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Edhem 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. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Telgrafhane şakirdiBurdur

    1. Telgrafhane şakirdi

      Burdur · Calculated age 14

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  2. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Telgrafhane şakirdi · 2 career entriesBurdur · 200 kuruş

    1. Telgrafhane şakirdi

      Burdur · Calculated age 15

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Burdur · Calculated age 15 · 200 kuruş

      [1]

  3. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Tahrirat Kalemi memuruBurdur · 200 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Burdur · Calculated age 16 · 200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Tahrirat Kalemi memuruBurdur · 200; 300 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Burdur · Calculated age 17 · 200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Burdur · Calculated age 17 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Tahrirat Kalemi memuruBurdur · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Burdur · Calculated age 18 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Tahrirat Kalemi memuruBurdur · 300; 400 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Burdur · Calculated age 19 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Burdur · Calculated age 19 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  7. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Tahrirat Kalemi memuruBurdur · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Burdur · Calculated age 20 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1878 (AH 1295)Tahrirat Kalemi memuruBurdur · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Burdur · Calculated age 21 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Tahrirat Kalemi memuruBurdur · 400 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Burdur · Calculated age 22 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Burdur · Calculated age 22

      [1]

  10. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · 3 career entriesBurdur · 720 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Burdur · Calculated age 23

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat Kalemi memuru

      Burdur · Calculated age 23

      [1]

    3. Tahrirat müdürü

      Burdur · Calculated age 23 · 720 kuruş

      [1]

  11. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Tahrirat müdürüBurdur · 720 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat müdürü

      Burdur · Calculated age 24 · 720 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Tahrirat müdürüBurdur · 720 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat müdürü

      Burdur · Calculated age 25 · 720 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Tahrirat müdürüBurdur · Teke · 720; 855 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat müdürü

      Burdur · Calculated age 26 · 720 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat müdürü

      Teke · Calculated age 26 · 855 kuruş

      [1]

  14. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Azil · 2 career entriesBurdur · 360 kuruş

    1. Azil

      · Calculated age 32

      [1]

    2. Bidayet Mahkemesi üyesi

      Burdur · Calculated age 32 · 360 kuruş

      [1]

  15. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Bidayet Mahkemesi üyesi · 2 career entriesBurdur · 360 kuruş

    1. Bidayet Mahkemesi üyesi

      Burdur · Calculated age 33 · 360 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Bidayet Mahkemesi üyesi (İnfisal)

      Burdur · Calculated age 33

      [1]

  16. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Belediye reisiBurdur · 400 kuruş

    1. Belediye reisi

      Burdur · Calculated age 34 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  17. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Belediye reisiBurdur · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Belediye reisi

      Burdur · Calculated age 35 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Belediye reisiBurdur · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Belediye reisi

      Burdur · Calculated age 36 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Belediye reisi · 2 career entriesBurdur · Teke · 400; 500 kuruş

    1. Belediye reisi

      Burdur · Calculated age 37 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Nüfus memuru

      Teke · Calculated age 37 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  20. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Belediye reisi · 2 career entriesBurdur · 400 kuruş

    1. Belediye reisi

      Burdur · Calculated age 38 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Belediye reisi (İnfisal)

      Burdur · Calculated age 38

      [1]

  21. Undated entriesHububat aşarı görevlisi (İnfisal) · 4 career entriesKaş · Teke · Niğde · Burdur

    1. Hububat aşarı görevlisi (İnfisal)

      Kaş

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

0427.58551872/73AH 12891894/95AH 13121872/73 (AH 1289) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Burdur · age 15 · 200 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Burdur · age 16 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Burdur · age 17 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Burdur · age 17 · 300 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Burdur · age 18 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Burdur · age 19 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Burdur · age 19 · 400 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Burdur · age 20 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Burdur · age 21 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Burdur · age 22 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Tahrirat müdürü · Burdur · age 23 · 720 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Tahrirat müdürü · Burdur · age 24 · 720 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Tahrirat müdürü · Burdur · age 25 · 720 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Tahrirat müdürü · Burdur · age 26 · 720 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Tahrirat müdürü · Teke · age 26 · 855 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Bidayet Mahkemesi üyesi · Burdur · age 32 · 360 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Bidayet Mahkemesi üyesi · Burdur · age 33 · 360 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Belediye reisi · Burdur · age 34 · 400 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Belediye reisi · Burdur · age 35 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Belediye reisi · Burdur · age 36 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Belediye reisi · Burdur · age 37 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Nüfus memuru · Teke · age 37 · 500 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Belediye reisi · Burdur · age 38 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Burdur [source]
Birth year
1857/58 (AH 1274) [source]
Father’s occupation
Tüccar [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 26, s. 35 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okuryazar [1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Şehadetname [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Mahalle Sıbyan ve Rüşdiye mektepleri [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
14 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Burdur [source]
First work year
1871/72 (AH 1288) [source]
Apprenticeship
1 [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 döneminde Sicill-i Ahval kayıtlarına göre Burdurlu kamu görevlileri ve faaliyetleri (1879-1909)

    ELİF YASEMİN YILMAZ · 2021 · Pages 134, 135

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