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Ali Rıza Efendi

Born 1849/50 (AH 1266) · Samsun · Career evidence 1863 to 1895 (AH 1280 to 1312)

Follow 8 dated stages in the life. Choose a dated stage below the map to read its places, posts, age, pay and sources.

1Samsun
● Birth○ First work● Career→ Selected stage connections

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Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.

Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.

6 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.

  1. 1

    1849/50 (AH 1266)

    Samsun

    1. Birth

      Personal record & evidence →

  2. 2

    1863/64 (AH 1280)

    Samsun / Samsun Duhan Müdüriyeti

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    Kept as text: Samsun Duhan Müdüriyeti

    1. Samsun

      First work as recorded

      Calculated age 14

      Personal record & evidence →

    2. Samsun Duhan Müdüriyeti

      mülazım (stajyer)

      Calculated age 14

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  3. 3

    1866/67 (AH 1283)

    Samsun Rüsumat Merkez Müdüriyeti

    Kept as text: Samsun Rüsumat Merkez Müdüriyeti

    1. mukayyid-i sani

      150 kuruşCalculated age 17

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  4. 4

    1867/68 (AH 1284)

    Samsun Rüsumat Merkez Müdüriyeti / Samsun Duhan İdaresi

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    Kept as text: Samsun Rüsumat Merkez Müdüriyeti; Samsun Duhan İdaresi

    1. Samsun Rüsumat Merkez Müdüriyeti

      mukayyid-i evvel

      300 kuruşCalculated age 18

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Samsun Duhan İdaresi

      Duhan İdaresi kâtibi

      347 kuruşCalculated age 18

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  5. 5

    1869/70 (AH 1286)

    Samsun Rüsumat Müdüriyeti

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    Kept as text: Samsun Rüsumat Müdüriyeti

    1. üçüncü kâtip

      395 kuruşCalculated age 20

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. müskirat memuriyeti kâtibi

      395 kuruşCalculated age 20

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  6. 6

    1871/72 (AH 1288)

    Samsun Rüsumat Müdüriyeti

    Kept as text: Samsun Rüsumat Müdüriyeti

    1. müskirat memuru

      425 kuruşCalculated age 22

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  7. 7

    1873/74 (AH 1290) · 14 recorded years

    Samsun Rüsumat Müdüriyeti

    AH entries: 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303. Gaps remain open.

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    Kept as text: Samsun Rüsumat Müdüriyeti

    1. Başkâtip

      600 kuruşCalculated age 24

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Başkâtip

      Calculated age 25

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    3. Başkâtip

      Calculated age 26

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    4. Başkâtip

      Calculated age 27

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    5. Başkâtip

      Calculated age 28

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    6. Başkâtip

      Calculated age 29

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    7. Başkâtip

      Calculated age 30

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    8. Başkâtip

      Calculated age 31

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    9. Başkâtip

      480 kuruşCalculated age 31

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    10. Başkâtip

      Calculated age 32

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    11. Başkâtip

      Calculated age 33

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    12. Başkâtip

      Calculated age 34

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    13. Başkâtip

      600 kuruşCalculated age 34

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    14. Başkâtip

      Calculated age 35

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    15. Başkâtip

      Calculated age 36

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    16. Başkâtip

      Calculated age 37

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    17. başkâtip (Azil)

      Calculated age 37

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  8. 8

    1894/95 (AH 1312)

    Trabzon Rüsumat Müdüriyeti

    Kept as text: Trabzon Rüsumat Müdüriyeti

    1. tahrirat kâtibi

      350 kuruşCalculated age 46

      Entry & evidence →[1]

Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; they are year labels, not exact date conversions. Ages are calculated from AH year labels. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.

Career patterns and pay

Recorded pay over the career

Kuruş · dated amounts
03006001866/67AH 12831880/81AH 12981894/95AH 13121866/67 (AH 1283) · 150 kuruş1867/68 (AH 1284) · 300 kuruş1867/68 (AH 1284) · 347 kuruş1869/70 (AH 1286) · 395 kuruş1869/70 (AH 1286) · 395 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · 425 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · 600 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · 480 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · 600 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · 350 kuruş

Select 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 entries
  1. Samsun Rüsumat Müdüriyeti16
    1869 to 1886 (AH 1286 to 1303)
  2. Samsun Rüsumat Merkez Müdüriyeti2
    1866 to 1868 (AH 1283 to 1284)
  3. Samsun Duhan İdaresi1
    1867/68 (AH 1284)
  4. Samsun Duhan Müdüriyeti1
    1863/64 (AH 1280)
  5. Trabzon Rüsumat Müdüriyeti1
    1894/95 (AH 1312)

Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.

Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate
  1. Samsun Rüsumat Müdüriyeti395 to 600
  2. Samsun Rüsumat Merkez Müdüriyeti150 to 300
  3. Samsun Duhan İdaresi347
  4. Trabzon Rüsumat Müdüriyeti350

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 title
  1. 1873 to 1886 (AH 1290 to 1303)
  2. 1867/68 (AH 1284)
  3. 1867/68 (AH 1284)
  4. 1866/67 (AH 1283)
  5. 1863/64 (AH 1280)
  6. 1869/70 (AH 1286)

The most recorded title wordings. A year may include more than one title; these counts do not establish promotions or continuous tenure.

Personal record

Personal details

Birthplace
Samsun[source]
Birth year
1849/50 (AH 1266)[source]
Father’s occupation
Rusya Konsoloshanesi kavvası[source]

Other recorded details

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

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet[source]okur yazar[1]
Education
Mekteb-i sıbyan; Koca Müftü Efendi Medresesi (Samsun)[source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
14[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Samsun[source]
First work year
1863/64 (AH 1280)[source]
Apprenticeship
3[source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

Sources and evidence

  1. Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre Samsunlu devlet memurları (1879-1909)

    MERVE ÖZİNAN · 2026 · Pages 128, 129, 130

Read the original source accounts · 25 source entries →

The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.

Yearly entries and their source passages · 20 dated years

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