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Ömer Lütfi 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. 1855/56 (AH 1272)Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımıVarna · 15 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı

      Varna · Calculated age 15 · 15 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1859/60 (AH 1276)Karantina kâtibiConstanța (Köstence) · 150 kuruş

    1. Karantina kâtibi

      Constanța (Köstence) · Calculated age 19 · 150 kuruş

      [1]

  3. 1864/65 (AH 1281)Arazi kâtibi · 3 career entriesConstanța (Köstence) · Varna · 150; 450 kuruş

    1. Arazi kâtibi

      Constanța (Köstence) · Calculated age 24 · 450 kuruş

      [1]

    2. İstifa

      · Calculated age 24

      [1]

    3. Evkaf kâtibi

      Varna · Calculated age 24 · 150 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1865/66 (AH 1282)Evkaf kâtibi · 3 career entriesVarna · Constanța (Köstence) · 150; 450; 750 kuruş

    1. Evkaf kâtibi

      Varna · Calculated age 25 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Karantina kâtibi

      Constanța (Köstence) · Calculated age 25 · 450 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1866/67 (AH 1283)Rüsumat Müdürlüğü kâtibi · 4 career entriesConstanța (Köstence) · Varna · 100; 250; 750 kuruş

    1. Rüsumat Müdürlüğü kâtibi

      Constanța (Köstence) · Calculated age 26 · 750 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. İstifa

      · Calculated age 26

      [1]

    3. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Varna · Calculated age 26 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

    4. Rüşdiye yazı muallimi

      Varna · Calculated age 26 · 100 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  6. 1867/68 (AH 1284)Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · 3 career entriesVarna · 100; 250 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Varna · Calculated age 27 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Rüşdiye yazı muallimi

      Varna · Calculated age 27 · 100 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. Infisal

      · Calculated age 27

      [1] · 2 linked entries

  7. 1868/69 (AH 1285)Rüsumat Müdürlüğü emtia kâtibiRuse (Rusçuk) · 490 kuruş
  8. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Rüsumat Müdürlüğü emtia kâtibiRuse (Rusçuk) · 490 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Rüsumat Müdürlüğü emtia kâtibi

      Ruse (Rusçuk) · Calculated age 29 · 490 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Rüsumat Müdürlüğü emtia kâtibi · 2 career entriesRuse (Rusçuk) · Varna · 490; 730 kuruş

    1. Rüsumat Müdürlüğü emtia kâtibi

      Ruse (Rusçuk) · Calculated age 30 · 490 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. İstasyon rüsumat müdürü

      Varna · Calculated age 30 · 730 kuruş

      [1]

  10. 1871/72 (AH 1288)İstasyon rüsumat müdürü · 3 career entriesVarna · Pervari · 475; 730 kuruş

    1. İstasyon rüsumat müdürü

      Varna · Calculated age 31 · 730 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Azil

      · Calculated age 31

      [1]

    3. Tahrirat kâtibi

      Pervari · Calculated age 31 · 475 kuruş

      [1]

  11. 1872/73 (AH 1289)İstifa · 2 career entriesVarna · 400 kuruş

    1. İstifa

      · Calculated age 32

      [1]

    2. Evkaf kâtibi

      Varna · Calculated age 32 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  12. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Evkaf kâtibi · 2 career entriesVarna · 400; 570 kuruş

    1. Evkaf kâtibi

      Varna · Calculated age 33 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Orman Memuru

      Varna · Calculated age 33 · 570 kuruş

      [1]

  13. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Orman MemuruVarna · 570 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Orman Memuru

      Varna · Calculated age 34 · 570 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Orman MemuruVarna · 570 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Orman Memuru

      Varna · Calculated age 35 · 570 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Orman Memuru · 2 career entriesVarna · Tuna · 570 kuruş

    1. Orman Memuru

      Varna · Calculated age 36 · 570 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Orman Müfettişliği kâtibi

      Tuna · Calculated age 36 · 570 kuruş

      [1]

  16. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Orman Müfettişliği kâtibiTuna · 570 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Orman Müfettişliği kâtibi

      Tuna · Calculated age 37 · 570 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1878 (AH 1295)Orman Müfettişliği kâtibi · 2 career entriesTuna · 570 kuruş

    1. Orman Müfettişliği kâtibi

      Tuna · Calculated age 38 · 570 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Infisal

      · Calculated age 38

      [1]

  18. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Rüsumat kâtibi · 3 career entriesFethiye (Meğri) · Tripoli (Trablusşam) · 320; 360 kuruş

    1. Rüsumat kâtibi

      Fethiye (Meğri) · Calculated age 41 · 320 kuruş

      [1]

    2. İstifa

      · Calculated age 41

      [1] · 2 linked entries

  19. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Rüsum-ı Sitte Müdürlüğü icmal mübeyyizi · 2 career entriesIzmir (İzmir) · 125; 400 kuruş
  20. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Osmanlı Gümrüğü İdaresi rıhtım resmi memuruIzmir (İzmir) · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Osmanlı Gümrüğü İdaresi rıhtım resmi memuru

