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HALĠL ġEMSĠ EFENDĠ

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. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Tahrirat kalemi mülazımıTeke

    1. Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı

      Teke · Calculated age 17

      [1]

  2. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı · 4 career entriesTeke · 95; 140 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı

      Teke · Calculated age 18

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat kalemi evrak mukayyidliği refiki

      Teke · Calculated age 18 · 95 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Tahrirat kalemi mübeyyiz-i sanisi

      Teke · Calculated age 18 · 95 kuruş

      [1]

    4. Liva meclis-i idaresi başkitabet refiki

      Teke · Calculated age 18 · 140 kuruş

      [1]

  3. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Liva meclis-i idaresi başkitabet refiki · 2 career entriesTeke · 140; 190 kuruş

    1. Liva meclis-i idaresi başkitabet refiki

      Teke · Calculated age 19 · 140 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat kalemi mübeyyiz-i evveli

      Teke · Calculated age 19 · 190 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Tahrirat kalemi mübeyyiz-i evveli · 2 career entriesTeke · 190; 300 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat kalemi mübeyyiz-i evveli

      Teke · Calculated age 20 · 190 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi

      Teke · Calculated age 20 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Merkez ve vukuat kâtibiTeke · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi

      Teke · Calculated age 21 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Merkez ve vukuat kâtibiTeke · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi

      Teke · Calculated age 22 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1878 (AH 1295)Merkez ve vukuat kâtibiTeke · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi

      Teke · Calculated age 23 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Merkez ve vukuat kâtibiTeke · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi

      Teke · Calculated age 24 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Merkez ve vukuat kâtibiTeke · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi

      Teke · Calculated age 25 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Merkez ve vukuat kâtibiTeke · 300; 400 kuruş

    1. Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi

      Teke · Calculated age 26 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi

      Teke · Calculated age 26 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  11. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Merkez ve vukuat kâtibiTeke · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi

      Teke · Calculated age 27 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Merkez ve vukuat kâtibiTeke · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi

      Teke · Calculated age 28 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Merkez ve vukuat kâtibiTeke · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi

      Teke · Calculated age 29 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Merkez ve vukuat kâtibiTeke · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi

      Teke · Calculated age 30 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Merkez ve vukuat kâtibiTeke · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi

      Teke · Calculated age 31 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Merkez ve vukuat kâtibiTeke · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi

      Teke · Calculated age 32 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Merkez ve vukuat kâtibiTeke · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi

      Teke · Calculated age 33 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Merkez ve vukuat kâtibiTeke · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi

      Teke · Calculated age 34 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi · 2 career entriesTeke · Kızılkaya · 400 kuruş

    1. Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi

      Teke · Calculated age 35 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vergi kâtibi

      Kızılkaya · Calculated age 35 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  20. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Vergi kâtibiKızılkaya · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Kızılkaya · Calculated age 36 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Vergi kâtibiKızılkaya · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Kızılkaya · Calculated age 37 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Vergi kâtibiKızılkaya · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Kızılkaya · Calculated age 38 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Vergi kâtibiKızılkaya · İstanos · 400 kuruş

    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Kızılkaya · Calculated age 39 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vergi kâtibi

      İstanos · Calculated age 39 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

02004001873/74AH 12901893/94AH 13111873/74 (AH 1290) · Tahrirat kalemi evrak mukayyidliği refiki · Teke · age 18 · 95 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · Tahrirat kalemi mübeyyiz-i sanisi · Teke · age 18 · 95 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · Liva meclis-i idaresi başkitabet refiki · Teke · age 18 · 140 kuruş1874/75 (AH 1291) · Liva meclis-i idaresi başkitabet refiki · Teke · age 19 · 140 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Tahrirat kalemi mübeyyiz-i evveli · Teke · age 19 · 190 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · Tahrirat kalemi mübeyyiz-i evveli · Teke · age 20 · 190 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi · Teke · age 20 · 300 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi · Teke · age 21 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi · Teke · age 22 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi · Teke · age 23 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi · Teke · age 24 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi · Teke · age 25 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi · Teke · age 26 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi · Teke · age 26 · 400 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi · Teke · age 27 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi · Teke · age 28 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi · Teke · age 29 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi · Teke · age 30 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi · Teke · age 31 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi · Teke · age 32 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi · Teke · age 33 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi · Teke · age 34 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Merkez ve vukuat kâtibi · Teke · age 35 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Vergi kâtibi · Kızılkaya · age 35 · 400 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Vergi kâtibi · Kızılkaya · age 36 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Vergi kâtibi · Kızılkaya · age 37 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Vergi kâtibi · Kızılkaya · age 38 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Vergi kâtibi · Kızılkaya · age 39 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Vergi kâtibi · İstanos · age 39 · 400 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Antalya [source]
Birth year
1855/56 (AH 1272) [source]
Father’s occupation
Tüccar [source]
Archive references
BOA, DH.SAĠD.d. 00100 – 00094/185 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Âlâ derecede rüşdiye şehadetnamesi [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Antalya sıbyan ve rüşdiye mektepleri [source]
Education level equivalent
7 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
17 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Teke [source]
First work year
1872/73 (AH 1289) [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 Antalyalı memurlar (1879-1909)

    MEHMET FATİH DEMİRDAŞ · 2019 · Pages 151, 152

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