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MEHMET RIFAT EFENDĠ

Annual salary study and register readings

This study view uses the annual salary reference records. The main biography brings together the wider career and its sources.

Life and register readings

Born in Antalya in 1850/51 (AH 1267), MEHMET RIFAT EFENDĠ was the child of a merchant (tüccar). MEHMET RIFAT EFENDĠ had a first salary of 100 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1871/72, names MEHMET RIFAT EFENDĠ as Tahrirat kalemi birinci mübeyyizi, with no place. For 1872 to 1874 the lists have no entry. Next came a return to Antalya, the birthplace, from 1874 to 1876. Alongside, the lists for 1875 to 1888 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibi. Alongside, the lists for 1887/88 give a second post, in Alanya as a tithe official (Aşar Memuru).

Pay rose from 200 kuruş a month in 1871/72 to a peak of 600 in 1880/81, when 68 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1887/88.

Places in order of time

Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.

All 5 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1874/751887/88135AntalyaAlanya

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Teke), stop 4 (Teke).

  1. Antalya

    Born 1850/51 (AH 1267)

  2. Teke as worded, no place record not on the map

    1871/72 (AH 1288)

    Tahrirat kalemi birinci mübeyyizi

    200 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  3. Antalya

    1874 to 1876 (AH 1291 to 1292)

    No annual entry for 1872 to 1874 (AH 1289 to 1290) before it.

    Vukuat kâtibi

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  4. Teke as worded, no place record not on the map

    1875 to 1888 (AH 1292 to 1305)

    Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibi

    475 to 600 kuruş a month; entries in 14 years

  5. Alanya (Alaiye)

    1887/88 (AH 1305)

    Aşar Memuru 1887/88 (AH 1305); Aşar memuru (Görevin sona ermesi) 1887/88 (AH 1305)

    entries in 1 year

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entry02004006001871/72AH 12881872/73AH 12891873/74AH 12901874/75AH 12911875/76AH 12921876/77AH 12931877/78AH 12941878AH 12951878/79AH 12961879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 13021885/86AH 13031886/87AH 13041887/88AH 1305600 kuruşVukuat kâtibiTahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibi
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001871/72AH 12881872/73AH 12891873/74AH 12901874/75AH 12911875/76AH 12921876/77AH 12931877/78AH 12941878AH 12951878/79AH 12961879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 13021885/86AH 13031886/87AH 13041887/88AH 1305This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same province

Log scale: equal steps are equal ratios. The median of the same title is drawn for the years in which at least 5 officials with that title had a salary, and the median of the same province for the years in which at least 5 officials were paid in the province of the official's salary that year.

The numbers of the chart
Salary of MEHMET RIFAT EFENDĠ against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1871/72200420.516%
1874/7530045027530%
1875/7647545051%
1876/7747542052%
1877/7847545052%
187847545051%
1878/7947540053%
1879/8047540055%
1880/8160040068%
1881/8260040067%
1882/8360040067%
1883/8460040068%
1884/8560040067%
1885/8660040066%
1886/8760040066%
1887/8860040064%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.

Career of MEHMET RIFAT EFENDĠ, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
First work100first-salary field
1871/72AH 1288Tahrirat kalemi birinci mübeyyizi200
No annual entry: 1872 to 1874 (AH 1289 to 1290)
1874 to 1876AH 1291 to 1292Vukuat kâtibi
2 entries
YearSalary
1874/75300
1875/76300
Antalya300
1875 to 1888AH 1292 to 1305Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibi
18 entries
YearSalary
1875/76475
1876/77475
1877/78475
1878475
1878/79475
1879/80475
1880/81475
1880/81600
1881/82600
1882/83600
1883/84600
1884/85600
1885/86600
1886/87600
1886/87
1887/88600
1887/88
1887/88
475
1887/88AH 1305Aşar MemuruAlanya (Alaiye)
1887/88AH 1305Aşar memuru (Görevin sona ermesi)Alanya (Alaiye)

Record

Personal

Born
1850/51 (AH 1267)
Birthplace
Antalya
Father's occupation
Tüccar

Recorded with

Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.

Same place, same years

Of the 13 officials with entries in Antalya in the same years, MEHMET RIFAT EFENDĠ had the 6th highest salary.

All 127 officials with entries in Antalya

Same job title, same years

Of the 3 officials with the title Aşar Memuru in the same years, MEHMET RIFAT EFENDĠ had the lowest salary.

All 73 officials with the title Aşar Memuru

Same birthplace

Of the 243 officials born in Antalya, 236 have a recorded salary; MEHMET RIFAT EFENDĠ had the 67th highest salary of them.

The page of Antalya, with the 243 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 116 officials whose first annual entry is for 1871/72 (AH 1288), 103 have a recorded salary; MEHMET RIFAT EFENDĠ had the 64th highest salary of them.

All 116 officials whose first annual entry is for 1871/72 (AH 1288)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of MEHMET RIFAT EFENDĠ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1871/72AH 1288Tahrirat kalemi birinci mübeyyiziTeke200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records100 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00049 – 00112/347
1874/75AH 1291Vukuat kâtibiAntalya300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records100 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00049 – 00112/347
1875/76AH 1292Vukuat kâtibiAntalya300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records100 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00049 – 00112/347
1875/76AH 1292Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibiTeke475Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records100 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00049 – 00112/347
1876/77AH 1293Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibiTeke475Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records100 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00049 – 00112/347
1877/78AH 1294Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibiTeke475Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records100 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00049 – 00112/347
1878AH 1295Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibiTeke475Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records100 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00049 – 00112/347
1878/79AH 1296Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibiTeke475Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records100 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00049 – 00112/347
1879/80AH 1297Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibiTeke475Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records100 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00049 – 00112/347
1880/81AH 1298Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibiTeke475Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records100 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00049 – 00112/347
1880/81AH 1298Vergi memuruTeke600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records100 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00049 – 00112/347
1881/82AH 1299Vergi memuruTeke600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records100 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00049 – 00112/347
1882/83AH 1300Vergi memuruTeke600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records100 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00049 – 00112/347
1883/84AH 1301Vergi memuruTeke600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records100 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00049 – 00112/347
1884/85AH 1302Vergi memuruTeke600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records100 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00049 – 00112/347
1885/86AH 1303Vergi memuruTeke600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records100 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00049 – 00112/347
1886/87AH 1304Vergi memuruTeke600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records100 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00049 – 00112/347
1886/87AH 1304Aşar ihale memuru (Görevin sona ermesi)KaşAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records100 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00049 – 00112/347
1887/88AH 1305Vergi memuruTeke600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records100 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00049 – 00112/347
1887/88AH 1305Aşar ihale memuruManavgat ve Düşenbe nahiyeleri, Alaiye kazasıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records100 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00049 – 00112/347
1887/88AH 1305Aşar ihale memuru (Görevin sona ermesi)Manavgat ve Düşenbe nahiyeleri, Alaiye kazasıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records100 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00049 – 00112/347
1887/88AH 1305Aşar MemuruAlanya (Alaiye)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records100 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00049 – 00112/347
1887/88AH 1305Aşar memuru (Görevin sona ermesi)Alanya (Alaiye)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records100 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00049 – 00112/347
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.
Recorded values of MEHMET RIFAT EFENDĠ with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.

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