      Izmir (İzmir) · Calculated age 43 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Osmanlı Gümrüğü İdaresi rıhtım resmi memuru · 3 career entriesIzmir (İzmir) · 400 kuruş

    1. Osmanlı Gümrüğü İdaresi rıhtım resmi memuru

      Izmir (İzmir) · Calculated age 44 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Infisal

      · Calculated age 44

      [1]

    3. Efrenç Gümrüğü ambar kâtibi

      Izmir (İzmir) · Calculated age 44 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  22. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Efrenç Gümrüğü ambar kâtibi · 2 career entriesIzmir (İzmir) · 400 kuruş

    1. Efrenç Gümrüğü ambar kâtibi

      Izmir (İzmir) · Calculated age 45 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. İstifa

      · Calculated age 45

      [1]

  23. Undated entriesTahrirat Kalemi mülazımı · 3 career entriesVarna · Constanța (Köstence) · 50; 80; 300 kuruş

Recorded pay

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

03757501855/56AH 12721884/85AH 13021855/56 (AH 1272) · Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı · Varna · age 15 · 15 kuruş1859/60 (AH 1276) · Karantina kâtibi · Constanța (Köstence) · age 19 · 150 kuruş1864/65 (AH 1281) · Arazi kâtibi · Constanța (Köstence) · age 24 · 450 kuruş1864/65 (AH 1281) · Evkaf kâtibi · Varna · age 24 · 150 kuruş1865/66 (AH 1282) · Evkaf kâtibi · Varna · age 25 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1865/66 (AH 1282) · Karantina kâtibi · Constanța (Köstence) · age 25 · 450 kuruş1865/66 (AH 1282) · Rüsumat Müdürlüğü kâtibi · Constanța (Köstence) · age 25 · 750 kuruş1866/67 (AH 1283) · Rüsumat Müdürlüğü kâtibi · Constanța (Köstence) · age 26 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1866/67 (AH 1283) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Varna · age 26 · 250 kuruş1866/67 (AH 1283) · Rüşdiye yazı muallimi · Varna · age 26 · 100 kuruş1867/68 (AH 1284) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Varna · age 27 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1867/68 (AH 1284) · Rüşdiye yazı muallimi · Varna · age 27 · 100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1868/69 (AH 1285) · Rüsumat Müdürlüğü emtia kâtibi · Ruse (Rusçuk) · age 28 · 490 kuruş1869/70 (AH 1286) · Rüsumat Müdürlüğü emtia kâtibi · Ruse (Rusçuk) · age 29 · 490 kuruş · Source-bounded service1870/71 (AH 1287) · Rüsumat Müdürlüğü emtia kâtibi · Ruse (Rusçuk) · age 30 · 490 kuruş · Source-bounded service1870/71 (AH 1287) · İstasyon rüsumat müdürü · Varna · age 30 · 730 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · İstasyon rüsumat müdürü · Varna · age 31 · 730 kuruş · Source-bounded service1871/72 (AH 1288) · Tahrirat kâtibi · Pervari · age 31 · 475 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · Evkaf kâtibi · Varna · age 32 · 400 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · Evkaf kâtibi · Varna · age 33 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1873/74 (AH 1290) · Orman Memuru · Varna · age 33 · 570 kuruş1874/75 (AH 1291) · Orman Memuru · Varna · age 34 · 570 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · Orman Memuru · Varna · age 35 · 570 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Orman Memuru · Varna · age 36 · 570 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Orman Müfettişliği kâtibi · Tuna · age 36 · 570 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Orman Müfettişliği kâtibi · Tuna · age 37 · 570 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Orman Müfettişliği kâtibi · Tuna · age 38 · 570 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Rüsumat kâtibi · Fethiye (Meğri) · age 41 · 320 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Rüsum-ı Sitte Müdürlüğü başkâtibi · Tripoli (Trablusşam) · age 41 · 360 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Rüsum-ı Sitte Müdürlüğü icmal mübeyyizi · Izmir (İzmir) · age 42 · 125 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Osmanlı Gümrüğü İdaresi rıhtım resmi memuru · Izmir (İzmir) · age 42 · 400 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Osmanlı Gümrüğü İdaresi rıhtım resmi memuru · Izmir (İzmir) · age 43 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Osmanlı Gümrüğü İdaresi rıhtım resmi memuru · Izmir (İzmir) · age 44 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Efrenç Gümrüğü ambar kâtibi · Izmir (İzmir) · age 44 · 400 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · Efrenç Gümrüğü ambar kâtibi · Izmir (İzmir) · age 45 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Varna [source]
Birth year
1841/42 (AH 1257) [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİDd., 33/211 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education
Sıbyan Mektebi [source]
Education level equivalent
4 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

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 place
Varna [source]
First-salary field
15 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
1855/56 (AH 1272) [source]
Apprenticeship
2 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

Other recorded details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
0 (recorded code) [source]The original code is retained without assigning an unverified meaning to zero.
Judicial record as worded
0 (recorded code) [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 Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Varnalı devlet adamları

    İSA ÖZHAN · 2024 · Pages 191, 192, 193

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