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Mehmed Raşid 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. 1859/60 (AH 1276)Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti Mektebi öğrencisi · 2 career entriesPrizren · 500 kuruş

    2. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru

      Prizren · Calculated age 19 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  2. 1860/61 (AH 1277)Telgrafhane muhabere memuruPrizren · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru

      Prizren · Calculated age 20 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1861/62 (AH 1278)Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · 2 career entriesPrizren · Sjenica (Seniçe) · 500; 1,000 kuruş

    1. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru

      Prizren · Calculated age 21 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf Müdürü

      Sjenica (Seniçe) · Calculated age 21 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  4. 1862/63 (AH 1279)Telgraf MüdürüSjenica (Seniçe) · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf Müdürü

      Sjenica (Seniçe) · Calculated age 22 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1863/64 (AH 1280)Telgraf MüdürüSjenica (Seniçe) · Meşigrad · 1,000 kuruş

    1. Telgraf Müdürü

      Sjenica (Seniçe) · Calculated age 23 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf Müdürü

      Meşigrad · Calculated age 23 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  6. 1864/65 (AH 1281)Telgraf MüdürüMeşigrad · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf Müdürü

      Meşigrad · Calculated age 24 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1865/66 (AH 1282)Telgraf Müdürü · 3 career entriesMeşigrad · Alexandria (İskenderiye) · Aleppo (Halep) · 700; 1,000; 1,200 kuruş

    1. Telgraf Müdürü

      Meşigrad · Calculated age 25 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf Müdürü

      Alexandria (İskenderiye) · Calculated age 25 · 1,200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

    3. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 25 · 700 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  8. 1866/67 (AH 1283)Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · 2 career entriesAleppo (Halep) · 700 kuruş

    1. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 26 · 700 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru (İnfisal)

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 26

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  9. 1867/68 (AH 1284)Telgraf MüdürüPeruze · 800 kuruş

    1. Telgraf Müdürü

      Peruze · Calculated age 27 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  10. 1868/69 (AH 1285)Telgraf MüdürüPeruze · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf Müdürü

      Peruze · Calculated age 28 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Telgraf MüdürüPeruze · Ioannina (Yanya) · 800; 1,000 kuruş

    1. Telgraf Müdürü

      Peruze · Calculated age 29 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf Müdürü

      Peruze · Calculated age 29 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

    3. Telgraf Müdürü

      Ioannina (Yanya) · Calculated age 29 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  12. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Telgraf MüdürüIoannina (Yanya) · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf Müdürü

      Ioannina (Yanya) · Calculated age 30 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Telgraf MüdürüIoannina (Yanya) · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf Müdürü

      Ioannina (Yanya) · Calculated age 31 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Telgraf MüdürüIoannina (Yanya) · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf Müdürü

      Ioannina (Yanya) · Calculated age 32 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Telgraf MüdürüIoannina (Yanya) · Sa'rad · 1,000; 1,090 kuruş

    1. Telgraf Müdürü

      Ioannina (Yanya) · Calculated age 33 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf Müdürü

      Sa'rad · Calculated age 33 · 1,090 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  16. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Telgraf MüdürüSa'rad · 1,090 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf Müdürü

      Sa'rad · Calculated age 34 · 1,090 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Telgraf MüdürüSa'rad · 1,090 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf Müdürü

      Sa'rad · Calculated age 35 · 1,090 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Telgraf MüdürüSa'rad · 1,090 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf Müdürü

      Sa'rad · Calculated age 36 · 1,090 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Telgraf MüdürüSa'rad · Diyarbakır · 1,090; 1,200 kuruş

    1. Telgraf Müdürü

      Sa'rad · Calculated age 37 · 1,090 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf Müdürü

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 37 · 1,200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  20. 1878 (AH 1295)Telgraf MüdürüDiyarbakır · 1,200 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf Müdürü

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 38 · 1,200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Telgraf MüdürüDiyarbakır · Harput · 1,200 kuruş

    1. Telgraf Müdürü

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 39 · 1,200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf Müdürü

      Harput · Calculated age 39 · 1,200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  22. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Telgraf MüdürüHarput · 1,000; 1,200 kuruş

    1. Telgraf Müdürü

      Harput · Calculated age 40 · 1,200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf Müdürü

      Harput · Calculated age 40 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  23. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Telgraf MüdürüHarput · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf Müdürü

      Harput · Calculated age 41 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Telgraf MüdürüHarput · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf Müdürü

      Harput · Calculated age 42 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  25. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Telgraf MüdürüHarput · Baghdad (Bağdat) · 1,000 kuruş

    1. Telgraf Müdürü

      Harput · Calculated age 43 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf Müdürü

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 43 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  26. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Telgraf ve posta müfettişiErzincan · 2,000 kuruş

    1. Telgraf ve posta müfettişi

      Erzincan · Calculated age 54 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  27. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Telgraf ve posta müfettişiErzincan · Van · 2,000 kuruş

    1. Telgraf ve posta müfettişi

      Erzincan · Calculated age 55 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf ve posta müfettişi

      Van · Calculated age 55 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  28. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Telgraf ve posta müfettişiVan · 2,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf ve posta müfettişi

