Official
Mehmet Rifat Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Edirne in 1839/40 (AH 1255). On record 1860 to 1897, 38 annual entries.
Archive reference 3_464; 924
Life#
Mehmet Rifat Efendi was born in Edirne in 1839/40 (AH 1255). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Bedestani.
Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 years of schooling recorded. Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.
The record gives 3 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. At the first annual entry, in 1860/61, the official was about 21 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1860/61, shows Zaptiye Yoklama Kalemi in Sliven (İslimiye), with 300 kuruş a month. In 1862/63 the record shows Zaptiye Yoklama Kalemi in Plovdiv (Filibe), with 300 kuruş a month (before: Zaptiye Yoklama Kalemi in Sliven). In 1864/65 the record shows Tapu Kitabeti in Edirne, with 300 kuruş a month (before: Zaptiye Yoklama Kalemi in Plovdiv). In 1865/66 the record shows Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Edirne, with 300 kuruş a month (before: Tapu Kitabeti in Edirne). In 1866/67 the record shows Tapu Kitabeti in Plovdiv, the salary going from 300 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Edirne). In 1872/73 the record shows Zaptiye Yoklama Kalemi in Edirne, with 500 kuruş a month (before: Tapu Kitabeti in Plovdiv). In 1873/74 the record shows Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Gelibolu, the salary going from 500 to 1,000 kuruş a month (before: Zaptiye Yoklama Kalemi in Edirne). In 1878/79 the record shows Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Komotini (Gümülcine), the salary going from 1,000 to 1,500 kuruş a month (before: Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Gelibolu). In 1881/82 the record shows Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Gelibolu, the salary going from 1,500 to 1,200 kuruş a month (before: Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Komotini).
The highest salary, 1,500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1878/79 as Defter-i Hakani Kalemi. 87 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 600 kuruş. Over 38 years with a salary the median is 1,040 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 500 kuruş, is seen in 1873/74. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 3.52 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1896/97, when 91 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1839/40 (AH 1255)
- Birthplace
- Edirne
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Bedestani
Education
- Primary
- Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 3 years
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- First job as worded
- Defteri Hakani Kalemi
- First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
- 300
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 to 1862AH 1277 to 1278 | Zaptiye Yoklama Kalemi | Sliven (İslimiye) | 300 |
| 1862 to 1864AH 1279 to 1280 | Zaptiye Yoklama Kalemi | Plovdiv (Filibe) | 300 |
| 1864/65AH 1281 | Tapu Kitabeti | Edirne | 300 |
| 1865/66AH 1282 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Edirne | 300 |
| 1866 to 1872AH 1283 to 1288 | Tapu Kitabeti | Plovdiv (Filibe) | 500 |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Zaptiye Yoklama Kalemi | Edirne | 500 |
| 1873 to 1878AH 1290 to 1295 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Gelibolu | 1,000 |
| 1878 to 1881AH 1296 to 1298 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Komotini (Gümülcine) | 1,500 |
| 1881 to 1897AH 1299 to 1314 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Gelibolu | 1,200 to 1,080 |
Log scale: equal steps are equal ratios. The median of the same title is drawn for the years in which at least 5 officials with that title had a salary.
The numbers of the chart
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860/61 | 300 | 500 | 22% | |
| 1861/62 | 300 | 600 | 20% | |
| 1862/63 | 300 | 500 | 19% | |
| 1863/64 | 300 | 500 | 15% | |
| 1864/65 | 300 | 625 | 11% | |
| 1865/66 | 300 | 650 | 10% | |
| 1866/67 | 500 | 600 | 39% | |
| 1867/68 | 500 | 600 | 40% | |
| 1868/69 | 500 | 600 | 40% | |
| 1869/70 | 500 | 600 | 41% | |
| 1870/71 | 500 | 600 | 43% | |
| 1871/72 | 500 | 550 | 45% | |
| 1872/73 | 500 | 550 | 44% | |
| 1873/74 | 1,000 | 500 | 975 | 79% |
| 1874/75 | 1,000 | 535 | 1,000 | 79% |
| 1875/76 | 1,000 | 530 | 975 | 78% |
| 1876/77 | 1,000 | 582.5 | 950 | 77% |
| 1877/78 | 1,000 | 560 | 950 | 79% |
| 1878 | 1,000 | 600 | 950 | 76% |
| 1878/79 | 1,500 | 600 | 950 | 87% |
| 1879/80 | 1,500 | 500 | 760 | 91% |
| 1880/81 | 1,500 | 500 | 760 | 91% |
| 1881/82 | 1,200 | 500 | 760 | 86% |
| 1882/83 | 1,200 | 500 | 760 | 86% |
| 1883/84 | 1,200 | 500 | 760 | 86% |
| 1884/85 | 1,200 | 500 | 760 | 86% |
| 1885/86 | 1,200 | 500 | 760 | 87% |
| 1886/87 | 1,200 | 500 | 760 | 87% |
| 1887/88 | 1,200 | 500 | 760 | 87% |
| 1888/89 | 1,200 | 500 | 760 | 87% |
| 1889/90 | 1,200 | 500 | 760 | 88% |
| 1890/91 | 1,200 | 500 | 760 | 89% |
| 1891/92 | 1,200 | 500 | 760 | 90% |
| 1892/93 | 1,200 | 500 | 760 | 90% |
| 1893/94 | 1,200 | 500 | 760 | 91% |
| 1894/95 | 1,200 | 500 | 760 | 91% |
| 1895/96 | 1,200 | 500 | 760 | 90% |
| 1896/97 | 1,080 | 500 | 684 | 91% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
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Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Yanko Filoklis EfendiGelibolu, 17 shared years
- Mehmed Kemal EfendiGelibolu, 13 shared years
