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Mehmed 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. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Mekke İmareti Arabî kâtibiMecca (Mekke) · 273 kuruş

    1. Mekke İmareti Arabî kâtibi

      Mecca (Mekke) · Calculated age 17 · 273 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Mekke İmareti Arabî kâtibiMecca (Mekke) · 273 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mekke İmareti Arabî kâtibi

      Mecca (Mekke) · Calculated age 18 · 273 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Mekke İmareti Arabî kâtibi · 3 career entriesMecca (Mekke) · 273; 600 kuruş

    1. Mekke İmareti Arabî kâtibi

      Mecca (Mekke) · Calculated age 19 · 273 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mekke İmareti Arabî kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Mecca (Mekke) · Calculated age 19

      [1]

  4. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Mekke İmareti divan kitâbeti muavini · 3 career entriesMecca (Mekke) · 600 kuruş

    1. Mekke İmareti divan kitâbeti muavini

      Mecca (Mekke) · Calculated age 20 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mekke İmareti divan kitâbeti muavini (İnfisal)

      Mecca (Mekke) · Calculated age 20

      [1]

  5. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Hicaz Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi mülazımıContinuing service described by the source

    1. Hicaz Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 21

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Hicaz Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi mülazımıContinuing service described by the source

    1. Hicaz Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 22

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Hicaz Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi mülazımı · 3 career entriesEl-Vech · 800 kuruş

    1. Hicaz Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi mülazımı

      · Calculated age 23

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. El-Vech kazası tahrirat kâtibi

      El-Vech · Calculated age 23 · 800 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Hicaz Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi görevlisi (İnfisal)

      · Calculated age 23

      [1]

  8. 1890/91 (AH 1308)El-Vech kazası tahrirat kâtibiEl-Vech · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. El-Vech kazası tahrirat kâtibi

      El-Vech · Calculated age 24 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1891/92 (AH 1309)El-Vech kazası tahrirat kâtibi · 2 career entriesEl-Vech · Ala · 800 kuruş

    1. El-Vech kazası tahrirat kâtibi

      El-Vech · Calculated age 25 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Hurma zekâtı tahsil memuru

      Ala · Calculated age 25

      [1]

  10. 1892/93 (AH 1310)El-Vech kazası tahrirat kâtibiEl-Vech · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. El-Vech kazası tahrirat kâtibi

      El-Vech · Calculated age 26 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1893/94 (AH 1311)El-Vech kazası tahrirat kâtibiEl-Vech · 800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. El-Vech kazası tahrirat kâtibi

      El-Vech · Calculated age 27 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1894/95 (AH 1312)El-Vech kazası tahrirat kâtibi · 3 career entriesEl-Vech · Ziba · 800; 1,000 kuruş

    1. El-Vech kazası tahrirat kâtibi

      El-Vech · Calculated age 28 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. El-Vech kazası tahrirat kâtibi (Nakil)

      El-Vech · Calculated age 28

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Ziba nahiyesi müdürü

      Ziba · Calculated age 28 · 1,000 kuruş

      [1] · 2 linked entries

  13. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Ziba nahiyesi müdürüZiba · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziba nahiyesi müdürü

      Ziba · Calculated age 29 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Ziba nahiyesi müdürüZiba · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziba nahiyesi müdürü

      Ziba · Calculated age 30 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Ziba nahiyesi müdürüZiba · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Ziba nahiyesi müdürü

      Ziba · Calculated age 31 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Ziba nahiyesi müdürü · 2 career entriesZiba · Emlec · 750; 1,000 kuruş

    1. Ziba nahiyesi müdürü

      Ziba · Calculated age 32 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Emlec nahiyesi müdürü

      Emlec · Calculated age 32 · 750 kuruş

      [1]

  17. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Emlec nahiyesi müdürüEmlec · 750 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Emlec nahiyesi müdürü

      Emlec · Calculated age 33 · 750 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Emlec nahiyesi müdürüEmlec · 750 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Emlec nahiyesi müdürü

      Emlec · Calculated age 34 · 750 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Emlec nahiyesi müdürüEmlec · 750 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Emlec nahiyesi müdürü

      Emlec · Calculated age 35 · 750 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Emlec nahiyesi müdürüEmlec · 750 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Emlec nahiyesi müdürü

      Emlec · Calculated age 36 · 750 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Emlec nahiyesi müdürü · 2 career entriesEmlec · 750 kuruş

    1. Emlec nahiyesi müdürü

      Emlec · Calculated age 37 · 750 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Emlec nahiyesi müdürü (Azil)

      Emlec · Calculated age 37

      [1]

  22. Undated entriesHicaz Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi görevlisi · 3 career entries · 100; 550; 750 kuruş

    2. Mazuliyet

      · 550 kuruş · career status entry

      [1]

    3. Mazuliyet

      · 750 kuruş · career status entry

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

05001,0001883/84AH 13011903/04AH 13211883/84 (AH 1301) · Mekke İmareti Arabî kâtibi · Mecca (Mekke) · age 17 · 273 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · Mekke İmareti Arabî kâtibi · Mecca (Mekke) · age 18 · 273 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Mekke İmareti Arabî kâtibi · Mecca (Mekke) · age 19 · 273 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Mekke İmareti divan kitâbeti muavini · Mecca (Mekke) · age 19 · 600 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · Mekke İmareti divan kitâbeti muavini · Mecca (Mekke) · age 20 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · El-Vech kazası tahrirat kâtibi · El-Vech · age 23 · 800 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · El-Vech kazası tahrirat kâtibi · El-Vech · age 24 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · El-Vech kazası tahrirat kâtibi · El-Vech · age 25 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · El-Vech kazası tahrirat kâtibi · El-Vech · age 26 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · El-Vech kazası tahrirat kâtibi · El-Vech · age 27 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · El-Vech kazası tahrirat kâtibi · El-Vech · age 28 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Ziba nahiyesi müdürü · Ziba · age 28 · 1,000 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · Ziba nahiyesi müdürü · Ziba · age 29 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Ziba nahiyesi müdürü · Ziba · age 30 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · Ziba nahiyesi müdürü · Ziba · age 31 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Ziba nahiyesi müdürü · Ziba · age 32 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Emlec nahiyesi müdürü · Emlec · age 32 · 750 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Emlec nahiyesi müdürü · Emlec · age 33 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Emlec nahiyesi müdürü · Emlec · age 34 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Emlec nahiyesi müdürü · Emlec · age 35 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Emlec nahiyesi müdürü · Emlec · age 36 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · Emlec nahiyesi müdürü · Emlec · age 37 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Mekke [source]
Birth year
1867/68 (AH 1284) [source]
Father’s occupation
Mekke İmareti eski divan kâtibi [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 125/9, s. 9 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [source]
Persian
Tekellüm [source]
Turkish
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [source]
Education
İbtidai mektepleri; özel öğretmen; Fatih Askerî Rüşdiyesi [source]
Qualification
Fatih Askerî Rüşdiyesinden şehâdetnâme alamadı [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education level equivalent
3 (original schooling-year field) [1]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
Mekke [source]
First-salary field
273 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
1883/84 (AH 1301) [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. Sicil-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Osmanlı Devletinde görev yapan hicazlı devlet memurları

    BEYHAN KACIROĞLU · 2021 · Pages 196, 197, 198

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