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Mehmed Ali 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. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Rüsumat Odası mülazımıLiman İdaresi, İstanbul
    1. Rüsumat Odası mülazımı

      Liman İdaresi, İstanbul · Calculated age 21

      [1]

  2. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Rüsumat Odası katibiLiman İdaresi, İstanbul · 140 kuruş
    1. Rüsumat Odası katibi

      Liman İdaresi, İstanbul · Calculated age 23 · 140 kuruş

      [1]

  3. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Rüsumat Odası katibiLiman İdaresi, İstanbul · 140 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Rüsumat Odası katibi

      Liman İdaresi, İstanbul · Calculated age 24 · 140 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Rüsumat Odası katibiLiman İdaresi, İstanbul · 140; 160 kuruş
    1. Rüsumat Odası katibi

      Liman İdaresi, İstanbul · Calculated age 25 · 140 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Rüsumat Odası katibi

      Liman İdaresi, İstanbul · Calculated age 25 · 160 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Rüsumat Odası katibiLiman İdaresi, İstanbul · 160 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Rüsumat Odası katibi

      Liman İdaresi, İstanbul · Calculated age 26 · 160 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Rüsumat Odası katibiLiman İdaresi, İstanbul · 160; 175 kuruş
    1. Rüsumat Odası katibi

      Liman İdaresi, İstanbul · Calculated age 27 · 160 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Rüsumat Odası katibi

      Liman İdaresi, İstanbul · Calculated age 27 · 175 kuruş

      [1]

  7. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Rüsumat Odası katibiLiman İdaresi, İstanbul · 175 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Rüsumat Odası katibi

      Liman İdaresi, İstanbul · Calculated age 28 · 175 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1878 (AH 1295)Rüsumat Odası katibiLiman İdaresi, İstanbul · 175 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Rüsumat Odası katibi

      Liman İdaresi, İstanbul · Calculated age 29 · 175 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Rüsumat Odası katibiLiman İdaresi, İstanbul · 175 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Rüsumat Odası katibi

      Liman İdaresi, İstanbul · Calculated age 30 · 175 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Rüsumat Odası katibiLiman İdaresi, İstanbul · 175 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Rüsumat Odası katibi

      Liman İdaresi, İstanbul · Calculated age 31 · 175 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Rüsumat Odası katibiLiman İdaresi, İstanbul · 175; 266.5 kuruş
    1. Rüsumat Odası katibi

      Liman İdaresi, İstanbul · Calculated age 32 · 175 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Rüsumat Odası katibi

      Liman İdaresi, İstanbul · Calculated age 32 · 266.5 kuruş

      [1]

  12. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Bahriye Yoklama Kalemi katibiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 500 kuruş
    1. Bahriye Yoklama Kalemi katibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 34 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  13. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Dördüncü Daire-i Belediye Muhasebe Kalemi katibiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 900; 1,000 kuruş
  14. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Dördüncü Daire-i Belediye Muhasebe Kalemi katibiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,100 kuruş
  15. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Beşinci Daire-i Belediye muhasebecisiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,500 kuruş
  16. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye muhasebecisiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,800 kuruş
  17. 1907/08 (AH 1325)Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye müdür muaviniIstanbul (Dersaadet)
  18. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Üçüncü Daire-i Belediye müdür muavini · 4 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,400 kuruş
    1. Üçüncü Daire-i Belediye müdür muavini (İnfisal)

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 60

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    2. Infisal

      · Calculated age 60

      [1]

  19. 1909/10 (AH 1327)Cedid Üçüncü Daire-i Belediye muhasebecisiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,400 kuruş
  20. 1910/11 (AH 1328)Cedid Üçüncü Daire-i Belediye muhasebecisiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,400; 1,500 kuruş
    1. Cedid Üçüncü Daire-i Belediye muhasebecisi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 62 · 1,400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. Undated entriesBahriye Yoklama Kalemi katibi (İstifa) · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 750 kuruş
    1. Bahriye Yoklama Kalemi katibi (İstifa)

      Istanbul (Dersaadet)

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

09001,8001872/73AH 12891910/11AH 13281872/73 (AH 1289) · Rüsumat Odası katibi · Liman İdaresi, İstanbul · age 23 · 140 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · Rüsumat Odası katibi · Liman İdaresi, İstanbul · age 24 · 140 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Rüsumat Odası katibi · Liman İdaresi, İstanbul · age 25 · 140 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Rüsumat Odası katibi · Liman İdaresi, İstanbul · age 25 · 160 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · Rüsumat Odası katibi · Liman İdaresi, İstanbul · age 26 · 160 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Rüsumat Odası katibi · Liman İdaresi, İstanbul · age 27 · 160 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Rüsumat Odası katibi · Liman İdaresi, İstanbul · age 27 · 175 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Rüsumat Odası katibi · Liman İdaresi, İstanbul · age 28 · 175 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Rüsumat Odası katibi · Liman İdaresi, İstanbul · age 29 · 175 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Rüsumat Odası katibi · Liman İdaresi, İstanbul · age 30 · 175 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Rüsumat Odası katibi · Liman İdaresi, İstanbul · age 31 · 175 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Rüsumat Odası katibi · Liman İdaresi, İstanbul · age 32 · 175 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Rüsumat Odası katibi · Liman İdaresi, İstanbul · age 32 · 266.5 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Bahriye Yoklama Kalemi katibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 34 · 500 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Dördüncü Daire-i Belediye Muhasebe Kalemi katibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 42 · 900 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Dördüncü Daire-i Belediye Muhasebe Kalemi katibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 42 · 1,000 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · Dördüncü Daire-i Belediye Muhasebe Kalemi katibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 47 · 1,100 kuruş1901/02 (AH 1319) · Beşinci Daire-i Belediye muhasebecisi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 53 · 1,500 kuruş1906/07 (AH 1324) · Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye muhasebecisi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 58 · 1,800 kuruş1908/09 (AH 1326) · Üçüncü Daire-i Belediye muhasebecisi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 60 · 1,400 kuruş1909/10 (AH 1327) · Cedid Üçüncü Daire-i Belediye muhasebecisi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 61 · 1,400 kuruş1910/11 (AH 1328) · Cedid Üçüncü Daire-i Belediye muhasebecisi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 62 · 1,400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1910/11 (AH 1328) · Cedid Üçüncü Daire-i Belediye muhasebecisi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 62 · 1,500 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Safranbolu [source]Zağfiranbolu [1]
Birth province
Kastamonu [source]
Birth year
1849/50 (AH 1266) [source]
Father’s occupation
Kuvva başı [source]
Archive references
BOA, DH SAİD nr.45, s.6 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education detail
İbtidai temel dinî ilimler;İstanbul Atik Darülfünununda bir müddet. [source]
Education
Mekteb-i ibtidai; Atik Darülfünun (İstanbul) [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
21 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
İstanbul [source]
First work year
1870/71 (AH 1287) [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-iahval defterlerindeki Safranbolulu (Zağfiranbolulu) memurlar (1879-1909)

    AHMET ERKARTAL · 2007 · Pages 84, 85, 86

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