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Mehmed Şevki 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. 1877/78 (AH 1294)sağ kolağasıAsakir-i muavene-i sultaniye 1. alay 1. tabur

    1. sağ kolağası

      Asakir-i muavene-i sultaniye 1. alay 1. tabur · Calculated age 36

      [1]

  2. 1878 (AH 1295)sağ kolağası · 2 career entriesAsakir-i muavene-i sultaniye 1. alay 1. tabur

    1. sağ kolağası

      Asakir-i muavene-i sultaniye 1. alay 1. tabur · Calculated age 37

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. sağ kolağası (İnfisal)

      Asakir-i muavene-i sultaniye 1. alay 1. tabur · Calculated age 37

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  3. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Nahiye MüdürüKatrin (Katerini) · 560 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Katrin (Katerini) · Calculated age 39 · 560 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  4. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Nahiye Müdürü · 3 career entriesKatrin (Katerini) · Çeç · 400; 560 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Katrin (Katerini) · Calculated age 40 · 560 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. nahiye müdürü (Nakil)

      Katrin (Katerini) · Calculated age 40

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Nahiye Müdürü

      Çeç · Calculated age 40 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  5. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Nahiye MüdürüÇeç · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Çeç · Calculated age 41 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Nahiye MüdürüÇeç · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Çeç · Calculated age 42 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Nahiye Müdürü · 2 career entriesÇeç · 400 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Çeç · Calculated age 43 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. nahiye müdürü (İnfisal)

      Çeç · Calculated age 43

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  8. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Nahiye MüdürüKarsındı · 483 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Karsındı · Calculated age 44 · 483 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  9. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Nahiye MüdürüKarsındı · 483 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Karsındı · Calculated age 45 · 483 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Nahiye MüdürüKarsındı · 483 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Karsındı · Calculated age 46 · 483 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Nahiye MüdürüKarsındı · 483 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Karsındı · Calculated age 47 · 483 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Nahiye MüdürüKarsındı · 483 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Karsındı · Calculated age 48 · 483 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Nahiye MüdürüKarsındı · 483 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Karsındı · Calculated age 49 · 483 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Nahiye Müdürü · 3 career entriesKarsındı · Sırkıntı · 483 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Karsındı · Calculated age 50 · 483 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. nahiye müdürü (Nakil)

      Karsındı · Calculated age 50

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Nahiye Müdürü

      Sırkıntı · Calculated age 50 · 483 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  15. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Nahiye Müdürü · 2 career entriesSırkıntı · 483 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Sırkıntı · Calculated age 51 · 483 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. nahiye müdürü (İstifa)

      Sırkıntı · Calculated age 51

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  16. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Nahiye MüdürüŞaklava · 750 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Şaklava · Calculated age 53 · 750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  17. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Nahiye MüdürüŞaklava · 750 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Şaklava · Calculated age 54 · 750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Nahiye MüdürüŞaklava · 750 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Şaklava · Calculated age 55 · 750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Nahiye Müdürü · 3 career entriesŞaklava · Telafer · 450; 750 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Şaklava · Calculated age 56 · 750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. nahiye müdürü (Azil)

      Şaklava · Calculated age 56

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Nahiye Müdürü

      Telafer · Calculated age 56 · 450 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  20. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Nahiye Müdürü · 2 career entriesTelafer · 450 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Telafer · Calculated age 57 · 450 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. nahiye müdürü (Nakil)

      Telafer · Calculated age 57

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  21. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Nahiye MüdürüSultaniye · 583 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Sultaniye · Calculated age 59 · 583 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  22. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Nahiye MüdürüSultaniye · 583 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Sultaniye · Calculated age 60 · 583 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Nahiye Müdürü · 3 career entriesSultaniye · Keyl · 540; 583 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Sultaniye · Calculated age 61 · 583 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. nahiye müdürü (Nakil)

      Sultaniye · Calculated age 61

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Nahiye Müdürü

      Keyl · Calculated age 61 · 540 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  24. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Nahiye Müdürü · 3 career entriesKeyl · Balik · 432; 540 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Keyl · Calculated age 62 · 540 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. nahiye müdürü (Nakil)

      Keyl · Calculated age 62

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Nahiye Müdürü

      Balik · Calculated age 62 · 432 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  25. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Nahiye Müdürü · 2 career entriesBalik · 432 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Balik · Calculated age 63 · 432 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. nahiye müdürü (Nakil)

      Balik · Calculated age 63

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  26. 1904/05 (AH 1322)nahiye müdürü (İstifa)Beradost

    1. nahiye müdürü (İstifa)

      Beradost · Calculated age 64

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  27. Undated entriesNahiye MüdürüBeradost · 432 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Beradost · 432 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

03757501879/80AH 12971903/04AH 13211879/80 (AH 1297) · Nahiye Müdürü · Katrin (Katerini) · age 39 · 560 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Nahiye Müdürü · Katrin (Katerini) · age 40 · 560 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Nahiye Müdürü · Çeç · age 40 · 400 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Nahiye Müdürü · Çeç · age 41 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Nahiye Müdürü · Çeç · age 42 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Nahiye Müdürü · Çeç · age 43 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Nahiye Müdürü · Karsındı · age 44 · 483 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · Nahiye Müdürü · Karsındı · age 45 · 483 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Nahiye Müdürü · Karsındı · age 46 · 483 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Nahiye Müdürü · Karsındı · age 47 · 483 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Nahiye Müdürü · Karsındı · age 48 · 483 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Nahiye Müdürü · Karsındı · age 49 · 483 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Nahiye Müdürü · Karsındı · age 50 · 483 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Nahiye Müdürü · Sırkıntı · age 50 · 483 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Nahiye Müdürü · Sırkıntı · age 51 · 483 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Nahiye Müdürü · Şaklava · age 53 · 750 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Nahiye Müdürü · Şaklava · age 54 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Nahiye Müdürü · Şaklava · age 55 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Nahiye Müdürü · Şaklava · age 56 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Nahiye Müdürü · Telafer · age 56 · 450 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Nahiye Müdürü · Telafer · age 57 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Nahiye Müdürü · Sultaniye · age 59 · 583 kuruş1900/01 (AH 1318) · Nahiye Müdürü · Sultaniye · age 60 · 583 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Nahiye Müdürü · Sultaniye · age 61 · 583 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Nahiye Müdürü · Keyl · age 61 · 540 kuruş1902/03 (AH 1320) · Nahiye Müdürü · Keyl · age 62 · 540 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Nahiye Müdürü · Balik · age 62 · 432 kuruş1903/04 (AH 1321) · Nahiye Müdürü · Balik · age 63 · 432 kuruş · Source-bounded service

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Drama [source]
Birth year
1842/43 (AH 1258) [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
medresede tasavvurat ve tasdikata kadar okumuş [source]
Bulgarian
biraz [source]
Greek
bir mikdar [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Education
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

Age at first service
36 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Asakir-i muavene-i sultaniye 1. alay 1. tabur [source]
First work year
1877/78 (AH 1294) [source]

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 Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Dramalı devlet adamları

    HÜSEYİN ZEYNO · 2026 · Pages 90, 91, 92, 93, 94

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