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Mehmet Rıfat 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. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Tahrirat kalemi katibi (İstifa)Silistra (Silistre)

    1. Tahrirat kalemi katibi (İstifa)

      Silistra (Silistre)

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  2. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Muhasebe kalemi mülazımıShumen (Şumnu) · 100 kuruş
  3. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Muhasebe kalemi mülazımı · 2 career entriesShumen (Şumnu) · 400 kuruş

    1. Muhasebe kalemi mülazımı

      Shumen (Şumnu)

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1878 (AH 1295)Meclis-i idare-i askeriye katibi (Nakil)Varna

    1. Meclis-i idare-i askeriye katibi (Nakil)

      Varna

      Broader service field: Military service

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  5. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Topçu dairesi jurnal kısmıIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 320 kuruş
  6. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Birinci sınıf halife · 1,200 kuruş
  7. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Birinci sınıf halifeContinuing service described by the source

    1. Birinci sınıf halife

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Birinci sınıf halifeContinuing service described by the source

    1. Birinci sınıf halife

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Birinci sınıf halifeContinuing service described by the source

    1. Birinci sınıf halife

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Birinci sınıf halifeContinuing service described by the source

    1. Birinci sınıf halife

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Birinci sınıf halifeContinuing service described by the source

    1. Birinci sınıf halife

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Birinci sınıf halifeContinuing service described by the source

    1. Birinci sınıf halife

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Birinci sınıf halifeContinuing service described by the source

    1. Birinci sınıf halife

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Birinci sınıf halifeContinuing service described by the source

    1. Birinci sınıf halife

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Birinci sınıf halifeContinuing service described by the source

    1. Birinci sınıf halife

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Birinci sınıf halife · 2 career entries · 1,440 kuruş

    1. Birinci sınıf halife

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Nüfus kısmı salis mümeyyizi · 1,440 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nüfus kısmı salis mümeyyizi

      · 1,440 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Nüfus kısmı salis mümeyyizi · 1,440 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nüfus kısmı salis mümeyyizi

      · 1,440 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1907/08 (AH 1325)Nüfus kısmı salis mümeyyizi · 1,440 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Nüfus kısmı salis mümeyyizi

      · 1,440 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Nüfus kısmı salis mümeyyizi · 2 career entries · 1,008; 1,440 kuruş

    1. Nüfus kısmı salis mümeyyizi

      · 1,440 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tekaüt

      · 1,008 kuruş · career status entry

      [1]

  21. Undated entriesTahrirat kalemi mülazımı · 9 career entriesSilistra (Silistre) · Shumen (Şumnu) · Varna fırka-i askeriyesi · Varna · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Edirne · 600; 640; 800; 960; 1,080 kuruş

    4. Meclis-i idare-i askeriye katibi

      Varna fırka-i askeriyesi · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

07201,4401874/75AH 12911908/09AH 13261874/75 (AH 1291) · Muhasebe kalemi mülazımı · Shumen (Şumnu) · 100 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · Muhasebe kalemi dördüncü sınıf katibi · Shumen (Şumnu) · 400 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Topçu dairesi jurnal kısmı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 320 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Birinci sınıf halife · 1,200 kuruş1904/05 (AH 1322) · Nüfus kısmı salis mümeyyizi · 1,440 kuruş1905/06 (AH 1323) · Nüfus kısmı salis mümeyyizi · 1,440 kuruş · Source-bounded service1906/07 (AH 1324) · Nüfus kısmı salis mümeyyizi · 1,440 kuruş · Source-bounded service1907/08 (AH 1325) · Nüfus kısmı salis mümeyyizi · 1,440 kuruş · Source-bounded service1908/09 (AH 1326) · Nüfus kısmı salis mümeyyizi · 1,440 kuruş · Source-bounded service1908/09 (AH 1326) · Tekaüt · 1,008 kuruş · Retirement entry

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Silistre [source]
Father’s occupation
Silistre sancağı muhasebecisi [source]
Archive references
BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 53/11 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; muallim-i mahsus [source]

First work and apprenticeship

First work place
Silistre [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. Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Silistreli devlet memurları

    KEMAL TERLEMEZ · 2026 · Pages 47, 48

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