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Mehmet Ali 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. 1872/73 (AH 1289)MülazımKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi

    1. Mülazım

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 17

      [1]

  2. 1873/74 (AH 1290)KâtipKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · 50; 70 kuruş

    1. Kâtip

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 18 · 50 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Kâtip

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 18 · 70 kuruş

      [1]

  3. 1874/75 (AH 1291)KâtipKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · 70 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kâtip

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 19 · 70 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1875/76 (AH 1292)KâtipKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · 70; 100 kuruş

    1. Kâtip

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 20 · 70 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kâtip

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 20 · 100 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1876/77 (AH 1293)KâtipKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · 100; 150 kuruş

    1. Kâtip

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 21 · 100 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kâtip

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 21 · 150 kuruş

      [1]

  6. 1877/78 (AH 1294)KâtipKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · 150; 200 kuruş

    1. Kâtip

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 22 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kâtip

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 22 · 200 kuruş

      [1]

  7. 1878 (AH 1295)KâtipKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · 200 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kâtip

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 23 · 200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Kâtip · 2 career entriesKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · 200; 345 kuruş

    1. Kâtip

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 24 · 200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. birinci mübeyyiz

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 24 · 345 kuruş

      [1]

  9. 1879/80 (AH 1297)birinci mübeyyizKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · 248.25; 279.5; 345 kuruş

    1. birinci mübeyyiz

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 25 · 345 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. birinci mübeyyiz

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 25 · 248.25 kuruş

      [1]

    3. birinci mübeyyiz

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 25 · 279.5 kuruş

      [1]

  10. 1880/81 (AH 1298)birinci mübeyyiz · 3 career entriesKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · 279.5; 299.5; 500 kuruş

    1. birinci mübeyyiz

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 26 · 279.5 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. üçüncü müsevvit

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 26 · 299.5 kuruş

      [1]

    3. ikinci müsevvit

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 26 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

  11. 1881/82 (AH 1299)ikinci müsevvitKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. ikinci müsevvit

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 27 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1882/83 (AH 1300)ikinci müsevvitKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. ikinci müsevvit

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 28 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1883/84 (AH 1301)ikinci müsevvitKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. ikinci müsevvit

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 29 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1884/85 (AH 1302)ikinci müsevvit · 2 career entriesKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · 500; 650 kuruş

    1. ikinci müsevvit

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 30 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. birinci müsevvit

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 30 · 650 kuruş

      [1]

  15. 1885/86 (AH 1303)birinci müsevvit · 2 career entriesKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Konya Rüşdiyesi · 100; 650 kuruş

    1. birinci müsevvit

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 31 · 650 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. rika muallimi

      Konya Rüşdiyesi · Calculated age 31 · 100 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  16. 1886/87 (AH 1304)birinci müsevvit · 4 career entriesKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Konya Rüşdiyesi · 100; 650; 1,000 kuruş

    1. birinci müsevvit

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 32 · 650 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. rika muallimi

      Konya Rüşdiyesi · Calculated age 32 · 100 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. rika muallimi (İstifa)

      Konya Rüşdiyesi · Calculated age 32

      Broader service field: Education

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    4. Mümeyyiz

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 32 · 1,000 kuruş

      [1]

  17. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Mümeyyiz · 3 career entriesKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Konya Vilayeti

    1. Mümeyyiz

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 33

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. mektupçu vekili

      Konya Vilayeti · Calculated age 33

      [1]

    3. mektupçu vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Konya Vilayeti · Calculated age 33

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  18. 1888/89 (AH 1306)MümeyyizKonya Vilayeti Mektubî KalemiContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mümeyyiz

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 34

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Mümeyyiz · 2 career entriesKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Konya Vilayeti · 0 kuruş

    1. Mümeyyiz

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 35

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. mektupçu vekili

      Konya Vilayeti · Calculated age 35 · 0 kuruş

      [1]

  20. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Mümeyyiz · 3 career entriesKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Konya Vilayeti · 0 kuruş

    1. Mümeyyiz

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 36

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. mektupçu vekili

      Konya Vilayeti · Calculated age 36 · 0 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. mektupçu vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Konya Vilayeti · Calculated age 36

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  21. 1891/92 (AH 1309)MümeyyizKonya Vilayeti Mektubî KalemiContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mümeyyiz

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 37

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Mümeyyiz · 2 career entriesKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Konya Vilayeti · 100 kuruş

    1. Mümeyyiz

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 38

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. vilayet gazetesi muharriri

