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Mehmet ġevki Bey

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. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Zabıta Birinci Sınıf Teftiş MemuruDiyarbakır · 500 kuruş

    1. Zabıta Birinci Sınıf Teftiş Memuru

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 25 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1872/73 (AH 1289)KaymakamBasire · 1,800 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Basire · Calculated age 27 · 1,800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  3. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Kaymakam · 2 career entriesResulayn · 1,800 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Resulayn · Calculated age 28 · 1,800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam (Azil)

      Resulayn · Calculated age 28

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  4. 1874/75 (AH 1291)KaymakamYayça · 2,250 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Yayça · Calculated age 29 · 2,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  5. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Kaymakam · 2 career entriesDerbent · 2,250 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Derbent · Calculated age 30 · 2,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam (İnfisal)

      Derbent · Calculated age 30

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  6. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Kaymakam · 3 career entriesPrijedor · Belene · 2,250 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Prijedor · Calculated age 31 · 2,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam (İnfisal)

      Prijedor · Calculated age 31

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Kaymakam

      Belene · Calculated age 31 · 2,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  7. 1878 (AH 1295)KaymakamFoča (Foça) · 2,130 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Foča (Foça) · Calculated age 33 · 2,130 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  8. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Kaymakam · 2 career entriesFoča (Foça) · 2,130 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Foča (Foça) · Calculated age 34 · 2,130 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam (İnfisal)

      Foča (Foça) · Calculated age 34

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  9. 1879/80 (AH 1297)KaymakamOsmancik · 1,100; 1,250 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Osmancik · Calculated age 35 · 1,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam

      Osmancik · Calculated age 35 · 1,100 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  10. 1887/88 (AH 1305)KaymakamSuşehri · 1,100 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Suşehri · Calculated age 43 · 1,100 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  11. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Kaymakam · 2 career entriesSuşehri · 1,100 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Suşehri · Calculated age 44 · 1,100 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam (Azil)

      Suşehri · Calculated age 44

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  12. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Maadin-i Hümayun Müdür vekili · 2 career entriesGümüşhacıköy · 1,000 kuruş

    1. Maadin-i Hümayun Müdür vekili

      Gümüşhacıköy · Calculated age 46 · 1,000 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Maadin-i Hümayun Müdür vekili (İnfisal)

      Gümüşhacıköy · Calculated age 46

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  13. 1892/93 (AH 1310)KaymakamDeveli · 1,620 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Develi · Calculated age 48 · 1,620 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  14. 1893/94 (AH 1311)KaymakamDeveli · 1,620 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kaymakam

      Develi · Calculated age 49 · 1,620 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1894/95 (AH 1312)KaymakamDeveli · 1,620 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kaymakam

      Develi · Calculated age 50 · 1,620 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Kaymakam · 3 career entriesDeveli · 540; 1,620 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Develi · Calculated age 51 · 1,620 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam (Azil)

      Develi · Calculated age 51

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. mazuliyet maaşı (Tekaüt)

      · Calculated age 51 · 540 kuruş

      [1]

  17. 1897/98 (AH 1315)KaymakamVize · 1,575 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Vize · Calculated age 53 · 1,575 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  18. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)KaymakamUşak · 1,575 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Uşak · Calculated age 55 · 1,575 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  19. 1900/01 (AH 1318)KaymakamBlagoevgrad (Yukarı Cuma) · 1,575 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Blagoevgrad (Yukarı Cuma) · Calculated age 56 · 1,575 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  20. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Kaymakam · 2 career entriesKriva Palanka (Eğri Palanka) · 1,575 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Kriva Palanka (Eğri Palanka) · Calculated age 58 · 1,575 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam (Azil)

      Kriva Palanka (Eğri Palanka) · Calculated age 58

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  21. 1903/04 (AH 1321)mazuliyet maaşı (Tekaüt) · 787 kuruş

    1. mazuliyet maaşı (Tekaüt)

      · Calculated age 59 · 787 kuruş

      [1]

