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Mehmet Raif Efendi

Birthplace: tekirdag Observed AH 1289–1323 (1872–1906)

0034_0086; 169Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Mehmet Raif Efendi was born in Tekirdag in AH 1271 (1854–1855). Recorded schooling includes 7 years at Rusdiye Mektebi. First work is recorded in Tekirdag in AH 1286 (1869–1870), 15 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 35 distinct AH years in AH 1289–1323 (1872–1906); it begins with Memur in Tekirdag (120 kuruş monthly). Muhabere Memuru appears later, in AH 1319 (1901–1902), with 620 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing). Distinct legal-source notes are preserved below; they are not adjudicated findings. Mehmet Raif Efendi's death is recorded under AH 1324 (1906–1907).

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Life and career

35 recorded AH years · 35 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1271 (1854–1855)
AH 1286 (1869–1870)Birth-year difference: 15 AH years
AH 1289 (1872–1873)Birth-year difference: 18 AH years
AH 1290–1299 (1873–1882)Birth-year difference: 19–28 AH years
AH 1300–1302 (1882–1885)Birth-year difference: 29–31 AH years
AH 1303–1309 (1885–1892)Birth-year difference: 32–38 AH years
AH 1310–1318 (1892–1901)Birth-year difference: 39–47 AH years
AH 1319–1323 (1901–1906)Birth-year difference: 48–52 AH years
AH 1324 (1906–1907)

Each stage retains its recorded place and title. Annual stages group only consecutive years with the same title and place; they do not prove continuous tenure. Birth-year differences compare AH year numbers; they are not exact ages or birthdays.

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Assigned salary in the annual career

Monthly kuruş · AH

Annual career record begins at AH 1289 (1872–1873)

Memur · tekirdag · 120 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1286 (1869–1870) in Tekirdag. The first-salary field is 120 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1286 (1869–1870)Recorded first-work anchorTekirdag

Monthly nominal assigned amounts, not confirmed cash payments. Lines connect consecutive AH years only; hollow points mean salary not recorded. Competing entries in one AH year remain separate points, without a unique pay-change line. Gregorian spans describe whole AH years; source Gregorian labels remain separate evidence.

Recorded death

AH 1324 (1906–1907) · “Vefat”

The personnel record lists “Vefat” under this year.

Compare all recorded title, place and salary changes

Each comparison uses the preceding surviving entry.

Locality tekirdag → incili
Salary 120 to 380 kuruş +260 (+216.67%)
Salary 380 to 400 kuruş +20 (+5.26%)
Salary 400 to 500 kuruş +100 (+25%)
Salary 500 to 400 kuruş -100 (-20%)
Locality incili → kandira
Salary 400 to 500 kuruş +100 (+25%)
Locality kandira → beykoz
Salary 500 to 475 kuruş -25 (-5%)
Salary 475 to 600 kuruş +125 (+26.32%)
Title Memur → 3. Mudur
Salary 600 to 650 kuruş +50 (+8.33%)
Salary 650 to 585 kuruş -65 (-10%)
Salary 585 to 620 kuruş +35 (+5.98%)
Title 3. Mudur → Muhabere Memuru
Locality beykoz → dersaadet

A title change is not automatically a promotion; a locality change is not a reconstructed journey.

Places in this record

AH 1286 (1869–1870)Recorded first-work anchorTekirdag

◆ Birthplace■ First work● Annual recordRing: multiple relations

Every recorded locality remains visible in the key. Hollow markers show candidate coordinates; these are not resolved locations. Overlapping markers are offset for legibility; a small anchor and leader retain the source coordinate. Coastlines provide modern geographic context.

Honours, rank and legal records

Archival reference as recorded: 0034_0086; 169

Collection identified by the thesis dataset: BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti. The archive reference is reproduced as recorded in the coded personnel dataset.

Decoration and legal-record evidence

Decoration wording is not recorded in the linked text fields.

Legal-record notes and indicators

Original wording and raw source values are not adjudicated findings or lifetime verdicts.

Original note (excerpt): “işret / Zonguldak'tan gelen Yunan bandıralı bir vapurun vüruduna dair deniz komiserinin makam-ı aidine yazacağı bir telgrafnameyi mumaileyh sekr hâliyle kabul v” …
Original note: “İşret”

Excerpts are shortened; complete wording is available in the source record download.

Later annual personnel extract marks “yes for this annual record” in AH 1319–1323 (1901–1906). This label applies to those annual entries, not to the official’s lifetime.

Annual legal-record indicator: 0 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Annual legal-record indicator: 1 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 0 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1289–1308 (1872–1891), AH 1310–1318 (1892–1901)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 1 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1319–1323 (1901–1906)

Legal wording and source descriptions

Identical wording is shown once above. Repeated copies remain separately listed here; they do not establish independent confirmation.

Original note: “işret / Zonguldak'tan gelen Yunan bandıralı bir vapurun vüruduna dair deniz komiserinin makam-ı aidine yazacağı bir telgrafnameyi mumaileyh sekr hâliyle kabul ve keşide eylemediğinden yirmi altı nefer yolcunun Paşabahçesi'ne çıkarılmasına sebebiyet verdiğinden ve şu hale göre mumaileyhin işbu merkezde baka-yı memuriyeti gayr-ı caiz görülemediği cihetle bin üç yüz on dokuz senesi Şevvalinin dördünde 1 Kânunusani sene 1317 maaşıyla ve becayiş suretiyle Dersaadet Telgraf Merkezi Muhabere Memuriyeti'ne nakil olunduğu mezkur şubenin 2 Cemaziyelevvel sene 1320 tarihli vukuat pusulasında gösterilmiştir.”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1319 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1902 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “İşret”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1319 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1902 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “işret / Zonguldak'tan gelen Yunan bandıralı bir vapurun vüruduna dair deniz komiserinin makam-ı aidine yazacağı bir telgrafnameyi mumaileyh sekr hâliyle kabul ve keşide eylemediğinden yirmi altı nefer yolcunun Paşabahçesi'ne çıkarılmasına sebebiyet verdiğinden ve şu hale göre mumaileyhin işbu merkezde baka-yı memuriyeti gayr-ı caiz görülemediği cihetle bin üç yüz on dokuz senesi Şevvalinin dördünde 1 Kânunusani sene 1317 maaşıyla ve becayiş suretiyle Dersaadet Telgraf Merkezi Muhabere Memuriyeti'ne nakil olunduğu mezkur şubenin 2 Cemaziyelevvel sene 1320 tarihli vukuat pusulasında gösterilmiştir.”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1319 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “İşret”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1319 (calendar unverified)

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1289–1308 (1872–1891), AH 1310–1318 (1892–1901) · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Meaning is shown only where the source provides a verified annual label; it applies to these annual entries, not a lifetime verdict.
Recorded annual value 1 · AH 1319–1323 (1901–1906) · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Meaning is shown only where the source provides a verified annual label; it applies to these annual entries, not a lifetime verdict.

Earlier legal-notes workbook legal-record field F (meaning unverified)

Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)

Recorded code 1 · Stored source-year values: 1319 (calendar unverified)