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Mustafa Fehmi 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. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi mülazımıHicaz
  2. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi mülazımıHicazContinuing service described by the source

    1. Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi mülazımı

      Hicaz · Calculated age 13

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi mülazımı · 2 career entriesHicaz · 100 kuruş

    1. Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi mülazımı

      Hicaz · Calculated age 14

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi görevlisi

      Hicaz · Calculated age 14 · 100 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi görevlisiHicaz · 250 kuruş

    1. Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi görevlisi

      Hicaz · Calculated age 15 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi görevlisiHicaz · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi görevlisi

      Hicaz · Calculated age 16 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi görevlisiHicaz · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi görevlisi

      Hicaz · Calculated age 17 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi görevlisiHicaz · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi görevlisi

      Hicaz · Calculated age 18 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi görevlisiHicaz · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi görevlisi

      Hicaz · Calculated age 19 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1878 (AH 1295)Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi görevlisiHicaz · 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi görevlisi

      Hicaz · Calculated age 20 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi görevlisiHicaz · 225; 250 kuruş

    1. Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi görevlisi

      Hicaz · Calculated age 21 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi görevlisi

      Hicaz · Calculated age 21 · 225 kuruş

      [1]

  11. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi görevlisi · 3 career entriesHicaz · 180; 225 kuruş

    1. Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi görevlisi

      Hicaz · Calculated age 22 · 225 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi görevlisi

      Hicaz · Calculated age 22 · 180 kuruş

      [1]

  12. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Hicaz Vilayeti Muhasebesi mukayyid refikiHicaz · 440 kuruş

    1. Hicaz Vilayeti Muhasebesi mukayyid refiki

      Hicaz · Calculated age 23 · 440 kuruş

      [1]

  13. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Hicaz Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi ikinci müsevvidiHicaz · 440 kuruş

    1. Hicaz Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi ikinci müsevvidi

      Hicaz · Calculated age 24 · 440 kuruş

      [1]

  14. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Hicaz Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi ikinci müsevvidiHicaz · 440 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Hicaz Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi ikinci müsevvidi

      Hicaz · Calculated age 25 · 440 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Hicaz Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi ikinci müsevvidiHicaz · 440 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Hicaz Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi ikinci müsevvidi

      Hicaz · Calculated age 26 · 440 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Hicaz Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi ikinci müsevvidiHicaz · 440 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Hicaz Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi ikinci müsevvidi

      Hicaz · Calculated age 27 · 440 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Hicaz Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi ikinci müsevvidiHicaz · 440 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Hicaz Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi ikinci müsevvidi

      Hicaz · Calculated age 28 · 440 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Hicaz Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi ikinci müsevvidi · 3 career entriesHicaz · Jeddah (Cidde) · 440; 500; 864 kuruş

    1. Hicaz Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi ikinci müsevvidi

      Hicaz · Calculated age 29 · 440 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Hicaz Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi ikinci müsevvidi

      Hicaz · Calculated age 29 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Cidde Sancağı tahrirat müdürü

      Jeddah (Cidde) · Calculated age 29 · 864 kuruş

      [1]

  19. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Cidde Sancağı tahrirat müdürü · 2 career entriesJeddah (Cidde) · 864 kuruş

    1. Cidde Sancağı tahrirat müdürü

      Jeddah (Cidde) · Calculated age 30 · 864 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Cidde Sancağı tahrirat müdürü (İnfisal)

      Jeddah (Cidde) · Calculated age 30

      [1]

  20. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Beytülfakih kaymakamıBayt al-Faqih (Beytülfakih) · 1,750 kuruş

    1. Beytülfakih kaymakamı

      Bayt al-Faqih (Beytülfakih) · Calculated age 31 · 1,750 kuruş

      [1]

  21. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Beytülfakih kaymakamıBayt al-Faqih (Beytülfakih) · 1,750 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Beytülfakih kaymakamı

      Bayt al-Faqih (Beytülfakih) · Calculated age 32 · 1,750 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Beytülfakih kaymakamı · 2 career entriesBayt al-Faqih (Beytülfakih) · 1,750 kuruş

    1. Beytülfakih kaymakamı

      Bayt al-Faqih (Beytülfakih) · Calculated age 33 · 1,750 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Beytülfakih kaymakamı (Azil)

      Bayt al-Faqih (Beytülfakih) · Calculated age 33

      [1]

