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Mehmed 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)Şehremaneti çavuşuIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 300 kuruş

    1. Şehremaneti çavuşu

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 27 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Şehremaneti çavuşuIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Şehremaneti çavuşu

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 28 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1878 (AH 1295)Şehremaneti çavuşuIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Şehremaneti çavuşu

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 29 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Şehremaneti çavuşu · 3 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 300; 400; 500 kuruş

    1. Şehremaneti çavuşu

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 30 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Şehremaneti çavuşu

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 30 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Şehremaneti üçüncü sınıf müfettişi · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 300; 500 kuruş

    1. Şehremaneti üçüncü sınıf müfettişi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 31 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Şehremaneti çavuşu

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 31 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  6. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Şehremaneti çavuşuIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Şehremaneti çavuşu

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 32 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Şehremaneti çavuşu · 3 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 300; 400 kuruş

    1. Şehremaneti çavuşu

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 33 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Birinci Daire-i Belediye serçavuşuIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Birinci Daire-i Belediye serçavuşu

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 34 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Birinci Daire-i Belediye serçavuşuIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Birinci Daire-i Belediye serçavuşu

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 35 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Birinci Daire-i Belediye serçavuşuIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Birinci Daire-i Belediye serçavuşu

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 36 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Birinci Daire-i Belediye serçavuşuIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Birinci Daire-i Belediye serçavuşu

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 37 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Birinci Daire-i Belediye serçavuşu · 3 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 400; 600 kuruş

    1. Birinci Daire-i Belediye serçavuşu

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 38 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye müfettişiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye müfettişi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 39 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye müfettişiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye müfettişi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 40 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye müfettişiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye müfettişi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 41 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye müfettişi · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 600 kuruş

    1. Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye müfettişi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 42 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Merkez Şehremaneti müfettişiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez Şehremaneti müfettişi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 43 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Merkez Şehremaneti müfettişi · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 600 kuruş

    1. Merkez Şehremaneti müfettişi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 44 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Birinci Daire-i Belediye müfettişi · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 600; 925 kuruş

    1. Birinci Daire-i Belediye müfettişi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 45 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Altıncı Daire-i Belediye müfettiş-i evveli · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 600; 925 kuruş

    1. Altıncı Daire-i Belediye müfettiş-i evveli

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 46 · 925 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Birinci Daire-i Belediye müfettişiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Birinci Daire-i Belediye müfettişi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 47 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Birinci Daire-i Belediye müfettişiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 600; 1,000 kuruş

    1. Birinci Daire-i Belediye müfettişi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 48 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Birinci Daire-i Belediye müfettişiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Birinci Daire-i Belediye müfettişi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 49 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Birinci Daire-i Belediye müfettişiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Birinci Daire-i Belediye müfettişi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 50 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  25. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Birinci Daire-i Belediye müfettişiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Birinci Daire-i Belediye müfettişi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 51 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  26. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Birinci Daire-i Belediye müfettişiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Birinci Daire-i Belediye müfettişi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 52 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  27. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Birinci Daire-i Belediye müfettişi · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,000 kuruş

    1. Birinci Daire-i Belediye müfettişi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 53 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  28. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Altıncı Daire-i Belediye müfettiş-i evveli · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 640; 1,000 kuruş

    1. Altıncı Daire-i Belediye müfettiş-i evveli

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 54 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

05001,0001876/77AH 12931902/03AH 13201876/77 (AH 1293) · Şehremaneti çavuşu · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 27 · 300 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Şehremaneti çavuşu · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 28 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Şehremaneti çavuşu · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 29 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Şehremaneti çavuşu · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 30 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Şehremaneti çavuşu · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 30 · 400 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Şehremaneti üçüncü sınıf müfettişi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 30 · 500 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Şehremaneti üçüncü sınıf müfettişi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 31 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Şehremaneti çavuşu · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 31 · 300 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Şehremaneti çavuşu · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 32 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Şehremaneti çavuşu · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 33 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Üçüncü Daire-i Belediye serçavuşu · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 33 · 400 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Birinci Daire-i Belediye serçavuşu · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 33 · 400 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Birinci Daire-i Belediye serçavuşu · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 34 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Birinci Daire-i Belediye serçavuşu · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 35 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Birinci Daire-i Belediye serçavuşu · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 36 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Birinci Daire-i Belediye serçavuşu · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 37 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Birinci Daire-i Belediye serçavuşu · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 38 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Yedinci Daire-i Belediye müfettişi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 38 · 600 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye müfettişi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 38 · 600 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye müfettişi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 39 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye müfettişi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 40 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye müfettişi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 41 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye müfettişi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 42 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Merkez Şehremaneti müfettişi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 42 · 600 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Merkez Şehremaneti müfettişi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 43 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Merkez Şehremaneti müfettişi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 44 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Birinci Daire-i Belediye müfettişi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 44 · 600 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Birinci Daire-i Belediye müfettişi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 45 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Altıncı Daire-i Belediye müfettiş-i evveli · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 45 · 925 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Altıncı Daire-i Belediye müfettiş-i evveli · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 46 · 925 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Birinci Daire-i Belediye müfettişi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 46 · 600 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · Birinci Daire-i Belediye müfettişi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 47 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Birinci Daire-i Belediye müfettişi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 48 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Birinci Daire-i Belediye müfettişi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 48 · 1,000 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Birinci Daire-i Belediye müfettişi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 49 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Birinci Daire-i Belediye müfettişi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 50 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Birinci Daire-i Belediye müfettişi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 51 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Birinci Daire-i Belediye müfettişi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 52 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Birinci Daire-i Belediye müfettişi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 53 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Altıncı Daire-i Belediye müfettiş-i evveli · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 53 · 1,000 kuruş1902/03 (AH 1320) · Altıncı Daire-i Belediye müfettiş-i evveli · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 54 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Merkez Şehremaneti müfettişi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 54 · 640 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Çemişgezek [source]
Birth year
1849/50 (AH 1266) [source]
Archive references
DH_SAİDd_____00142_00020 [1]

Education and languages

Education
Mekteb-i ibtidâî [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
27 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
İstanbul [source]
First-salary field
300 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

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Documentary sources

  1. Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre çemişgezekli devlet memurları

    YETER ÖZDEMİR BIYIK · 2024 · Pages 333, 334, 335

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