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Mehmet Arif Efendi

BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti
Archival reference as recorded: 110_127; 251

Mehmet Arif Efendi was born in Istanbul / Dersaadet in AH 1294 (1877–1878). Recorded schooling includes 7 years at Rusdiye Mektebi. First work is recorded in Kozana in AH 1315 (1897–1898), 21 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 7 distinct AH years in AH 1315–1322 (1897–1905), with gaps; it begins with Muhabere Memuru in Kozana (500 kuruş monthly). Havalename Kalemi appears later, in AH 1322 (1904–1905), with 800 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing). Distinct legal-source notes are preserved below; they are not adjudicated findings.

Recorded preparation

Birth
AH 1294 (1877–1878); dersaadet
School / programme
Rusdiye Mektebi
Schooling duration
7 source-recorded years
Apprenticeship duration
0 source-recorded years
Qualification field (recorded code)
0
Telegraph-school field (recorded code)
0
Religion wording
Musluman
Nationality wording
Turkish

Recorded language terms

  • Turkish: Kitabet (writing)

First-work fields

Recorded year
AH 1315 (1897–1898)
Place
Kozana
First-salary field
500 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: “Zimmet” (Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy))
  • Original legal note (excerpt): “Zayi / Mumaileyhin zayi eylediği el-ân varidat-ı telgraFi esmanı olan altmış bir kuruş ile üç lira ceza nakdi kendisinden alınmış ise de adem-i itaat-ı tekerrür” … (Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy))

The annual personnel records mark “yes for this annual record” in AH 1322 (1904–1905).

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

7 annual entries in 7 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 1315 (1897–1898)1897muhabere memurukozana
Province: manastir
500
AH 1316 (1898–1899)1898muhabere memurukozana
Province: manastir
500
AH 1317 (1899–1900)18993. mudurlivadi
Province: manastir
540
AH 1318 (1900–1901)19003. mudurlivadi
Province: manastir
540
AH 1319 (1901–1902)19013. mudurlivadi
Province: manastir
540
AH 1320 (1902–1903)19023. mudurkozana
Province: manastir
540
AH 1322 (1904–1905)1904havalename kalemimanastir
Province: manastir
800