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Mehmet Ragıp 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. 1887/88 (AH 1305)İdare Meclisi mübeyyiziKosova Vilayeti İdare Meclisi · 20 kuruş

    1. İdare Meclisi mübeyyizi

      Kosova Vilayeti İdare Meclisi · Calculated age 19 · 20 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1888/89 (AH 1306)İdare Meclisi mübeyyizi · 4 career entriesKosova Vilayeti İdare Meclisi · Priştine Sancağı Muhasebe Birimi · Üsküp Ziraat Bankası Şubesi · 20; 30; 250 kuruş

    1. İdare Meclisi mübeyyizi

      Kosova Vilayeti İdare Meclisi · Calculated age 20 · 20 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. İdare Meclisi mübeyyizi (İnfisal)

      Kosova Vilayeti İdare Meclisi · Calculated age 20

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Muhasebe birimi memuru

      Priştine Sancağı Muhasebe Birimi · Calculated age 20 · 30 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

    4. Ziraat Bankası şube memuru

      Üsküp Ziraat Bankası Şubesi · Calculated age 20 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

  3. 1889/90 (AH 1307)İstifa

    1. İstifa

      · Calculated age 21

      [1]

  4. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Mektupçu birimi mübeyyiziKosova Vilayeti Mektupçu Birimi · 70 kuruş

    1. Mektupçu birimi mübeyyizi

      Kosova Vilayeti Mektupçu Birimi · Calculated age 23 · 70 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Mektupçu birimi mübeyyizi · 3 career entriesKosova Vilayeti Mektupçu Birimi · İştip Tahrirat Dairesi · İştip Maarif Dairesi · 70; 150; 280 kuruş

    1. Mektupçu birimi mübeyyizi

      Kosova Vilayeti Mektupçu Birimi · Calculated age 24 · 70 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat dairesi memuru

      İştip Tahrirat Dairesi · Calculated age 24 · 280 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Maarif dairesi memuru

      İştip Maarif Dairesi · Calculated age 24 · 150 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

  6. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Tahrirat dairesi memuruİştip Tahrirat Dairesi · 280 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat dairesi memuru

      İştip Tahrirat Dairesi · Calculated age 25 · 280 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Tahrirat dairesi memuruİştip Tahrirat Dairesi · Orhaniye Tahrirat Dairesi · Kalkandelen Tahrirat Dairesi · 240; 280; 320 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat dairesi memuru

      İştip Tahrirat Dairesi · Calculated age 26 · 280 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat dairesi memuru

      Orhaniye Tahrirat Dairesi · Calculated age 26 · 240 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Tahrirat dairesi memuru

      Kalkandelen Tahrirat Dairesi · Calculated age 26 · 320 kuruş

      [1]

  8. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Tahrirat dairesi memuruKalkandelen Tahrirat Dairesi · 320 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat dairesi memuru

      Kalkandelen Tahrirat Dairesi · Calculated age 27 · 320 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Tahrirat dairesi memuru · 2 career entriesKalkandelen Tahrirat Dairesi · İpek Sancağı · 320; 540 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat dairesi memuru

      Kalkandelen Tahrirat Dairesi · Calculated age 28 · 320 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat müdür muavini

      İpek Sancağı · Calculated age 28 · 540 kuruş

      [1]

  10. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Tahrirat müdür muavini · 3 career entriesİpek Sancağı · Kosova vilayeti merkezi · 200; 540 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat müdür muavini

      İpek Sancağı · Calculated age 29 · 540 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. İstifa

      · Calculated age 29

      [1]

    3. Merkez polis memuru

      Kosova vilayeti merkezi · Calculated age 29 · 200 kuruş

      [1]

  11. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Merkez polis memuruKosova vilayeti merkezi · 200 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez polis memuru

      Kosova vilayeti merkezi · Calculated age 30 · 200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Merkez polis memuru · 2 career entriesKosova vilayeti merkezi · 200 kuruş

    1. Merkez polis memuru

      Kosova vilayeti merkezi · Calculated age 31 · 200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. İstifa

      · Calculated age 31

      [1]

  13. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Merkez polis memuruKosova vilayeti merkezi · 200 kuruş

    1. Merkez polis memuru

      Kosova vilayeti merkezi · Calculated age 32 · 200 kuruş

      [1]

  14. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Merkez polis memuru · 2 career entriesKosova vilayeti merkezi · 200; 300 kuruş

