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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. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)
  2. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 19

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 100 kuruş

    1. Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 20

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 100 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 21 · 100 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 100; 237 kuruş

    1. Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 22 · 100 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı · 4 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 100; 150; 237; 400 kuruş

    1. Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 23 · 100 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Heyet-i Muhasebe kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 23 · 237 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 150; 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 24 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Heyet-i Muhasebe kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 24 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 150; 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 25 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Heyet-i Muhasebe kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 25 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 150; 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 26 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Heyet-i Muhasebe kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 26 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı · 3 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 150; 400 kuruş

    1. Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 27 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Heyet-i Muhasebe kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 27 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. İstifa

      · Calculated age 27

      [1] · 2 linked entries

  11. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibiMatbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · 150; 220 kuruş

    1. Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibi

      Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · Calculated age 28 · 150 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibi

      Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · Calculated age 28 · 220 kuruş

      [1]

  12. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibiMatbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · 220 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibi

      Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · Calculated age 29 · 220 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibiMatbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · 220; 280 kuruş

    1. Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibi

      Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · Calculated age 30 · 220 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibi

      Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · Calculated age 30 · 280 kuruş

      [1]

  14. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibiMatbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · 400; 450 kuruş

    1. Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibi

      Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · Calculated age 32 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibi

      Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · Calculated age 32 · 450 kuruş

      [1]

  15. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibiMatbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · 450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibi

      Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · Calculated age 33 · 450 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibiMatbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · 450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibi

      Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · Calculated age 34 · 450 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibiMatbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · 450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibi

      Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · Calculated age 35 · 450 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1907/08 (AH 1325)Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibiMatbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · 450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibi

      Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · Calculated age 36 · 450 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibiMatbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · 450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibi

      Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · Calculated age 37 · 450 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1909/10 (AH 1327)Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibi · 2 career entriesMatbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · 450 kuruş

    1. Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibi

      Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · Calculated age 38 · 450 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Azil

      · Calculated age 38

      [1]

  21. Undated entriesMatbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibiMatbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · 310 kuruş

    1. Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibi

      Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · 310 kuruş

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

02254501891/92AH 13091909/10AH 13271891/92 (AH 1309) · Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 20 · 100 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 21 · 100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 22 · 100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Heyet-i Muhasebe kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 22 · 237 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 23 · 100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Heyet-i Muhasebe kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 23 · 237 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 23 · 150 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Heyet-i Muhasebe kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 23 · 400 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 24 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Heyet-i Muhasebe kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 24 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 25 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Heyet-i Muhasebe kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 25 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 26 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Heyet-i Muhasebe kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 26 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 27 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Altıncı Daire-i Belediye Heyet-i Muhasebe kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 27 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibi · Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · age 28 · 150 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibi · Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · age 28 · 220 kuruş1900/01 (AH 1318) · Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibi · Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · age 29 · 220 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibi · Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · age 30 · 220 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibi · Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · age 30 · 280 kuruş1903/04 (AH 1321) · Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibi · Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · age 32 · 400 kuruş1903/04 (AH 1321) · Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibi · Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · age 32 · 450 kuruş1904/05 (AH 1322) · Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibi · Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · age 33 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibi · Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · age 34 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1906/07 (AH 1324) · Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibi · Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · age 35 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1907/08 (AH 1325) · Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibi · Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · age 36 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1908/09 (AH 1326) · Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibi · Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · age 37 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1909/10 (AH 1327) · Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi kâtibi · Matbah-ı Amire İdare Kalemi · age 38 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
İstanbul [source]
Birth province
Dersaadet [source]
Birth year
1872/73 (AH 1289) [source]
Father’s occupation
Beyoğlu Bidayet Mahkemesi Birinci Hukuk Dairesi zabıt kâtibi [source]
Archive references
BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1051 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Rüşdiye şehadetnamesi [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education detail
Mülki Rüşdiye mezunu (şehadetname) [source]
Education
Mekteb-i İbtidai; Beşiktaş Mülki Rüşdiyesi [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
18 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
İstanbul [source]
First work year
1889/90 (AH 1307) [source]
Apprenticeship
1.67 [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. 3 Numaralı Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Hazîne-i Hâssa'da görev yapan memurlar

    ÜLKÜ ZÜLAL UYANIK · 2024 · Pages 158, 159

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