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Mehmet 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. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıErzurum
  2. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Mal Müdürlüğü memuruSamsun · 450 kuruş
  3. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Mal Müdürlüğü memuru · 2 career entriesSamsun · 450 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürlüğü memuru

      Samsun · 450 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mal Müdürlüğü memuru (İstifa)

      Samsun

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  4. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidiBayburt · 200 kuruş

    1. Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi

      Bayburt · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  5. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi · 3 career entriesBayburt · Çapakçur · 200; 600 kuruş

    1. Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi

      Bayburt · 200 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi (İnfisal)

      Bayburt

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Mal Müdürü

      Çapakçur · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  6. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Mal MüdürüÇapakçur · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Çapakçur · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Mal MüdürüÇapakçur · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Çapakçur · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Mal Müdürü · 3 career entriesÇapakçur · Kulp · 600 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Çapakçur · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mal müdürü (Nakil)

      Çapakçur

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  9. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Mal MüdürüKulpContinuing service described by the source

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Kulp

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Mal Müdürü · 3 career entriesKulp · Genç · 595 kuruş

    1. Mal Müdürü

      Kulp

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Mal müdürü (Nakil)

      Kulp

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    3. Muhasebe Kalemi başkâtibi

      Genç · 595 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  11. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Muhasebeci vekiliGenç
  12. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Muhasebeci vekili · 2 career entriesGenç

    1. Muhasebeci vekili

      Genç

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Muhasebeci vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Genç

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  13. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiriVan · 900; 1,000 kuruş

    1. Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiri

      Van · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

    2. Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiri

      Van · 900 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  14. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiriVanContinuing service described by the source

    1. Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiri

      Van

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiri · 2 career entriesVan · 900 kuruş

    1. Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiri

      Van

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiri · 3 career entriesVan · 900 kuruş

    1. Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiri

      Van

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Defterdar vekili

      Van · 900 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. Defterdar vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Van

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  17. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiriVanContinuing service described by the source

    1. Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiri

      Van

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiriVan · 1,000 kuruş

    1. Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiri

      Van

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiri

      Van · 1,000 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  19. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiriVanContinuing service described by the source

    1. Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiri

      Van

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiriVanContinuing service described by the source

    1. Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiri

      Van

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiriVanContinuing service described by the source

    1. Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiri

      Van

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiriVanContinuing service described by the source

    1. Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiri

      Van

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiriVanContinuing service described by the source

    1. Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiri

      Van

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1907/08 (AH 1325)Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiriVanContinuing service described by the source

    1. Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiri

      Van

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  25. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiri · 2 career entriesVan

    1. Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiri

      Van

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Azil

      Van

      [1]

  26. 1909/10 (AH 1327)Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiri · 2 career entriesVan · 900 kuruş

    1. Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiri

      Van · 900 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

    2. Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiri (İnfisal)

      Van

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  27. 1910/11 (AH 1328)Muhasebeci vekili · 2 career entriesMuş · 1,250 kuruş

    1. Muhasebeci vekili

      Muş · 1,250 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Muhasebeci vekili (İnfisal)

      Muş

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  28. Undated entriesMuhasebe Kalemi mülazımı · 4 career entriesBitlis · Kulp · Adilcevaz · 750; 1,000 kuruş

    2. Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı (Nakil)

      Bitlis

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

06251,2501884/85AH 13021910/11AH 13281884/85 (AH 1302) · Mal Müdürlüğü memuru · Samsun · 450 kuruş1885/86 (AH 1303) · Mal Müdürlüğü memuru · Samsun · 450 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi · Bayburt · 200 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Muhasebe Kalemi mukayyidi · Bayburt · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Mal Müdürü · Çapakçur · 600 kuruş1888/89 (AH 1306) · Mal Müdürü · Çapakçur · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Mal Müdürü · Çapakçur · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Mal Müdürü · Çapakçur · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Muhasebe Kalemi başkâtibi · Genç · 595 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiri · Van · 1,000 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiri · Van · 900 kuruş1898/99 (AH 1316) · Defterdar vekili · Van · 900 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Defterdar vekili · Van · 900 kuruş · Source-bounded service1901/02 (AH 1319) · Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiri · Van · 1,000 kuruş1909/10 (AH 1327) · Muhasebe Kalemi muhabiri · Van · 900 kuruş1910/11 (AH 1328) · Muhasebeci vekili · Muş · 1,250 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Kars [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH.d. SAĠD. No: 67/197 [1]BOA. DH.d. SAİD. No: 67/197 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Tekellüm [source]
Persian
Tekellüm [source]
Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Rüştiye şahadetnamesi [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Sıbyan Mektebi; Erzurum Rüştiye Mektebi [source]
Education level equivalent
7 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

First work place
Erzurum Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi [source]
First work year
1882/83 (AH 1300) [source]

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 kayıtlarına göre Karslı memurlar (1879-1909)

    RÜVEYDE ÇİFÇİ · 2015 · Pages 101, 102, 103

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