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MEHMET ZÜHTÜ EFENDİ

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. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı · 2 career entriesTravnik · 20 kuruş

    2. Tahrirat kalemi görevlisi

      Travnik · Calculated age 21 · 20 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Tahrirat kalemi görevlisiTravnik · 20; 50 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat kalemi görevlisi

      Travnik · Calculated age 22 · 20 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat kalemi görevlisi

      Travnik · Calculated age 22 · 50 kuruş

      [1]

  3. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Vilayet muhasebesi görevlisiBosna · 120 kuruş

    1. Vilayet muhasebesi görevlisi

      Bosna · Calculated age 23 · 120 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Vilayet muhasebesi görevlisiBosna · 120 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet muhasebesi görevlisi

      Bosna · Calculated age 24 · 120 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Vilayet muhasebesi görevlisi · 2 career entriesBosna · Konitsa (Koniçe) · 120; 380 kuruş

    1. Vilayet muhasebesi görevlisi

      Bosna · Calculated age 25 · 120 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mal Müdürü

      Konitsa (Koniçe) · Calculated age 25 · 380 kuruş

      [1]

  6. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Mal MüdürüKonitsa (Koniçe) · 380 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Konitsa (Koniçe) · Calculated age 26 · 380 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Mal müdürü (İnfisal) · 3 career entriesKonitsa (Koniçe) · Sarajevo (Saraybosna) · Višegrad (Vişegrad) · 380; 500 kuruş

    1. Mal müdürü (İnfisal)

      Konitsa (Koniçe) · Calculated age 27

      [1]

    2. Aşar başkâtibi

      Sarajevo (Saraybosna) · Calculated age 27 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Mal Müdürü

      Višegrad (Vişegrad) · Calculated age 27 · 380 kuruş

      [1]

  8. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Mal MüdürüVišegrad (Vişegrad) · 380 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Višegrad (Vişegrad) · Calculated age 28 · 380 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Mal MüdürüVišegrad (Vişegrad) · 380 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Višegrad (Vişegrad) · Calculated age 29 · 380 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1878 (AH 1295)Mal Müdürü · 2 career entriesVišegrad (Vişegrad) · 380 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Višegrad (Vişegrad) · Calculated age 30 · 380 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mal müdürü (İnfisal)

      Višegrad (Vişegrad) · Calculated age 30

      [1]

  11. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Vilayet aşar müfettişiEdirne · 350 kuruş

    1. Vilayet aşar müfettişi

      Edirne · Calculated age 31 · 350 kuruş

      [1]

  12. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Vilayet aşar müfettişi · 3 career entriesEdirne · Tekirdağ · 350; 600 kuruş

    1. Vilayet aşar müfettişi

      Edirne · Calculated age 32 · 350 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Aşar nezareti refik-i sanisi

      Edirne · Calculated age 32 · 350 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Aşar başkâtibi

      Tekirdağ · Calculated age 32 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  13. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Aşar başkâtibi · 3 career entriesTekirdağ · Uzunköprü (Cisr-i Ergene) · Edirne · 600; 800; 1,600 kuruş

    1. Aşar başkâtibi

      Tekirdağ · Calculated age 33 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Aşar Memuru

      Uzunköprü (Cisr-i Ergene) · Calculated age 33 · 800 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Aşar nezareti başkitabeti refik-i evveli

      Edirne · Calculated age 33 · 1,600 kuruş

      [1]

  14. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Aşar nezareti başkitabeti refik-i evveli · 3 career entriesEdirne · Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) · Gelibolu · 600; 1,500 kuruş

    1. Aşar nezareti başkitabeti refik-i evveli

      Edirne · Calculated age 34

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Aşar müdürü vekili

      Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) · Calculated age 34 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Aşar ve ağnam müdürü

      Gelibolu · Calculated age 34 · 1,500 kuruş

      [1]

  15. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Aşar ve ağnam nezareti başkâtibiThessaloniki (Selanik) · 1,750 kuruş
  16. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Aşar ve ağnam nezareti başkâtibi (İnfisal)Thessaloniki (Selanik)