  23. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Cebel-i Seman kaymakamı · 2 career entriesCebel-i Seman · Mare · 1,250; 1,600 kuruş

    1. Cebel-i Seman kaymakamı

      Cebel-i Seman · Calculated age 34 · 1,250 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Mare kaymakamı

      Mare · Calculated age 34 · 1,600 kuruş

      [1]

  24. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Mare kaymakamı · 2 career entriesMare · Cebel-i Seman · 1,250; 1,600 kuruş

    1. Mare kaymakamı

      Mare · Calculated age 35 · 1,600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Cebel-i Seman kaymakamı

      Cebel-i Seman · Calculated age 35 · 1,250 kuruş

      [1]

  25. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Cebel-i Seman kaymakamı · 2 career entriesCebel-i Seman · 1,250 kuruş

    1. Cebel-i Seman kaymakamı

      Cebel-i Seman · Calculated age 36 · 1,250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Cebel-i Seman kaymakamı (İstifa)

      Cebel-i Seman · Calculated age 36

      [1]

  26. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Mazuliyet · 2 career entriesJeddah (Cidde) · 312; 1,300 kuruş

    1. Mazuliyet

      · Calculated age 37 · 312 kuruş · career status entry

      [1]

    2. Cidde Sancağı tahrirat müdürü

      Jeddah (Cidde) · Calculated age 37 · 1,300 kuruş

      [1]

  27. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Cidde Sancağı tahrirat müdürü · 2 career entriesJeddah (Cidde) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,300 kuruş

    1. Cidde Sancağı tahrirat müdürü

      Jeddah (Cidde) · Calculated age 38 · 1,300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  28. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Menbic kaymakamıMenbic · 1,125; 1,250 kuruş

    1. Menbic kaymakamı

      Menbic · Calculated age 39 · 1,250 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Menbic kaymakamı

      Menbic · Calculated age 39 · 1,125 kuruş

      [1]

  29. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Maaretünnuman kaymakamıMaaretünnuman · 1,440 kuruş

    1. Maaretünnuman kaymakamı

      Maaretünnuman · Calculated age 40 · 1,440 kuruş

      [1]

  30. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Cisr-i Şuğur kaymakamı · 2 career entriesJisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur) · Elbistan · 1,575 kuruş

    2. Elbistan kaymakamı

      Elbistan · Calculated age 42 · 1,575 kuruş

      [1]

  31. 1900/01 (AH 1318)İdlib kaymakamıIdlib (İdlib) · 1,575 kuruş

    1. İdlib kaymakamı

      Idlib (İdlib) · Calculated age 43 · 1,575 kuruş

      [1]

  32. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Harim kaymakamıHarem (Harim) · 1,575 kuruş

    1. Harim kaymakamı

      Harem (Harim) · Calculated age 47 · 1,575 kuruş

      [1]

  33. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Harim kaymakamıHarem (Harim) · 1,575 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Harim kaymakamı

      Harem (Harim) · Calculated age 48 · 1,575 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  34. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Harim kaymakamı · 2 career entriesHarem (Harim) · Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur) · 1,575 kuruş

    1. Harim kaymakamı

      Harem (Harim) · Calculated age 49 · 1,575 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  35. Undated entriesŞerh ve tercüme yayını · 17 career entriesMenbic · Maaretünnuman · Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur) · Elbistan · Idlib (İdlib) · Antakya · 1,575; 2,250 kuruş

    3. Menbic kaymakamı (İnfisal)

      Menbic

      [1]

    5. Maaretünnuman kaymakamı (Nakil)

      Maaretünnuman

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    6. Maaretünnuman kaymakamı (İnfisal)

      Maaretünnuman

      [1]

    8. Cisr-i Şuğur kaymakamı (Nakil)

      Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur)

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    9. Cisr-i Şuğur kaymakamı (İnfisal)

      Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur)

      [1]

    10. Elbistan kaymakamı

      Elbistan · 1,575 kuruş

      [1] · 2 linked entries

    12. Elbistan kaymakamı (İnfisal)

      Elbistan

      [1]

    14. İdlib kaymakamı (Nakil)

      Idlib (İdlib)

