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Mehmed Kadri 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. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Mezahib Odası mülazımı · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet)
  2. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Mezahib Odası mülazımı · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source
    1. Mezahib Odası mülazımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 19

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Hariciye Nezareti Mezahib Odası mülazımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 19

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  3. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Mezahib Odası mülazımı · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source
    1. Mezahib Odası mülazımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 20

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Hariciye Nezareti Mezahib Odası mülazımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 20

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  4. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Mezahib Odası mülazımı · 3 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet)
    1. Mezahib Odası mülazımı

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 21

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mezahib Odası mülazımı (İstifa)

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 21

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Infisal

      · Calculated age 21

      [1] [2]

  5. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Palermo başşehbenderi · 2 career entriesPalermo · 2,000 kuruş
    1. Palermo başşehbenderi

      Palermo · Calculated age 27

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

    2. Palermo şehbenderi

      Palermo · Calculated age 27 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [2]

  6. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Tiflis başşehbenderi · 2 career entriesTiflis · 2,000 kuruş
    1. Tiflis başşehbenderi

      Tiflis · Calculated age 28 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1] [2]

    2. Infisal

      · Calculated age 28

      [2] · 2 linked entries

  7. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Bab-ı Ali Hukuk Müşavirliği muavini · 2 career entriesİstanbul, Bab-ı Ali · Istanbul (Dersaadet)
    1. Bab-ı Ali Hukuk Müşavirliği muavini

      İstanbul, Bab-ı Ali · Calculated age 30

      [1]

  8. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Bâbıâli Hukuk Müşavirliği muaviniIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source
    1. Bâbıâli Hukuk Müşavirliği muavini

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 31

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  9. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Bâbıâli Hukuk Müşavirliği muaviniIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 1,000 kuruş
    1. Bâbıâli Hukuk Müşavirliği muavini

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 32

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  10. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Bombay başşehbenderiBombay
    1. Bombay başşehbenderi

      Bombay · Calculated age 33

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  11. Undated entriesBombay başşehbenderiBombay

Recorded pay

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

01,0002,0001882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051882/83 (AH 1300) · Palermo şehbenderi · Palermo · age 27 · 2,000 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Tiflis başşehbenderi · Tiflis · age 28 · 2,000 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Bâbıâli Hukuk Müşavirliği muavini · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 32 · 1,000 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
İstanbul [source]
Birth province
Dersaadet [source]
Birth year
1856/57 (AH 1273) [source]
Father’s occupation
Feshane Nazırı [source]
Archive references
BOA SAD 18/229 [1] [2]BOA, HR.SAİD., No. 10, Gömlek No. 15, 3 [2]

Education and languages

Arabic
Aşina [source]
French
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [1] [2]
Persian
Aşina [source]
Turkish
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [1] [2]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education detail
Mekteb-i Sultani ~2 sene; Mahrec-i Aklam 3 sene, diploma; Robert Koleji usul-i defteri ve ticaret [source]
Education
Sıbyan Mektebi; Beşiktaş Rüşdiyesi; Mekteb-i Sultani; Mahrec-i Aklam; Robert Koleji [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
18 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
İstanbul [source]
First work year
1874/75 (AH 1291) [source]
Apprenticeship
3 [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. Kemal Paşazâde Said Bey Terâcim-i Ahvâl-ı Muâsırîn

    FİLİZ ANADOL · 2005 · Pages 46

  2. II. Abdülhamid dönemi sicil dosyalarına göre şehbenderler (1876-1909)

    BERİVAN SULTAN DUMAN · 2024 · Pages 165, 166

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