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Ahmet Tevfik Efendi

Born 1852/53 (AH 1269) · Ürgüp · Career evidence 1869 to 1880 (AH 1286 to 1297)

Follow 4 dated stages in the life. Choose a dated stage below the map to read its places, posts, age, pay and sources.

1Ürgüp
● Birth○ First work● Career→ Selected stage connections

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Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.

Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.

3 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.

  1. 1

    1852/53 (AH 1269)

    Ürgüp

    1. Birth

      Personal record & evidence →

  2. 2

    1869/70 (AH 1286)

    Evâmir-i Maliye Kalemi

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    Kept as text: Evâmir-i Maliye Kalemi

    1. First work as recorded

      Calculated age 17

      Personal record & evidence →

    2. Evâmir-i Maliye Kalemi çırağı

      Calculated age 17

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  3. 3

    1870/71 (AH 1287) · 10 recorded years

    Evâmir-i Maliye Kalemi

    AH entries: 1287, 1288, 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296. Gaps remain open.

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    Kept as text: Evâmir-i Maliye Kalemi

    1. Evâmir-i Maliye Kalemi çırağı

      Calculated age 18

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Evâmir-i Maliye Kalemi görevlisi

      25 kuruşCalculated age 18

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    3. Evâmir-i Maliye Kalemi görevlisi

      25 kuruşCalculated age 19

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    4. Evâmir-i Maliye Kalemi görevlisi

      30 kuruşCalculated age 19

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    5. Evâmir-i Maliye Kalemi görevlisi

      30 kuruşCalculated age 20

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    6. Evâmir-i Maliye Kalemi görevlisi

      50 kuruşCalculated age 20

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    7. Evâmir-i Maliye Kalemi görevlisi

      50 kuruşCalculated age 21

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    8. Evâmir-i Maliye Kalemi görevlisi

      70 kuruşCalculated age 21

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    9. Evâmir-i Maliye Kalemi görevlisi

      70 kuruşCalculated age 22

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    10. Evâmir-i Maliye Kalemi görevlisi

      70 kuruşCalculated age 23

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    11. Evâmir-i Maliye Kalemi görevlisi

      100 kuruşCalculated age 23

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    12. Evâmir-i Maliye Kalemi görevlisi

      200 kuruşCalculated age 23

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    13. Evâmir-i Maliye Kalemi görevlisi

      200 kuruşCalculated age 24

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    14. Evâmir-i Maliye Kalemi görevlisi

      200 kuruşCalculated age 25

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    15. Evâmir-i Maliye Kalemi görevlisi

      300 kuruşCalculated age 25

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    16. Evâmir-i Maliye Kalemi görevlisi

      300 kuruşCalculated age 26

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    17. Evâmir-i Maliye Kalemi görevlisi

      300 kuruşCalculated age 27

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    18. Evâmir-i Maliye Kalemi görevlisi

      270 kuruşCalculated age 27

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  4. 4

    1879/80 (AH 1297)

    Evâmir-i Maliye Kalemi / Muhasebât-ı Atîka Tahrirat Odası / Mektûb-ı Maliye Odası Evâmir Şubesi

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    Kept as text: Evâmir-i Maliye Kalemi; Muhasebât-ı Atîka Tahrirat Odası; Mektûb-ı Maliye Odası Evâmir Şubesi

    1. Evâmir-i Maliye Kalemi

      Evâmir-i Maliye Kalemi görevlisi

      270 kuruşCalculated age 28

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Muhasebât-ı Atîka Tahrirat Odası

      Muhasebât-ı Atîka Tahrirat Odası görevlisi

      270 kuruşCalculated age 28

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    3. Mektûb-ı Maliye Odası Evâmir Şubesi

      Mektûb-ı Maliye Odası Evâmir Şubesi üçüncü sınıf halifesi

      450 kuruşCalculated age 28

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    4. Mektûb-ı Maliye Odası Evâmir Şubesi

      Mektûb-ı Maliye Odası Evâmir Şubesi üçüncü sınıf halifesi

      400 kuruşCalculated age 28

      Entry & evidence →[1]

Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; they are year labels, not exact date conversions. Ages are calculated from AH year labels. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.

Career patterns and pay

Recorded pay over the career

Kuruş · dated amounts
02254501870/71AH 12871875/76AH 12921879/80AH 12971870/71 (AH 1287) · 25 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · 25 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · 30 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · 30 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · 50 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · 50 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · 70 kuruş1874/75 (AH 1291) · 70 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · 70 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · 100 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · 200 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · 200 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · 200 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · 300 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · 300 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · 300 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · 270 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · 270 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · 270 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · 450 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · 400 kuruş

Select an amount for its date, post, place and age.

● Post entry● Retirement● Other status

Dated rates and labelled continuing-service entries, not total annual earnings. Missing amounts remain blank; zero remains zero.

Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries
  1. Evâmir-i Maliye Kalemi12
    1869 to 1880 (AH 1286 to 1297)
  2. Mektûb-ı Maliye Odası Evâmir Şubesi1
    1879/80 (AH 1297)
  3. Muhasebât-ı Atîka Tahrirat Odası1
    1879/80 (AH 1297)

Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.

Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate
  1. Evâmir-i Maliye Kalemi25 to 300
  2. Mektûb-ı Maliye Odası Evâmir Şubesi400 to 450
  3. Muhasebât-ı Atîka Tahrirat Odası270

Ranges retain different rates and source assertions. Retirement amounts are separate from post pay.

Titles across the recorded years

Distinct AH years with each recorded title
  1. 1870 to 1880 (AH 1287 to 1297)
  2. 1869 to 1871 (AH 1286 to 1287)
  3. 1879/80 (AH 1297)
  4. 1879/80 (AH 1297)

The most recorded title wordings. A year may include more than one title; these counts do not establish promotions or continuous tenure.

Personal record

Personal details

Birthplace
Ürgüp[source]
Birth province
Konya[source]
Birth year
1852/53 (AH 1269)[source]
Father’s occupation
Asâkir-i Şahane askeri[source]
Archive references
64 BOA. DH, SAİD, d, 00012/00247. 63[1]BOA. DH, SAİD, d, 00012/00247.[1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet[source]
Education detail
Bir miktar Arapça, Farsça ve hesap; sülüs, rik‘a ve divanî yazı eğitimi[source]
Education
Sıbyan Mektebi[source]
Education level equivalent
4[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
Evâmir-i Maliye Kalemi[source]
First work year
1869/70 (AH 1286)[source]

Sources and evidence

  1. Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Ürgüplü devlet adamları

    HATİCE KÜBRA YILDIZ · 2020 · Pages 77

    64 BOA. DH, SAİD, d, 00012/00247. 63; BOA. DH, SAİD, d, 00012/00247.

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Yearly entries and their source passages · 12 dated years

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