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Halil Kemal 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. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Maarif MüdürüAleppo (Halep)
    1. Maarif Müdürü

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 27

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  2. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Maarif MüdürüSuriye · Beirut (Beyrut)
    1. Maarif Müdürü

      Suriye · Calculated age 30

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

    2. Maarif Müdürü

      Beirut (Beyrut) · Calculated age 30

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  3. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Maarif Müdürü (ikinci defa)Suriye
    1. Maarif Müdürü (ikinci defa)

      Suriye · Calculated age 32

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  4. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Meclis-i İdare-i Vilayet savcısı (ek görev) · 2 career entriesSuriye · Damascus (Şam)
  5. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Maarif Müdürü · 2 career entriesKosova · Skopje (Üsküp)
    1. Maarif Müdürü

      Kosova · Calculated age 36

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

    2. İdadi Fransızca muallimi

      Skopje (Üsküp) · Calculated age 36

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  6. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Maarif MüdürüKosovaContinuing service described by the source
    1. Maarif Müdürü

      Kosova · Calculated age 37

      Broader service field: Education

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Maarif MüdürüKosovaContinuing service described by the source
    1. Maarif Müdürü

      Kosova · Calculated age 38

      Broader service field: Education

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Maarif MüdürüKosovaContinuing service described by the source
    1. Maarif Müdürü

      Kosova · Calculated age 39

      Broader service field: Education

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Maarif Müdürü · 2 career entriesKosova
    1. Maarif Müdürü

      Kosova · Calculated age 40

      Broader service field: Education

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Maarif Müdürü (Azil)

      Kosova · Calculated age 40

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  10. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Maarif MüdürüAnkara
    1. Maarif Müdürü

      Ankara · Calculated age 41

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  11. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Meclis-i Maarif azasıIstanbul (Dersaadet)
    1. Meclis-i Maarif azası

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 45

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  12. Undated entriesMekteb-i Sultânî lisân-ı Osmanî muallimi · 11 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · Mektebi sultani · Ayvansaray Rüştiye Mektebi · Zeyrin Rüştiye Mektebi · Aleppo (Halep) · Suriye · Beirut (Beyrut) · Kosova · İdadi Mektebi · Ankara · 400; 500; 1,800; 2,000; 2,500 kuruş
    1. Osmanlı Türkçesi muallimi

      Mektebi sultani · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [2]

    2. Fransızca Muallimi

      Ayvansaray Rüştiye Mektebi · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [2]

    3. Fransızca Muallimi

      Zeyrin Rüştiye Mektebi · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [2]

    4. Maarif müdürü

      Aleppo (Halep) · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [2]

    5. Maarif müdürü

      Suriye · 2,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [2]

    6. Maarif müdürü

      Beirut (Beyrut) · 2,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [2]

    7. Maarif müdürü

      Kosova · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [2]

    8. Fransızca Muallimi

      İdadi Mektebi · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [2]

    9. Maarif müdürü

      Ankara · 1,800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [2]

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Tarsus [source]
Birth year
1860/61 (AH 1277) [source]
Religion
İslam [source]
Archive references
BOA SAD 42/199 [1]BOA SAD 42/199-200 [1]BOA SAD 42/200 [1]

Education and languages

Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Rüştiye şahadetnamesi; Dersaadet Sultani tasdiknamesi [1] [2]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
23 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work year
1882/83 (AH 1300) [source]

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. Kemal Paşazâde Said Bey Terâcim-i Ahvâl-ı Muâsırîn

    FİLİZ ANADOL · 2005 · Pages 72, 73

  2. Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre Tarsus doğumlu memurlar

    MUSTAFA TURŞUCU · 2025 · Pages 42, 46, 57, 71, 83, 85

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