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Mustafa Rıfat Bey

Annual salary study and register readings

This study view uses the annual salary reference records. The main biography brings together the wider career and its sources.

Life and register readings

Mustafa Rıfat Bey was born in Istanbul in 1851/52 (AH 1268); the father's occupation was "Erzurum ve Bitlis vilayetleri kapı kethüdası". The schooling was at the Mahrec-i Aklam. Of the 963 officials with a school, no other studied at Mahrec-i Aklam.

Work began in Istanbul in 1869/70, at about 17. The first annual entry, for 1869/70, places Mustafa Rıfat in Istanbul, the birthplace, as Sadaret Telgraf Kalemi çırağı, where the entries run to 1873/74. The lists have no entry for 1870 to 1873 and 1874 to 1881. The annual lists then follow Mustafa Rıfat to Amasya, Şanlıurfa (Urfa), Cide and Taşköprü, four places in 14 years. For 1884 to 1888, 1889 to 1891, 1892 to 1894 and 1895 to 1897 the lists have no entry. Alongside, the lists for 1894/95 give a second post, in Adana as Vilayet mektupçusu. Mustafa Rıfat then moved to Trabzon and Beirut (Beyrut) from 1897 to 1909. The lists have no entry for 1900 to 1908. The last entry, for 1909/10, names Mustafa Rıfat as Tahrirat müdürü, with no place. The lists give Azil (dismissal) for 1911 instead of a title. Few officials served in as many provinces; fewer than 2 per cent of the 6,605 officials with a place of service did. The annual entries give no salary. The final annual entry is for 1911.

Places in order of time

Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.

All 11 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1881/821883/841891/921894/951894/951897/981908/09123567810IstanbulAmasyaŞanlıurfaCideTaşköprüAdanaTrabzonBeirut

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 4 (Niğde ve Antalya), stop 9 (Suriye), stop 11 (Suriye).

  1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    Born 1851/52 (AH 1268); First work 1869/70 (AH 1286); 1869 to 1874 (AH 1286 to 1290)

    Sadaret Telgraf Kalemi çırağı 1869/70 (AH 1286); Mahmud Nedim Paşa kitabet-i hususiyesi 1873/74 (AH 1290)

    entries in 2 years

    No annual entry for 1870 to 1873 (AH 1287 to 1289).

  2. Amasya

    1881/82 (AH 1299)

    No annual entry for 1874 to 1881 (AH 1291 to 1298) before it.

    Sancak tahrirat müdürü

    entries in 1 year

  3. Şanlıurfa (Urfa)

    1883/84 (AH 1301)

    No annual entry for 1882/83 (AH 1300) before it.

    Sancak tahrirat müdürü

    entries in 1 year

  4. Niğde ve Antalya as worded, no place record not on the map

    1888/89 (AH 1306)

    No annual entry for 1884 to 1888 (AH 1302 to 1305) before it.

    Sancak tahrirat müdürü

    entries in 1 year

  5. Cide

    1891/92 (AH 1309)

    No annual entry for 1889 to 1891 (AH 1307 to 1308) before it.

    Kaymakam

    entries in 1 year

  6. Taşköprü

    1894/95 (AH 1312)

    No annual entry for 1892 to 1894 (AH 1310 to 1311) before it.

    Kaymakam

    entries in 1 year

  7. Adana

    1894/95 (AH 1312)

    Vilayet mektupçusu

    entries in 1 year

  8. Trabzon

    1897/98 (AH 1315)

    No annual entry for 1895 to 1897 (AH 1313 to 1314) before it.

    Vilayet mektupçusu

    entries in 1 year

  9. Suriye as worded, no place record not on the map

    1899/1900 (AH 1317)

    No annual entry for 1898/99 (AH 1316) before it.

    Vilayet mektupçusu

    entries in 1 year

  10. Beirut (Beyrut)

    1908/09 (AH 1326)

    No annual entry for 1900 to 1908 (AH 1318 to 1325) before it.

    Vilayet mektupçusu

    entries in 1 year

  11. Suriye as worded, no place record not on the map

    1909 to 1911 (AH 1327 to 1329)

