Mehmed Arif Efendi
Born 1858/59 (AH 1275) · Harput · Dated entries 1874 to 1888 (AH 1291 to 1305)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD 35-241
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Arif Efendi was born in Harput in 1858/59 (AH 1275). Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Harput rüşdiyesi ve medresesi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Mamuretülaziz in 1874/75 (AH 1291). Dated career entries span 1874/75 (AH 1291) to 1887/88 (AH 1305) across 8 AH years, from Elazığ to Komotini (Gümülcine), beginning with Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mülazımı and ending with entries for Bidayet mahkemesi müstantıkı. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Elazığ, Ergani Madeni, Mezra and Komotini (Gümülcine). [1]
Monthly pay went from 110 kuruş in 1876/77 (AH 1293) to 700 kuruş in 1887/88 (AH 1305); the highest recorded monthly rate is 700 kuruş in 1887/88 (AH 1305). [1]
Life and career
Follow 6 dated stages in the life. Choose a year in the life ribbon below the map. Places and earlier connections accumulate as you advance; All stops reveals the overview.
Stage 1 of 6 · Harput
How to read this map
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Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
2 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1858/59 (AH 1275)
Harput
Birth
2 1874/75 (AH 1291)
Mamuretülaziz / Elazığ
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Mamuretülaziz
Mamuretülaziz
First work as recorded
Calculated age 16
Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 16
3 1876/77 (AH 1293)
Ergani Madeni
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Ergani Madeni
Rüsûmat idaresi kâtibi
110 kuruşCalculated age 18
Rüsûmat idaresi kâtibi (İstifa)
Calculated age 18
4 1877/78 (AH 1294)
Mezra
Not yet located on the map: Mezra
Rüsûmat idaresi kâtibi
110 kuruşCalculated age 19
5 1883/84 (AH 1301) · 4 recorded years
Elazığ
AH entries: 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Düyûn-ı Umûmiye sandık emini
300 kuruşCalculated age 26
Bidayet mahkemesi ceza dairesi zabıt kâtibi (İstifa)
Calculated age 29
6 1887/88 (AH 1305)
Komotini (Gümülcine)
Bidayet mahkemesi müstantıkı
700 kuruşCalculated age 30
2 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.
- Vilayet rüsûmat idaresi mülazımı · Elazığ · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Rüsûmat idaresi kâtibi · Mezra · Undated · 250 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 110 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 7.7% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 110 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 7.0% | 1160 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 28.3% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 28.2% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 27.9% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 28.0% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 700 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 71.8% | 1762 |
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- Elazığ300
- Ergani Madeni110
- Mezra110
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
- Harput168 other officialsAgop Efendi born 1858/59 (AH 1275); highest salary 600 kuruş
- Elazığ8 other officialsOsman Efendi 4 shared years; highest salary 600 kuruş
- 1874/75 (AH 1291)151 other officialsAbdullah Hikmet Efendi first entry in Zor; highest salary 600 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i ahvâl defterlerine göre Harputlu devlet adamları
ENES MUTLUAY · 2018 · Pages 196, 197
BOA. DH. SAİD 35-241
Read the original source accounts · 13 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 · 8 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 11 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.