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Mehmed 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. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Telgrafhane mülazımıSarajevo (Saraybosna)
  2. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Telgrafhane mülazımı · 2 career entriesSarajevo (Saraybosna) · Belene · 380 kuruş

    1. Telgrafhane mülazımı

      Sarajevo (Saraybosna) · Calculated age 19

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru

      Belene · Calculated age 19 · 380 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  3. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Telgrafhane muhabere memuruBelene · 380 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru

      Belene · Calculated age 20 · 380 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Telgrafhane muhabere memuruBelene · Tuzla · 380; 400 kuruş

    1. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru

      Belene · Calculated age 21 · 380 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru

      Tuzla · Calculated age 21 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  5. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Telgrafhane muhabere memuruTuzla · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru

      Tuzla · Calculated age 22 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Telgrafhane muhabere memuruTuzla · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru

      Tuzla · Calculated age 23 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Telgrafhane muhabere memuruTuzla · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru

      Tuzla · Calculated age 24 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Telgrafhane muhabere memuruTuzla · Sarajevo (Saraybosna) · 400; 600 kuruş

    1. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru

      Tuzla · Calculated age 25 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru

      Sarajevo (Saraybosna) · Calculated age 25 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  9. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Telgrafhane muhabere memuruSarajevo (Saraybosna) · Višegrad (Vişegrad) · 600 kuruş

    1. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru

      Sarajevo (Saraybosna) · Calculated age 26 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru

      Višegrad (Vişegrad) · Calculated age 26 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  10. 1878 (AH 1295)Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · 2 career entriesVišegrad (Vişegrad) · 600 kuruş

    1. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru

      Višegrad (Vişegrad) · Calculated age 27 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Telgrafhane muhabere memuru (İnfisal)

      Višegrad (Vişegrad) · Calculated age 27

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  11. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Muvakkat muhabere memuruPriştine ciheti · 400 kuruş

    1. Muvakkat muhabere memuru

      Priştine ciheti · Calculated age 28 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  12. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Muvakkat muhabere memuru · 3 career entriesPriştine ciheti · Edirne · 400; 600 kuruş

    1. Muvakkat muhabere memuru

      Priştine ciheti · Calculated age 29 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Muvakkat muhabere memuru (İnfisal)

      Priştine ciheti · Calculated age 29

      [1]

    3. Merkez posta seyyar memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 29 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  13. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Merkez posta seyyar memuruEdirne · 540 kuruş

    1. Merkez posta seyyar memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 46 · 540 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  14. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Posta seyyar memuruSelanik–Manastır arası · 600 kuruş

    1. Posta seyyar memuru

      Selanik–Manastır arası · Calculated age 52 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  15. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Posta seyyar memuruSelanik–Manastır arası · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Posta seyyar memuru

      Selanik–Manastır arası · Calculated age 53 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Posta seyyar memuruSelanik–Manastır arası · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Posta seyyar memuru

      Selanik–Manastır arası · Calculated age 54 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Posta seyyar memuruSelanik–Manastır arası · İncıkane?–Nusretli arası · 600; 700 kuruş

    1. Posta seyyar memuru

      Selanik–Manastır arası · Calculated age 55 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Posta seyyar memuru

      İncıkane?–Nusretli arası · Calculated age 55 · 700 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  18. Undated entriesPosta seyyar memuruSelanik–Manastır arası · 540 kuruş

    1. Posta seyyar memuru

      Selanik–Manastır arası · 540 kuruş

      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) · Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · Belene · age 19 · 380 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · Belene · age 20 · 380 kuruş · Source-bounded service1872/73 (AH 1289) · Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · Belene · age 21 · 380 kuruş · Source-bounded service1872/73 (AH 1289) · Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · Tuzla · age 21 · 400 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · Tuzla · age 22 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · Tuzla · age 23 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · Tuzla · age 24 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · Tuzla · age 25 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1876/77 (AH 1293) · Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · Sarajevo (Saraybosna) · age 25 · 600 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · Sarajevo (Saraybosna) · age 26 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · Višegrad (Vişegrad) · age 26 · 600 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · Višegrad (Vişegrad) · age 27 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Muvakkat muhabere memuru · Priştine ciheti · age 28 · 400 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Muvakkat muhabere memuru · Priştine ciheti · age 29 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Merkez posta seyyar memuru · Edirne · age 29 · 600 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Merkez posta seyyar memuru · Edirne · age 46 · 540 kuruş1902/03 (AH 1320) · Posta seyyar memuru · Selanik–Manastır arası · age 52 · 600 kuruş1903/04 (AH 1321) · Posta seyyar memuru · Selanik–Manastır arası · age 53 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1904/05 (AH 1322) · Posta seyyar memuru · Selanik–Manastır arası · age 54 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Posta seyyar memuru · Selanik–Manastır arası · age 55 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Posta seyyar memuru · İncıkane?–Nusretli arası · age 55 · 700 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Tuzla [source]
Birth year
1851/52 (AH 1268) [source]
Father’s occupation
Naip [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 34/361 [1]BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 34/361, s.361 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okuryazar [1]
Education detail
Rüşdiyede Arapça İzhâr'a, Farsça Gülistan'a kadar [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]
First work year
1869/70 (AH 1286) [source]
Apprenticeship
0.67 [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. II. Abdülhamid Dönemi Bosna-Hersekli devlet adamları

    DİLEK AKDEMİR · 2018 · Pages 238, 239

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