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Seyyid Ahmet 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. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Bidâyet mahkemesi ikinci kâtibiKoçkiri · 225 kuruş

    1. Bidâyet mahkemesi ikinci kâtibi

      Koçkiri · Calculated age 22 · 225 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1884/85 (AH 1302)İstifa

    1. İstifa

      · Calculated age 23

      [1]

  3. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidiAleppo (Halep) · 250 kuruş

    1. Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 24 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidiAleppo (Halep) · 250; 300 kuruş

    1. Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 25 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 25 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidiAleppo (Halep) · 300; 350; 400 kuruş

    1. Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 26 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 26 · 350 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 26 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  6. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidiAleppo (Halep) · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 27 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi · 3 career entriesAleppo (Halep) · 200; 400; 500 kuruş

    1. Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 28 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 28 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Vilayet gazetesi muharriri

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 28 · 200 kuruş

      [1]

  8. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi · 2 career entriesAleppo (Halep) · 200; 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 29 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vilayet gazetesi muharriri

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 29 · 200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi · 2 career entriesAleppo (Halep) · 200; 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 30 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vilayet gazetesi muharriri

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 30 · 200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi · 4 career entriesAleppo (Halep) · 200; 300; 400; 500 kuruş

    1. Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 31 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vilayet gazetesi muharriri

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 31 · 200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. Vilayet gazetesi muharriri

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 31 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

    4. Vilayet gazetesi muharriri

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 31 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  11. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi · 2 career entriesAleppo (Halep) · Şanlıurfa (Urfa) · 500; 1,250 kuruş

    1. Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 32 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat müdürü

      Şanlıurfa (Urfa) · Calculated age 32 · 1,250 kuruş

      [1]

  12. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Tahrirat müdürü · 4 career entriesŞanlıurfa (Urfa) · Kahramanmaraş (Maraş) · 1,250; 1,500 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat müdürü

      Şanlıurfa (Urfa) · Calculated age 33 · 1,250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat müdürü (İnfisal)

      Şanlıurfa (Urfa) · Calculated age 33

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Tahrirat müdürü

      Kahramanmaraş (Maraş) · Calculated age 33 · 1,500 kuruş

      [1]

    4. Tahrirat müdürü (İnfisal)

      Kahramanmaraş (Maraş) · Calculated age 33

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  13. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Tahrirat müdürü, ikinci defaŞanlıurfa (Urfa) · 1,250 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat müdürü, ikinci defa

      Şanlıurfa (Urfa) · Calculated age 34 · 1,250 kuruş

      [1]

  14. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Tahrirat müdürü, ikinci defa · 4 career entriesŞanlıurfa (Urfa) · Aleppo (Halep) · 1,080; 1,200; 1,250 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat müdürü, ikinci defa

      Şanlıurfa (Urfa) · Calculated age 35 · 1,250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat müdürü, ikinci defa (İnfisal)

      Şanlıurfa (Urfa) · Calculated age 35

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 35 · 1,200 kuruş

      [1]

    4. Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 35 · 1,080 kuruş

      [1]

  15. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyiziAleppo (Halep) · 1,080 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 36 · 1,080 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyiziAleppo (Halep) · 1,080 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 37 · 1,080 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyiziAleppo (Halep) · 1,080 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 38 · 1,080 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyiziAleppo (Halep) · 1,080 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 39 · 1,080 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyiziAleppo (Halep) · 1,080 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 40 · 1,080 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyiziAleppo (Halep) · 1,080 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 41 · 1,080 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyiziAleppo (Halep) · 1,080 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 42 · 1,080 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyiziAleppo (Halep) · 1,080; 1,300 kuruş

    1. Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 43 · 1,080 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 43 · 1,300 kuruş

      [1]

  23. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyiziAleppo (Halep) · 1,300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 44 · 1,300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyiziAleppo (Halep) · 1,300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 45 · 1,300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  25. 1907/08 (AH 1325)Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyiziAleppo (Halep) · 1,300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 46 · 1,300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  26. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyiziAleppo (Halep) · 1,300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 47 · 1,300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  27. 1909/10 (AH 1327)Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi · 4 career entriesAleppo (Halep) · Cebel-i Sem'an · 1,200; 1,300; 2,000 kuruş

