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Mehmed Arifi Bey

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)MülazımEdirne Divan-ı Temyiz Kalemi

    1. Mülazım

      Edirne Divan-ı Temyiz Kalemi · Calculated age 16

      [1]

  2. 1874/75 (AH 1291)MülazımEdirne Divan-ı Temyiz KalemiContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mülazım

      Edirne Divan-ı Temyiz Kalemi · Calculated age 17

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1875/76 (AH 1292)MülazımEdirne Divan-ı Temyiz KalemiContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mülazım

      Edirne Divan-ı Temyiz Kalemi · Calculated age 18

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1876/77 (AH 1293)KâtipEdirne Divan-ı Temyiz Kalemi · 180 kuruş

    1. Kâtip

      Edirne Divan-ı Temyiz Kalemi · Calculated age 19 · 180 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1877/78 (AH 1294)mektubi kalemi müsevvidi ve vilayet gazetesi muharririEdirne
  6. 1878 (AH 1295)mektubi kalemi müsevvidiHaleb

    1. mektubi kalemi müsevvidi

      Haleb · Calculated age 21

      [1]

  7. 1879/80 (AH 1297)İskenderun arbede tahkik komisyonu azası · 2 career entriesİskenderun · Haleb

    2. Meclis-i İdare başkâtibi

      Haleb · Calculated age 23

      [1]

  8. 1886/87 (AH 1304)MektupçuHicaz

    1. Mektupçu

      Hicaz · Calculated age 30

      [1]

  9. 1890/91 (AH 1308)MutasarrıfErgani Madeni

    1. Mutasarrıf

      Ergani Madeni · Calculated age 34

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  10. Undated entrieskomiser Said Paşa maiyet kâtibi · 2 career entriesHaleb · Jeddah (Cidde)

Recorded pay

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

0901801876/77AH 12931876/77 (AH 1293) · Kâtip · Edirne Divan-ı Temyiz Kalemi · age 19 · 180 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Hassa [source]
Birth year
1857/58 (AH 1274) [source]
Father’s occupation
Cebel-i Bereket ümerası [source]

Education and languages

Arabic
Tekellüm [source]
Persian
Tekellüm [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]diploma [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Sıbyan, Niş ve Edirne Rüşdiye Mektebleri [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
16 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Edirne [source]
First work year
1873/74 (AH 1290) [source]
Apprenticeship
3 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

Other recorded details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
0 (recorded code) [source]The original code is retained without assigning an unverified meaning to zero.

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. Kemal Paşazâde Said Bey Terâcim-i Ahvâl-ı Muâsırîn

    FİLİZ ANADOL · 2005 · Pages 82, 83, 84

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