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MEHMED RÜġDÜ EFENDĠ

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. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Telgrafhane mülazımıAntalya
    1. Telgrafhane mülazımı

      Antalya · Calculated age 13

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  2. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Telgrafhane mülazımıAntalyaContinuing service described by the source
    1. Telgrafhane mülazımı

      Antalya · Calculated age 14

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Telgrafhane mülazımıAntalyaContinuing service described by the source
    1. Telgrafhane mülazımı

      Antalya · Calculated age 15

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Telgrafhane mülazımıAntalyaContinuing service described by the source
    1. Telgrafhane mülazımı

      Antalya · Calculated age 16

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Telgrafhane mülazımıAntalyaContinuing service described by the source
    1. Telgrafhane mülazımı

      Antalya · Calculated age 17

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Telgrafhane mülazımıAntalyaContinuing service described by the source
    1. Telgrafhane mülazımı

      Antalya · Calculated age 18

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Telgrafhane mülazımı · 2 career entriesAntalya · Damascus (Şam) · 285 kuruş
    1. Telgrafhane mülazımı

      Antalya · Calculated age 19

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru

      Damascus (Şam) · Calculated age 19 · 285 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  8. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuruDamascus (Şam) · Thessaloniki (Selanik) · 285; 380 kuruş
    1. Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru

      Damascus (Şam) · Calculated age 20 · 285 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuruThessaloniki (Selanik) · 380 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru

      Thessaloniki (Selanik) · Calculated age 21 · 380 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuruThessaloniki (Selanik) · 380 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru

      Thessaloniki (Selanik) · Calculated age 22 · 380 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuruThessaloniki (Selanik) · 380 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru

      Thessaloniki (Selanik) · Calculated age 23 · 380 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuruThessaloniki (Selanik) · 380 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru

      Thessaloniki (Selanik) · Calculated age 24 · 380 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuruThessaloniki (Selanik) · Razlog (Razlık) · 380; 500 kuruş
    1. Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru

      Thessaloniki (Selanik) · Calculated age 25 · 380 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru

      Razlog (Razlık) · Calculated age 25 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  14. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuruRazlog (Razlık) · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru

      Razlog (Razlık) · Calculated age 26 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuruRazlog (Razlık) · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru

      Razlog (Razlık) · Calculated age 27 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru · 2 career entriesRazlog (Razlık) · 500 kuruş
    1. Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru

      Razlog (Razlık) · Calculated age 28 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru (İnfisal)

      Razlog (Razlık) · Calculated age 28

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  17. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuruMoro · 500 kuruş
    1. Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru

      Moro · Calculated age 29 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  18. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuruMoro · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru

      Moro · Calculated age 30 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuruMoro · Liskovac · 500; 600 kuruş
    1. Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru

      Moro · Calculated age 31 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru

      Liskovac · Calculated age 31 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  20. Undated entriesTelgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuruLiskovac

Recorded pay

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

03006001887/88AH 13051899/1900AH 13171887/88 (AH 1305) · Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru · Damascus (Şam) · age 19 · 285 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru · Damascus (Şam) · age 20 · 285 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru · Thessaloniki (Selanik) · age 20 · 380 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru · Thessaloniki (Selanik) · age 21 · 380 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru · Thessaloniki (Selanik) · age 22 · 380 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru · Thessaloniki (Selanik) · age 23 · 380 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru · Thessaloniki (Selanik) · age 24 · 380 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru · Thessaloniki (Selanik) · age 25 · 380 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru · Razlog (Razlık) · age 25 · 500 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru · Razlog (Razlık) · age 26 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru · Razlog (Razlık) · age 27 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru · Razlog (Razlık) · age 28 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru · Moro · age 29 · 500 kuruş1898/99 (AH 1316) · Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru · Moro · age 30 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru · Moro · age 31 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru · Liskovac · age 31 · 600 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Antalya [source]
Birth province
Konya [source]
Birth year
1869/70 (AH 1286) [source]
Father’s occupation
Asâkir-i zabtiye yüzbaşısı [source]
Archive references
BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00124 – 00005 /7 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; Antalya Rüşdiye Mektebi [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
13 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Antalya [source]
First work year
1881/82 (AH 1299) [source]
Apprenticeship
6 [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. Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Antalyalı memurlar (1879-1909)

    MEHMET FATİH DEMİRDAŞ · 2019 · Pages 168, 169

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