Job title
2. Sınıf Polis Komiseri
Police commissioner, second class
Group of job titles: Police
Stored spellings: 2. Sinif Polis Komiseri
36 officials held the job title 2. Sınıf Polis Komiseri. Its 205 annual entries run from 1873 to 1910 (AH 1290 to 1327). The median of the 205 recorded monthly salaries is 650 kuruş, against 500 kuruş for the whole collection in the same years. The median entry paid 1.3 times the collection median of its year. On average an official was paid more than 68 per cent of the other officials with a salary in the same year. Half of the officials have an entry in it in no more than 4 different years, and a quarter in 8 or more. It was the first title on record for 0 per cent of the officials and the last for 33 per cent. The title held just before it by most officials is 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri (30 officials), and the title held just after it by most officials is Başkomiser (15 officials). The entries name 17 places. The place with the largest number of officials is Istanbul, with 21.
- Officials
- 36
- Years on recordAH 1290 to 1327, 35 years with an entry
- 1873 to 1910
- Median monthly salary1.3× the collection median of the same years (500 kuruş)
- 650 kuruş
- Places with officials
- 17
- First job title on recordfor 0 of the 36 officials
- 0%
Profile of the group: Police
No source read describes 2. Sınıf Polis Komiseri by itself, so this is the profile of its group of job titles.
Officials of the police (polis), which kept order in towns. A police organisation founded in 1845 was soon absorbed by the police command (Zaptiye Müşirliği) of 1846, and from 1881 a police force was set up permanently across the empire.
Requirements for entry
- from 1889 a police course taught candidates some law besides reading and writing
- a police school opened in Salonika in 1907, and others across the empire after 1909
History
From 1879 the Ministry of Police (Zaptiye Nezareti) dealt only with police work. In 1909 the ministry was abolished, and police work passed to the Directorate of Public Security (Emniyet-i Umumiye Müdüriyeti) under the Ministry of the Interior.
Sources
- Özcan, Abdülkadir (2013). Zaptiye. TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, vol. 44, 128-130. Online copy (read 14 October 2026).Pages or part: 128-130. Used for: summary, requirements for entry, history.
Monthly salary each year
The same numbers as a table
| Year | Recorded salaries | Median | Mean | Lower quartile | Upper quartile | Median of the whole collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1873/74 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| 1874/75 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 535 |
| 1875/76 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 530 |
| 1876/77 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 575 |
| 1879/80 | 2 | 650 | 650 | 650 | 650 | 500 |
| 1880/81 | 2 | 650 | 650 | 650 | 650 | 500 |
| 1881/82 | 4 | 625 | 625 | 600 | 650 | 500 |
| 1882/83 | 5 | 650 | 640 | 650 | 650 | 500 |
| 1883/84 | 5 | 650 | 640 | 650 | 650 | 500 |
| 1884/85 | 5 | 650 | 640 | 650 | 650 | 500 |
| 1885/86 | 7 | 650 | 642.86 | 650 | 650 | 500 |
| 1886/87 | 7 | 650 | 642.86 | 650 | 650 | 500 |
| 1887/88 | 7 | 650 | 642.86 | 650 | 650 | 500 |
| 1888/89 | 8 | 650 | 656.25 | 650 | 650 | 500 |
| 1889/90 | 8 | 650 | 656.25 | 650 | 650 | 500 |
| 1890/91 | 8 | 650 | 656.25 | 650 | 650 | 500 |
| 1891/92 | 9 | 650 | 666.67 | 650 | 650 | 500 |
| 1892/93 | 8 | 650 | 668.75 | 650 | 675 | 500 |
| 1893/94 | 8 | 650 | 656.25 | 650 | 650 | 500 |
| 1894/95 | 13 | 650 | 634.62 | 600 | 650 | 500 |
| 1895/96 | 14 | 650 | 646.43 | 600 | 650 | 500 |
| 1896/97 | 11 | 585 | 600 | 582.5 | 625 | 500 |
| 1897/98 | 13 | 585 | 584.23 | 580 | 600 | 500 |
| 1898/99 | 10 | 592.5 | 611 | 585 | 668.75 | 500 |
| 1899/1900 | 9 | 600 | 597.22 | 500 | 675 | 500 |
| 1900/01 | 8 | 625 | 609.38 | 575 | 675 | 500 |
| 1901/02 | 7 | 600 | 614.29 | 600 | 662.5 | 500 |
| 1902/03 | 5 | 600 | 605 | 600 | 650 | 500 |
| 1903/04 | 4 | 625 | 625 | 575 | 675 | 475 |
| 1904/05 | 4 | 625 | 625 | 575 | 675 | 450 |
| 1905/06 | 2 | 625 | 625 | 562.5 | 687.5 | 475 |
| 1906/07 | 2 | 625 | 625 | 562.5 | 687.5 | 450 |
| 1907/08 | 2 | 550 | 550 | 525 | 575 | 300 |
| 1908/09 | 3 | 500 | 533.33 | 500 | 550 | 350 |
| 1909/10 | 1 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 462.5 |
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.
