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Mehmed Şükrü 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. Undated entriesZaptiye kâtibi refakati · 6 career entriesTarsus · Mersin · Adana · 70; 300; 500; 730 kuruş
    1. Gümrük başkâtibi

      Tarsus · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

    2. Ambar kâtibi

      Adana · 300 kuruş

      [1]

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Tarsus [source]
Birth year
1836/37 (AH 1252) [source]
Father’s occupation
Mektep muallimi [source]
Religion
İslam [source]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education
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

First work place
Tarsus [source]

Documentary details and source passages

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Documentary sources

  1. Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre Tarsus doğumlu memurlar

    MUSTAFA TURŞUCU · 2025 · Pages 43, 47, 59, 77

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