Mehmet Ragıp Efendi
Mehmet Ragıp Efendi was born in Halep in AH 1302. Recorded schooling includes 7 years at rusdiye mektebi. First work is recorded in Halep in AH 1323 (21 AH years after the recorded birth year). The surviving career record covers 2 distinct AH years between 1327 and 1328; it begins with muhabere memuru in Halep (300 kuruş monthly). Recorded language competency: Turkish: Kitabet (writing).
Life and career
2 recorded AH years · 2 annual entries
Life and career stages
Recorded AH years- AH 1302
- AH 1323Birth-year difference: 21 AH years
- AH 1327Birth-year difference: 25 AH years
- AH 1328Birth-year difference: 26 AH years
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.
Assigned salary in the annual career
Monthly kuruş · AHmuhabere memuru · halep · 300 kuruş monthly
First work is separately recorded at AH 1323 in halep. The first-salary field is 300 kuruş; it is not a dated point on this curve.
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 values elsewhere are stored labels.
Places in this record
◆ 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.
Compare all recorded title, place and salary changes
Each comparison uses the preceding surviving entry.
Locality halep → antep
Salary 300 to 400 kuruş +100 (+33.33%)
A title change is not automatically a promotion; a locality change is not a reconstructed journey.
How to read the dates, birth-year differences and salaries
AH years are the ordering clock. Birth-year differences subtract uncontested AH birth and event year numbers; they are not exact ages or birthdays. Separately recorded first-job age fields can use a different or unresolved convention and are not substituted into this calculation. Gregorian years are stored dataset labels. The first-work field may concern apprenticeship, paid instruction or earlier state service, and does not establish the beginning of PT service.
Salaries are monthly nominal assigned amounts, not confirmed cash disbursements. Differences between annual entries are not dated promotions or transfers. A source status such as Vefat is not a formal death date; no death locality is assigned from a last work place.
Preparation
- School / programme
- rusdiye mektebi
- Schooling duration
- 7 source-recorded years
- Apprenticeship
- 0 source-recorded years
- Qualification indicator
- 0
- Telegraph school indicator
- 0
- Father’s occupation
- Not recorded
- Recorded birth year
- AH 1302
- Religion wording
- musluman
- Nationality wording
- turkish
Schooling years are a duration/classification, not an acquisition date. Education and training dates await source-linked structured records; no dates are inferred here. No completion date is inferred from a schooling duration.
First-work and entry-pay fields
- First-work source date
- AH 1323
- Place
- halep
- First-salary field
- 300 kuruş
- Source
- recovered
The first-work date may concern apprenticeship, paid instruction or earlier state service. The first-salary amount is a separate inherited field; their presence together does not prove that payment began on this date. Neither is the first positive annual salary observation.
Recorded language repertoire
1 field contains historical terms.
- Turkish
- Kitabet (writing)
Only recorded terms are shown. Omitted language fields mean not recorded; they do not establish that the official lacked a language. Original competency wording is preserved; Kitabet (writing), Tekellum (speaking) and Asina (familiarity) are cautious historical glosses, not modern proficiency levels. Workbook language notes remain separately source-linked in the additional evidence. Read the terminology note.
Further biographical evidence
Source wording and status assertions
Occupation category (September 2025 detailed personnel edition)
- Communication and Telegraph
Inspect the additional source wording, language notes and original codes
These separately linked fields add source wording and raw codes without replacing the annual career. Original rank, decoration and merit-code labels remain unverified; zero is retained literally. Read about the sources.
