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Mehmed Tevfik 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. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Merkez muhabere memuruFeres (Ferecik) · 400 kuruş
  2. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Telgraf MemuruBaba-yı Atik Telgrafhanesi · Fekye Telgrafhanesi · 300; 400 kuruş

    1. Telgraf Memuru

      Baba-yı Atik Telgrafhanesi · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

    2. Telgraf Memuru

      Fekye Telgrafhanesi · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  3. 1878 (AH 1295)Telgraf MemuruKütahya Telgrafhanesi · 400 kuruş

    1. Telgraf Memuru

      Kütahya Telgrafhanesi · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  4. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Telgraf MemuruKütahya Telgrafhanesi · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf Memuru

      Kütahya Telgrafhanesi · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Telgraf MemuruKütahya Telgrafhanesi · 380; 400 kuruş

    1. Telgraf Memuru

      Kütahya Telgrafhanesi · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf Memuru

      Kütahya Telgrafhanesi · 380 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  6. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Infisal
  7. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Merkez muhabere memuruMedreni · 380 kuruş

    1. Merkez muhabere memuru

      Medreni · 380 kuruş

      [1]

  8. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Posta kâtibiErzincan · 500 kuruş

    1. Posta kâtibi

      Erzincan · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  9. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Muhabere MemuruVan · 500 kuruş

    1. Muhabere Memuru

      Van · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  10. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Merkez muhabere memuruÜsküp · 600 kuruş

    1. Merkez muhabere memuru

      Üsküp · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  11. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Telgraf ve posta merkez müdürüEskişehir · 600 kuruş
  12. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Telgraf merkez müdürüChios (Sakız) · 760 kuruş
  13. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Telgraf merkez müdürüChios (Sakız) · 760 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf merkez müdürü

      Chios (Sakız) · 760 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Telgraf merkez müdürüChios (Sakız) · 760 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf merkez müdürü

      Chios (Sakız) · 760 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Telgraf merkez müdürüChios (Sakız) · 684; 760 kuruş

    1. Telgraf merkez müdürü

      Chios (Sakız) · 760 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Telgraf ve posta merkez müdürüAlexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) · 800 kuruş
  17. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Telgraf ve posta merkez müdürüKırklareli · 720 kuruş
  18. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Telgraf ve posta merkez müdürüKırklareli · 720 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf ve posta merkez müdürü

      Kırklareli · 720 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Telgraf ve posta merkez müdürüKırklareli · 720 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf ve posta merkez müdürü

      Kırklareli · 720 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Telgraf ve posta merkez müdürü · 3 career entriesKırklareli · 720 kuruş

    1. Telgraf ve posta merkez müdürü

      Kırklareli · 720 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. Azil

      [1]

  21. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Telgraf ve posta merkez müdürüBenghazi (Bingazi) · 1,500 kuruş
  22. Undated entriesTelgraf mülazımı · 2 career entriesGelibolu Telgrafhanesi

    1. Telgraf mülazımı

      Gelibolu Telgrafhanesi

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

    2. Telgraf mülazımı (Nakil)

      Gelibolu Telgrafhanesi

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

07501,5001876/77AH 12931904/05AH 13221876/77 (AH 1293) · Merkez muhabere memuru · Feres (Ferecik) · 400 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Telgraf Memuru · Baba-yı Atik Telgrafhanesi · 300 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Telgraf Memuru · Fekye Telgrafhanesi · 400 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · Telgraf Memuru · Kütahya Telgrafhanesi · 400 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Telgraf Memuru · Kütahya Telgrafhanesi · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Telgraf Memuru · Kütahya Telgrafhanesi · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Telgraf Memuru · Kütahya Telgrafhanesi · 380 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · Merkez muhabere memuru · Medreni · 380 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · Posta kâtibi · Erzincan · 500 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Muhabere Memuru · Van · 500 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Merkez muhabere memuru · Üsküp · 600 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Telgraf ve posta merkez müdürü · Eskişehir · 600 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Telgraf merkez müdürü · Chios (Sakız) · 760 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Telgraf merkez müdürü · Chios (Sakız) · 760 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Telgraf merkez müdürü · Chios (Sakız) · 760 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Telgraf merkez müdürü · Chios (Sakız) · 760 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Telgraf merkez müdürü · Chios (Sakız) · 684 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Telgraf ve posta merkez müdürü · Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) · 800 kuruş1900/01 (AH 1318) · Telgraf ve posta merkez müdürü · Kırklareli · 720 kuruş1901/02 (AH 1319) · Telgraf ve posta merkez müdürü · Kırklareli · 720 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Telgraf ve posta merkez müdürü · Kırklareli · 720 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · Telgraf ve posta merkez müdürü · Kırklareli · 720 kuruş · Source-bounded service1904/05 (AH 1322) · Telgraf ve posta merkez müdürü · Benghazi (Bingazi) · 1,500 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Gelibolu [source]
Father’s occupation
Ketebe (kâtip) [source]
Archive references
BOA, DH.SAİD.d, Nr: 65/351 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; muallim-i mahsus [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 place
Gelibolu Telgrafhanesi [source]

Other recorded details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
1 (recorded code) [source]The original code is retained without assigning an unverified meaning to zero.

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 kayıtlarına göre Gelibolu doğumlu memurlar (1879-1909)

    OSMAN UMUT NAL · 2026 · Pages 141, 142, 143

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