Mustafa Arif Efendi
Born 1872/73 (AH 1289) · Thessaloniki (Selanik) · Dated entries 1898 to 1909 (AH 1316 to 1326)
Languages Arabic, French, Persian
Archival references DH.SAİDd, 93-297; CDAB, DH.SAİDd, 93-297
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Mustafa Arif Efendi was born in Thessaloniki (Selanik) in 1872/73 (AH 1289). Schooling included Selanik ibtidai mektepleri; Rüştiye; Mülki İdadi; Mekteb-i Hukuk-ı Şahane. The language repertoire included Arabic, French and Persian. [source]
Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1898/99 (AH 1316). Dated career entries span 1898/99 (AH 1316) to 1904/05 (AH 1322) across 7 AH years, beginning with Bidayet Mahkemesi İkinci Hukuk Dairesi mülazımı. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Beyoğlu, İstanbul, Preveza (Preveze), Serefbiçe and Kırıkkilise. [1]
Monthly pay went from 1,200 kuruş in 1899/1900 (AH 1317) to 1,500 kuruş in 1904/05 (AH 1322); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,500 kuruş in 1904/05 (AH 1322). [1]
Life and career
Follow 6 dated stages in the life. Choose a year in the life ribbon below the map. Places and earlier connections accumulate as you advance; All stops reveals the overview.
Stage 1 of 6 · Thessaloniki (Selanik)
How to read this map
Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.
Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
3 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1872/73 (AH 1289)
Thessaloniki (Selanik)
Birth
2 1898/99 (AH 1316)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Beyoğlu, İstanbul
First work as recorded
Calculated age 27
Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Bidayet Mahkemesi İkinci Hukuk Dairesi mülazımı
Calculated age 27
3 1899/1900 (AH 1317) · 2 recorded years
Place not recorded / Preveza (Preveze)
AH entries: 1317, 1318. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Place not recorded
Mahkeme mülazemetinin tamamlanması (Görevin sona ermesi)
Calculated age 28
Place not recorded
İstifa
Calculated age 29
4 1901/02 (AH 1319) · 3 recorded years
Serefbiçe
AH entries: 1319, 1320, 1321. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Serefbiçe
Bidayet Mahkemesi müdde-i umumi muavini
1,260 kuruşCalculated age 30
Bidayet Mahkemesi müdde-i umumi muavini
1,260 kuruşCalculated age 32
Continuing service as described
5 1904/05 (AH 1322)
Serefbiçe / Kırıkkilise
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Serefbiçe; Kırıkkilise
Serefbiçe
Bidayet Mahkemesi müdde-i umumi muavini
1,260 kuruşCalculated age 33
Continuing service as described
Kırıkkilise
Bidayet Mahkemesi Ceza Dairesi reisi
1,500 kuruşCalculated age 33
6 1908/09 (AH 1326)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Nakil
Calculated age 37
2 entries without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- İstinaf Mahkemesi Cünha Dairesi mülazımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Bidayet Mahkemesi Ceza Dairesi reisi · Kırıkkilise · Undated · 2,000 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 1,200 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 87.1% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 1,200 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 87.1% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 1,260 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 86.7% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 1,260 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 87.8% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 1,260 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 88.0% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 1,500 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 89.6% | 1493 |
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- Serefbiçe1,260
- Preveza (Preveze)1,200
- Kırıkkilise1,500
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
- Thessaloniki (Selanik)7 other officialsMehmed Lütfi Efendi born 1868/69 (AH 1285); highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Preveza (Preveze)6 other officialsHaydar Hocazâde Ahmed Zahid Efendi 2 shared years; highest salary 2,000 kuruş
- 1898/99 (AH 1316)151 other officialsAhmed Ali Efendi first annual entry 1898/99 (AH 1316); highest salary 40 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i ahval kayıtlarına göre Şûrâ-yı Devlet reisleri
BURAK BALCI · 2025 · Pages 118, 119, 120
DH.SAİDd, 93-297; 157 CDAB, DH.SAİDd, 93-297
Read the original source accounts · 13 source entries →
The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.
Yearly entries and their source passages · 8 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 11 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.