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Mehmet Rauf Efendi

BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti
Archival reference as recorded: 0099_0034; 65

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.

Recorded preparation

Birth
AH 1291 (1874–1875); dersaadet
School / programme
Mektebi Sultani
Schooling duration
12 source-recorded years
Apprenticeship duration
3 source-recorded years
Qualification field (recorded code)
0
Telegraph-school field (recorded code)
0
Father’s occupation
Hazineyi Hassa Muhasebe Muduru
Religion wording
Musluman
Nationality wording
Turkish

Recorded language terms

  • Turkish: Kitabet (writing)
  • French: Kitabet (writing)

First-work fields

Recorded year
AH 1308 (1890–1891)
Place
istanbul
First-salary field
600 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: “Görevi Kötüye Kullanma ” (Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy))
  • Original legal 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” … (Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy))

The annual personnel records mark “yes for this annual record” in AH 1313–1315 (1895–1898), AH 1317–1321 (1899–1904), AH 1323 (1905–1906).

Annual legal indicator · original codes
0 / 1
Additional annual legal field · original codes
0 / 1 / 2 / 3
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · legal field (unlabelled original codes)
1 / 3
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · legal field (unlabelled original codes)
1 / 3

Legal wording and annual indicators are not adjudicated findings or lifetime verdicts. Complete original notes (4 distinct texts), codes and archival source details remain in the online dossier. Repeated source copies do not establish independent confirmation.

Annual chronology

10 annual entries in 10 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 1311 (1893–1894)1893muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetimidilli
Province: cezairi bahri sefid
600
AH 1313 (1895–1896)1895muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetibeyrut
Province: beyrut
400
AH 1314 (1896–1897)1896muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetihalep
Province: halep
400
AH 1315 (1897–1898)1897muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetihalep
Province: halep
400
AH 1317 (1899–1900)1899muhabere memurubasra
Province: basra
700
AH 1318 (1900–1901)1900muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetierzurum
Province: erzurum
540
AH 1319 (1901–1902)1901muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetiizmir
Province: aydin
580
AH 1320 (1902–1903)1902muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetiizmir
Province: aydin
580
AH 1321 (1903–1904)1903muhaberati ecnebiye memuriyetiizmir
Province: aydin
580
AH 1323 (1905–1906)1905muhabere memurubingazi
Province: bingazi
225