      Van · Calculated age 56 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  29. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Telgraf ve posta müfettişiVan · 1,800; 2,000 kuruş

    1. Telgraf ve posta müfettişi

      Van · Calculated age 57 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf ve posta müfettişi

      Van · Calculated age 57 · 1,800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  30. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Telgraf ve posta müfettişiVan · 1,800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf ve posta müfettişi

      Van · Calculated age 58 · 1,800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  31. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Telgraf ve posta müfettişi · 2 career entriesVan · 154; 1,800 kuruş

    1. Telgraf ve posta müfettişi

      Van · Calculated age 59 · 1,800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf ve posta müfettişi (Tekaüt)

      Van · Calculated age 59 · 154 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

01,0002,0001859/60AH 12761898/99AH 13161859/60 (AH 1276) · Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · Prizren · age 19 · 500 kuruş1860/61 (AH 1277) · Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · Prizren · age 20 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1861/62 (AH 1278) · Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · Prizren · age 21 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1861/62 (AH 1278) · Telgraf Müdürü · Sjenica (Seniçe) · age 21 · 1,000 kuruş1862/63 (AH 1279) · Telgraf Müdürü · Sjenica (Seniçe) · age 22 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1863/64 (AH 1280) · Telgraf Müdürü · Sjenica (Seniçe) · age 23 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1863/64 (AH 1280) · Telgraf Müdürü · Meşigrad · age 23 · 1,000 kuruş1864/65 (AH 1281) · Telgraf Müdürü · Meşigrad · age 24 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1865/66 (AH 1282) · Telgraf Müdürü · Meşigrad · age 25 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1865/66 (AH 1282) · Telgraf Müdürü · Alexandria (İskenderiye) · age 25 · 1,200 kuruş1865/66 (AH 1282) · Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · Aleppo (Halep) · age 25 · 700 kuruş1866/67 (AH 1283) · Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · Aleppo (Halep) · age 26 · 700 kuruş · Source-bounded service1867/68 (AH 1284) · Telgraf Müdürü · Peruze · age 27 · 800 kuruş1868/69 (AH 1285) · Telgraf Müdürü · Peruze · age 28 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1869/70 (AH 1286) · Telgraf Müdürü · Peruze · age 29 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1869/70 (AH 1286) · Telgraf Müdürü · Peruze · age 29 · 1,000 kuruş1869/70 (AH 1286) · Telgraf Müdürü · Ioannina (Yanya) · age 29 · 1,000 kuruş1870/71 (AH 1287) · Telgraf Müdürü · Ioannina (Yanya) · age 30 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1871/72 (AH 1288) · Telgraf Müdürü · Ioannina (Yanya) · age 31 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1872/73 (AH 1289) · Telgraf Müdürü · Ioannina (Yanya) · age 32 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1873/74 (AH 1290) · Telgraf Müdürü · Ioannina (Yanya) · age 33 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1873/74 (AH 1290) · Telgraf Müdürü · Sa'rad · age 33 · 1,090 kuruş1874/75 (AH 1291) · Telgraf Müdürü · Sa'rad · age 34 · 1,090 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · Telgraf Müdürü · Sa'rad · age 35 · 1,090 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Telgraf Müdürü · Sa'rad · age 36 · 1,090 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Telgraf Müdürü · Sa'rad · age 37 · 1,090 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Telgraf Müdürü · Diyarbakır · age 37 · 1,200 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · Telgraf Müdürü · Diyarbakır · age 38 · 1,200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Telgraf Müdürü · Diyarbakır · age 39 · 1,200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Telgraf Müdürü · Harput · age 39 · 1,200 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Telgraf Müdürü · Harput · age 40 · 1,200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Telgraf Müdürü · Harput · age 40 · 1,000 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Telgraf Müdürü · Harput · age 41 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Telgraf Müdürü · Harput · age 42 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Telgraf Müdürü · Harput · age 43 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Telgraf Müdürü · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 43 · 1,000 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Telgraf ve posta müfettişi · Erzincan · age 54 · 2,000 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Telgraf ve posta müfettişi · Erzincan · age 55 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Telgraf ve posta müfettişi · Van · age 55 · 2,000 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · Telgraf ve posta müfettişi · Van · age 56 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Telgraf ve posta müfettişi · Van · age 57 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Telgraf ve posta müfettişi · Van · age 57 · 1,800 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Telgraf ve posta müfettişi · Van · age 58 · 1,800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Telgraf ve posta müfettişi · Van · age 59 · 1,800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Telgraf ve posta müfettişi (Tekaüt) · Van · age 59 · 154 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Harput [source]
Birth province
Mamuretülaziz [source]
Birth year
1841/42 (AH 1257) [source]
Father’s occupation
Posta tatarı [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD 37-54 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education detail
İlk dinî bilgiler; özel hocadan bir miktar Arapça ve Farsça öğrenimi [source]
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti Mektebi [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
19 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Prizren [source]
First-salary field
500 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
1859/60 (AH 1276) [source]

Documentary details and source passages

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Documentary sources

  1. Sicill-i ahvâl defterlerine göre Harputlu devlet adamları

    ENES MUTLUAY · 2018 · Pages 212, 213

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