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Mehmet Sami 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. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Telgraf muhabere memuruBelene · 380 kuruş

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Belene · Calculated age 19 · 380 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  2. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Telgraf muhabere memuruBelene · 380 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Belene · Calculated age 20 · 380 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Telgraf muhabere memuruBelene · Tuzla · 380; 400 kuruş

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Belene · Calculated age 21 · 380 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Tuzla · Calculated age 21 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  4. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Telgraf muhabere memuruTuzla · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Tuzla · Calculated age 22 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Telgraf muhabere memuruTuzla · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Tuzla · Calculated age 23 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Telgraf muhabere memuruTuzla · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Tuzla · Calculated age 24 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Telgraf muhabere memuruTuzla · Bosna · 400; 600 kuruş

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Tuzla · Calculated age 25 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Bosna · Calculated age 25 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  8. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Telgraf muhabere memuruBosna · Višegrad (Vişegrad) · 600 kuruş

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Bosna · Calculated age 26 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Telgraf muhabere memuru · 2 career entriesPristina (Priştine) · Edirne · 400; 600 kuruş

    1. Telgraf muhabere memuru

      Pristina (Priştine) · Calculated age 28 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

    2. Merkez posta seyyar memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 28 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  10. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Merkez posta seyyar memuruEdirneContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez posta seyyar memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 29

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Merkez posta seyyar memuruEdirneContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez posta seyyar memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 30

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Merkez posta seyyar memuruEdirneContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez posta seyyar memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 31

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Merkez posta seyyar memuruEdirneContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez posta seyyar memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 32

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Merkez posta seyyar memuruEdirneContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez posta seyyar memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 33

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Merkez posta seyyar memuruEdirneContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez posta seyyar memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 34

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Merkez posta seyyar memuruEdirneContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez posta seyyar memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 35

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Merkez posta seyyar memuruEdirneContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez posta seyyar memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 36

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Merkez posta seyyar memuruEdirneContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez posta seyyar memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 37

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Merkez posta seyyar memuruEdirneContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez posta seyyar memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 38

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Merkez posta seyyar memuruEdirneContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez posta seyyar memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 39

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Merkez posta seyyar memuruEdirneContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez posta seyyar memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 40

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Merkez posta seyyar memuru · 2 career entriesEdirne · Selanik–Manastır arası

    1. Merkez posta seyyar memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 41

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Seyyar posta memuru

      Selanik–Manastır arası · Calculated age 41

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  23. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Seyyar posta memuruSelanik–Manastır arasıContinuing service described by the source

    1. Seyyar posta memuru

      Selanik–Manastır arası · Calculated age 42

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Seyyar posta memuruSelanik–Manastır arasıContinuing service described by the source

    1. Seyyar posta memuru

      Selanik–Manastır arası · Calculated age 43

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  25. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Seyyar posta memuruSelanik–Manastır arasıContinuing service described by the source

    1. Seyyar posta memuru

      Selanik–Manastır arası · Calculated age 44

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  26. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Seyyar posta memuruSelanik–Manastır arasıContinuing service described by the source

    1. Seyyar posta memuru

      Selanik–Manastır arası · Calculated age 45

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  27. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Seyyar posta memuruSelanik–Manastır arasıContinuing service described by the source

    1. Seyyar posta memuru

      Selanik–Manastır arası · Calculated age 46

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  28. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Seyyar posta memuruSelanik–Manastır arasıContinuing service described by the source

    1. Seyyar posta memuru

      Selanik–Manastır arası · Calculated age 47

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  29. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Seyyar posta memuruSelanik–Manastır arasıContinuing service described by the source

    1. Seyyar posta memuru

      Selanik–Manastır arası · Calculated age 48

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  30. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Seyyar posta memuruSelanik–Manastır arasıContinuing service described by the source

    1. Seyyar posta memuru

      Selanik–Manastır arası · Calculated age 49

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  31. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Seyyar posta memuruSelanik–Manastır arasıContinuing service described by the source

    1. Seyyar posta memuru

      Selanik–Manastır arası · Calculated age 50

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  32. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Seyyar posta memuruSelanik–Manastır arasıContinuing service described by the source

    1. Seyyar posta memuru

      Selanik–Manastır arası · Calculated age 51

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  33. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Seyyar posta memuruSelanik–Manastır arası · 600 kuruş

    1. Seyyar posta memuru

      Selanik–Manastır arası · Calculated age 52

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Seyyar posta memuru

      Selanik–Manastır arası · Calculated age 52 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  34. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Seyyar posta memuruSelanik–Manastır arası · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Seyyar posta memuru

      Selanik–Manastır arası · Calculated age 53 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  35. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Seyyar posta memuruSelanik–Manastır arası · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Seyyar posta memuru

      Selanik–Manastır arası · Calculated age 54 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  36. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Seyyar posta memuruSelanik–Manastır arası · İncika–Tasarrut arası · 600; 700 kuruş

    1. Seyyar posta memuru

      Selanik–Manastır arası · Calculated age 55 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Seyyar posta memuru

      İncika–Tasarrut arası · Calculated age 55 · 700 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  37. Undated entriesTelgrafhane mülazımı · 3 career entriesSarajevo (Saraybosna) · Višegrad (Vişegrad) · Pristina (Priştine)

    2. Telgraf muhabere memuru (İnfisal)

      Višegrad (Vişegrad)

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

    3. Telgraf muhabere memuru (İnfisal)

      Pristina (Priştine)

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

03507001870/71AH 12871905/06AH 13231870/71 (AH 1287) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Belene · age 19 · 380 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Belene · age 20 · 380 kuruş · Source-bounded service1872/73 (AH 1289) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Belene · age 21 · 380 kuruş · Source-bounded service1872/73 (AH 1289) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Tuzla · age 21 · 400 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Tuzla · age 22 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Tuzla · age 23 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Tuzla · age 24 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Tuzla · age 25 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Bosna · age 25 · 600 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Bosna · age 26 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Telgraf muhabere memuru · Pristina (Priştine) · age 28 · 400 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Merkez posta seyyar memuru · Edirne · age 28 · 600 kuruş1902/03 (AH 1320) · Seyyar posta memuru · Selanik–Manastır arası · age 52 · 600 kuruş1903/04 (AH 1321) · Seyyar posta memuru · Selanik–Manastır arası · age 53 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1904/05 (AH 1322) · Seyyar posta memuru · Selanik–Manastır arası · age 54 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Seyyar posta memuru · Selanik–Manastır arası · age 55 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Seyyar posta memuru · İncika–Tasarrut arası · age 55 · 700 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Tuzla [source]
Birth province
Bosna [source]
Birth year
1851/52 (AH 1268) [source]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education detail
Arapçada İzhar’a, Farsçada Gülistân’a kadar eğitim [source]
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; rüşdiye mektebi [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
19 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Saraybosna [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. Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Bosna doğumlu memurlar

    MEHMET AKGÜN · 2017 · Pages 99

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