    1. Aşar ve ağnam nezareti başkâtibi (İnfisal)

      Thessaloniki (Selanik) · Calculated age 39

      [1]

  17. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Üçüncü Daire maliye müfettiş-i sanisi · 2,500 kuruş

    1. Üçüncü Daire maliye müfettiş-i sanisi

      · Calculated age 40 · 2,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  18. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Maliye müfettiş-i sanisi (İnfisal)

    1. Maliye müfettiş-i sanisi (İnfisal)

      · Calculated age 41

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  19. 1889/90 (AH 1307)MuhasebeciBire · 1,800 kuruş

    1. Muhasebeci

      Bire · Calculated age 42 · 1,800 kuruş

      [1]

  20. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Muhasebeci · 2 career entriesBire · 1,800 kuruş

    1. Muhasebeci

      Bire · Calculated age 43 · 1,800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Muhasebeci (Azil)

      Bire · Calculated age 43

      [1]

  21. Undated entriesTahrirat kalemi görevlisi (İstifa) · 3 career entriesTravnik · Bosna · Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki) · 1,800 kuruş

Recorded pay

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

01,2502,5001869/70AH 12861890/91AH 13081869/70 (AH 1286) · Tahrirat kalemi görevlisi · Travnik · age 21 · 20 kuruş1870/71 (AH 1287) · Tahrirat kalemi görevlisi · Travnik · age 22 · 20 kuruş · Source-bounded service1870/71 (AH 1287) · Tahrirat kalemi görevlisi · Travnik · age 22 · 50 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · Vilayet muhasebesi görevlisi · Bosna · age 23 · 120 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · Vilayet muhasebesi görevlisi · Bosna · age 24 · 120 kuruş · Source-bounded service1873/74 (AH 1290) · Vilayet muhasebesi görevlisi · Bosna · age 25 · 120 kuruş · Source-bounded service1873/74 (AH 1290) · Mal Müdürü · Konitsa (Koniçe) · age 25 · 380 kuruş1874/75 (AH 1291) · Mal Müdürü · Konitsa (Koniçe) · age 26 · 380 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · Aşar başkâtibi · Sarajevo (Saraybosna) · age 27 · 500 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · Mal Müdürü · Višegrad (Vişegrad) · age 27 · 380 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · Mal Müdürü · Višegrad (Vişegrad) · age 28 · 380 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Mal Müdürü · Višegrad (Vişegrad) · age 29 · 380 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Mal Müdürü · Višegrad (Vişegrad) · age 30 · 380 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Vilayet aşar müfettişi · Edirne · age 31 · 350 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Vilayet aşar müfettişi · Edirne · age 32 · 350 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Aşar nezareti refik-i sanisi · Edirne · age 32 · 350 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Aşar başkâtibi · Tekirdağ · age 32 · 600 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Aşar başkâtibi · Tekirdağ · age 33 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Aşar Memuru · Uzunköprü (Cisr-i Ergene) · age 33 · 800 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Aşar nezareti başkitabeti refik-i evveli · Edirne · age 33 · 1,600 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Aşar müdürü vekili · Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) · age 34 · 600 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Aşar ve ağnam müdürü · Gelibolu · age 34 · 1,500 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Aşar ve ağnam nezareti başkâtibi · Thessaloniki (Selanik) · age 36 · 1,750 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Üçüncü Daire maliye müfettiş-i sanisi · age 40 · 2,500 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Muhasebeci · Bire · age 42 · 1,800 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Muhasebeci · Bire · age 43 · 1,800 kuruş · Source-bounded service

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Travnik [source]
Birth year
1848/49 (AH 1265) [source]
Father’s occupation
Müderris [source]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; rüştiye; medrese [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
21 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Travnik [source]
First work year
1869/70 (AH 1286) [source]
Apprenticeship
0.583333 [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. Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Akhisarlı devlet adamları

    MELİHA AKDOĞAN · 2020 · Pages 48, 49, 50

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