Job title
Başmemur
Chief official
Başmemur is the job title in 585 annual entries of 107 officials, from 1857 to 1912 (AH 1274 to 1330). The median of the 585 recorded monthly salaries is 750 kuruş. The entries name 86 places. The place with the largest number of officials is Istanbul, with 23.
- Officials
- 107
- Annual entries1857 to 1912, AH 1274 to 1330
- 585
- Year with most officials23 officials
- 1896/97
- Median monthly salaryfrom 585 recorded salaries
- 750 kuruş
- Places with officials
- 86
Stored spellings: Basmemur; basmemur
Officials on record each year
The same numbers as a table
| Year | Officials on record | First recorded | Annual entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1857/58 (AH 1274) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1858/59 (AH 1275) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1859/60 (AH 1276) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1860/61 (AH 1277) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1861/62 (AH 1278) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1862/63 (AH 1279) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1863/64 (AH 1280) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1864/65 (AH 1281) | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1865/66 (AH 1282) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1866/67 (AH 1283) | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 1867/68 (AH 1284) | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| 1868/69 (AH 1285) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1869/70 (AH 1286) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 11 | 4 | 11 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 11 | 2 | 11 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 14 | 5 | 14 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 17 | 6 | 17 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 17 | 3 | 17 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 15 | 2 | 15 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 16 | 3 | 16 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 17 | 4 | 17 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 20 | 3 | 20 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 17 | 2 | 17 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 19 | 3 | 19 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 17 | 3 | 17 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 21 | 7 | 21 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 22 | 3 | 22 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 18 | 3 | 18 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 21 | 5 | 21 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 23 | 2 | 23 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 20 | 1 | 20 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 18 | 1 | 18 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 15 | 2 | 15 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 15 | 2 | 15 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 18 | 4 | 18 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 18 | 4 | 18 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 15 | 6 | 15 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 9 | 2 | 9 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 1910/11 (AH 1328) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1857/58 | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 475 |
| 1858/59 | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 500 |
| 1859/60 | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 500 |
| 1860/61 | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 500 |
| 1861/62 | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 600 |
| 1862/63 | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 500 |
