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Police (Polis)

Annual entries from the cross-ministry workbook.

66 officials have annual entries in the institution group Police (Polis): 998 entries from 1862 to 1911 (AH 1279 to 1329). The median of the 998 recorded monthly salaries is 570 kuruş. The job title with the largest number of officials is 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri, with 44. The place with the largest number of officials is Istanbul, with 45.

Officials
66
Annual entries1862 to 1911, AH 1279 to 1329
998
Year with most officials46 officials
1892/93
Median monthly salaryfrom 998 recorded salaries
570 kuruş
Places with officials
47
All years

Officials on record each year

The fullest year is 1892/93 (AH 1310) with 46 officials. Years with an annual entry: 51.
010203040501863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 132546 in 1892/93Recorded in an earlier year tooFirst recorded in this year

The same numbers as a table
Officials on record each year, Police (Polis)
YearOfficials on recordFirst recordedAnnual entries
1862/63 (AH 1279)111
1863/64 (AH 1280)212
1864/65 (AH 1281)202
1865/66 (AH 1282)535
1866/67 (AH 1283)505
1867/68 (AH 1284)404
1868/69 (AH 1285)404
1869/70 (AH 1286)303
1870/71 (AH 1287)414
1871/72 (AH 1288)505
1872/73 (AH 1289)616
1873/74 (AH 1290)606
1874/75 (AH 1291)606
1875/76 (AH 1292)828
1876/77 (AH 1293)808
1877/78 (AH 1294)11211
1878 (AH 1295)14414
1878/79 (AH 1296)15315
1879/80 (AH 1297)18718
1880/81 (AH 1298)17217
1881/82 (AH 1299)18018
1882/83 (AH 1300)26326
1883/84 (AH 1301)24124
1884/85 (AH 1302)29729
1885/86 (AH 1303)30230
1886/87 (AH 1304)33333
1887/88 (AH 1305)33333
1888/89 (AH 1306)33133
1889/90 (AH 1307)36236
1890/91 (AH 1308)39339
1891/92 (AH 1309)41541
1892/93 (AH 1310)46446
1893/94 (AH 1311)43043
1894/95 (AH 1312)45145
1895/96 (AH 1313)44044
1896/97 (AH 1314)37237
1897/98 (AH 1315)34034
1898/99 (AH 1316)31031
1899/1900 (AH 1317)33133
1900/01 (AH 1318)30030
1901/02 (AH 1319)29029
1902/03 (AH 1320)24024
1903/04 (AH 1321)21021
1904/05 (AH 1322)21021
1905/06 (AH 1323)19019
1906/07 (AH 1324)18018
1907/08 (AH 1325)13013
1908/09 (AH 1326)13013
1909/10 (AH 1327)818
1910/11 (AH 1328)202
1911 (AH 1329)101

An official is counted once in a year. First recorded is the first year in which the collection has an annual entry of the official on this page. It is not a hiring date.

Monthly salary each year

The median of the 998 recorded monthly salaries is 570 kuruş, the mean 657 kuruş.
02004006008001,0001,2001863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 1325Median 1,000 kuruş in 1909/10Police (Polis), median of years with 5 or more salariesMean of the same yearsWhole collectionFewer than 5 salaries, not joined to the line

The same numbers as a table
Monthly salary each year in kuruş, Police (Polis)
YearRecorded salariesMedianMeanLower quartileUpper quartileMedian of the whole collection
1862/631600600600600500
1863/642500500450550500
1864/652500500450550625
1865/665350450350600650
1866/675400428400520600
1867/684520477.5465532.5600
1868/694520477.5465532.5600
1869/703520536.67520545600
1870/714545497.5465577.5600
1871/725570513520575550
1872/736545469.17355573.75550
1873/746545502.5505573.75500
1874/756545527.5505573.75535
1875/768572.5598.12470752.5530
1876/778572.5598.12470752.5575
1877/7811700590380755560
187814380525.71380737.5600
1878/7915380502.8380635600
1879/8018500494.44300612.5500
1880/8117500508.82350650500
1881/8218500526.11362.5637.5500
1882/8326500543.08500650500
1883/8424500536.25500650500
1884/8529500500300600500
1885/8630500481.67300637.5500
1886/8733500468.18300600500
1887/8833500509.09300650500
1888/8933500522.73400650500
1889/9036500551.39400650500
1890/9139500562.82400650500
1891/9241500613.41400750500
1892/9346500593.48400725500
1893/9443500631.4400650500
1894/9545600675.56400800500
1895/9644625787.5475800500
1896/9737585727.84400720500
1897/9834585711.32500720500
1898/9931650731.45500810500
1899/190033675814.09500900500
1900/0130675787.17500900500
1901/0229675778.97500900500
1902/0324900842.29575900500
1903/0421900863.81500940475
1904/0521900880.48500900450
1905/0619900967.89625970475
1906/0718900982.78562.5985450
1907/08139001,046.155001,000300
1908/09131,0001,186.546001,500350
1909/1081,0001,065.62787.51,275462.5
1910/112900900850950500
19111800800800800500

