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Ahmed Rıfat Efendi

Born 1875/76 (AH 1292) · Erzincan · Career evidence 1894 to 1899 (AH 1312 to 1316)

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  1. 1875/76 (AH 1292)
  2. 1894/95 (AH 1312)

    First work as recorded

    Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi

  1. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Levazım Dairesi yedinci şube mülazımı (kâtip)Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi · 80 kuruş

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  2. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Levazım Dairesi yedinci şube mülazımı (kâtip)Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım DairesiContinuing service described by the source

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  3. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Levazım Dairesi yedinci şube mülazımı (kâtip)Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım DairesiContinuing service described by the source

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  4. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Levazım Dairesi yedinci şube mülazımı (kâtip)Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım DairesiContinuing service described by the source

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  5. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Levazım Dairesi yedinci şube mülazımı (kâtip) · 2 career entriesDördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi · 320 kuruş

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Age is calculated from AH year labels. Entries with the same year can describe separate appointments or rate changes. Gaps are left open; continuing service is labelled beside the entry.

Recorded pay over the career

Kuruş · dated amounts. Green: post entries. Purple: retirement. Grey: other career status.

01603201894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161894/95 (AH 1312) · Levazım Dairesi yedinci şube mülazımı (kâtip) · Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi · age 20 · 80 kuruş1898/99 (AH 1316) · Levazım Dairesi kâtibi, dördüncü sınıf · Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi · age 24 · 320 kuruş

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Places in this record

○ Birthplace◇ First work● Service

Erzincan
Erzincan

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Not drawn. No position recorded: Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi, Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi.

  • Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi · location retained as text

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Personal record

Personal details

Birthplace

ErzincanSupporting accounts

Birth year

1875/76 (AH 1292)Supporting accounts

Father’s occupation

Dördüncü Ordu redif yoklaması kısmı salis mümeyyizi (kâtip)Supporting accounts

Religion

İslamSupporting accounts

Archive references

170 BOA, DH. SAİD, 25/121[1]

BOA, DH. SAİD, 25/121[1]

Education and languages

Turkish

KitâbetSupporting accounts

Qualification

Formal qualification recordedSupporting accounts

Rüşdiye şahadetnamesi[1]

Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education

İbtidai mektebi; Erzincan Askerî RüşdiyesiSupporting accounts

Education level equivalent

7Supporting accounts

The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service

20Supporting accounts

Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place

Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım DairesiSupporting accounts

First-salary field

80 kuruş (personal first-salary field)Supporting accounts

A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
First work year

1894/95 (AH 1312)Supporting accounts

Sources and evidence

  1. Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına Göre Erzincanlı memurlar

    ENGİN ADAK · 2008 · Pages 118

    170 BOA, DH. SAİD, 25/121; BOA, DH. SAİD, 25/121

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