Hafız Rauf Efendi
Born 1873/74 (AH 1290) · Silistra (Silistre) · Dated entries 1887 to 1911 (AH 1305 to 1329)
Languages French, Turkish
Archival references BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 46/397; BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 46/398
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Hafız Rauf Efendi was born in Silistra (Silistre) in 1873/74 (AH 1290). The father’s occupation was Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye Muhasebe Refik-i Evveli. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Mekteb-i Sultani. The language repertoire included French and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1887/88 (AH 1305). Dated career entries span 1887/88 (AH 1305) to 1911 (AH 1329) across 24 AH years, from Istanbul (Dersaadet) to Istanbul (Dersaadet), beginning with Şehremaneti muhasebe kalemi katibi and ending with entries for Mektubi kalemi müdür muavini. More than one post or place appears in 5 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet) and Üsküdar. [1]
Life and career
Follow 7 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 7 · Silistra (Silistre)
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 1873/74 (AH 1290)
Silistra (Silistre)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 15
Şehremaneti muhasebe kalemi katibi
600 kuruşCalculated age 15
3 1888/89 (AH 1306) · 14 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Şehremaneti muhasebe kalemi katibi
600 kuruşCalculated age 16
Continuing service as described
Mektubi kalemi mümeyyiz-i sanisi
1,350 kuruşCalculated age 29
4 1902/03 (AH 1320)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Üsküdar
Within-year entry order unresolved
Mektubi kalemi mümeyyiz-i sanisi
1,350 kuruşCalculated age 30
Continuing service as described
Üsküdar İdadisi kavanin muallimi
100 kuruşCalculated age 30
5 1903/04 (AH 1321) · 5 recorded years
Üsküdar
AH entries: 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325. Gaps remain open.
Üsküdar İdadisi kavanin muallimi
100 kuruşCalculated age 31
Continuing service as described
Üsküdar İdadisi kavanin muallimi
100 kuruşCalculated age 35
Continuing service as described
6 1908/09 (AH 1326) · 2 recorded years
Üsküdar / Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1326, 1327. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Üsküdar İdadisi kavanin muallimi
100 kuruşCalculated age 36
Continuing service as described
Mekteb-i Hukuk ceza muallimi
900 kuruşCalculated age 37
7 On yedinci daire-i belediye reis vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)
Calculated age 38
Recorded service ending
Mektubi kalemi müdür muavini
2,500 kuruşCalculated age 39
2 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.
- On yedinci daire-i belediye reis vekili · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Bayezid belediye dairesi müdürü · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated · 4,000 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; exact dates retain their cited wording. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated from AH year labels. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.
Pay over time
Pay in its time
Post and Telegraph and cross-ministry annual records; not the whole bureaucracy.
This dossier has no validated link to the annual salary comparison.
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- Istanbul (Dersaadet)100 to 2,500
- Üsküdar100
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.
Education and personal record
Schooling Sıbyan mektebi; Mekteb-i Sultani [source]
Honours and other personal details
- Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
- 0 (recorded code) [source]
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Silistreli devlet memurları
KEMAL TERLEMEZ · 2026 · Pages 43, 44, 45
136 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 46/397.; 137 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 46/397.; 138 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 46/397.; 139 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 46/397.; 141 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 46/398.; BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 46/398
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