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Mehmed Süreyya 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. 1885/86 (AH 1303)mülâzametle · 2 career entriesHüdâvendigâr · 50 kuruş

    1. mülâzametle

      Hüdâvendigâr · Calculated age 24

      [1]

    2. mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati

      · Calculated age 14 · 50 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1886/87 (AH 1304)mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati · 50; 80 kuruş

    1. mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati

      · Calculated age 15 · 50 kuruş

      [1]

    2. mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati

      · Calculated age 15 · 80 kuruş

      [1]

  3. 1889/90 (AH 1307)mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati · 165 kuruş

    1. mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati

      · Calculated age 18 · 165 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1890/91 (AH 1308)mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati · 180; 210 kuruş

    1. mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati

      · Calculated age 19 · 180 kuruş

      [1]

    2. mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati

      · Calculated age 19 · 210 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1891/92 (AH 1309)mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati · 210 kuruş

    1. mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati

      · Calculated age 20 · 210 kuruş

      [1]

  6. 1892/93 (AH 1310)mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati · 210 kuruş

    1. mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati

      · Calculated age 21 · 210 kuruş

      [1]

  7. 1893/94 (AH 1311)mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati · 210 kuruş

    1. mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati

      · Calculated age 22 · 210 kuruş

      [1]

  8. 1894/95 (AH 1312)mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati · 210 kuruş

    1. mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati

      · Calculated age 23 · 210 kuruş

      [1]

  9. 1895/96 (AH 1313)mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati · 210; 275; 300 kuruş

    1. mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati

      · Calculated age 24 · 210 kuruş

      [1]

    2. mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati

      · Calculated age 24 · 275 kuruş

      [1]

    3. mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati

      · Calculated age 24 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  10. 1897/98 (AH 1315)hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati · 320 kuruş

    1. hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati

      · Calculated age 26 · 320 kuruş

      [1]

  11. 1898/99 (AH 1316)hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati · 320; 350 kuruş

    1. hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati

      · Calculated age 27 · 320 kuruş

      [1]

    2. hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati

      · Calculated age 27 · 350 kuruş

      [1]

  12. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati · 350; 400 kuruş

    1. hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati

      · Calculated age 28 · 350 kuruş

      [1]

    2. hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati

      · Calculated age 28 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  13. 1900/01 (AH 1318)hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati · 400 kuruş

    1. hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati

      · Calculated age 29 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  14. 1901/02 (AH 1319)hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati · 400 kuruş

    1. hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati

      · Calculated age 30 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  15. 1902/03 (AH 1320)hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati · 400; 450 kuruş

    1. hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati

      · Calculated age 31 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

    2. hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati

      · Calculated age 31 · 450 kuruş

      [1]

  16. 1903/04 (AH 1321)hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati · 450 kuruş

    1. hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati

      · Calculated age 32 · 450 kuruş

      [1]

  17. 1904/05 (AH 1322)hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati · 450 kuruş

    1. hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati

      · Calculated age 33 · 450 kuruş

      [1]

  18. 1905/06 (AH 1323)hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati · 450 kuruş

    1. hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati

      · Calculated age 34 · 450 kuruş

      [1]

  19. 1906/07 (AH 1324)hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati · 4 career entries · 450; 480; 510; 550 kuruş

    1. hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati

      · Calculated age 35 · 450 kuruş

      [1]

    2. hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati

      · Calculated age 35 · 480 kuruş

      [1]

    3. kitâbet-i mezkûr muavinliği

      · Calculated age 35 · 510 kuruş

      [1]

    4. kitâbet-i mezkûr muavinliği

      · Calculated age 35 · 550 kuruş

      [1]

  20. 1907/08 (AH 1325)kitâbet-i mezbure · 720 kuruş

    1. kitâbet-i mezbure

      · Calculated age 36 · 720 kuruş

      [1]

  21. Undated entriesmesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati · 3 career entries · 100 kuruş

    1. mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati

      · Calculated age 16 · 100 kuruş

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

03607201885/86AH 13031907/08AH 13251885/86 (AH 1303) · mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati · age 14 · 50 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati · age 15 · 50 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati · age 15 · 80 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati · age 18 · 165 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati · age 19 · 180 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati · age 19 · 210 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati · age 20 · 210 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati · age 21 · 210 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati · age 22 · 210 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati · age 23 · 210 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati · age 24 · 210 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati · age 24 · 275 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · mesâlih-i kitâbeti refâkati · age 24 · 300 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati · age 26 · 320 kuruş1898/99 (AH 1316) · hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati · age 27 · 320 kuruş1898/99 (AH 1316) · hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati · age 27 · 350 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati · age 28 · 350 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati · age 28 · 400 kuruş1900/01 (AH 1318) · hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati · age 29 · 400 kuruş1901/02 (AH 1319) · hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati · age 30 · 400 kuruş1902/03 (AH 1320) · hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati · age 31 · 400 kuruş1902/03 (AH 1320) · hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati · age 31 · 450 kuruş1903/04 (AH 1321) · hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati · age 32 · 450 kuruş1904/05 (AH 1322) · hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati · age 33 · 450 kuruş1905/06 (AH 1323) · hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati · age 34 · 450 kuruş1906/07 (AH 1324) · hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati · age 35 · 450 kuruş1906/07 (AH 1324) · hesab fenni kitâbeti refâkati · age 35 · 480 kuruş1906/07 (AH 1324) · kitâbet-i mezkûr muavinliği · age 35 · 510 kuruş1906/07 (AH 1324) · kitâbet-i mezkûr muavinliği · age 35 · 550 kuruş1907/08 (AH 1325) · kitâbet-i mezbure · age 36 · 720 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Bursa [source]Bursa şehrinde [1]
Birth province
Hüdavendigâr [source]
Birth year
1872/73 (AH 1289) [source]
Father’s occupation
Bezzaz [source]
Religion
İslam [source]
Archive references
85/37; 71 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; Bursa mektbe-i rüşdiye [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
24 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Hüdâvendigâr [source]
First work year
1885/86 (AH 1303) [source]
Apprenticeship
0.5 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

Documentary sources

  1. Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Bursalı memurlar

    DERVİŞ ŞAFAK TOPRAK · 2019 · Pages 298,299

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