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Ahmet Rifat Efendi

BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti
Archival reference as recorded: 43_222; 439

Ahmet Rifat Efendi was born in Sivas in AH 1255 (1839–1840). Recorded schooling includes 4 years at Sibyan Mektebi. First work is recorded in Istanbul in AH 1280 (1863–1864), 25 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 24 distinct AH years in AH 1282–1320 (1865–1903), with gaps; it begins with Muhabere Memuru in Samsun (480 kuruş monthly). 1. Mudur appears later, in AH 1317 (1899–1900), with 1,500 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing). Distinct legal-source notes are preserved below; they are not adjudicated findings.

Recorded preparation

Birth
AH 1255 (1839–1840); sivas
School / programme
Sibyan Mektebi
Schooling duration
4 source-recorded years
Apprenticeship duration
2 source-recorded years
Qualification field (recorded code)
1
Telegraph-school field (recorded code)
1
Father’s occupation
Sipahi
Religion wording
Musluman
Nationality wording
Turkish

Recorded language terms

  • Turkish: Kitabet (writing)

First-work fields

Recorded year
AH 1280 (1863–1864)
Place
istanbul
First-salary field
480 kuruş

First-work may concern earlier state service or preparation. The first-salary amount is separately recorded and is not dated by the first-work year.

Honours, rank and legal records

Decoration wording is unrecorded in the linked text fields.

  • Original legal note: “Rüşvet” (Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy))
  • Original legal note (excerpt): “Rüşvet / doksan beş senesi Zilhiccesinin on sekizinde ümera ve zabitan-ı asakir-i şahane efradı taraflarından hanelerine yazdıkları telgraf ve mektuplardan idar” … (Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy))

The annual personnel records mark “yes for this annual record” in AH 1306–1307 (1888–1890), AH 1312–1320 (1894–1903).

Annual legal indicator · original codes
0 / 1
Additional annual legal field · original codes
0 / 1
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · legal field (unlabelled original codes)
1
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · legal field (unlabelled original codes)
1

Legal wording and annual indicators are not adjudicated findings or lifetime verdicts. Complete original notes (2 distinct texts), codes and archival source details remain in the online dossier. Repeated source copies do not establish independent confirmation.

Annual chronology

24 annual entries in 24 recorded AH years. Gregorian equivalents are shown in parentheses; source G years are retained separately. Gaps remain gaps. Salaries are nominal monthly assigned kuruş, not confirmed disbursements.

AH year (Gregorian)Source G yearRecorded titleLocality / provinceMonthly kuruş
AH 1282 (1865–1866)1865muhabere memurusamsun
Province: trabzon
480
AH 1283 (1866–1867)1866muhabere memurusamsun
Province: trabzon
400
AH 1284 (1867–1868)18672. mudurbatum
Province: trabzon
1,000
AH 1285 (1868–1869)18682. mudurbitlis
Province: bitlis
1,000
AH 1286 (1869–1870)18692. mudurbitlis
Province: bitlis
1,000
AH 1287 (1870–1871)18702. mudurbitlis
Province: bitlis
1,000
AH 1288 (1871–1872)18712. mudurbitlis
Province: bitlis
855
AH 1289 (1872–1873)18722. mudurbitlis
Province: bitlis
855
AH 1290 (1873–1874)18732. mudurvan
Province: van
855
AH 1291 (1874–1875)18742. mudurvan
Province: van
855
AH 1292 (1875–1876)18752. mudurvan
Province: van
900
AH 1293 (1876–1877)18762. mudurvan
Province: van
1,000
AH 1294 (1877–1878)18772. mudurvan
Province: van
1,000
AH 1306 (1888–1889)1889muhabere memurueyupsultan
Province: dersaadet
500
AH 1307 (1889–1890)18902. muduriskodra
Province: iskodra
950
AH 1312 (1894–1895)18941. mudurluhayye
Province: yemen
1,200
AH 1313 (1895–1896)18951. mudurluhayye
Province: yemen
1,200
AH 1314 (1896–1897)18961. mudurluhayye
Province: yemen
1,080
AH 1315 (1897–1898)18971. mudurluhayye
Province: yemen
1,080
AH 1316 (1898–1899)18981. mudurluhayye
Province: yemen
1,080
AH 1317 (1899–1900)18991. mudurluhayye
Province: yemen
1,500
AH 1318 (1900–1901)19001. mudurluhayye
Province: yemen
1,500
AH 1319 (1901–1902)19011. mudurluhayye
Province: yemen
1,500
AH 1320 (1902–1903)19021. mudurluhayye
Province: yemen
1,500