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İbrahim Edhem 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. 1862/63 (AH 1279)Muhasebe ve tapu kalemleri mülazımıDamascus (Şam)
  2. 1867/68 (AH 1284)Arazi memuriyeti refik-i sanisi · 2 career entriesDamascus (Şam) · Suriye Vilayeti · 200; 300 kuruş

    1. Arazi memuriyeti refik-i sanisi

      Damascus (Şam) · Calculated age 23 · 200 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Defter-i hakani kalemi mukayyidi

      Suriye Vilayeti · Calculated age 23 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  3. 1868/69 (AH 1285)Defter-i hakani kalemi mukayyidiSuriye Vilayeti · 300; 350 kuruş

    1. Defter-i hakani kalemi mukayyidi

      Suriye Vilayeti · Calculated age 24 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Defter-i hakani kalemi mukayyidi

      Suriye Vilayeti · Calculated age 24 · 350 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Defter-i hakani kalemi mukayyidiSuriye Vilayeti · 350; 450 kuruş

    1. Defter-i hakani kalemi mukayyidi

      Suriye Vilayeti · Calculated age 25 · 350 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Defter-i hakani kalemi mukayyidi

      Suriye Vilayeti · Calculated age 25 · 450 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Defter-i hakani kalemi mukayyidiSuriye Vilayeti · 450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Defter-i hakani kalemi mukayyidi

      Suriye Vilayeti · Calculated age 26 · 450 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Defter-i hakani kalemi mukayyidi · 3 career entriesSuriye Vilayeti · Tripoli (Trablusşam) · 450; 950 kuruş

    1. Defter-i hakani kalemi mukayyidi

      Suriye Vilayeti · Calculated age 27 · 450 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Defter-i hakani kalemi mukayyidi (İnfisal)

      Suriye Vilayeti · Calculated age 27

      [1]

    3. Defter-i hakani memuru

      Tripoli (Trablusşam) · Calculated age 27 · 950 kuruş

      [1]

  7. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Defter-i hakani memuruTripoli (Trablusşam) · 950 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Defter-i hakani memuru

      Tripoli (Trablusşam) · Calculated age 28 · 950 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Defter-i hakani memuruTripoli (Trablusşam) · 950 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Defter-i hakani memuru

      Tripoli (Trablusşam) · Calculated age 29 · 950 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Defter-i hakani memuruTripoli (Trablusşam) · 950 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Defter-i hakani memuru

      Tripoli (Trablusşam) · Calculated age 30 · 950 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Defter-i hakani memuruTripoli (Trablusşam) · 950 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Defter-i hakani memuru

      Tripoli (Trablusşam) · Calculated age 31 · 950 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Defter-i hakani memuruTripoli (Trablusşam) · 950 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Defter-i hakani memuru

      Tripoli (Trablusşam) · Calculated age 32 · 950 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Defter-i hakani memuruTripoli (Trablusşam) · 950 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Defter-i hakani memuru

      Tripoli (Trablusşam) · Calculated age 33 · 950 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1878 (AH 1295)Defter-i hakani memuruTripoli (Trablusşam) · 950 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Defter-i hakani memuru

      Tripoli (Trablusşam) · Calculated age 34 · 950 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Defter-i hakani memuru · 3 career entriesTripoli (Trablusşam) · Hama · 950 kuruş

    1. Defter-i hakani memuru

      Tripoli (Trablusşam) · Calculated age 35 · 950 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Defter-i hakani memuru (Nakil)

      Tripoli (Trablusşam) · Calculated age 35

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Defter-i hakani memur vekili

      Hama · Calculated age 35 · 950 kuruş

      [1]

  15. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Defter-i hakani memur vekili (Görevin sona ermesi) · 3 career entriesHama · Havran · 1,250 kuruş

    1. Defter-i hakani memur vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Hama · Calculated age 36

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    2. Defter-i hakani memur vekili (İnfisal)

      Hama · Calculated age 36

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Tahrirat müdürü

      Havran · Calculated age 36 · 1,250 kuruş

      [1]

  16. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Tahrirat müdürü · 3 career entriesHavran · Suriye Vilayeti · 1,200; 1,250 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat müdürü

