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Mehmet Şevki 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. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Rüsûmat idaresi dühan tahrir kol memurluğu kâtibi · 2 career entriesKavaniçe · Konitsa (Koniçe) · 250 kuruş

    1. Rüsûmat idaresi dühan tahrir kol memurluğu kâtibi

      Kavaniçe · Calculated age 23 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Rüsûmat idaresi dühan tahrir kol memurluğu kâtibi · 4 career entriesKavaniçe · Konitsa (Koniçe) · 250 kuruş

    1. Rüsûmat idaresi dühan tahrir kol memurluğu kâtibi

      Kavaniçe · Calculated age 24 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Rüsûmat idaresi dühan tahrir kol memurluğu kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Kavaniçe · Calculated age 24

      [1]

    3. Rüsûmat İdaresi Duhan Tahrir Kol Memurluğu kâtibi

      Konitsa (Koniçe) · Calculated age 24 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

    4. Rüsûmat İdaresi Duhan Tahrir Kol Memurluğu kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Konitsa (Koniçe) · Calculated age 24

      [2]

  3. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Evkaf kâtibiKırıkkilise · Kırklareli · 150 kuruş

    1. Evkaf kâtibi

      Kırıkkilise · Calculated age 31 · 150 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Evkaf kâtibi

      Kırklareli · Calculated age 31 · 150 kuruş

      [2]

  4. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Evkaf kâtibiKırıkkilise · Kırklareli · 150 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Evkaf kâtibi

      Kırıkkilise · Calculated age 32 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Evkaf kâtibi

      Kırklareli · Calculated age 32 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  5. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Evkaf kâtibi · 3 career entriesKırıkkilise · Kırklareli · 150; 250 kuruş

    1. Evkaf kâtibi

      Kırıkkilise · Calculated age 33 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Evkaf kâtibi

      Kırklareli · Calculated age 33 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

    3. Nüfus kâtibi

      Kırklareli · Calculated age 33 · 250 kuruş

      [2]

  6. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Evkaf kâtibi · 2 career entriesKırıkkilise · Kırklareli · 150; 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Evkaf kâtibi

      Kırıkkilise · Calculated age 34 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Nüfus kâtibi

      Kırklareli · Calculated age 34 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  7. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Evkaf kâtibi · 2 career entriesKırıkkilise · Kırklareli · 150; 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Evkaf kâtibi

      Kırıkkilise · Calculated age 35 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Nüfus kâtibi

      Kırklareli · Calculated age 35 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  8. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Evkaf kâtibi · 2 career entriesKırıkkilise · Kırklareli · 150; 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Evkaf kâtibi

      Kırıkkilise · Calculated age 36 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Nüfus kâtibi

      Kırklareli · Calculated age 36 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  9. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Evkaf kâtibi · 2 career entriesKırıkkilise · Kırklareli · 150; 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Evkaf kâtibi

      Kırıkkilise · Calculated age 37 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Nüfus kâtibi

      Kırklareli · Calculated age 37 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  10. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Evkaf kâtibi · 2 career entriesKırıkkilise · Kırklareli · 150; 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Evkaf kâtibi

      Kırıkkilise · Calculated age 38 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Nüfus kâtibi

      Kırklareli · Calculated age 38 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  11. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Evkaf kâtibi · 2 career entriesKırıkkilise · Kırklareli · 150; 250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Evkaf kâtibi

      Kırıkkilise · Calculated age 39 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Nüfus kâtibi

      Kırklareli · Calculated age 39 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  12. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Evkaf kâtibi · 3 career entriesKırıkkilise · Kırklareli · 150; 250 kuruş

    1. Evkaf kâtibi

      Kırıkkilise · Calculated age 40 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Nüfus kâtibi

      Kırıkkilise · Calculated age 40 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Nüfus kâtibi

      Kırklareli · Calculated age 40 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  13. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Nüfus kâtibi · 4 career entriesKırıkkilise · Kırklareli · 250 kuruş

    1. Nüfus kâtibi

      Kırıkkilise · Calculated age 41 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Nüfus kâtibi (İstifa)

      Kırıkkilise · Calculated age 41

      [1]

    3. Nüfus kâtibi

      Kırklareli · Calculated age 41 · 250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  14. 1895/96 (AH 1313)İstanbul Postanesi Mühimme Dairesi memuru · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 50 kuruş
  15. 1896/97 (AH 1314)İstanbul Postanesi Mühimme Dairesi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source

    1. İstanbul Postanesi Mühimme Dairesi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 44

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1897/98 (AH 1315)İstanbul Postanesi Mühimme Dairesi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source

