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Rıfat 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)tahrirat ve bidayet mahkemesi kalemleri stajyeri · 3 career entriesSkopje (Üsküp) · 300 kuruş
    1. tahrirat ve bidayet mahkemesi kalemleri stajyeri (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Skopje (Üsküp) · Calculated age 24

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    2. bidayet mahkemesi zabıt kâtibi

      Skopje (Üsküp) · Calculated age 24 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      [1]

  2. 1888/89 (AH 1306)bidayet mahkemesi zabıt kâtibi · 2 career entriesPristina (Priştine)
    1. bidayet mahkemesi zabıt kâtibi (İstifa)

      Pristina (Priştine) · Calculated age 25

      Broader service field: Military service

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  3. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Nahiye MüdürüSerandüz · 625 kuruş
    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Serandüz · Calculated age 27 · 625 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  4. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Nahiye MüdürüSerandüzContinuing service described by the source
    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Serandüz · Calculated age 28

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Nahiye Müdürü · 2 career entriesSerandüz · 250 kuruş
    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Serandüz · Calculated age 29

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. inşaat komisyonu başkanı (ilave memuriyet)

      Serandüz · Calculated age 29 · 250 kuruş

      [1]

  6. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Nahiye MüdürüSerandüzContinuing service described by the source
    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Serandüz · Calculated age 30

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Nahiye MüdürüSerandüzContinuing service described by the source
    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Serandüz · Calculated age 31

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Nahiye MüdürüSerandüzContinuing service described by the source
    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Serandüz · Calculated age 32

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Nahiye MüdürüSerandüz · 562.5 kuruş
    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Serandüz · Calculated age 33

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Nahiye Müdürü

      Serandüz · Calculated age 33 · 562.5 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  10. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Nahiye Müdürü · 2 career entriesParga · Kosta · 648; 800 kuruş
    1. Nahiye Müdürü

      Parga · Calculated age 43 · 648 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    2. Emlak-ı Hümayun Kosta şubesi mukarriri

      Kosta · Calculated age 43 · 800 kuruş

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

04008001887/88AH 13051906/07AH 13241887/88 (AH 1305) · bidayet mahkemesi zabıt kâtibi · Skopje (Üsküp) · age 24 · 300 kuruş1890/91 (AH 1308) · Nahiye Müdürü · Serandüz · age 27 · 625 kuruş1892/93 (AH 1310) · inşaat komisyonu başkanı (ilave memuriyet) · Serandüz · age 29 · 250 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Nahiye Müdürü · Serandüz · age 33 · 562.5 kuruş1906/07 (AH 1324) · Nahiye Müdürü · Parga · age 43 · 648 kuruş1906/07 (AH 1324) · Emlak-ı Hümayun Kosta şubesi mukarriri · Kosta · age 43 · 800 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Filibe [source]
Birth year
1864/65 (AH 1281) [source]
Archive references
BOA., DH. SAİD d... / 86 – 45 [1]

Education and languages

French
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [source]
Turkish
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [source]
Education
Filibe numune mektebi; Mekteb-i Rüştiye (3. sınıfa kadar); Mekteb-i Sultani (mezun) [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
24 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Üsküp [source]
First work year
1887/88 (AH 1305) [source]
Apprenticeship
0.37 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

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. II. Abdülhamid döneminde sicill-i ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Osmanlı Devleti'nde Ohri doğumlu memurlar

    ÖMER ÖĞÜT · 2026 · Pages 136

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