| 1863/64 | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 500 |
| 1864/65 | 3 | 1,500 | 1,953.33 | 1,250 | 2,430 | 625 |
| 1865/66 | 3 | 1,750 | 2,203.33 | 1,625 | 2,555 | 650 |
| 1866/67 | 5 | 1,500 | 1,564 | 1,250 | 1,750 | 600 |
| 1867/68 | 7 | 1,250 | 1,391.43 | 960 | 1,625 | 600 |
| 1868/69 | 4 | 1,375 | 1,425 | 1,237.5 | 1,562.5 | 600 |
| 1869/70 | 4 | 1,625 | 1,625 | 1,575 | 1,675 | 600 |
| 1870/71 | 6 | 1,625 | 1,525 | 1,525 | 1,725 | 600 |
| 1871/72 | 4 | 1,537.5 | 1,918.75 | 1,268.75 | 2,187.5 | 550 |
| 1872/73 | 5 | 1,500 | 1,650 | 1,100 | 1,750 | 550 |
| 1873/74 | 4 | 2,470 | 2,385 | 2,105 | 2,750 | 500 |
| 1874/75 | 6 | 1,850 | 1,929.17 | 1,125 | 2,650 | 535 |
| 1875/76 | 4 | 2,600 | 2,450 | 2,150 | 2,900 | 530 |
| 1876/77 | 8 | 1,175 | 1,631.25 | 600 | 2,625 | 575 |
| 1877/78 | 11 | 600 | 1,377.27 | 600 | 1,875 | 560 |
| 1878 | 11 | 600 | 1,340.91 | 600 | 1,875 | 600 |
| 1878/79 | 9 | 600 | 1,155.56 | 600 | 800 | 600 |
| 1879/80 | 14 | 500 | 808.21 | 500 | 630 | 500 |
| 1880/81 | 17 | 500 | 779.41 | 500 | 600 | 500 |
| 1881/82 | 17 | 600 | 832.35 | 500 | 600 | 500 |
| 1882/83 | 15 | 570 | 576.67 | 500 | 600 | 500 |
| 1883/84 | 16 | 585 | 679.38 | 500 | 625 | 500 |
| 1884/85 | 15 | 600 | 698 | 500 | 650 | 500 |
| 1885/86 | 16 | 600 | 691.88 | 500 | 625 | 500 |
| 1886/87 | 14 | 585 | 690.71 | 500 | 600 | 500 |
| 1887/88 | 17 | 600 | 781.18 | 570 | 1,000 | 500 |
| 1888/89 | 20 | 670 | 847.75 | 592.5 | 1,000 | 500 |
| 1889/90 | 17 | 600 | 697.94 | 570 | 875 | 500 |
| 1890/91 | 19 | 600 | 712.89 | 535 | 937.5 | 500 |
| 1891/92 | 17 | 700 | 770.88 | 600 | 975 | 500 |
| 1892/93 | 21 | 700 | 779.29 | 600 | 1,000 | 500 |
| 1893/94 | 22 | 725 | 798.41 | 585 | 1,000 | 500 |
| 1894/95 | 18 | 825 | 838.06 | 525 | 1,093.75 | 500 |
| 1895/96 | 21 | 1,000 | 959.29 | 600 | 1,200 | 500 |
| 1896/97 | 23 | 900 | 870.43 | 540 | 1,090.5 | 500 |
| 1897/98 | 20 | 900 | 954.75 | 641.25 | 1,166.25 | 500 |
| 1898/99 | 18 | 945 | 992.94 | 727.5 | 1,335 | 500 |
| 1899/1900 | 15 | 900 | 954.8 | 570 | 1,225 | 500 |
| 1900/01 | 15 | 1,000 | 963.47 | 526.5 | 1,275 | 500 |
| 1901/02 | 15 | 1,000 | 976.8 | 600 | 1,275 | 500 |
| 1902/03 | 18 | 855 | 936.22 | 612.5 | 1,175 | 500 |
| 1903/04 | 18 | 725 | 880.72 | 540 | 1,175 | 475 |
| 1904/05 | 14 | 780 | 903.43 | 612.5 | 1,231.25 | 450 |
| 1905/06 | 15 | 800 | 924.33 | 625 | 1,187.5 | 475 |
| 1906/07 | 9 | 800 | 907.78 | 750 | 1,100 | 450 |
| 1909/10 | 4 | 1,300 | 1,225 | 1,225 | 1,300 | 462.5 |
| 1910/11 | 2 | 2,150 | 2,150 | 1,725 | 2,575 | 500 |
| 1911 | 1 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 500 |
| 1911/12 | 1 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 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
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Ottoman officials recorded
107 officials, the one with most annual entries first. The first 25 are shown, the others are under them.
| Official | Years | Annual entries | Kuruş a month | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasım Tevfik Efendi | 1880 to 1903 | 23 | 540 to 600 | Sidon (Sayda) |
| Luk Amasyan Efendi | 1883 to 1905 | 22 | 800 to 900 | Amasya |
| Hafız Salih Efendi | 1881 to 1901 | 20 | 500 | Berkovitsa (Berkofça) |
| Mehmet Hayri Efendi | 1889 to 1906 | 17 | 990 to 1,275 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Zühdü Efendi | 1890 to 1907 | 17 | 900 to 1,435 | Trabzon |
| Mıgırdiç Acemyan | 1866 to 1882 | 17 | 1,250 to 2,500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Emil Efendi | 1867 to 1882 | 16 | 1,325 to 3,500 | Fransa |
| Esad Efendi | 1872 to 1889 | 15 | 400 to 600 | Harput |
| Hafız Bekir Sıdkı Efendi | 1892 to 1907 | 15 | 1,039 to 1,150 | Izmir (İzmir) |
| Mehmet Arif Efendi | 1892 to 1907 | 15 | 675 to 750 | Kars |
