Official
Ahmet Rifat Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Sivas in 1839/40 (AH 1255). On record 1865 to 1903, 24 annual entries.
Archive reference 43_222; 439
Life#
Ahmet Rifat Efendi was born in Sivas in 1839/40 (AH 1255). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Sipahi.
Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 years of schooling recorded. The personnel records also mark the telegraph school. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1863/64 (AH 1280). The official was then about 24 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 480 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1865/66, the official was about 26 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1865/66, shows Muhabere Memuru in Samsun, with 480 kuruş a month. In 1867/68 the record shows 2. Müdür in Batumi (Batum), the salary going from 400 to 1,000 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Samsun). In 1868/69 the record shows 2. Müdür in Bitlis, with 1,000 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Batumi). In 1873/74 the record shows 2. Müdür in Van, with 855 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Bitlis). In 1888/89 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Eyüpsultan, the salary going from 1,000 to 500 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Van). In 1889/90 the record shows 2. Müdür in Shkodër (İşkodra), the salary going from 500 to 950 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Eyüpsultan). In 1894/95 the record shows 2. Müdür in Al Luhayyah (Luhayye), the salary going from 950 to 1,200 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Shkodër). In 1899/1900 the record shows 1. Müdür in Al Luhayyah, the salary going from 1,080 to 1,500 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Al Luhayyah). No annual entry is recorded for 1878 to 1888 and 1890 to 1894.
The highest salary, 1,500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1899/1900 as 1. Müdür. 94 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 500 kuruş. Over 24 years with a salary the median is 1,000 kuruş a month, with 6 rises and 4 cuts. The largest rise, 600 kuruş, is seen in 1867/68. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 3.04 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1902/03, when 93 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1839/40 (AH 1255)
- Birthplace
- Sivas
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Sipahi
Education
- Primary
- Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
- Higher or professional
- Telgraf Mektebitelegraph school; recorded as a code
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 2 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives yes.
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1863/64 (AH 1280)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 480
Legal records
- Legal record note as worded
- Rüşvet / doksan beş senesi Zilhiccesinin on sekizinde ümera ve zabitan-ı asakir-i şahane efradı taraflarından hanelerine yazdıkları telgraf ve mektuplardan idaresi mucebince kaime alınması lazım gelir iken mecidiye ve metelik akçe talep eylediği Van Vilayet-i Celilesi'nden bâ-telgrafname edilen şikayet üzerine infisal eylemiştir.; Rüşvet
- Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records
- 1306; 1307; 1312; 1313; 1314; 1315; 1316; 1317; 1318; 1319; 1320
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1863/64AH 1280 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 480first-salary field |
| 1865 to 1867AH 1282 to 1283 | Muhabere Memuru | Samsun | 480 to 400 |
| 1867/68AH 1284 | 2. Müdür | Batumi (Batum) | 1,000 |
| 1868 to 1873AH 1285 to 1289 | 2. Müdür | Bitlis | 1,000 to 855 |
| 1873 to 1878AH 1290 to 1294 | 2. Müdür | Van | 855 to 1,000 |
| No annual entry: 1878 to 1888 (AH 1295 to 1305) | |||
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Muhabere Memuru | Eyüpsultan | 500 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | 2. Müdür | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 950 |
| No annual entry: 1890 to 1894 (AH 1308 to 1311) | |||
| 1894 to 1899AH 1312 to 1316 | 2. Müdür | Al Luhayyah (Luhayye) | 1,200 to 1,080 |
| 1899 to 1903AH 1317 to 1320 | 1. Müdür | Al Luhayyah (Luhayye) | 1,500 |
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.
The numbers of the chart
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1865/66 | 480 | 650 | 576 | 25% |
| 1866/67 | 400 | 600 | 480 | 18% |
| 1867/68 | 1,000 | 600 | 1,000 | 68% |
| 1868/69 | 1,000 | 600 | 1,000 | 70% |
| 1869/70 | 1,000 | 600 | 1,000 | 71% |
| 1870/71 | 1,000 | 600 | 1,000 | 72% |
| 1871/72 | 855 | 550 | 855 | 73% |
| 1872/73 | 855 | 550 | 850 | 74% |
| 1873/74 | 855 | 500 | 830 | 75% |
| 1874/75 | 855 | 535 | 800 | 74% |
| 1875/76 | 900 | 530 | 850 | 75% |
| 1876/77 | 1,000 | 582.5 | 800 | 77% |
| 1877/78 | 1,000 | 560 | 800 | 79% |
| 1888/89 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 41% |
| 1889/90 | 950 | 500 | 800 | 84% |
| 1894/95 | 1,200 | 500 | 800 | 91% |
| 1895/96 | 1,200 | 500 | 800 | 90% |
| 1896/97 | 1,080 | 500 | 765 | 91% |
| 1897/98 | 1,080 | 500 | 778.5 | 91% |
| 1898/99 | 1,080 | 500 | 800 | 91% |
| 1899/1900 | 1,500 | 500 | 1,350 | 94% |
| 1900/01 | 1,500 | 500 | 1,350 | 94% |
| 1901/02 | 1,500 | 500 | 1,350 | 94% |
| 1902/03 | 1,500 | 500 | 1,500 | 93% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
Not drawn. No position recorded: Batumi.
Choose a row to mark its years in the charts and its place on the map.
Named in scholarly works#
No link between a work and an official has been accepted. Each entry was found by fixed rules on the name and the recorded fields, and says what it rests on.
