Mehmet Ragıp Efendi

Born 1869/70 (AH 1286) · Vushtrri (Vulçıtrın) · Dated entries 1887 to 1909 (AH 1305 to 1326)

Languages Bulgarian, Turkish

Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD. 113/85

The career, year by year

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The life

Mehmet Ragıp Efendi was born in Vushtrri (Vulçıtrın) in 1869/70 (AH 1286). The father’s occupation was Müderris. Schooling included Vulçitrin Rüştiye Mektebi; Rumeli Vilayetleri Polis Mektebi. The language repertoire included Bulgarian and Turkish.^[source]

Service began in Kosova vilayeti in 1887/88 (AH 1305). Dated career entries span 1887/88 (AH 1305) to 1907/08 (AH 1325) across 15 AH years, from Kosova Vilayeti İdare Meclisi to Thessaloniki (Selanik), beginning with İdare Meclisi mübeyyizi and ending with entries for Ek memuriyet. More than one post or place appears in 7 of those years. Place names include Kosova Vilayeti İdare Meclisi, Priştine Sancağı Muhasebe Birimi, Üsküp Ziraat Bankası Şubesi and Kosova Vilayeti Mektupçu Birimi and 8 other named places.^[1]

Monthly pay went from 20 kuruş in 1887/88 (AH 1305) to 750 kuruş in 1902/03 (AH 1320); the highest recorded monthly rate is 750 kuruş in 1902/03 (AH 1320).^[1]

Personal record

Birth: Vushtrri (Vulçıtrın) · 1869/70 (AH 1286)^[source]
Father’s occupation: Müderris^[source]
Education: Vulçitrin Rüştiye Mektebi; Rumeli Vilayetleri Polis Mektebi^[source]
First work: 1887/88 (AH 1305) · Kosova vilayeti^[source]
Age at first work: 19^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First salary: 20 kuruş^[source]Personal salary figure; not tied to a specific appointment.

Career in numbers

17
Dated AH years: 15
Career place names: 5
Entries without a resolved year: 14
Salary years: 20 → 750
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month: 750
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month: 75.6%
Peers paid less in last year

About these numbers

Dated AH years. Across career and documentary records; not tenure.
Career place names. Distinct place labels; some may not be mapped.
Entries without a resolved year. The original calendar wording remains available without inventing an annual year.
Salary years. One highest recorded monthly rate per official-year; gaps are blank.
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month. 1887/88 (AH 1305) to 1902/03 (AH 1320); nominal rates in observed years.
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month. 1902/03 (AH 1320)
Peers paid less in last year. Share of other officials in the annual salary reference with lower pay in 1902/03 (AH 1320).

Life and career

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Stage 1 of 17 · Vushtrri (Vulçıtrın)

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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.

