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Ahmed Refik Efendi

Born 1884/85 (AH 1302) · Başvartinik (Çemişgezek) · Career evidence 1899 to 1910 (AH 1317 to 1327)

Archival reference 407 DH_SAİDd_____00151_00043

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  1. 1884/85 (AH 1302)

    Birth

    Başvartinik (Çemişgezek)

  2. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)

    First work as recorded

    Istanbul (Dersaadet)

  1. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Hazîne-i Hümâyûn hademesiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 120 kuruş

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  2. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Hazîne-i Hümâyûn hademesiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 120 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  3. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Hazîne-i Hümâyûn hademesiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 120 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  4. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Hazîne-i Hümâyûn hademesiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 120 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  5. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Hazîne-i Hümâyûn hademesiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 120 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  6. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Hazîne-i Hümâyûn hademesiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 120 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  7. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Hazîne-i Hümâyûn hademesiIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 120 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

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  8. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Hazîne-i Hümâyûn hademesi · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 120 kuruş

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  9. 1907/08 (AH 1325)Hazîne-i Hümâyûn hademesi · 3 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 120; 200 kuruş

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  10. 1909/10 (AH 1327)Azil

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  11. Undated entriesMazuliyet · 190 kuruş

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Age is calculated from AH year labels. Entries with the same year can describe separate appointments or rate changes. Gaps are left open; continuing service is labelled beside the entry.

Recorded pay over the career

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

01002001899/1900AH 13171903/04AH 13211907/08AH 13251899/1900 (AH 1317) · Hazîne-i Hümâyûn hademesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 15 · 120 kuruş1900/01 (AH 1318) · Hazîne-i Hümâyûn hademesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 16 · 120 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Hazîne-i Hümâyûn hademesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 17 · 120 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · Hazîne-i Hümâyûn hademesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 18 · 120 kuruş · Source-bounded service1903/04 (AH 1321) · Hazîne-i Hümâyûn hademesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 19 · 120 kuruş · Source-bounded service1904/05 (AH 1322) · Hazîne-i Hümâyûn hademesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 20 · 120 kuruş · Source-bounded service1905/06 (AH 1323) · Hazîne-i Hümâyûn hademesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 21 · 120 kuruş · Source-bounded service1906/07 (AH 1324) · Hazîne-i Hümâyûn hademesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 22 · 120 kuruş · Source-bounded service1907/08 (AH 1325) · Hazîne-i Hümâyûn hademesi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 23 · 120 kuruş · Source-bounded service1907/08 (AH 1325) · Hazîne-i Hâssa Debboy Kalemi mülâzımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 23 · 200 kuruş

Points show amounts attached to dated career entries, including labelled continuing-service and reconstructed years. Separate rates within a year remain separate; the points do not measure annual receipts or total earnings.

Places in this record

○ Birthplace◇ First work● Service

İstanbul
İstanbul

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Not drawn. No position recorded: Başvartinik (Çemişgezek).

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Personal record

Personal details

Birthplace

Başvartinik (Çemişgezek)Supporting accounts

Birth year

1884/85 (AH 1302)Supporting accounts

Father’s occupation

Saray-ı Hümâyûn bekçi hademesi; Hazîne-i Hâssa Nezâreti odacısıSupporting accounts

Archive references

407 DH_SAİDd_____00151_00043[1]

Education and languages

Turkish

KitâbetSupporting accounts

Qualification

Formal qualification recordedSupporting accounts

İki şehadetname[1]

Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education

Hamidiye İbtidâî ve Rüşdiye Mektebi; Mercan Mülkî İdâdîsi; Bayezid MedresesiSupporting accounts

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service

15Supporting accounts

Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place

İstanbulSupporting accounts

First-salary field

120 kuruş (personal first-salary field)Supporting accounts

A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
First work year

1899/1900 (AH 1317)Supporting accounts

Sources and evidence

  1. Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre çemişgezekli devlet memurları

    YETER ÖZDEMİR BIYIK · 2024 · Pages 344, 345

    407 DH_SAİDd_____00151_00043

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