- Atnas EfendiGelibolu, 8 shared years
- Süleyman Onur EfendiGelibolu, 7 shared years
- Mehmet Tevfik EfendiPlovdiv (Filibe) and 1 other place, 6 shared years
51 officials in all. Officials recorded in Gelibolu
Same school recorded
- Ahmet AğaSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Ahmet EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Ahmet Hamdi EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Esad EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Hacı Mehmet Ali EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1860/61 (AH 1277)
744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Nuri EfendiEdirne, born 1841/42 (AH 1257)
- Karabet EfendiEdirne, born 1843/44 (AH 1259)
- Mehmet Emin EfendiEdirne, born 1845 (AH 1261)
- Ali Medhi BeyEdirne, born 1831/32 (AH 1247)
- Ahmed Muhtar EfendiEdirne, born 1846/47 (AH 1263)
65 officials in all. Officials born in Edirne
Full record
Annual entries (38)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860/61AH 1277 | Zaptiye Yoklama Kalemi | Sliven (İslimiye) | 300 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1861/62AH 1278 | Zaptiye Yoklama Kalemi | Sliven (İslimiye) | 300 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1862/63AH 1279 | Zaptiye Yoklama Kalemi | Plovdiv (Filibe) | 300 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1863/64AH 1280 | Zaptiye Yoklama Kalemi | Plovdiv (Filibe) | 300 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1864/65AH 1281 | Tapu Kitabeti | Edirne | 300 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1865/66AH 1282 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Edirne | 300 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1866/67AH 1283 | Tapu Kitabeti | Plovdiv (Filibe) | 500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1867/68AH 1284 | Tapu Kitabeti | Plovdiv (Filibe) | 500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1868/69AH 1285 | Tapu Kitabeti | Plovdiv (Filibe) | 500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1869/70AH 1286 | Tapu Kitabeti | Plovdiv (Filibe) | 500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Tapu Kitabeti | Plovdiv (Filibe) | 500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Tapu Kitabeti | Plovdiv (Filibe) | 500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Zaptiye Yoklama Kalemi | Edirne | 500 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Gelibolu | 1,000 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Gelibolu | 1,000 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Gelibolu | 1,000 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Gelibolu | 1,000 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Gelibolu | 1,000 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Gelibolu | 1,000 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Komotini (Gümülcine) | 1,500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Komotini (Gümülcine) | 1,500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Komotini (Gümülcine) | 1,500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Gelibolu | 1,200 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Gelibolu | 1,200 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Gelibolu | 1,200 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Gelibolu | 1,200 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Gelibolu | 1,200 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Gelibolu | 1,200 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Gelibolu | 1,200 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Gelibolu | 1,200 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Gelibolu | 1,200 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Gelibolu | 1,200 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Gelibolu | 1,200 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Gelibolu | 1,200 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Gelibolu | 1,200 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Gelibolu | 1,200 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Gelibolu | 1,200 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Gelibolu | 1,080 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_464; 924 |
What the sources named in this table are
- Cross-ministry personnel workbook
- A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
Sources and original values (12)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet Rifat Efendi | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birth year (AH) | 1255 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace | Edirne | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Father's occupation | Bedestani | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Religion | Musluman | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Nationality or community | Turkish | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Sibyan Mektebi | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 3 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work | ||
| First work: year as written (calendar not established) | 1274 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First job as worded | Defteri Hakani Kalemi | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month) | 300 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
What the sources named in this table are
- Cross-ministry personnel workbook
- A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
- Origin of the record: Cross-ministry workbook.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.