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Mehmed Feridun 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. 1863/64 (AH 1280)Sergi-i Osmanî idaresi görevlisiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 0 kuruş
  2. 1864/65 (AH 1281)Sergi-i Osmanî idaresi görevlisi · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 0 kuruş

    1. Sergi-i Osmanî idaresi görevlisi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 18 · 0 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1865/66 (AH 1282)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası mülazımı · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 500 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası mülazımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 19

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1868/69 (AH 1285)Viyana Sefareti ikinci serkâtibiViyana · 2,500 kuruş

    1. Viyana Sefareti ikinci serkâtibi

      Viyana · Calculated age 22 · 2,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  5. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Paris Sefareti başserkâtibiParis · 3,000 kuruş

    1. Paris Sefareti başserkâtibi

      Paris · Calculated age 26 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  6. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası mümeyyiziIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 3,500 kuruş
  7. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası mümeyyizi · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 3,500; 4,000 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası mümeyyizi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 30 · 3,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası serhalifesi · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 4,000 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası serhalifesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 31 · 4,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1878 (AH 1295)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası serhalifesiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 4,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası serhalifesi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 32 · 4,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Peşte başşehbenderiPeste · 3,000 kuruş

    1. Peşte başşehbenderi

      Peste · Calculated age 33 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  11. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Peşte başşehbenderiPeste · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Peşte başşehbenderi

      Peste · Calculated age 34 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Peşte başşehbenderiPeste · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Peşte başşehbenderi

      Peste · Calculated age 35 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Peşte başşehbenderiPeste · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Peşte başşehbenderi

      Peste · Calculated age 36 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Peşte başşehbenderiPeste · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Peşte başşehbenderi

      Peste · Calculated age 37 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Peşte başşehbenderiPeste · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Peşte başşehbenderi

      Peste · Calculated age 38 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Peşte başşehbenderiPeste · 3,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Peşte başşehbenderi

      Peste · Calculated age 39 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Peşte başşehbenderi · 2 career entriesPeste · Pazar (Atina) · 3,000; 20,000 kuruş

    1. Peşte başşehbenderi

      Peste · Calculated age 40 · 3,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Atina sefiri

      Pazar (Atina) · Calculated age 40 · 20,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  18. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Atina sefiriPazar (Atina) · 20,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Atina sefiri

      Pazar (Atina) · Calculated age 41 · 20,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Atina sefiri · 3 career entriesPazar (Atina) · 20,000 kuruş

    1. Atina sefiri

      Pazar (Atina) · Calculated age 42 · 20,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Atina sefiri (Azil)

      Pazar (Atina) · Calculated age 42

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1] · 2 linked entries

    3. Atina sefiri

      Pazar (Atina) · Calculated age 42 · 20,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  20. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Bükreş sefiriBükreş · 10,000 kuruş

    1. Bükreş sefiri

      Bükreş · Calculated age 43 · 10,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  21. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Bükreş sefiri · 2 career entriesBükreş · Belgrade (Belgrad) · 10,000 kuruş

    1. Bükreş sefiri

      Bükreş · Calculated age 44 · 10,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Belgrad sefiri

      Belgrade (Belgrad) · Calculated age 44 · 10,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  22. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Belgrad sefiriBelgrade (Belgrad) · 10,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Belgrad sefiri

      Belgrade (Belgrad) · Calculated age 45 · 10,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Belgrad sefiriBelgrade (Belgrad) · 10,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Belgrad sefiri

      Belgrade (Belgrad) · Calculated age 46 · 10,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Belgrad sefiri · 3 career entriesBelgrade (Belgrad) · 7,500; 10,000 kuruş

    1. Belgrad sefiri

      Belgrade (Belgrad) · Calculated age 47 · 10,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Belgrad sefiri (Azil)

      Belgrade (Belgrad) · Calculated age 47

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

    3. Mazuliyet

      · Calculated age 47 · 7,500 kuruş · career status entry

      [1]

