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MEHMED HĠLMĠ EFENDĠ

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. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Orman idaresi kalemi mülazımıAntalya
  2. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Orman idaresi kalemi mülazımıAntalyaContinuing service described by the source

    1. Orman idaresi kalemi mülazımı

      Antalya · Calculated age 17

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Orman idaresi kalemi mülazımı · 2 career entriesAntalya

    1. Orman idaresi kalemi mülazımı

      Antalya · Calculated age 18

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Orman idaresi kalemi mülazımı (İnfisal)

      Antalya · Calculated age 18

      [1]

  4. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Tahrirat kalemi evrak mukayyidi · 2 career entriesLatakia (Lazkiye) · 28.75; 150 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat kalemi evrak mukayyidi

      Latakia (Lazkiye) · Calculated age 20 · 28.75 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Reji idaresi Türkçe kâtibi

      Latakia (Lazkiye) · Calculated age 20 · 150 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Tahrirat kalemi evrak mukayyidi · 5 career entriesLatakia (Lazkiye) · 28.75; 150; 250; 300 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat kalemi evrak mukayyidi

      Latakia (Lazkiye) · Calculated age 21 · 28.75 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Reji idaresi Türkçe kâtibi

      Latakia (Lazkiye) · Calculated age 21 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. Maarif kâtibi

      Latakia (Lazkiye) · Calculated age 21 · 250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

    4. Reji idaresi Türkçe kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Latakia (Lazkiye) · Calculated age 21

      [1]

    5. Maarif kâtibi

      Latakia (Lazkiye) · Calculated age 21 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  6. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Maarif kâtibi · 2 career entriesLatakia (Lazkiye) · 300 kuruş

    1. Maarif kâtibi

      Latakia (Lazkiye) · Calculated age 22 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Maarif kâtibi (İstifa)

      Latakia (Lazkiye) · Calculated age 22

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  7. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Askerlik hizmeti

    1. Askerlik hizmeti

      · Calculated age 23

      [1]

  8. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Askerlik hizmetiContinuing service described by the source

    1. Askerlik hizmeti

      · Calculated age 24

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Askerlik hizmetiContinuing service described by the source

    1. Askerlik hizmeti

      · Calculated age 25

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Askerlik hizmetiContinuing service described by the source

    1. Askerlik hizmeti

      · Calculated age 26

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Askerlik hizmetiContinuing service described by the source

    1. Askerlik hizmeti

      · Calculated age 27

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Askerlik hizmetiContinuing service described by the source

    1. Askerlik hizmeti

      · Calculated age 28

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Askerlik hizmeti · 3 career entriesÇorlu · 400 kuruş

    1. Askerlik hizmeti

      · Calculated age 29

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Serçavuş; redif sınıfı

      · Calculated age 29

      [1]

    3. Emlak-ı Hümayun şubesi kâtibi

      Çorlu · Calculated age 29 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  14. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Emlak-ı Hümayun şubesi kâtibiÇorlu · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Emlak-ı Hümayun şubesi kâtibi

      Çorlu · Calculated age 30 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Emlak-ı Hümayun şubesi kâtibiÇorlu · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Emlak-ı Hümayun şubesi kâtibi

      Çorlu · Calculated age 31 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Emlak-ı Hümayun şubesi kâtibiÇorlu · 400; 500 kuruş

    1. Emlak-ı Hümayun şubesi kâtibi

      Çorlu · Calculated age 32 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Emlak-ı Hümayun şubesi kâtibi

      Çorlu · Calculated age 32 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  17. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Emlak-ı Hümayun şubesi kâtibiÇorlu · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Emlak-ı Hümayun şubesi kâtibi

      Çorlu · Calculated age 33 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Emlak-ı Hümayun şubesi kâtibi · 2 career entriesÇorlu · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 500; 600 kuruş

    1. Emlak-ı Hümayun şubesi kâtibi

      Çorlu · Calculated age 34 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Emlak-ı Hümayun üçüncü şube kâtibi · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 600 kuruş

    1. Emlak-ı Hümayun üçüncü şube kâtibi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 35 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1907/08 (AH 1325)Emlak-ı Hümayun şubesi kâtibiTirana (Tiran) · 750 kuruş

    1. Emlak-ı Hümayun şubesi kâtibi

      Tirana (Tiran) · Calculated age 36 · 750 kuruş

      [1]

  21. Undated entriesCami ve ibtidai mektep inşaatları hesap ve yazı işleri kâtibi · 5 career entriesLatakia (Lazkiye) · Tirana (Tiran) · Durrës (Dıraç) · 0; 800; 1,500 kuruş

    2. Emlak-ı Hümayun şubesi kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Tirana (Tiran)

      [1]

    3. Emlak-ı Emiriye idaresi muhasebe başkâtibi

      Durrës (Dıraç) · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1] · 2 linked entries

    4. Emlak-ı Emiriye idaresi muhasebe başkâtibi (Nakil)

      Durrës (Dıraç)

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    5. Emlak-ı Emiriye idaresi müdürü

      Durrës (Dıraç) · 1,500 kuruş

      [1] · 2 linked entries

Recorded pay

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

03757501891/92AH 13091907/08AH 13251891/92 (AH 1309) · Tahrirat kalemi evrak mukayyidi · Latakia (Lazkiye) · age 20 · 28.75 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Reji idaresi Türkçe kâtibi · Latakia (Lazkiye) · age 20 · 150 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Tahrirat kalemi evrak mukayyidi · Latakia (Lazkiye) · age 21 · 28.75 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Reji idaresi Türkçe kâtibi · Latakia (Lazkiye) · age 21 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Maarif kâtibi · Latakia (Lazkiye) · age 21 · 250 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Maarif kâtibi · Latakia (Lazkiye) · age 21 · 300 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Maarif kâtibi · Latakia (Lazkiye) · age 22 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Emlak-ı Hümayun şubesi kâtibi · Çorlu · age 29 · 400 kuruş1901/02 (AH 1319) · Emlak-ı Hümayun şubesi kâtibi · Çorlu · age 30 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Emlak-ı Hümayun şubesi kâtibi · Çorlu · age 31 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · Emlak-ı Hümayun şubesi kâtibi · Çorlu · age 32 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · Emlak-ı Hümayun şubesi kâtibi · Çorlu · age 32 · 500 kuruş1904/05 (AH 1322) · Emlak-ı Hümayun şubesi kâtibi · Çorlu · age 33 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Emlak-ı Hümayun şubesi kâtibi · Çorlu · age 34 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Emlak-ı Hümayun üçüncü şube kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 34 · 600 kuruş1906/07 (AH 1324) · Emlak-ı Hümayun üçüncü şube kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 35 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1906/07 (AH 1324) · Emlak-ı Hümayun üçüncü şube kâtib-i evveli · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 35 · 600 kuruş1907/08 (AH 1325) · Emlak-ı Hümayun şubesi kâtibi · Tirana (Tiran) · age 36 · 750 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Antalya [source]
Birth year
1872/73 (AH 1289) [source]
Father’s occupation
Berber [source]
Archive references
BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00148 – 00120/237 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Tekellüm [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Şehadetname [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
İbtidai 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
16 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Antalya [source]
First work year
1887/88 (AH 1305) [source]
Apprenticeship
1.5 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

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 Antalyalı memurlar (1879-1909)

    MEHMET FATİH DEMİRDAŞ · 2019 · Pages 193, 194, 195

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