    Tahrirat müdürü 1909/10 (AH 1327); Azil (dismissal (a note on status, not a job)) 1911 (AH 1329)

    entries in 2 years

Career and salary

Career of Mustafa Rıfat Bey, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1869/70AH 1286First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)
1869/70AH 1286Sadaret Telgraf Kalemi çırağıIstanbul (Dersaadet)
No annual entry: 1870 to 1873 (AH 1287 to 1289)
1873/74AH 1290Mahmud Nedim Paşa kitabet-i hususiyesiIstanbul (Dersaadet)
No annual entry: 1874 to 1881 (AH 1291 to 1298)
1881/82AH 1299Sancak tahrirat müdürüAmasya
No annual entry: 1882/83 (AH 1300)
1883/84AH 1301Sancak tahrirat müdürüŞanlıurfa (Urfa)
No annual entry: 1884 to 1888 (AH 1302 to 1305)
1888/89AH 1306Sancak tahrirat müdürü
No annual entry: 1889 to 1891 (AH 1307 to 1308)
1891/92AH 1309KaymakamCide
No annual entry: 1892 to 1894 (AH 1310 to 1311)
1894/95AH 1312KaymakamTaşköprü
1894/95AH 1312Vilayet mektupçusuAdana
No annual entry: 1895 to 1897 (AH 1313 to 1314)
1897/98AH 1315Vilayet mektupçusuTrabzon
No annual entry: 1898/99 (AH 1316)
1899/1900AH 1317Vilayet mektupçusu
No annual entry: 1900 to 1908 (AH 1318 to 1325)
1908/09AH 1326Vilayet mektupçusuBeirut (Beyrut)
1909/10AH 1327Tahrirat müdürü
No annual entry: 1910/11 (AH 1328)
1911AH 1329Azildismissal (a note on status, not a job)

Record

Personal

Born
1851/52 (AH 1268)
Father's occupation
Erzurum ve Bitlis vilayetleri kapı kethüdası

Education

First work

Year
1869/70 (AH 1286)

Recorded with

Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.

Same post (job title and place), same years

1 other official is recorded who held Kaymakam in Taşköprü in the same years. No salary of Mustafa Rıfat Bey is recorded.

Same place, same years

120 other officials are recorded with entries in Istanbul in the same years. No salary of Mustafa Rıfat Bey is recorded.

All 1,057 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

74 other officials are recorded with the title Kaymakam in the same years. No salary of Mustafa Rıfat Bey is recorded.

All 265 officials with the title Kaymakam

Same school

1 other official is recorded with Mahrec-i Aklam among their schools. No salary of Mustafa Rıfat Bey is recorded.

All 2 officials with Mahrec-i Aklam

Same birthplace

665 other officials are recorded born in Istanbul. No salary of Mustafa Rıfat Bey is recorded.

The page of Istanbul, with the 666 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

133 other officials are recorded whose first annual entry is for 1869/70 (AH 1286). No salary of Mustafa Rıfat Bey is recorded.