Salaries are nominal monthly amounts in kuruş, as assigned. The thick line is the median of each year and the thin line the mean. A year with fewer than 5 recorded salaries is drawn as an open mark and is not joined to the line.

Jobs each year

28 job titles on record. The most frequent is 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri, held by 44 officials.
3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri442. Sınıf Polis Komiseri36Polis35Başkomiser243. Sinif Teftis Memuru131. Sinif Polis Komiseri9Polis Komiseri6Polis Muduru61863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 13251 official21 officials

The 8 titles with most officials. A darker cell means more officials in that year.

The same numbers as a table
Officials by job title and year, Police (Polis)
Year3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri2. Sınıf Polis KomiseriPolisBaşkomiser3. Sinif Teftis Memuru1. Sinif Polis KomiseriPolis KomiseriPolis Muduru
1862/63
1863/641
1864/651
1865/66
1866/672
1867/68
1868/69
1869/70
1870/711
1871/721
1872/731
1873/741
1874/751
1875/76111
1876/77111
1877/78141
1878181
1878/791181
1879/806262
1880/816252
1881/825442
1882/83115521
1883/84115311
1884/85135611
1885/86127811
1886/871271011
1887/88137831
1888/8914873
1889/9016874
1890/91178651
1891/921597423
1892/931889523
1893/942184521
1894/9516133641
1895/96141425411
1896/9710114631
1897/9861326411
1898/99610292
1899/1900691122
1900/01583101
1901/024731011
1902/0335281
1903/0434281
1904/054418
1905/0632181
1906/0732161
1907/083251
1908/09334
1909/1011122
1910/1111
19111

Jobs and their officials, all years

The 24 titles with most officials, of 28. Over all years an official is counted once under each title. A title with a page of its own is a link.

  1. 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri 44
  2. 2. Sınıf Polis Komiseri 36
  3. Polis 35
  4. Başkomiser 24
  5. 3. Sinif Teftis Memuru 13
  6. 1. Sinif Polis Komiseri 9
  7. Polis Komiseri 6
  8. Polis Muduru 6
  9. 2. Sinif Teftis Memuru 5
  10. 1. Sinif Teftis Memuru 4
  11. Sivil Baskomiser 4
  12. 4. Sinif Teftis Memuru 3
  13. Polis Meclisi Riyaseti 2
  14. 1. Cavus 1
  15. 1. Ihtiyat Bolugu Baskomseri 1
  16. 2. Cavus 1
  17. 2. Sinif Sivil Polis Komiseri 1
  18. 3. Sinif Sivil Polis Komseri 1
  19. Basgardiyan 1
  20. Gardiyan 1
  21. Komiser Muavini 1
  22. Pasaport Polisi 1
  23. Polis Baskomiseri 1
  24. Polis Cavusu 1

