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Mehmed Arif Efendi

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. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mülazımıElazığ

    1. Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mülazımı

      Elazığ · Calculated age 16

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  2. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Rüsûmat idaresi kâtibi · 2 career entriesErgani Madeni · 110 kuruş

    1. Rüsûmat idaresi kâtibi

      Ergani Madeni · Calculated age 18 · 110 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Rüsûmat idaresi kâtibi (İstifa)

      Ergani Madeni · Calculated age 18

      [1]

  3. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Rüsûmat idaresi kâtibiMezra · 110 kuruş

    1. Rüsûmat idaresi kâtibi

      Mezra · Calculated age 19 · 110 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Düyûn-ı Umûmiye sandık eminiElazığ · 300 kuruş

    1. Düyûn-ı Umûmiye sandık emini

      Elazığ · Calculated age 26 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Düyûn-ı Umûmiye sandık emini · 2 career entriesElazığ · 300 kuruş

    1. Düyûn-ı Umûmiye sandık emini

      Elazığ · Calculated age 27 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Düyûn-ı Umûmiye sandık emini (İnfisal)

      Elazığ · Calculated age 27

      [1]

  6. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Bidayet mahkemesi ceza dairesi zabıt kâtibiElazığ · 300 kuruş

    1. Bidayet mahkemesi ceza dairesi zabıt kâtibi

      Elazığ · Calculated age 28 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      [1]

  7. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Bidayet mahkemesi ceza dairesi zabıt kâtibi · 2 career entriesElazığ · 300 kuruş

    1. Bidayet mahkemesi ceza dairesi zabıt kâtibi

      Elazığ · Calculated age 29 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Bidayet mahkemesi müstantıkıKomotini (Gümülcine) · 700 kuruş
  9. Undated entriesVilayet rüsûmat idaresi mülazımı · 2 career entriesElazığ · Mezra · 250 kuruş

    2. Rüsûmat idaresi kâtibi

      Mezra · 250 kuruş

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

03507001876/77AH 12931887/88AH 13051876/77 (AH 1293) · Rüsûmat idaresi kâtibi · Ergani Madeni · age 18 · 110 kuruş1877/78 (AH 1294) · Rüsûmat idaresi kâtibi · Mezra · age 19 · 110 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Düyûn-ı Umûmiye sandık emini · Elazığ · age 26 · 300 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · Düyûn-ı Umûmiye sandık emini · Elazığ · age 27 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Bidayet mahkemesi ceza dairesi zabıt kâtibi · Elazığ · age 28 · 300 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · Bidayet mahkemesi ceza dairesi zabıt kâtibi · Elazığ · age 29 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Bidayet mahkemesi müstantıkı · Komotini (Gümülcine) · age 30 · 700 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Harput [source]
Birth year
1858/59 (AH 1275) [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD 35-241 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education detail
Dinî ilimlere giriş; bir miktar Arapça ve Farsça öğrenimi [source]
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; Harput rüşdiyesi ve medresesi [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
Mamuretülaziz [source]
First work year
1874/75 (AH 1291) [source]
Apprenticeship
2.33 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

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. Sicill-i ahvâl defterlerine göre Harputlu devlet adamları

    ENES MUTLUAY · 2018 · Pages 196, 197

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