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Kikork 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. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Afyonkarahisar Sancağı hayvan pazarı müfettişliği · 2 career entriesAfyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · 150 kuruş
  2. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Afyonkarahisar Sancağı hayvan pazarı müfettişliği · 2 career entriesAfyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · 150 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Afyonkarahisar Sancağı hayvan pazarı müfettişliği

      Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · Calculated age 17

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Hayvan pazarı kâtibi

      Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · Calculated age 17 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  3. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Afyonkarahisar Sancağı hayvan pazarı müfettişliği · 2 career entriesAfyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · 150 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Afyonkarahisar Sancağı hayvan pazarı müfettişliği

      Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · Calculated age 18

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Hayvan pazarı kâtibi

      Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · Calculated age 18 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  4. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Afyonkarahisar Sancağı hayvan pazarı müfettişliği · 6 career entriesAfyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · 150; 200 kuruş
    1. Afyonkarahisar Sancağı hayvan pazarı müfettişliği

      Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · Calculated age 19

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Aşar İdaresi kitabet

      · Calculated age 19

      [1]

    3. görevden ayrılma

      · Calculated age 19

      [1]

    4. Hayvan pazarı kâtibi

      Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · Calculated age 19 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

    5. Hayvan pazarı kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · Calculated age 19

      [2]

  5. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Aşar İdaresi kitabet · 4 career entriesAfyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · 200 kuruş
    1. Aşar İdaresi kitabet

      · Calculated age 20

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Aşar İdaresi İmrariye kâtibi

      Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · Calculated age 20 · 200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

    3. Aşar İdaresi İmrariye kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · Calculated age 20

      [2]

  6. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Aşar İdaresi kitabet · 5 career entriesAfyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · 350 kuruş
    1. Aşar İdaresi kitabet

      · Calculated age 21

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. aşar ambar kitabeti

      · Calculated age 21

      [1]

    3. Liva muhasebe kalemi mülazımı

      Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · Calculated age 21

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  7. 1887/88 (AH 1305)aşar ambar kitabetiContinuing service described by the source
    1. aşar ambar kitabeti

      · Calculated age 22

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1888/89 (AH 1306)aşar ambar kitabeti · 3 career entriesBolvadin
    1. aşar ambar kitabeti

      · Calculated age 23

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. açıkta

      · Calculated age 23

      [1]

  9. 1889/90 (AH 1307)aşar kitabeti · 7 career entriesAfyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · 240; 350 kuruş
    1. Muhasebe Kalemi merkez kitabeti

      · Calculated age 24

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

    2. Liva aşar kâtibi (Nakil)

      Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · Calculated age 24

      Recorded service ending

      [2]

  10. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Muhasebe Kalemi merkez kitabeti · 2 career entriesAfyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)Continuing service described by the source
    1. Muhasebe Kalemi merkez kitabeti

      · Calculated age 25

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Muhasebe kısmı merkez kâtibi

      Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · Calculated age 25

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  11. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Muhasebe Kalemi merkez kitabeti · 2 career entriesAfyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)Continuing service described by the source
    1. Muhasebe Kalemi merkez kitabeti

      · Calculated age 26

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Muhasebe kısmı merkez kâtibi

      Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · Calculated age 26

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  12. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Muhasebe Kalemi merkez kitabeti · 3 career entriesAfyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)
    1. Muhasebe Kalemi merkez kitabeti

      · Calculated age 27

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Muhasebe Kalemi başkitabet

      · Calculated age 27

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

    3. Muhasebe kısmı merkez kâtibi

      Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · Calculated age 27

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  13. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Muhasebe kısmı merkez kâtibiAfyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)Continuing service described by the source
    1. Muhasebe kısmı merkez kâtibi

      Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · Calculated age 28

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  14. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Muhasebe kısmı merkez kâtibiAfyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)Continuing service described by the source
    1. Muhasebe kısmı merkez kâtibi

      Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · Calculated age 29

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  15. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Muhasebe kısmı merkez kâtibiAfyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)Continuing service described by the source
    1. Muhasebe kısmı merkez kâtibi

      Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · Calculated age 30

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  16. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Muhasebe kısmı merkez kâtibiAfyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)Continuing service described by the source
    1. Muhasebe kısmı merkez kâtibi

      Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · Calculated age 31

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  17. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Muhasebe kısmı merkez kâtibiAfyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)Continuing service described by the source
    1. Muhasebe kısmı merkez kâtibi

      Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · Calculated age 32

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  18. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Muhasebe kalemi başkâtibiAfyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)
  19. Undated entriesmülâzemetle Muhasebe Kalemi · 5 career entriesAfyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · Bolvadin
    1. Aşar ambar kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)

      [2]

Recorded pay

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

01753501881/82AH 12991889/90AH 13071881/82 (AH 1299) · Hayvan pazarı kâtibi · Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · age 16 · 150 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Hayvan pazarı kâtibi · Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · age 17 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Hayvan pazarı kâtibi · Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · age 18 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Hayvan pazarı kâtibi · Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · age 19 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Aşar İdaresi İmrariye kâtibi · Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · age 19 · 200 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · Aşar İdaresi İmrariye kâtibi · Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · age 20 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Aşar ambar kâtibi · Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · age 21 · 350 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Liva aşar kâtibi · Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · age 24 · 350 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Muhasebe kısmı merkez kâtibi · Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · age 24 · 240 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Afyonkarahisar [source]Karahisar-ı Sâhib [2]
Birth year
1866/67 (AH 1283) [source]
Nationality or community
Ermeni [source]
Religion
Hristiyan [source]
Archive references
BOA, DH. SAİD.d, 00041/00024 [2]DH. SAİD, no. 41, s. 45 [1]

Education and languages

Armenian
okur-yazar [source]
Turkish
okur-yazar [source]
Education
Ermeni 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
16 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Afyonkarahisar [source]Karahisar-ı Sâhib [2]
First-salary field
150 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
1881/82 (AH 1299) [source]
Apprenticeship
1.4 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

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 Ahval Kayıtlarına Göre Afyonkarahisar Doğumlu Ermeni Memurlar

    Deveci Bozkuş, Yıldız · 2020 · Pages 9

  2. Sicili Ahval Defterlerine göre Afyonlu devlet adamları

    İPEK KÜLTEKİN · 2021 · Pages 53, 54

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