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Mehmet Rauf Efendi

Birthplace: dersaadet Observed AH 1311–1323 (1893–1906)

0099_0034; 65Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Mehmet Rauf Efendi was born in Istanbul / Dersaadet in AH 1291 (1874–1875). Recorded schooling includes 12 years at Mektebi Sultani. First work is recorded in Istanbul in AH 1308 (1890–1891), 17 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 10 distinct AH years in AH 1311–1323 (1893–1906), with gaps; it begins with Muhaberati Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Midilli (600 kuruş monthly). Muhabere Memuru appears later, in AH 1323 (1905–1906), with 225 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing); French: Kitabet (writing). Distinct legal-source notes are preserved below; they are not adjudicated findings.

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Life and career

10 recorded AH years · 10 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1291 (1874–1875)
AH 1308 (1890–1891)Birth-year difference: 17 AH years
AH 1311 (1893–1894)Birth-year difference: 20 AH years
AH 1312 (1894–1895)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1313 (1895–1896)Birth-year difference: 22 AH years
AH 1314–1315 (1896–1898)Birth-year difference: 23–24 AH years
AH 1316 (1898–1899)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1317 (1899–1900)Birth-year difference: 26 AH years
AH 1318 (1900–1901)Birth-year difference: 27 AH years
AH 1319–1321 (1901–1904)Birth-year difference: 28–30 AH years
AH 1322 (1904–1905)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1323 (1905–1906)Birth-year difference: 32 AH years

Each stage retains its recorded place and title. Annual stages group only consecutive years with the same title and place; they do not prove continuous tenure. Birth-year differences compare AH year numbers; they are not exact ages or birthdays.

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Assigned salary in the annual career

Monthly kuruş · AH

Annual career record begins at AH 1311 (1893–1894)

Muhaberati Ecnebiye Memuriyeti · midilli · 600 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1308 (1890–1891) in istanbul. The first-salary field is 600 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1308 (1890–1891)Recorded first-work anchoristanbul

Monthly nominal assigned amounts, not confirmed cash payments. Lines connect consecutive AH years only; hollow points mean salary not recorded. Competing entries in one AH year remain separate points, without a unique pay-change line. Gregorian spans describe whole AH years; source Gregorian labels remain separate evidence.

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Each comparison uses the preceding surviving entry.

No annual entries for AH 1312 (1894–1895). Changes span the gap.
Locality midilli → beyrut
Salary 600 to 400 kuruş -200 (-33.33%)
Locality beyrut → halep
No annual entries for AH 1316 (1898–1899). Changes span the gap.
Title Muhaberati Ecnebiye Memuriyeti → Muhabere Memuru
Locality halep → basra
Salary 400 to 700 kuruş +300 (+75%)
Title Muhabere Memuru → Muhaberati Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
Locality basra → erzurum
Salary 700 to 540 kuruş -160 (-22.86%)
Locality erzurum → izmir
Salary 540 to 580 kuruş +40 (+7.41%)
No annual entries for AH 1322 (1904–1905). Changes span the gap.
Title Muhaberati Ecnebiye Memuriyeti → Muhabere Memuru
Locality izmir → bingazi
Salary 580 to 225 kuruş -355 (-61.21%)

A title change is not automatically a promotion; a locality change is not a reconstructed journey.

Places in this record

AH 1308 (1890–1891)Recorded first-work anchoristanbul

◆ Birthplace■ First work● Annual recordRing: multiple relations

Every recorded locality remains visible in the key. Hollow markers show candidate coordinates; these are not resolved locations. Overlapping markers are offset for legibility; a small anchor and leader retain the source coordinate. Coastlines provide modern geographic context.

Honours, rank and legal records

Archival reference as recorded: 0099_0034; 65

Collection identified by the thesis dataset: BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti. The archive reference is reproduced as recorded in the coded personnel dataset.

Decoration and legal-record evidence

Decoration wording is not recorded in the linked text fields.

Legal-record notes and indicators

Original wording and raw source values are not adjudicated findings or lifetime verdicts.