Pay against the whole collection
36 officials with a salary, each counted once in the band of the median of the official's salaries in this job. A bar runs from its number to the next; the last is 2,500 kuruş and more. Most officials (94%) are in the band 500 to 750 kuruş.
The same numbers as a table
| Median monthly salary, kuruş | Officials | Share | Whole collection |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 100 | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| 100 to 200 | 0 | 0% | 10% |
| 200 to 300 | 0 | 0% | 17% |
| 300 to 400 | 0 | 0% | 18% |
| 400 to 500 | 0 | 0% | 17% |
| 500 to 750 | 34 | 94% | 23% |
| 750 to 1,000 | 2 | 6% | 5% |
| 1,000 to 1,500 | 0 | 0% | 4% |
| 1,500 to 2,500 | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| 2,500 and more | 0 | 0% | 1% |
The median of the 205 recorded monthly salaries of this job is 650 kuruş. In the same years the whole collection paid a median of 500 kuruş. The median entry paid 1.3× the collection median of its year, and the middle half of the entries between 1.2× and 1.3×. On average an official of this job was paid more than 68% of the other paid officials of the same year.
The dot is the median, the box the middle half of the entries. Dashed lines: the collection median of the same years (1×) and the middle of the paid officials (50%).
Where the job was held
| Place | Officials | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 21 | |
| Üsküdar | 6 | |
| Beyoğlu | 4 | |
| Elazığ | 2 | |
| Konya | 2 | |
| Trabzon | 2 | |
| Beirut (Beyrut) | 1 | |
| Benghazi (Bingazi) | 1 | |
| Bitola (Manastır) | 1 | |
| Hicaz | 1 | in the small map |
Career paths: the titles just before and after
The number is the officials who made the move. Under it, the median change of the monthly salary: the first salary of the later title less the last salary of the earlier one, where at least 5 moves have both.
Held just before
The title of the entries just before a run of 2. Sınıf Polis Komiseri. Pay: the change on moving from that title to 2. Sınıf Polis Komiseri. The 7 titles with most officials, of 38 moves in all.
Held just after
The title of the entries just after a run of 2. Sınıf Polis Komiseri. Pay: the change on moving from 2. Sınıf Polis Komiseri to that title. The 4 titles with most officials, of 27 moves in all.
Of the 65 moves shown, 0 cross at least one year without an annual entry; nothing is known about those years. Two posts held in the same years are not counted as a move.
Time in the job
- Years with an entry in the job
- 4 yearsmedian over 36 officials
- A quarter of the officials
- 8 years or moreupper quartile
- Most years of one official
- 20 years
Years are years with an annual entry in the job, each counted once for an official. They need not follow one another, and nothing is known about a year without an entry. With two posts in the first or last year, both count.
