Mehmet Arif Efendi
Born 1847/48 (AH 1264) · Karahisar-ı Şarki, Müftü Mahallesi · Dated entries 1899 to 1916 (AH 1317 to 1334)
Archival reference İST. MFT. MSH. SAİD., No:167/4
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmet Arif Efendi was born in Karahisar-ı Şarki, Müftü Mahallesi in 1847/48 (AH 1264). Schooling included Okul eğitimi yok. [source]
Service began in Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki) in 1899/1900 (AH 1317). Dated career entries span 1899/1900 (AH 1317) to 1913/14 (AH 1332) across 16 AH years, from Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki) to Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki), beginning with Şeriye Mahkemesi muhzırı (mülazemet) and ending with entries for Şeriye Mahkemesi muhzırı. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki). [1]
Monthly pay went from 150 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327) to 35 kuruş in 1915/16 (AH 1334); the highest recorded monthly rate is 150 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327). The latest career entry concerns retirement in 1915/16 (AH 1334), with a recorded amount of 35 kuruş. [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 4 · Karahisar-ı Şarki, Müftü Mahallesi
How to read this map
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Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
2 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1847/48 (AH 1264)
Karahisar-ı Şarki, Müftü Mahallesi
Not yet located on the map: Karahisar-ı Şarki, Müftü Mahallesi
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 53
Şeriye Mahkemesi muhzırı (mülazemet)
Calculated age 53
3 1900/01 (AH 1318) · 15 recorded years
Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki)
AH entries: 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1327, 1328, 1329, 1330, 1331, 1332. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Şeriye Mahkemesi muhzırı (mülazemet)
Calculated age 54
Continuing service as described
Şeriye Mahkemesi muhzırı (İnfisal)
Calculated age 68
4 1915/16 (AH 1334)
Place not recorded
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Tekaüt
35 kuruş · retirement amountCalculated age 70
Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; exact dates retain their cited wording. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated only within the same recorded calendar. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.
Pay over time
Pay in its time
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How the comparison is calculated
One highest recorded salary per official and AH year. Same-year medians, nearest-rank 10th and 90th percentiles, and relative standing are recomputed from the selected collection.
Amounts are nominal monthly kuruş in years with a recorded salary. Gaps are left blank; values are not adjusted for prices. Explicitly unpaid zero entries remain in the chronology and are omitted from logarithmic salary plots.
View the yearly values
| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 150 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 4.6% | 1088 |
| 1910/11 (AH 1328) | 150 | 500 | 200 to 2,000 | 4.2% | 732 |
| 1911 (AH 1329) | 150 | 600 | 250 to 2,500 | 2.5% | 402 |
| 1911/12 (AH 1330) | 150 | 1,000 | 300 to 3,000 | 2.2% | 233 |
| 1912/13 (AH 1331) | 150 | 1,200 | 300 to 4,000 | 1.3% | 151 |
| 1913/14 (AH 1332) | 150 | 1,250 | 300 to 3,000 | 4.0% | 51 |
| 1915/16 (AH 1334) | 35 | 900 | 100 to 2,500 | 0.0% | 17 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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● Post entry● Retirement● Other status
Dated rates and labelled continuing-service entries, not total annual earnings. Missing amounts remain blank; zero remains zero.
Where the career is recorded
Distinct AH years with career entriesGaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rateRanges retain different rates and source assertions. Retirement amounts are separate from post pay.
Titles across the recorded years
Distinct AH years with each recorded titleThe most recorded title wordings. A year may include more than one title; these counts do not establish promotions or continuous tenure.
Related officials in the salary reference
- Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki)34 other officialsSalih Lütfi Efendi 10 shared years; highest salary 350 kuruş
- 1899/1900 (AH 1317)143 other officialsTompayiçi Efendi first annual entry 1899/1900 (AH 1317); no salary recorded
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Osmanlı Devleti'nin son döneminde Giresun uleması (1879-1909)
HARUN YILMAZ · 2019 · Pages 59
İST. MFT. MSH. SAİD., No:167/4.
Read the original source accounts · 19 source entries →
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 17 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 19 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.