| Ali Galip Efendi | 1880 to 1894 | 14 | 600 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ali Rıza Efendi | 1888 to 1906 | 14 | 800 to 1,435 | Trabzon |
| Mahmud Nedim Efendi | 1877 to 1890 | 14 | 500 to 600 | Kemah |
| Ahmet Hamdi Efendi | 1879 to 1892 | 13 | 400 to 700 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Esat Efendi | 1878 to 1891 | 13 | 500 to 600 | Lubnan |
| Esperdiyon Diloti Efendi | 1864 to 1877 | 13 | 1,100 to 3,360 | Korfa |
| Balyan Jozef Efendi | 1859 to 1871 | 12 | 1,000 to 1,750 | Ankara |
| Anastaş Nikolaidis Efendi | 1876 to 1886 | 11 | 500 to 800 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Hacı İsmail Efendi | 1895 to 1906 | 11 | 1,450 to 1,560 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Hafız Nazif Efendi | 1887 to 1898 | 11 | 1,000 to 1,250 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Sabri Efendi | 1883 to 1893 | 10 | 400 | Debar (Debre) |
| Ahmet Refet Efendi | 1880 to 1889 | 9 | 1,000 to 1,400 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Aristidi Efendi | 1884 to 1893 | 9 | 600 | Gelibolu |
| İbrahim Faik Bey | 1892 to 1901 | 9 | 475 to 600 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Fazlı Efendi | 1876 to 1884 | 9 | 500 to 600 | Bilecik |
Show the other 82 officials
| Official | Years | Annual entries | Kuruş a month | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehmet Tevfik Efendi | 1882 to 1891 | 9 | 600 | Niš (Niş) |
| Nikola Vitalis Efendi | 1870 to 1878 | 9 | 2,000 to 3,500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ahmet Rüştü Efendi | 1896 to 1904 | 8 | 1,101 to 1,800 | Bursa |
| Halil Habib Efendi | 1895 to 1903 | 8 | 1,350 to 1,500 | Jerusalem (Kudüs) |
| Mehmet Kamil Bey | 1895 to 1903 | 8 | 990 to 1,100 | Bursa |
| Yusuf Efendi | 1887 to 1894 | 7 | 1,000 | Sofia (Sofya) |
| Ali Mazlum Efendi | 1892 to 1898 | 6 | 500 to 600 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Edmon Mone Efendi | 1857 to 1868 | 6 | 1,000 to 1,500 | Marsilya |
| Hasan Avni Efendi | 1901 to 1907 | 6 | 550 to 650 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Kirkor Efendi | 1888 to 1894 | 6 | 875 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Memduh Bey | 1892 to 1898 | 6 | 900 to 1,000 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mustafa Efendi | 1883 to 1889 | 6 | 2,000 to 2,400 | Sivas |
| Ömer Faik Efendi | 1877 to 1882 | 6 | 500 to 600 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Hasan Mehdi Efendi | 1892 to 1897 | 5 | 540 to 600 | Nigbolu |
| Hüseyin Sabri Efendi | 1881 to 1886 | 5 | 600 | Kemaliye (Eğin) |
| Mehmet Sait Efendi | 1894 to 1899 | 5 | 900 to 1,000 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ahmet Kadri Efendi | 1900 to 1904 | 4 | 500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Arif Efendi | 1901 to 1905 | 4 | 650 | Kalaba |
| Aziz Efendi | 1887 to 1891 | 4 | 1,000 | Volos (Golos) |
| Halil Efendi | 1893 to 1897 | 4 | 500 | Vidin |
| Mikail Efendi | 1874 to 1878 | 4 | 1,200 to 1,250 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ahmet Niyazi Efendi | 1910 to 1912 | 3 | 3,000 | Serres (Siroz) |
| Mahmut Cevat Efendi | 1902 to 1905 | 3 | 1,000 | Niš (Niş) |
| Mehmed Zühtü Efendi | 1894 to 1897 | 3 | 1,080 to 1,200 | Sofia (Sofya) |
| Mehmet Ali Efendi | 1891 to 1894 | 3 | 580 | Debar (Debre) |
| Mehmet Fuat Efendi | 1903 to 1906 | 3 | 440 | Mersin |
| Mehmet Kadri Efendi | 1902 to 1905 | 3 | 700 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Nusret Efendi | 1879 to 1882 | 3 | 600 | Travnik |
| Mehmet Şevki Efendi | 1878 to 1880 | 3 | 575 to 600 | Gümüşhane |
| Mehmet Tevfik Efendi | 1880 to 1883 | 3 | 380 | Dagistan |
