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Mehmed Ali 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)Tahrirat Kalemi mukayyit refiki · 2 career entriesAntalya · 95 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi mukayyit refiki

      Antalya · Calculated age 14 · 95 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat Kalemi ikinci mübeyyizi

      Antalya · Calculated age 14 · 95 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Tahrirat Kalemi ikinci mübeyyizi · 2 career entriesAntalya · 95; 190 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi ikinci mübeyyizi

      Antalya · Calculated age 15 · 95 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat Kalemi birinci mübeyyizi

      Antalya · Calculated age 15 · 190 kuruş

      [1]

  3. 1878 (AH 1295)Tahrirat Kalemi birinci mübeyyiziAntalya · 190 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi birinci mübeyyizi

      Antalya · Calculated age 16 · 190 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Tahrirat Kalemi birinci mübeyyizi · 4 career entriesAntalya · Antalya bahçeleri · 190; 300 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi birinci mübeyyizi

      Antalya · Calculated age 17 · 190 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. Geçici tütün tahrir kâtibi

      Antalya bahçeleri · Calculated age 17 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

    4. Geçici tütün tahrir kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Antalya bahçeleri · Calculated age 17

      [1]

  5. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Rüsûm-ı Sitte başkâtibiAntalya · 300 kuruş

    1. Rüsûm-ı Sitte başkâtibi

      Antalya · Calculated age 18 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  6. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Rüsûm-ı Sitte başkâtibiAntalya · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Rüsûm-ı Sitte başkâtibi

      Antalya · Calculated age 19 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Rüsûm-ı Sitte başkâtibiAntalya · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Rüsûm-ı Sitte başkâtibi

      Antalya · Calculated age 20 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Rüsûm-ı Sitte başkâtibiAntalya · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Rüsûm-ı Sitte başkâtibi

      Antalya · Calculated age 21 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Rüsûm-ı Sitte başkâtibi · 7 career entriesAntalya · 50; 120; 260; 300 kuruş

    1. Rüsûm-ı Sitte başkâtibi

      Antalya · Calculated age 22 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Rüsûm-ı Sitte müdür vekili

      Antalya · Calculated age 22 · 120 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Rüsûm-ı Sitte müdür vekili (İnfisal)

      Antalya · Calculated age 22

      [1]

    4. Rüsûm-ı Sitte sandık emini

      Antalya · Calculated age 22 · 50 kuruş

      [1]

  10. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Vilayet Orman Sermüfettişliği başkâtip vekili · 3 career entriesTeke · 260; 300 kuruş

    1. Vilayet Orman Sermüfettişliği başkâtip vekili

      · Calculated age 23 · 260 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vilayet Orman Sermüfettişliği başkâtip vekili (İnfisal)

      · Calculated age 23

      [1]

    3. Bidayet Mahkemesi ceza zabıt kâtibi

      Teke · Calculated age 23 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      [1]

  11. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Bidayet Mahkemesi ceza zabıt kâtibiTeke · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Bidayet Mahkemesi ceza zabıt kâtibi

      Teke · Calculated age 24 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Bidayet Mahkemesi ceza zabıt kâtibiTeke · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Bidayet Mahkemesi ceza zabıt kâtibi

      Teke · Calculated age 25 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Bidayet Mahkemesi ceza zabıt kâtibi · 2 career entriesTeke · 300 kuruş

    1. Bidayet Mahkemesi ceza zabıt kâtibi

      Teke · Calculated age 26 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Bidayet Mahkemesi ceza zabıt kâtibi (İstifa)

      Teke · Calculated age 26

      Broader service field: Military service

      [1]

  14. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Tapu kâtibiAntalya

    1. Tapu kâtibi

      Antalya · Calculated age 27

      [1]

  15. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Tapu kâtibiAntalyaContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tapu kâtibi

      Antalya · Calculated age 28

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Tapu kâtibiAntalyaContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tapu kâtibi

      Antalya · Calculated age 29

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Tapu kâtibi · 2 career entriesAntalya · 65 kuruş

    1. Tapu kâtibi

      Antalya · Calculated age 30

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat müdür vekili

      Antalya · Calculated age 30 · 65 kuruş

      [1]

  18. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Tapu kâtibiAntalyaContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tapu kâtibi

      Antalya · Calculated age 31

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Tapu kâtibiAntalyaContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tapu kâtibi

      Antalya · Calculated age 32

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Tapu kâtibiAntalyaContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tapu kâtibi

      Antalya · Calculated age 33

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Tapu kâtibiAntalyaContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tapu kâtibi

      Antalya · Calculated age 34

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Tapu kâtibiAntalyaContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tapu kâtibi

      Antalya · Calculated age 35

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Tapu kâtibi · 2 career entriesAntalya · 450 kuruş

    1. Tapu kâtibi

      Antalya · Calculated age 36

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Sancak sandık emini

      Antalya · Calculated age 36 · 450 kuruş

      [1]

  24. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Sancak sandık eminiAntalya · 450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sancak sandık emini

      Antalya · Calculated age 37 · 450 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  25. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Sancak sandık emini · 3 career entriesAntalya · 450 kuruş

    1. Sancak sandık emini

      Antalya · Calculated age 38 · 450 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Sancak sandık emini (İnfisal)

      Antalya · Calculated age 38

      [1]

    3. Eytâm müdürü

      Antalya · Calculated age 38

      [1]

  26. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Eytâm müdürüAntalyaContinuing service described by the source

