Mehmed Rafet Bey
Annual salary study and register readings
This study view uses the annual salary reference records. The main biography brings together the wider career and its sources.
Life and register readings
The life of Mehmed Rafet Bey began in Kibris in 1862/63 (AH 1279); the father's occupation was "Kıbrıs arazi yoklama müdürü". Mehmed Rafet began work in 1887/88, at about 25, on a first salary of 750 kuruş. The annual lists begin in 1887/88, with Mehmed Rafet as Matbuat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi İngilizce mütercimi and no place named. Alongside, the lists for 1894/95 give a second post, in Pazar as Atina Sefareti ikinci kâtibi.
The salary went from 750 kuruş a month in 1887/88 to 1,900 in 1893/94, the peak, when 93 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over eight years the salaries add up to 109,800 kuruş, 2.9 times what an official on the median salary earned. The final annual entry is for 1894/95.
Places in order of time#
Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.
Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Bükreş).
Born 1862/63 (AH 1279)
Bükreş as worded, no place record not on the map
1887 to 1895 (AH 1305 to 1312)
Matbuat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi İngilizce mütercimi
750 to 1,900 kuruş a month; entries in 8 years
1894/95 (AH 1312)
Atina Sefareti ikinci kâtibi
950 to 1,900 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year
Career and salary#
Log scale: equal steps are equal ratios. The median of the same title is drawn for the years in which at least 5 officials with that title had a salary, and the median of the same province for the years in which at least 5 officials were paid in the province of the official's salary that year.
The numbers of the chart
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Median, same province | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887/88 | 750 | 400 | 72% | ||
| 1888/89 | 750 | 400 | 74% | ||
| 1889/90 | 950 | 400 | 80% | ||
| 1890/91 | 950 | 400 | 79% | ||
| 1891/92 | 950 | 400 | 79% | ||
| 1892/93 | 1,000 | 400 | 80% | ||
| 1893/94 | 1,900 | 400 | 93% | ||
| 1894/95 | 1,900 | 400 | 550 | 92% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1887/88AH 1305 | First work | 750first-salary field | |
| 1887 to 1895AH 1305 to 1312 | Matbuat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi İngilizce mütercimi | 750 | |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Atina Sefareti ikinci kâtibi | Pazar (Atina) | 1,900 |
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1862/63 (AH 1279)
- Birthplace
- Kibris
- Father's occupation
- Kıbrıs arazi yoklama müdürü
First work
- Year
- 1887/88 (AH 1305)
Recorded with#
Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.
Same place, same years
Of the 2 officials with entries in Pazar (Atina) in the same years, Mehmed Rafet Bey had the lowest salary.
- Demiryan Zare Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 6,000 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 59 officials born in Kibris, 9 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Rafet Bey had the 5th highest salary of them.
- Fedon Beyborn 1862/63 (AH 1279); no salary recorded
- Mehmed Ali Efendiborn 1862/63 (AH 1279); no salary recorded
- Mehmed Ali Efendi 3born 1875/76 (AH 1292); no salary recorded
- Ahmed Tevfik Efendiborn 1842/43 (AH 1258); no salary recorded
- Corci Yorgi Efendiborn 1884/85 (AH 1302); no salary recorded
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 191 officials whose first annual entry is for 1887/88 (AH 1305), 173 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Rafet Bey had the 12th highest salary of them.
- Hasan Efendifirst annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305); highest salary 800 kuruş
- OSMAN EFENDİfirst annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305); highest salary 250 kuruş
- Osman Nuri Efendifirst annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305); highest salary 680 kuruş
- Estefan Efendifirst annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Mehmed Said Paşafirst annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305); no salary recorded
All 191 officials whose first annual entry is for 1887/88 (AH 1305)
Annual entries and original values
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Matbuat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi İngilizce mütercimi | 750 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HR.SAİD, No. 16, Gömlek No. 2, 3-2. | |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Matbuat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi İngilizce mütercimi | 750 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HR.SAİD, No. 16, Gömlek No. 2, 3-2. | |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Matbuat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi İngilizce mütercimi | 750 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HR.SAİD, No. 16, Gömlek No. 2, 3-2. | |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Matbuat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi İngilizce mütercimi | 950 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Matbuat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi İngilizce mütercimi | 950 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Matbuat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi İngilizce mütercimi | 950 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Matbuat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi İngilizce mütercimi | 950 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Matbuat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi İngilizce mütercimi | 1,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Matbuat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi İngilizce mütercimi | 1,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Bükreş Sefareti ikinci kâtibi | Bükreş | 1,900 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Bükreş Sefareti ikinci kâtibi | Bükreş | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Bükreş Sefareti ikinci kâtibi | Bükreş | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Atina Sefareti ikinci kâtibi | Pazar (Atina) | 1,900 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Atina Sefareti ikinci kâtibi | Pazar (Atina) | 950 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Bükreş Sefareti ikinci kâtibi (Nakil) | Bükreş | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Atina Sefareti ikinci kâtibi (Nakil) | Pazar (Atina) | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records |
What the sources named in this table are
- Selected canonical career records
- Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|
What the sources named in this table are
- Selected canonical career records
- Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.
- Origin of the record: Source collection.
Subjects
- List of Ottoman officials (Osmanlı memurları listesi)
- Collective biography (kolektif biyografi)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)