| Rüştü Efendi | 1891 to 1894 | 3 | 700 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Bekir Sami Efendi | 1905 to 1907 | 2 | 800 to 900 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Dikran Arakilyan Efendi | 1909 to 1911 | 2 | 1,300 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Esat Efendi | 1892 to 1894 | 2 | 500 | Van |
| Hasan Basri Efendi | 1889 to 1891 | 2 | 250 | Niš (Niş) |
| İbrahim Fehmi Efendi | 1893 to 1895 | 2 | 500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| İsmail Sabri Efendi | 1887 to 1889 | 2 | 640 | Constanța (Köstence) |
| Mehmet Ali Efendi | 1904 to 1906 | 2 | 600 | Baghdad (Bağdat) |
| Mehmet Nazmi Efendi | 1881 to 1883 | 2 | 600 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Rıfat Efendi | 1900 to 1902 | 2 | 1,000 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Selim Efendi | 1905 to 1907 | 2 | 800 | Chirpan (Çırpan) |
| Mehmet Tevfik Efendi | 1905 to 1907 | 2 | 1,100 | Beirut (Beyrut) |
| Mıgırdıç Tanfiraki | 1891 to 1910 | 2 | 1,000 to 1,300 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mustafa Akif Efendi | 1888 to 1899 | 2 | 850 to 1,400 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mustafa Arif Efendi | 1882 to 1884 | 2 | 500 | Niš (Niş) |
| Mustafa Nuri Efendi | 1879 to 1881 | 2 | 300 | Veles (Köprülü) |
| Osman Efendi | 1890 to 1892 | 2 | 600 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Abdullah Hamit Efendi | 1877/78 | 1 | 600 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Abdülmecit Efendi | 1886/87 | 1 | 500 | Beirut (Beyrut) |
| Abdurrahman Feyzi Efendi | 1906/07 | 1 | 720 | Diyarbakır |
| Abdürrezzak Efendi | 1906/07 | 1 | 800 | Baghdad (Bağdat) |
| Ahmet Daim Efendi | 1903/04 | 1 | 540 | Amasya |
| Ahmet Fehmi Efendi | 1878 | 1 | 200 | Tonya |
| Ahmet Zihni Efendi | 1896/97 | 1 | 540 | Elbasan (İlbasan) |
| Ali Afif Efendi | 1867/68 | 1 | 720 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ali Riza Efendi | 1877/78 | 1 | 600 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Hacı Abdurrahim Muhsin Efendi | 1898/99 | 1 | 1,350 | Siirt |
| Hasan Şevki Efendi | 1880/81 | 1 | 500 | Dupnitsa (Dupniçe) |
| Hasan Tahsin Efendi | 1867/68 | 1 | 720 | Kemaliye (Eğin) |
| Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi | 1905/06 | 1 | 500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi | 1902/03 | 1 | 600 | Yambol (Yanbolu) |
| İbrahim Edhem Efendi | 1905/06 | 1 | 1,050 | Mytilene (Midilli) |
| İbrahim Vehbi Efendi | 1905/06 | 1 | 540 | Bandırma |
| İsmail Hakkı Efendi | 1870/71 | 1 | 650 | Tulcea (Tulça) |
| Mehmed Niyazi Efendi | 1879/80 | 1 | 500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Faik Bey | 1874/75 | 1 | 575 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Kemal Efendi | 1909/10 | 1 | 1,300 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Nurettin Efendi | 1909/10 | 1 | 1,000 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Rasim Efendi | 1866/67 | 1 | 720 | Silivri |
| Mustafa Hakkı Efendi | 1880/81 | 1 | 600 | Damascus (Şam) |
| Mustafa Sabri Efendi | 1903/04 | 1 | 500 | Ünye |
| Odi Efendi | 1879/80 | 1 | 1,000 | Paris |
| Ömer Efendi | 1894/95 | 1 | 700 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Osman Nuri Efendi | 1903/04 | 1 | 540 | Gümüşhane |
| Safvet Efendi | 1899/1900 | 1 | 600 | Debrei bala |
| Salih Hakkı Bey | 1890/91 | 1 | 475 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Selim Efendi | 1885/86 | 1 | 600 | Sidon (Sayda) |
| Yaşar Şazi Efendi | 1893/94 | 1 | 1,200 | Niš (Niş) |
| Unnamed official (0067_00230; sayfa no:457) | 1895 to 1905 | 10 | 513 to 600 | Baghdad (Bağdat) |
| Unnamed official (0067_0231; sayfa no:459) | 1895 to 1898 | 3 | 855 to 950 | Thessaloniki (Selanik) |
| Unnamed official (0067_0246; sayfa no:489) | 1897 to 1900 | 3 | 900 | Crete (Girit) |
| Unnamed official (0067_0232 sayfa no:461) | 1902/03 | 1 | 900 | 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.