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İbrahim Recai 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. 1867/68 (AH 1284)Tahrirat kalemi mukayyidi · 3 career entriesPayas · İskenderun · 250; 375 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat kalemi mukayyidi

      Payas · Calculated age 26 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

    2. İstifa

      · Calculated age 26

      [1]

    3. Rüsûmat müdüriyeti ambar kâtibi

      İskenderun · Calculated age 26 · 375 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1868/69 (AH 1285)Rüsûmat müdüriyeti tahrirat kâtibi refikiİskenderun · 490 kuruş
  3. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Rüsûmat müdüriyeti tahrirat kâtibi refikiİskenderun · 490 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Rüsûmat müdüriyeti tahrirat kâtibi refiki

      İskenderun · Calculated age 28 · 490 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Rüsûmat müdüriyeti tahrirat kâtibi refiki · 3 career entriesİskenderun · Gaziantep (Antep) · 490; 500 kuruş

    1. Rüsûmat müdüriyeti tahrirat kâtibi refiki

      İskenderun · Calculated age 29 · 490 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. İstifa

      · Calculated age 29

      [1]

  5. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Rüsûmat müdüriyeti başkâtibi · 2 career entriesGaziantep (Antep) · Suriye · 475; 550 kuruş

    2. Rüsûmat müdüriyeti görevi

      Suriye · Calculated age 30 · 550 kuruş

      [1]

  6. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Rüsûmat müdüriyeti göreviSuriye · 550 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Rüsûmat müdüriyeti görevi

      Suriye · Calculated age 31 · 550 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Rüsûmat müdüriyeti göreviSuriye · 550 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Rüsûmat müdüriyeti görevi

      Suriye · Calculated age 32 · 550 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Rüsûmat müdüriyeti görevi · 2 career entriesSuriye · 550 kuruş

    1. Rüsûmat müdüriyeti görevi

      Suriye · Calculated age 33 · 550 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. İstifa

      · Calculated age 33

      [1]

  9. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Rüsumat MemuruHama · 600 kuruş

    1. Rüsumat Memuru

      Hama · Calculated age 34 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  10. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Rüsumat MemuruHama · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Rüsumat Memuru

      Hama · Calculated age 35 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Rüsumat MemuruHama · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Rüsumat Memuru

      Hama · Calculated age 36 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1878 (AH 1295)Rüsumat MemuruHama · 600 kuruş

    1. Rüsumat Memuru

      Hama · Calculated age 37 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  13. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Rüsumat MemuruHama · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Rüsumat Memuru

      Hama · Calculated age 38 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Rüsumat Memuru · 3 career entriesHama · 540; 600 kuruş

    1. Rüsumat Memuru

      Hama · Calculated age 39 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Rüsumat Memuru

      Hama · Calculated age 39 · 540 kuruş

      [1]

    3. İstifa

      · Calculated age 39

      [1]

  15. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Rüsumat MüdürüGelibolu · 800 kuruş

    1. Rüsumat Müdürü

      Gelibolu · Calculated age 40 · 800 kuruş

      [1]

  16. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Rüsumat MüdürüGelibolu · 800; 1,000 kuruş

    1. Rüsumat Müdürü

      Gelibolu · Calculated age 41 · 800 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Rüsumat Müdürü

      Gelibolu · Calculated age 41 · 1,000 kuruş

      [1]

  17. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Rüsumat MüdürüGelibolu · Kütahya · 900; 1,000 kuruş

    1. Rüsumat Müdürü

      Gelibolu · Calculated age 42 · 1,000 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Rüsumat Müdürü

      Kütahya · Calculated age 42 · 900 kuruş

      [1]

  18. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Rüsumat Müdürü · 2 career entriesKütahya · 900 kuruş

    1. Rüsumat Müdürü

      Kütahya · Calculated age 43 · 900 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Infisal

      · Calculated age 43

      [1]

  19. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Tahrirat müdürüKozan · 1,500 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat müdürü

      Kozan · Calculated age 44 · 1,500 kuruş

      [1]

  20. 1889/90 (AH 1307)VefatDeath recorded

    1. Vefat

      · Calculated age 49

      [1]

  21. Undated entriesRüsûmat müdüriyeti ambar kâtibi · 2 career entriesİskenderun · Halep birinci ve ikinci Tütün fabrikaları · 443 kuruş

    2. Tütün fabrikalarında görev; unvan belirtilmemiş

      Halep birinci ve ikinci Tütün fabrikaları

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

07501,5001867/68AH 12841884/85AH 13021867/68 (AH 1284) · Tahrirat kalemi mukayyidi · Payas · age 26 · 250 kuruş1867/68 (AH 1284) · Rüsûmat müdüriyeti ambar kâtibi · İskenderun · age 26 · 375 kuruş1868/69 (AH 1285) · Rüsûmat müdüriyeti tahrirat kâtibi refiki · İskenderun · age 27 · 490 kuruş1869/70 (AH 1286) · Rüsûmat müdüriyeti tahrirat kâtibi refiki · İskenderun · age 28 · 490 kuruş · Source-bounded service1870/71 (AH 1287) · Rüsûmat müdüriyeti tahrirat kâtibi refiki · İskenderun · age 29 · 490 kuruş · Source-bounded service1870/71 (AH 1287) · Rüsûmat müdüriyeti başkâtibi · Gaziantep (Antep) · age 29 · 500 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · Rüsûmat müdüriyeti başkâtibi · Gaziantep (Antep) · age 30 · 475 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · Rüsûmat müdüriyeti görevi · Suriye · age 30 · 550 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · Rüsûmat müdüriyeti görevi · Suriye · age 31 · 550 kuruş · Source-bounded service1873/74 (AH 1290) · Rüsûmat müdüriyeti görevi · Suriye · age 32 · 550 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Rüsûmat müdüriyeti görevi · Suriye · age 33 · 550 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · Rüsumat Memuru · Hama · age 34 · 600 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · Rüsumat Memuru · Hama · age 35 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Rüsumat Memuru · Hama · age 36 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Rüsumat Memuru · Hama · age 37 · 600 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Rüsumat Memuru · Hama · age 38 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Rüsumat Memuru · Hama · age 39 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Rüsumat Memuru · Hama · age 39 · 540 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Rüsumat Müdürü · Gelibolu · age 40 · 800 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Rüsumat Müdürü · Gelibolu · age 41 · 800 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Rüsumat Müdürü · Gelibolu · age 41 · 1,000 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Rüsumat Müdürü · Gelibolu · age 42 · 1,000 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Rüsumat Müdürü · Kütahya · age 42 · 900 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Rüsumat Müdürü · Kütahya · age 43 · 900 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Tahrirat müdürü · Kozan · age 44 · 1,500 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Kilis [source]
Birth year
1842/43 (AH 1258) [source]
Archive references
DH. SAİDd. 1/400 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Kitâbet [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; medrese [source]
Education level equivalent
4 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
26 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Payas [source]
First-salary field
250 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
First work year
1867/68 (AH 1284) [source]

Other recorded details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
0 (recorded code) [source]The original code is retained without assigning an unverified meaning to zero.
Judicial record as worded
0 (recorded code) [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. Sicili Ahval kayıtlarına göre Kilisli memurlar

    MEHMET YILMAZ · 2022 · Pages 20, 21

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