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Mehmed Rifat 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. 1878 (AH 1295)Vilayet temyiz meclisi mübeyyiziBaghdad (Bağdat) · 70 kuruş
  2. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Vilayet temyiz meclisi mübeyyizi · 4 career entriesBaghdad (Bağdat) · 70; 108; 120 kuruş

    1. Vilayet temyiz meclisi mübeyyizi

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 18 · 70 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    4. Vilayet temyiz meclisi mübeyyizi (İnfisal)

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 18

      [1]

  3. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Bidayet mahkemesi aza mülazımıBasra · 270 kuruş

    1. Bidayet mahkemesi aza mülazımı

      Basra · Calculated age 20 · 270 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Bidayet mahkemesi aza mülazımı · 3 career entriesBasra · Baghdad (Bağdat) · 270; 300 kuruş

    1. Bidayet mahkemesi aza mülazımı

      Basra · Calculated age 21 · 270 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    3. Merkez bidayet mahkemesi zabıt kâtibi

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 21 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      [1]

  5. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Merkez bidayet mahkemesi zabıt kâtibi · 2 career entriesBaghdad (Bağdat) · 300; 320 kuruş

    1. Merkez bidayet mahkemesi zabıt kâtibi

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 22 · 300 kuruş

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Vilayet aşar idaresi üçüncü kâtibi · 2 career entriesBaghdad (Bağdat) · 320; 600 kuruş

    1. Vilayet aşar idaresi üçüncü kâtibi

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 23 · 320 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Merkez kaza aşar başkâtibi

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 23 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  7. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Merkez kaza aşar başkâtibiBaghdad (Bağdat) · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Merkez kaza aşar başkâtibi

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 24 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Merkez kaza aşar başkâtibi · 2 career entriesBaghdad (Bağdat) · 600 kuruş

    1. Merkez kaza aşar başkâtibi

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 25 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Merkez kaza aşar başkâtibi (İnfisal)

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 25

      [1]

  9. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Vilayet nüfus nezareti başkâtibiBaghdad (Bağdat) · 500 kuruş
  10. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Vilayet nüfus nezareti başkâtibiBaghdad (Bağdat) · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet nüfus nezareti başkâtibi

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 27 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Vilayet nüfus nezareti başkâtibiBaghdad (Bağdat) · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet nüfus nezareti başkâtibi

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 28 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Vilayet nüfus nezareti başkâtibiBaghdad (Bağdat) · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet nüfus nezareti başkâtibi

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 29 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Vilayet nüfus nezareti başkâtibiBaghdad (Bağdat) · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet nüfus nezareti başkâtibi

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 30 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  14. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Vilayet nüfus nezareti başkâtibiBaghdad (Bağdat) · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet nüfus nezareti başkâtibi

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 31 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Vilayet nüfus nezareti başkâtibiBaghdad (Bağdat) · 500 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet nüfus nezareti başkâtibi

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 32 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1893/94 (AH 1311)Vilayet nüfus nezareti başkâtibi · 2 career entriesBaghdad (Bağdat) · Ammare · 500; 900 kuruş

    1. Vilayet nüfus nezareti başkâtibi

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 33 · 500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Arazi-i seniyye vekâleti muavini

      Ammare · Calculated age 33 · 900 kuruş

      [1] · 2 linked entries

  17. 1894/95 (AH 1312)Arazi-i seniyye vekâleti muavini · 2 career entriesAmmare · Müntefik · 900; 1,500 kuruş

    1. Arazi-i seniyye vekâleti muavini

      Ammare · Calculated age 34 · 900 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Sancak muhasebecisi vekili

      Müntefik · Calculated age 34 · 1,500 kuruş

      [1] · 2 linked entries

  18. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Sancak muhasebecisi vekili · 2 career entriesMüntefik · 1,500 kuruş

    1. Sancak muhasebecisi vekili

      Müntefik · Calculated age 35 · 1,500 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Sancak muhasebecisi vekili (İnfisal)

      Müntefik · Calculated age 35

      [1]

  19. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Vilayet matbaa müdürü · 3 career entriesMosul (Musul) · 405; 750 kuruş

    1. Vilayet matbaa müdürü

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 37 · 750 kuruş

      [1]

    2. Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mümeyyiz vekili

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 37 · 405 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

    3. Vilayet matbaa müdürü (İnfisal)

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 37

      [1]

  20. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mümeyyiz vekili · 2 career entriesMosul (Musul) · 405 kuruş

    1. Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mümeyyiz vekili

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 38 · 405 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mümeyyiz vekili (İnfisal)

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 38

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  21. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Vilayet nüfus nazırıMosul (Musul) · 900 kuruş

    1. Vilayet nüfus nazırı

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 39 · 900 kuruş

      [1]

  22. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Vilayet nüfus nazırıMosul (Musul)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet nüfus nazırı

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 40

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Vilayet nüfus nazırıMosul (Musul)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet nüfus nazırı

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 41

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  24. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Vilayet nüfus nazırıMosul (Musul)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet nüfus nazırı

