Official
Mehmet Rifat Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1860/61 (AH 1277). On record 1878 to 1907, 30 annual entries.
Archive reference 5_319; 635
Life#
Mehmet Rifat Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1860/61 (AH 1277). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Hafiz-i kutubu.
Schooling recorded: İdadi Mektebi, with 9 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1874/75 (AH 1291). The official was then about 14 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1878, the official was about 17 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1878, shows Memur in Selimiye, with 100 kuruş a month. In 1882/83 the record shows Memur in Beyoğlu, the salary going from 95 to 195 kuruş a month (before: Memur in Selimiye). In 1883/84 the record shows Memur in Gerede, the salary going from 195 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Memur in Beyoğlu). In 1886/87 the record shows Memur in Beyoğlu, the salary going from 500 to 450 kuruş a month (before: Memur in Gerede). In 1888/89 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, with 450 kuruş a month (before: Memur in Beyoğlu). In 1901/02 the record shows 3. Müdür in Çengelköy, with 540 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul). In 1906/07 the record shows 3. Müdür in Selimiye, the salary going from 540 to 600 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Çengelköy).
The highest salary, 600 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1893/94 as Muhabere Memuru. 60 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 500 kuruş. Over 30 years with a salary the median is 520 kuruş a month, with 6 rises and 3 cuts. The largest rise, 305 kuruş, is seen in 1883/84. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 6.37 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 65 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Hafiz-i kutubu
Education
- Idadi
- İdadi Mektebi (9 years)idadi school (preparatory secondary school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 2 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Middle
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- No
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 300
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1874/75AH 1291 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300first-salary field |
| 1878 to 1882AH 1295 to 1299 | Memur | Selimiye | 100 to 95 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Memur | Beyoğlu | 195 |
| 1883 to 1886AH 1301 to 1303 | Memur | Gerede | 500 |
| 1886 to 1888AH 1304 to 1305 | Memur | Beyoğlu | 450 |
| 1888 to 1901AH 1306 to 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 450 to 540 |
| 1901 to 1906AH 1319 to 1323 | 3. Müdür | Çengelköy | 540 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | 3. Müdür | Selimiye | 600 |
Log scale: equal steps are equal ratios. The median of the same title is drawn for the years in which at least 5 officials with that title had a salary.
The numbers of the chart
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 100 | 600 | 450 | 0% |
| 1878/79 | 100 | 600 | 500 | 0% |
| 1879/80 | 95 | 500 | 380 | 0% |
| 1880/81 | 95 | 500 | 350 | 0% |
| 1881/82 | 95 | 500 | 390 | 0% |
| 1882/83 | 195 | 500 | 400 | 3% |
| 1883/84 | 500 | 500 | 425 | 43% |
| 1884/85 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 42% |
| 1885/86 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 42% |
| 1886/87 | 450 | 500 | 400 | 37% |
| 1887/88 | 450 | 500 | 300 | 37% |
| 1888/89 | 450 | 500 | 400 | 38% |
| 1889/90 | 450 | 500 | 400 | 38% |
| 1890/91 | 450 | 500 | 400 | 39% |
| 1891/92 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1892/93 | 550 | 500 | 400 | 57% |
| 1893/94 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 60% |
| 1894/95 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 60% |
| 1895/96 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 59% |
| 1896/97 | 540 | 500 | 400 | 61% |
| 1897/98 | 540 | 500 | 400 | 61% |
| 1898/99 | 540 | 500 | 400 | 61% |
| 1899/1900 | 540 | 500 | 400 | 60% |
| 1900/01 | 540 | 500 | 400 | 59% |
| 1901/02 | 540 | 500 | 540 | 60% |
| 1902/03 | 540 | 500 | 540 | 60% |
| 1903/04 | 540 | 475 | 540 | 61% |
| 1904/05 | 540 | 450 | 540 | 61% |
| 1905/06 | 540 | 475 | 540 | 62% |
| 1906/07 | 600 | 450 | 540 | 65% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
Choose a row to mark its years in the charts and its place on the map.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Zennub Kapamacıyan EfendiIstanbul and 1 other place, 15 shared years
- Bahcivan Oglu Kalparki EfendiIstanbul and 1 other place, 14 shared years
- Haşim EfendiIstanbul and 1 other place, 14 shared years
- Ali Riza BeyIstanbul and 1 other place, 14 shared years
- Ali BeyIstanbul, 13 shared years
1,094 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- İsmail Nuri Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Mehmet Bahaettin Beyİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Ahmet Emin Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Mehmet Arif Beyİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Mehmet Faik Beyİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1871/72 (AH 1288)
132 officials in all. Officials with İdadi Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdullah Şemsettin EfendiIstanbul, born 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Ahmet Nurettin EfendiIstanbul, born 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Andon İzekiyan EfendiIstanbul, born 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Andon Yaldızyan EfendiIstanbul, born 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Antuan Teofilidi EfendiIstanbul, born 1860/61 (AH 1277)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (30)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878AH 1295 | Memur | Selimiye | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_319; 635 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Memur | Selimiye | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_319; 635 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Memur | Selimiye | 95 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_319; 635 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Memur | Selimiye | 95 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_319; 635 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Memur | Selimiye | 95 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_319; 635 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Memur | Beyoğlu | 195 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_319; 635 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Memur | Gerede | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_319; 635 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Memur | Gerede | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_319; 635 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Memur | Gerede | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_319; 635 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Memur | Beyoğlu | 450 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_319; 635 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Memur | Beyoğlu | 450 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_319; 635 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 450 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_319; 635 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 450 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_319; 635 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 450 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_319; 635 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_319; 635 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 550 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_319; 635 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_319; 635 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_319; 635 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_319; 635 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_319; 635 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_319; 635 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_319; 635 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_319; 635 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_319; 635 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | 3. Müdür | Çengelköy | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_319; 635 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | 3. Müdür | Çengelköy | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_319; 635 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | 3. Müdür | Çengelköy | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_319; 635 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | 3. Müdür | Çengelköy | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_319; 635 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | 3. Müdür | Çengelköy | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_319; 635 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | 3. Müdür | Selimiye | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_319; 635 |
What the sources named in this table are
- Recovered annual personnel extract
- The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.
Sources and original values (14)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet Rifat Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1277 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | hafiz-i kutubu | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Musluman | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Turkish | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | idadi Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 9 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 2 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1291 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1874 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 300 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
What the sources named in this table are
- Earlier annual personnel extract
- The detailed annual personnel file of October 2024. An official found only in this file keeps the years, titles and salaries it gives.
- Recovered annual personnel extract
- The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.
- Personnel attributes extract
- The detailed personnel file of September 2025, read for personal details such as birth, schooling and first work.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 29 annual entries of 30 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.