    1. Merkez polis memuru

      Kosova vilayeti merkezi · Calculated age 33 · 200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Üçüncü sınıf polis komiseri

      Kosova vilayeti merkezi · Calculated age 33 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  15. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Üçüncü sınıf polis komiseri · 2 career entriesKosova vilayeti merkezi · Kosova vilayeti · 300; 750 kuruş

    1. Üçüncü sınıf polis komiseri

      Kosova vilayeti merkezi · Calculated age 34 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. İkinci sınıf polis komiseri

      Kosova vilayeti · Calculated age 34 · 750 kuruş

      [1]

  16. 1907/08 (AH 1325)Ek memuriyetThessaloniki (Selanik)
  17. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Azil

    1. Azil

      · Calculated age 40

      [1]

  18. Undated entriesZiraat Bankası tahsildarı · 5 career entriesÜsküp Ziraat Bankası Şubesi · Kumanovo (Kumanova) · Prizren Sancağı · Priştine Sancağı

    1. Ziraat Bankası tahsildarı

      Üsküp Ziraat Bankası Şubesi

      [1]

    3. Polis hizmeti

      Prizren Sancağı

      [1]

    4. Polis hizmeti

      Priştine Sancağı

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

03757501887/88AH 13051902/03AH 13201887/88 (AH 1305) · İdare Meclisi mübeyyizi · Kosova Vilayeti İdare Meclisi · age 19 · 20 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · İdare Meclisi mübeyyizi · Kosova Vilayeti İdare Meclisi · age 20 · 20 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Muhasebe birimi memuru · Priştine Sancağı Muhasebe Birimi · age 20 · 30 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Ziraat Bankası şube memuru · Üsküp Ziraat Bankası Şubesi · age 20 · 250 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Mektupçu birimi mübeyyizi · Kosova Vilayeti Mektupçu Birimi · age 23 · 70 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Mektupçu birimi mübeyyizi · Kosova Vilayeti Mektupçu Birimi · age 24 · 70 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Tahrirat dairesi memuru · İştip Tahrirat Dairesi · age 24 · 280 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Maarif dairesi memuru · İştip Maarif Dairesi · age 24 · 150 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Tahrirat dairesi memuru · İştip Tahrirat Dairesi · age 25 · 280 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Tahrirat dairesi memuru · İştip Tahrirat Dairesi · age 26 · 280 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Tahrirat dairesi memuru · Orhaniye Tahrirat Dairesi · age 26 · 240 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Tahrirat dairesi memuru · Kalkandelen Tahrirat Dairesi · age 26 · 320 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · Tahrirat dairesi memuru · Kalkandelen Tahrirat Dairesi · age 27 · 320 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Tahrirat dairesi memuru · Kalkandelen Tahrirat Dairesi · age 28 · 320 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Tahrirat müdür muavini · İpek Sancağı · age 28 · 540 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Tahrirat müdür muavini · İpek Sancağı · age 29 · 540 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · Merkez polis memuru · Kosova vilayeti merkezi · age 29 · 200 kuruş1898/99 (AH 1316) · Merkez polis memuru · Kosova vilayeti merkezi · age 30 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Merkez polis memuru · Kosova vilayeti merkezi · age 31 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · Merkez polis memuru · Kosova vilayeti merkezi · age 32 · 200 kuruş1901/02 (AH 1319) · Merkez polis memuru · Kosova vilayeti merkezi · age 33 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Üçüncü sınıf polis komiseri · Kosova vilayeti merkezi · age 33 · 300 kuruş1902/03 (AH 1320) · Üçüncü sınıf polis komiseri · Kosova vilayeti merkezi · age 34 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1902/03 (AH 1320) · İkinci sınıf polis komiseri · Kosova vilayeti · age 34 · 750 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Vulçıtrın [source]
Birth province
Kosova [source]
Birth year
1869/70 (AH 1286) [source]
Father’s occupation
Müderris [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD. 113/85 [1]

Education and languages

Bulgarian
Tekellüm [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Âlâ dereceli rüştiye diploması; fevkalade dereceli polis mektebi diploması [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Vulçitrin Rüştiye Mektebi; Rumeli Vilayetleri Polis Mektebi [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
19 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Kosova vilayeti [source]
First-salary field
20 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
1887/88 (AH 1305) [source]

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 Kosova doğumlu Osmanlı devlet memurları (1834-1889)

    DÖNDÜ DOĞAN · 2025 · Pages 129, 130, 131

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