Hasan Rifat

Hasan Rifat was born in Istanbul in 1839/40 (AH 1255). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.

Schooling recorded: İbtidai Mektebi (primary school), with 4 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration).

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1865/66 (AH 1282): Zaptiye Kalemi. The official was then about 26 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 350 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1865/66, the official was about 26 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1865/66, shows 4. Sinif Teftis Memuru in Istanbul, with 350 kuruş a month. In 1866/67 the record shows 3. Sinif Teftis Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 350 to 400 kuruş a month (before: 4. Sinif Teftis Memuru in Istanbul). In 1871/72 the record shows 2. Sinif Teftis Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 400 to 600 kuruş a month (before: 3. Sinif Teftis Memuru in Istanbul). In 1874/75 the record shows 1. Sinif Teftis Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 600 to 750 kuruş a month (before: 2. Sinif Teftis Memuru in Istanbul). In 1878 the record shows Basteftis Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 750 to 1,250 kuruş a month (before: 1. Sinif Teftis Memuru in Istanbul). In 1879/80 the record shows Polis Meclisi Baskitabeti in Istanbul, the salary going from 1,250 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Basteftis Memuru in Istanbul). In 1882/83 the record shows Polis Meclisi Riyaseti in Istanbul, the salary going from 800 to 1,050 kuruş a month (before: Polis Meclisi Baskitabeti in Istanbul). In 1885/86 the record shows Hapishane Muduru in Istanbul, the salary going from 1,050 to 1,800 kuruş a month (before: Polis Meclisi Riyaseti in Istanbul). In 1890/91 the record shows Başkomiser in Istanbul, the salary going from 1,800 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Hapishane Muduru in Istanbul). In 1891/92 the record shows Polis Meclisi Riyaseti in Üsküdar, the salary going from 800 to 1,000 kuruş a month (before: Başkomiser in Istanbul). In 1892/93 the record shows Polis Meclisi Riyaseti in Beyoğlu, with 1,000 kuruş a month (before: Polis Meclisi Riyaseti in Üsküdar). No annual entry is recorded for 1867 to 1871.

The highest salary, 2,000 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1893/94 as Polis Meclisi Riyaseti. 96 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 500 kuruş. Over 28 years with a salary the median is 1,000 kuruş a month, with 8 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 1,000 kuruş, is seen in 1893/94. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 5.78 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1895/96, when 96 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Honours recorded in the cross-ministry workbook: Rank (recorded code): 2, 1; Mecidi order (recorded code): 4.