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Mehmed Arif 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. 1885/86 (AH 1303)Tahrirat Dairesi mübeyyiziTokat · 40 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat Dairesi mübeyyizi

      Tokat · Calculated age 20 · 40 kuruş

      [1]

  2. 1886/87 (AH 1304)Tahrirat Dairesi mübeyyizi · 3 career entriesTokat · Dördüncü Ordu · 40 kuruş

    1. Tahrirat Dairesi mübeyyizi

      Tokat · Calculated age 21 · 40 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Tahrirat Dairesi mübeyyizi (İstifa)

      Tokat · Calculated age 21

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  3. 1887/88 (AH 1305)Gönüllü asker, Dördüncü Ordu 32. Piyade Alayı 4. Tabur; başçavuşluğa kadarDördüncü OrduContinuing service described by the source

    1. Gönüllü asker, Dördüncü Ordu 32. Piyade Alayı 4. Tabur; başçavuşluğa kadar

      Dördüncü Ordu · Calculated age 22

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  4. 1888/89 (AH 1306)Gönüllü asker, Dördüncü Ordu 32. Piyade Alayı 4. Tabur; başçavuşluğa kadarDördüncü OrduContinuing service described by the source

    1. Gönüllü asker, Dördüncü Ordu 32. Piyade Alayı 4. Tabur; başçavuşluğa kadar

      Dördüncü Ordu · Calculated age 23

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  5. 1889/90 (AH 1307)Gönüllü asker, Dördüncü Ordu 32. Piyade Alayı 4. Tabur; başçavuşluğa kadarDördüncü OrduContinuing service described by the source

    1. Gönüllü asker, Dördüncü Ordu 32. Piyade Alayı 4. Tabur; başçavuşluğa kadar

      Dördüncü Ordu · Calculated age 24

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  6. 1890/91 (AH 1308)Gönüllü asker, Dördüncü Ordu 32. Piyade Alayı 4. Tabur; başçavuşluğa kadarDördüncü OrduContinuing service described by the source

    1. Gönüllü asker, Dördüncü Ordu 32. Piyade Alayı 4. Tabur; başçavuşluğa kadar

      Dördüncü Ordu · Calculated age 25

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  7. 1891/92 (AH 1309)Gönüllü asker, Dördüncü Ordu 32. Piyade Alayı 4. Tabur; başçavuşluğa kadarDördüncü OrduContinuing service described by the source

    1. Gönüllü asker, Dördüncü Ordu 32. Piyade Alayı 4. Tabur; başçavuşluğa kadar

      Dördüncü Ordu · Calculated age 26

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  8. 1892/93 (AH 1310)Gönüllü asker, Dördüncü Ordu 32. Piyade Alayı 4. Tabur; başçavuşluğa kadar · 2 career entriesDördüncü Ordu

    1. Gönüllü asker, Dördüncü Ordu 32. Piyade Alayı 4. Tabur; başçavuşluğa kadar

      Dördüncü Ordu · Calculated age 27

      Broader service field: Military service

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Gönüllü asker, Dördüncü Ordu 32. Piyade Alayı 4. Tabur; başçavuşluğa kadar (Görevin sona ermesi)

      Dördüncü Ordu · Calculated age 27

      Broader service field: Military service

      Recorded service ending

      [1]

  9. 1895/96 (AH 1313)Polis neferi, 4. Bölük 2. Takım 2 numaraIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 300 kuruş
  10. 1896/97 (AH 1314)Polis neferi, 4. Bölük 2. Takım 2 numaraIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Polis neferi, 4. Bölük 2. Takım 2 numara

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 31 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  11. 1897/98 (AH 1315)Polis neferi, 4. Bölük 2. Takım 2 numaraIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Polis neferi, 4. Bölük 2. Takım 2 numara

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 32 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  12. 1898/99 (AH 1316)Polis neferi, 4. Bölük 2. Takım 2 numaraIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 300 kuruşContinuing service described by the source

    1. Polis neferi, 4. Bölük 2. Takım 2 numara

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 33 · 300 kuruş

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  13. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)Polis neferi, 17. Bölük 31 numara · 3 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · 300; 350 kuruş
  14. 1900/01 (AH 1318)Üçüncü sınıf polis komiseriIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Üçüncü sınıf polis komiseri

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 35

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  15. 1901/02 (AH 1319)Üçüncü sınıf polis komiseriIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Üçüncü sınıf polis komiseri

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 36

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  16. 1902/03 (AH 1320)Üçüncü sınıf polis komiseriIstanbul (Dersaadet)Continuing service described by the source

    1. Üçüncü sınıf polis komiseri

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 37

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  17. 1903/04 (AH 1321)İkinci sınıf polis komiseriIstanbul (Dersaadet)
  18. 1904/05 (AH 1322)İkinci sınıf polis komiseri · 2 career entriesIstanbul (Dersaadet) · Sivas

    1. İkinci sınıf polis komiseri

      Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Calculated age 39

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

    2. Polis Komiseri

      Sivas · Calculated age 39

      [1]

  19. 1905/06 (AH 1323)Polis KomiseriSivasContinuing service described by the source

    1. Polis Komiseri

      Sivas · Calculated age 40

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  20. 1906/07 (AH 1324)Polis KomiseriSivasContinuing service described by the source

    1. Polis Komiseri

      Sivas · Calculated age 41

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  21. 1907/08 (AH 1325)Polis KomiseriSivasContinuing service described by the source

    1. Polis Komiseri

      Sivas · Calculated age 42

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  22. 1908/09 (AH 1326)Polis KomiseriSivasContinuing service described by the source

    1. Polis Komiseri

      Sivas · Calculated age 43

      Continuing service described by the source

      [1]

  23. 1909/10 (AH 1327)Üçüncü sınıf polis komiseri (terfi)Sivas

Recorded pay

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

01753501885/86AH 13031899/1900AH 13171885/86 (AH 1303) · Tahrirat Dairesi mübeyyizi · Tokat · age 20 · 40 kuruş1886/87 (AH 1304) · Tahrirat Dairesi mübeyyizi · Tokat · age 21 · 40 kuruş · Source-bounded service1895/96 (AH 1313) · Polis neferi, 4. Bölük 2. Takım 2 numara · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 30 · 300 kuruş1896/97 (AH 1314) · Polis neferi, 4. Bölük 2. Takım 2 numara · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 31 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1897/98 (AH 1315) · Polis neferi, 4. Bölük 2. Takım 2 numara · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 32 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1898/99 (AH 1316) · Polis neferi, 4. Bölük 2. Takım 2 numara · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 33 · 300 kuruş · Source-bounded service1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Polis neferi, 17. Bölük 31 numara · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 34 · 300 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Polis çavuşu, 17. Bölük 5. çavuş · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 34 · 350 kuruş1899/1900 (AH 1317) · Üçüncü sınıf polis komiseri · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · age 34 · 350 kuruş

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace
Tokat [source]
Birth year
1866/67 (AH 1283) [source]
Father’s occupation
Naib [source]
Archive references
BOA. DH. SAİD., No: 177, s. 151 [1]

Education and languages

Qualification
Formal qualification recorded [source]İstanbul Polis Mektebi yüksek dereceden diploma [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education
Sıbyan mektebi; medrese; İstanbul Polis Mektebi [source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service
20 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place
Tokat [source]
First-salary field
40 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
1885/86 (AH 1303) [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. Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre Osmanlı döneminde Tokatlı devlet memurları ( 1879-1909 )

    ÜMMÜHAN UĞURLU · 2013 · Pages 201, 202

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