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Ahmet Raif Efendi

Birthplace: trabzon Observed AH 1283–1308 (1866–1891)

27_151; 299Preserved archival reference
Recovered annual record

A short account from recorded fields

Ahmet Raif Efendi was born in Trabzon in AH 1261 (1845). Recorded schooling includes 4 years at Sibyan mektebi. First work is recorded in Trabzon in AH 1282 (1865–1866), 21 AH years after the recorded birth year. The surviving career record covers 25 distinct AH years in AH 1283–1308 (1866–1891), with gaps; it begins with Memur in Kozan (400 kuruş monthly). 1. Mudur appears later, in AH 1308 (1890–1891), with 1,500 kuruş monthly. Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing). Distinct legal-source notes are preserved below; they are not adjudicated findings. Ahmet Raif Efendi's death is recorded under AH 1309 (1891–1892).

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Life and career

25 recorded AH years · 25 annual entries

Life and career stages

Recorded AH years

AH 1261 (1845)
AH 1282 (1865–1866)Birth-year difference: 21 AH years
AH 1283 (1866–1867)Birth-year difference: 22 AH years
AH 1284 (1867–1868)Birth-year difference: 23 AH years
AH 1285 (1868–1869)Birth-year difference: 24 AH years
AH 1286 (1869–1870)Birth-year difference: 25 AH years
AH 1287 (1870–1871)Birth-year difference: 26 AH years
AH 1288–1289 (1871–1873)Birth-year difference: 27–28 AH years
AH 1290 (1873–1874)Birth-year difference: 29 AH years
AH 1291–1299 (1874–1882)Birth-year difference: 30–38 AH years
AH 1300–1301 (1882–1884)Birth-year difference: 39–40 AH years
AH 1302 (1884–1885)
No annual career entries
The source record is open here. A later change cannot be dated within this interval.
AH 1303–1304 (1885–1887)Birth-year difference: 42–43 AH years
AH 1305 (1887–1888)Birth-year difference: 44 AH years
AH 1306–1307 (1888–1890)Birth-year difference: 45–46 AH years
AH 1308 (1890–1891)Birth-year difference: 47 AH years
AH 1309 (1891–1892)

Each stage retains its recorded place and title. Annual stages group only consecutive years with the same title and place; they do not prove continuous tenure. Birth-year differences compare AH year numbers; they are not exact ages or birthdays.

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Assigned salary in the annual career

Monthly kuruş · AH

Annual career record begins at AH 1283 (1866–1867)

Memur · kozan · 400 kuruş monthly

First work is separately recorded at AH 1282 (1865–1866) in Trabzon. The first-salary field is 400 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.

AH 1282 (1865–1866)Recorded first-work anchorTrabzon

Monthly nominal assigned amounts, not confirmed cash payments. Lines connect consecutive AH years only; hollow points mean salary not recorded. Competing entries in one AH year remain separate points, without a unique pay-change line. Gregorian spans describe whole AH years; source Gregorian labels remain separate evidence.

Recorded death

AH 1309 (1891–1892) · “Vefat”

The personnel record lists “Vefat” under this year.

Compare all recorded title, place and salary changes

Each comparison uses the preceding surviving entry.

Title Memur → Muhabere Memuru
Locality kozan → erzincan
Locality erzincan → batum
Salary 400 to 500 kuruş +100 (+25%)
Locality batum → rize
Salary 500 to 600 kuruş +100 (+20%)
Locality rize → gumushane
Locality gumushane → rize
Salary 600 to 570 kuruş -30 (-5%)
Locality rize → trabzon
Title Muhabere Memuru → 2. Mudur
Locality trabzon → erzincan
Salary 570 to 800 kuruş +230 (+40.35%)
Salary 800 to 1,000 kuruş +200 (+25%)
Salary 1,000 to 950 kuruş -50 (-5%)
Locality erzincan → erzurum
Salary 950 to 1,140 kuruş +190 (+20%)
No annual entries for AH 1302 (1884–1885). Changes span the gap.
Title 2. Mudur → Mufettis Muavini
Locality erzurum → halep
Salary 1,140 to 1,200 kuruş +60 (+5.26%)
Title Mufettis Muavini → 1. Mudur
Locality halep → adana
Salary 1,200 to 1,500 kuruş +300 (+25%)
Locality adana → samsun
Locality samsun → trabzon

A title change is not automatically a promotion; a locality change is not a reconstructed journey.

Places in this record

AH 1282 (1865–1866)Recorded first-work anchorTrabzon

◆ Birthplace■ First work● Annual recordRing: multiple relations

Every recorded locality remains visible in the key. Hollow markers show candidate coordinates; these are not resolved locations. Overlapping markers are offset for legibility; a small anchor and leader retain the source coordinate. Coastlines provide modern geographic context.

