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MEHMET TEVFİK 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. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Mekteb-i Fünun-ı Mülkiye öğrencisi
  2. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Mülâzım-ı evvel, 2. tabur 1. bölük
  3. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Nahiye MüdürüHoşalay · 400; 540 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Hoşalay · Calculated age 26 · 540 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    2. Nahiye Müdürü

      Hoşalay · Calculated age 26 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  4. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Nahiye MüdürüHoşalay · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Hoşalay · Calculated age 27 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

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

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Hoşalay · Calculated age 28 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

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

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Hoşalay · Calculated age 29 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Nahiye MüdürüHoşalay · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Hoşalay · Calculated age 30 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Nahiye MüdürüHoşalay · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Hoşalay · Calculated age 31 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Nahiye Müdürü · 2 career entriesHoşalay · 400 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Hoşalay · Calculated age 32 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Nahiye müdürü (İstifa)

      Hoşalay · Calculated age 32

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  10. 1887/88 (AH 1305)KaymakamCuma · 1,250 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Cuma · Calculated age 34 · 1,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  11. 1888/89 (AH 1306)KaymakamCuma · 1,250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kaymakam

      Cuma · Calculated age 35 · 1,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1889/90 (AH 1307)KaymakamCuma · 1,250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kaymakam

      Cuma · Calculated age 36 · 1,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Kaymakam · 2 career entriesCuma · 1,250 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Cuma · Calculated age 37 · 1,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam (İstifa)

      Cuma · Calculated age 37

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  14. 1891/92 (AH 1309)KaymakamHazze'l-İkrar · 1,750 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Hazze'l-İkrar · Calculated age 38 · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  15. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Kaymakam vekili · 2 career entriesAkar · 700 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam vekili

      Akar · Calculated age 40 · 700 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Akar · Calculated age 40

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  16. 1894/95 (AH 1312)KaymakamTiberias (Taberiye) · 1,750 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Tiberias (Taberiye) · Calculated age 41 · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  17. 1896/97 (AH 1314)KaymakamSalat · 1,575; 1,750 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Salat · Calculated age 43 · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam

      Salat · Calculated age 43 · 1,575 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  18. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Kaymakam (Azil)Re'sül-ayn

    1. Kaymakam (Azil)

      Re'sül-ayn · Calculated age 46

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  19. 1900/01 (AH 1318)KaymakamGharyan (Garyan) · 2,250 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Gharyan (Garyan) · Calculated age 47 · 2,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  20. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Kaymakam (İnfisal) · 4 career entriesGharyan (Garyan) · Cebel-i Garbi · 900; 2,250 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam (İnfisal)

      Gharyan (Garyan) · Calculated age 49

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    2. Mutasarrıf vekili

      Cebel-i Garbi · Calculated age 49 · 900 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    3. Mutasarrıf vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Cebel-i Garbi · Calculated age 49

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    4. Kaymakam

      Gharyan (Garyan) · Calculated age 49 · 2,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  21. 1903/04 (AH 1321)KaymakamGharyan (Garyan) · 2,250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kaymakam

      Gharyan (Garyan) · Calculated age 50 · 2,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1904/05 (AH 1322)KaymakamGharyan (Garyan) · 2,250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kaymakam

      Gharyan (Garyan) · Calculated age 51 · 2,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1905/06 (AH 1323)KaymakamGharyan (Garyan) · 2,250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kaymakam

      Gharyan (Garyan) · Calculated age 52 · 2,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1906/07 (AH 1324)KaymakamGharyan (Garyan) · 2,250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kaymakam

      Gharyan (Garyan) · Calculated age 53 · 2,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  25. 1907/08 (AH 1325)Kaymakam · 2 career entriesGharyan (Garyan) · 2,250 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Gharyan (Garyan) · Calculated age 54 · 2,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam (İstifa)

      Gharyan (Garyan) · Calculated age 54

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  26. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Mazuliyet · 750 kuruş

    1. Mazuliyet

      · Calculated age 55 · 750 kuruş · career status entry

      [1]

  27. Undated entriesKaymakam · 7 career entriesHazze'l-İkrar · Tiberias (Taberiye) · Salat · Gharyan (Garyan) · 1,750; 2,250 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Hazze'l-İkrar · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1] · 2 linked entries

    2. Kaymakam (İnfisal)

      Hazze'l-İkrar

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1] · 2 linked entries

    3. Kaymakam

      Tiberias (Taberiye) · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    4. Kaymakam (İnfisal)

      Tiberias (Taberiye)

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    5. Kaymakam

      Salat · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    6. Kaymakam (İnfisal)

      Salat

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    7. Kaymakam

      Gharyan (Garyan) · 2,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

01,1252,2501879/80AH 12971908/09AH 13261879/80 (AH 1297) · Nahiye Müdürü · Hoşalay · age 26 · 540 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Nahiye Müdürü · Hoşalay · age 26 · 400 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Nahiye Müdürü · Hoşalay · age 27 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Nahiye Müdürü · Hoşalay · age 28 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Nahiye Müdürü · Hoşalay · age 29 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Nahiye Müdürü · Hoşalay · age 30 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Nahiye Müdürü · Hoşalay · age 31 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Nahiye Müdürü · Hoşalay · age 32 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Kaymakam · Cuma · age 34 · 1,250 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Kaymakam · Cuma · age 35 · 1,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Kaymakam · Cuma · age 36 · 1,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Kaymakam · Cuma · age 37 · 1,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Kaymakam · Hazze'l-İkrar · age 38 · 1,750 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Kaymakam vekili · Akar · age 40 · 700 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Kaymakam · Tiberias (Taberiye) · age 41 · 1,750 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Kaymakam · Salat · age 43 · 1,750 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Kaymakam · Salat · age 43 · 1,575 kuruş1900/01 (AH 1318) · Kaymakam · Gharyan (Garyan) · age 47 · 2,250 kuruş1902/03 (AH 1320) · Mutasarrıf vekili · Cebel-i Garbi · age 49 · 900 kuruş1902/03 (AH 1320) · Kaymakam · Gharyan (Garyan) · age 49 · 2,250 kuruş1903/04 (AH 1321) · Kaymakam · Gharyan (Garyan) · age 50 · 2,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1904/05 (AH 1322) · Kaymakam · Gharyan (Garyan) · age 51 · 2,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Kaymakam · Gharyan (Garyan) · age 52 · 2,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1906/07 (AH 1324) · Kaymakam · Gharyan (Garyan) · age 53 · 2,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1907/08 (AH 1325) · Kaymakam · Gharyan (Garyan) · age 54 · 2,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1908/09 (AH 1326) · Mazuliyet · age 55 · 750 kuruş · Career status entry

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Akhisar [source]
Birth province
Bosna [source]
Birth year
1854/55 (AH 1271) [source]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Mülkiye şehadetnamesi; üçüncü, ikinci ve birinci sınıf kaymakamlık intihabnameleri [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Sıbyan ve rüştiye mektepleri; Mekteb-i Fünun-ı Mülkiye [source]

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 year
1875/76 (AH 1292) [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. Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Akhisarlı devlet adamları

    MELİHA AKDOĞAN · 2020 · Pages 53, 54, 55, 56, 57

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