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Muharrem Bey

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. 1868/69 (AH 1285)Zabtiye müfettişiShkodër (İşkodra) · 300 kuruş

    1. Zabtiye müfettişi

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 31 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Zabtiye müfettişiShkodër (İşkodra) · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Zabtiye müfettişi

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 32 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Zabtiye müfettişiShkodër (İşkodra) · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Zabtiye müfettişi

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 33 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Zabtiye müfettişi · 2 career entriesShkodër (İşkodra) · 300; 400 kuruş

    1. Zabtiye müfettişi

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 34 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tezkere memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 34 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Tezkere memuruShkodër (İşkodra) · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tezkere memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 35 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Tezkere memuru · 3 career entriesShkodër (İşkodra) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 400; 500 kuruş

    1. Tezkere memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 36 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tezkere memuru (İnfisal)

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 36

      [1]

    3. Duhan İnhisarı müfettişi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 36 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  7. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Duhan İnhisarı müfettişiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Duhan İnhisarı müfettişi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 37 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Duhan İnhisarı müfettişiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Duhan İnhisarı müfettişi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 38 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Duhan İnhisarı müfettişi · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · Stolac (İstolça) · 500; 1,850 kuruş

    1. Duhan İnhisarı müfettişi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 39 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam

      Stolac (İstolça) · Calculated age 39 · 1,850 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  10. 1877/78 (AH 1294)KaymakamStolac (İstolça) · 1,850 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kaymakam

      Stolac (İstolça) · Calculated age 40 · 1,850 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1878 (AH 1295)Kaymakam · 2 career entriesStolac (İstolça) · 1,850 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Stolac (İstolça) · Calculated age 41 · 1,850 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam (İnfisal)

      Stolac (İstolça) · Calculated age 41

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  12. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Nahiye MüdürüLangaza · Katerini (Katerin) · 800 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Langaza · Calculated age 42

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    2. Nahiye Müdürü

      Katerini (Katerin) · Calculated age 42 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  13. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Nahiye Müdürü · 2 career entriesKaterini (Katerin) · Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) · 800; 1,750 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Katerini (Katerin) · Calculated age 43 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam

      Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) · Calculated age 43 · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  14. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Kaymakam · 4 career entriesAlexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) · Evreşe (Gelibolu Sancağı) · Ahtebolu · 800; 1,000; 1,750 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) · Calculated age 44 · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Nahiye Müdürü

      Evreşe (Gelibolu Sancağı) · Calculated age 44 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    3. Nahiye müdürü (İnfisal)

      Evreşe (Gelibolu Sancağı) · Calculated age 44

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    4. Kaymakam Muavini

      Ahtebolu · Calculated age 44 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  15. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Kaymakam Muavini · 2 career entriesAhtebolu · Babaeski (Baba-yı Atik) · 1,000; 1,250 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam Muavini

      Ahtebolu · Calculated age 45 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam

      Babaeski (Baba-yı Atik) · Calculated age 45 · 1,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  16. 1882/83 (AH 1300)KaymakamBabaeski (Baba-yı Atik) · Lüleburgaz · 750; 1,250 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Babaeski (Baba-yı Atik) · Calculated age 46 · 1,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam

      Lüleburgaz · Calculated age 46 · 750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  17. 1883/84 (AH 1301)KaymakamLüleburgaz · 750 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kaymakam

      Lüleburgaz · Calculated age 47 · 750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1884/85 (AH 1302)KaymakamLüleburgaz · Çorlu · 750 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Lüleburgaz · Calculated age 48 · 750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam

      Çorlu · Calculated age 48 · 750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  19. 1885/86 (AH 1303)KaymakamÇorlu · Havza · Hayrabolu · 750; 1,250 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Çorlu · Calculated age 49 · 750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam

      Havza · Calculated age 49 · 1,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    3. Kaymakam

      Hayrabolu · Calculated age 49 · 1,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  20. 1886/87 (AH 1304)KaymakamHayrabolu · Lüleburgaz · 1,250; 1,750 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Hayrabolu · Calculated age 50 · 1,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam

      Lüleburgaz · Calculated age 50 · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  21. 1887/88 (AH 1305)KaymakamLüleburgaz · 1,750 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kaymakam

      Lüleburgaz · Calculated age 51 · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1888/89 (AH 1306)KaymakamLüleburgaz · Cesrarkene · 1,750 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Lüleburgaz · Calculated age 52 · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam

      Cesrarkene · Calculated age 52 · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  23. 1889/90 (AH 1307)KaymakamCesrarkene · 1,750 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kaymakam

      Cesrarkene · Calculated age 53 · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1890/91 (AH 1308)KaymakamCesrarkene · Ahtebolu · 1,750 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Cesrarkene · Calculated age 54 · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam

      Ahtebolu · Calculated age 54 · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  25. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Kaymakam · 3 career entriesAhtebolu · Margilic · 1,750 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Ahtebolu · Calculated age 55 · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam (Azil)

      Ahtebolu · Calculated age 55

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    3. Kaymakam

      Margilic · Calculated age 55 · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  26. 1894/95 (AH 1312)KaymakamGerenbe · 1,750 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Gerenbe · Calculated age 58 · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  27. 1895/96 (AH 1313)KaymakamKastoria (Kesriye) · 1,750 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Kastoria (Kesriye) · Calculated age 59 · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  28. 1896/97 (AH 1314)KaymakamKastoria (Kesriye) · 1,575 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Kastoria (Kesriye) · Calculated age 60 · 1,575 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  29. 1897/98 (AH 1315)KaymakamKastoria (Kesriye) · 1,575 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kaymakam