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

1
1869/70 (AH 1286)
Vushtrri (Vulçıtrın)
1. Birth
  Personal record & evidence →
2
1887/88 (AH 1305)
Kosova vilayeti / Kosova Vilayeti İdare Meclisi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kosova vilayeti; Kosova Vilayeti İdare Meclisi
1. Kosova vilayeti
  First work as recorded
  Calculated age 19
  Personal record & evidence →
2. Kosova Vilayeti İdare Meclisi
  İdare Meclisi mübeyyizi
  20 kuruşCalculated age 19
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3
1888/89 (AH 1306)
Kosova Vilayeti İdare Meclisi / Priştine Sancağı Muhasebe Birimi / Üsküp Ziraat Bankası Şubesi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kosova Vilayeti İdare Meclisi; Priştine Sancağı Muhasebe Birimi; Üsküp Ziraat Bankası Şubesi
1. Kosova Vilayeti İdare Meclisi
  İdare Meclisi mübeyyizi
  20 kuruşCalculated age 20
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Üsküp Ziraat Bankası Şubesi
  Ziraat Bankası şube memuru
  250 kuruşCalculated age 20
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 4 recorded entries in this stage →
4
1889/90 (AH 1307)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
1. İstifa
  Calculated age 21
  Entry & evidence →[1]
5
1891/92 (AH 1309)
Kosova Vilayeti Mektupçu Birimi
Not yet located on the map: Kosova Vilayeti Mektupçu Birimi
1. Mektupçu birimi mübeyyizi
  70 kuruşCalculated age 23
  Entry & evidence →[1]
6
1892/93 (AH 1310)
Kosova Vilayeti Mektupçu Birimi / İştip Tahrirat Dairesi / İştip Maarif Dairesi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kosova Vilayeti Mektupçu Birimi; İştip Tahrirat Dairesi; İştip Maarif Dairesi
1. Kosova Vilayeti Mektupçu Birimi
  Mektupçu birimi mübeyyizi
  70 kuruşCalculated age 24
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. İştip Maarif Dairesi
  Maarif dairesi memuru
  150 kuruşCalculated age 24
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 3 recorded entries in this stage →
7
1893/94 (AH 1311)
İştip Tahrirat Dairesi
Not yet located on the map: İştip Tahrirat Dairesi
1. Tahrirat dairesi memuru
  280 kuruşCalculated age 25
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
8
1894/95 (AH 1312)
İştip Tahrirat Dairesi / Orhaniye Tahrirat Dairesi / Kalkandelen Tahrirat Dairesi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: İştip Tahrirat Dairesi; Orhaniye Tahrirat Dairesi; Kalkandelen Tahrirat Dairesi
1. İştip Tahrirat Dairesi
  Tahrirat dairesi memuru
  280 kuruşCalculated age 26
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Kalkandelen Tahrirat Dairesi
  Tahrirat dairesi memuru
  320 kuruşCalculated age 26
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 3 recorded entries in this stage →
9
1895/96 (AH 1313)
Kalkandelen Tahrirat Dairesi
Not yet located on the map: Kalkandelen Tahrirat Dairesi
1. Tahrirat dairesi memuru
  320 kuruşCalculated age 27
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
10
1896/97 (AH 1314)
Kalkandelen Tahrirat Dairesi / İpek Sancağı
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kalkandelen Tahrirat Dairesi; İpek Sancağı
1. Kalkandelen Tahrirat Dairesi
  Tahrirat dairesi memuru
  320 kuruşCalculated age 28
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. İpek Sancağı
  Tahrirat müdür muavini
  540 kuruşCalculated age 28
  Entry & evidence →[1]
11
1897/98 (AH 1315)
İpek Sancağı / Place not recorded / Kosova vilayeti merkezi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: İpek Sancağı; Location not recorded; Kosova vilayeti merkezi
1. İpek Sancağı
  Tahrirat müdür muavini
  540 kuruşCalculated age 29
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Kosova vilayeti merkezi
  Merkez polis memuru
  200 kuruşCalculated age 29
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 3 recorded entries in this stage →
12
1898/99 (AH 1316)
Kosova vilayeti merkezi
Not yet located on the map: Kosova vilayeti merkezi
1. Merkez polis memuru
  200 kuruşCalculated age 30
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
13
1899/1900 (AH 1317)
Kosova vilayeti merkezi / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kosova vilayeti merkezi; Location not recorded
1. Kosova vilayeti merkezi
  Merkez polis memuru
  200 kuruşCalculated age 31
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Place not recorded
  İstifa
  Calculated age 31
  Entry & evidence →[1]
14
1900/01 (AH 1318) · 2 recorded years
Kosova vilayeti merkezi
AH entries: 1318, 1319. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kosova vilayeti merkezi
1. Merkez polis memuru
  200 kuruşCalculated age 32
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Üçüncü sınıf polis komiseri
  300 kuruşCalculated age 33
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 3 recorded entries in this stage →
15
1902/03 (AH 1320)
Kosova vilayeti merkezi / Kosova vilayeti
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kosova vilayeti merkezi; Kosova vilayeti
1. Kosova vilayeti merkezi
  Üçüncü sınıf polis komiseri
  300 kuruşCalculated age 34
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Kosova vilayeti
  İkinci sınıf polis komiseri
  750 kuruşCalculated age 34
  Entry & evidence →[1]
16
1907/08 (AH 1325)
Thessaloniki (Selanik)
1. Ek memuriyet
  Calculated age 39
  Entry & evidence →[1]
17
1908/09 (AH 1326)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
1. Azil
  Calculated age 40
  Entry & evidence →[1]

5 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.

Ziraat Bankası tahsildarı · Üsküp Ziraat Bankası Şubesi · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
Ağnam sayımı başkâtibi · Kumanovo (Kumanova) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
Polis hizmeti · Prizren Sancağı · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
Polis hizmeti · Priştine Sancağı · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
Polis Komiseri · Undated 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

Current collection salary comparison

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Relative pay percentileShare of other annual-entry officials paid less

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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.