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| Recorded field | Original value | Source locator |
|---|---|---|
| Occupation category (September 2025 detailed personnel edition)Recorded source wording | Communication and Telegraph | september-occupation · occupation_cat source lines 39002, 39003 Recorded source-year values: 1327, 1328 |
| Current job titles in older EDA annual recordsRecorded source wording | Muhabere Memuru | eda-memur · currentjob source lines 40303, 40304 Recorded source-year values: 1327, 1328 |
| Current job titles in older EDA annual recordsRecorded source wording | Muhabere Memuru | eda-memureski · currentjob source lines 40303, 40304 Recorded source-year values: 1327, 1328 |
| Any criminal record (1=yes)Source-year indicator; not a lifetime verdict | 0 | october10-personnel · criminal AH 1327 · AH source lines 66696 |
| Any criminal record (1=yes)Source-year indicator; not a lifetime verdict | 0 | october10-personnel · criminal AH 1328 · AH source lines 66957 |
| adlisicilkaydiUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | eda-memur · adlisicilkaydi AH 1327 · AH source lines 40303 |
| adlisicilkaydiUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | eda-memur · adlisicilkaydi AH 1328 · AH source lines 40304 |
| criminalUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | eda-memur · criminal AH 1327 · AH source lines 40303 |
| criminalUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | eda-memur · criminal AH 1328 · AH source lines 40304 |
| adlisicilkaydiUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | eda-memureski · adlisicilkaydi AH 1327 · AH source lines 40303 |
| adlisicilkaydiUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | eda-memureski · adlisicilkaydi AH 1328 · AH source lines 40304 |
| criminalUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | eda-memureski · criminal AH 1327 · AH source lines 40303 |
| criminalUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | eda-memureski · criminal AH 1328 · AH source lines 40304 |
| Criminal record (coded level)Unverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | october10-personnel · criminal_record_times AH 1327 · AH source lines 66696 |
| Criminal record (coded level)Unverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | october10-personnel · criminal_record_times AH 1328 · AH source lines 66957 |
| adlisicilkaydiUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | september-occupation · adlisicilkaydi AH 1327 · AH source lines 39003 |
| adlisicilkaydiUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | september-occupation · adlisicilkaydi AH 1328 · AH source lines 39002 |
| criminalUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | september-occupation · criminal AH 1327 · AH source lines 39003 |
| criminalUnverified code labels / original source assertion | 0 | september-occupation · criminal AH 1328 · AH source lines 39002 |
Read the complete annual source table
Every displayed annual entry, in source / Hijri-year order. This table is the accessible alternative to the connected timeline and charts.
| Source year | Gregorian label | Title | Locality wording | Monthly kuruş | Source line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not recorded | muhabere memuru | halep | 300 | recovered line 36829 | |
| Not recorded | muhabere memuru | antep | 400 | recovered line 36830 |
Evidence & edition
Coded extracts, preserved source differences
Collection membership
- Website edition
- ottoman-bureaucracy-2026-10-11-v1-84d4f7f2230a
- Source editions
- older, september, recovered
- Annual display source
- Recovered merged personnel extract
- Paper sample
- Outside the paper sample
- Other archival labels
- No different label recorded
- Geography
- Recorded place assertions; map linkage is separately reported
How to read this dossier
The website joins the exact archival identity across editions. Names are attributes and never merge records. No annual gap is filled from another extract. Geographic alternatives, missing values and differences remain evidence rather than silent corrections.
| Field | Source alternatives | Display rule |
|---|---|---|
| apprenticeshipYears | 0 recovered · mulazemet · source lines 36829, 36830 4 september · mulazemet · source lines 39002, 39003 4 september · MülazemetSüresi · source lines 39002, 39003 4 older · MülazemetSüresi · source lines 44287, 44800 | All stored assertions retained. Names prefer September, then older; supplemental names fill only missing names. Other preferred attributes use recovered, then September, then older, with modal nonblank value and source-order tie break. This does not adjudicate historical truth or changes in coding. |
All substantive source assertions (72)
| Field | Original stored value | Source field and lines |
|---|---|---|
| birthH | 1302 | recovered · dobirth source lines 36829, 36830 |
| birthPlace | halep | recovered · birth_place source lines 36829, 36830 |
| birthProvince | halep | recovered · birth_vilayet source lines 36829, 36830 |
| school | rusdiye mektebi | recovered · school_type source lines 36829, 36830 |
| schoolingYears | 7 | recovered · school_year source lines 36829, 36830 |
| apprenticeshipYears | 0 | recovered · mulazemet source lines 36829, 36830 |
| derivedQualificationFlag | 0 | recovered · has_qualification source lines 36829, 36830 |
| telegraphSchool | 0 | recovered · telgraf source lines 36829, 36830 |
| religion | musluman | recovered · religion source lines 36829, 36830 |
| nationality | turkish | recovered · nationality source lines 36829, 36830 |
| firstWorkH | 1323 | recovered · ilk_ise_baslangic_yili source lines 36829, 36830 |
| firstWorkPlace | halep | recovered · firstjob_place source lines 36829, 36830 |
| firstWorkSalary | 300 | recovered · firstjob_wage source lines 36829, 36830 |