  22. 1909/10 (AH 1327)Kaymakam · 4 career entriesTyre (Sur) · 787.5; 950; 1,575 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Tyre (Sur) · Calculated age 65 · 1,575 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam (İnfisal)

      Tyre (Sur) · Calculated age 65

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1] · 2 linked entries

    3. Kaymakam

      Tyre (Sur) · Calculated age 65 · 787.5 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    4. kadro harici mazuliyet maaşı (Tekaüt)

      · Calculated age 65 · 950 kuruş

      [1]

  23. 1910/11 (AH 1328)mazuliyet maaşı artışı (Tekaüt) · 2 career entries · 1,425 kuruş

    1. mazuliyet maaşı artışı (Tekaüt)

      · Calculated age 66 · 1,425 kuruş

      [1]

  24. Undated entriesTahrirat Kalemi mülazımı · 3 career entriesKars · Diyarbakır

    3. Zabıta Birinci Sınıf Teftiş Memuru (İnfisal)

      Diyarbakır

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

01,1252,2501870/71AH 12871910/11AH 13281870/71 (AH 1287) · Zabıta Birinci Sınıf Teftiş Memuru · Diyarbakır · age 25 · 500 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · Kaymakam · Basire · age 27 · 1,800 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · Kaymakam · Resulayn · age 28 · 1,800 kuruş1874/75 (AH 1291) · Kaymakam · Yayça · age 29 · 2,250 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · Kaymakam · Derbent · age 30 · 2,250 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · Kaymakam · Prijedor · age 31 · 2,250 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · Kaymakam · Belene · age 31 · 2,250 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · Kaymakam · Foča (Foça) · age 33 · 2,130 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Kaymakam · Foča (Foça) · age 34 · 2,130 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Kaymakam · Osmancik · age 35 · 1,250 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Kaymakam · Osmancik · age 35 · 1,100 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Kaymakam · Suşehri · age 43 · 1,100 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Kaymakam · Suşehri · age 44 · 1,100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Maadin-i Hümayun Müdür vekili · Gümüşhacıköy · age 46 · 1,000 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Kaymakam · Develi · age 48 · 1,620 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Kaymakam · Develi · age 49 · 1,620 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Kaymakam · Develi · age 50 · 1,620 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Kaymakam · Develi · age 51 · 1,620 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · mazuliyet maaşı (Tekaüt) · age 51 · 540 kuruş · Career status entry1897/98 (AH 1315) · Kaymakam · Vize · age 53 · 1,575 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Kaymakam · Uşak · age 55 · 1,575 kuruş1900/01 (AH 1318) · Kaymakam · Blagoevgrad (Yukarı Cuma) · age 56 · 1,575 kuruş1902/03 (AH 1320) · Kaymakam · Kriva Palanka (Eğri Palanka) · age 58 · 1,575 kuruş1903/04 (AH 1321) · mazuliyet maaşı (Tekaüt) · age 59 · 787 kuruş · Career status entry1909/10 (AH 1327) · Kaymakam · Tyre (Sur) · age 65 · 1,575 kuruş1909/10 (AH 1327) · Kaymakam · Tyre (Sur) · age 65 · 787.5 kuruş1909/10 (AH 1327) · kadro harici mazuliyet maaşı (Tekaüt) · age 65 · 950 kuruş1910/11 (AH 1328) · mazuliyet maaşı artışı (Tekaüt) · age 66 · 1,425 kuruş · Career status entry

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Kars [source]
Birth year
1845/46 (AH 1262) [source]
Father’s occupation
Sipahi Alay Beyi; Kars Meclis-i İdare azası [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH.d. SAĠD. No: 25/417 [1]BOA. DH.d. SAİD. No: 25/417 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Education
Kars Sıbyan Mektebi; medrese [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
Kars Tahrirat Kalemi [source]
Apprenticeship
1 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

Other recorded details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
1 (recorded code) [source]The original code is retained without assigning an unverified meaning to zero.

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. Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Karslı memurlar (1879-1909)

    RÜVEYDE ÇİFÇİ · 2015 · Pages 109, 110, 111, 112

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