      Havran · Calculated age 37 · 1,250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat müdürü (İnfisal)

      Havran · Calculated age 37

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Mektubi Kalemi Mümeyyizi

      Suriye Vilayeti · Calculated age 37 · 1,200 kuruş

      [1]

  17. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Mektubi Kalemi Mümeyyizi · 3 career entriesSuriye Vilayeti · Tripoli (Trablusşam) · 1,200; 1,500 kuruş

    1. Mektubi Kalemi Mümeyyizi

      Suriye Vilayeti · Calculated age 38 · 1,200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mektubi kalemi mümeyyizi (İnfisal)

      Suriye Vilayeti · Calculated age 38

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Tahrirat müdürü

      Tripoli (Trablusşam) · Calculated age 38 · 1,500 kuruş

      [1]

  18. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Tahrirat müdürü · 3 career entriesTripoli (Trablusşam) · Jenin (Cenin) · 1,500; 1,750 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat müdürü

      Tripoli (Trablusşam) · Calculated age 39 · 1,500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat müdürü (İnfisal)

      Tripoli (Trablusşam) · Calculated age 39

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Kaymakam

      Jenin (Cenin) · Calculated age 39 · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  19. 1883/84 (AH 1301)KaymakamJenin (Cenin) · 1,750 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kaymakam

      Jenin (Cenin) · Calculated age 40 · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1884/85 (AH 1302)KaymakamJenin (Cenin) · 1,750 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kaymakam

      Jenin (Cenin) · Calculated age 41 · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Kaymakam · 2 career entriesJenin (Cenin) · 1,750 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Jenin (Cenin) · Calculated age 42 · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam (Azil)

      Jenin (Cenin) · Calculated age 42

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  22. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Mektubi Kalemi MümeyyiziSuriye Vilayeti · 1,200 kuruş

    1. Mektubi Kalemi Mümeyyizi

      Suriye Vilayeti · Calculated age 43 · 1,200 kuruş

      [1]

  23. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Mektubi Kalemi Mümeyyizi · 2 career entriesSuriye Vilayeti · 1,200 kuruş

    1. Mektubi Kalemi Mümeyyizi

      Suriye Vilayeti · Calculated age 44 · 1,200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mektubi kalemi mümeyyizi (İnfisal)

      Suriye Vilayeti · Calculated age 44

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  24. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Suriye gazetesi muharririSuriye Vilayeti · 400; 500 kuruş

    1. Suriye gazetesi muharriri

      Suriye Vilayeti · Calculated age 47 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Suriye gazetesi muharriri

      Suriye Vilayeti · Calculated age 47 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  25. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Suriye gazetesi muharriri · 3 career entriesSuriye Vilayeti · 400 kuruş

    1. Suriye gazetesi muharriri

      Suriye Vilayeti · Calculated age 48 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Suriye gazetesi muharriri

      Suriye Vilayeti · Calculated age 48 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Meclis-i idare müdde-i umumisi

      Suriye Vilayeti · Calculated age 48

      [1]

  26. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Meclis-i idare başkâtibi (Nakil) · 4 career entriesSuriye Vilayeti · 1,000 kuruş

    1. Meclis-i idare başkâtibi (Nakil)

      Suriye Vilayeti · Calculated age 49

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    2. Mektubi Kalemi Mümeyyizi

      Suriye Vilayeti · Calculated age 49 · 1,000 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Meclis-i idare müdde-i umumisi

      Suriye Vilayeti · Calculated age 49

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    4. Meclis-i idare müdde-i umumisi (İnfisal)

      Suriye Vilayeti · Calculated age 49

      [1]

  27. Undated entriesDefter-i hakani memur vekili · 7 career entriesHama · Suriye Vilayeti · Beka · Humus · Vadiü’t-Ta’mim ve Doma · 0; 760; 1,250 kuruş

    2. Meclis-i idare başkâtibi

      Suriye Vilayeti · 1,250 kuruş

      [1]

    5. Aşar ihale memuru

      Humus

      [1] · 2 linked entries

    6. Aşar ihale memuru

      Vadiü’t-Ta’mim ve Doma

      [1]

