Skip to content
Ottoman BureaucracyPeople, places and careers in Ottoman public service
Dedicated toCarter V. Findley
← Biography, maps and personal record

Mehmed Rıfat Efendi

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. 1869/70 (AH 1286)Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyiz-i sanisiTeke · 100 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyiz-i sanisi

      Teke · Calculated age 19 · 100 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1870/71 (AH 1287)Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyiz-i sanisiTeke · 100 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyiz-i sanisi

      Teke · Calculated age 20 · 100 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  3. 1871/72 (AH 1288)Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyiz-i sanisi · 2 career entriesTeke · 100; 200 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyiz-i sanisi

      Teke · Calculated age 21 · 100 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyiz-i evveli

      Teke · Calculated age 21 · 200 kuruş

      [1]

  4. 1872/73 (AH 1289)Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyiz-i evveli · 3 career entriesTeke · 190; 200; 380 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyiz-i evveli

      Teke · Calculated age 22 · 200 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvidi

      Teke · Calculated age 22 · 380 kuruş

      [1]

    3. Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyiz-i evveli

      Teke · Calculated age 22 · 190 kuruş

      [1]

  5. 1873/74 (AH 1290)Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyiz-i evveliTeke · 190 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyiz-i evveli

      Teke · Calculated age 23 · 190 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1874/75 (AH 1291)Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyiz-i evveli · 2 career entriesTeke · Antalya · 190; 300 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyiz-i evveli

      Teke · Calculated age 24 · 190 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vukuat kâtibi

      Antalya · Calculated age 24 · 300 kuruş

      [1]

  7. 1875/76 (AH 1292)Vukuat kâtibi · 2 career entriesAntalya · Teke · 300; 475 kuruş

    1. Vukuat kâtibi

      Antalya · Calculated age 25 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibi

      Teke · Calculated age 25 · 475 kuruş

      [1]

  8. 1876/77 (AH 1293)Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibiTeke · 475 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibi

      Teke · Calculated age 26 · 475 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  9. 1877/78 (AH 1294)Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibiTeke · 475 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibi

      Teke · Calculated age 27 · 475 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  10. 1878 (AH 1295)Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibiTeke · 475 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibi

      Teke · Calculated age 28 · 475 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1878/79 (AH 1296)Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibiTeke · 475 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibi

      Teke · Calculated age 29 · 475 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1879/80 (AH 1297)Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibiTeke · 475 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibi

      Teke · Calculated age 30 · 475 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1880/81 (AH 1298)Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibi · 2 career entriesTeke · 475; 600 kuruş

    1. Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibi

      Teke · Calculated age 31 · 475 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Vergi memuru

      Teke · Calculated age 31 · 600 kuruş

      [1]

  14. 1881/82 (AH 1299)Vergi memuruTeke · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi memuru

      Teke · Calculated age 32 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1882/83 (AH 1300)Vergi memuruTeke · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi memuru

      Teke · Calculated age 33 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1883/84 (AH 1301)Vergi memuruTeke · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi memuru

      Teke · Calculated age 34 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1884/85 (AH 1302)Vergi memuruTeke · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi memuru

      Teke · Calculated age 35 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  18. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Vergi memuruTeke · 600 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Vergi memuru

      Teke · Calculated age 36 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  19. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Vergi memuru · 3 career entriesTeke · Kaş · 600 kuruş

    1. Vergi memuru

      Teke · Calculated age 37 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Aşar ihale memuru (ek görev)

      Kaş · Calculated age 37

      [1]

    3. Aşar ihale memuru (ek görev) (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Kaş · Calculated age 37

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  20. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Vergi memuru · 5 career entriesTeke · Manavgat ve Düşenbe · Alaiyye · 600 kuruş

    1. Vergi memuru

      Teke · Calculated age 38 · 600 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Aşar ihale memuru (ek görev)

      Manavgat ve Düşenbe · Calculated age 38

      [1]