Places

Places of Police (Polis), the place with most officials first
PlaceProvinceOfficialsAnnual entriesYears
Istanbul (Dersaadet)Istanbul (Dersaadet) province455341862 to 1910
BeyoğluIstanbul (Dersaadet) province13901878 to 1911
ÜsküdarIstanbul (Dersaadet) province12771882 to 1909
BursaHüdavendigâr province7391884 to 1908
Bitola (Manastır)Bitola (Manastır) province6121887 to 1909
Beirut (Beyrut)Beirut (Beyrut) province5191894 to 1910
ElazığMamuretülaziz province5111889 to 1909
VanVan province591891 to 1900
KastamonuKastamonu province4161884 to 1910
Jerusalem (Kudüs)Jerusalem (Kudüs) province4131889 to 1906
SivasSivas province4121884 to 1900
Aleppo (Halep)Aleppo (Halep) province441892 to 1902
SuriyeSyria (Suriye) province3141878 to 1909
HicazHejaz (Hicaz) province3111888 to 1901
AnkaraAnkara province331903 to 1910
AydınAydın province2161875 to 1896
TrabzonTrabzon province2121890 to 1903
Thessaloniki (Selanik)Thessaloniki (Selanik) province291882 to 1898
KonyaKonya province271891 to 1907
BigaBiga province251888 to 1897
EdirneEdirne province251893 to 1899
Crete (Girit)Crete (Girit) province231891 to 1894
AdanaAdana province221892 to 1897
BitlisBitlis province221890 to 1906
EyüpsultanIstanbul (Dersaadet) province1101899 to 1909
Show the other 22 places
Places of Police (Polis), the place with most officials first, continued
PlaceProvinceOfficialsAnnual entriesYears
Serres (Siroz)Thessaloniki (Selanik) province191885 to 1894
GalataIstanbul (Dersaadet) province161872 to 1878
Pazar (Atina)Trabzon province151891 to 1896
AmasyaSivas province141895 to 1899
ErzurumErzurum province141891 to 1896
FlorinaBitola (Manastır) province141893 to 1897
Prilep (Pirlepe)Bitola (Manastır) province131890 to 1893
TokatSivas province131897 to 1900
Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki)Sivas province131900 to 1903
Benghazi (Bingazi)Benghazi (Bingazi) province121907 to 1909
Korçë (Görice)Bitola (Manastır) province121888 to 1890
Mytilene (Midilli)Archipelago (Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid) province121901 to 1903
SinopKastamonu province121894 to 1896
YemenYemen province121906 to 1908
İskenderunAleppo (Halep) province121893 to 1895
İzmitİzmit province121884 to 1895
Adapazarıİzmit province111883/84
Chania (Hanya)Crete (Girit) province111890/91
Izmir (İzmir)Aydın province111906/07
KosovaKosovo (Kosova) province111890/91
Mosul (Musul)Mosul (Musul) province111893/94
MuşBitlis province111891/92

One row per official, one cell per recorded year

66 officials, ordered by the first year on record. A row shows in which years an official has an annual entry here and where the entries stop.
1661863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 1325Entry of Police (Polis)

A gap in a row is a year without an annual entry here. It does not show that the official had left. The list of officials gives the first and the last year of each.

Ottoman officials recorded

66 officials, the one with most annual entries first. The first 25 are shown, the others are under them.

