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Mehmed Sadık 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. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Telgrafhane mülazımıShkodër (İşkodra)
  2. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Telgrafhane mülazımıShkodër (İşkodra)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Telgrafhane mülazımı

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 21

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Telgrafhane mülazımı · 2 career entriesShkodër (İşkodra) · Elbasan (İlbasan) · 290 kuruş

    1. Telgrafhane mülazımı

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 22

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf Merkezi Muhabere Memuru

      Elbasan (İlbasan) · Calculated age 22 · 290 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  4. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Telgraf Merkezi Muhabere MemuruElbasan (İlbasan) · 290 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf Merkezi Muhabere Memuru

      Elbasan (İlbasan) · Calculated age 23 · 290 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Telgraf Merkezi Muhabere MemuruElbasan (İlbasan) · 290 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf Merkezi Muhabere Memuru

      Elbasan (İlbasan) · Calculated age 24 · 290 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Telgraf Merkezi Muhabere MemuruElbasan (İlbasan) · 290 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf Merkezi Muhabere Memuru

      Elbasan (İlbasan) · Calculated age 25 · 290 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Telgraf Merkezi Muhabere MemuruElbasan (İlbasan) · 290 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf Merkezi Muhabere Memuru

      Elbasan (İlbasan) · Calculated age 26 · 290 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Telgraf Merkezi Muhabere Memuru · 2 career entriesElbasan (İlbasan) · Shkodër (İşkodra) · 290; 300 kuruş

    1. Telgraf Merkezi Muhabere Memuru

      Elbasan (İlbasan) · Calculated age 27 · 290 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Muhabere Memuru · 2 career entriesShkodër (İşkodra) · zadrima · 300; 600 kuruş

    1. Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Muhabere Memuru

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 28 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdürü

      zadrima · Calculated age 28 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  10. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdürüzadrima · Lezhë (Leş) · 540; 600 kuruş

    1. Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdürü

      zadrima · Calculated age 29 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdürü

      Lezhë (Leş) · Calculated age 29 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

    3. Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdürü

      Lezhë (Leş) · Calculated age 29 · 540 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  11. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi MüdürüLezhë (Leş) · 540 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdürü

      Lezhë (Leş) · Calculated age 30 · 540 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi MüdürüLezhë (Leş) · 540 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdürü

      Lezhë (Leş) · Calculated age 31 · 540 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi MüdürüLezhë (Leş) · 540 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdürü

      Lezhë (Leş) · Calculated age 32 · 540 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi MüdürüLezhë (Leş) · 540 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdürü

      Lezhë (Leş) · Calculated age 33 · 540 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi MüdürüLezhë (Leş) · 540 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdürü

      Lezhë (Leş) · Calculated age 34 · 540 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi MüdürüLezhë (Leş) · 540 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdürü

      Lezhë (Leş) · Calculated age 35 · 540 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi MüdürüLezhë (Leş) · 540 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdürü

      Lezhë (Leş) · Calculated age 36 · 540 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi MüdürüLezhë (Leş) · Shkodër (İşkodra) · 540; 900 kuruş

    1. Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdürü

      Lezhë (Leş) · Calculated age 37 · 540 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdürü

      Shkodër (İşkodra) · Calculated age 37 · 900 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

04509001889/90AH 13071904/05AH 13221889/90 (AH 1307) · Telgraf Merkezi Muhabere Memuru · Elbasan (İlbasan) · age 22 · 290 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Telgraf Merkezi Muhabere Memuru · Elbasan (İlbasan) · age 23 · 290 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Telgraf Merkezi Muhabere Memuru · Elbasan (İlbasan) · age 24 · 290 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Telgraf Merkezi Muhabere Memuru · Elbasan (İlbasan) · age 25 · 290 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Telgraf Merkezi Muhabere Memuru · Elbasan (İlbasan) · age 26 · 290 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Telgraf Merkezi Muhabere Memuru · Elbasan (İlbasan) · age 27 · 290 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Muhabere Memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 27 · 300 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Muhabere Memuru · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 28 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdürü · zadrima · age 28 · 600 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdürü · zadrima · age 29 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdürü · Lezhë (Leş) · age 29 · 600 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdürü · Lezhë (Leş) · age 29 · 540 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdürü · Lezhë (Leş) · age 30 · 540 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdürü · Lezhë (Leş) · age 31 · 540 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdürü · Lezhë (Leş) · age 32 · 540 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdürü · Lezhë (Leş) · age 33 · 540 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdürü · Lezhë (Leş) · age 34 · 540 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdürü · Lezhë (Leş) · age 35 · 540 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdürü · Lezhë (Leş) · age 36 · 540 kuruş · Source-bounded service1904/05 (AH 1322) · Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdürü · Lezhë (Leş) · age 37 · 540 kuruş · Source-bounded service1904/05 (AH 1322) · Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdürü · Shkodër (İşkodra) · age 37 · 900 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
İşkodra [source]
Birth province
İşkodra [source]
Birth year
1868/69 (AH 1285) [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67/250 [1]BOA. DH. SAİDd., 67/250, s. 497 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okuryazar [1]
Education
Sıbyan Mektebi; Rüşdiye [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
20 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
İşkodra [source]
First work year
1887/88 (AH 1305) [source]
Apprenticeship
1.5 [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 Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde görev yapan İşkodralı devlet memurları

    AHMET MURAT ATABAY · 2022 · Pages 234, 235

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