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Monthly nominal kuruş. “Paid less” is the share of other officials in the same-year annual-entry sample with lower recorded pay; N is official-year observations.
AH year	Official rate	Sample median	Sample p10 to p90	Paid less	N
1887/88 (AH 1305)	20	400	150 to 1,500	0.7%	1762
1888/89 (AH 1306)	250	400	135 to 1,500	21.7%	1797
1891/92 (AH 1309)	70	400	140 to 1,600	3.4%	1927
1892/93 (AH 1310)	280	400	135 to 1,500	27.4%	1935
1893/94 (AH 1311)	280	400	140 to 1,400	27.4%	1929
1894/95 (AH 1312)	320	400	140 to 1,500	37.9%	2004
1895/96 (AH 1313)	320	400	140 to 1,500	37.2%	1981
1896/97 (AH 1314)	540	450	150 to 1,575	61.1%	2119
1897/98 (AH 1315)	540	400	140 to 1,425	66.5%	1891
1898/99 (AH 1316)	200	400	144 to 1,400	14.6%	1844
1899/1900 (AH 1317)	200	400	140 to 1,440	15.4%	1821
1900/01 (AH 1318)	200	400	140 to 1,500	15.0%	1761
1901/02 (AH 1319)	300	400	150 to 1,520	29.0%	1666
1902/03 (AH 1320)	750	400	150 to 1,500	75.6%	1627

Career patterns and pay

Recorded pay over the career

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Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries

Kosova vilayeti merkezi6
1897 to 1903 (AH 1315 to 1320)
İştip Tahrirat Dairesi3
1892 to 1895 (AH 1310 to 1312)
Kalkandelen Tahrirat Dairesi3
1894 to 1897 (AH 1312 to 1314)
İpek Sancağı2
1896 to 1898 (AH 1314 to 1315)
Kosova Vilayeti İdare Meclisi2
1887 to 1889 (AH 1305 to 1306)
Kosova Vilayeti Mektupçu Birimi2
1891 to 1893 (AH 1309 to 1310)

The six most recorded places. Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.

Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate

Kosova vilayeti merkezi200 to 300
İştip Tahrirat Dairesi280
Kalkandelen Tahrirat Dairesi320
İpek Sancağı540
Kosova Vilayeti İdare Meclisi20
Kosova Vilayeti Mektupçu Birimi70

Six places with the most recorded career years. 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

Merkez polis memuru5
1897 to 1902 (AH 1315 to 1319)
Tahrirat dairesi memuru5
1892 to 1897 (AH 1310 to 1314)
İdare Meclisi mübeyyizi2
1887 to 1889 (AH 1305 to 1306)
Mektupçu birimi mübeyyizi2
1891 to 1893 (AH 1309 to 1310)
Tahrirat müdür muavini2
1896 to 1898 (AH 1314 to 1315)
Üçüncü sınıf polis komiseri2
1901 to 1903 (AH 1319 to 1320)

The 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

Vushtrri (Vulçıtrın)10 other officialsMehmed Ragıb Efendi born 1870/71 (AH 1287); highest salary 320 kuruş
Thessaloniki (Selanik)11 other officialsŞerif Mehmed Rauf Paşa 1 shared year; highest salary 30,000 kuruş
1887/88 (AH 1305)190 other officialsAleko Âdem Efendi first annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305); highest salary 1,000 kuruş

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Education and personal record

Qualification Formal qualification recorded; Âlâ dereceli rüştiye diploması; fevkalade dereceli polis mektebi diploması^[1]

Schooling Vulçitrin Rüştiye Mektebi; Rumeli Vilayetleri Polis Mektebi^[source]

Language skills and historical terms

Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.

Bulgarian · Tekellüm^[source]
Turkish · Kitâbet^[source]

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Sources and evidence

Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Kosova doğumlu Osmanlı devlet memurları (1834-1889)
DÖNDÜ DOĞAN · 2025 · Pages 129, 130, 131
BOA. DH. SAİD. 113/85; 458 BOA. DH. SAİD. 113/85.; 459 BOA. DH. SAİD. 113/85.; 460 BOA. DH. SAİD. 113/85.; 461 BOA. DH. SAİD. 113/85.; BOA. DH. SAİD. 113/85

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