Who held the job
Officials of this jobWhole collection
Community
36 officials with it recorded.
Age at the first annual entry in the job
36 officials with it recorded.
Province of birth
31 officials with it recorded. 4 other values not shown.
Schooling
35 officials with it recorded. An official can have several, so the shares add up to more than 100%. The groups of the schools recorded for each official.
Languages
36 officials with it recorded. An official can have several, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
Qualification
24 officials with it recorded. A diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan) recorded in the schooling or the work.
Source of the record
36 officials with it recorded.
Officials on record each year
The same numbers as a table
| Year | Officials on record | First recorded | Annual entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 9 | 4 | 9 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 13 | 8 | 13 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 14 | 3 | 14 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 13 | 3 | 13 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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.
Places
| Place | Province | Officials | Annual entries | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istanbul (Dersaadet) | Istanbul (Dersaadet) province | 21 | 103 | 1873 to 1908 |
| Üsküdar | Istanbul (Dersaadet) province | 6 | 25 | 1891 to 1909 |
| Beyoğlu | Istanbul (Dersaadet) province | 4 | 31 | 1881 to 1905 |
| Trabzon | Trabzon province | 2 | 9 | 1890 to 1903 |
| Konya | Konya province | 2 | 7 | 1891 to 1907 |
| Elazığ | Mamuretülaziz province | 2 | 4 | 1889 to 1896 |
| Kastamonu | Kastamonu province | 1 | 5 | 1896 to 1901 |
| Bitola (Manastır) | Bitola (Manastır) province | 1 | 4 | 1903 to 1907 |
| Tokat | Sivas province | 1 | 3 | 1897 to 1900 |
| Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki) | Sivas province | 1 | 3 | 1900 to 1903 |
| Beirut (Beyrut) | Beirut (Beyrut) province | 1 | 2 | 1908 to 1910 |
| Benghazi (Bingazi) | Benghazi (Bingazi) province | 1 | 2 | 1907 to 1909 |
| Jerusalem (Kudüs) | Jerusalem (Kudüs) province | 1 | 2 | 1899 to 1901 |
| Mytilene (Midilli) | Archipelago (Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid) province | 1 | 2 | 1901 to 1903 |
| Hicaz | Hejaz (Hicaz) province | 1 | 1 | 1888/89 |
| Sivas | Sivas province | 1 | 1 | 1895/96 |
| İzmit | İzmit province | 1 | 1 | 1894/95 |
Ottoman officials recorded
36 officials, the one with most annual entries first. The first 25 are shown, the others are under them.
Show the other 11 officials
| Official | Years | Annual entries | Kuruş a month | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustafa Sevki Efendi | 1891 to 1896 | 3 | 750 | Rize |
| Salih Necati Efendi | 1894 to 1897 | 3 | 585 to 650 | Damascus (Şam) |
| Abdulkadir Efendi | 1885 to 1887 | 2 | 650 | Eskizagra |
| Ahmet Dilaver Efendi | 1894 to 1896 | 2 | 600 | Sliven (İslimiye) |
| Arif Bey | 1907 to 1909 | 2 | 500 | Chania (Hanya) |
| Haci İbrahim Ethem Efendi | 1908 to 1910 | 2 | 500 to 750 | Shumen (Şumnu) |
| Mehmet Ali Efendi | 1897 to 1899 | 2 | 585 | Izmir (İzmir) |
| Ali Riza Efendi | 1881/82 | 1 | 600 | Kütahya |
| Huseyin Husnu Efendi | 1891/92 | 1 | 650 | Sliven (İslimiye) |
| Mehmet İhsan Efendi | 1894/95 | 1 | 650 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Sadettin Efendi | 1908/09 | 1 | 600 | Istanbul (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.
Subjects
- Police commissioner, second class (2. Sınıf Polis Komiseri)
- Ottoman job titles (Osmanlı memuriyet unvanları)
- Labour history (emek tarihi)
- Salaries of officials (memur maaşları)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)