Job title
Aşar Memuru
Tithe official
Group of job titles: Tax and treasury
Stored spellings: Asar Memuru
44 officials held the job title Aşar Memuru. Its 124 annual entries run from 1864 to 1906 (AH 1281 to 1323). The median of the 124 recorded monthly salaries is 500 kuruş, against 500 kuruş for the whole collection in the same years. The median entry paid the same as the collection median of its year. On average an official was paid more than 46 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 1 different years, and a quarter in 4 or more. It was the first title on record for 25 per cent of the officials and the last for 16 per cent. The title most often held just before it and the title most often held just after it are the same, Muhabere Memuru (9 and 8 officials). The entries name 55 places. The place with the largest number of officials is Diyarbakır, with 3.
- Officials
- 44
- Years on recordAH 1281 to 1323, 40 years with an entry
- 1864 to 1906
- Median monthly salary1× the collection median of the same years (500 kuruş)
- 500 kuruş
- Places with officials
- 55
- First job title on recordfor 11 of the 44 officials
- 25%
Profile of the group: Tax and treasury
No source read describes Aşar Memuru by itself, so this is the profile of its group of job titles.
Officials of the Ministry of Finance (Maliye) and of the Public Debt Administration (Düyun-ı Umumiye). The Ministry of Finance took the place of the old chief treasurer (defterdar) in 1841; the Public Debt Administration was set up by the decree of 20 December 1881 to manage revenues assigned to the foreign creditors.
Sources
- Kütükoğlu, Mübahat S. (1994). Defterdar. TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, vol. 9, 94-96. Online copy (read 14 October 2026).Pages or part: 95. Used for: summary.
- Küçük, Cevdet and Ertüzün, Tevfik (1994). Düyûn-ı Umûmiyye. TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, vol. 10, 58-62. Online copy (read 14 October 2026).Pages or part: 59-61. Used for: summary.
Monthly salary each year
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| Year | Recorded salaries | Median | Mean | Lower quartile | Upper quartile | Median of the whole collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1864/65 | 1 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 625 |
| 1865/66 | 1 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 650 |
| 1866/67 | 1 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 600 |
| 1867/68 | 1 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 600 |
| 1868/69 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 600 |
| 1869/70 | 2 | 800 | 800 | 700 | 900 | 600 |
| 1870/71 | 1 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 600 |
| 1871/72 | 1 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 550 |
| 1872/73 | 1 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 550 |
| 1873/74 | 2 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 500 |
| 1874/75 | 2 | 1,250 | 1,250 | 1,125 | 1,375 | 535 |
| 1875/76 | 1 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 530 |
| 1876/77 | 3 | 400 | 566.67 | 350 | 700 | 575 |
| 1877/78 | 2 | 450 | 450 | 425 | 475 | 560 |
| 1878 | 3 | 400 | 360 | 340 | 400 | 600 |
| 1878/79 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 600 |
| 1879/80 | 14 | 500 | 591.43 | 262.5 | 600 | 500 |
| 1880/81 | 10 | 635 | 660 | 510 | 800 | 500 |
| 1881/82 | 12 | 635 | 657.5 | 400 | 800 | 500 |
| 1882/83 | 7 | 670 | 641.43 | 460 | 800 | 500 |
| 1883/84 | 8 | 635 | 573.75 | 315 | 800 | 500 |
| 1884/85 | 7 | 500 | 552.86 | 335 | 800 | 500 |
| 1885/86 | 3 | 800 | 700 | 650 | 800 | 500 |
| 1886/87 | 3 | 600 | 633.33 | 550 | 700 | 500 |
| 1887/88 | 3 | 500 | 483.33 | 325 | 650 | 500 |
| 1888/89 | 2 | 325 | 325 | 237.5 | 412.5 | 500 |
| 1889/90 | 3 | 500 | 416.67 | 325 | 550 | 500 |
| 1890/91 | 3 | 500 | 416.67 | 325 | 550 | 500 |
| 1891/92 | 2 | 375 | 375 | 262.5 | 487.5 | 500 |
| 1892/93 | 2 | 375 | 375 | 262.5 | 487.5 | 500 |
| 1893/94 | 1 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 500 |
| 1894/95 | 2 | 450 | 450 | 375 | 525 | 500 |
| 1895/96 | 4 | 450 | 487.5 | 287.5 | 650 | 500 |
| 1896/97 | 3 | 300 | 380 | 300 | 420 | 500 |
| 1897/98 | 3 | 300 | 380 | 300 | 420 | 500 |
| 1898/99 | 3 | 300 | 380 | 300 | 420 | 500 |
| 1899/1900 | 2 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 500 |
| 1903/04 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 475 |
| 1904/05 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 450 |
| 1905/06 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 475 |
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
44 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 (23%) are in the band 500 to 750 kuruş.