    3. Aşar ihale memuru (ek görev) (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Manavgat ve Düşenbe · Calculated age 38

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

    4. Aşar memuru (ek görev)

      Alaiyye · Calculated age 38

      [1]

    5. Aşar memuru (ek görev) (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Alaiyye · Calculated age 38

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  21. 1910/11 (AH 1328)Mazuliyet · 675 kuruş

    1. Mazuliyet

      · Calculated age 61 · 675 kuruş · career status entry

      [1]

  22. Undated entriesAzil · 2 career entries · 520 kuruş

    1. Azil

      [1]

    2. Mazuliyet

      · 520 kuruş · career status entry

      [1]

Recorded pay

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

0337.56751869/70AH 12861910/11AH 13281869/70 (AH 1286) · Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyiz-i sanisi · Teke · age 19 · 100 kuruş1870/71 (AH 1287) · Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyiz-i sanisi · Teke · age 20 · 100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1871/72 (AH 1288) · Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyiz-i sanisi · Teke · age 21 · 100 kuruş · Source-bounded service1871/72 (AH 1288) · Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyiz-i evveli · Teke · age 21 · 200 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyiz-i evveli · Teke · age 22 · 200 kuruş · Source-bounded service1872/73 (AH 1289) · Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvidi · Teke · age 22 · 380 kuruş1872/73 (AH 1289) · Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyiz-i evveli · Teke · age 22 · 190 kuruş1873/74 (AH 1290) · Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyiz-i evveli · Teke · age 23 · 190 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyiz-i evveli · Teke · age 24 · 190 kuruş · Source-bounded service1874/75 (AH 1291) · Vukuat kâtibi · Antalya · age 24 · 300 kuruş1875/76 (AH 1292) · Vukuat kâtibi · Antalya · age 25 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1875/76 (AH 1292) · Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibi · Teke · age 25 · 475 kuruş1876/77 (AH 1293) · Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibi · Teke · age 26 · 475 kuruş · Source-bounded service1877/78 (AH 1294) · Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibi · Teke · age 27 · 475 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878 (AH 1295) · Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibi · Teke · age 28 · 475 kuruş · Source-bounded service1878/79 (AH 1296) · Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibi · Teke · age 29 · 475 kuruş · Source-bounded service1879/80 (AH 1297) · Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibi · Teke · age 30 · 475 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu başkâtibi · Teke · age 31 · 475 kuruş · Source-bounded service1880/81 (AH 1298) · Vergi memuru · Teke · age 31 · 600 kuruş1881/82 (AH 1299) · Vergi memuru · Teke · age 32 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1882/83 (AH 1300) · Vergi memuru · Teke · age 33 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1883/84 (AH 1301) · Vergi memuru · Teke · age 34 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1884/85 (AH 1302) · Vergi memuru · Teke · age 35 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1885/86 (AH 1303) · Vergi memuru · Teke · age 36 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1886/87 (AH 1304) · Vergi memuru · Teke · age 37 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1887/88 (AH 1305) · Vergi memuru · Teke · age 38 · 600 kuruş · Source-bounded service1910/11 (AH 1328) · Mazuliyet · age 61 · 675 kuruş · Career status entry

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Antalya [source]
Birth year
1850/51 (AH 1267) [source]
Father’s occupation
Tüccar [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAĠD. 49/217 [1]

Education and languages

Turkish
Kitâbet [source]okur yazar [1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]Rüşdiye şehadetnamesi [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Sıbyan Mektebi; Antalya Rüşdiye Mektebi [source]
Education level equivalent
7 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
19 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Teke [source]
First-salary field
100 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
1869/70 (AH 1286) [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. 1879-1909 tarihli Sicil-i Ahval kayıtlarına göre Antalya doğumlu memurlar

    OZAN CAN AKPINAR · 2017 · Pages 235, 236, 237

Read the source accounts and original values →

Subjects