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Mehmet Refi Bey

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. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Muhacirin Komisyonu pasaport mütercimi · 300 kuruş

    1. Muhacirin Komisyonu pasaport mütercimi

      · Calculated age 23 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Muhacirin Komisyonu pasaport mütercimi · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Muhacirin Komisyonu pasaport mütercimi

      · Calculated age 24 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Muhacirin Komisyonu pasaport mütercimi · 285 kuruş

    1. Muhacirin Komisyonu pasaport mütercimi

      · Calculated age 25 · 285 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Muhacirin Komisyonu pasaport mütercimi · 285 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Muhacirin Komisyonu pasaport mütercimi

      · Calculated age 26 · 285 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Muhacirin Komisyonu pasaport mütercimi · 285 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Muhacirin Komisyonu pasaport mütercimi

      · Calculated age 27 · 285 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Muhacirin Komisyonu pasaport mütercimi · 2 career entries · 285; 400 kuruş

    1. Muhacirin Komisyonu pasaport mütercimi

      · Calculated age 28 · 285 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Muhacirin Komisyonu meclis zabıt kâtibi

      · Calculated age 28 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      [1]

  7. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Muhacirin Komisyonu meclis zabıt kâtibi · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Muhacirin Komisyonu meclis zabıt kâtibi

      · Calculated age 29 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Muhacirin Komisyonu meclis zabıt kâtibi · 400 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Muhacirin Komisyonu meclis zabıt kâtibi

      · Calculated age 30 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1878 (AH 1295)Muhacirin Komisyonu meclis zabıt kâtibi · 5 career entriesAleppo (Halep) · 400; 450; 500; 1,700 kuruş

    1. Muhacirin Komisyonu meclis zabıt kâtibi

      · Calculated age 31 · 400 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Muhacirin Komisyonu meclis zabıt kâtibi

      · Calculated age 31 · 450 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      [1]

    3. Sevkiyat Komisyonu meclis başkâtibi

      · Calculated age 31 · 500 kuruş

      [1]

    4. İstifa

      · Calculated age 31

      [1]

  10. 1878/79 (AH 1296)İskân-ı Muhacirin Memuriyeti refakat memuru · 2 career entriesAleppo (Halep) · Mosul (Musul) · 1,250; 1,700 kuruş

    1. İskân-ı Muhacirin Memuriyeti refakat memuru

      Aleppo (Halep) · Calculated age 32 · 1,700 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vilayet evrak müdürü

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 32 · 1,250 kuruş

      [1]

  11. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Vilayet evrak müdürü · 2 career entriesMosul (Musul) · 1,250 kuruş

    1. Vilayet evrak müdürü

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 33 · 1,250 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. İstifa

      · Calculated age 33

      [1]

  12. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Sancak tahrirat müdürü · 2 career entriesPrizren · 1,250 kuruş

    1. Sancak tahrirat müdürü

      Prizren · Calculated age 34 · 1,250 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Infisal

      · Calculated age 34

      [1]

  13. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Vilayet mektupçu odası müsebbitliğiCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · 1,000 kuruş

    1. Vilayet mektupçu odası müsebbitliği

      Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · Calculated age 35 · 1,000 kuruş

      [1]

  14. 1882/83 (AH 1300)KaymakamPevende · 1,250 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Pevende · Calculated age 36 · 1,250 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  15. 1888/89 (AH 1306)KaymakamKarput · 1,750 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Karput · Calculated age 42 · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  16. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Kaymakam · 2 career entriesKarput · 1,750 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Karput · Calculated age 43 · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Azil

      · Calculated age 43

      [1]

  17. 1890/91 (AH 1308)KaymakamOsmaniye · 1,750 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Osmaniye · Calculated age 44 · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  18. 1891/92 (AH 1309)KaymakamOsmaniye · 1,750 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kaymakam

      Osmaniye · Calculated age 45 · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1892/93 (AH 1310)KaymakamOsmaniye · Kars · 1,620; 1,750 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Osmaniye · Calculated age 46 · 1,750 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam

      Kars · Calculated age 46 · 1,620 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  20. 1896/97 (AH 1314)KaymakamKars · 1,450 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Kars · Calculated age 50 · 1,450 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  21. 1897/98 (AH 1315)KaymakamKars · 1,450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kaymakam

      Kars · Calculated age 51 · 1,450 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1898/99 (AH 1316)KaymakamKars · 1,450 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Kaymakam

      Kars · Calculated age 52 · 1,450 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)KaymakamKars · Karaisalı · 1,450; 1,570 kuruş

    1. Kaymakam

      Kars · Calculated age 53 · 1,450 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam

      Karaisalı · Calculated age 53 · 1,570 kuruş

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

  24. Undated entriesİstifa · 5 career entriesYunda · Kozan

    1. İstifa

      [1]

    2. Kaymakam

      Yunda

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      [1]

    4. Mutasarrıf vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Kozan

      Broader service field: Provincial administration

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

08751,7501870/71AH 12871899/1900AH 13171870/71 (AH 1287) · Muhacirin Komisyonu pasaport mütercimi · age 23 · 300 kuruş1871/72 (AH 1288) · Muhacirin Komisyonu pasaport mütercimi · age 24 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1872/73 (AH 1289) · Muhacirin Komisyonu pasaport mütercimi · age 25 · 285 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · Muhacirin Komisyonu pasaport mütercimi · age 26 · 285 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Muhacirin Komisyonu pasaport mütercimi · age 27 · 285 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · Muhacirin Komisyonu pasaport mütercimi · age 28 · 285 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · Muhacirin Komisyonu meclis zabıt kâtibi · age 28 · 400 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · Muhacirin Komisyonu meclis zabıt kâtibi · age 29 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Muhacirin Komisyonu meclis zabıt kâtibi · age 30 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Muhacirin Komisyonu meclis zabıt kâtibi · age 31 · 400 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Muhacirin Komisyonu meclis zabıt kâtibi · age 31 · 450 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · Sevkiyat Komisyonu meclis başkâtibi · age 31 · 500 kuruş1878 (AH 1295) · İskân-ı Muhacirin Memuriyeti refakat memuru · Aleppo (Halep) · age 31 · 1,700 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · İskân-ı Muhacirin Memuriyeti refakat memuru · Aleppo (Halep) · age 32 · 1,700 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Vilayet evrak müdürü · Mosul (Musul) · age 32 · 1,250 kuruş1879/80 (AH 1297) · Vilayet evrak müdürü · Mosul (Musul) · age 33 · 1,250 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Sancak tahrirat müdürü · Prizren · age 34 · 1,250 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Vilayet mektupçu odası müsebbitliği · Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid · age 35 · 1,000 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Kaymakam · Pevende · age 36 · 1,250 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Kaymakam · Karput · age 42 · 1,750 kuruş1889/90 (AH 1307) · Kaymakam · Karput · age 43 · 1,750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Kaymakam · Osmaniye · age 44 · 1,750 kuruş1891/92 (AH 1309) · Kaymakam · Osmaniye · age 45 · 1,750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Kaymakam · Osmaniye · age 46 · 1,750 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Kaymakam · Kars · age 46 · 1,620 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Kaymakam · Kars · age 50 · 1,450 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Kaymakam · Kars · age 51 · 1,450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Kaymakam · Kars · age 52 · 1,450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Kaymakam · Kars · age 53 · 1,450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Kaymakam · Karaisalı · age 53 · 1,570 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
dagistan [source]Dağıstan [1]
Birth year
1847/48 (AH 1264) [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 10/867 [1]

Education and languages

Russian
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [source]
Turkish
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [source]
Education
Dimnasy Mektebi (Rusya) [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
23 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First-salary field
300 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
1870/71 (AH 1287) [source]

Other recorded details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
1 (recorded code) [source]The original code is retained without assigning an unverified meaning to zero.

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 Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Dağıstanlılar

    SAİT ARAS · 2023 · Pages 151, 152, 153, 154

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