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Mehmed Vahid 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. 1871/72 (AH 1288)MülazımDiyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi

    1. Mülazım

      Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · Calculated age 20

      [1]

  2. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Mektubçu Kalemi memuruDiyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · 50 kuruş

    1. Mektubçu Kalemi memuru

      Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · Calculated age 21 · 50 kuruş

      [1]

  3. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Mektubçu Kalemi memuruDiyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · 50; 70; 90 kuruş

    1. Mektubçu Kalemi memuru

      Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · Calculated age 22 · 50 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mektubçu Kalemi memuru

      Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · Calculated age 22 · 70 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Mektubçu Kalemi memuru

      Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · Calculated age 22 · 90 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Mektubçu Kalemi memuruDiyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · 90; 120 kuruş

    1. Mektubçu Kalemi memuru

      Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · Calculated age 23 · 90 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mektubçu Kalemi memuru

      Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · Calculated age 23 · 120 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Mektubçu Kalemi memuruDiyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · 120 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mektubçu Kalemi memuru

      Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · Calculated age 24 · 120 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Mektubçu Kalemi memuru · 2 career entriesDiyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · Diyarbekir Rüştiyesi · 100; 120 kuruş

    1. Mektubçu Kalemi memuru

      Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · Calculated age 25 · 120 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. rüştiye yazı muallimi (ilave)

      Diyarbekir Rüştiyesi · Calculated age 25 · 100 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  7. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Mektubçu Kalemi memuruDiyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · 120; 135 kuruş

    1. Mektubçu Kalemi memuru

      Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · Calculated age 26 · 120 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mektubçu Kalemi memuru

      Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · Calculated age 26 · 135 kuruş

      [1]

  8. 1878 (AH 1295)Mektubçu Kalemi memuru · 3 career entriesDiyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · Diyarbekir Vilayeti Meclis-i İdare Kalemi · 135; 165; 240 kuruş

    1. Mektubçu Kalemi memuru

      Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · Calculated age 27 · 135 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mektubçu Kalemi memuru

      Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · Calculated age 27 · 165 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Meclis-i İdare Kalemi memuru

      Diyarbekir Vilayeti Meclis-i İdare Kalemi · Calculated age 27 · 240 kuruş

      [1]

  9. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Meclis-i İdare Kalemi memuruDiyarbekir Vilayeti Meclis-i İdare Kalemi · 240; 300 kuruş

    1. Meclis-i İdare Kalemi memuru

      Diyarbekir Vilayeti Meclis-i İdare Kalemi · Calculated age 28 · 240 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Meclis-i İdare Kalemi memuru

      Diyarbekir Vilayeti Meclis-i İdare Kalemi · Calculated age 28 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  10. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Meclis-i İdare Kalemi memuru · 4 career entriesDiyarbekir Vilayeti Meclis-i İdare Kalemi · Diyarbekir Rüştiyesi · Diyarbekir A'şar Nezareti · 20; 240; 300; 600 kuruş

    1. Meclis-i İdare Kalemi memuru

      Diyarbekir Vilayeti Meclis-i İdare Kalemi · Calculated age 29 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Meclis-i İdare Kalemi memuru

      Diyarbekir Vilayeti Meclis-i İdare Kalemi · Calculated age 29 · 240 kuruş

      [1]

    3. rüştiye yazı muallimi

      Diyarbekir Rüştiyesi · Calculated age 29 · 20 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

    4. A'şar Nezareti Tahrirat Kâtibi

      Diyarbekir A'şar Nezareti · Calculated age 29 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  11. 1883/84 (AH 1301)A'şar ve Ağnam Nezareti Baş KâtibiDiyarbekir A'şar ve Ağnam Nezareti · 1,350 kuruş

    1. A'şar ve Ağnam Nezareti Baş Kâtibi

      Diyarbekir A'şar ve Ağnam Nezareti · Calculated age 33 · 1,350 kuruş

      [1]

  12. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Mesalih-i Cariye KâtibiDiyarbakır · 425 kuruş

    1. Mesalih-i Cariye Kâtibi

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 37 · 425 kuruş

      [1]

  13. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Mesalih-i Cariye KâtibiDiyarbakır · 425; 475 kuruş

    1. Mesalih-i Cariye Kâtibi

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 38 · 425 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mesalih-i Cariye Kâtibi

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 38 · 475 kuruş

      [1]

  14. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Mardin Muhasebeci VekiliMardin
  15. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Mardin Muhasebeci Vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)Mardin

    1. Mardin Muhasebeci Vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Mardin · Calculated age 42

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  16. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Muhasebe Kalemi MuharririDiyarbekir Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi · 472 kuruş

