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Mehmet Eşref 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)Vergi kâtibiDağardı · 300 kuruş
    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Dağardı · Calculated age 20 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Vergi kâtibi · 2 career entriesDağardı · 300 kuruş
    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Dağardı · Calculated age 21 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vergi kâtibi (İstifa)

      Dağardı · Calculated age 21

      [1]

  3. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Tahrir-i Vergi kâtibi · 2 career entriesPazar Köyü · Ertugrul · 400; 500 kuruş
    1. Tahrir-i Vergi kâtibi

      Pazar Köyü · Calculated age 22 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Vergi kâtibi

      Ertugrul · Calculated age 22 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Vergi kâtibiErtugrul · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Ertugrul · Calculated age 23 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Vergi kâtibiErtugrul · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Ertugrul · Calculated age 24 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Vergi kâtibiErtugrul · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Ertugrul · Calculated age 25 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Vergi kâtibiErtugrul · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Ertugrul · Calculated age 26 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Vergi kâtibiErtugrul · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Ertugrul · Calculated age 27 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Vergi kâtibiErtugrul · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Ertugrul · Calculated age 28 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Vergi kâtibiErtugrul · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Ertugrul · Calculated age 29 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Vergi kâtibiErtugrul · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Ertugrul · Calculated age 30 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Vergi kâtibi · 2 career entriesErtugrul · 500 kuruş
    1. Vergi kâtibi

      Ertugrul · Calculated age 31 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vergi kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Ertugrul · Calculated age 31

      [1]

  13. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Tahrir-i Vergi kâtibi (İnfisal) · 2 career entriesSandıklı · Aziziye · 600 kuruş
    1. Tahrir-i Vergi kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Sandıklı · Calculated age 34

      [1]

    2. Mal Müdürü

      Aziziye · Calculated age 34 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  14. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Mal müdürü (İnfisal)Aziziye
    1. Mal müdürü (İnfisal)

      Aziziye · Calculated age 38

      [1]

  15. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Mal müdürü (Azil)Aziziye
    1. Mal müdürü (Azil)

      Aziziye · Calculated age 41

      [1]

  16. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Mal MüdürüÇal · 540 kuruş
    1. Mal Müdürü

      Çal · Calculated age 43 · 540 kuruş

      [1]

  17. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Mal Müdürü · 2 career entriesÇal · 540 kuruş
    1. Mal Müdürü

      Çal · Calculated age 44 · 540 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mal müdürü (Azil)

      Çal · Calculated age 44

      [1]

  18. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Mal MüdürüBodrum · 540 kuruş
    1. Mal Müdürü

      Bodrum · Calculated age 45 · 540 kuruş

      [1]

  19. 1907/08 (AH 1325)Tadilat-ı Umumiye 4. Fırka memuru · 2 career entriesAydın Vilayeti · 900 kuruş
    1. Tadilat-ı Umumiye 4. Fırka memuru

      Aydın Vilayeti · Calculated age 46 · 900 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Tadilat-ı Umumiye 4. Fırka memuru (Azil)

      Aydın Vilayeti · Calculated age 46

      [1]

  20. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Muhasebe mümeyyiziBitlis · 810 kuruş
    1. Muhasebe mümeyyizi

      Bitlis · Calculated age 47 · 810 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  21. 1909/10 (AH 1327)Muhasebe mümeyyizi · 2 career entriesBitlis · 810 kuruş
    1. Muhasebe mümeyyizi

      Bitlis · Calculated age 48 · 810 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

    2. Muhasebe mümeyyizi (İnfisal)

      Bitlis · Calculated age 48

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  22. Undated entriesTahrir-i Vergi kâtibi · 4 career entriesSandıklı · Aziziye · Çal · Bodrum · 500; 540 kuruş
    1. Mal Müdürü

      Aziziye · 540 kuruş

      [1] · 2 linked entries

    2. Mal müdürü (İnfisal)

      Bodrum

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

04509001881/82AH 12991909/10AH 13271881/82 (AH 1299) · Vergi kâtibi · Dağardı · age 20 · 300 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Vergi kâtibi · Dağardı · age 21 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Tahrir-i Vergi kâtibi · Pazar Köyü · age 22 · 400 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Vergi kâtibi · Ertugrul · age 22 · 500 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · Vergi kâtibi · Ertugrul · age 23 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Vergi kâtibi · Ertugrul · age 24 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Vergi kâtibi · Ertugrul · age 25 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Vergi kâtibi · Ertugrul · age 26 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Vergi kâtibi · Ertugrul · age 27 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Vergi kâtibi · Ertugrul · age 28 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Vergi kâtibi · Ertugrul · age 29 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Vergi kâtibi · Ertugrul · age 30 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Vergi kâtibi · Ertugrul · age 31 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Mal Müdürü · Aziziye · age 34 · 600 kuruş1904/05 (AH 1322) · Mal Müdürü · Çal · age 43 · 540 kuruş1905/06 (AH 1323) · Mal Müdürü · Çal · age 44 · 540 kuruş · Source-bounded service1906/07 (AH 1324) · Mal Müdürü · Bodrum · age 45 · 540 kuruş1907/08 (AH 1325) · Tadilat-ı Umumiye 4. Fırka memuru · Aydın Vilayeti · age 46 · 900 kuruş1908/09 (AH 1326) · Muhasebe mümeyyizi · Bitlis · age 47 · 810 kuruş1909/10 (AH 1327) · Muhasebe mümeyyizi · Bitlis · age 48 · 810 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Kütahya [source]
Birth year
1862/63 (AH 1279) [source]
Father’s occupation
Kütahya Sancağı Tahrir-i Vergi memuru [source]
Archive references
BOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.341 [1]BOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.341-342 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Memurin Maliye İtimat Komisyonu imtihanı; âlâ dereceli şehadetname [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education detail
Dinî ilimlere giriş; bir miktar Arapça ve Farsça öğrenimi [source]
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; medrese [source]
Education level equivalent
4 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
20 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Dağardı [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 Defterleri'nde Osmanlı Dönemi Kütahyalı memurlar

    MUSTAFA KOCAKAYA · 2018 · Pages 125, 126, 127, 128, 129

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