Muallimi

      Latakia (Lazkiye) · Calculated age 46 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Mekteb-i İdadi Müdürü · 4 career entriesLatakia (Lazkiye) · Beirut (Beyrut) · 200; 400; 500; 900 kuruş

    1. Mekteb-i İdadi Müdürü

      Latakia (Lazkiye) · Calculated age 47 · 900 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Türkçe ve Tarih Muallimi

      Latakia (Lazkiye) · Calculated age 47 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    4. Türkçe Muallimi

      Beirut (Beyrut) · Calculated age 47 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  22. Undated entriesAşar Memuru (İnfisal) · 3 career entriesServi (Tırnovi) · Karaman · Keskin · 600 kuruş

    1. Aşar Memuru (İnfisal)

      Servi (Tırnovi)

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

05001,0001875/76AH 12921899/1900AH 13171875/76 (AH 1292) · Aşar Ambar Memuru · Arkalı (Keşan) · age 22 · 400 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Aşar Memuru · Servi (Tırnovi) · age 24 · 1,000 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · 13. ve 14. Aşar Kol Memuru · Komotini (Gümülcine) · age 26 · 500 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · 13. ve 14. Aşar Kol Memuru · Komotini (Gümülcine) · age 27 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Aşar ve Ağnam Memuru · Kara Peykar · age 27 · 600 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Aşar ve Ağnam Memuru · Kara Peykar · age 28 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Aşar ve Ağnam Memuru · Kara Peykar · age 29 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Aşar ve Ağnam Memuru · Kara Peykar · age 30 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Aşar ve Ağnam Memuru · Ankara Merkez · age 33 · 800 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Mekteb-i İdadi Dâhiliye Memuru · Thessaloniki (Selanik) · age 38 · 700 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Mekteb-i İdadi Dâhiliye Memuru · Thessaloniki (Selanik) · age 39 · 700 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Mekteb-i İdadi Dâhiliye Memuru · Thessaloniki (Selanik) · age 40 · 700 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Türkçe Muallimi · Thessaloniki (Selanik) · age 40 · 200 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Mekteb-i İdadi Müdürü · Thessaloniki (Selanik) · age 40 · 500 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Türkçe Muallimi · Thessaloniki (Selanik) · age 41 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Mekteb-i İdadi Müdürü · Thessaloniki (Selanik) · age 41 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Türkçe Muallimi · Thessaloniki (Selanik) · age 42 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Mekteb-i İdadi Müdürü · Thessaloniki (Selanik) · age 42 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Mekteb-i İdadi Müdürü · Latakia (Lazkiye) · age 42 · 900 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Türkçe ve Tarih Muallimi · Latakia (Lazkiye) · age 42 · 500 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · Mekteb-i İdadi Müdürü · Latakia (Lazkiye) · age 43 · 900 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Türkçe ve Tarih Muallimi · Latakia (Lazkiye) · age 43 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Mekteb-i İdadi Müdürü · Latakia (Lazkiye) · age 44 · 900 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Türkçe ve Tarih Muallimi · Latakia (Lazkiye) · age 44 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · Mekteb-i İdadi Müdürü · Latakia (Lazkiye) · age 45 · 900 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · Türkçe ve Tarih Muallimi · Latakia (Lazkiye) · age 45 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Mekteb-i İdadi Müdürü · Latakia (Lazkiye) · age 46 · 900 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Türkçe ve Tarih Muallimi · Latakia (Lazkiye) · age 46 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Mekteb-i İdadi Müdürü · Latakia (Lazkiye) · age 47 · 900 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Türkçe ve Tarih Muallimi · Latakia (Lazkiye) · age 47 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Mekteb-i İdadi Müdür Yardımcısı · Beirut (Beyrut) · age 47 · 400 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Türkçe Muallimi · Beirut (Beyrut) · age 47 · 200 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Gaziantep [source]Ayıntab [1]
Birth year
1853/54 (AH 1270) [source]
Archive references
BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 59/139 [1]

Education and languages

Education
Ayıntab, Diyarbakır, Bağdad ve Zübeyr sıbyan mektepleri; Halep Rüştiyesi; İstanbul Hasan Paşa Medresesi [source]
Qualification
Hesap, Gülistan, coğrafya, tarih ve diğer ilimler; sarf ve nahiv, mantık, fıkıhta Mülteka tahsili; medreseden şehadetname almamış [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
20 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Arkalı (Keşan) [source]
First-salary field
400 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
1875/76 (AH 1292) [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. Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Gaziantepli memurlar

    EDA CEREN ERKABALCI · 2019 · Pages 118, 119, 120

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