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Mehmet Arif Efendi

BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti
Archival reference as recorded: 54_193; 373

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.

Recorded preparation

Birth
AH 1272 (1855–1856); boyabad
School / programme
Rusdiye Mektebi
Schooling duration
7 source-recorded years
Apprenticeship duration
1 source-recorded year
Qualification field (recorded code)
0
Telegraph-school field (recorded code)
0
Father’s occupation
Muderris
Religion wording
Musluman
Nationality wording
Turkish

Recorded language terms

  • Turkish: Kitabet (writing)

First-work fields

Recorded year
AH 1293 (1876–1877)
Place
istanbul
First-salary field
500 kuruş

First-work may concern earlier state service or preparation. The first-salary amount is separately recorded and is not dated by the first-work year.

Honours, rank and legal records

Decoration wording is unrecorded in the linked text fields.

  • Original legal note: “Siyasi” (Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy))
  • Original legal note (excerpt): “Muhbir / İtalya hükumetine ait bazı mesail-i siyasiyeye mebni tebdiline lüzum görüldüğü Yanya Valisi ve Kolordu-yu Hümayun'u Kumandanlığı canibinden bildirilmes” … (Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy))

The annual personnel records mark “yes for this annual record” in AH 1316–1322 (1898–1905).

Annual legal indicator · original codes
0 / 1
Additional annual legal field · original codes
0 / 1
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · legal field (unlabelled original codes)
1
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · legal field (unlabelled original codes)
1

Legal wording and annual indicators are not adjudicated findings or lifetime verdicts. Complete original notes (2 distinct texts), codes and archival source details remain in the online dossier. Repeated source copies do not establish independent confirmation.

Annual chronology

27 annual entries in 27 recorded AH years. Gregorian equivalents are shown in parentheses; source G years are retained separately. Gaps remain gaps. Salaries are nominal monthly assigned kuruş, not confirmed disbursements.

AH year (Gregorian)Source G yearRecorded titleLocality / provinceMonthly kuruş
AH 1294 (1877–1878)1877muhabere memurusehirkoyu
Province: kosova
500
AH 1295 (1878)1878muhabere memuruiskodra
Province: iskodra
500
AH 1296 (1878–1879)1879muhabere memurusengin
Province: iskodra
500
AH 1298 (1880–1881)1881memursengin
Province: iskodra
500
AH 1299 (1881–1882)1882memursengin
Province: iskodra
500
AH 1300 (1882–1883)1883memursengin
Province: iskodra
500
AH 1301 (1883–1884)1884memurdebrei bala
Province: manastir
600
AH 1302 (1884–1885)1885memurdebrei bala
Province: manastir
600
AH 1303 (1885–1886)1886memurdebrei bala
Province: manastir
600
AH 1304 (1886–1887)1887memurdebrei bala
Province: manastir
600
AH 1305 (1887–1888)1888memurdebrei bala
Province: manastir
600
AH 1306 (1888–1889)1889memurdebrei bala
Province: manastir
600
AH 1307 (1889–1890)1890memurdebrei bala
Province: manastir
600
AH 1308 (1890–1891)1891memurdebrei bala
Province: manastir
600
AH 1309 (1891–1892)1892Memurdebrei bala
Province: manastir
600
AH 1310 (1892–1893)1892memurdebrei bala
Province: manastir
600
AH 1311 (1893–1894)1893memurdebrei bala
Province: manastir
600
AH 1312 (1894–1895)1894memurdebrei bala
Province: manastir
600
AH 1313 (1895–1896)1895memurdebrei bala
Province: manastir
600
AH 1314 (1896–1897)18962. muduravlonya
Province: yanya
720
AH 1316 (1898–1899)18982. mudurtaif
Province: hicaz
900
AH 1317 (1899–1900)18992. mudurtaif
Province: hicaz
900
AH 1318 (1900–1901)19002. mudurtaif
Province: hicaz
900
AH 1319 (1901–1902)19012. mudurtaif
Province: hicaz
900
AH 1320 (1902–1903)19022. mudurtaif
Province: hicaz
900
AH 1321 (1903–1904)1903basmuhabere memurumekke
Province: hicaz
900
AH 1322 (1904–1905)1904basmuhabere memurumekke
Province: hicaz
900