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Job title

Başkomiser

Chief police commissioner

Başkomiser is the job title in 158 annual entries of 24 officials, from 1875 to 1911 (AH 1292 to 1328). The median of the 158 recorded monthly salaries is 900 kuruş. The entries name 19 places. The place with the largest number of officials is Istanbul, with 16.

Officials
24
Annual entries1875 to 1911, AH 1292 to 1328
158
Year with most officials12 officials
1899/1900
Median monthly salaryfrom 158 recorded salaries
900 kuruş
Places with officials
19

Stored spellings: Baskomiser

All years

Officials on record each year

The fullest year is 1899/1900 (AH 1317) with 12 officials. Years with an annual entry: 36.
0246810121878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 132512 in 1899/1900Recorded in an earlier year tooFirst recorded in this year

The same numbers as a table
Officials on record each year, Başkomiser
YearOfficials on recordFirst recordedAnnual entries
1875/76 (AH 1292)111
1876/77 (AH 1293)101
1877/78 (AH 1294)101
1878 (AH 1295)101
1879/80 (AH 1297)222
1880/81 (AH 1298)202
1881/82 (AH 1299)202
1882/83 (AH 1300)202
1883/84 (AH 1301)101
1884/85 (AH 1302)101
1885/86 (AH 1303)101
1886/87 (AH 1304)101
1887/88 (AH 1305)323
1888/89 (AH 1306)303
1889/90 (AH 1307)414
1890/91 (AH 1308)515
1891/92 (AH 1309)414
1892/93 (AH 1310)515
1893/94 (AH 1311)505
1894/95 (AH 1312)616
1895/96 (AH 1313)515
1896/97 (AH 1314)616
1897/98 (AH 1315)616
1898/99 (AH 1316)939
1899/1900 (AH 1317)12312
1900/01 (AH 1318)10110
1901/02 (AH 1319)10110
1902/03 (AH 1320)808
1903/04 (AH 1321)808
1904/05 (AH 1322)818
1905/06 (AH 1323)828
1906/07 (AH 1324)606
1907/08 (AH 1325)505
1908/09 (AH 1326)303
1909/10 (AH 1327)202
1910/11 (AH 1328)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 158 recorded monthly salaries is 900 kuruş, the mean 1,039 kuruş.
05001,0001,5001878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 1325Median 900 kuruş in 1907/08Başkomiser, 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, Başkomiser
YearRecorded salariesMedianMeanLower quartileUpper quartileMedian of the whole collection
1875/7611,0001,0001,0001,000530
1876/7711,0001,0001,0001,000575
1877/7811,0001,0001,0001,000560
187811,0001,0001,0001,000600
1879/802800800800800500
1880/812800800800800500
1881/822800800800800500
1882/832800800800800500
1883/841800800800800500
1884/851800800800800500
1885/861800800800800500
1886/871800800800800500
1887/8838001,033.338001,150500
1888/8938001,033.338001,150500
1889/9041,1501,1508001,500500
1890/9158001,0808001,500500
1891/9241,1501,1508001,500500
1892/9358001,0808001,500500
1893/9458001,0808001,500500
1894/9561,1501,1508001,500500
1895/9651,5001,5001,5001,500500
1896/9761,3501,2701,3501,350500
1897/9861,0351,037.57201,350500
1898/9999001,002.787201,350500
1899/1900129201,061.679001,237.5500
1900/01109001,0399001,135500
1901/0210900944900930500
1902/038900973.75900955500
1903/0489201,0059001,000475
1904/0589001,036.259001,042.5450
1905/068900992.5900955475
1906/076900923.33900930450
1907/0859009409001,000300
1908/0939001,1009001,200350
1909/1021,2501,2501,1251,375462.5
1910/1111,0001,0001,0001,000500

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.

Ottoman officials recorded

24 officials, the one with most annual entries first.

Officials of Başkomiser
OfficialYearsAnnual entriesKuruş a monthBirthplace
Mehmet Akif Efendi1879 to 190526720 to 1,500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Huseyin Husnu Efendi1895 to 190914720 to 1,500Crete (Girit)
Mehmet ihsan Efendi1898 to 191012900 to 1,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mustafa Safvet Efendi1889 to 191010900 to 1,500Kirim
Yusuf Cemal Efendi1891 to 190310800 to 1,500Cerkezistan
Abdulkadir Efendi1887 to 18958800Eskizagra
Ali Riza Efendi1887 to 189581,500Kütahya
Mehmet Ali Efendi1899 to 19078940Izmir (İzmir)
Mustafa sevki Efendi1898 to 19068900 to 1,500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
ibrahim Naci Bey1894 to 190171,500Niš (Niş)
ishak Bey1900 to 19087900 to 1,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mustafa sevki Efendi1896 to 190961,000 to 1,500Rize
Hafiz Mehmet sukru Efendi1875 to 187841,000Trabzon
ibrahim Vahi Efendi1898 to 19024900Crete (Girit)
Mehmet sakir Bey1879 to 18834800Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Salih Necati Efendi1905 to 191141,000Damascus (Şam)
Ahmet Muhtar Efendi1897 to 19003585 to 900Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Hasan Bey1901 to 190431,000Cerkezistan
Huseyin Husnu Efendi1892 to 18953800Sliven (İslimiye)
Mustafa Asim Efendi1899 to 190231,200Dagistan
Hasan Tahsin Efendi1899 to 19012900Kemah
Mahmut Cemal Efendi1905 to 19072900Divriği
Hasan Rifat1890/911800Istanbul (Dersaadet)
ismail Hakki Efendi1904/0511,350Istanbul (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.