Mehmed Rafet Bey
Born 1862/63 (AH 1279) · Kibris · Dated entries 1887 to 1895 (AH 1305 to 1312)
Languages Arabic, English, French, Persian, Rum (as recorded), Turkish
Archival reference BOA, HR.SAİD, No. 16, Gömlek No. 2, 3-2
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Mehmed Rafet Bey was born in Kibris in 1862/63 (AH 1279). The father’s occupation was Kıbrıs arazi yoklama müdürü. Schooling included Kıbrıs sıbyan ve rüşdiye mektepleri; hususi İngilizce mektebi; İngiltere'de Norveç ibtidai mektebi; Mekteb-i Hukuk-ı Şahane. The language repertoire included Arabic, English, French, Persian, Rum (as recorded) and Turkish. [1]
The earliest service point in the record is dated 1887/88 (AH 1305). Dated career entries span 1887/88 (AH 1305) to 1894/95 (AH 1312) across 8 AH years, beginning with Matbuat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi İngilizce mütercimi. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Bükreş and Pazar (Atina). [1]
Monthly pay went from 750 kuruş in 1887/88 (AH 1305) to 1,900 kuruş in 1894/95 (AH 1312); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,900 kuruş in 1893/94 (AH 1311). [1]
Life and career
Follow 5 dated stages in the life. Choose a year in the life ribbon below the map. Places and earlier connections accumulate as you advance; All stops reveals the overview.
Stage 1 of 5 · Kibris
How to read this map
Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.
Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
3 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1862/63 (AH 1279)
Kibris
Birth
2 1887/88 (AH 1305)
Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
First work as recorded
Calculated age 26
Matbuat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi İngilizce mütercimi
750 kuruşCalculated age 26
3 1888/89 (AH 1306) · 5 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Matbuat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi İngilizce mütercimi
750 kuruşCalculated age 27
Continuing service as described
Matbuat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi İngilizce mütercimi
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 31
4 1893/94 (AH 1311)
Place not recorded / Bükreş
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded; Bükreş
Place not recorded
Matbuat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi İngilizce mütercimi
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 32
Continuing service as described
Bükreş
Bükreş Sefareti ikinci kâtibi
Calculated age 32
5 1894/95 (AH 1312)
Bükreş / Pazar (Atina)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Bükreş
Bükreş
Bükreş Sefareti ikinci kâtibi
Calculated age 33
Continuing service as described
Atina Sefareti ikinci kâtibi (Nakil)
Calculated age 33
3 entries without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Köstence şehbenderi · Constanța (Köstence) · Undated · 2,000 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Köstence şehbenderi · Constanța (Köstence) · Undated · 1,000 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Londra başşehbenderi · Londra · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; exact dates retain their cited wording. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated only within the same recorded calendar. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.
Pay over time
Pay in its time
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
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How the comparison is calculated
One highest recorded salary per official and AH year. Same-year medians, nearest-rank 10th and 90th percentiles, and relative standing are recomputed from the selected collection.
Amounts are nominal monthly kuruş in years with a recorded salary. Gaps are left blank; values are not adjusted for prices. Explicitly unpaid zero entries remain in the chronology and are omitted from logarithmic salary plots.
View the yearly values
| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 750 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 73.0% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 750 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 74.5% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 950 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 80.6% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 950 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 79.4% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 950 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 79.7% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 1,000 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 80.8% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 1,900 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 93.4% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 1,900 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 92.8% | 2004 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
Kuruş · dated amountsSelect an amount for its date, post, place and age.
● Post entry● Retirement● Other status
Dated rates and labelled continuing-service entries, not total annual earnings. Missing amounts remain blank; zero remains zero.
Where the career is recorded
Distinct AH years with career entriesGaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate- Bükreş1,900
- Pazar (Atina)950 to 1,900
Ranges retain different rates and source assertions. Retirement amounts are separate from post pay.
Titles across the recorded years
Distinct AH years with each recorded titleThe most recorded title wordings. A year may include more than one title; these counts do not establish promotions or continuous tenure.
Related officials in the salary reference
- Kibris58 other officialsFedon Bey born 1862/63 (AH 1279); no salary recorded
- Pazar (Atina)1 other officialDemiryan Zare Efendi 1 shared year; highest salary 6,000 kuruş
- 1887/88 (AH 1305)190 other officialsHasan Efendi first annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305); highest salary 800 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- II. Abdülhamid dönemi sicil dosyalarına göre şehbenderler (1876-1909)
BERİVAN SULTAN DUMAN · 2024 · Pages 194, 195
BOA, HR.SAİD, No. 16, Gömlek No. 2, 3-2.
Read the original source accounts · 19 source entries →
The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.
Yearly entries and their source passages · 8 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 16 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.