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Sırrı 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)Tahrir-i emlak ve rüsumat nezareti kalemlerinde mülazım · 2 career entriesAleppo (Halep) · Bâb-ı Cubûl · 190 kuruş

    2. Tahrir-i emlak kâtibi

      Bâb-ı Cubûl · Calculated age 19 · 190 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Tahrir-i emlak kâtibiBâb-ı Cubûl · 190 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrir-i emlak kâtibi

      Bâb-ı Cubûl · Calculated age 20 · 190 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Tahrir-i emlak kâtibi · 2 career entriesBâb-ı Cubûl · Adana · 190; 600 kuruş

    1. Tahrir-i emlak kâtibi

      Bâb-ı Cubûl · Calculated age 21 · 190 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Memuriyet (unvan eksik)

      Adana · Calculated age 21 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Memuriyet (unvan eksik) · 3 career entriesAdana · 400; 500; 600 kuruş

    1. Memuriyet (unvan eksik)

      Adana · Calculated age 22 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Memuriyet (unvan ve mahalle adı eksik)

      Adana · Calculated age 22 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Belediye müfettişi

      Adana · Calculated age 22 · 400 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Belediye müfettişiAdana · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Belediye müfettişi

      Adana · Calculated age 23 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Belediye müfettişiAdana · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Belediye müfettişi

      Adana · Calculated age 24 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1878 (AH 1295)Belediye müfettişiAdana · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Belediye müfettişi

      Adana · Calculated age 25 · 400 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Orman ve kereste memuru · 2 career entriesAdana · 500; 750 kuruş

    1. Orman ve kereste memuru

      Adana · Calculated age 26 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Hapishane Müdürü

      Adana · Calculated age 26 · 750 kuruş

      [1]

  9. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Hapishane MüdürüAdana · 750 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Hapishane Müdürü

      Adana · Calculated age 27 · 750 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Hapishane Müdürü · 2 career entriesAdana · Elvanlı · 450; 750 kuruş

    1. Hapishane Müdürü

      Adana · Calculated age 28 · 750 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Nahiye Müdürü

      Elvanlı · Calculated age 28 · 450 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  11. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Nahiye Müdürü · 2 career entriesElvanlı · Suriye Vilayeti · 450; 740 kuruş

    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Elvanlı · Calculated age 29 · 450 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Aşar ve ağnam nezareti tahrirat başkâtibi

      Suriye Vilayeti · Calculated age 29 · 740 kuruş

      [1]

  12. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Aşar ve ağnam nezareti tahrirat başkâtibiSuriye Vilayeti · 740 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Aşar ve ağnam nezareti tahrirat başkâtibi

      Suriye Vilayeti · Calculated age 30 · 740 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Aşar ve ağnam nezareti tahrirat başkâtibiSuriye Vilayeti · 740; 840 kuruş

    1. Aşar ve ağnam nezareti tahrirat başkâtibi

      Suriye Vilayeti · Calculated age 31 · 740 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Aşar ve ağnam nezareti tahrirat başkâtibi

      Suriye Vilayeti · Calculated age 31 · 840 kuruş

      [1]

  14. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Aşar ve ağnam nezareti tahrirat başkâtibiSuriye Vilayeti · 840 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Aşar ve ağnam nezareti tahrirat başkâtibi

      Suriye Vilayeti · Calculated age 32 · 840 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Aşar ve ağnam nezareti tahrirat başkâtibi · 2 career entriesSuriye Vilayeti · Samra · 625; 840 kuruş

    1. Aşar ve ağnam nezareti tahrirat başkâtibi

      Suriye Vilayeti · Calculated age 33 · 840 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam vekili

      Samra · Calculated age 33 · 625 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  16. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Kaymakam vekiliSamra · 625 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kaymakam vekili

      Samra · Calculated age 34 · 625 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Kaymakam vekiliSamra · Kadhimiya (Kâzımiye) · 625 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam vekili

      Samra · Calculated age 35 · 625 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam vekili

      Kadhimiya (Kâzımiye) · Calculated age 35 · 625 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  18. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Kaymakam vekiliKadhimiya (Kâzımiye) · Hizye · Necef-i Eşref · 625; 875; 1,250 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam vekili

      Kadhimiya (Kâzımiye) · Calculated age 36 · 625 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam vekili

      Hizye · Calculated age 36 · 1,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    3. Kaymakam vekili

      Necef-i Eşref · Calculated age 36 · 875 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

06251,2501872/73AH 12891888/89AH 13061872/73 (AH 1289) · Tahrir-i emlak kâtibi · Bâb-ı Cubûl · age 19 · 190 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · Tahrir-i emlak kâtibi · Bâb-ı Cubûl · age 20 · 190 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Tahrir-i emlak kâtibi · Bâb-ı Cubûl · age 21 · 190 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Memuriyet (unvan eksik) · Adana · age 21 · 600 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · Memuriyet (unvan eksik) · Adana · age 22 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · Memuriyet (unvan ve mahalle adı eksik) · Adana · age 22 · 500 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · Belediye müfettişi · Adana · age 22 · 400 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · Belediye müfettişi · Adana · age 23 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Belediye müfettişi · Adana · age 24 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Belediye müfettişi · Adana · age 25 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Orman ve kereste memuru · Adana · age 26 · 500 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Hapishane Müdürü · Adana · age 26 · 750 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Hapishane Müdürü · Adana · age 27 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Hapishane Müdürü · Adana · age 28 · 750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Nahiye Müdürü · Elvanlı · age 28 · 450 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Nahiye Müdürü · Elvanlı · age 29 · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Aşar ve ağnam nezareti tahrirat başkâtibi · Suriye Vilayeti · age 29 · 740 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Aşar ve ağnam nezareti tahrirat başkâtibi · Suriye Vilayeti · age 30 · 740 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Aşar ve ağnam nezareti tahrirat başkâtibi · Suriye Vilayeti · age 31 · 740 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Aşar ve ağnam nezareti tahrirat başkâtibi · Suriye Vilayeti · age 31 · 840 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · Aşar ve ağnam nezareti tahrirat başkâtibi · Suriye Vilayeti · age 32 · 840 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Aşar ve ağnam nezareti tahrirat başkâtibi · Suriye Vilayeti · age 33 · 840 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Kaymakam vekili · Samra · age 33 · 625 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · Kaymakam vekili · Samra · age 34 · 625 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Kaymakam vekili · Samra · age 35 · 625 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Kaymakam vekili · Kadhimiya (Kâzımiye) · age 35 · 625 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Kaymakam vekili · Kadhimiya (Kâzımiye) · age 36 · 625 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Kaymakam vekili · Hizye · age 36 · 1,250 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Kaymakam vekili · Necef-i Eşref · age 36 · 875 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Harput [source]
Birth province
Mamuretülaziz [source]
Birth year
1853/54 (AH 1270) [source]
Father’s occupation
Kadı ve müellif [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD 22-140 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [source]
Turkish
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [source]
Education
Harput 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
19 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Halep [source]
First work year
1872/73 (AH 1289) [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. Sicill-i ahvâl defterlerine göre Harputlu devlet adamları

    ENES MUTLUAY · 2018 · Pages 258, 259

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