Possible links: 5 entries in 1 work
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Sivaslı devlet adamları: Ahmed Rıfat EfendiPossible link: same name and birthplace; several officials or entries qualify, so none is probable
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Sivaslı devlet adamları: Ahmed Rıfat EfendiPossible link: same name and birthplace; several officials or entries qualify, so none is probable
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Sivaslı devlet adamları: Ahmed Rıfat EfendiPossible link: same name and birthplace; several officials or entries qualify, so none is probable
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Sivaslı devlet adamları: Ahmed Rıfat EfendiPossible link: same name and birthplace; several officials or entries qualify, so none is probable
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Sivaslı devlet adamları: Hacı Ahmed Rıfat EfendiPossible link: same name and birthplace; several officials or entries qualify, so none is probable
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Abdulkerim Fehmi EfendiVan, 2 shared years
- Süleyman Fevzi EfendiSamsun, 2 shared years
- Ahmet Hamdi EfendiSamsun, 2 shared years
- Hamdi EfendiVan, 2 shared years
- Halil EfendiBitlis, 1 shared year
19 officials in all. Officials recorded in Al Luhayyah (Luhayye)
Same school recorded
- Abdullah EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1865/66 (AH 1282)
- Ahmed Muhtar EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1865/66 (AH 1282)
- Ahmet Hazım EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1865/66 (AH 1282)
- Ahmet Niyazi EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1865/66 (AH 1282)
- Ahmet Tevfik EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1865/66 (AH 1282)
744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Hüseyin Necmi EfendiSivas, born 1839/40 (AH 1255)
- Kadri EfendiSivas, born 1840/41 (AH 1256)
- Mehmed Şefik EfendiSivas, born 1840/41 (AH 1256)
- Mustafa EfendiSivas, born 1837/38 (AH 1253)
- Muhyiddin Nuri EfendiSivas, born 1841/42 (AH 1257)
94 officials in all. Officials born in Sivas
Full record
Annual entries (24)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1865/66AH 1282 | Muhabere Memuru | Samsun | 480 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 43_222; 439 |
| 1866/67AH 1283 | Muhabere Memuru | Samsun | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 43_222; 439 |
| 1867/68AH 1284 | 2. Müdür | Batumi (Batum) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 43_222; 439 |
| 1868/69AH 1285 | 2. Müdür | Bitlis | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 43_222; 439 |
| 1869/70AH 1286 | 2. Müdür | Bitlis | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 43_222; 439 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | 2. Müdür | Bitlis | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 43_222; 439 |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | 2. Müdür | Bitlis | 855 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 43_222; 439 |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | 2. Müdür | Bitlis | 855 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 43_222; 439 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | 2. Müdür | Van | 855 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 43_222; 439 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | 2. Müdür | Van | 855 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 43_222; 439 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | 2. Müdür | Van | 900 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 43_222; 439 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | 2. Müdür | Van | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 43_222; 439 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | 2. Müdür | Van | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 43_222; 439 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Muhabere Memuru | Eyüpsultan | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 43_222; 439 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | 2. Müdür | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 950 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 43_222; 439 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | 2. Müdür | Al Luhayyah (Luhayye) | 1,200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 43_222; 439 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | 2. Müdür | Al Luhayyah (Luhayye) | 1,200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 43_222; 439 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | 2. Müdür | Al Luhayyah (Luhayye) | 1,080 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 43_222; 439 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | 2. Müdür | Al Luhayyah (Luhayye) | 1,080 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 43_222; 439 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | 2. Müdür | Al Luhayyah (Luhayye) | 1,080 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 43_222; 439 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | 1. Müdür | Al Luhayyah (Luhayye) | 1,500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 43_222; 439 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | 1. Müdür | Al Luhayyah (Luhayye) | 1,500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 43_222; 439 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | 1. Müdür | Al Luhayyah (Luhayye) | 1,500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 43_222; 439 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | 1. Müdür | Al Luhayyah (Luhayye) | 1,500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 43_222; 439 |
What the sources named in this table are
- Recovered annual personnel extract
- The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.
Sources and original values (18)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Ahmet Rifat Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1255 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | sivas | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | sivas | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Sipahi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Musluman | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Turkish | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Sibyan Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Telegraph school (recorded code) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 2 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1280 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1863 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 480 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Legal records | ||
| Legal record note as worded | Rüşvet / doksan beş senesi Zilhiccesinin on sekizinde ümera ve zabitan-ı asakir-i şahane efradı taraflarından hanelerine yazdıkları telgraf ve mektuplardan idaresi mucebince kaime alınması lazım gelir iken mecidiye ve metelik akçe talep eylediği Van Vilayet-i Celilesi'nden bâ-telgrafname edilen şikayet üzerine infisal eylemiştir. used on this page | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | Rüşvet other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records | 1306; 1307; 1312; 1313; 1314; 1315; 1316; 1317; 1318; 1319; 1320 | Later annual personnel extract |
What the sources named in this table are
- Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)
- A workbook of notes on legal records. The wording is kept as written. It may hold an accusation or an acquittal, it is not the finding of a court, and its year is the year of the record, not the date of an event.
- Legal notes (later workbook copy)
- A later copy of the workbook of notes on legal records. The same wording in both copies is one note, not two.
- Later annual personnel extract
- The detailed annual personnel file of October 2025. It marks single annual entries with a criminal-record flag and holds status words such as Vefat. For a death, the year is the year of the annual list in which the status word stands.
- Earlier annual personnel extract
- The detailed annual personnel file of October 2024. An official found only in this file keeps the years, titles and salaries it gives.
- Recovered annual personnel extract
- The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.
- Personnel attributes extract
- The detailed personnel file of September 2025, read for personal details such as birth, schooling and first work.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 19 annual entries of 24 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.