Mehmet Rifat Efendi
Born 1845 (AH 1261) · Akhisar · Dated entries 1868 to 1885 (AH 1285 to 1302)
Languages Turkish
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmet Rifat Efendi was born in Akhisar in 1845 (AH 1261). The father’s occupation was Kâtip. Schooling included Akhisar sıbyan mektebi; medrese. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1] [2]
The first place of work was Bursa. Dated career entries span 1868/69 (AH 1285) to 1884/85 (AH 1302) across 14 AH years, from Niğde to İnegöl, beginning with Telgraf muhabere memuru and ending with entries for Telgraf Müdürü. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Niğde, Bilecik and İnegöl. [1] [2]
Monthly pay went from 400 kuruş in 1868/69 (AH 1285) to 600 kuruş in 1884/85 (AH 1302); the highest recorded monthly rate is 600 kuruş in 1884/85 (AH 1302). [1] [2]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 5 · Akhisar
How to read this map
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1 1845 (AH 1261)
Akhisar
Birth
2 1868/69 (AH 1285)
Niğde
Telgraf muhabere memuru
400 kuruşCalculated age 24
3 1869/70 (AH 1286)
Niğde / Bilecik
Within-year entry order unresolved
4 1870/71 (AH 1287) · 11 recorded years
Bilecik
AH entries: 1287, 1288, 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
5 1884/85 (AH 1302)
İnegöl
Telgraf Müdürü
600 kuruşCalculated age 41
8 entries without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Telgrafhane stajyeri · Bursa · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1] Source [2]
- Telgraf Başmüdüriyeti görevlisi · Hüdavendigar Vilayeti Telgraf Başmüdüriyeti · Undated · 600 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1] Source [2]
- Telgraf merkezi tahkikat görevi · Geyve · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1] Source [2]
Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; exact dates retain their cited wording. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated only within the same recorded calendar. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.
Pay over time
Pay in its time
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
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How the comparison is calculated
One highest recorded salary per official and AH year. Same-year medians, nearest-rank 10th and 90th percentiles, and relative standing are recomputed from the selected collection.
Amounts are nominal monthly kuruş in years with a recorded salary. Gaps are left blank; values are not adjusted for prices. Explicitly unpaid zero entries remain in the chronology and are omitted from logarithmic salary plots.
View the yearly values
| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1868/69 (AH 1285) | 400 | 475 | 150 to 3,000 | 40.9% | 505 |
| 1869/70 (AH 1286) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 2,250 | 44.6% | 609 |
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 44.9% | 649 |
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 400 | 420.5 | 125 to 2,375 | 42.9% | 712 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 380 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 40.3% | 736 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 380 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 42.4% | 805 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 380 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 41.1% | 882 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 500 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 54.8% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 500 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 55.0% | 1102 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 500 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 57.9% | 1534 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 600 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 67.7% | 1748 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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● 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 entriesGaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rateRanges retain different rates and source assertions. Retirement amounts are separate from post pay.
Titles across the recorded years
Distinct AH years with each recorded titleThe most recorded title wordings. A year may include more than one title; these counts do not establish promotions or continuous tenure.
Related officials in the salary reference
- Akhisar4 other officialsAgop Efendi born 1863/64 (AH 1280); highest salary 385 kuruş
- Bilecik11 other officialsHacı Mustafa Nuri Efendi 7 shared years; highest salary 1,935 kuruş
- 1868/69 (AH 1285)111 other officialsAli Şefik Efendi first entry in Niš (Niş); highest salary 1,650 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Akhisarlı devlet adamları
MELİHA AKDOĞAN · 2020 · Pages 45
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Akhisarlı devlet adamları
MELİHA AKDOĞAN · 2020 · Pages 51
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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 · 14 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 21 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.