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İbrahim Edhem Efendi①

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. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Telgrafhane stajyeriShkodër (İşkodra)
  2. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Telgrafhane stajyeriShkodër (İşkodra)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Telgrafhane stajyeri

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 17

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Telgrafhane stajyeriShkodër (İşkodra)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Telgrafhane stajyeri

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 18

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Telgrafhane stajyeri · 3 career entriesShkodër (İşkodra) · Peshkopi (Debre-i Zir) · 300 kuruş

    1. Telgrafhane stajyeri

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 19

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgrafhane stajyeri (Nakil)

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 19

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Peshkopi (Debre-i Zir) · Calculated age 19 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  5. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Telgraf muhabere memuru · 3 career entriesPeshkopi (Debre-i Zir) · Bitola (Manastır) · 300 kuruş

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Peshkopi (Debre-i Zir) · Calculated age 20 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf muhabere memuru (Nakil)

      Peshkopi (Debre-i Zir) · Calculated age 20

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Bitola (Manastır) · Calculated age 20 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  6. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Telgraf muhabere memuru · 3 career entriesBitola (Manastır) · Sjenica (Seniçe) · 300 kuruş

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Bitola (Manastır) · Calculated age 21 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf muhabere memuru (Nakil)

      Bitola (Manastır) · Calculated age 21

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Sjenica (Seniçe) · Calculated age 21 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  7. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Telgraf muhabere memuruSjenica (Seniçe) · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Sjenica (Seniçe) · Calculated age 22 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Telgraf muhabere memuruSjenica (Seniçe) · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Sjenica (Seniçe) · Calculated age 23 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Telgraf muhabere memuru · 3 career entriesSjenica (Seniçe) · Pristina (Priştine) · 300 kuruş

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Sjenica (Seniçe) · Calculated age 24 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf muhabere memuru (Nakil)

      Sjenica (Seniçe) · Calculated age 24

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Pristina (Priştine) · Calculated age 24 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  10. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Telgraf muhabere memuruPristina (Priştine) · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Pristina (Priştine) · Calculated age 25 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Telgraf muhabere memuruPristina (Priştine) · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Pristina (Priştine) · Calculated age 26 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Telgraf muhabere memuru · 3 career entriesPristina (Priştine) · Edirne · 300; 400 kuruş

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Pristina (Priştine) · Calculated age 27 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf muhabere memuru (Nakil)

      Pristina (Priştine) · Calculated age 27

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Telgraf ve posta merkezleri muhabere memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 27 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  13. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Telgraf ve posta merkezleri muhabere memuruEdirne · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf ve posta merkezleri muhabere memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 28 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Telgraf ve posta merkezleri muhabere memuruEdirne · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf ve posta merkezleri muhabere memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 29 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Telgraf ve posta merkezleri muhabere memuruEdirne · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf ve posta merkezleri muhabere memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 30 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Telgraf ve posta merkezleri muhabere memuru · 3 career entriesEdirne · Xanthi (İskeçe) · 380; 400 kuruş

    1. Telgraf ve posta merkezleri muhabere memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 31 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf ve posta merkezleri muhabere memuru (Nakil)

      Edirne · Calculated age 31

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  17. Undated entriesTahrirat Kalemi başmübeyyiziPristina (Priştine) · 400 kuruş

Recorded pay

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

02004001882/83AH 13001894/95AH 13121882/83 (AH 1300) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Peshkopi (Debre-i Zir) · age 19 · 300 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Peshkopi (Debre-i Zir) · age 20 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Bitola (Manastır) · age 20 · 300 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Bitola (Manastır) · age 21 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Sjenica (Seniçe) · age 21 · 300 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Sjenica (Seniçe) · age 22 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Sjenica (Seniçe) · age 23 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Sjenica (Seniçe) · age 24 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Pristina (Priştine) · age 24 · 300 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Pristina (Priştine) · age 25 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Pristina (Priştine) · age 26 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Pristina (Priştine) · age 27 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Telgraf ve posta merkezleri muhabere memuru · Edirne · age 27 · 400 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Telgraf ve posta merkezleri muhabere memuru · Edirne · age 28 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Telgraf ve posta merkezleri muhabere memuru · Edirne · age 29 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Telgraf ve posta merkezleri muhabere memuru · Edirne · age 30 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Telgraf ve posta merkezleri muhabere memuru · Edirne · age 31 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Telgraf ve posta merkezleri muhabere memuru · Xanthi (İskeçe) · age 31 · 380 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Priştine [source]
Birth year
1864/65 (AH 1281) [source]
Archive references
BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 90-485 [1]

Education and languages

Italian
Tekellüm [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; rüştiye mektebi [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
18 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
İşkodra [source]
First work year
1879/80 (AH 1297) [source]
Apprenticeship
3 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

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 Priştineli memurlar

    ÖMER CAN · 2023 · Pages 161, 162

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