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MUSTAFA RIFAT EFENDİ

Complete career chronology

Life and career

Appointments and amounts remain attached to their sources. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated from AH year labels. Entries in one year can describe different appointments or rates; gaps remain open.

  1. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Vali maiyeti memuruEdirne · 1,000 kuruş
    1. Vali maiyeti memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 27 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  2. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Vali maiyeti memuru · 3 career entriesEdirne · Enez (İnoz) · 1,000; 1,250 kuruş
    1. Vali maiyeti memuru

      Edirne · Calculated age 28 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Görevin sona ermesi

      · Calculated age 28

      [1]

    3. Kaymakam

      Enez (İnoz) · Calculated age 28 · 1,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  3. 1891/92 (AH 1309)KaymakamEnez (İnoz) · 1,250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Kaymakam

      Enez (İnoz) · Calculated age 29 · 1,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1892/93 (AH 1310)KaymakamEnez (İnoz) · 1,250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Kaymakam

      Enez (İnoz) · Calculated age 30 · 1,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1893/94 (AH 1311)KaymakamEnez (İnoz) · 1,250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Kaymakam

      Enez (İnoz) · Calculated age 31 · 1,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1894/95 (AH 1312)KaymakamEnez (İnoz) · Sürmene · 1,000; 1,250 kuruş
    1. Kaymakam

      Enez (İnoz) · Calculated age 32 · 1,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam

      Sürmene · Calculated age 32 · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  7. 1896/97 (AH 1314)KaymakamMuradiye (Bargiri) · 2,250; 2,500 kuruş
    1. Kaymakam

      Muradiye (Bargiri) · Calculated age 34 · 2,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam

      Muradiye (Bargiri) · Calculated age 34 · 2,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  8. 1897/98 (AH 1315)KaymakamMuradiye (Bargiri) · 2,250 kuruşContinuing service described by the source
    1. Kaymakam

      Muradiye (Bargiri) · Calculated age 35 · 2,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1898/99 (AH 1316)KaymakamMuradiye (Bargiri) · Erciş · 2,250 kuruş
    1. Kaymakam

      Muradiye (Bargiri) · Calculated age 36 · 2,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam

      Erciş · Calculated age 36 · 2,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  10. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)KaymakamMamuretulhamid · 2,250 kuruş
    1. Kaymakam

      Mamuretulhamid · Calculated age 37 · 2,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  11. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Kaymakam · 2 career entriesMamuretulhamid · 2,250 kuruş
    1. Kaymakam

      Mamuretulhamid · Calculated age 38 · 2,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam (İnfisal)

      Mamuretulhamid · Calculated age 38

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  12. 1901/02 (AH 1319)KaymakamMutki · 2,250 kuruş
    1. Kaymakam

      Mutki · Calculated age 39 · 2,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  13. 1902/03 (AH 1320)KaymakamMutki · Şemdinli (Şemdinan) · 2,250 kuruş
    1. Kaymakam

      Mutki · Calculated age 40 · 2,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam

      Şemdinli (Şemdinan) · Calculated age 40 · 2,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  14. 1904/05 (AH 1322)KaymakamTafilah (Tafile) · Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa) · 1,575; 2,250 kuruş
    1. Kaymakam

      Tafilah (Tafile) · Calculated age 42 · 1,575 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam

      Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa) · Calculated age 42 · 2,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  15. 1906/07 (AH 1324)KaymakamSultanyeri · 2,250 kuruş
    1. Kaymakam

      Sultanyeri · Calculated age 44 · 2,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  16. 1908/09 (AH 1326)KaymakamHaifa (Hayfa) · 2,250 kuruş
    1. Kaymakam

      Haifa (Hayfa) · Calculated age 46 · 2,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  17. 1909/10 (AH 1327)Azil · 2 career entries · 562 kuruş
    1. Azil

      · Calculated age 47

      [1]

    2. Mazuliyet

      · Calculated age 47 · 562 kuruş · career status entry

      [1]

  18. 1910/11 (AH 1328)KaymakamAcre (Akka) · Harput · 2,000 kuruş
    1. Kaymakam

      Acre (Akka) · Calculated age 48 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam

      Harput · Calculated age 48 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  19. 1911 (AH 1329)Azil
    1. Azil

      · Calculated age 49

      [1]

  20. 1912/13 (AH 1331)Kaymakam · 2 career entriesArabkir · 2,000 kuruş
    1. Kaymakam

      Arabkir · Calculated age 51 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    2. Azil

      · Calculated age 51

      [1]

  21. Undated entriesKaymakam · 13 career entriesSürmene · Şemdinli (Şemdinan) · Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa) · Acre (Akka) · Sahyun · 500; 664; 666; 1,125 kuruş
    1. Kaymakam

      Sürmene · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam

      Şemdinli (Şemdinan) · 1,125 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    3. Infisal

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    4. Kaymakam vekili (İnfisal)

      Acre (Akka)

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    5. Kaymakam vekili (İnfisal)

      Sahyun

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    6. Mazuliyet

      · 666 kuruş · career status entry

      [1]

    7. Mazuliyet

      · 664 kuruş · career status entry

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

01,2502,5001889/90AH 13071912/13AH 13311889/90 (AH 1307) · Vali maiyeti memuru · Edirne · age 27 · 1,000 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Vali maiyeti memuru · Edirne · age 28 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Kaymakam · Enez (İnoz) · age 28 · 1,250 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Kaymakam · Enez (İnoz) · age 29 · 1,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Kaymakam · Enez (İnoz) · age 30 · 1,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Kaymakam · Enez (İnoz) · age 31 · 1,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Kaymakam · Enez (İnoz) · age 32 · 1,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Kaymakam · Sürmene · age 32 · 1,000 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Kaymakam · Muradiye (Bargiri) · age 34 · 2,500 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Kaymakam · Muradiye (Bargiri) · age 34 · 2,250 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Kaymakam · Muradiye (Bargiri) · age 35 · 2,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Kaymakam · Muradiye (Bargiri) · age 36 · 2,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Kaymakam · Erciş · age 36 · 2,250 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Kaymakam · Mamuretulhamid · age 37 · 2,250 kuruş1900/01 (AH 1318) · Kaymakam · Mamuretulhamid · age 38 · 2,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Kaymakam · Mutki · age 39 · 2,250 kuruş1902/03 (AH 1320) · Kaymakam · Mutki · age 40 · 2,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Kaymakam · Şemdinli (Şemdinan) · age 40 · 2,250 kuruş1904/05 (AH 1322) · Kaymakam · Tafilah (Tafile) · age 42 · 1,575 kuruş1904/05 (AH 1322) · Kaymakam · Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa) · age 42 · 2,250 kuruş1906/07 (AH 1324) · Kaymakam · Sultanyeri · age 44 · 2,250 kuruş1908/09 (AH 1326) · Kaymakam · Haifa (Hayfa) · age 46 · 2,250 kuruş1909/10 (AH 1327) · Mazuliyet · age 47 · 562 kuruş · Career status entry1910/11 (AH 1328) · Kaymakam · Acre (Akka) · age 48 · 2,000 kuruş1910/11 (AH 1328) · Kaymakam · Harput · age 48 · 2,000 kuruş1912/13 (AH 1331) · Kaymakam · Arabkir · age 51 · 2,000 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Varna [source]
Birth province
Tuna [source]
Birth year
1863/64 (AH 1280) [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİDd., 66/269 [1]BOA. DH. SAİDd., 150/231 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
vâkıf değil [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Vasat derecede ulûm-ı siyasiye şehadetnamesi; birinci sınıf kaymakamlık intihabnamesi [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Mekteb-i Mülkiye-i Şahane, idadi ve âli sınıflar [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
27 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Edirne [source]
First-salary field
1000 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
First work year
1889/90 (AH 1307) [source]

Documentary details and source passages

These accounts retain their own wording and dates. Passages can include family, education, languages, honours and judicial narratives beyond the summary fields. A quotation is evidence from its named account; it does not settle differences between sources.

Documentary sources

  1. Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Varnalı devlet adamları

    İSA ÖZHAN · 2024 · Pages 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185

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