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Rıdvan Bey

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. 1868/69 (AH 1285)Bidayet Mahkemesi azası · 2 career entriesİstoloça · İstavlice · 150 kuruş

    1. Bidayet Mahkemesi azası

      İstoloça · Calculated age 25 · 150 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Bidayet mahkemesi üyesi

      İstavlice · Calculated age 25 · 150 kuruş

      [2]

  2. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Bidayet Mahkemesi azasıİstoloça · 150 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Bidayet Mahkemesi azası

      İstoloça · Calculated age 26 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Bidayet Mahkemesi azasıİstoloça · 150 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Bidayet Mahkemesi azası

      İstoloça · Calculated age 27 · 150 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Kaza Meclis-i İdaresi azası · 2 career entriesİstoloça · İstavlice · 0 kuruş

    1. Kaza Meclis-i İdaresi azası

      İstoloça · Calculated age 28 · 0 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Kaza idare meclisi üyesi

      İstavlice · Calculated age 28 · 0 kuruş

      [2]

  5. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Vilayet Mahkeme-i Nizamiyesi reisi · 2 career entriesBosna · 2,150 kuruş

    1. Vilayet Mahkeme-i Nizamiyesi reisi

      Bosna · Calculated age 32 · 2,150 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Vilayet nizamiye mahkemesi başkanı

      Bosna · Calculated age 32 · 2,150 kuruş

      [2]

  6. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Sancak Mahkeme-i Nizamiyesi reisi · 2 career entriesGaçka · 2,000 kuruş

    1. Sancak Mahkeme-i Nizamiyesi reisi

      Gaçka · Calculated age 33 · 2,000 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Nizamiye mahkemesi başkanı

      Gaçka · Calculated age 33 · 2,000 kuruş

      [2]

  7. 1877/78 (AH 1294)KaymakamNevesin · Gaçka · 1,800; 2,000 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Nevesin · Calculated age 34 · 1,800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1] [2]

    2. Kaymakam

      Gaçka · Calculated age 34 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1] [2]

  8. 1878 (AH 1295)Kaymakam (İnfisal) · 2 career entriesGaçka

    1. Kaymakam (İnfisal)

      Gaçka · Calculated age 35

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    2. Infisal

      · Calculated age 35

      [2]

  9. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Vilayet İstinaf Mahkemesi başkâtibi · 2 career entriesCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 1,000 kuruş

    1. Vilayet İstinaf Mahkemesi başkâtibi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 36 · 1,000 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Vilayet mahkemesi başkâtibi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 36 · 1,000 kuruş

      [2]

  10. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Vilayet İstinaf Mahkemesi başkâtibiCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet İstinaf Mahkemesi başkâtibi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 37 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Vilayet İstinaf Mahkemesi başkâtibiCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet İstinaf Mahkemesi başkâtibi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 38 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Vilayet İstinaf Mahkemesi başkâtibiCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 1,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet İstinaf Mahkemesi başkâtibi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 39 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Vilayet İstinaf Mahkemesi başkâtibi · 5 career entriesCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Rhodes (Rodos) · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid vilayet merkezi · 1,000; 1,400; 1,800 kuruş

    1. Vilayet İstinaf Mahkemesi başkâtibi

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 40 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Müddeiumumi muavini

      Rhodes (Rodos) · Calculated age 40 · 1,400 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Vilayet merkez müddeiumumi muavini

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid vilayet merkezi · Calculated age 40 · 1,800 kuruş

      [1]

    4. Memur; unvan belirtilmemiş

      Rhodes (Rodos) · Calculated age 40 · 1,400 kuruş

      [2]

    5. Savcı yardımcısı

      Rhodes (Rodos) · Calculated age 40 · 1,800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Judicial

      [2]

  14. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Vilayet merkez müddeiumumi muavini · 4 career entriesCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid vilayet merkezi · Edirne · Rhodes (Rodos) · 1,800; 2,000 kuruş

    1. Vilayet merkez müddeiumumi muavini

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid vilayet merkezi · Calculated age 41 · 1,800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vilayet merkez müddeiumumi muavini

      Edirne · Calculated age 41 · 2,000 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Savcı yardımcısı

      Rhodes (Rodos) · Calculated age 41 · 1,800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Judicial

      Continuing service described by the source

      [2]

    4. Savcı yardımcısı

      Edirne · Calculated age 41 · 2,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Judicial

      [2]

  15. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Vilayet merkez müddeiumumi muaviniEdirne · 2,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet merkez müddeiumumi muavini

      Edirne · Calculated age 42 · 2,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Vilayet merkez müddeiumumi muaviniEdirne · 2,000 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet merkez müddeiumumi muavini

      Edirne · Calculated age 43 · 2,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Vilayet merkez müddeiumumi muavini · 3 career entriesEdirne · Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) · Dinok · 2,000; 2,100 kuruş

    1. Vilayet merkez müddeiumumi muavini

      Edirne · Calculated age 44 · 2,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Müddeiumumi muavini

      Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) · Calculated age 44 · 2,100 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Savcı yardımcısı

      Dinok · Calculated age 44 · 2,100 kuruş

      Broader service field: Judicial

      [2]

  18. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Bidayet Mahkemesi reisi · 2 career entriesUzunköprü (Cisr-i Ergene) · Cerarkine · 2,000; 2,100 kuruş

    1. Bidayet Mahkemesi reisi

      Uzunköprü (Cisr-i Ergene) · Calculated age 45 · 2,100 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Hâkim mahkemesi başkanı

      Cerarkine · Calculated age 45 · 2,000 kuruş

      [2]

  19. 1888/89 (AH 1306)VefatDeath recorded

    1. Vefat

      · Calculated age 46

      [1]

  20. 1941/42 (AH 1360)VefatDeath recorded

    1. Vefat

      · Calculated age 100

      [2]

  21. Undated entriesAşar memurları hakkında tahkikat · 7 career entriesİstoloça · Gaçka · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · İstavlice

    6. İstifa

      [2]

Recorded pay

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

01,0752,1501868/69AH 12851887/88AH 13051868/69 (AH 1285) · Bidayet Mahkemesi azası · İstoloça · age 25 · 150 kuruş1868/69 (AH 1285) · Bidayet mahkemesi üyesi · İstavlice · age 25 · 150 kuruş1869/70 (AH 1286) · Bidayet Mahkemesi azası · İstoloça · age 26 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1870/71 (AH 1287) · Bidayet Mahkemesi azası · İstoloça · age 27 · 150 kuruş · Source-bounded service1871/72 (AH 1288) · Kaza Meclis-i İdaresi azası · İstoloça · age 28 · 0 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · Kaza idare meclisi üyesi · İstavlice · age 28 · 0 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · Vilayet Mahkeme-i Nizamiyesi reisi · Bosna · age 32 · 2,150 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · Vilayet nizamiye mahkemesi başkanı · Bosna · age 32 · 2,150 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · Sancak Mahkeme-i Nizamiyesi reisi · Gaçka · age 33 · 2,000 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · Nizamiye mahkemesi başkanı · Gaçka · age 33 · 2,000 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Kaymakam · Nevesin · age 34 · 1,800 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Kaymakam · Gaçka · age 34 · 2,000 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Vilayet İstinaf Mahkemesi başkâtibi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 36 · 1,000 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Vilayet mahkemesi başkâtibi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 36 · 1,000 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Vilayet İstinaf Mahkemesi başkâtibi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 37 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Vilayet İstinaf Mahkemesi başkâtibi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 38 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Vilayet İstinaf Mahkemesi başkâtibi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 39 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Vilayet İstinaf Mahkemesi başkâtibi · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 40 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Müddeiumumi muavini · Rhodes (Rodos) · age 40 · 1,400 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Vilayet merkez müddeiumumi muavini · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid vilayet merkezi · age 40 · 1,800 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Memur; unvan belirtilmemiş · Rhodes (Rodos) · age 40 · 1,400 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Savcı yardımcısı · Rhodes (Rodos) · age 40 · 1,800 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Vilayet merkez müddeiumumi muavini · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid vilayet merkezi · age 41 · 1,800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Vilayet merkez müddeiumumi muavini · Edirne · age 41 · 2,000 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Savcı yardımcısı · Rhodes (Rodos) · age 41 · 1,800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Savcı yardımcısı · Edirne · age 41 · 2,000 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · Vilayet merkez müddeiumumi muavini · Edirne · age 42 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Vilayet merkez müddeiumumi muavini · Edirne · age 43 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Vilayet merkez müddeiumumi muavini · Edirne · age 44 · 2,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Müddeiumumi muavini · Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) · age 44 · 2,100 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · Savcı yardımcısı · Dinok · age 44 · 2,100 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Bidayet Mahkemesi reisi · Uzunköprü (Cisr-i Ergene) · age 45 · 2,100 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Hâkim mahkemesi başkanı · Cerarkine · age 45 · 2,000 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birth year
1844/45 (AH 1260) [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 18/37 [1] [2]BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 18/37, s.37 [1] [2]BOA. DH. SAİD. D. 18/20 [2]

Education and languages

Bulgarian
Konuşur [source]
Persian
Aşina [1] [2]
Russian
bilir [source]
Turkish
Yazar [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
25 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First-salary field
150 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
1868/69 (AH 1285) [source]

Other recorded details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
0 (recorded code) [source]The original code is retained without assigning an unverified meaning to zero.
Judicial record as worded
0 (recorded code) [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. II. Abdülhamid Dönemi Bosna-Hersekli devlet adamları

    DİLEK AKDEMİR · 2018 · Pages 281, 282

  2. Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre Hersek doğumlu Osmanlı devlet memurları

    GÖKÇE YANARDAĞ · 2024 · Pages 59, 60

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