Mehmed Rıfat Bey
Born 1860/61 (AH 1277) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1882 to 1886 (AH 1300 to 1303)
Languages French, Turkish
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
Places and reading notes
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Tiflis
3 distinct dated years. Stacked marks retain different posts, rates or accounts without assigning an order within that year. Grey marks have no service place.
The life
Mehmed Rıfat Bey was born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1860/61 (AH 1277). The father’s occupation was Tüccar. Schooling included İbtidai, rüşdiye ve Mekteb-i Mülkiye-i Şahane. The language repertoire included French and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1882/83 (AH 1300). Dated career entries span 1882/83 (AH 1300) to 1885/86 (AH 1303) across 3 AH years, from Istanbul (Dersaadet) to Tiflis, beginning with Hariciye Nezareti Tercüme Odası mülazımı. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet) and Tiflis. [1]
Monthly pay went from 1,000 kuruş in 1883/84 (AH 1301) to 1,000 kuruş in 1885/86 (AH 1303); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,000 kuruş in 1883/84 (AH 1301). [1]
Life and career
Follow 4 dated stages in the life. Choose a year in the life ribbon below the map. Places and earlier connections accumulate as you advance; All stops reveals the overview.
Stage 1 of 4 · Istanbul (Dersaadet)
How to read this map
Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.
Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
1 stop kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1860/61 (AH 1277)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 23
Hariciye Nezareti Tercüme Odası mülazımı
Calculated age 23
3 1883/84 (AH 1301)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Ticaret Nezareti Ziraat ve Sınaat Tercüme-i Fünun Kalemi memuru
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 24
4 1885/86 (AH 1303)
Place not recorded / Tiflis
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Place not recorded
Umur-ı Şehbenderi Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 26
Tiflis Başşehbenderliği kançıları
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 26
Tiflis şehbender vekili
Calculated age 26
3 entries without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Hariciye Nezareti Tercüme Odası mülazımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated · 123 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Hariciye Nezareti Tercüme Odası mülazımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated · 150 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Korfu Başşehbenderliği kançılarlığından hareket öncesi istifa (İstifa) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; exact dates retain their cited wording. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated only within the same recorded calendar. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.
Pay over time
Pay in its time
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
Use Enter, Space or ← / → on a salary point, or click the percentile panel to choose the nearest observed AH year. All yearly values appear below.
Marks show observed AH years only; gaps remain blank and no line implies continuous pay or service. The reference range includes the focal official when they are in the sample.
How the comparison is calculated
One highest recorded salary per official and AH year. Same-year medians, nearest-rank 10th and 90th percentiles, and relative standing are recomputed from the selected collection.
Amounts are nominal monthly kuruş in years with a recorded salary. Gaps are left blank; values are not adjusted for prices. Explicitly unpaid zero entries remain in the chronology and are omitted from logarithmic salary plots.
View the yearly values
| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 1,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 82.3% | 1720 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 1,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 80.2% | 1787 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
Kuruş · dated amountsSelect an amount for its date, post, place and age.
● Post entry● Retirement● Other status
Dated rates and labelled continuing-service entries, not total annual earnings. Missing amounts remain blank; zero remains zero.
Where the career is recorded
Distinct AH years with career entriesGaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate- Tiflis1,000
Ranges retain different rates and source assertions. Retirement amounts are separate from post pay.
Titles across the recorded years
Distinct AH years with each recorded titleThe most recorded title wordings. A year may include more than one title; these counts do not establish promotions or continuous tenure.
Related officials in the salary reference
- Istanbul665 other officialsAbraham Çakmakyan Efendi born 1860/61 (AH 1277); highest salary 1,700 kuruş
- Istanbul161 other officialsAhmed Ârifî Paşa 1 shared year; highest salary 100,000 kuruş
- 1882/83 (AH 1300)236 other officialsBoyacıyan Mihran Efendi first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 5,000 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Personal details
Education and languages
- French
- Tekellüm ve kitâbet [1]
- Turkish
- Tekellüm ve kitâbet [1]
- Qualification
- Formal qualification recorded [source]A‘lâ dereceli mülazemet ruûsu ve ulûm-ı siyasiye şahadetnamesi [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
- Education
- İbtidai, rüşdiye ve Mekteb-i Mülkiye-i Şahane [source]
First work and apprenticeship
Other recorded details
Sources and evidence
- II. Abdülhamid dönemi sicil dosyalarına göre şehbenderler (1876-1909)
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Annual salary study and register readings
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