Original note (excerpt): “Görevi Kötüye kullanmak / sair bazı tüccar telgraflarını ve İngiltere'ye keşide olmak üzere verilen bir telgrafı yazmayarak der-cep ettiği mahallinden tevarüt e” …
Original note (excerpt): “Zimmet / Mumaileyhin Amerika'ya kabul edildiği Fransızca bir telgrafın muamele-i kaydiyesini ifa etmeyerek Beyoğlu Merkezi'ne keşide olunduktan sonra ücreti ola” …
Original note: “Görevi Kötüye Kullanma ”

1 further distinct original note is available in the evidence below.

Excerpts are shortened; complete wording is available in the source record download.

Later annual personnel extract marks “yes for this annual record” in AH 1313–1315 (1895–1898), AH 1317–1321 (1899–1904), AH 1323 (1905–1906). This label applies to those annual entries, not to the official’s lifetime.

Annual legal-record indicator: 0 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Annual legal-record indicator: 1 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 0 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1311 (1893–1894)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 1 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1313–1315 (1895–1898)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 2 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1317–1321 (1899–1904)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 3 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1323 (1905–1906)

Legal wording and source descriptions

Identical wording is shown once above. Repeated copies remain separately listed here; they do not establish independent confirmation.

Original note: “Görevi Kötüye kullanmak / sair bazı tüccar telgraflarını ve İngiltere'ye keşide olmak üzere verilen bir telgrafı yazmayarak der-cep ettiği mahallinden tevarüt eden iştika ve istintaknamelerin usulü veçhile takibat-ı kanuniye icrası Midilli Sancağı Mutasarrıflığı'ndan bildirilmekle yerine vekil t ayin olunmuş ise de bu sıra kain gayr-ı layıkasına mebni istihdamı caiz olamayacağından azi”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1312 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1895 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zimmet / Mumaileyhin Amerika'ya kabul edildiği Fransızca bir telgrafın muamele-i kaydiyesini ifa etmeyerek Beyoğlu Merkezi'ne keşide olunduktan sonra ücreti olan otuz sekiz Frank yirmi santimi der-cep eylemiş ve ahiren meblağ-ı (…) yüzü teslim etmiş ise de devam-ı memuriyeti caiz görülemediğinden bin üç yüz yirmi iki senesi Cemaziyelevvelinin üçünde 3 Temmuz sene 1320 azledilip”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1322 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1905 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Görevi Kötüye Kullanma ”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1312 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1895 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zimmet”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1322 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1905 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Görevi Kötüye kullanmak / sair bazı tüccar telgraflarını ve İngiltere'ye keşide olmak üzere verilen bir telgrafı yazmayarak der-cep ettiği mahallinden tevarüt eden iştika ve istintaknamelerin usulü veçhile takibat-ı kanuniye icrası Midilli Sancağı Mutasarrıflığı'ndan bildirilmekle yerine vekil t ayin olunmuş ise de bu sıra kain gayr-ı layıkasına mebni istihdamı caiz olamayacağından azi”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1312 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zimmet / Mumaileyhin Amerika'ya kabul edildiği Fransızca bir telgrafın muamele-i kaydiyesini ifa etmeyerek Beyoğlu Merkezi'ne keşide olunduktan sonra ücreti olan otuz sekiz Frank yirmi santimi der-cep eylemiş ve ahiren meblağ-ı (…) yüzü teslim etmiş ise de devam-ı memuriyeti caiz görülemediğinden bin üç yüz yirmi iki senesi Cemaziyelevvelinin üçünde 3 Temmuz sene 1320 azledilip”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1322 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Görevi Kötüye Kullanma ”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1312 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zimmet”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1322 (calendar unverified)

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1311 (1893–1894) · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Meaning is shown only where the source provides a verified annual label; it applies to these annual entries, not a lifetime verdict.
Recorded annual value 1 · AH 1313–1315 (1895–1898), AH 1317–1321 (1899–1904), AH 1323 (1905–1906) · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Meaning is shown only where the source provides a verified annual label; it applies to these annual entries, not a lifetime verdict.

Earlier legal-notes workbook legal-record field F (meaning unverified)

Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)

Recorded code 1 · Stored source-year values: 1312 (calendar unverified)
Recorded code 3 · Stored source-year values: 1322 (calendar unverified)