      Recorded service ending

      [1] · 2 linked entries

    16. Antakya kaymakamı (Nakil)

      Antakya

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

08751,7501872/73AH 12891906/07AH 13241872/73 (AH 1289) · Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi görevlisi · Hicaz · age 14 · 100 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi görevlisi · Hicaz · age 15 · 250 kuruş1874/75 (AH 1291) · Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi görevlisi · Hicaz · age 16 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi görevlisi · Hicaz · age 17 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi görevlisi · Hicaz · age 18 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi görevlisi · Hicaz · age 19 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi görevlisi · Hicaz · age 20 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi görevlisi · Hicaz · age 21 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi görevlisi · Hicaz · age 21 · 225 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi görevlisi · Hicaz · age 22 · 225 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Hicaz Vilayeti Mektupçu Kalemi görevlisi · Hicaz · age 22 · 180 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Hicaz Vilayeti Muhasebesi mukayyid refiki · Hicaz · age 23 · 440 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Hicaz Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi ikinci müsevvidi · Hicaz · age 24 · 440 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Hicaz Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi ikinci müsevvidi · Hicaz · age 25 · 440 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Hicaz Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi ikinci müsevvidi · Hicaz · age 26 · 440 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Hicaz Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi ikinci müsevvidi · Hicaz · age 27 · 440 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Hicaz Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi ikinci müsevvidi · Hicaz · age 28 · 440 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Hicaz Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi ikinci müsevvidi · Hicaz · age 29 · 440 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Hicaz Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi ikinci müsevvidi · Hicaz · age 29 · 500 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · Cidde Sancağı tahrirat müdürü · Jeddah (Cidde) · age 29 · 864 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Cidde Sancağı tahrirat müdürü · Jeddah (Cidde) · age 30 · 864 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Beytülfakih kaymakamı · Bayt al-Faqih (Beytülfakih) · age 31 · 1,750 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Beytülfakih kaymakamı · Bayt al-Faqih (Beytülfakih) · age 32 · 1,750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Beytülfakih kaymakamı · Bayt al-Faqih (Beytülfakih) · age 33 · 1,750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Cebel-i Seman kaymakamı · Cebel-i Seman · age 34 · 1,250 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Mare kaymakamı · Mare · age 34 · 1,600 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Mare kaymakamı · Mare · age 35 · 1,600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Cebel-i Seman kaymakamı · Cebel-i Seman · age 35 · 1,250 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Cebel-i Seman kaymakamı · Cebel-i Seman · age 36 · 1,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Mazuliyet · age 37 · 312 kuruş · Career status entry1894/95 (AH 1312) · Cidde Sancağı tahrirat müdürü · Jeddah (Cidde) · age 37 · 1,300 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · Cidde Sancağı tahrirat müdürü · Jeddah (Cidde) · age 38 · 1,300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Menbic kaymakamı · Menbic · age 39 · 1,250 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Menbic kaymakamı · Menbic · age 39 · 1,125 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Maaretünnuman kaymakamı · Maaretünnuman · age 40 · 1,440 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Cisr-i Şuğur kaymakamı · Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur) · age 42 · 1,575 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Elbistan kaymakamı · Elbistan · age 42 · 1,575 kuruş1900/01 (AH 1318) · İdlib kaymakamı · Idlib (İdlib) · age 43 · 1,575 kuruş1904/05 (AH 1322) · Harim kaymakamı · Harem (Harim) · age 47 · 1,575 kuruş1905/06 (AH 1323) · Harim kaymakamı · Harem (Harim) · age 48 · 1,575 kuruş · Source-bounded service1906/07 (AH 1324) · Harim kaymakamı · Harem (Harim) · age 49 · 1,575 kuruş · Source-bounded service1906/07 (AH 1324) · Cisr-i Şuğur kaymakamı · Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur) · age 49 · 1,575 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Mekke [source]
Birth year
1858/59 (AH 1275) [source]
Father’s occupation
Mekke Dâvudiye Medresesi müderrisi [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 18/365, s.365-366 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Kitâbet [source]
Persian
Kitâbet [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Education detail
Babasından Arapça ve Farsça öğrenimi [source]

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
Hicaz [source]
First work year
1870/71 (AH 1287) [source]
Apprenticeship
2 [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. Sicil-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Osmanlı Devletinde görev yapan hicazlı devlet memurları

    BEYHAN KACIROĞLU · 2021 · Pages 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251

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