      Konya Vilayeti · Calculated age 38 · 100 kuruş

      [1]

  23. 1893/94 (AH 1311)MümeyyizKonya Vilayeti Mektubî KalemiContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mümeyyiz

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 39

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Mümeyyiz · 3 career entriesKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Konya Vilayeti

    1. Mümeyyiz

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 40

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. mektupçu vekili

      Konya Vilayeti · Calculated age 40

      [1]

    3. mektupçu vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Konya Vilayeti · Calculated age 40

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  25. 1895/96 (AH 1313)MümeyyizKonya Vilayeti Mektubî KalemiContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mümeyyiz

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 41

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  26. 1896/97 (AH 1314)MümeyyizKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · 900 kuruş

    1. Mümeyyiz

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 42

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mümeyyiz

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 42 · 900 kuruş

      [1]

  27. 1897/98 (AH 1315)MümeyyizKonya Vilayeti Mektubî KalemiContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mümeyyiz

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 43

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  28. 1898/99 (AH 1316)MümeyyizKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · 1,400 kuruş

    1. Mümeyyiz

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 44

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mümeyyiz

      Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · Calculated age 44 · 1,400 kuruş

      [1]

  29. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)mektupçu vekiliKonya Vilayeti

    1. mektupçu vekili

      Konya Vilayeti · Calculated age 45

      [1]

  30. 1900/01 (AH 1318)mektupçu vekili · 2 career entriesKonya Vilayeti

    1. mektupçu vekili

      Konya Vilayeti · Calculated age 46

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. mektupçu vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Konya Vilayeti · Calculated age 46

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  31. 1902/03 (AH 1320)mektupçu vekili · 2 career entriesKonya Vilayeti

    1. mektupçu vekili

      Konya Vilayeti · Calculated age 48

      [1]

    2. mektupçu vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Konya Vilayeti · Calculated age 48

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

07001,4001873/74AH 12901898/99AH 13161873/74 (AH 1290) · Kâtip · Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · age 18 · 50 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · Kâtip · Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · age 18 · 70 kuruş1874/75 (AH 1291) · Kâtip · Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · age 19 · 70 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · Kâtip · Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · age 20 · 70 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · Kâtip · Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · age 20 · 100 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · Kâtip · Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · age 21 · 100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Kâtip · Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · age 21 · 150 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Kâtip · Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · age 22 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Kâtip · Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · age 22 · 200 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · Kâtip · Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · age 23 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Kâtip · Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · age 24 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · birinci mübeyyiz · Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · age 24 · 345 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · birinci mübeyyiz · Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · age 25 · 345 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · birinci mübeyyiz · Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · age 25 · 248.25 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · birinci mübeyyiz · Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · age 25 · 279.5 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · birinci mübeyyiz · Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · age 26 · 279.5 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · üçüncü müsevvit · Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · age 26 · 299.5 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · ikinci müsevvit · Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · age 26 · 500 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · ikinci müsevvit · Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · age 27 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · ikinci müsevvit · Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · age 28 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · ikinci müsevvit · Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · age 29 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · ikinci müsevvit · Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · age 30 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · birinci müsevvit · Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · age 30 · 650 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · birinci müsevvit · Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · age 31 · 650 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · rika muallimi · Konya Rüşdiyesi · age 31 · 100 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · birinci müsevvit · Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · age 32 · 650 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · rika muallimi · Konya Rüşdiyesi · age 32 · 100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Mümeyyiz · Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · age 32 · 1,000 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · mektupçu vekili · Konya Vilayeti · age 35 · 0 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · mektupçu vekili · Konya Vilayeti · age 36 · 0 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · vilayet gazetesi muharriri · Konya Vilayeti · age 38 · 100 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Mümeyyiz · Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · age 42 · 900 kuruş1898/99 (AH 1316) · Mümeyyiz · Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi · age 44 · 1,400 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Konya [source]
Birth province
Konya [source]
Birth year
1855/56 (AH 1272) [source]
Father’s occupation
Tüfekçi [source]
Archive references
BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
anlar [source]
Persian
anlar [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Rüşdiye diploması [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Sıbyan Mektebi; Konya Rüşdiyesi; Medrese [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
17 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi [source]
First work year
1872/73 (AH 1289) [source]
Apprenticeship
0.75 [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. Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Giresunlu devlet adamları (1879-1909)

    AHMET YADİ · 2014 · Pages 112, 113

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