    1. Muhasebe Kalemi Muharriri

      Diyarbekir Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi · Calculated age 44 · 472 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  17. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Muhasebe Kalemi MuharririDiyarbakır · 900 kuruş

    1. Muhasebe Kalemi Muharriri

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 46 · 900 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  18. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Muhasebe Kalemi MuharririDiyarbakır · 925 kuruş

    1. Muhasebe Kalemi Muharriri

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 56 · 925 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  19. Undated entriesA'şar ve Ağnam Nezareti Baş Kâtibi (İnfisal) · 8 career entriesDiyarbekir A'şar ve Ağnam Nezareti · Diyarbakır · Mardin · 1,000; 1,100; 2,250; 2,500 kuruşDeath recorded

    1. A'şar ve Ağnam Nezareti Baş Kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Diyarbekir A'şar ve Ağnam Nezareti

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    2. Adliye Hesap Kâtibi

      Diyarbakır · 1,100 kuruş

      Broader service field: Judicial

      [1]

    3. Muhasebe Kalemi Muharriri

      Diyarbakır · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

    5. Diyarbekir Defterdar Vekili (8 defa) (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Diyarbakır

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    8. Vefat

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

06751,3501872/73AH 12891906/07AH 13241872/73 (AH 1289) · Mektubçu Kalemi memuru · Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · age 21 · 50 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · Mektubçu Kalemi memuru · Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · age 22 · 50 kuruş · Source-bounded service1873/74 (AH 1290) · Mektubçu Kalemi memuru · Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · age 22 · 70 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · Mektubçu Kalemi memuru · Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · age 22 · 90 kuruş1874/75 (AH 1291) · Mektubçu Kalemi memuru · Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · age 23 · 90 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Mektubçu Kalemi memuru · Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · age 23 · 120 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · Mektubçu Kalemi memuru · Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · age 24 · 120 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Mektubçu Kalemi memuru · Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · age 25 · 120 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · rüştiye yazı muallimi (ilave) · Diyarbekir Rüştiyesi · age 25 · 100 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Mektubçu Kalemi memuru · Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · age 26 · 120 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Mektubçu Kalemi memuru · Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · age 26 · 135 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · Mektubçu Kalemi memuru · Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · age 27 · 135 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Mektubçu Kalemi memuru · Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi · age 27 · 165 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · Meclis-i İdare Kalemi memuru · Diyarbekir Vilayeti Meclis-i İdare Kalemi · age 27 · 240 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Meclis-i İdare Kalemi memuru · Diyarbekir Vilayeti Meclis-i İdare Kalemi · age 28 · 240 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Meclis-i İdare Kalemi memuru · Diyarbekir Vilayeti Meclis-i İdare Kalemi · age 28 · 300 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Meclis-i İdare Kalemi memuru · Diyarbekir Vilayeti Meclis-i İdare Kalemi · age 29 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Meclis-i İdare Kalemi memuru · Diyarbekir Vilayeti Meclis-i İdare Kalemi · age 29 · 240 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · rüştiye yazı muallimi · Diyarbekir Rüştiyesi · age 29 · 20 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · A'şar Nezareti Tahrirat Kâtibi · Diyarbekir A'şar Nezareti · age 29 · 600 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · A'şar ve Ağnam Nezareti Baş Kâtibi · Diyarbekir A'şar ve Ağnam Nezareti · age 33 · 1,350 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Mesalih-i Cariye Kâtibi · Diyarbakır · age 37 · 425 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Mesalih-i Cariye Kâtibi · Diyarbakır · age 38 · 425 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Mesalih-i Cariye Kâtibi · Diyarbakır · age 38 · 475 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Muhasebe Kalemi Muharriri · Diyarbekir Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi · age 44 · 472 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Muhasebe Kalemi Muharriri · Diyarbakır · age 46 · 900 kuruş1906/07 (AH 1324) · Muhasebe Kalemi Muharriri · Diyarbakır · age 56 · 925 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Diyarbakır [source]Diyarbekir [1]
Birth province
Diyarbakır [source]
Birth year
1851/52 (AH 1268) [source]
Father’s occupation
Esnaf [source]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]şehadetname [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Diyarbekir Rüştiyesi [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
20 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Diyarbekir Vilayeti Mektubçu Kalemi [source]
First work year
1871/72 (AH 1288) [source]
Apprenticeship
1 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

Other recorded details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
0 (recorded code) [source]The original code is retained without assigning an unverified meaning to zero.
Judicial record as worded
0 (recorded code) [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 ahval defterlerinde Diyarbekirli yöneticiler

    İSHAK ŞİMŞEK · 2013 · Pages 192, 193, 194, 195

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