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Mehmet Arif Efendi

Birthplace: boyabad Observed AH 1294–1322 (1877–1905)

54_193; 373Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Mehmet Arif Efendi was born in Boyabad in AH 1272 (1855–1856). Recorded schooling includes 7 years at Rusdiye Mektebi. First work is recorded in Istanbul in AH 1293 (1876–1877), 21 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 27 distinct AH years in AH 1294–1322 (1877–1905), with gaps; it begins with Muhabere Memuru in Sehirkoyu (500 kuruş monthly). Basmuhabere Memuru appears later, in AH 1321 (1903–1904), with 900 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing). Distinct legal-source notes are preserved below; they are not adjudicated findings.

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Life and career

27 recorded AH years · 27 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1272 (1855–1856)
AH 1293 (1876–1877)Birth-year difference: 21 AH years
AH 1294 (1877–1878)Birth-year difference: 22 AH years
AH 1295 (1878)Birth-year difference: 23 AH years
AH 1296 (1878–1879)Birth-year difference: 24 AH years
AH 1297 (1879–1880)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1298–1300 (1880–1883)Birth-year difference: 26–28 AH years
AH 1301–1313 (1883–1896)Birth-year difference: 29–41 AH years
AH 1314 (1896–1897)Birth-year difference: 42 AH years
AH 1315 (1897–1898)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1316–1320 (1898–1903)Birth-year difference: 44–48 AH years
AH 1321–1322 (1903–1905)Birth-year difference: 49–50 AH years

Each stage retains its recorded place and title. Annual stages group only consecutive years with the same title and place; they do not prove continuous tenure. Birth-year differences compare AH year numbers; they are not exact ages or birthdays.

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Assigned salary in the annual career

Monthly kuruş · AH

Annual career record begins at AH 1294 (1877–1878)

Muhabere Memuru · sehirkoyu · 500 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1293 (1876–1877) in istanbul. The first-salary field is 500 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1293 (1876–1877)Recorded first-work anchoristanbul

Monthly nominal assigned amounts, not confirmed cash payments. Lines connect consecutive AH years only; hollow points mean salary not recorded. Competing entries in one AH year remain separate points, without a unique pay-change line. Gregorian spans describe whole AH years; source Gregorian labels remain separate evidence.

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Locality sehirkoyu → iskodra
Locality iskodra → sengin
No annual entries for AH 1297 (1879–1880). Changes span the gap.
Title Muhabere Memuru → Memur
Locality sengin → debrei bala
Salary 500 to 600 kuruş +100 (+20%)
Title Memur → 2. Mudur
Locality debrei bala → avlonya
Salary 600 to 720 kuruş +120 (+20%)
No annual entries for AH 1315 (1897–1898). Changes span the gap.
Locality avlonya → taif
Salary 720 to 900 kuruş +180 (+25%)
Title 2. Mudur → Basmuhabere Memuru
Locality taif → mekke

A title change is not automatically a promotion; a locality change is not a reconstructed journey.

Places in this record

AH 1293 (1876–1877)Recorded first-work anchoristanbul

◆ Birthplace■ First work● Annual recordRing: multiple relations

Every recorded locality remains visible in the key. Hollow markers show candidate coordinates; these are not resolved locations. Overlapping markers are offset for legibility; a small anchor and leader retain the source coordinate. Coastlines provide modern geographic context.

Honours, rank and legal records

Archival reference as recorded: 54_193; 373

Collection identified by the thesis dataset: BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti. The archive reference is reproduced as recorded in the coded personnel dataset.

Decoration and legal-record evidence

Decoration wording is not recorded in the linked text fields.

Legal-record notes and indicators

Original wording and raw source values are not adjudicated findings or lifetime verdicts.

Original note (excerpt): “Muhbir / İtalya hükumetine ait bazı mesail-i siyasiyeye mebni tebdiline lüzum görüldüğü Yanya Valisi ve Kolordu-yu Hümayun'u Kumandanlığı canibinden bildirilmes” …
Original note: “Siyasi”

Excerpts are shortened; complete wording is available in the source record download.

Later annual personnel extract marks “yes for this annual record” in AH 1316–1322 (1898–1905). This label applies to those annual entries, not to the official’s lifetime.

Annual legal-record indicator: 0 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Annual legal-record indicator: 1 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 0 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1294–1296 (1877–1879), AH 1298–1308 (1880–1891), AH 1310–1314 (1892–1897)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 1 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1316–1322 (1898–1905)

Legal wording and source descriptions

Identical wording is shown once above. Repeated copies remain separately listed here; they do not establish independent confirmation.

Original note: “Muhbir / İtalya hükumetine ait bazı mesail-i siyasiyeye mebni tebdiline lüzum görüldüğü Yanya Valisi ve Kolordu-yu Hümayun'u Kumandanlığı canibinden bildirilmesi üzerine sene-i merkume Zilkadesinin yirmi beşinde 15 Nisan sene 1313 idareten azl il”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1315 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1898 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Siyasi”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1315 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1898 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Muhbir / İtalya hükumetine ait bazı mesail-i siyasiyeye mebni tebdiline lüzum görüldüğü Yanya Valisi ve Kolordu-yu Hümayun'u Kumandanlığı canibinden bildirilmesi üzerine sene-i merkume Zilkadesinin yirmi beşinde 15 Nisan sene 1313 idareten azl il”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1315 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Siyasi”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1315 (calendar unverified)

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1294–1296 (1877–1879), AH 1298–1308 (1880–1891), AH 1310–1314 (1892–1897) · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Meaning is shown only where the source provides a verified annual label; it applies to these annual entries, not a lifetime verdict.
Recorded annual value 1 · AH 1316–1322 (1898–1905) · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Meaning is shown only where the source provides a verified annual label; it applies to these annual entries, not a lifetime verdict.

Earlier legal-notes workbook legal-record field F (meaning unverified)

Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)

Recorded code 1 · Stored source-year values: 1315 (calendar unverified)