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Tahir Rüşdü 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. 1891/92 (AH 1309)rüşdiye muallimiErbaa · 200 kuruş

    1. rüşdiye muallimi

      Erbaa · Calculated age 19 · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  2. 1893/94 (AH 1311)idadi muallimi (Farsça, hüsn-i hat/kitabet, hat, tarih, coğrafya)Amasya · 850 kuruş

    1. idadi muallimi (Farsça, hüsn-i hat/kitabet, hat, tarih, coğrafya)

      Amasya · Calculated age 21 · 850 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  3. 1894/95 (AH 1312)idadi ikinci muavin ve muallim (coğrafya, Türkçe)Sivas · 800 kuruş

    1. idadi ikinci muavin ve muallim (coğrafya, Türkçe)

      Sivas · Calculated age 22 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  4. 1895/96 (AH 1313)idadi ikinci muavin ve muallim (coğrafya, Türkçe)SivasContinuing service described by the source

    1. idadi ikinci muavin ve muallim (coğrafya, Türkçe)

      Sivas · Calculated age 23

      Broader service field: Education

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1896/97 (AH 1314)idadi ikinci muavin ve muallim (coğrafya, Türkçe)SivasContinuing service described by the source

    1. idadi ikinci muavin ve muallim (coğrafya, Türkçe)

      Sivas · Calculated age 24

      Broader service field: Education

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1897/98 (AH 1315)idadi ikinci muavin ve muallim (coğrafya, Türkçe)SivasContinuing service described by the source

    1. idadi ikinci muavin ve muallim (coğrafya, Türkçe)

      Sivas · Calculated age 25

      Broader service field: Education

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1898/99 (AH 1316)idadi ikinci muavin ve muallim (coğrafya, Türkçe) · 2 career entriesSivas

    1. idadi ikinci muavin ve muallim (coğrafya, Türkçe)

      Sivas · Calculated age 26

      Broader service field: Education

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. idadi ikinci muavin, ahlak ve edebiyat muallimi

      Sivas · Calculated age 26

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  8. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)idadi birinci muavin ve muallimDiyarbakır

    1. idadi birinci muavin ve muallim

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 27

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  9. 1900/01 (AH 1318)idadi müdürü ve muallimiServia (Serfiçe) · 1,150 kuruş

    1. idadi müdürü ve muallimi

      Servia (Serfiçe) · Calculated age 28 · 1,150 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  10. 1901/02 (AH 1319)idadi müdürü ve muallimiSivas · 1,120 kuruş

    1. idadi müdürü ve muallimi

      Sivas · Calculated age 29 · 1,120 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  11. 1902/03 (AH 1320)idadi müdürü ve muallimi (+tarih) (Nakil) · 2 career entriesSivas · 1,800 kuruş

    1. idadi müdürü ve muallimi (+tarih) (Nakil)

      Sivas · Calculated age 30

      Broader service field: Education

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    2. vilayet maarif müdürü

      Sivas · Calculated age 30 · 1,800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  12. 1903/04 (AH 1321)vilayet maarif müdürü · 2 career entriesSivas · 160; 1,800 kuruş

    1. vilayet maarif müdürü

      Sivas · Calculated age 31 · 1,800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. idadi kanun ve iktisat muallimi (ilave)

      Sivas · Calculated age 31 · 160 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  13. 1904/05 (AH 1322)vilayet maarif müdürüSivas · 1,800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. vilayet maarif müdürü

      Sivas · Calculated age 32 · 1,800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1905/06 (AH 1323)vilayet maarif müdürüSivas · 1,800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. vilayet maarif müdürü

      Sivas · Calculated age 33 · 1,800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1906/07 (AH 1324)vilayet maarif müdürüSivas · 1,800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. vilayet maarif müdürü

      Sivas · Calculated age 34 · 1,800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1907/08 (AH 1325)vilayet maarif müdürüSivas · 1,800 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. vilayet maarif müdürü