    1. Eytâm müdürü

      Antalya · Calculated age 39

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  27. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Eytâm müdürü · 2 career entriesAntalya

    1. Eytâm müdürü

      Antalya · Calculated age 40

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Eytâm müdürü (İnfisal)

      Antalya · Calculated age 40

      [1]

  28. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Ağnam ve evcil hayvan müfettişiElmalı
  29. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Duhan Reji serbayiiİstanos

    1. Duhan Reji serbayii

      İstanos · Calculated age 44

      [1]

  30. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Duhan Reji serbayii · 2 career entriesİstanos

    1. Duhan Reji serbayii

      İstanos · Calculated age 45

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Nahiye müdür vekili (İnfisal)

      İstanos · Calculated age 45

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  31. 1907/08 (AH 1325)Duhan Reji serbayii · 2 career entriesİstanos

    1. Duhan Reji serbayii

      İstanos · Calculated age 46

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Duhan Reji serbayii (İnfisal)

      İstanos · Calculated age 46

      [1]

  32. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Belediye başkâtibiAntalya · 400 kuruş

    1. Belediye başkâtibi

      Antalya · Calculated age 47 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  33. 1909/10 (AH 1327)Belediye başkâtibiAntalya · 400; 450 kuruş

    1. Belediye başkâtibi

      Antalya · Calculated age 48 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Belediye başkâtibi

      Antalya · Calculated age 48 · 450 kuruş

      [1]

  34. 1910/11 (AH 1328)Belediye başkâtibiAntalya · 450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Belediye başkâtibi

      Antalya · Calculated age 49 · 450 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  35. 1911 (AH 1329)Belediye başkâtibi · 2 career entriesAntalya · Teke · 450; 600 kuruş

    1. Belediye başkâtibi

      Antalya · Calculated age 50 · 450 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat Kalemi sermüsevvidi

      Teke · Calculated age 50 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  36. Undated entriesAğnam ve evcil hayvan müfettişi (İnfisal) · 2 career entriesElmalı · İstanos · 160 kuruş

    1. Ağnam ve evcil hayvan müfettişi (İnfisal)

      Elmalı

      [1]

    2. Nahiye müdür vekili

      İstanos · 160 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

03006001876/77AH 12931911AH 13291876/77 (AH 1293) · Tahrirat Kalemi mukayyit refiki · Antalya · age 14 · 95 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · Tahrirat Kalemi ikinci mübeyyizi · Antalya · age 14 · 95 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Tahrirat Kalemi ikinci mübeyyizi · Antalya · age 15 · 95 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Tahrirat Kalemi birinci mübeyyizi · Antalya · age 15 · 190 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · Tahrirat Kalemi birinci mübeyyizi · Antalya · age 16 · 190 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Tahrirat Kalemi birinci mübeyyizi · Antalya · age 17 · 190 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Geçici tütün tahrir kâtibi · Antalya bahçeleri · age 17 · 300 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Rüsûm-ı Sitte başkâtibi · Antalya · age 18 · 300 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Rüsûm-ı Sitte başkâtibi · Antalya · age 19 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Rüsûm-ı Sitte başkâtibi · Antalya · age 20 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Rüsûm-ı Sitte başkâtibi · Antalya · age 21 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Rüsûm-ı Sitte başkâtibi · Antalya · age 22 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Rüsûm-ı Sitte müdür vekili · Antalya · age 22 · 120 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Rüsûm-ı Sitte sandık emini · Antalya · age 22 · 50 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Vilayet Orman Sermüfettişliği başkâtip vekili · age 22 · 260 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · Vilayet Orman Sermüfettişliği başkâtip vekili · age 23 · 260 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Bidayet Mahkemesi ceza zabıt kâtibi · Teke · age 23 · 300 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · Bidayet Mahkemesi ceza zabıt kâtibi · Teke · age 24 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Bidayet Mahkemesi ceza zabıt kâtibi · Teke · age 25 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Bidayet Mahkemesi ceza zabıt kâtibi · Teke · age 26 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Tahrirat müdür vekili · Antalya · age 30 · 65 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Sancak sandık emini · Antalya · age 36 · 450 kuruş1898/99 (AH 1316) · Sancak sandık emini · Antalya · age 37 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Sancak sandık emini · Antalya · age 38 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1908/09 (AH 1326) · Belediye başkâtibi · Antalya · age 47 · 400 kuruş1909/10 (AH 1327) · Belediye başkâtibi · Antalya · age 48 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1909/10 (AH 1327) · Belediye başkâtibi · Antalya · age 48 · 450 kuruş1910/11 (AH 1328) · Belediye başkâtibi · Antalya · age 49 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1911 (AH 1329) · Belediye başkâtibi · Antalya · age 50 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1911 (AH 1329) · Tahrirat Kalemi sermüsevvidi · Teke · age 50 · 600 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Antalya [source]
Birth year
1862/63 (AH 1279) [source]
Father’s occupation
Antalya Sancağı eski eytâm müdürü [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAĠD. 182/189-190 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Âlâ dereceli rüşdiye şehadetnamesi [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Antalya Sıbyan Mektebi; Antalya Rüşdiye Mektebi [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
14 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Antalya [source]
First-salary field
95 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
1876/77 (AH 1293) [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. 1879-1909 tarihli Sicil-i Ahval kayıtlarına göre Antalya doğumlu memurlar

    OZAN CAN AKPINAR · 2017 · Pages 204, 205, 206

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