    7. Meclis-i idare müstantıkı

      Suriye Vilayeti · 0 kuruş

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

08751,7501867/68AH 12841892/93AH 13101867/68 (AH 1284) · Arazi memuriyeti refik-i sanisi · Damascus (Şam) · age 23 · 200 kuruş1867/68 (AH 1284) · Defter-i hakani kalemi mukayyidi · Suriye Vilayeti · age 23 · 300 kuruş1868/69 (AH 1285) · Defter-i hakani kalemi mukayyidi · Suriye Vilayeti · age 24 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1868/69 (AH 1285) · Defter-i hakani kalemi mukayyidi · Suriye Vilayeti · age 24 · 350 kuruş1869/70 (AH 1286) · Defter-i hakani kalemi mukayyidi · Suriye Vilayeti · age 25 · 350 kuruş · Source-bounded service1869/70 (AH 1286) · Defter-i hakani kalemi mukayyidi · Suriye Vilayeti · age 25 · 450 kuruş1870/71 (AH 1287) · Defter-i hakani kalemi mukayyidi · Suriye Vilayeti · age 26 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1871/72 (AH 1288) · Defter-i hakani kalemi mukayyidi · Suriye Vilayeti · age 27 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1871/72 (AH 1288) · Defter-i hakani memuru · Tripoli (Trablusşam) · age 27 · 950 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · Defter-i hakani memuru · Tripoli (Trablusşam) · age 28 · 950 kuruş · Source-bounded service1873/74 (AH 1290) · Defter-i hakani memuru · Tripoli (Trablusşam) · age 29 · 950 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Defter-i hakani memuru · Tripoli (Trablusşam) · age 30 · 950 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · Defter-i hakani memuru · Tripoli (Trablusşam) · age 31 · 950 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Defter-i hakani memuru · Tripoli (Trablusşam) · age 32 · 950 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Defter-i hakani memuru · Tripoli (Trablusşam) · age 33 · 950 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Defter-i hakani memuru · Tripoli (Trablusşam) · age 34 · 950 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Defter-i hakani memuru · Tripoli (Trablusşam) · age 35 · 950 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Defter-i hakani memur vekili · Hama · age 35 · 950 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Tahrirat müdürü · Havran · age 36 · 1,250 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Tahrirat müdürü · Havran · age 37 · 1,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Mektubi Kalemi Mümeyyizi · Suriye Vilayeti · age 37 · 1,200 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Mektubi Kalemi Mümeyyizi · Suriye Vilayeti · age 38 · 1,200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Tahrirat müdürü · Tripoli (Trablusşam) · age 38 · 1,500 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Tahrirat müdürü · Tripoli (Trablusşam) · age 39 · 1,500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Kaymakam · Jenin (Cenin) · age 39 · 1,750 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Kaymakam · Jenin (Cenin) · age 40 · 1,750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Kaymakam · Jenin (Cenin) · age 41 · 1,750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Kaymakam · Jenin (Cenin) · age 42 · 1,750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Mektubi Kalemi Mümeyyizi · Suriye Vilayeti · age 43 · 1,200 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Mektubi Kalemi Mümeyyizi · Suriye Vilayeti · age 44 · 1,200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Suriye gazetesi muharriri · Suriye Vilayeti · age 47 · 500 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Suriye gazetesi muharriri · Suriye Vilayeti · age 47 · 400 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Suriye gazetesi muharriri · Suriye Vilayeti · age 48 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Suriye gazetesi muharriri · Suriye Vilayeti · age 48 · 400 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Mektubi Kalemi Mümeyyizi · Suriye Vilayeti · age 49 · 1,000 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Harput [source]
Birth year
1845 (AH 1261) [source]
Father’s occupation
Tüccar [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD 85-198 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Education
Şam sıbyan mektepleri; özel hocadan Fransızca dersleri [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
18 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Şam [source]
First work year
1862/63 (AH 1279) [source]
Apprenticeship
4 [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 ahvâl defterlerine göre Harputlu devlet adamları

    ENES MUTLUAY · 2018 · Pages 280, 281, 282, 283, 284

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