Mehmed Rıfat Bey
Born 1877/78 (AH 1294) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1894 to 1899 (AH 1312 to 1316)
Languages Russian, Turkish
Archival reference BOA, HR.SAİD, No. 11, Gömlek No. 16, 3
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Rıfat Bey was born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1877/78 (AH 1294). The father’s occupation was Gelibolu jandarma binbaşısı. Schooling included Mekteb-i Osmânî; Siroz Mülkî İdadisi; Askerî Rüşdiye. The language repertoire included Russian and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Serres (Siroz) in 1894/95 (AH 1312). Dated career entries span 1894/95 (AH 1312) to 1898/99 (AH 1316) across 5 AH years, from Serres (Siroz) to Kars. More than one post or place appears in 3 of those years. Place names include Serres (Siroz) and Kars. [1]
Monthly pay went from 100 kuruş in 1894/95 (AH 1312) to 900 kuruş in 1898/99 (AH 1316); the highest recorded monthly rate is 900 kuruş in 1898/99 (AH 1316). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 5 · Istanbul (Dersaadet)
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.
1 stop kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1877/78 (AH 1294)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 18
Siroz Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi başkitabeti muavini
100 kuruşCalculated age 18
3 1895/96 (AH 1313)
Serres (Siroz) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Siroz Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi başkitabeti muavini
100 kuruşCalculated age 19
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
Dahiliye Nezareti Matbuat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi memuru
0 kuruşCalculated age 19
4 1896/97 (AH 1314) · 2 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1314, 1315. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Dahiliye Nezareti Matbuat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi memuru
0 kuruşCalculated age 20
Continuing service as described
Dahiliye Nezareti Matbuat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi memuru
0 kuruşCalculated age 21
Continuing service as described
5 1898/99 (AH 1316)
Place not recorded / Kars
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Place not recorded
Dahiliye Nezareti Matbuat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi memuru
0 kuruşCalculated age 22
Continuing service as described
Kars şehbender vekili
900 kuruşCalculated age 22
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
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
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How the comparison is calculated
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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.
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| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 100 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 5.1% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 100 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 5.0% | 1981 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 900 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 81.1% | 1844 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
Kuruş · dated amountsSelect an amount for its date, post, place and age.
● 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 rate- Kars900
Ranges 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
- Istanbul665 other officialsAdviye Hanım born 1877/78 (AH 1294); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Serres (Siroz)4 other officialsAndon Efendi 2 shared years; highest salary 900 kuruş
- 1894/95 (AH 1312)224 other officialsAhmed Hamdi Efendi first annual entry 1894/95 (AH 1312); highest salary 500 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- II. Abdülhamid dönemi sicil dosyalarına göre şehbenderler (1876-1909)
BERİVAN SULTAN DUMAN · 2024 · Pages 181, 182
BOA, HR.SAİD, No. 11, Gömlek No. 16, 3.
Read the original source accounts · 13 source entries →
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 5 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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