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Mehmed Emin 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. 1878 (AH 1295)İskân-ı Muhacirin Şubesi görevlisiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 200 kuruş
  2. 1878/79 (AH 1296)İskân-ı Muhacirin Şubesi görevlisi · 3 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 200; 500 kuruş

    1. İskân-ı Muhacirin Şubesi görevlisi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 25 · 200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. İskân-ı Muhacirin Şubesi görevlisi (İnfisal)

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 25

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Maarif Nezareti Telif ve Tercüme kâtibi

      · Calculated age 25 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  3. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Maarif Nezareti Telif ve Tercüme kâtibi · 3 career entries · 500; 1,200 kuruş

    1. Maarif Nezareti Telif ve Tercüme kâtibi

      · Calculated age 26 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Maarif Nezareti Telif ve Tercüme kâtibi (Nakil)

      · Calculated age 26

      Broader service field: Education

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kâtibi

      · Calculated age 26 · 1,200 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kâtibi · 1,200 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kâtibi

      · Calculated age 27 · 1,200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kâtibi · 3 career entries · 1,200; 3,000 kuruş

    1. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kâtibi

      · Calculated age 28 · 1,200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kâtibi (Nakil)

      · Calculated age 28

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası

      · Calculated age 28 · 3,000 kuruş

      [1]

  6. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası

      · Calculated age 29 · 3,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası

      · Calculated age 30 · 3,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası

      · Calculated age 31 · 3,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası

      · Calculated age 32 · 3,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası

      · Calculated age 33 · 3,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası

      · Calculated age 34 · 3,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası

      · Calculated age 35 · 3,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası

      · Calculated age 36 · 3,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası

      · Calculated age 37 · 3,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası

      · Calculated age 38 · 3,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası

      · Calculated age 39 · 3,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası

      · Calculated age 40 · 3,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası

      · Calculated age 41 · 3,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası

      · Calculated age 42 · 3,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · 2,850; 3,000 kuruş

    1. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası

      · Calculated age 43 · 3,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası

      · Calculated age 43 · 2,850 kuruş

      [1]

  21. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · 2,850 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası

      · Calculated age 44 · 2,850 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · 2,850 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası

      · Calculated age 45 · 2,850 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · 2,850 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası

      · Calculated age 46 · 2,850 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · 2,850 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası

      · Calculated age 47 · 2,850 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  25. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · 2,850 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası

      · Calculated age 48 · 2,850 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  26. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · 2,850 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası

      · Calculated age 49 · 2,850 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  27. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · 2,850 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası

      · Calculated age 50 · 2,850 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  28. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · 2,850 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası

      · Calculated age 51 · 2,850 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  29. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · 2,850 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası

      · Calculated age 52 · 2,850 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  30. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · 2,850 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası

      · Calculated age 53 · 2,850 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  31. 1907/08 (AH 1325)Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · 2,850 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası

      · Calculated age 54 · 2,850 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  32. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · 2,850 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası

      · Calculated age 55 · 2,850 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  33. 1909/10 (AH 1327)Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · 2 career entries · 2,850 kuruş

    1. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası

      · Calculated age 56 · 2,850 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mabeyn-i Hümâyun hizmetinden ayrılış (İnfisal)

      · Calculated age 56

      [1]

  34. Undated entriesMüellif ve mütercim

Recorded pay

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

01,5003,0001878AH 12951909/10AH 13271878 (AH 1295) · İskân-ı Muhacirin Şubesi görevlisi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 24 · 200 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · İskân-ı Muhacirin Şubesi görevlisi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 25 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Maarif Nezareti Telif ve Tercüme kâtibi · age 25 · 500 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Maarif Nezareti Telif ve Tercüme kâtibi · age 26 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kâtibi · age 26 · 1,200 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kâtibi · age 27 · 1,200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kâtibi · age 28 · 1,200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · age 28 · 3,000 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · age 29 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · age 30 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · age 31 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · age 32 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · age 33 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · age 34 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · age 35 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · age 36 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · age 37 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · age 38 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · age 39 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · age 40 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · age 41 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · age 42 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · age 43 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · age 43 · 2,850 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · age 44 · 2,850 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · age 45 · 2,850 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · age 46 · 2,850 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · age 47 · 2,850 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · age 48 · 2,850 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · age 49 · 2,850 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · age 50 · 2,850 kuruş · Source-bounded service1904/05 (AH 1322) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · age 51 · 2,850 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · age 52 · 2,850 kuruş · Source-bounded service1906/07 (AH 1324) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · age 53 · 2,850 kuruş · Source-bounded service1907/08 (AH 1325) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · age 54 · 2,850 kuruş · Source-bounded service1908/09 (AH 1326) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · age 55 · 2,850 kuruş · Source-bounded service1909/10 (AH 1327) · Mabeyn-i Hümâyun kurenası · age 56 · 2,850 kuruş · Source-bounded service

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Naho, Dağıstan [source]
Birth year
1854/55 (AH 1271) [source]
Father’s occupation
Tüccar [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 163/325 [1]

Education and languages

French
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [source]
Turkish
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [source]
Education detail
Mekteb-i Sultani: beşinci sınıfa kadar [source]
Education
Mahallî ibtidai mektebi; Marsilya'da Fransızca öğrenimi; Mekteb-i Sultani; Hukuk Mektebi [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
24 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
İstanbul [source]
First-salary field
200 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
1878 (AH 1295) [source]

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 defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Dağıstanlılar

    SAİT ARAS · 2023 · Pages 178, 179, 180

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