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Mehmed Rüşdü 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. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Narman nahiye müdürüNarman (Namervan) · 360 kuruş
    1. Narman nahiye müdürü

      Narman (Namervan) · Calculated age 27 · 360 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  2. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Infisal
    1. Infisal

      · Calculated age 28

      [1]

  3. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Günyüzü nahiye müdürüGünyüzü · 482 kuruş
    1. Günyüzü nahiye müdürü

      Günyüzü · Calculated age 32 · 482 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  4. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Günyüzü nahiye müdürü · 2 career entriesGünyüzü · Bâlâ · 482; 600 kuruş
    1. Günyüzü nahiye müdürü

      Günyüzü · Calculated age 33 · 482 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Bâlâ kaymakam vekili

      Bâlâ · Calculated age 33 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  5. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Günyüzü nahiye müdürüGünyüzü · 482 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Günyüzü nahiye müdürü

      Günyüzü · Calculated age 34 · 482 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Günyüzü nahiye müdürüGünyüzü · 482 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Günyüzü nahiye müdürü

      Günyüzü · Calculated age 35 · 482 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Günyüzü nahiye müdürüGünyüzü · 482 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Günyüzü nahiye müdürü

      Günyüzü · Calculated age 36 · 482 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Günyüzü nahiye müdürüGünyüzü · 482 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Günyüzü nahiye müdürü

      Günyüzü · Calculated age 37 · 482 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Günyüzü nahiye müdürü · 2 career entriesGünyüzü · 482 kuruş
    1. Günyüzü nahiye müdürü

      Günyüzü · Calculated age 38 · 482 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. İstifa

      · Calculated age 38

      [1]

  10. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Fatsa kaymakamı · 2 career entriesFatsa · 1,000 kuruş
    1. Fatsa kaymakamı

      Fatsa · Calculated age 39 · 1,000 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Azil

      · Calculated age 39

      [1]

  11. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Akçadağ kaymakamıAkçadağ · 1,250 kuruş
    1. Akçadağ kaymakamı

      Akçadağ · Calculated age 41 · 1,250 kuruş

      [1]

  12. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Besni kaymakamıBesni · 1,250 kuruş
    1. Besni kaymakamı

      Besni · Calculated age 42 · 1,250 kuruş

      [1]

  13. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Akçadağ kaymakamıAkçadağ · 1,250 kuruş
    1. Akçadağ kaymakamı

      Akçadağ · Calculated age 43 · 1,250 kuruş

      [1]

  14. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Darende kaymakamıDarende · 1,100 kuruş
    1. Darende kaymakamı

      Darende · Calculated age 45 · 1,100 kuruş

      [1]

  15. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Yıldızeli kaymakamıYıldızeli (Yenihan) · 1,100 kuruş
    1. Yıldızeli kaymakamı

      Yıldızeli (Yenihan) · Calculated age 46 · 1,100 kuruş

      [1]

  16. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Divriği kaymakamıDivriği · 1,100 kuruş
    1. Divriği kaymakamı

      Divriği · Calculated age 47 · 1,100 kuruş

      [1]

  17. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Divriği kaymakamıDivriği · 990; 1,100 kuruş
    1. Divriği kaymakamı

      Divriği · Calculated age 48 · 1,100 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Divriği kaymakamı

      Divriği · Calculated age 48 · 990 kuruş

      [1]

  18. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Erbil kaymakamıErbil · 1,575 kuruş
    1. Erbil kaymakamı

      Erbil · Calculated age 49 · 1,575 kuruş

      [1]

  19. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Salahiye kaymakamıKifri (Salahiye) · 1,575 kuruş
    1. Salahiye kaymakamı

      Kifri (Salahiye) · Calculated age 50 · 1,575 kuruş

      [1]

  20. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Azil
    1. Azil

      · Calculated age 54

      [1]

  21. Undated entriesGörevin sona ermesi · 17 career entriesKirkuk (Kerkük) · Suşehri · Akçadağ · Besni · Darende · Yıldızeli (Yenihan) · Divriği · Erbil · Kifri (Salahiye) · 198 kuruş
    1. İzin

      [1] · 2 linked entries

    2. Suşehri kaymakam vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Suşehri

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Akçadağ kaymakamı (Nakil)

      Akçadağ

      Recorded service ending

      [1] · 2 linked entries

    4. Besni kaymakamı (Nakil)

      Besni

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    5. Darende kaymakamı (Nakil)

      Darende

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    6. Yıldızeli kaymakamı (Nakil)

      Yıldızeli (Yenihan)

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    7. Nakil

      [1] · 2 linked entries

Recorded pay

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

0787.51,5751876/77AH 12931898/99AH 13161876/77 (AH 1293) · Narman nahiye müdürü · Narman (Namervan) · age 27 · 360 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Günyüzü nahiye müdürü · Günyüzü · age 32 · 482 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Günyüzü nahiye müdürü · Günyüzü · age 33 · 482 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Bâlâ kaymakam vekili · Bâlâ · age 33 · 600 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Günyüzü nahiye müdürü · Günyüzü · age 34 · 482 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Günyüzü nahiye müdürü · Günyüzü · age 35 · 482 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Günyüzü nahiye müdürü · Günyüzü · age 36 · 482 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Günyüzü nahiye müdürü · Günyüzü · age 37 · 482 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Günyüzü nahiye müdürü · Günyüzü · age 38 · 482 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Fatsa kaymakamı · Fatsa · age 39 · 1,000 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Akçadağ kaymakamı · Akçadağ · age 41 · 1,250 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Besni kaymakamı · Besni · age 42 · 1,250 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Akçadağ kaymakamı · Akçadağ · age 43 · 1,250 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Darende kaymakamı · Darende · age 45 · 1,100 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Yıldızeli kaymakamı · Yıldızeli (Yenihan) · age 46 · 1,100 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · Divriği kaymakamı · Divriği · age 47 · 1,100 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Divriği kaymakamı · Divriği · age 48 · 1,100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Divriği kaymakamı · Divriği · age 48 · 990 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Erbil kaymakamı · Erbil · age 49 · 1,575 kuruş1898/99 (AH 1316) · Salahiye kaymakamı · Kifri (Salahiye) · age 50 · 1,575 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
kafkasya [source]
Birth year
1849/50 (AH 1266) [source]
Archive references
DH. SAİD. d. 10/769 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education
Mekteb-i Sıbyan [source]
Education level equivalent
4 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.
Qualification
İmtihanla üçüncü sınıf kaymakamlığa intihap [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
27 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Narman [source]
First-salary field
360 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
First work year
1876/77 (AH 1293) [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 kayıtlarına göre Kafkas doğumlu devlet memurları

    SULTAN AYDIN · 2023 · Pages 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130

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