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Job title

Adliye Mufettisi

Group of job titles: Justice and legal affairs

9 officials held the job title Adliye Mufettisi. Its 45 annual entries run from 1878 to 1903 (AH 1296 to 1320). The median of the 45 recorded monthly salaries is 4,500 kuruş, against 500 kuruş for the whole collection in the same years. The median entry paid 9 times the collection median of its year. On average an official was paid more than 100 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 5 or more. It was the first title on record for 0 per cent of the officials and the last for 33 per cent. The entries name 12 places. The place with the largest number of officials is Erzurum, with 2.

Officials
9
Years on recordAH 1296 to 1320, 24 years with an entry
1878 to 1903
Median monthly salary9× the collection median of the same years (500 kuruş)
4,500 kuruş
Places with officials
12
First job title on recordfor 0 of the 9 officials
0%

Profile of the group: Justice and legal affairs

No source read describes Adliye Mufettisi by itself, so this is the profile of its group of job titles.

Officials of the courts and offices of the Ministry of Justice (Adliye), created on 14 February 1870 from the court Divan-ı Ahkam-ı Adliye. The new courts (nizamiye) were set up in the provinces from the 1860s.

History

The regulation of 21 May 1879 organised the ministry as the Ministry of Justice and Sects (Adliye ve Mezahib Nezareti), with an undersecretary, a corresponding secretary, directors for criminal and civil affairs, for the records of officials and for documents, and an accountant. The commercial courts came under the ministry in 1875.

Sources

  1. Findley, Carter V. (1980). Bureaucratic Reform in the Ottoman Empire: The Sublime Porte, 1789-1922. Princeton: Princeton University Press.Pages or part: 178. Used for: summary.
  2. Yavuz, Hulusi (1988). Adliye Nezâreti. TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, vol. 1, 389-390. Online copy (read 14 October 2026).Pages or part: 389. Used for: summary, history.
All years

Monthly salary each year

The median of the 45 recorded monthly salaries is 4,500 kuruş, the mean 5,400 kuruş.
02,0004,0006,0008,0001878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 1320Median 7,000 kuruş in 1883/84Adliye Mufettisi, median of years with 5 or more salariesMean of the same yearsWhole collectionFewer than 5 salaries, not joined to the lineAbove the scale

The same numbers as a table
Monthly salary each year in kuruş, Adliye Mufettisi
YearRecorded salariesMedianMeanLower quartileUpper quartileMedian of the whole collection
1878/79110,00010,00010,00010,000600
1880/8117,0007,0007,0007,000500
1881/8237,0007,0007,0007,000500
1882/8347,0006,3506,3507,000500
1883/8457,0006,4807,0007,000500
1884/8547,0006,3506,3507,000500
1885/8614,4004,4004,4004,400500
1886/8714,4004,4004,4004,400500
1887/8814,4004,4004,4004,400500
1888/8914,4004,4004,4004,400500
1889/9014,4004,4004,4004,400500
1890/9114,4004,4004,4004,400500
1891/9214,4004,4004,4004,400500
1892/9314,4004,4004,4004,400500
1893/9414,4004,4004,4004,400500
1894/9514,4004,4004,4004,400500
1895/9635,0004,8004,7005,000500
1896/9744,5004,6004,4754,625500
1897/9834,5004,5004,5004,500500
1898/9924,5004,5004,5004,500500
1899/190024,5004,5004,5004,500500
1900/0114,5004,5004,5004,500500
1901/0214,5004,5004,5004,500500
1902/0314,5004,5004,5004,500500

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

Officials by their median monthly salary in this job
Officials of this jobWhole collection
100%01002003004005007501,0001,5002,500

9 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 (100%) are in the band 2,500 kuruş and more.

The same numbers as a table
Officials of Adliye Mufettisi by median monthly salary
Median monthly salary, kuruşOfficialsShareWhole collection
0 to 10000%3%
100 to 20000%10%
200 to 30000%17%
300 to 40000%18%
400 to 50000%17%
500 to 75000%23%
750 to 1,00000%5%
1,000 to 1,50000%4%
1,500 to 2,50000%2%
2,500 and more9100%1%

The median of the 45 recorded monthly salaries of this job is 4,500 kuruş. In the same years the whole collection paid a median of 500 kuruş. The median entry paid 9× the collection median of its year, and the middle half of the entries between 8.8× and 14×. On average an official of this job was paid more than 100% of the other paid officials of the same year.

Times the collection median9×0.25×0.5×1×2×4×8×16×32×Share of paid officials earning less100%0%25%50%75%100%

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

All years
12 places with officials on record, 12 of them with a position on the map. A larger dot means more officials.
Seat of a province (vilayet) Seat of a sancak Office or region
ErzurumKosovaMosul (Musul)SivasAdanaAnkaraBursaDiyarbakır2 officials1 official

The 10 places with most officials, of 12, all years
PlaceOfficialsRemark
Erzurum2
Kosova2
Mosul (Musul)2
Sivas2
Adana1
Ankara1
Bursa1
Diyarbakır1
Kastamonu1
Konya1

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 Adliye Mufettisi. Pay: the change on moving from that title to Adliye Mufettisi. The 8 titles with most officials, of 9 moves in all.

