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Refail Musa 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. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Halep Vilayeti Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuruAleppo (Halep) · 308 kuruş
  2. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Halep Vilayeti Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuruAleppo (Halep) · 308 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Halep Vilayeti Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuru

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 14 · 308 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Halep Vilayeti Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuruAleppo (Halep) · 308; 400 kuruş

    1. Halep Vilayeti Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuru

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 15 · 308 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Halep Vilayeti Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuruAleppo (Halep) · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Halep Vilayeti Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuru

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 16 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Halep Vilayeti Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuruAleppo (Halep) · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Halep Vilayeti Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuru

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 17 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Halep Vilayeti Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuruAleppo (Halep) · 400; 500 kuruş

    1. Halep Vilayeti Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuru

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 18 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Halep Vilayeti Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuruAleppo (Halep) · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Halep Vilayeti Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuru

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 19 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Halep Vilayeti Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuru · 3 career entriesAleppo (Halep) · Adana · Mersin · 500 kuruş

    1. Halep Vilayeti Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuru

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 20 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Adana Telgraf Merkezi Lisan-ı Ecnebiyye memuru

      Adana · Calculated age 20 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

    3. Mersin Telgraf Merkezi Lisan-ı Ecnebiyye memuru

      Mersin · Calculated age 20 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  9. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Mersin Telgraf Merkezi Lisan-ı Ecnebiyye memuru · 2 career entriesMersin · 500 kuruş

    1. Mersin Telgraf Merkezi Lisan-ı Ecnebiyye memuru

      Mersin · Calculated age 21 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. İstifa

      · Calculated age 21

      [1]

  10. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Diyarbekir Vilayeti Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Lisan-ı Ecnebiyye muhasebe memuruDiyarbakır · 400 kuruş
  11. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Diyarbekir Vilayeti Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Lisan-ı Ecnebiyye muhasebe memuru · 2 career entriesDiyarbakır · Aleppo (Halep) · 400 kuruş

    1. Diyarbekir Vilayeti Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Lisan-ı Ecnebiyye muhasebe memuru

      Diyarbakır · Calculated age 23 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Halep Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuru · 3 career entriesAleppo (Halep) · Alucı · 400; 600 kuruş

    1. Halep Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuru

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 24 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Infisal

      · Calculated age 24

      [1]

    3. Alucı Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuru

      Alucı · Calculated age 24 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  13. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Alucı Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuruAlucı · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Alucı Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuru

      Alucı · Calculated age 25 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Alucı Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuru · 3 career entriesAlucı · Jerusalem (Kudüs) · Chios (Sakız) · 500; 600; 1,000 kuruş

    1. Alucı Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuru

      Alucı · Calculated age 26 · 600 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Sakız Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi posta memuru · 2 career entriesChios (Sakız) · Izmir (İzmir) · 500 kuruş

    1. Sakız Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi posta memuru

      Chios (Sakız) · Calculated age 27 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1900/01 (AH 1318)İzmir Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Mekatib-i Mürsele ve Tasarruf memuru · 2 career entriesIzmir (İzmir) · 500 kuruş

    1. İzmir Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Mekatib-i Mürsele ve Tasarruf memuru

      Izmir (İzmir) · Calculated age 28 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1901/02 (AH 1319)İzmir Vilayeti Telgraf Muhabere Lisan-ı Ecnebiyye memuru · 2 career entriesIzmir (İzmir) · 250; 500 kuruş

    1. İzmir Vilayeti Telgraf Muhabere Lisan-ı Ecnebiyye memuru

      Izmir (İzmir) · Calculated age 29 · 500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. İzmir Telgraf Muhabere memuru

      Izmir (İzmir) · Calculated age 29 · 250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  18. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Sakız Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi memuruChios (Sakız) · 545 kuruş

    1. Sakız Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi memuru

      Chios (Sakız) · Calculated age 32 · 545 kuruş

      Broader service field: Postal and telegraph service

      [1]

