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Mehmed Şevki 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. 1877/78 (AH 1294)stajyerTrabzon Vilayeti Mektubcu Kalemi

    1. stajyer

      Trabzon Vilayeti Mektubcu Kalemi · Calculated age 25

      [1]

  2. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Nahiye MüdürüÇine Nahiyesi · 400 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Çine Nahiyesi · Calculated age 27 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  3. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Nahiye MüdürüÇine NahiyesiContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Çine Nahiyesi · Calculated age 28

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Nahiye MüdürüÇine Nahiyesi · Bozüyük Nahiyesi · 400 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Çine Nahiyesi · Calculated age 29

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Nahiye Müdürü

      Bozüyük Nahiyesi · Calculated age 29 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  5. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Nahiye MüdürüBozüyük Nahiyesi · Karacasu Nahiyesi · Subice Nahiyesi · 480; 640 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Bozüyük Nahiyesi · Calculated age 30

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Nahiye Müdürü

      Karacasu Nahiyesi · Calculated age 30 · 640 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    3. Nahiye Müdürü

      Subice Nahiyesi · Calculated age 30 · 480 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  6. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Nahiye MüdürüSubice Nahiyesi · 480 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Subice Nahiyesi · Calculated age 31 · 480 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Nahiye MüdürüSubice Nahiyesi · 480 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Subice Nahiyesi · Calculated age 32 · 480 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Nahiye MüdürüSubice Nahiyesi · 480 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Subice Nahiyesi · Calculated age 33 · 480 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Nahiye MüdürüSubice Nahiyesi · 480 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Subice Nahiyesi · Calculated age 34 · 480 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Nahiye MüdürüSubice Nahiyesi · 480 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Subice Nahiyesi · Calculated age 35 · 480 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Nahiye MüdürüSubice Nahiyesi · 480 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Subice Nahiyesi · Calculated age 36 · 480 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Nahiye MüdürüSubice Nahiyesi · 480 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Subice Nahiyesi · Calculated age 37 · 480 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Nahiye Müdürü · 2 career entriesSubice Nahiyesi · 480 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Subice Nahiyesi · Calculated age 38 · 480 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. nahiye müdürü (İstifa)

      Subice Nahiyesi · Calculated age 38

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  14. 1892/93 (AH 1310)KaymakamGürün · 1,100 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Gürün · Calculated age 41 · 1,100 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  15. 1893/94 (AH 1311)KaymakamTalas (Tenos olarak yazılmış) · 1,100 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Talas (Tenos olarak yazılmış) · Calculated age 42 · 1,100 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  16. 1894/95 (AH 1312)KaymakamSalihli · 1,250 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Salihli · Calculated age 43 · 1,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  17. 1896/97 (AH 1314)KaymakamSöke · 1,125; 1,250 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Söke · Calculated age 45 · 1,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam

      Söke · Calculated age 45 · 1,125 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  18. 1898/99 (AH 1316)KaymakamÇine · 1,125 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Çine · Calculated age 47 · 1,125 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  19. 1901/02 (AH 1319)KaymakamBuldan · 1,125 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Buldan · Calculated age 50 · 1,125 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  20. 1906/07 (AH 1324)KaymakamSalihli · 1,125 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Salihli · Calculated age 55 · 1,125 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  21. 1907/08 (AH 1325)KaymakamSalihli · 1,125 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kaymakam

      Salihli · Calculated age 56 · 1,125 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Kaymakam · 3 career entriesSalihli · 1,125 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Salihli · Calculated age 57 · 1,125 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. kaymakam (Azil)

      Salihli · Calculated age 57

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Azil

      · Calculated age 57

      [1]

  23. 1909/10 (AH 1327)Tekaüt · 2 career entriesMihalıççık · 375; 1,500 kuruş

    1. Tekaüt

      · Calculated age 58 · 375 kuruş · career status entry

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam

      Mihalıççık · Calculated age 58 · 1,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  24. 1910/11 (AH 1328)KaymakamMihalıççık · Nallıhan · 1,500 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Mihalıççık · Calculated age 59 · 1,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam

      Nallıhan · Calculated age 59 · 1,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  25. Undated entriesKaymakam · 2 career entriesDiyadin · 1,250 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Diyadin · 1,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    2. kaymakam (Nakil)

      Diyadin

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

07501,5001878/79AH 12961910/11AH 13281878/79 (AH 1296) · Nahiye Müdürü · Çine Nahiyesi · age 27 · 400 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Nahiye Müdürü · Bozüyük Nahiyesi · age 29 · 400 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Nahiye Müdürü · Karacasu Nahiyesi · age 30 · 640 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Nahiye Müdürü · Subice Nahiyesi · age 30 · 480 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Nahiye Müdürü · Subice Nahiyesi · age 31 · 480 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Nahiye Müdürü · Subice Nahiyesi · age 32 · 480 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Nahiye Müdürü · Subice Nahiyesi · age 33 · 480 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Nahiye Müdürü · Subice Nahiyesi · age 34 · 480 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Nahiye Müdürü · Subice Nahiyesi · age 35 · 480 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Nahiye Müdürü · Subice Nahiyesi · age 36 · 480 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Nahiye Müdürü · Subice Nahiyesi · age 37 · 480 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Nahiye Müdürü · Subice Nahiyesi · age 38 · 480 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Kaymakam · Gürün · age 41 · 1,100 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Kaymakam · Talas (Tenos olarak yazılmış) · age 42 · 1,100 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Kaymakam · Salihli · age 43 · 1,250 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Kaymakam · Söke · age 45 · 1,250 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Kaymakam · Söke · age 45 · 1,125 kuruş1898/99 (AH 1316) · Kaymakam · Çine · age 47 · 1,125 kuruş1901/02 (AH 1319) · Kaymakam · Buldan · age 50 · 1,125 kuruş1906/07 (AH 1324) · Kaymakam · Salihli · age 55 · 1,125 kuruş1907/08 (AH 1325) · Kaymakam · Salihli · age 56 · 1,125 kuruş · Source-bounded service1908/09 (AH 1326) · Kaymakam · Salihli · age 57 · 1,125 kuruş · Source-bounded service1909/10 (AH 1327) · Tekaüt · age 58 · 375 kuruş · Retirement entry1909/10 (AH 1327) · Kaymakam · Mihalıççık · age 58 · 1,500 kuruş1910/11 (AH 1328) · Kaymakam · Mihalıççık · age 59 · 1,500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1910/11 (AH 1328) · Kaymakam · Nallıhan · age 59 · 1,500 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Malatya [source]
Birth year
1852/53 (AH 1269) [source]
Archive references
DH. SAİD.00022.00141, s. 269 - 270 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
öğrenim (yeterlik belirtilmemiş) [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Mekteb-i Mülkiye diploması [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Malatya Cami-i Kebir Medresesi; İstanbul Süleymaniye Dökmeci-yi Sani Medresesi; Mekteb-i Mülkiye (diploma) [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
25 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Trabzon Vilayeti Mektubcu Kalemi [source]
First work year
1877/78 (AH 1294) [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 ahval defterlerine göre Malatya doğumlu memurlar: 1879-1909

    RAMAZAN ÇELEM · 2014 · Pages 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319

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