      Kastoria (Kesriye) · Calculated age 61 · 1,575 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  30. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Kaymakam · 2 career entriesKastoria (Kesriye) · 1,575 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Kastoria (Kesriye) · Calculated age 62 · 1,575 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam (Azil)

      Kastoria (Kesriye) · Calculated age 62

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  31. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)İkinci sınıf kaymakamErdek · 1,575 kuruş

    1. İkinci sınıf kaymakam

      Erdek · Calculated age 63 · 1,575 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  32. 1900/01 (AH 1318)KaymakamBartın · 1,575 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Bartın · Calculated age 64 · 1,575 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  33. Undated entriesKaymakam · 10 career entriesMargilic · Gerenbe · Kastoria (Kesriye) · Erdek · Bartın · 1,575; 1,750 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Margilic · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam (Nakil)

      Margilic

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Kaymakam

      Gerenbe · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    4. Kaymakam (Nakil)

      Gerenbe

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    5. Kaymakam

      Kastoria (Kesriye) · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    6. Kaymakam (Azil)

      Kastoria (Kesriye)

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    7. Kaymakam

      Erdek · 1,575 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    8. Kaymakam (Nakil)

      Erdek

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    9. Kaymakam

      Bartın · 1,575 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    10. Kaymakam (İnfisal)

      Bartın

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

09251,8501868/69AH 12851900/01AH 13181868/69 (AH 1285) · Zabtiye müfettişi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 31 · 300 kuruş1869/70 (AH 1286) · Zabtiye müfettişi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 32 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1870/71 (AH 1287) · Zabtiye müfettişi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 33 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1871/72 (AH 1288) · Zabtiye müfettişi · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 34 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1871/72 (AH 1288) · Tezkere memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 34 · 400 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · Tezkere memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 35 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1873/74 (AH 1290) · Tezkere memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 36 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1873/74 (AH 1290) · Duhan İnhisarı müfettişi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 36 · 500 kuruş1874/75 (AH 1291) · Duhan İnhisarı müfettişi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 37 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · Duhan İnhisarı müfettişi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 38 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Duhan İnhisarı müfettişi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 39 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Kaymakam · Stolac (İstolça) · age 39 · 1,850 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Kaymakam · Stolac (İstolça) · age 40 · 1,850 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Kaymakam · Stolac (İstolça) · age 41 · 1,850 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Nahiye Müdürü · Katerini (Katerin) · age 42 · 800 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Nahiye Müdürü · Katerini (Katerin) · age 43 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Kaymakam · Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) · age 43 · 1,750 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Kaymakam · Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) · age 44 · 1,750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Nahiye Müdürü · Evreşe (Gelibolu Sancağı) · age 44 · 800 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Kaymakam Muavini · Ahtebolu · age 44 · 1,000 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Kaymakam Muavini · Ahtebolu · age 45 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Kaymakam · Babaeski (Baba-yı Atik) · age 45 · 1,250 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Kaymakam · Babaeski (Baba-yı Atik) · age 46 · 1,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Kaymakam · Lüleburgaz · age 46 · 750 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Kaymakam · Lüleburgaz · age 47 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Kaymakam · Lüleburgaz · age 48 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Kaymakam · Çorlu · age 48 · 750 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · Kaymakam · Çorlu · age 49 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Kaymakam · Havza · age 49 · 1,250 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · Kaymakam · Hayrabolu · age 49 · 1,250 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · Kaymakam · Hayrabolu · age 50 · 1,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Kaymakam · Lüleburgaz · age 50 · 1,750 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Kaymakam · Lüleburgaz · age 51 · 1,750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Kaymakam · Lüleburgaz · age 52 · 1,750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Kaymakam · Cesrarkene · age 52 · 1,750 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Kaymakam · Cesrarkene · age 53 · 1,750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Kaymakam · Cesrarkene · age 54 · 1,750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Kaymakam · Ahtebolu · age 54 · 1,750 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Kaymakam · Ahtebolu · age 55 · 1,750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Kaymakam · Margilic · age 55 · 1,750 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Kaymakam · Gerenbe · age 58 · 1,750 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · Kaymakam · Kastoria (Kesriye) · age 59 · 1,750 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Kaymakam · Kastoria (Kesriye) · age 60 · 1,575 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Kaymakam · Kastoria (Kesriye) · age 61 · 1,575 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Kaymakam · Kastoria (Kesriye) · age 62 · 1,575 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · İkinci sınıf kaymakam · Erdek · age 63 · 1,575 kuruş1900/01 (AH 1318) · Kaymakam · Bartın · age 64 · 1,575 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
İşkodra [source]
Birth year
1838/39 (AH 1254) [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİDd., 04/530, s.1056 [1]

Education and languages

Rum (as recorded)
Tekellüm [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education
Atik Mekteb-i Mülki [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
31 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
İşkodra [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
1868/69 (AH 1285) [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

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Documentary sources

  1. Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde görev yapan İşkodralı devlet memurları

    AHMET MURAT ATABAY · 2022 · Pages 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251

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