Officials of Police (Polis)
OfficialYearsAnnual entriesMain titleKuruş a monthBirthplace
Hasan Tahsin Efendi1863 to 1901392. Sınıf Polis Komiseri400 to 900Kemah
Mehmet Akif Efendi1870 to 190536Başkomiser300 to 1,500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet ihsan Efendi1878 to 1910333. Sınıf Polis Komiseri380 to 1,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Yekta Efendi1865 to 1896322. Sınıf Polis Komiseri350 to 800Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Hasan Bey1875 to 1904302. Sınıf Polis Komiseri380 to 1,000Cerkezistan
Ahmet Muhtar Efendi1880 to 1909293. Sınıf Polis Komiseri300 to 2,500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mustafa Safvet Efendi1878 to 191029Başkomiser300 to 1,500Kirim
Huseyin Husnu Efendi1879 to 190627Polis Meclisi Riyaseti300 to 2,000Sliven (İslimiye)
ismail Hakki Efendi1878 to 1907271. Sinif Polis Komiseri380 to 1,350Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Ali Efendi1879 to 1907273. Sınıf Polis Komiseri300 to 940Izmir (İzmir)
Mustafa Rifat Efendi1884 to 1910263. Sınıf Polis Komiseri300 to 600Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa)
semsettin Efendi1884 to 1910262. Sınıf Polis Komiseri400 to 2,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Yusuf Cemal Efendi1879 to 190725Başkomiser300 to 1,500Cerkezistan
ishak Bey1883 to 190824Başkomiser150 to 1,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mustafa Asim Efendi1879 to 1902232. Sınıf Polis Komiseri500 to 1,200Dagistan
Haci ibrahim Ethem Efendi1888 to 1910223. Sınıf Polis Komiseri300 to 750Shumen (Şumnu)
Mehmet sakir Bey1862 to 1883222. Sinif Teftis Memuru520 to 800Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Hasan Rifat1865 to 189621Polis Meclisi Riyaseti350 to 2,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mahmut Cemal Efendi1878 to 1907213. Sınıf Polis Komiseri380 to 900Divriği
Mehmet Enver Efendi1877 to 1900213. Sınıf Polis Komiseri380 to 900Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Huseyin Husnu Efendi1889 to 190920Başkomiser500 to 1,500Crete (Girit)
Mustafa sevki Efendi1886 to 190920Başkomiser400 to 1,500Rize
Ahmet Hamdi Efendi1865 to 1891192. Sınıf Polis Komiseri300 to 650Kayseri
Ali Riza Efendi1879 to 189819Başkomiser500 to 2,000Kütahya
Kamil Hakki Efendi1878 to 1907192. Sınıf Polis Komiseri400 to 750Damascus (Şam)
Show the other 41 officials
Officials of Police (Polis), continued
OfficialYearsAnnual entriesMain titleKuruş a monthBirthplace
Mehmet sukru Efendi1887 to 1907193. Sınıf Polis Komiseri300 to 675Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mustafa sevki Efendi1891 to 191019Başkomiser500 to 2,500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Bekir Zuhtu Efendi1878 to 1898183. Sınıf Polis Komiseri380 to 650Nevşehir
Sadettin Efendi1891 to 1909183. Sınıf Polis Komiseri500 to 600Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Nezir Bey1879 to 1902173. Sınıf Polis Komiseri300 to 600Istanbul (Dersaadet)
ibrahim Naci Bey1885 to 190116Başkomiser400 to 1,500Niš (Niş)
Abdulkadir Efendi1880 to 189515Başkomiser500 to 800Eskizagra
Ahmet Dilaver Efendi1878 to 1896153. Sınıf Polis Komiseri380 to 600Sliven (İslimiye)
Arif Bey1890 to 190915Polis300 to 600Chania (Hanya)
Salih Necati Efendi1887 to 191115Başkomiser300 to 2,000Damascus (Şam)
Huseyin Husnu Efendi1879 to 189514Polis Meclis Azasi300 to 650Sliven (İslimiye)
Mustafa Efendi1884 to 190314Polis300 to 500Sivas
ibrahim Ethem Efendi1889 to 190213Polis100 to 500Sivas
Mehmet Muhyittin Efendi1884 to 1897123. Sınıf Polis Komiseri300 to 400Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Tevfik Efendi Bin Abdullah1884 to 1896123. Sınıf Polis Komiseri300 to 400Belgrade (Belgrad)
Mustafa Safvet Efendi1892 to 1903112. Sınıf Polis Komiseri300 to 750Trabzon
Mehmet Servet Efendi1891 to 190910Polis Baskomiseri720 to 1,500Van
ibrahim Vahi Efendi1892 to 19029Başkomiser400 to 900Crete (Girit)
Mehmed Ziya Eefendi1884 to 18949Polis300 to 400Harput
Mehmet Emin Efendi1896 to 19059Polis350 to 500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mustafa Efendi1886 to 18969Polis300 to 500Sliven (İslimiye)
Haci ismail Hakki Efendi1877 to 190283. Sınıf Polis Komiseri380 to 500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Hafiz Mehmet Efendi1884 to 18928Polis300Yambol (Yanbolu)
Ahmet Tevfik Efendi1892 to 190073. Sınıf Polis Komiseri300 to 400Damascus (Şam)
Ali Riza Bey1872 to 18787Zabita Katibi250 to 350Anamur
İsmail Efendi1882 to 18886Polis300 to 400Niš (Niş)
Mehmet Hasim Efendi1890 to 189553. Sınıf Polis Komiseri400Erzurum
Mustafa Fahri Efendi1891 to 189653. Sınıf Polis Komiseri300 to 400Shkodër (İşkodra)
Hafız Ahmet Efendi1891 to 18954Polis300 to 350Bosna
Hafiz Mehmet sukru Efendi1875 to 18784Başkomiser1,000Trabzon
Mehmet Hilmi Efendi1899 to 19034Sivil Baskomiser600 to 1,000Trabzon
Mahmut Celaleddin Efendi1909 to 19113Polis800Aydın
ismail Hakki Efendi1894 to 189623. Sınıf Polis Komiseri500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Kemal Efendi1885 to 18872Polis300Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ahmet Efendi1882/831Polis300Bolu
Halil Efendi1882/831Polis300Erzurum
Hüseyin Şevki Efendi1887/881Polis300Görele
ibrahim Aski Efendi1896/971Polis300Bursa
İbrahim Halil Efendi1892/931Polis300Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Said Efendi1886/871Polis300Çemişgezek
Yusuf Cemil Efendi1890/911Polis300Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Years run from the first to the last annual entry. An official without a recorded name is listed after the named officials.

How to read these records: years and calendars, what first recorded means, gaps between annual entries, and salaries.