Job title
Bidayet Mahkemesi Baskani
Group of job titles: Justice and legal affairs
5 officials held the job title Bidayet Mahkemesi Baskani. Its 30 annual entries run from 1869 to 1897 (AH 1286 to 1314). The median of the 30 recorded monthly salaries is 3,500 kuruş, against 500 kuruş for the whole collection in the same years. The median entry paid 7 times the collection median of its year. On average an official was paid more than 98 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 5 different years, and a quarter in 7 or more. It was the first title on record for 0 per cent of the officials and the last for 20 per cent. The entries name 8 places. The place with the largest number of officials is Beyoğlu, with 2.
- Officials
- 5
- Years on recordAH 1286 to 1314, 26 years with an entry
- 1869 to 1897
- Median monthly salary7× the collection median of the same years (500 kuruş)
- 3,500 kuruş
- Places with officials
- 8
- First job title on recordfor 0 of the 5 officials
- 0%
Profile of the group: Justice and legal affairs
No source read describes Bidayet Mahkemesi Baskani 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 Nezareti), created on 14 February 1870 when the high court Divan-ı Ahkam-ı Adliyye was turned into a ministry.1 A hierarchy of civil and criminal courts for a minister of justice to oversee only began in the 1860s, when the new nizamiye courts were introduced in the provinces as part of the new local administration.2
History
The first regulation of the ministry, of 21 May 1879, gave it an undersecretary, a corresponding secretary (mektupçu), two councils, directors of referrals, of criminal affairs, of civil affairs, of the records of officials (sicill-i memurin), of sects and of documents (evrak), and an accountant (muhasebeci). Since it also took over the affairs of the non-Muslim communities from the Foreign Ministry, it was named the Ministry of Justice and Sects (Adliye ve Mezahib Nezareti).3 The commercial courts, until then under the Ministry of Trade, came under the ministry on 30 November 1875.1
Notes
- Yavuz, Hulusi (1988). Adliye Nezâreti. TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, vol. 1, 389-390, paragraph beginning ‘İlk defa, bir yüksek’. Online copy (read 14 October 2026).
- Findley, Carter V. (1980). Bureaucratic Reform in the Ottoman Empire: The Sublime Porte, 1789-1922. Princeton: Princeton University Press, p. 178.
- Yavuz (1988), ‘Adliye Nezâreti’, paragraph beginning ‘Adliye Nezâreti’nin ilk teşkilât’.
Each statement above ends with the number of its note, which gives the work and the page or paragraph it comes from.
Monthly salary each year
The same numbers as a table
| Year | Recorded salaries | Median | Mean | Lower quartile | Upper quartile | Median of the whole collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869/70 | 1 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 600 |
| 1870/71 | 1 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 600 |
| 1871/72 | 1 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 550 |
| 1872/73 | 1 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 550 |
| 1873/74 | 2 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 4,000 | 6,000 | 500 |
| 1874/75 | 2 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 535 |
| 1875/76 | 2 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 530 |
| 1876/77 | 2 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 575 |
| 1878 | 1 | 4,750 | 4,750 | 4,750 | 4,750 | 600 |
| 1878/79 | 1 | 4,750 | 4,750 | 4,750 | 4,750 | 600 |
| 1879/80 | 1 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 500 |
| 1880/81 | 1 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 500 |
| 1881/82 | 1 | 4,270 | 4,270 | 4,270 | 4,270 | 500 |
| 1882/83 | 1 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 500 |
| 1883/84 | 1 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 500 |
| 1884/85 | 1 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 500 |
| 1887/88 | 1 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 500 |
| 1888/89 | 1 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 500 |
| 1889/90 | 1 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 500 |
| 1890/91 | 1 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 500 |
| 1891/92 | 1 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 500 |
| 1892/93 | 1 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 500 |
| 1893/94 | 1 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 500 |
| 1894/95 | 1 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 500 |
| 1895/96 | 1 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 500 |
| 1896/97 | 1 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 500 |
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
5 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
| Median monthly salary, kuruş | Officials | Share | Whole collection |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 100 | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| 100 to 200 | 0 | 0% | 10% |
| 200 to 300 | 0 | 0% | 17% |
| 300 to 400 | 0 | 0% | 18% |
| 400 to 500 | 0 | 0% | 17% |
| 500 to 750 | 0 | 0% | 23% |
| 750 to 1,000 | 0 | 0% | 5% |
| 1,000 to 1,500 | 0 | 0% | 4% |
| 1,500 to 2,500 | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| 2,500 and more | 5 | 100% | 1% |
The median of the 30 recorded monthly salaries of this job is 3,500 kuruş. In the same years the whole collection paid a median of 500 kuruş. The median entry paid 7× the collection median of its year, and the middle half of the entries between 6.25× and 7.69×. On average an official of this job was paid more than 99% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Beyoğlu | 2 | |
| Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 2 | |
| Adana | 1 | |
| Ioannina (Yanya) | 1 | |
| Kartal | 1 | |
| Konya | 1 | |
| Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 1 | |
| Üsküdar | 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 Bidayet Mahkemesi Baskani. Pay: the change on moving from that title to Bidayet Mahkemesi Baskani. The 5 titles with most officials, of 5 moves in all.
Held just after
The title of the entries just after a run of Bidayet Mahkemesi Baskani. Pay: the change on moving from Bidayet Mahkemesi Baskani to that title. The 5 titles with most officials, of 5 moves in all.
Of the 10 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
- 5 yearsmedian over 5 officials
- A quarter of the officials
- 7 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
5 officials with it recorded.
Age at the first annual entry in the job
5 officials with it recorded.
Province of birth
5 officials with it recorded.
Languages
5 officials with it recorded. An official can have several, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
Source of the record
5 officials with it recorded.
Places
| Place | Province | Officials | Annual entries | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beyoğlu | Istanbul (Dersaadet) province | 2 | 9 | 1869 to 1881 |
| Istanbul (Dersaadet) | Istanbul (Dersaadet) province | 2 | 5 | 1873 to 1885 |
| Thessaloniki (Selanik) | Thessaloniki (Selanik) province | 1 | 7 | 1889 to 1896 |
| Kartal | Istanbul (Dersaadet) province | 1 | 3 | 1874 to 1877 |
| Üsküdar | Istanbul (Dersaadet) province | 1 | 3 | 1881 to 1884 |
| Adana | Adana province | 1 | 1 | 1887/88 |
| Ioannina (Yanya) | Ioannina (Yanya) province | 1 | 1 | 1896/97 |
| Konya | Konya province | 1 | 1 | 1888/89 |
Ottoman officials recorded
5 officials, the one with most annual entries first.
| Official | Years | Annual entries | Kuruş a month | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| İbrahim Hakki Bey | 1887 to 1897 | 10 | 3,500 | Ürgüp |
| Mehmet Mazhar Efendi | 1874 to 1885 | 7 | 3,000 to 4,270 | Şanlıurfa (Urfa) |
| Mustafa Habip Efendi | 1869 to 1874 | 5 | 7,000 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Halil Nese Bey | 1873 to 1877 | 4 | 3,000 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Hasan Edip Efendi | 1878 to 1881 | 4 | 3,000 to 4,750 | 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.
Subjects
- Bidayet Mahkemesi Baskani
- Ottoman job titles (Osmanlı memuriyet unvanları)
- Labour history (emek tarihi)
- Salaries of officials (memur maaşları)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)