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 42

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  25. 1903/04 (AH 1321)Vilayet nüfus nazırı · 3 career entriesMosul (Musul)

    1. Vilayet nüfus nazırı

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 43

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vilayet nüfus nazırı (Azil)

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 43

      [1]

  26. 1904/05 (AH 1322)Vilayet nüfus nazırıMosul (Musul)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Vilayet nüfus nazırı

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 44

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  27. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Vilayet nüfus nazırı · 2 career entriesMosul (Musul) · Baghdad (Bağdat) · 800 kuruş

    1. Vilayet nüfus nazırı

      Mosul (Musul) · Calculated age 45

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vilayet muhasebe kalemi masraf kâtibi

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · Calculated age 45 · 800 kuruş

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

  28. Undated entriesDefterdar vekili (fahri) · 8 career entriesMosul (Musul) · Baghdad (Bağdat) · 800; 825; 1,200; 1,500 kuruş

    5. Vilayet muhasebe kalemi masraf kâtibi (İnfisal)

      Baghdad (Bağdat)

      Broader service field: Finance and revenue

      [1]

    6. Sanayi mektebi müdürü

      Baghdad (Bağdat) · 1,500 kuruş

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

    7. Sanayi mektebi müdürü (İnfisal)

      Baghdad (Bağdat)

      Broader service field: Education

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

07501,5001878AH 12951905/06AH 13231878 (AH 1295) · Vilayet temyiz meclisi mübeyyizi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 17 · 70 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Vilayet temyiz meclisi mübeyyizi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 18 · 70 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Vilayet temyiz meclisi mübeyyizi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 18 · 120 kuruş1878/79 (AH 1296) · Vilayet temyiz meclisi mübeyyizi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 18 · 108 kuruş1880/81 (AH 1298) · Bidayet mahkemesi aza mülazımı · Basra · age 20 · 270 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Bidayet mahkemesi aza mülazımı · Basra · age 21 · 270 kuruş · Source-bounded service1881/82 (AH 1299) · Merkez bidayet mahkemesi zabıt kâtibi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 21 · 300 kuruş1882/83 (AH 1300) · Merkez bidayet mahkemesi zabıt kâtibi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 22 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Vilayet aşar idaresi üçüncü kâtibi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 22 · 320 kuruş1883/84 (AH 1301) · Vilayet aşar idaresi üçüncü kâtibi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 23 · 320 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Merkez kaza aşar başkâtibi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 23 · 600 kuruş1884/85 (AH 1302) · Merkez kaza aşar başkâtibi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 24 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Merkez kaza aşar başkâtibi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 25 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Vilayet nüfus nezareti başkâtibi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 26 · 500 kuruş1887/88 (AH 1305) · Vilayet nüfus nezareti başkâtibi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 27 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1888/89 (AH 1306) · Vilayet nüfus nezareti başkâtibi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 28 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1889/90 (AH 1307) · Vilayet nüfus nezareti başkâtibi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 29 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1890/91 (AH 1308) · Vilayet nüfus nezareti başkâtibi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 30 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1891/92 (AH 1309) · Vilayet nüfus nezareti başkâtibi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 31 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1892/93 (AH 1310) · Vilayet nüfus nezareti başkâtibi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 32 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Vilayet nüfus nezareti başkâtibi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 33 · 500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1893/94 (AH 1311) · Arazi-i seniyye vekâleti muavini · Ammare · age 33 · 900 kuruş1894/95 (AH 1312) · Arazi-i seniyye vekâleti muavini · Ammare · age 34 · 900 kuruş · Source-bounded service1894/95 (AH 1312) · Sancak muhasebecisi vekili · Müntefik · age 34 · 1,500 kuruş1895/96 (AH 1313) · Sancak muhasebecisi vekili · Müntefik · age 35 · 1,500 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · Vilayet matbaa müdürü · Mosul (Musul) · age 37 · 750 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mümeyyiz vekili · Mosul (Musul) · age 37 · 405 kuruş1898/99 (AH 1316) · Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mümeyyiz vekili · Mosul (Musul) · age 38 · 405 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Vilayet nüfus nazırı · Mosul (Musul) · age 39 · 900 kuruş1905/06 (AH 1323) · Vilayet muhasebe kalemi masraf kâtibi · Baghdad (Bağdat) · age 45 · 800 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Bağdat [source]Bağdad [1]
Birth province
Bağdat [source]
Birth year
1861/62 (AH 1278) [source]
Father’s occupation
Ankara vilayeti telgraf müfettişi [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 113/81 [1]

Education and languages

Arabic
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [source]
Turkish
Tekellüm ve kitâbet [source]
Education detail
Mukaddime-i ulûm-ı diniye ve diğer dersler [source]
Education
Bağdad sıbyan mektepleri [source]
Education level equivalent
4 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
17 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Bağdat [source]Bağdad [1]
First-salary field
70 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
1878 (AH 1295) [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. Sultan II. Abdülhamid Dönemi Osmanlı sefirlerinin tercüme-i halli

    İBRAHİM DENİZ · 2021 · Pages 65, 66, 67, 68

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