Mercanzade Hafız Ali Vasfi 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.

1881/82 (AH 1299)Kanlıca İptidai Mektebi muallimiKanlıca, İstanbul · 170 kuruş
1. Kanlıca İptidai Mektebi muallimi
  Kanlıca, İstanbul · Calculated age 41 · 170 kuruş
  Broader service field: Education
  [1]
1882/83 (AH 1300)Kanlıca İptidai Mektebi muallimiKanlıca, İstanbul · 170 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1. Kanlıca İptidai Mektebi muallimi
  Kanlıca, İstanbul · Calculated age 42 · 170 kuruş
  Broader service field: Education
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
1883/84 (AH 1301)Kanlıca İptidai Mektebi muallimi · 2 career entriesKanlıca, İstanbul · Beylerbeyi, İstanbul · 30; 170 kuruş
1. Kanlıca İptidai Mektebi muallimi
  Kanlıca, İstanbul · Calculated age 43 · 170 kuruş
  Broader service field: Education
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
2. Beylerbeyi merkez muavini
  Beylerbeyi, İstanbul · Calculated age 43 · 30 kuruş
  [1]
1884/85 (AH 1302)Kanlıca İptidai Mektebi muallimi · 2 career entriesKanlıca, İstanbul · Beylerbeyi, İstanbul · 30; 170 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1. Kanlıca İptidai Mektebi muallimi
  Kanlıca, İstanbul · Calculated age 44 · 170 kuruş
  Broader service field: Education
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
2. Beylerbeyi merkez muavini
  Beylerbeyi, İstanbul · Calculated age 44 · 30 kuruş
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
1885/86 (AH 1303)Kanlıca İptidai Mektebi muallimi · 2 career entriesKanlıca, İstanbul · Beylerbeyi, İstanbul · 30; 170 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1. Kanlıca İptidai Mektebi muallimi
  Kanlıca, İstanbul · Calculated age 45 · 170 kuruş
  Broader service field: Education
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
2. Beylerbeyi merkez muavini
  Beylerbeyi, İstanbul · Calculated age 45 · 30 kuruş
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
1886/87 (AH 1304)Kanlıca İptidai Mektebi muallimi · 5 career entriesKanlıca, İstanbul · Beylerbeyi, İstanbul · 30; 170 kuruş
1. Kanlıca İptidai Mektebi muallimi
  Kanlıca, İstanbul · Calculated age 46 · 170 kuruş
  Broader service field: Education
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
2. Beylerbeyi merkez muavini
  Beylerbeyi, İstanbul · Calculated age 46 · 30 kuruş
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
3. Kanlıca İptidai Mektebi muallimi (İnfisal)
  Kanlıca, İstanbul · Calculated age 46
  Broader service field: Education
  [1]
4. Beylerbeyi merkez muavini (İnfisal)
  Beylerbeyi, İstanbul · Calculated age 46
  [1]
5. Açıkta kalış
  · Calculated age 46
  [1]
1887/88 (AH 1305)İbrahim Ağa İptidai Mektebi muallimiHaydarpaşa, İstanbul · 150 kuruş
1. İbrahim Ağa İptidai Mektebi muallimi
  Haydarpaşa, İstanbul · Calculated age 47 · 150 kuruş
  Broader service field: Education
  [1]
1896/97 (AH 1314)Bayezıt İptidai Mektebi birinci muallimiBayezıt, İstanbul · 350 kuruş
1. Bayezıt İptidai Mektebi birinci muallimi
  Bayezıt, İstanbul · Calculated age 56 · 350 kuruş
  Broader service field: Education
  [1]
1897/98 (AH 1315)Bayezıt İptidai Mektebi birinci muallimiBayezıt, İstanbul · 350; 400 kuruş
1. Bayezıt İptidai Mektebi birinci muallimi
  Bayezıt, İstanbul · Calculated age 57 · 350 kuruş
  Broader service field: Education
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
2. Bayezıt İptidai Mektebi birinci muallimi
  Bayezıt, İstanbul · Calculated age 57 · 400 kuruş
  Broader service field: Education
  [1]
1898/99 (AH 1316)Bayezıt İptidai Mektebi birinci muallimiBayezıt, İstanbul · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1. Bayezıt İptidai Mektebi birinci muallimi
  Bayezıt, İstanbul · Calculated age 58 · 400 kuruş
  Broader service field: Education
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
1899/1900 (AH 1317)Bayezıt İptidai Mektebi birinci muallimi · 2 career entriesBayezıt, İstanbul · Ayasofya, İstanbul · 400 kuruş
1. Bayezıt İptidai Mektebi birinci muallimi
  Bayezıt, İstanbul · Calculated age 59 · 400 kuruş
  Broader service field: Education
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
2. Ayasofya Merkez Rüştiye Mektebi iptidaiye kısmı birinci muallimi
  Ayasofya, İstanbul · Calculated age 59 · 400 kuruş
  Broader service field: Education
  [1]
1900/01 (AH 1318)Ayasofya Merkez Rüştiye Mektebi iptidaiye kısmı birinci muallimiAyasofya, İstanbul · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1. Ayasofya Merkez Rüştiye Mektebi iptidaiye kısmı birinci muallimi
  Ayasofya, İstanbul · Calculated age 60 · 400 kuruş
  Broader service field: Education
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
1901/02 (AH 1319)Ayasofya Merkez Rüştiye Mektebi iptidaiye kısmı birinci muallimi · 2 career entriesAyasofya, İstanbul · 350; 400 kuruş
1. Ayasofya Merkez Rüştiye Mektebi iptidaiye kısmı birinci muallimi
  Ayasofya, İstanbul · Calculated age 61 · 400 kuruş
  Broader service field: Education
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
2. Maarif Nezareti iptidaiye mektepleri müfettişi
  · Calculated age 61 · 350 kuruş
  Broader service field: Education
  [1]
1906/07 (AH 1324)Maarif Nezareti iptidaiye mektepleri müfettişi · 410 kuruş
1. Maarif Nezareti iptidaiye mektepleri müfettişi
  · Calculated age 66 · 410 kuruş
  Broader service field: Education
  [1]
1907/08 (AH 1325)Maarif Nezareti iptidaiye mektepleri müfettişi · 410 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
1. Maarif Nezareti iptidaiye mektepleri müfettişi
  · Calculated age 67 · 410 kuruş
  Broader service field: Education
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
1908/09 (AH 1326)Maarif Nezareti iptidaiye mektepleri müfettişi · 3 career entries · 410; 420 kuruş
1. Maarif Nezareti iptidaiye mektepleri müfettişi
  · Calculated age 68 · 410 kuruş
  Broader service field: Education
  Continuing service described by the source
  [1]
2. Maarif Nezareti iptidaiye mektepleri müfettişi
  · Calculated age 68 · 420 kuruş
  Broader service field: Education
  [1]
3. Levazım Dairesi sevk memuru
  · Calculated age 68 · 420 kuruş
  [1]
Undated entriesDavut Paşa İptidai Mektebi birinci muallimi · 2 career entriesDavutpaşa, İstanbul · 350; 400 kuruş
1. Davut Paşa İptidai Mektebi birinci muallimi
  Davutpaşa, İstanbul · 350 kuruş
  Broader service field: Education
  [1]
2. Maarif Nezareti iptidaiye mektepleri müfettişi
  · 400 kuruş
  Broader service field: Education
  [1]

