Mehmed Arif Vehbi Efendi
Born 1872/73 (AH 1289) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1902/03 (AH 1320)
Archival references M.Ş.A. nr. 105/18/1; M.Ş.A. nr. 20/15/1; M.Ş.A. nr. 20/15/6; M.Ş.A. nr. 20/15/20
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
Places and reading notes
- Bâb-ı Vâlâ-yı Fetva Sicill-i Ahvâl İdaresi
1 distinct dated year. Stacked marks retain different posts, rates or accounts without assigning an order within that year. Grey marks have no service place.
The life
Mehmed Arif Vehbi Efendi was born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1872/73 (AH 1289). The father’s occupation was Huzur dersleri mukarriri. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Fatih Camii dersleri; hususi Farsça dersleri. [source]
The earliest service point in the record is dated 1902/03 (AH 1320). Service included Sicill-i Ahvâl İdaresi Kalemi kâtibi in Bâb-ı Vâlâ-yı Fetva Sicill-i Ahvâl İdaresi (1902/03 (AH 1320)). [1] [2]
Monthly pay went from 500 kuruş in 1902/03 (AH 1320) to 500 kuruş in 1902/03 (AH 1320); the highest recorded monthly rate is 500 kuruş in 1902/03 (AH 1320). An undated death entry survives. [1] [2]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 2 · Istanbul (Dersaadet)
How to read this map
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.
1 stop kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1872/73 (AH 1289)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Birth
2 1902/03 (AH 1320)
Place not recorded / Bâb-ı Vâlâ-yı Fetva Sicill-i Ahvâl İdaresi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded; Bâb-ı Vâlâ-yı Fetva Sicill-i Ahvâl İdaresi
Place not recorded
First work as recorded
Calculated age 31
Bâb-ı Vâlâ-yı Fetva Sicill-i Ahvâl İdaresi
Sicill-i Ahvâl İdaresi Kalemi kâtibi
500 kuruşCalculated age 31
7 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.
- Evrak Kalemi mümeyyizi · Bâb-ı Fetva Evrak Kalemi · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1] Source [2]
- Sicill-i Ahval Şubesi hizmeti · Bab-ı Fetva Sicill-i Ahval Şubesi · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1] Source [2]
- Sicill-i Ahval İdaresi Kalemi kâtibi · Bab-ı Vâlâ-yı Fetva Sicill-i Ahval İdaresi Kalemi · Undated · 500 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1] Source [2]
- Sicill-i Ahval İdaresi Kalemi kâtibi (Nakil) · Bab-ı Vâlâ-yı Fetva Sicill-i Ahval İdaresi Kalemi · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1] Source [2]
- İ'lâmât Odası mülazımı · İ'lâmât Odası · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1] Source [2]
- Meclis-i Tedkikât-ı Şer'iyye Kalemi görevi · Meclis-i Tedkikât-ı Şer'iyye Kalemi · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1] Source [2]
- Vefat · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 55.5% | 1627 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
Kuruş · dated amountsSelect 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 entriesGaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate- Bâb-ı Vâlâ-yı Fetva Sicill-i Ahvâl İdaresi500
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 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
- Istanbul665 other officialsAlkiyodis Efendi born 1872/73 (AH 1289); highest salary 1,250 kuruş
- 1902/03 (AH 1320)156 other officialsBesim Efendi first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320); highest salary 483 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Personal details
Education and languages
First work and apprenticeship
- Age at first service
- 31 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
- First-salary field
- 500 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
- First work year
- 1902/03 (AH 1320) [source]
Sources and evidence
- Fetvahane-bab-ı fetva'da görev yapan Osmanlı uleması Bab-ı Meşihat Arşivi ulema sicil dosyalarına göre
DİLEK GÜVEN · 2023 · Pages 79, 80
M.Ş.A. nr. 105/18/1.
- Fetvahane-bab-ı fetva'da görev yapan Osmanlı uleması Bab-ı Meşihat Arşivi ulema sicil dosyalarına göre
DİLEK GÜVEN · 2023 · Pages 151, 152
M.Ş.A. nr. 20/15/1.; M.Ş.A. nr. 20/15/6.; M.Ş.A. nr. 20/15/20.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 1 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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