Mehmed Rıfat Efendi
Born 1872/73 (AH 1289) · Diyarbakır · Dated entries 1899 to 1912 (AH 1317 to 1330)
Languages Arabic, French, Persian, Turkish
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Rıfat Efendi was born in Diyarbakır in 1872/73 (AH 1289). The father’s occupation was Pamukçu esnafı. Schooling included Diyarbekir ibtidai ve rüştiye; Mekteb-i Mülkiye-i Şahane idadi ve âli. The language repertoire included Arabic, French, Persian and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Aleppo (Halep) in 1899/1900 (AH 1317). Dated career entries span 1899/1900 (AH 1317) to 1911/12 (AH 1330) across 11 AH years, from Aleppo (Halep) to Hısn-ı Mansur and ending with entries for Kaza Kaymakamı. More than one post or place appears in 4 of those years. Place names include Aleppo (Halep), Kemah, Carsancak and Nazımiye (Kızılkilise) and 3 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 500 kuruş in 1899/1900 (AH 1317) to 2,000 kuruş in 1911 (AH 1329); the highest recorded monthly rate is 2,000 kuruş in 1910/11 (AH 1328). [1]
Life and career
Follow 11 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 11 · Diyarbakır
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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.
4 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1872/73 (AH 1289)
Diyarbakır
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 28
Meclis-i İdare Vilayet Müstantikliği (fahri)
0 kuruşCalculated age 28
3 1900/01 (AH 1318) · 2 recorded years
Aleppo (Halep)
AH entries: 1318, 1319. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Vilayet Maiyet Memuru
500 kuruşCalculated age 29
Continuing service as described
Meclis-i İdare Vilayet Müstantikliği (fahri)
0 kuruşCalculated age 30
Continuing service as described
4 1902/03 (AH 1320)
Aleppo (Halep) / Kemah
Within-year entry order unresolved
Vilayet Maiyet Memuru
500 kuruşCalculated age 31
Continuing service as described
Kaza Kaymakamı
Calculated age 31
5 1904/05 (AH 1322)
Carsancak
Kaza Kaymakamı
1,080 kuruşCalculated age 33
6 1905/06 (AH 1323)
Nazımiye (Kızılkilise)
Kaza Kaymakamı
1,125 kuruşCalculated age 34
7 1908/09 (AH 1326)
Bıhesni
Not yet located on the map: Bıhesni
Kaza Kaymakamı
Calculated age 37
8 1909/10 (AH 1327)
Nazımiye (Kızılkilise) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Kaza Kaymakamı
Calculated age 38
Place not recorded
Azil
Calculated age 38
9 1910/11 (AH 1328)
Pötürge
Not yet located on the map: Pötürge
Kaza Kaymakamı
2,000 kuruşCalculated age 39
10 1911 (AH 1329)
Hısn-ı Mansur
Not yet located on the map: Hısn-ı Mansur
Kaza Kaymakamı
2,000 kuruşCalculated age 40
11 1911/12 (AH 1330)
Hısn-ı Mansur / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hısn-ı Mansur; Location not recorded
Hısn-ı Mansur
Kaza Kaymakamı
Calculated age 41
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
Azil
Calculated age 41
6 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.
- Kaza Kaymakamı (Nakil) · Kemah · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Kaza Kaymakamı (Nakil) · Carsancak · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Kaza Kaymakamı (Nakil) · Nazımiye (Kızılkilise) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Kaza Kaymakamı (vekalet) · Bıhesni · Undated · 1,125 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Kaza Kaymakamı (vekalet) (Nakil) · Bıhesni · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Kaza Kaymakamı (Nakil) · Pötürge · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; exact dates retain their cited wording. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated only within the same recorded calendar. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.
Pay over time
Pay in its time
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
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How the comparison is calculated
One highest recorded salary per official and AH year. Same-year medians, nearest-rank 10th and 90th percentiles, and relative standing are recomputed from the selected collection.
Amounts are nominal monthly kuruş in years with a recorded salary. Gaps are left blank; values are not adjusted for prices. Explicitly unpaid zero entries remain in the chronology and are omitted from logarithmic salary plots.
View the yearly values
| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 500 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 55.3% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 500 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 55.5% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 54.4% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 55.5% | 1627 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 1,080 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 84.0% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 1,125 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 84.8% | 1423 |
| 1910/11 (AH 1328) | 2,000 | 500 | 200 to 2,000 | 87.4% | 732 |
| 1911 (AH 1329) | 2,000 | 600 | 250 to 2,500 | 81.5% | 402 |
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 entriesThe six most recorded places. Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate- Aleppo (Halep)0 to 500
- Hısn-ı Mansur2,000
- Carsancak1,080
- Pötürge2,000
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.
Related officials in the salary reference
- Diyarbakır44 other officialsAhmet Cemil Efendi (Asena) born 1872/73 (AH 1289); highest salary 2,500 kuruş
- Aleppo (Halep)42 other officialsSeyyid Ahmet Efendi 4 shared years; highest salary 2,000 kuruş
- 1899/1900 (AH 1317)143 other officialsÇağmakyan Bernardos Efendi first entry in Aleppo (Halep); highest salary 607.5 kuruş
Education and personal record
Qualification Formal qualification recorded; Mekteb-i Mülkiye âli şehadetnamesi (3 Haziran 315) [1]
Schooling Diyarbekir ibtidai ve rüştiye; Mekteb-i Mülkiye-i Şahane idadi ve âli [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 defterlerinde Diyarbekirli yöneticiler
İSHAK ŞİMŞEK · 2013 · Pages 171, 172, 173, 174
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 11 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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