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Seyyid Ahmed Avni 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. 1829/30 (AH 1245)Sipahi mülâzımı

    1. Sipahi mülâzımı

      · Calculated age 15

      [1]

  2. 1830/31 (AH 1246)Sipahi mülâzımıBaghdad (Bağdat)
  3. 1831/32 (AH 1247)Sipahi mülâzımı (İnfisal)Baghdad (Bağdat)

    1. Sipahi mülâzımı (İnfisal)

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 17

      [1]

  4. 1844/45 (AH 1260)Divan kâtibi refakatinde görev
  5. 1849/50 (AH 1266)Nüfus kâtibi · 400 kuruş

    1. Nüfus kâtibi

      · Calculated age 36 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  6. 1850/51 (AH 1267)Nüfus kâtibi · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nüfus kâtibi

      · Calculated age 37 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1851/52 (AH 1268)Nüfus kâtibi · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nüfus kâtibi

      · Calculated age 38 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1852/53 (AH 1269)Nüfus kâtibi · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nüfus kâtibi

      · Calculated age 39 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1853/54 (AH 1270)Nüfus kâtibi · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nüfus kâtibi

      · Calculated age 40 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1854/55 (AH 1271)Nüfus kâtibi · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nüfus kâtibi

      · Calculated age 41 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1855/56 (AH 1272)Nüfus kâtibi · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nüfus kâtibi

      · Calculated age 42 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1856/57 (AH 1273)Nüfus kâtibi · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nüfus kâtibi

      · Calculated age 43 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1857/58 (AH 1274)Nüfus kâtibi · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nüfus kâtibi

      · Calculated age 44 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1858/59 (AH 1275)Nüfus kâtibi · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nüfus kâtibi

      · Calculated age 45 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1859/60 (AH 1276)Nüfus kâtibi · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nüfus kâtibi

      · Calculated age 46 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1860/61 (AH 1277)Nüfus kâtibi · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nüfus kâtibi

      · Calculated age 47 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1861/62 (AH 1278)Nüfus kâtibi (İnfisal) · 2 career entriesGaziantep (Antep) · 250 kuruş

    1. Nüfus kâtibi (İnfisal)

      · Calculated age 48

      [1]

    2. Arazi memuru

      Gaziantep (Antep) · Calculated age 48 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

  18. 1862/63 (AH 1279)Arazi memuruGaziantep (Antep) · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Arazi memuru

      Gaziantep (Antep) · Calculated age 49 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1863/64 (AH 1280)Ticaret Mahkemesi kâtibiAleppo (Halep) · 600 kuruş

    1. Ticaret Mahkemesi kâtibi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 50 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  20. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Ticaret Mahkemesi azâ-yı amme dairesi görevlisiGaziantep (Antep) · 500 kuruş
  21. 1882/83 (AH 1300)İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 600 kuruş
  22. 1883/84 (AH 1301)İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 71 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1884/85 (AH 1302)İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 72 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1885/86 (AH 1303)İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 73 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  25. 1886/87 (AH 1304)İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 74 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  26. 1887/88 (AH 1305)İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 75 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  27. 1888/89 (AH 1306)İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 76 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  28. 1889/90 (AH 1307)İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 77 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  29. 1890/91 (AH 1308)İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 600; 830 kuruş

    1. İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 78 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

04158301849/50AH 12661890/91AH 13081849/50 (AH 1266) · Nüfus kâtibi · age 36 · 400 kuruş1850/51 (AH 1267) · Nüfus kâtibi · age 37 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1851/52 (AH 1268) · Nüfus kâtibi · age 38 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1852/53 (AH 1269) · Nüfus kâtibi · age 39 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1853/54 (AH 1270) · Nüfus kâtibi · age 40 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1854/55 (AH 1271) · Nüfus kâtibi · age 41 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1855/56 (AH 1272) · Nüfus kâtibi · age 42 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1856/57 (AH 1273) · Nüfus kâtibi · age 43 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1857/58 (AH 1274) · Nüfus kâtibi · age 44 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1858/59 (AH 1275) · Nüfus kâtibi · age 45 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1859/60 (AH 1276) · Nüfus kâtibi · age 46 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1860/61 (AH 1277) · Nüfus kâtibi · age 47 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1861/62 (AH 1278) · Arazi memuru · Gaziantep (Antep) · age 48 · 250 kuruş1862/63 (AH 1279) · Arazi memuru · Gaziantep (Antep) · age 49 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1863/64 (AH 1280) · Ticaret Mahkemesi kâtibi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 50 · 600 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Ticaret Mahkemesi azâ-yı amme dairesi görevlisi · Gaziantep (Antep) · age 68 · 500 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 70 · 600 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 71 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 72 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 73 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 74 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 75 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 76 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 77 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 78 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · İstinaf Mahkemesi cinayet kısmı azâ mülâzımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 78 · 830 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Gaziantep [source]Ayıntab [1]
Birth year
1814/15 (AH 1230) [source]
Father’s occupation
Sipahi [source]
Archive references
BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 25/82 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
bilir [source]
Persian
bilir [source]
Turkish
bilir [source]
Education
Mekâtib-i âdliye ve medreseler [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 year
1829/30 (AH 1245) [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 135

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