Honours, rank and legal records

Archival reference as recorded: 27_151; 299

Collection identified by the thesis dataset: BOA, DH.SAİD, Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterleri, Dahiliye Nezâreti. The archive reference is reproduced as recorded in the coded personnel dataset.

Decoration and legal-record evidence

Decoration wording is not recorded in the linked text fields.

Legal-record notes and indicators

Original wording and raw source values are not adjudicated findings or lifetime verdicts.

Original note (excerpt): “Ziyan / Erzurum Merkezi Posta ve Telgraf Müdüriyeti'nden halkı ızrar edecek ve postadan emniyet-i umumiyeyi selp eyleyecek hâlât-ı gayr-ı merziyeyi tasaddi eyle” …
Original note: “Zimmet”

Excerpts are shortened; complete wording is available in the source record download.

Later annual personnel extract marks “yes for this annual record” in AH 1303–1308 (1885–1891). This label applies to those annual entries, not to the official’s lifetime.

Annual legal-record indicator: 0 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Annual legal-record indicator: 1 · Later annual personnel extract · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 0 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1283–1301 (1866–1884)
Additional annual legal-record code (meaning unverified): 1 · Later annual personnel extract · AH 1303–1308 (1885–1891)

Legal wording and source descriptions

Identical wording is shown once above. Repeated copies remain separately listed here; they do not establish independent confirmation.

Original note: “Ziyan / Erzurum Merkezi Posta ve Telgraf Müdüriyeti'nden halkı ızrar edecek ve postadan emniyet-i umumiyeyi selp eyleyecek hâlât-ı gayr-ı merziyeyi tasaddi eylediği iş‘ar olunmasından ve merkezin üç yüz senesi varidatı lede'l-müvazene on üç bin küsür kuruş noksan görünmesinden dolayı azil ile taht-ı muhakemeye alınmış ise de Şura-yı Devlet'çe mevadd-ı mezbureden tebrie-i zimmet eylediği üç yüz dört senesi Saferinin yedisinde Dahiliye Nezaret-i Celilesi'nden varit olup suret-i musaddakası rabt edilen yüz elli bir numaralı tezkirede gösterilmiştir. Van Vilayeti Telgraf ve Posta Başmüdürü izzetli Hasan Tahsin Efendi ile vilayet-i müşarunileyha Valiliği'nden mumaileyhe hizmetine müdavim ve emsal ve akranına faiktir ve Telgraf ve Posta nazırı sabık atufetli İzzet Efendi hazretleri tarafından dahi işbu varak mündericatı teşkil olunan komisyonca tetkik kılınmakla muvafık-ı sıhhat olduğundan tasdik edildi denilmiştir.”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1302 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1885 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zimmet”
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1302 (calendar unverified) · Stored year label: 1885 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Ziyan / Erzurum Merkezi Posta ve Telgraf Müdüriyeti'nden halkı ızrar edecek ve postadan emniyet-i umumiyeyi selp eyleyecek hâlât-ı gayr-ı merziyeyi tasaddi eylediği iş‘ar olunmasından ve merkezin üç yüz senesi varidatı lede'l-müvazene on üç bin küsür kuruş noksan görünmesinden dolayı azil ile taht-ı muhakemeye alınmış ise de Şura-yı Devlet'çe mevadd-ı mezbureden tebrie-i zimmet eylediği üç yüz dört senesi Saferinin yedisinde Dahiliye Nezaret-i Celilesi'nden varit olup suret-i musaddakası rabt edilen yüz elli bir numaralı tezkirede gösterilmiştir. Van Vilayeti Telgraf ve Posta Başmüdürü izzetli Hasan Tahsin Efendi ile vilayet-i müşarunileyha Valiliği'nden mumaileyhe hizmetine müdavim ve emsal ve akranına faiktir ve Telgraf ve Posta nazırı sabık atufetli İzzet Efendi hazretleri tarafından dahi işbu varak mündericatı teşkil olunan komisyonca tetkik kılınmakla muvafık-ı sıhhat olduğundan tasdik edildi denilmiştir.”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1302 (calendar unverified)
Original note: “Zimmet”
Legal notes (later workbook copy) · Recorded year value: 1302 (calendar unverified)

Annual legal-record indicator

Later annual personnel extract

Recorded annual value 0 · AH 1283–1301 (1866–1884) · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Meaning is shown only where the source provides a verified annual label; it applies to these annual entries, not a lifetime verdict.
Recorded annual value 1 · AH 1303–1308 (1885–1891) · Source label: “Any criminal record (1=yes)”
Meaning is shown only where the source provides a verified annual label; it applies to these annual entries, not a lifetime verdict.

Earlier legal-notes workbook legal-record field F (meaning unverified)

Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)

Recorded code 1 · Stored source-year values: 1302 (calendar unverified)