Mehmed Refik Efendi

Born 1872/73 (AH 1289) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1891 to 1901 (AH 1309 to 1318)

Languages Turkish

Archival reference BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1055

The career, year by year

Each mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.

Places and reading notes

Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı İdare Kalemi

6 distinct dated years. Stacked marks retain different posts, rates or accounts without assigning an order within that year. Grey marks have no service place.

The life

Mehmed Refik Efendi was born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1872/73 (AH 1289). The father’s occupation was Arabacılar kethüdası. Schooling included İbtidai mektep; Beşiktaş Askerî Rüşdiyesi. The language repertoire included Turkish.^[1]

Service began in Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı İdare Kalemi in 1891/92 (AH 1309). Service included İdare Kalemi görevlisi in Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı İdare Kalemi (1891/92 (AH 1309)). Later posts included İdare Kalemi görevlisi in Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı İdare Kalemi (1896 to 1901 (AH 1314 to 1318)). Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı İdare Kalemi appears most often, across 6 dated years.^[1]

Monthly pay went from 400 kuruş in 1896/97 (AH 1314) to 650 kuruş in 1900/01 (AH 1318); the highest recorded monthly rate is 650 kuruş in 1900/01 (AH 1318).^[1]

Personal record

Birth: Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 1872/73 (AH 1289)^[source]
Father’s occupation: Arabacılar kethüdası^[source]
Education: İbtidai mektep; Beşiktaş Askerî Rüşdiyesi^[source]
First work: 1891/92 (AH 1309) · Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı İdare Kalemi^[source]
Age at first work: 20^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.

Career in numbers

6
Dated AH years: 1
Career place names: 5
Salary years: 400 → 650
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month: 650
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month: 71.9%
Peers paid less in last year

About these numbers

Dated AH years. Across career and documentary records; not tenure.
Career place names. Distinct place labels; some may not be mapped.
Salary years. One highest recorded monthly rate per official-year; gaps are blank.
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month. 1896/97 (AH 1314) to 1900/01 (AH 1318); nominal rates in observed years.
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month. 1900/01 (AH 1318)
Peers paid less in last year. Share of other officials in the annual salary reference with lower pay in 1900/01 (AH 1318).

Life and career

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Stage 1 of 3 · Istanbul (Dersaadet)

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Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.

2 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.

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1872/73 (AH 1289)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
1. Birth
  Personal record & evidence →
2
1891/92 (AH 1309)
Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı İdare Kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı İdare Kalemi
1. First work as recorded
  Calculated age 20
  Personal record & evidence →
2. İdare Kalemi görevlisi
  Calculated age 20
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3
1896/97 (AH 1314) · 5 recorded years
Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı İdare Kalemi
AH entries: 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı İdare Kalemi
1. İdare Kalemi görevlisi
  400 kuruşCalculated age 25
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. İdare Kalemi görevlisi
  400 kuruşCalculated age 26
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3. İdare Kalemi görevlisi
  450 kuruşCalculated age 26
  Entry & evidence →[1]
4. İdare Kalemi görevlisi
  500 kuruşCalculated age 26
  Entry & evidence →[1]
5. İdare Kalemi görevlisi
  500 kuruşCalculated age 27
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
6. İdare Kalemi görevlisi
  600 kuruşCalculated age 27
  Entry & evidence →[1]
7. İdare Kalemi görevlisi
  600 kuruşCalculated age 28
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
8. İdare Kalemi görevlisi
  600 kuruşCalculated age 29
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
9. İdare Kalemi görevlisi
  650 kuruşCalculated age 29
  Entry & evidence →[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

Current collection salary comparison

Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.

Monthly rate and same-year salariesNominal monthly kuruş · log scale · annual entries only

Relative pay percentileShare of other annual-entry officials paid less

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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

Monthly nominal kuruş. “Paid less” is the share of other officials in the same-year annual-entry sample with lower recorded pay; N is official-year observations.
AH year	Official rate	Sample median	Sample p10 to p90	Paid less	N
1896/97 (AH 1314)	400	450	150 to 1,575	42.2%	2119
1897/98 (AH 1315)	500	400	140 to 1,425	56.9%	1891
1898/99 (AH 1316)	600	400	144 to 1,400	68.6%	1844
1899/1900 (AH 1317)	600	400	140 to 1,440	67.4%	1821
1900/01 (AH 1318)	650	400	140 to 1,500	71.9%	1761

Career patterns and pay

Recorded pay over the career

Kuruş · dated amounts

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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 entries

Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı İdare Kalemi6
1891 to 1901 (AH 1309 to 1318)

Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.

Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate

Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı İdare Kalemi400 to 650

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 title

İdare Kalemi görevlisi6
1891 to 1901 (AH 1309 to 1318)

The 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

Istanbul665 other officialsAlkiyodis Efendi born 1872/73 (AH 1289); highest salary 1,250 kuruş
1891/92 (AH 1309)169 other officialsAhmed Celaleddin Efendi first annual entry 1891/92 (AH 1309); no salary recorded

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Education and personal record

Schooling İbtidai mektep; Beşiktaş Askerî Rüşdiyesi^[source]

Language skills and historical terms

Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.

Turkish · Kitâbetokur yazar^[1]

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Personal details

Birthplace: İstanbul^[source]
Birth province: Dersaadet^[source]
Birth year: 1872/73 (AH 1289)^[source]
Father’s occupation: Arabacılar kethüdası^[source]
Archive references: BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1055^[1]

Education and languages

Turkish: Kitâbet^[source]okur yazar^[1]
Education: İbtidai mektep; Beşiktaş Askerî Rüşdiyesi^[source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service: 20^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place: Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı İdare Kalemi^[source]
First work year: 1891/92 (AH 1309)^[source]

Sources and evidence

3 Numaralı Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Hazîne-i Hâssa'da görev yapan memurlar
ÜLKÜ ZÜLAL UYANIK · 2024 · Pages 160
BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1055

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