      Sivas · Calculated age 35 · 1,800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1908/09 (AH 1326)vilayet maarif müdürü · 5 career entriesSivas · Jerusalem (Kudüs) · Jaffa (Yafa) · Kastamonu · 1,800; 2,000; 2,500 kuruş

    1. vilayet maarif müdürü

      Sivas · Calculated age 36 · 1,800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. maarif müdürü

      Jerusalem (Kudüs) · Calculated age 36 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

    3. kaymakam vekili

      Jaffa (Yafa) · Calculated age 36

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    4. kaymakam vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Jaffa (Yafa) · Calculated age 36

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    5. vilayet maarif müdürü

      Kastamonu · Calculated age 36 · 2,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  18. 1909/10 (AH 1327)idadi mektepleri müfettişiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 2,000 kuruş

    1. idadi mektepleri müfettişi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 37 · 2,000 kuruş

      [1]

  19. 1910/11 (AH 1328)nezaret müfettişiIstanbul (Dersaadet)
  20. Undated entriesidadi ikinci muavin ve muallim · 3 career entriesSivas · 900; 950; 1,320 kuruş

    1. idadi ikinci muavin ve muallim

      Sivas · 900 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

    2. idadi ikinci muavin ve muallim

      Sivas · 950 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

    3. idadi müdürü ve muallimi (+tarih)

      Sivas · 1,320 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

01,2502,5001891/92AH 13091909/10AH 13271891/92 (AH 1309) · rüşdiye muallimi · Erbaa · age 19 · 200 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · idadi muallimi (Farsça, hüsn-i hat/kitabet, hat, tarih, coğrafya) · Amasya · age 21 · 850 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · idadi ikinci muavin ve muallim (coğrafya, Türkçe) · Sivas · age 22 · 800 kuruş1900/01 (AH 1318) · idadi müdürü ve muallimi · Servia (Serfiçe) · age 28 · 1,150 kuruş1901/02 (AH 1319) · idadi müdürü ve muallimi · Sivas · age 29 · 1,120 kuruş1902/03 (AH 1320) · vilayet maarif müdürü · Sivas · age 30 · 1,800 kuruş1903/04 (AH 1321) · vilayet maarif müdürü · Sivas · age 31 · 1,800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · idadi kanun ve iktisat muallimi (ilave) · Sivas · age 31 · 160 kuruş1904/05 (AH 1322) · vilayet maarif müdürü · Sivas · age 32 · 1,800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · vilayet maarif müdürü · Sivas · age 33 · 1,800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1906/07 (AH 1324) · vilayet maarif müdürü · Sivas · age 34 · 1,800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1907/08 (AH 1325) · vilayet maarif müdürü · Sivas · age 35 · 1,800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1908/09 (AH 1326) · vilayet maarif müdürü · Sivas · age 36 · 1,800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1908/09 (AH 1326) · maarif müdürü · Jerusalem (Kudüs) · age 36 · 2,000 kuruş1908/09 (AH 1326) · vilayet maarif müdürü · Kastamonu · age 36 · 2,500 kuruş1909/10 (AH 1327) · idadi mektepleri müfettişi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 37 · 2,000 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Hacıali Köyü [source]
Birth year
1873/74 (AH 1290) [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD., No: 108, s. 225 [1]BOA. DH. SAİD., No: 108, s. 226 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Tekellüm [source]
French
Aşina [source]
Persian
Aşina [source]
Turkish
Tekellüm [source]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Aliyyü'l-âlâ diploma 1312; Arapça ilimler diploması [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Tokat medresesi; Yüksek Öğretmen Okulu (Darülmuallimin-i Âliye) Edebiyat Şubesi [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
19 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Erbaa [source]
First-salary field
200 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
1891/92 (AH 1309) [source]

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 döneminde Tokatlı devlet memurları ( 1879-1909 )

    ÜMMÜHAN UĞURLU · 2013 · Pages 265, 266, 267, 268, 269

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