Official
Mehmet Raif Efendi
Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum). Born in Ioannina (Yanya) in 1882/83 (AH 1300). On record 1906/07, 1 annual entry.
Archive reference 149-100-195
Life#
Mehmet Raif Efendi was born in Ioannina (Yanya) in 1882/83 (AH 1300). The record gives the community as Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum) and the father's occupation as Telgraf Memuru.
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: French, with Kitabet; Greek (Rum), with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Ioannina in 1903/04 (AH 1321). The official was then about 20 years old. The record gives 3 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 250 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1906/07, the official was about 23 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1906/07, shows Muhabere Memuru in Ioannina, with 250 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 250 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as Muhabere Memuru.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- Birthplace
- Ioannina (Yanya)
- Community
- Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum)
- Nationality as recorded
- Rum
- Father's occupation
- Telgraf Memuru
Education
- Idadi
- İdadi Mektebi (9 years)idadi school (preparatory secondary school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 3 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
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Greek (Rum)
- Kitabetwriting. Rum is the word of the records for Greek as spoken by the Orthodox Christians of the empire. It is kept apart from the column Greek, which the records also have
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1903/04 (AH 1321)
- Place
- Ioannina (Yanya)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 250
One annual entry, for 1906/07 (AH 1324): Muhabere Memuru in Ioannina (Yanya), with 250 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Mehmet Salahaddin EfendiIoannina (Yanya), 1 shared year
- İbrahim Edhem EfendiIoannina (Yanya), 1 shared year
- Mehmet Ali EfendiIoannina (Yanya), 1 shared year
- Abdülkerim EfendiIoannina (Yanya), 1 shared year
- Kigork Zihni EfendiIoannina (Yanya), 1 shared year
9 officials in all. Officials recorded in Ioannina (Yanya)
Same school recorded
- Ahmed Hayreddin Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Ahmet Suphi Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Hafız Mustafa Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Hüseyin Naker Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- İzzet Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
132 officials in all. Officials with İdadi Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdurrahim EfendiIoannina (Yanya), born 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- MUSTAFA ŞEVKET EFENDİIoannina (Yanya), born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Mehmet Arif EfendiIoannina (Yanya), born 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- Ali Riza EfendiIoannina (Yanya), born 1879/80 (AH 1297)
- Mustafa Remzi EfendiIoannina (Yanya), born 1879/80 (AH 1297)
31 officials in all. Officials born in Ioannina (Yanya)
Full record
Annual entries (1)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Ioannina (Yanya) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 149-100-195 |
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 Raif Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1300 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | yanya | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | yanya | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Telgraf Memuru | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Hristiyan | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Rum | 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) | 3 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1321 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1903 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Yanya | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 250 | 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.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.