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Yusuf Ziya 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. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Kalemi mülâzımı · 2 career entriesAtina ve Pire · 100; 1,000 kuruş
    1. Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Kalemi mülâzımı

      · Calculated age 25 · 100 kuruş

      Broader service field: Foreign affairs administration

      [1]

    2. Başşehbenderhane kançıları ve şehbender vekili

      Atina ve Pire · Calculated age 25 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  2. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Başşehbenderhane kançıları ve şehbender vekiliAtina ve Pire · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Başşehbenderhane kançıları ve şehbender vekili

      Atina ve Pire · Calculated age 26 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Başşehbenderhane kançıları ve şehbender vekili · 3 career entriesAtina ve Pire · Sinne · Kerç · 1,000; 2,000 kuruş
    1. Başşehbenderhane kançıları ve şehbender vekili

      Atina ve Pire · Calculated age 27 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Şehbender vekili

      Sinne · Calculated age 27 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

    3. Şehbender vekili

      Kerç · Calculated age 27 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  4. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Şehbender vekiliKerç · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Şehbender vekili

      Kerç · Calculated age 28 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Şehbender vekiliKerç · Sivastopol · 1,000; 2,000 kuruş
    1. Şehbender vekili

      Kerç · Calculated age 29 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Şehbender vekili

      Sivastopol · Calculated age 29 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  6. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Şehbender vekiliSivastopol · 1,000; 2,000 kuruş
    1. Şehbender vekili

      Sivastopol · Calculated age 30 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Şehbender vekili

      Sivastopol · Calculated age 30 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  7. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Şehbender vekiliSivastopol · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Şehbender vekili

      Sivastopol · Calculated age 31 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Şehbender vekili · 2 career entriesSivastopol · Yenişehir · 1,000; 1,800 kuruş
    1. Şehbender vekili

      Sivastopol · Calculated age 32 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Şehbender

      Yenişehir · Calculated age 32 · 1,800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  9. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Şehbender · 3 career entriesYenişehir · La Spezia, İtalya · Tiflis · 1,800; 2,700 kuruş
    1. Şehbender

      Yenişehir · Calculated age 33 · 1,800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Şehbender

      La Spezia, İtalya · Calculated age 33 · 1,800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

    3. Başşehbender

      Tiflis · Calculated age 33 · 2,700 kuruş

      Broader service field: Diplomatic and consular service

      [1]

  10. Undated entriesTahrirat-ı Hariciye Kalemi mülâzımı · 2 career entriesMalta

Recorded pay

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

01,3502,7001891/92AH 13091899/1900AH 13171891/92 (AH 1309) · Tahrirat-ı Hariciye Kalemi mülâzımı · age 25 · 100 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Başşehbenderhane kançıları ve şehbender vekili · Atina ve Pire · age 25 · 1,000 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Başşehbenderhane kançıları ve şehbender vekili · Atina ve Pire · age 26 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Başşehbenderhane kançıları ve şehbender vekili · Atina ve Pire · age 27 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Şehbender vekili · Sinne · age 27 · 2,000 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Şehbender vekili · Kerç · age 27 · 1,000 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Şehbender vekili · Kerç · age 28 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Şehbender vekili · Kerç · age 29 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Şehbender vekili · Sivastopol · age 29 · 2,000 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Şehbender vekili · Sivastopol · age 30 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Şehbender vekili · Sivastopol · age 30 · 1,000 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Şehbender vekili · Sivastopol · age 31 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Şehbender vekili · Sivastopol · age 32 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Şehbender · Yenişehir · age 32 · 1,800 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Şehbender · Yenişehir · age 33 · 1,800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Şehbender · La Spezia, İtalya · age 33 · 1,800 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Başşehbender · Tiflis · age 33 · 2,700 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
İstanbul [source]
Birth province
Dersaadet [source]
Birth year
1867/68 (AH 1284) [source]
Father’s occupation
Umum Telgraf ve Posta Başmüdürü [source]
Archive references
BOA, HR.SAİD, No. 20, Gömlek No. 14, 2 [1]BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No. 78, Gömlek No. 25, 25 [1]BOA, HR.SAİD, No. 11, Gömlek No. 1, 4-3-2 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Aşina [source]
English
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [source]
French
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [source]
Persian
Aşina [source]
Turkish
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [source]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Mekteb-i Sultanî tasdiknamesi [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education detail
Mekteb-i Sultanî dördüncü sınıfa kadar [source]
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; Robert Koleji; Mekteb-i Sultanî [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
20 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.

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

    BERİVAN SULTAN DUMAN · 2024 · Pages 195, 196, 197

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