  1. Istinaf Mahkemesi Riyaseti2
  2. Bidayet Mahkeme Azasi1
  3. Bidayet Mahkeme Reisi1
  4. Bidayet Mahkemesi Baskani1
  5. Istinaf Mahkemesi1
  6. Istinaf Mahkemesi Muavini1
  7. Istinaf Savcisi1
  8. Ticaret Mahkemesi Azasi1

Held just after

The title of the entries just after a run of Adliye Mufettisi. Pay: the change on moving from Adliye Mufettisi to that title. The 4 titles with most officials, of 5 moves in all.

  1. Istinaf Mahkemesi Azasi2
  2. Bidayet Mahkemesi Riyaseti1
  3. Mutasarrif1
  4. Temyiz Mahkemesi Azasi1

Of the 14 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 9 officials
A quarter of the officials
5 years or moreupper quartile
Most years of one official
15 years
  1. First job title on recordthe first year with an entry with a job title has it0%0 officials
  2. Last job title on recordthe last such year has it33%3 officials
  3. No other job titlein the whole record0%0 officials
  4. One place in the jobof 9 officials with a place recorded44%4 officials

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

9 officials with it recorded.

  1. Muslim (Müslüman)89%8
  2. Armenian Christian (Ermeni)11%1

Age at the first annual entry in the job

9 officials with it recorded.

  1. under 150%0
  2. 15 to 190%0
  3. 20 to 240%0
  4. 25 to 290%0
  5. 30 to 340%0
  6. 35 to 3922%2
  7. 40 and over78%7

Province of birth

9 officials with it recorded.

  1. Istanbul (Dersaadet) province44%4
  2. Aleppo (Halep) province11%1
  3. Diyarbakır province11%1
  4. Jerusalem (Kudüs) province11%1
  5. Konya province11%1
  6. Shkodër (İşkodra) province11%1

Schooling

8 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.

  1. Other named school25%2
  2. Primary25%2
  3. Religious school (medrese)25%2
  4. Higher or professional13%1
  5. Rüşdiye13%1

Languages

9 officials with it recorded. An official can have several, so the shares add up to more than 100%. 1 other value not shown.

  1. Turkish100%9
  2. Arabic44%4
  3. French22%2
  4. Persian22%2
  5. Albanian11%1
  6. Armenian11%1
  7. Greek (Rum)11%1
  8. Italian11%1

Qualification

7 officials with it recorded. A diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan) recorded in the schooling or the work.

  1. No86%6
  2. Yes14%1

Source of the record

9 officials with it recorded.

  1. Post and Telegraph78%7
  2. Cross-ministry workbook22%2

Officials on record each year

The fullest year is 1883/84 (AH 1301) with 5 officials. Years with an annual entry: 24.
0123451878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13205 in 1883/84Recorded in an earlier year tooFirst recorded in this year

The same numbers as a table
Officials on record each year, Adliye Mufettisi
YearOfficials on recordFirst recordedAnnual entries
1878/79 (AH 1296)111
1880/81 (AH 1298)111
1881/82 (AH 1299)323
1882/83 (AH 1300)414
1883/84 (AH 1301)515
1884/85 (AH 1302)404
1885/86 (AH 1303)101
1886/87 (AH 1304)101
1887/88 (AH 1305)101
1888/89 (AH 1306)101
1889/90 (AH 1307)101
1890/91 (AH 1308)101
1891/92 (AH 1309)101
1892/93 (AH 1310)101
1893/94 (AH 1311)101
1894/95 (AH 1312)101
1895/96 (AH 1313)323
1896/97 (AH 1314)414
1897/98 (AH 1315)303
1898/99 (AH 1316)202
1899/1900 (AH 1317)202
1900/01 (AH 1318)101
1901/02 (AH 1319)101
1902/03 (AH 1320)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.

Places

Places of Adliye Mufettisi, the place with most officials first
PlaceProvinceOfficialsAnnual entriesYears
ErzurumErzurum province2161882 to 1897
KosovaKosovo (Kosova) province271878 to 1903
Mosul (Musul)Mosul (Musul) province231880 to 1885
SivasSivas province231882 to 1897
TrabzonTrabzon province141896 to 1900
DiyarbakırDiyarbakır province131881 to 1884
AnkaraAnkara province121883 to 1885
KonyaKonya province121882 to 1884
VanVan province121895 to 1897
AdanaAdana province111884/85
BursaHüdavendigâr province111897/98
KastamonuKastamonu province111881/82

Ottoman officials recorded

9 officials, the one with most annual entries first.

Officials of Adliye Mufettisi
OfficialYearsAnnual entriesKuruş a monthBirthplace
Ahmet İsmet Efendi1882 to 1897154,400Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Vicin Hako Ciyan Efendi1895 to 190384,500 to 5,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
İbrahim Hakki Bey1880 to 188557,000Ürgüp
Hafiz Mehmet Rustu Efendi1881 to 188547,000Gaza (Gazze)
Mehmet Tayyip Bey1896 to 190044,500 to 5,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Hasan Edip Efendi1881 to 188437,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Tayyib Hilmi Efendi1895 to 189834,500 to 5,000Shkodër (İşkodra)
Mehmet Sukru Efendi1883 to 188527,000Mardin
Muftuzade Mehmet Hilmi Efendi1878/79110,000Kahramanmaraş (Maraş)

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.

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