Mehmet Rıfat Efendi
Born Year not recorded · Silistra (Silistre) · Dated entries 1873 to 1909 (AH 1290 to 1326)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 53/11
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmet Rıfat Efendi was born in Silistra (Silistre). The father’s occupation was Silistre sancağı muhasebecisi. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; muallim-i mahsus. The language repertoire included Turkish. [source]
The first place of work was Silistra (Silistre). Dated career entries span 1874/75 (AH 1291) to 1908/09 (AH 1326) across 18 AH years, beginning with Muhasebe kalemi mülazımı and ending with entries for Nüfus kısmı salis mümeyyizi. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Shumen (Şumnu) and Istanbul (Dersaadet). [1]
Monthly pay went from 100 kuruş in 1874/75 (AH 1291) to 1,440 kuruş in 1908/09 (AH 1326); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,440 kuruş in 1904/05 (AH 1322). The latest career entry concerns retirement in 1908/09 (AH 1326), with a recorded amount of 1,008 kuruş. [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 5 · Silistra (Silistre)
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.
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1 1873/74 (AH 1290)
Silistra (Silistre)
Tahrirat kalemi katibi (İstifa)
Recorded service ending
2 1874/75 (AH 1291) · 2 recorded years
Shumen (Şumnu)
AH entries: 1291, 1292. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Muhasebe kalemi mülazımı
100 kuruş
Muhasebe kalemi dördüncü sınıf katibi
400 kuruş
3 1878 (AH 1295)
Varna
4 1879/80 (AH 1297)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
5 1894/95 (AH 1312) · 15 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Birinci sınıf halife
1,200 kuruş
Tekaüt
1,008 kuruş · retirement amount
11 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.
- Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı · Silistra (Silistre) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Tahrirat kalemi katibi · Silistra (Silistre) · Undated · 600 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- İkinci Ordu-yı Hümayun muhasebe kalemi · Shumen (Şumnu) · Undated 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 100 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 4.9% | 882 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 400 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 42.6% | 976 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 320 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 37.4% | 1534 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 1,200 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 84.6% | 2004 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 1,440 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 89.3% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 1,440 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 89.5% | 1423 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 1,440 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 88.1% | 1371 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 1,440 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 87.0% | 1290 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 1,440 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 84.8% | 1232 |
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- Shumen (Şumnu)100 to 400
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
- Silistra (Silistre)53 other officialsMehmet Emin Efendi born 1845 (AH 1261); highest salary 800 kuruş
- Shumen (Şumnu)3 other officialsİbrahim Hilmi Efendi 2 shared years; highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- 1873/74 (AH 1290)129 other officialsMEHMED ZİYAEDDİN EFENDİ first annual entry 1873/74 (AH 1290); no salary recorded
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Silistreli devlet memurları
KEMAL TERLEMEZ · 2026 · Pages 47, 48
BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 53/11; BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 53/11; 153 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 53/11.; 154 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 53/11.; 155 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 53/11.; 156 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 53/11.
Read the original source accounts · 32 source entries →
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 20 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 23 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.