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| Median monthly salary, kuruş | Officials | Share | Whole collection |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 100 | 1 | 2% | 3% |
| 100 to 200 | 1 | 2% | 10% |
| 200 to 300 | 7 | 16% | 17% |
| 300 to 400 | 7 | 16% | 18% |
| 400 to 500 | 6 | 14% | 17% |
| 500 to 750 | 10 | 23% | 23% |
| 750 to 1,000 | 4 | 9% | 5% |
| 1,000 to 1,500 | 6 | 14% | 4% |
| 1,500 to 2,500 | 2 | 5% | 2% |
| 2,500 and more | 0 | 0% | 1% |
The median of the 124 recorded monthly salaries of this job is 500 kuruş. In the same years the whole collection paid a median of 500 kuruş. The median entry paid 1× the collection median of its year, and the middle half of the entries between 0.6× and 1.6×. On average an official of this job was paid more than 46% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Diyarbakır | 3 | |
| Ödemiş | 2 | |
| Tire | 2 | |
| Ürgüp | 2 | |
| Acre (Akka) | 1 | |
| Adana | 1 | |
| Akçadağ | 1 | |
| Aksaray | 1 | |
| Akşehir | 1 | |
| Amasya | 1 |
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 Aşar Memuru. Pay: the change on moving from that title to Aşar Memuru. The 8 titles with most officials, of 39 moves in all.
Held just after
The title of the entries just after a run of Aşar Memuru. Pay: the change on moving from Aşar Memuru to that title. The 8 titles with most officials, of 41 moves in all.
Of the 53 moves shown, 24 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
- 1 yearmedian over 44 officials
- A quarter of the officials
- 4 years or moreupper quartile
- Most years of one official
- 10 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
44 officials with it recorded.
Age at the first annual entry in the job
44 officials with it recorded.
Province of birth
44 officials with it recorded. 13 other values not shown.
Schooling
44 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
44 officials with it recorded. An official can have several, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
Qualification
44 officials with it recorded. A diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan) recorded in the schooling or the work.
Officials on record each year
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| Year | Officials on record | First recorded | Annual entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1864/65 (AH 1281) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1865/66 (AH 1282) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1866/67 (AH 1283) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1867/68 (AH 1284) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1868/69 (AH 1285) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1869/70 (AH 1286) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 14 | 11 | 14 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 10 | 4 | 10 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 12 | 6 | 12 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 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
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Ottoman officials recorded
44 officials, the one with most annual entries first. The first 25 are shown, the others are under them.
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| Official | Years | Annual entries | Kuruş a month | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halil Fahri Bey | 1880/81 | 1 | 1,200 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Hamdi Efendi | 1881/82 | 1 | 800 | Kars |
| Hasan Zühtü Efendi | 1884/85 | 1 | 350 | Van |
| Mehmet Besim Efendi | 1877/78 | 1 | 500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Cemil Beyefendi | 1879/80 | 1 | 240 | Diyarbakır |
| Mehmet Cemil Efendi | 1879/80 | 1 | 300 | Diyarbakır |
| Mehmet Fevzi Efendi | 1883/84 | 1 | 300 | Kütahya |
| Mehmet Hayrettin Efendi | 1882/83 | 1 | 1,000 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Müştak Efendi | 1878 | 1 | 400 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Necip Efendi | 1879/80 | 1 | 500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Nuri Efendi | 1879/80 | 1 | 240 | Edirne |
| Memduh Bey | 1881/82 | 1 | 400 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mustafa İzzet Efendi | 1884/85 | 1 | 500 | Çemişgezek |
| Mustafa Musli Efendi | 1880/81 | 1 | 600 | Tirebolu |
| Mustafa Necip Bey | 1873/74 | 1 | 1,500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mustafa Zİya Bey | 1895/96 | 1 | 250 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Nuri Bey | 1881/82 | 1 | 1,200 | Ioannina (Yanya) |
| Omer Yumni Bey | 1879/80 | 1 | 200 | Ürgüp |
| Zeynelabidin Efendi | 1878 | 1 | 280 | Ürgüp |
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.