    1. İstanbul Postanesi Mühimme Dairesi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 45

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1898/99 (AH 1316)İstanbul Postanesi Mühimme Dairesi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source

    1. İstanbul Postanesi Mühimme Dairesi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 46

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)İstanbul Postanesi Mühimme Dairesi memuru · 3 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 300 kuruş

    1. İstanbul Postanesi Mühimme Dairesi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 47

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1900/01 (AH 1318)İstanbul Postanesi Mühimme Dairesi memuru · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. İstanbul Postanesi Mühimme Dairesi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 48 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Postahane Mühimme Dairesi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 48 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

  20. 1901/02 (AH 1319)İstanbul Postanesi Mühimme Dairesi memuru · 4 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 300 kuruş

    1. İstanbul Postanesi Mühimme Dairesi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 49 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. Postahane Mühimme Dairesi memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 49 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

    4. Fatih Posta Şubesi refakat memuru

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 49 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [2]

  21. Undated entriesPostahane Mühimme Dairesi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 150; 165 kuruş

Recorded pay

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

01503001876/77AH 12931901/02AH 13191876/77 (AH 1293) · Rüsûmat idaresi dühan tahrir kol memurluğu kâtibi · Kavaniçe · age 23 · 250 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · Rüsûmat İdaresi Duhan Tahrir Kol Memurluğu kâtibi · Konitsa (Koniçe) · age 23 · 250 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Rüsûmat idaresi dühan tahrir kol memurluğu kâtibi · Kavaniçe · age 24 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Rüsûmat İdaresi Duhan Tahrir Kol Memurluğu kâtibi · Konitsa (Koniçe) · age 24 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Evkaf kâtibi · Kırıkkilise · age 31 · 150 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Evkaf kâtibi · Kırklareli · age 31 · 150 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · Evkaf kâtibi · Kırıkkilise · age 32 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Evkaf kâtibi · Kırklareli · age 32 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Evkaf kâtibi · Kırıkkilise · age 33 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Evkaf kâtibi · Kırklareli · age 33 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Nüfus kâtibi · Kırklareli · age 33 · 250 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · Evkaf kâtibi · Kırıkkilise · age 34 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Nüfus kâtibi · Kırklareli · age 34 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Evkaf kâtibi · Kırıkkilise · age 35 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Nüfus kâtibi · Kırklareli · age 35 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Evkaf kâtibi · Kırıkkilise · age 36 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Nüfus kâtibi · Kırklareli · age 36 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Evkaf kâtibi · Kırıkkilise · age 37 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Nüfus kâtibi · Kırklareli · age 37 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Evkaf kâtibi · Kırıkkilise · age 38 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Nüfus kâtibi · Kırklareli · age 38 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Evkaf kâtibi · Kırıkkilise · age 39 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Nüfus kâtibi · Kırklareli · age 39 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Evkaf kâtibi · Kırıkkilise · age 40 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Nüfus kâtibi · Kırıkkilise · age 40 · 250 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Nüfus kâtibi · Kırklareli · age 40 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Nüfus kâtibi · Kırıkkilise · age 41 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Nüfus kâtibi · Kırklareli · age 41 · 250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · İstanbul Postanesi Mühimme Dairesi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 43 · 50 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · Postahane Mühimme Dairesi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 43 · 50 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · İstanbul Postanesi Mühimme Dairesi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 47 · 300 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Postahane Mühimme Dairesi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 47 · 300 kuruş1900/01 (AH 1318) · İstanbul Postanesi Mühimme Dairesi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 48 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Postahane Mühimme Dairesi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 48 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · İstanbul Postanesi Mühimme Dairesi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 49 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Fatih Bosna Şubesi refakat memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 49 · 300 kuruş1901/02 (AH 1319) · Postahane Mühimme Dairesi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 49 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Fatih Posta Şubesi refakat memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 49 · 300 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Bosna [source]
Birth year
1853/54 (AH 1270) [source]
Father’s occupation
Müderris [source]
Archive references
BOA, DH.SAİD. d, 73/143 [1]BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 73/143 [2]BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 73/143, s.143 [2]

Education and languages

Turkish
Okur yazar [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
23 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First-salary field
250 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
First work year
1876/77 (AH 1293) [source]
Apprenticeship
1.029453035 [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. Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Bosna doğumlu memurlar

    MEHMET AKGÜN · 2017 · Pages 103, 104

  2. II. Abdülhamid Dönemi Bosna-Hersekli devlet adamları

    DİLEK AKDEMİR · 2018 · Pages 240, 241, 242

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