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Mehmed Said Bey

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. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Mektubî-i Hariciye Kalemi mülazımı
  2. 1898/99 (AH 1316)ŞehbenderGolos · 1,800 kuruş
    1. Şehbender

      Golos · Calculated age 30 · 1,800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  3. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Şehbender · 3 career entriesGolos · Niš (Niş) · Yenişehir · 1,800 kuruş
    1. Şehbender

      Golos · Calculated age 31 · 1,800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Başşehbender

      Niš (Niş) · Calculated age 31 · 1,800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

    3. Şehbender

      Yenişehir · Calculated age 31 · 1,800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

09001,8001898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171898/99 (AH 1316) · Şehbender · Golos · age 30 · 1,800 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Şehbender · Golos · age 31 · 1,800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Başşehbender · Niš (Niş) · age 31 · 1,800 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Şehbender · Yenişehir · age 31 · 1,800 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
İstanbul [source]
Birth province
Dersaadet [source]
Birth year
1869/70 (AH 1286) [source]
Father’s occupation
Umur-ı Şehbenderî Kalemi mümeyyizi [source]

Education and languages

French
Kitâbet [1]
Turkish
Kitâbet [1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Ulum, fünun ve edebiyat şahadetnameleri [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Doğancılar Mekteb-i İbtidaisi; Mekteb-i Sultani [source]

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 year
1888/89 (AH 1306) [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. II. Abdülhamid dönemi sicil dosyalarına göre şehbenderler (1876-1909)

    BERİVAN SULTAN DUMAN · 2024 · Pages 220, 221

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