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Mehmet Kemal 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. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Muhasebe kalemi memuruKarahisar · 390 kuruş

    1. Muhasebe kalemi memuru

      Karahisar · 390 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  2. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Muhasebe kalemi memuruKarahisar · 390 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Muhasebe kalemi memuru

      Karahisar · 390 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Muhasebe kalemi memuruKarahisar · 390 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Muhasebe kalemi memuru

      Karahisar · 390 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1878 (AH 1295)Muhasebe kalemi memuruKarahisar · 390 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Muhasebe kalemi memuru

      Karahisar · 390 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Muhasebe kalemi memuruKarahisar · 390 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Muhasebe kalemi memuru

      Karahisar · 390 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Muhasebe kalemi memuru · 2 career entriesKarahisar · 390; 450 kuruş

    1. Muhasebe kalemi memuru

      Karahisar · 390 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Sandık emini

      Karahisar · 450 kuruş

      [1]

  7. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Sandık eminiKarahisar · 450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sandık emini

      Karahisar · 450 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Sandık eminiKarahisar · 450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Sandık emini

      Karahisar · 450 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Sandık emini · 2 career entriesKarahisar · 400; 450 kuruş

    1. Sandık emini

      Karahisar · 450 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru

      Karahisar · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  10. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Düyun-ı Umumiye memuruKarahisar · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru

      Karahisar · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Düyun-ı Umumiye memuruKarahisar · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru

      Karahisar · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Düyun-ı Umumiye memuruKarahisar · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru

      Karahisar · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Düyun-ı Umumiye memuruKarahisar · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru

      Karahisar · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru · 2 career entriesKarahisar · 400; 500 kuruş

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru

      Karahisar · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Evkaf-ı Hümayun Deavi Kalemi mukayyidi · 2 career entriesKarahisar · 400; 500 kuruş

    1. Evkaf-ı Hümayun Deavi Kalemi mukayyidi

      · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Belediye reisi

      Karahisar · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  16. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Evkaf-ı Hümayun Deavi Kalemi mukayyidi · 3 career entriesTiflis · 500; 1,000 kuruş

    1. Evkaf-ı Hümayun Deavi Kalemi mukayyidi

      · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Evkaf-ı Hümayun Deavi Kalemi mukayyidi (İnfisal)

      [1]

  17. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Evkaf muhasebecisi (Azil)Tiflis

    1. Evkaf muhasebecisi (Azil)

      Tiflis

      [1]

  18. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Belediye reisiKarahisar · 500 kuruş

    1. Belediye reisi

      Karahisar · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  19. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Belediye reisi · 2 career entriesKarahisar · 500 kuruş

    1. Belediye reisi

      Karahisar · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Belediye reisi (İnfisal)

      Karahisar

      [1]

  20. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Evkaf muhasebecisiDiyarbakır · 1,350 kuruş
  21. 1907/08 (AH 1325)Evkaf muhasebecisiDiyarbakır · 1,350 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Evkaf muhasebecisi

      Diyarbakır · 1,350 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Evkaf muhasebecisi · 4 career entriesDiyarbakır · Erzurum · Sivas · 1,350; 1,800; 2,000 kuruş

    1. Evkaf muhasebecisi

      Diyarbakır · 1,350 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Evkaf muhasebecisi (Nakil)

      Diyarbakır

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    4. Evkaf müdürü

      Sivas · 2,000 kuruş

      [1]

  23. 1909/10 (AH 1327)Evkaf memuriyeti (İnfisal) · 2 career entries · 750 kuruş

    1. Evkaf memuriyeti (İnfisal)

      [1]

  24. 1911 (AH 1329)Evkaf müdürü (Azil)Sivas

    1. Evkaf müdürü (Azil)

      Sivas

      [1]

  25. Undated entriesTahrirat kitabetinde mülazımKarahisar · 300 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat kitabetinde mülazım

      Karahisar · 300 kuruş

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

01,0002,0001875/76AH 12921909/10AH 13271875/76 (AH 1292) · Muhasebe kalemi memuru · Karahisar · 390 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · Muhasebe kalemi memuru · Karahisar · 390 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Muhasebe kalemi memuru · Karahisar · 390 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Muhasebe kalemi memuru · Karahisar · 390 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Muhasebe kalemi memuru · Karahisar · 390 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Muhasebe kalemi memuru · Karahisar · 390 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Sandık emini · Karahisar · 450 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Sandık emini · Karahisar · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Sandık emini · Karahisar · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Sandık emini · Karahisar · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru · Karahisar · 400 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru · Karahisar · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru · Karahisar · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru · Karahisar · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru · Karahisar · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru · Karahisar · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Evkaf-ı Hümayun Deavi Kalemi mukayyidi · 500 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Evkaf-ı Hümayun Deavi Kalemi mukayyidi · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Belediye reisi · Karahisar · 400 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Evkaf-ı Hümayun Deavi Kalemi mukayyidi · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Evkaf muhasebecisi · Tiflis · 1,000 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Belediye reisi · Karahisar · 500 kuruş1900/01 (AH 1318) · Belediye reisi · Karahisar · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1906/07 (AH 1324) · Evkaf muhasebecisi · Diyarbakır · 1,350 kuruş1907/08 (AH 1325) · Evkaf muhasebecisi · Diyarbakır · 1,350 kuruş · Source-bounded service1908/09 (AH 1326) · Evkaf muhasebecisi · Diyarbakır · 1,350 kuruş · Source-bounded service1908/09 (AH 1326) · Evkaf muhasebecisi · Erzurum · 1,800 kuruş1908/09 (AH 1326) · Evkaf müdürü · Sivas · 2,000 kuruş1909/10 (AH 1327) · Kadro harici maaş tahsisi (Mazuliyet) · 750 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Bosna [source]
Father’s occupation
Mutasarrıf [source]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]Okuryazar [1]
Education detail
Mukaddemât-ı ulûm; sarf, nahiv, Arabî ve Gülistân öğrenimi [source]
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; rüşdiye [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
17 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Karahisar [source]
First-salary field
300 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.

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 Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Bosna doğumlu memurlar

    MEHMET AKGÜN · 2017 · Pages 102, 103

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