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Mehmed Raif Efendi

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. 1881/82 (AH 1299)İbtidâ-i Hâriç müderrisiIstanbul (Dersaadet)
    1. İbtidâ-i Hâriç müderrisi

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 34

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  2. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Fetvahane Pusula Odası görevlisiIstanbul (Dersaadet)
  3. Undated entriesSüleymaniye Camii dersiamı · 8 career entriesİstanbul, Süleymaniye Camii · İstanbul, Fetva Odası · Medina (Medine) · İstanbul, FetvahaneDeath recorded
    1. Süleymaniye Camii dersiamı

      İstanbul, Süleymaniye Camii

      [1]

    2. Fetva Odası görevlisi

      İstanbul, Fetva Odası

      [1]

    3. Fetvahane görevlisi

      İstanbul, Fetvahane

      [1]

    4. Vefat

      [1]

    5. Fetvahane müsevvidi

      İstanbul, Fetvahane

      [1]

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Bursa, Veled-i Habib Mahallesi [source]
Birth year
1848/49 (AH 1265) [source]
Father’s occupation
Pazar esnafı [source]
Archive references
M.Ş.A. nr. 3/12/5 [1]M.Ş.A. nr. 3/12/4 [1]M.Ş.A. nr. 3/12/10 [1]M.Ş.A. nr. 3/12/8 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [source]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]İcazet; Fetvahane şahadetnamesi [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; rüştiye; Rüstem Paşa Medresesi [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
34 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
İstanbul [source]
First work year
1881/82 (AH 1299) [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. Fetvahane-bab-ı fetva'da görev yapan Osmanlı uleması Bab-ı Meşihat Arşivi ulema sicil dosyalarına göre

    DİLEK GÜVEN · 2023 · Pages 153, 154

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