  19. Undated entriesBeyoğlu telgrafhanesinde geçici görevIstanbul (Dersaadet)

Recorded pay

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

05001,0001885/86AH 13031904/05AH 13221885/86 (AH 1303) · Halep Vilayeti Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuru · Aleppo (Halep) · age 13 · 308 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · Halep Vilayeti Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuru · Aleppo (Halep) · age 14 · 308 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Halep Vilayeti Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuru · Aleppo (Halep) · age 15 · 308 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Halep Vilayeti Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuru · Aleppo (Halep) · age 15 · 400 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Halep Vilayeti Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuru · Aleppo (Halep) · age 16 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Halep Vilayeti Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuru · Aleppo (Halep) · age 17 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Halep Vilayeti Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuru · Aleppo (Halep) · age 18 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Halep Vilayeti Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuru · Aleppo (Halep) · age 18 · 500 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Halep Vilayeti Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuru · Aleppo (Halep) · age 19 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Halep Vilayeti Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuru · Aleppo (Halep) · age 20 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Adana Telgraf Merkezi Lisan-ı Ecnebiyye memuru · Adana · age 20 · 500 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · Mersin Telgraf Merkezi Lisan-ı Ecnebiyye memuru · Mersin · age 20 · 500 kuruş1893/94 (AH 1311) · Mersin Telgraf Merkezi Lisan-ı Ecnebiyye memuru · Mersin · age 21 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Diyarbekir Vilayeti Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Lisan-ı Ecnebiyye muhasebe memuru · Diyarbakır · age 22 · 400 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · Diyarbekir Vilayeti Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Lisan-ı Ecnebiyye muhasebe memuru · Diyarbakır · age 23 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Halep Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuru · Aleppo (Halep) · age 23 · 400 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Halep Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuru · Aleppo (Halep) · age 24 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1896/97 (AH 1314) · Alucı Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuru · Alucı · age 24 · 600 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Alucı Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuru · Alucı · age 25 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Alucı Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiyye memuru · Alucı · age 26 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Kudüs-i Şerif Telgraf Merkezi muhabere memuru · Jerusalem (Kudüs) · age 26 · 1,000 kuruş1898/99 (AH 1316) · Sakız Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi posta memuru · Chios (Sakız) · age 26 · 500 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Sakız Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi posta memuru · Chios (Sakız) · age 27 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · İzmir Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Mekatib-i Mürsele ve Tasarruf memuru · Izmir (İzmir) · age 27 · 500 kuruş1900/01 (AH 1318) · İzmir Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Mekatib-i Mürsele ve Tasarruf memuru · Izmir (İzmir) · age 28 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1900/01 (AH 1318) · İzmir Vilayeti Telgraf Muhabere Lisan-ı Ecnebiyye memuru · Izmir (İzmir) · age 28 · 500 kuruş1901/02 (AH 1319) · İzmir Vilayeti Telgraf Muhabere Lisan-ı Ecnebiyye memuru · Izmir (İzmir) · age 29 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · İzmir Telgraf Muhabere memuru · Izmir (İzmir) · age 29 · 250 kuruş1904/05 (AH 1322) · Sakız Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi memuru · Chios (Sakız) · age 32 · 545 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Halep [source]
Birth province
Halep [source]
Birth year
1873/74 (AH 1290) [source]
Father’s occupation
Tüccar [source]
Nationality or community
Yahudi [source]
Religion
Musevilik [source]
Archive references
BOA, DH. SAİDd. 69 289 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
French
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Italian
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Education
Halep Millet Mektebi [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
13 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Halep [source]
First-salary field
308 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
1885/86 (AH 1303) [source]

Documentary details and source passages

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Documentary sources

  1. Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Halep doğumlu gayrimüslim memurlar

    ZEYNEP ÖTKÜN · 2023 · Pages 101, 102, 103

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