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Mehmed ġakir 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. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Rüsum-ı Sitte Seyyar Heyet-i Teftiş kâtibi · 2 career entriesAleppo (Halep) · 300 kuruş

    2. Rüsum-ı Sitte Seyyar Heyet-i Teftiş kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 27

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  2. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Rüsum-ı Sitte memuru · 2 career entriesJisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur) · 60 kuruş

    2. Rüsum-ı Sitte memuru (İnfisal)

      Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur) · Calculated age 28

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  3. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Rüsum-ı Sitte memuruSamandağ (Süveydiye) · 250; 350 kuruş

    1. Rüsum-ı Sitte memuru

      Samandağ (Süveydiye) · Calculated age 29 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Rüsum-ı Sitte memuru

      Samandağ (Süveydiye) · Calculated age 29 · 350 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Rüsum-ı Sitte memuru · 2 career entriesSamandağ (Süveydiye) · 350 kuruş

    1. Rüsum-ı Sitte memuru

      Samandağ (Süveydiye) · Calculated age 30 · 350 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. istifa (İnfisal)

      Samandağ (Süveydiye) · Calculated age 30

      [1]

  5. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Düyun-ı Umumiye başkâtibiMersin · 400 kuruş

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye başkâtibi

      Mersin · Calculated age 31 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  6. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Düyun-ı Umumiye başkâtibi · 2 career entriesMersin · Silifke · 600 kuruş

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye başkâtibi

      Mersin · Calculated age 32

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Düyun-ı Umumiye merkez memuru

      Silifke · Calculated age 32 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  7. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Düyun-ı Umumiye merkez memuru · 2 career entriesSilifke · 600 kuruş

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye merkez memuru

      Silifke · Calculated age 33 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Düyun-ı Umumiye merkez memuru (İnfisal)

      Silifke · Calculated age 33

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  8. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Düyun-ı Umumiye memuruJisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur) · 300; 400 kuruş
  9. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Düyun-ı Umumiye memuruJisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru

      Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur) · Calculated age 35

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Düyun-ı Umumiye memuruJisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur) · 400 kuruş

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru

      Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur) · Calculated age 36

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Düyun-ı Umumiye memuruJisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru

      Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur) · Calculated age 37

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Düyun-ı Umumiye memuruJisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur) · Şanlıurfa (Urfa) · 400; 450 kuruş

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru

      Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur) · Calculated age 38

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru

      Şanlıurfa (Urfa) · Calculated age 38 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru

      Şanlıurfa (Urfa) · Calculated age 38 · 450 kuruş

      [1]

  13. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Düyun-ı Umumiye memuruŞanlıurfa (Urfa)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru

      Şanlıurfa (Urfa) · Calculated age 39

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru · 4 career entriesŞanlıurfa (Urfa) · Birecik · Aleppo (Halep) · 150; 450 kuruş

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru

      Şanlıurfa (Urfa) · Calculated age 40

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Düyun-ı Umumiye memur vekili

      Birecik · Calculated age 40 · 150 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Düyun-ı Umumiye memur vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Birecik · Calculated age 40

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  15. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti tahrirat müsevvidiAleppo (Halep) · 450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti tahrirat müsevvidi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 41 · 450 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti tahrirat müsevvidi · 3 career entriesAleppo (Halep) · İskenderun · 150; 450 kuruş

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti tahrirat müsevvidi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 42 · 450 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Düyun-ı Umumiye memur vekili

      İskenderun · Calculated age 42 · 150 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Düyun-ı Umumiye memur vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      İskenderun · Calculated age 42

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  17. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti tahrirat müsevvidiAleppo (Halep) · 450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti tahrirat müsevvidi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 43 · 450 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti tahrirat müsevvidi · 3 career entriesAleppo (Halep) · 450 kuruş

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti tahrirat müsevvidi

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 44 · 450 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. tahrirat müsevvidi (ham maaş)

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 44 · 450 kuruş

      [1]

    3. tahrirat müsevvidi (ham maaş) (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 44

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  19. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti başkâtibiAntakya · 500 kuruş

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti başkâtibi

      Antakya · Calculated age 45 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  20. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti başkâtibiAntakyaContinuing service described by the source

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti başkâtibi

      Antakya · Calculated age 46

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti başkâtibi · 3 career entriesAntakya · Aleppo (Halep)

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti başkâtibi

      Antakya · Calculated age 47

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti muhasebe başkâtip vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 47

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  22. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti başkâtibiAntakyaContinuing service described by the source

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti başkâtibi

      Antakya · Calculated age 48

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti başkâtibi · 3 career entriesAntakya · 600 kuruş

    1. Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti başkâtibi

      Antakya · Calculated age 49

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti başkâtibi

      Antakya · Calculated age 49 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

    3. azil (rüşvet tahkikatı) (Azil)

      Antakya · Calculated age 49

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

03006001881/82AH 12991903/04AH 13211881/82 (AH 1299) · Rüsum-ı Sitte Seyyar Heyet-i Teftiş kâtibi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 27 · 300 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Rüsum-ı Sitte memuru · Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur) · age 28 · 60 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Rüsum-ı Sitte memuru · Samandağ (Süveydiye) · age 29 · 250 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Rüsum-ı Sitte memuru · Samandağ (Süveydiye) · age 29 · 350 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · Rüsum-ı Sitte memuru · Samandağ (Süveydiye) · age 30 · 350 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Düyun-ı Umumiye başkâtibi · Mersin · age 31 · 400 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · Düyun-ı Umumiye merkez memuru · Silifke · age 32 · 600 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Düyun-ı Umumiye merkez memuru · Silifke · age 33 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru · Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur) · age 34 · 400 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru · Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur) · age 34 · 300 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru · Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur) · age 36 · 400 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru · Şanlıurfa (Urfa) · age 38 · 400 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru · Şanlıurfa (Urfa) · age 38 · 450 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Düyun-ı Umumiye memur vekili · Birecik · age 40 · 150 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti tahrirat müsevvidi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 40 · 450 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti tahrirat müsevvidi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 41 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti tahrirat müsevvidi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 42 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Düyun-ı Umumiye memur vekili · İskenderun · age 42 · 150 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti tahrirat müsevvidi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 43 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti tahrirat müsevvidi · Aleppo (Halep) · age 44 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · tahrirat müsevvidi (ham maaş) · Aleppo (Halep) · age 44 · 450 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti başkâtibi · Antakya · age 45 · 500 kuruş1903/04 (AH 1321) · Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti başkâtibi · Antakya · age 49 · 600 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Antakya [source]
Birth year
1855/56 (AH 1272) [source]
Father’s occupation
Tüccar [source]
Religion
İslam [source]
Archive references
BOA.DH.SAĠD.,No:185,s.162 [1]BOA.DH.SAİD.,No:109,s.325 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education
sıbyan; rüştiye [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
27 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Halep [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.
First work year
1881/82 (AH 1299) [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 Antakyalı devlet memurları, 1879 - 1909

    NAZİR ÇETİN · 2015 · Pages 204, 205, 206, 207

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