Job title
Başkitabet
Chief clerkship
Başkitabet is the job title in 86 annual entries of 24 officials, from 1854 to 1912 (AH 1271 to 1330). The median of the 86 recorded monthly salaries is 800 kuruş. The entries name 14 places. The place with the largest number of officials is Istanbul, with 10.
- Officials
- 24
- Annual entries1854 to 1912, AH 1271 to 1330
- 86
- Year with most officials6 officials
- 1905/06
- Median monthly salaryfrom 86 recorded salaries
- 800 kuruş
- Places with officials
- 14
Stored spellings: Baskitabet; baskitabet
Officials on record each year
The same numbers as a table
| Year | Officials on record | First recorded | Annual entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1854/55 (AH 1271) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1855/56 (AH 1272) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1856/57 (AH 1273) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1857/58 (AH 1274) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1910/11 (AH 1328) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1911 (AH 1329) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1911/12 (AH 1330) | 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.
Monthly salary each year
The same numbers as a table
| Year | Recorded salaries | Median | Mean | Lower quartile | Upper quartile | Median of the whole collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1854/55 | 1 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 400 |
| 1855/56 | 1 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 450 |
| 1856/57 | 1 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 375 |
| 1857/58 | 1 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 475 |
| 1875/76 | 1 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 530 |
| 1876/77 | 1 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 575 |
| 1877/78 | 1 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 560 |
| 1878 | 1 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 600 |
| 1878/79 | 1 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 600 |
| 1879/80 | 1 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 500 |
| 1880/81 | 1 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 500 |
| 1881/82 | 1 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 500 |
| 1882/83 | 1 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 500 |
| 1883/84 | 1 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 500 |
| 1884/85 | 1 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 500 |
| 1885/86 | 2 | 480 | 480 | 420 | 540 | 500 |
| 1886/87 | 2 | 480 | 480 | 420 | 540 | 500 |
| 1887/88 | 3 | 750 | 1,036.67 | 555 | 1,375 | 500 |
| 1888/89 | 3 | 1,500 | 1,416.67 | 1,050 | 1,825 | 500 |
| 1889/90 | 3 | 1,500 | 1,416.67 | 1,050 | 1,825 | 500 |
| 1890/91 | 2 | 1,050 | 1,050 | 825 | 1,275 | 500 |
| 1891/92 | 1 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 500 |
| 1892/93 | 5 | 1,000 | 995 | 600 | 1,375 | 500 |
| 1893/94 | 5 | 700 | 970 | 600 | 1,450 | 500 |
| 1894/95 | 3 | 700 | 916.67 | 575 | 1,150 | 500 |
| 1895/96 | 2 | 625 | 625 | 587.5 | 662.5 | 500 |
| 1896/97 | 1 | 630 | 630 | 630 | 630 | 500 |
| 1898/99 | 1 | 2,700 | 2,700 | 2,700 | 2,700 | 500 |
| 1899/1900 | 2 | 850 | 850 | 675 | 1,025 | 500 |
| 1900/01 | 1 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 500 |
| 1901/02 | 2 | 575 | 575 | 487.5 | 662.5 | 500 |
| 1902/03 | 2 | 575 | 575 | 487.5 | 662.5 | 500 |
| 1903/04 | 5 | 720 | 664 | 600 | 800 | 475 |
| 1904/05 | 4 | 800 | 750 | 700 | 850 | 450 |
| 1905/06 | 6 | 800 | 820.83 | 743.75 | 950 | 475 |
| 1906/07 | 3 | 800 | 708.33 | 637.5 | 825 | 450 |
| 1907/08 | 4 | 637.5 | 638.75 | 463.75 | 812.5 | 300 |
| 1908/09 | 4 | 637.5 | 638.75 | 463.75 | 812.5 | 350 |
| 1909/10 | 2 | 700 | 700 | 650 | 750 | 462.5 |
| 1910/11 | 1 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 500 |
| 1911 | 1 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 500 |
| 1911/12 | 1 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 900 |
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.
Places
| Place | Province | Officials | Annual entries | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istanbul (Dersaadet) | Istanbul (Dersaadet) province | 10 | 33 | 1854 to 1910 |
| Aleppo (Halep) | Aleppo (Halep) province | 3 | 7 | 1892 to 1906 |
| Yeni camii postanesi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) province | 2 | 18 | 1888 to 1912 |
| Crete (Girit) | Crete (Girit) province | 1 | 7 | 1884 to 1891 |
| Ioannina (Yanya) | Ioannina (Yanya) province | 1 | 7 | 1875 to 1881 |
| Chania (Hanya) | Crete (Girit) province | 1 | 3 | 1881 to 1884 |
| Van | Van province | 1 | 3 | 1885 to 1888 |
| Izmir (İzmir) | Aydın province | 1 | 2 | 1899 to 1901 |
| Aydın | Aydın province | 1 | 1 | 1899/1900 |
| Beirut (Beyrut) | Beirut (Beyrut) province | 1 | 1 | 1903/04 |
| Diyarbakır | Diyarbakır province | 1 | 1 | 1905/06 |
| Edirne | Edirne province | 1 | 1 | 1903/04 |
| Rethymno (Resmo) | Crete (Girit) province | 1 | 1 | 1892/93 |
| Tripoli (Trablusgarp) | Tripoli (Trablusgarp) province | 1 | 1 | 1893/94 |
Ottoman officials recorded
24 officials, the one with most annual entries first.
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.