    1. Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 48 · 1,300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 48 · 1,200 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Infisal

      · Calculated age 48

      [1]

    4. Kaymakam

      Cebel-i Sem'an · Calculated age 48 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  28. Undated entriesMektûbî kalemi müdavimi · 9 career entriesHüdavendigar ve Sivas · Aleppo (Halep) · Halep merkez · Şanlıurfa (Urfa)

    1. Mektûbî kalemi müdavimi

      Hüdavendigar ve Sivas

      [1]

    4. Salhane ağnam memuru

      Halep merkez

      [1] · 3 linked entries

    5. Salhane deve memuru

      Halep merkez

      [1] · 3 linked entries

    7. İhale-i aşar memuru, birinci defa (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Şanlıurfa (Urfa)

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    9. İhale-i aşar memuru, ikinci defa (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Şanlıurfa (Urfa)

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

01,0002,0001883/84AH 13011909/10AH 13271883/84 (AH 1301) · Bidâyet mahkemesi ikinci kâtibi · Koçkiri · age 22 · 225 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 24 · 250 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 25 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 25 · 300 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 26 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 26 · 350 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 26 · 400 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 27 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 28 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 28 · 500 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Vilayet gazetesi muharriri · Aleppo (Halep) · age 28 · 200 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 29 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Vilayet gazetesi muharriri · Aleppo (Halep) · age 29 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 30 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Vilayet gazetesi muharriri · Aleppo (Halep) · age 30 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 31 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Vilayet gazetesi muharriri · Aleppo (Halep) · age 31 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Vilayet gazetesi muharriri · Aleppo (Halep) · age 31 · 300 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Vilayet gazetesi muharriri · Aleppo (Halep) · age 31 · 400 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Vilayet mektûbî kalemi müsevvidi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 32 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Tahrirat müdürü · Şanlıurfa (Urfa) · age 32 · 1,250 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Tahrirat müdürü · Şanlıurfa (Urfa) · age 33 · 1,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Tahrirat müdürü · Kahramanmaraş (Maraş) · age 33 · 1,500 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · Tahrirat müdürü, ikinci defa · Şanlıurfa (Urfa) · age 34 · 1,250 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Tahrirat müdürü, ikinci defa · Şanlıurfa (Urfa) · age 35 · 1,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 35 · 1,200 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 35 · 1,080 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 36 · 1,080 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 37 · 1,080 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 38 · 1,080 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 39 · 1,080 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 40 · 1,080 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 41 · 1,080 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 42 · 1,080 kuruş · Source-bounded service1904/05 (AH 1322) · Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 43 · 1,080 kuruş · Source-bounded service1904/05 (AH 1322) · Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 43 · 1,300 kuruş1905/06 (AH 1323) · Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 44 · 1,300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1906/07 (AH 1324) · Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 45 · 1,300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1907/08 (AH 1325) · Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 46 · 1,300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1908/09 (AH 1326) · Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 47 · 1,300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1909/10 (AH 1327) · Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 48 · 1,300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1909/10 (AH 1327) · Vilayet mektûbî kalemi mümeyyizi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 48 · 1,200 kuruş1909/10 (AH 1327) · Kaymakam · Cebel-i Sem'an · age 48 · 2,000 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Elbistan [source]
Birth year
1862/63 (AH 1279) [source]
Father’s occupation
Halep vilayeti bidâyet mahkemesi emekli reisi [source]
Archive references
BOA, DH. SAİD. d. 81/397 [1]BOA, DH. SAİD. d. 128/287 [1]BOA, DH. SAİD. d. 182/128 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [1]
Persian
Aşina [source]
Turkish
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Aliyyülâlâ dereceli rüşdiye şehadetnamesi [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Mahalle sıbyan mektebi; rüşdiye [source]
Education level equivalent
7 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

First work place
Hüdavendigar ve Sivas [source]

Documentary details and source passages

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Documentary sources

  1. Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Elbistanlı memurlar

    ŞEYMA BÜLBÜL · 2025 · Pages 48, 49, 50

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