Mehmed Rîfât Efendi
Born 1857/58 (AH 1274) · Medina (Medine) · Dated entries 1873 to 1890 (AH 1290 to 1307)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 137/237, s.237
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Rîfât Efendi was born in Medina (Medine) in 1857/58 (AH 1274). Schooling included Medine Sıbyan Mektebi; Bursa ve diğer rüşdiye mektepleri. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Yenişehir in 1865/66 (AH 1282). Dated career entries span 1873/74 (AH 1290) to 1889/90 (AH 1307) across 12 AH years, from Istanbul (Dersaadet) to Jeddah (Cidde), beginning with Duhân İnhisarı İdaresi kâtibi (yükleme/yoklama) and ending with entries for Cidde Rüsûmât İdaresi eşya-yı ayniye memuru. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet), İstanbul, Kasımpaşa and Jeddah (Cidde). [1]
Monthly pay went from 200 kuruş in 1873/74 (AH 1290) to 500 kuruş in 1889/90 (AH 1307); the highest recorded monthly rate is 500 kuruş in 1889/90 (AH 1307). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 6 · Medina (Medine)
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1 1857/58 (AH 1274)
Medina (Medine)
Birth
2 1865/66 (AH 1282)
Yenişehir
Not yet located on the map: Yenişehir
First work as recorded
Calculated age 8
3 1873/74 (AH 1290) · 5 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Duhân İnhisarı İdaresi kâtibi (yükleme/yoklama)
200 kuruşCalculated age 16
Duhân İnhisarı İdaresi ham eşya ambar kâtibi (Azil)
Calculated age 20
4 1878/79 (AH 1296) · 5 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Şehbazzâde Hacı Hafız Raşid Efendi Duhân Fabrikası memur muavini
400 kuruşCalculated age 22
Şehbazzâde Hacı Hafız Raşid Efendi Duhân Fabrikası memur muavini
400 kuruşCalculated age 26
Continuing service as described
5 1883/84 (AH 1301)
Place not recorded / İstanbul, Kasımpaşa
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded; İstanbul, Kasımpaşa
Place not recorded
Şehbazzâde Hacı Hafız Raşid Efendi Duhân Fabrikası memur muavini
400 kuruşCalculated age 27
Continuing service as described
İstanbul, Kasımpaşa
Altıncı Belediye Dairesi Kasımpaşa üçüncü kol nüfus tahrir memuru
Calculated age 27
6 1889/90 (AH 1307)
Jeddah (Cidde)
Cidde Rüsûmât İdaresi eşya-yı ayniye memuru
500 kuruşCalculated age 33
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
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How the comparison is calculated
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 200 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 18.4% | 805 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 200 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 16.6% | 882 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 300 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 28.5% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 300 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 30.1% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 300 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 29.8% | 1160 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 44.1% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 400 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 44.2% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 400 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 47.0% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 46.6% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 46.9% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 46.1% | 1720 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 500 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 56.1% | 1874 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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● 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- Istanbul (Dersaadet)200 to 300
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
- Medina (Medine)63 other officialsAhmed Nuri Efendi born 1856/57 (AH 1273); highest salary 1,030 kuruş
- Istanbul218 other officialsSaid Paşa 5 shared years; highest salary 85,000 kuruş
- 1873/74 (AH 1290)129 other officialsİrfan Bey first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 3,600 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicil-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Osmanlı Devletinde görev yapan hicazlı devlet memurları
BEYHAN KACIROĞLU · 2021 · Pages 216, 217, 218
272 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 137/237, s.237.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 12 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 16 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.