  25. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Madrid sefiriMadrid · 10,000 kuruş

    1. Madrid sefiri

      Madrid · Calculated age 49 · 10,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  26. Undated entriesParis Sefareti maiyet memuru · 9 career entriesParis · Livadiye · Viyana · İspanya; Belçika · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,200; 2,500; 10,000 kuruş

    3. Viyana Sefareti ikinci serkâtibi

      Viyana · 2,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

    6. Sefaret hizmeti (İnfisal)

      Istanbul (Dersaadet)

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

    8. Paris Sefareti başserkâtibi (Azil)

      Paris

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

    9. Paris Sefareti maslahatgüzarı (İnfisal)

      Paris

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

010,00020,0001863/64AH 12801894/95AH 13121863/64 (AH 1280) · Sergi-i Osmanî idaresi görevlisi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 17 · 0 kuruş1864/65 (AH 1281) · Sergi-i Osmanî idaresi görevlisi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 18 · 0 kuruş · Source-bounded service1865/66 (AH 1282) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası görevlisi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 19 · 500 kuruş1868/69 (AH 1285) · Viyana Sefareti ikinci serkâtibi · Viyana · age 22 · 2,500 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · Paris Sefareti başserkâtibi · Paris · age 26 · 3,000 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası mümeyyizi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 29 · 3,500 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası mümeyyizi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 30 · 3,500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası serhalifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 30 · 4,000 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası serhalifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 31 · 4,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Odası serhalifesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 32 · 4,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Peşte başşehbenderi · Peste · age 33 · 3,000 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Peşte başşehbenderi · Peste · age 34 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Peşte başşehbenderi · Peste · age 35 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Peşte başşehbenderi · Peste · age 36 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Peşte başşehbenderi · Peste · age 37 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Peşte başşehbenderi · Peste · age 38 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Peşte başşehbenderi · Peste · age 39 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Peşte başşehbenderi · Peste · age 40 · 3,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Atina sefiri · Pazar (Atina) · age 40 · 20,000 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · Atina sefiri · Pazar (Atina) · age 41 · 20,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Atina sefiri · Pazar (Atina) · age 42 · 20,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Atina sefiri · Pazar (Atina) · age 42 · 20,000 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Bükreş sefiri · Bükreş · age 43 · 10,000 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Bükreş sefiri · Bükreş · age 44 · 10,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Belgrad sefiri · Belgrade (Belgrad) · age 44 · 10,000 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Belgrad sefiri · Belgrade (Belgrad) · age 45 · 10,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Belgrad sefiri · Belgrade (Belgrad) · age 46 · 10,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Belgrad sefiri · Belgrade (Belgrad) · age 47 · 10,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Mazuliyet · age 47 · 7,500 kuruş · Career status entry1894/95 (AH 1312) · Madrid sefiri · Madrid · age 49 · 10,000 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
İstanbul [source]
Birth province
Dersaadet [source]
Birth year
1846/47 (AH 1263) [source]
Father’s occupation
Eski teşrifat-ı umumiye nazırı [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 1/335 [1]

Education and languages

English
Aşina [1]
French
Kitâbet [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Education
Özel muallim; Bayezid Rüşdiyesi; Askerî İdâdî; Paris Hukuk Mektebi [source]
Qualification
Paris Hukuk Mektebi şehâdetnâmesi: Lisansiye et Veruva (?) [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
17 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
İstanbul [source]
First-salary field
0 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
1863/64 (AH 1280) [source]
Apprenticeship
1.25 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

Other recorded details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
0 (recorded code) [source]The original code is retained without assigning an unverified meaning to zero.
Judicial record as worded
0 (recorded code) [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. Sultan II. Abdülhamid Dönemi Osmanlı sefirlerinin tercüme-i halli

    İBRAHİM DENİZ · 2021 · Pages 40, 41, 42, 43

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