Recorded pay

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

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace: Kütahya^[source]
Birth year: 1842/43 (AH 1258)^[source]
Archive references: BOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481^[1]

Education and languages

Turkish: Kitâbet^[source]
Education: Amca Hüseyin Paşa Medresesi; Darülmuallimin Rüştiye^[source]
Qualification: İptidaiye muallimliği yapabileceğini bildiren belge; şehadetname verilmemiş^[1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service: 39^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place: Kanlıca, İstanbul^[source]
First-salary field: 170 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]

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.

Sicill-i Ahval Defterleri'nde Osmanlı Dönemi Kütahyalı memurlar

MUSTAFA KOCAKAYA. 2018. Sicill-i Ahval Defterleri'nde Osmanlı Dönemi Kütahyalı memurlar · PDF pages 80, 81

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Birth · PDF page 80

Mehmet Efendinin oğlu olan Mercanzade Hafız Ali Vasfi Efendi hicri 1258

Birth · Education · PDF page 80

senesinde Kütahya ’da dünyaya gelmiştir. Saraçhane karşısında Amca Hüseyin Paşa

Qualifications · Education · PDF page 80

medresesinde ve bir sene kadar Darulmuallimin Rüştiye’ de eğitim görmüş ise de

Qualifications · PDF page 80

şehadetname yerine iptidaiye muallimliği yapabileceğini bildiren bir belge almıştır.

Languages · PDF page 80

Türkçe kitabet etmektedir.

Notes on the source account

25 Recep 1310 ile 25 Kanun-u Sani 1309 eşleştirmesi yıl bakımından uyuşmaz. Kontrol eden bir düzeltme yoktur; e9 kanonik yılı boş bırakılmış, iki kaynak tarihi korunmuştur.
13 Recep 1321 ile 22 Eylül 1318 eşleştirmesi yıl bakımından uyuşmaz. Kontrol eden bir düzeltme yoktur; e15 kanonik yılı boş bırakılmış, fiili maaş artışı korunmuştur.
22 Kanun-u Sani tarihli vukuat pusulasının yılı verilmemiştir.
Kaynak ilk atamada 39 yaş bildirir; 1299 ve 1258 yıl etiketlerinin farkı 41'dir. Bildirilen yaş ve doğum yılı düzeltilmeden korunmuştur.

Documentary sources

Sicill-i Ahval Defterleri'nde Osmanlı Dönemi Kütahyalı memurlar
MUSTAFA KOCAKAYA · 2018 · Pages 80, 81

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Life and career

Kanlıca İptidai Mektebi muallimi (İnfisal)

Beylerbeyi merkez muavini (İnfisal)