| birthLatitude | 36.21319800000048 | recovered · lat_birth_place source lines 36829, 36830 |
| birthLongitude | 37.13361599999941 | recovered · lon_birth_place source lines 36829, 36830 |
| name | Mehmet Ragıp Efendi | september · İsim source lines 39002, 39003 |
| birthH | 1302 | september · dobirth source lines 39002, 39003 |
| birthPlace | halep | september · birthplace source lines 39002, 39003 |
| birthProvince | halep | september · birth_vilayet source lines 39002, 39003 |
| school | rusdiye mektebi | september · school_type source lines 39002, 39003 |
| schoolingYears | 7 | september · education_year source lines 39002, 39003 |
| apprenticeshipYears | 4 | september · mulazemet source lines 39002, 39003 |
| apprenticeshipYears | 4 | september · MülazemetSüresi source lines 39002, 39003 |
| qualification | 0 | september · qualification source lines 39002, 39003 |
| telegraphSchool | 0 | september · telegraph_school source lines 39002, 39003 |
| religion | musluman | september · religion source lines 39002, 39003 |
| nationality | turkish | september · nationality source lines 39002, 39003 |
| firstWorkH | 1323 | september · firstjob_year source lines 39002, 39003 |
| firstWorkPlace | halep | september · firstjob_place source lines 39002, 39003 |
| firstWorkSalary | 300 | september · firstjob_wage source lines 39002, 39003 |
| birthLatitude | 36.21319800000048 | september · lat_birth_place source lines 39002, 39003 |
| birthLongitude | 37.13361599999941 | september · lon_birth_place source lines 39002, 39003 |
| language:Turkish | Kitabet | september · lang_turkish source lines 39002, 39003 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Turkish | 3 | september · lang_turkish2 source lines 39002, 39003 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Arabic | 0 | september · lang_arabic2 source lines 39002, 39003 |
| derivedLanguageCode:French | 0 | september · lang_french2 source lines 39002, 39003 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Persian | 0 | september · lang_persian2 source lines 39002, 39003 |
| derivedLanguageCode:English | 0 | september · lang_english2 source lines 39002, 39003 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Italian | 0 | september · lang_italian2 source lines 39002, 39003 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Armenian | 0 | september · lang_armenian2 source lines 39002, 39003 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Greek | 0 | september · lang_greek2 source lines 39002, 39003 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Rum | 0 | september · lang_rum2 source lines 39002, 39003 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Bulgarian | 0 | september · lang_bulgarian2 source lines 39002, 39003 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Russian | 0 | september · lang_russian2 source lines 39002, 39003 |
| name | Mehmet Ragıp Efendi | older · İsim source lines 44287, 44800 |
| birthH | 1302 | older · dobirth source lines 44287, 44800 |
| birthPlace | halep | older · birthplace source lines 44287, 44800 |
| birthProvince | halep | older · birth_vilayet source lines 44287, 44800 |
| school | rusdiye mektebi | older · school_type source lines 44287, 44800 |
| schoolingYears | 7 | older · education_year source lines 44287, 44800 |
| apprenticeshipYears | 4 | older · MülazemetSüresi source lines 44287, 44800 |
| qualification | 0 | older · qualification source lines 44287, 44800 |
| telegraphSchool | 0 | older · telgraph_school source lines 44287, 44800 |
| religion | musluman | older · religion source lines 44287, 44800 |
| nationality | turkish | older · nationality source lines 44287, 44800 |
| firstWorkH | 1323 | older · firstjob_year source lines 44287, 44800 |
| firstWorkPlace | halep | older · firstjob_place source lines 44287, 44800 |
| firstWorkSalary | 300 | older · firstjob_wage source lines 44287, 44800 |
| birthLatitude | 36.21319800000048 | older · lat_birth_place source lines 44287, 44800 |
| birthLongitude | 37.13361599999941 | older · lon_birth_place source lines 44287, 44800 |
| language:Turkish | Kitabet | older · lang_turkish source lines 44287, 44800 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Turkish | 3 | older · lang_turkish2 source lines 44287, 44800 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Arabic | 0 | older · lang_arabic2 source lines 44287, 44800 |
| derivedLanguageCode:French | 0 | older · lang_french2 source lines 44287, 44800 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Persian | 0 | older · lang_persian2 source lines 44287, 44800 |
| derivedLanguageCode:English | 0 | older · lang_english2 source lines 44287, 44800 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Italian | 0 | older · lang_italian2 source lines 44287, 44800 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Armenian | 0 | older · lang_armenian2 source lines 44287, 44800 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Greek | 0 | older · lang_greek2 source lines 44287, 44800 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Rum | 0 | older · lang_rum2 source lines 44287, 44800 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Bulgarian | 0 | older · lang_bulgarian2 source lines 44287, 44800 |
| derivedLanguageCode:Russian | 0 | older · lang_russian2 source lines 44287, 44800 |
Original stored values
These are values in the inherited coded extracts. They are not a verified transcription of the original register. Source spelling and differences are preserved.
Cite this record
Ottoman Bureaucracy, “Mehmet Ragıp Efendi”, archival reference 187-187-185, edition ottoman-bureaucracy-2026-10-11-v1-84d4f7f2230a, https://ottomanbureaucracy.com/people/p-e23cc7cc758fc11d/.
Stable archival identity: /people/p-e23cc7cc758fc11d/. The edition identifies the data build separately from the stable person address. Historical records may be revised in a later edition.