All 134 officials whose first annual entry is for 1869/70 (AH 1286)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mustafa Rıfat Bey
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1869/70AH 1286Sadaret Telgraf Kalemi çırağıIstanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records337 2 Şa'ban 1309'da Daday, becayiş suretiyle 13 Safer 1312'de Taşköprü Kazaları kaymakamlıklarına tayin olunmuştur. (BOA SAD 25/277) 21 Receb 1312'de Adana Vilâyeti mektubculuğuna nakl, 1315 Şa'banının ilk günü becayişen Trabzon, 26 Safer 1317'de Suriye, 5 Zilhicce 1326'da Beyrut mektubculuklarına nakl buyurulmuş, iki def'a Hama Sancağı ve 1325-26'ya kadar Kerek mutasarrıflık vekaletlerinde bulunmuştur. 3 Ramazan 1327'de Suriye Tahrirat Müdürlüğü'ne nakl olunmuştur. İktidarsızlığı ve muhalif hal ve hareketlerinin Suriye Vilayeti'nden işaret edilmesi üzerine 29 Cemâziye'l-evel 1329'da azl edilmiştir. ( BOA SAD 25/ 277-278)
1873/74AH 1290Mahmud Nedim Paşa kitabet-i hususiyesiIstanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records337 2 Şa'ban 1309'da Daday, becayiş suretiyle 13 Safer 1312'de Taşköprü Kazaları kaymakamlıklarına tayin olunmuştur. (BOA SAD 25/277) 21 Receb 1312'de Adana Vilâyeti mektubculuğuna nakl, 1315 Şa'banının ilk günü becayişen Trabzon, 26 Safer 1317'de Suriye, 5 Zilhicce 1326'da Beyrut mektubculuklarına nakl buyurulmuş, iki def'a Hama Sancağı ve 1325-26'ya kadar Kerek mutasarrıflık vekaletlerinde bulunmuştur. 3 Ramazan 1327'de Suriye Tahrirat Müdürlüğü'ne nakl olunmuştur. İktidarsızlığı ve muhalif hal ve hareketlerinin Suriye Vilayeti'nden işaret edilmesi üzerine 29 Cemâziye'l-evel 1329'da azl edilmiştir. ( BOA SAD 25/ 277-278)
1881/82AH 1299Sancak tahrirat müdürüAmasyaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records337 2 Şa'ban 1309'da Daday, becayiş suretiyle 13 Safer 1312'de Taşköprü Kazaları kaymakamlıklarına tayin olunmuştur. (BOA SAD 25/277) 21 Receb 1312'de Adana Vilâyeti mektubculuğuna nakl, 1315 Şa'banının ilk günü becayişen Trabzon, 26 Safer 1317'de Suriye, 5 Zilhicce 1326'da Beyrut mektubculuklarına nakl buyurulmuş, iki def'a Hama Sancağı ve 1325-26'ya kadar Kerek mutasarrıflık vekaletlerinde bulunmuştur. 3 Ramazan 1327'de Suriye Tahrirat Müdürlüğü'ne nakl olunmuştur. İktidarsızlığı ve muhalif hal ve hareketlerinin Suriye Vilayeti'nden işaret edilmesi üzerine 29 Cemâziye'l-evel 1329'da azl edilmiştir. ( BOA SAD 25/ 277-278)
1883/84AH 1301Sancak tahrirat müdürüŞanlıurfa (Urfa)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records337 2 Şa'ban 1309'da Daday, becayiş suretiyle 13 Safer 1312'de Taşköprü Kazaları kaymakamlıklarına tayin olunmuştur. (BOA SAD 25/277) 21 Receb 1312'de Adana Vilâyeti mektubculuğuna nakl, 1315 Şa'banının ilk günü becayişen Trabzon, 26 Safer 1317'de Suriye, 5 Zilhicce 1326'da Beyrut mektubculuklarına nakl buyurulmuş, iki def'a Hama Sancağı ve 1325-26'ya kadar Kerek mutasarrıflık vekaletlerinde bulunmuştur. 3 Ramazan 1327'de Suriye Tahrirat Müdürlüğü'ne nakl olunmuştur. İktidarsızlığı ve muhalif hal ve hareketlerinin Suriye Vilayeti'nden işaret edilmesi üzerine 29 Cemâziye'l-evel 1329'da azl edilmiştir. ( BOA SAD 25/ 277-278)
1888/89AH 1306Sancak tahrirat müdürüNiğde ve AntalyaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records337 2 Şa'ban 1309'da Daday, becayiş suretiyle 13 Safer 1312'de Taşköprü Kazaları kaymakamlıklarına tayin olunmuştur. (BOA SAD 25/277) 21 Receb 1312'de Adana Vilâyeti mektubculuğuna nakl, 1315 Şa'banının ilk günü becayişen Trabzon, 26 Safer 1317'de Suriye, 5 Zilhicce 1326'da Beyrut mektubculuklarına nakl buyurulmuş, iki def'a Hama Sancağı ve 1325-26'ya kadar Kerek mutasarrıflık vekaletlerinde bulunmuştur. 3 Ramazan 1327'de Suriye Tahrirat Müdürlüğü'ne nakl olunmuştur. İktidarsızlığı ve muhalif hal ve hareketlerinin Suriye Vilayeti'nden işaret edilmesi üzerine 29 Cemâziye'l-evel 1329'da azl edilmiştir. ( BOA SAD 25/ 277-278)
1891/92AH 1309KaymakamCideAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records337 2 Şa'ban 1309'da Daday, becayiş suretiyle 13 Safer 1312'de Taşköprü Kazaları kaymakamlıklarına tayin olunmuştur. (BOA SAD 25/277) 21 Receb 1312'de Adana Vilâyeti mektubculuğuna nakl, 1315 Şa'banının ilk günü becayişen Trabzon, 26 Safer 1317'de Suriye, 5 Zilhicce 1326'da Beyrut mektubculuklarına nakl buyurulmuş, iki def'a Hama Sancağı ve 1325-26'ya kadar Kerek mutasarrıflık vekaletlerinde bulunmuştur. 3 Ramazan 1327'de Suriye Tahrirat Müdürlüğü'ne nakl olunmuştur. İktidarsızlığı ve muhalif hal ve hareketlerinin Suriye Vilayeti'nden işaret edilmesi üzerine 29 Cemâziye'l-evel 1329'da azl edilmiştir. ( BOA SAD 25/ 277-278)
1894/95AH 1312KaymakamTaşköprüAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA SAD 25/277
1894/95AH 1312Vilayet mektupçusuAdanaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA SAD 25/277-278
1897/98AH 1315Vilayet mektupçusuTrabzonAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA SAD 25/277-278
1899/1900AH 1317Vilayet mektupçusuSuriyeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA SAD 25/277-278
1908/09AH 1326Vilayet mektupçusuBeirut (Beyrut)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA SAD 25/277-278
1909/10AH 1327Tahrirat müdürüSuriyeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA SAD 25/277-278
1911AH 1329AzilAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA SAD 25/277-278
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.
Recorded values of Mustafa Rıfat Bey with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.

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