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Arif Sabri Bey

Born 1877/78 (AH 1294) · Pristina (Priştine) · Career evidence 1893 to 1912 (AH 1311 to 1330)

Archival reference BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 104-348

Follow 8 dated stages in the life. Choose a dated stage below the map to read its places, posts, age, pay and sources.

1Pristina (Priştine)Benghazi (Bingazi)Elbasan (İlbasan)
● Birth○ First work● Career→ Selected stage connections

All 8 dated stops · select a number or read the account.

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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. 1

    1877/78 (AH 1294)

    Pristina (Priştine)

    1. Birth

      Personal record & evidence →

  2. 2

    1893/94 (AH 1311)

    Pristina (Priştine)

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    1. First work as recorded

      Calculated age 17

      Personal record & evidence →

    2. Bidayet Mahkemesi kalemi stajyeri

      Calculated age 17

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  3. 3

    1894/95 (AH 1312)

    Pristina (Priştine)

    1. Bidayet Mahkemesi kalemi stajyeri

      Calculated age 18

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  4. 4

    1895/96 (AH 1313)

    Pristina (Priştine) / Place not recorded

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    Kept as text: Location not recorded

    1. Pristina (Priştine)

      Bidayet Mahkemesi kalemi stajyeri

      Calculated age 19

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Place not recorded

      Görevin sona ermesi

      Calculated age 19

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  5. 5

    1896/97 (AH 1314) · 5 recorded years

    Benghazi (Bingazi)

    AH entries: 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318. Gaps remain open.

    1. Evkaf Muhasebeciliği kâtibi

      200 kuruşCalculated age 20

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Evkaf Muhasebeciliği kâtibi

      200 kuruşCalculated age 21

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    3. Evkaf Muhasebeciliği kâtibi

      200 kuruşCalculated age 22

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    4. Evkaf Muhasebeciliği kâtibi

      200 kuruşCalculated age 23

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    5. Evkaf Muhasebeciliği kâtibi

      200 kuruşCalculated age 24

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  6. 6

    1901/02 (AH 1319)

    Benghazi (Bingazi) / Place not recorded

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    Kept as text: Location not recorded

    1. Benghazi (Bingazi)

      Evkaf Muhasebeciliği kâtibi

      200 kuruşCalculated age 25

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Place not recorded

      İzin

      Calculated age 25

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  7. 7

    1909/10 (AH 1327) · 3 recorded years

    Pristina (Priştine)

    AH entries: 1327, 1328, 1329. Gaps remain open.

    1. Evkaf kâtibi

      300 kuruşCalculated age 33

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Evkaf kâtibi

      300 kuruşCalculated age 34

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    3. Evkaf kâtibi

      300 kuruşCalculated age 35

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

  8. 8

    1911/12 (AH 1330)

    Pristina (Priştine) / Place not recorded / Elbasan (İlbasan)

    Within-year entry order unresolved

    Kept as text: Location not recorded

    1. Pristina (Priştine)

      Evkaf kâtibi

      300 kuruşCalculated age 36

      Continuing service as described

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    2. Place not recorded

      Nakil

      Calculated age 36

      Entry & evidence →[1]

    3. Elbasan (İlbasan)

      Evkaf Memuru

      400 kuruşCalculated age 36

      Entry & evidence →[1]

3 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.

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.

Career patterns and pay

Recorded pay over the career

Kuruş · dated amounts
02004001896/97AH 13141904/05AH 13221911/12AH 13301896/97 (AH 1314) · 200 kuruş1897/98 (AH 1315) · 200 kuruş1898/99 (AH 1316) · 200 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · 200 kuruş1900/01 (AH 1318) · 200 kuruş1901/02 (AH 1319) · 200 kuruş1909/10 (AH 1327) · 300 kuruş1910/11 (AH 1328) · 300 kuruş1911 (AH 1329) · 300 kuruş1911/12 (AH 1330) · 300 kuruş1911/12 (AH 1330) · 400 kuruş

Select 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 entries
  1. 1893 to 1912 (AH 1311 to 1330)
  2. 1896 to 1902 (AH 1314 to 1319)
  3. 1911/12 (AH 1330)

Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.

Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate

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 title
  1. 1896 to 1902 (AH 1314 to 1319)
  2. 1909 to 1912 (AH 1327 to 1330)
  3. 1893 to 1896 (AH 1311 to 1313)
  4. 1911/12 (AH 1330)
  5. 1895/96 (AH 1313)
  6. 1901/02 (AH 1319)

The most recorded title wordings. A year may include more than one title; these counts do not establish promotions or continuous tenure.

Personal record

Personal details

Birthplace
Priştine[source]
Birth province
Kosova[source]
Birth year
1877/78 (AH 1294)[source]
Archive references
BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 104-348[1]

Other recorded details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
1 (recorded code)[source]The original code is retained without assigning an unverified meaning to zero.

Education and languages

Arabic
Tekellüm[source]
Bulgarian
Tekellüm[source]
Turkish
Kitâbet[source]okur yazar[1]
Qualification
Formal qualification recorded[source]Diploma almış; diploma kayıp[1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Priştine Sıbyan Mektebi; Rüştiye 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
17[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Priştine[source]
First work year
1893/94 (AH 1311)[source]
Apprenticeship
2.17[source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.

Sources and evidence

  1. Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Priştineli memurlar

    ÖMER CAN · 2023 · Pages 133, 134

    BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 104-348

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Yearly entries and their source passages · 13 dated years

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