Job title
Duyunu Umumiye Memuru
Group of job titles: Tax and treasury
11 officials held the job title Duyunu Umumiye Memuru. Its 41 annual entries run from 1881 to 1901 (AH 1299 to 1318). The median of the 41 recorded monthly salaries is 350 kuruş, against 500 kuruş for the whole collection in the same years. The median entry paid 70 per cent of the collection median of its year. On average an official was paid more than 32 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 55 per cent of the officials and the last for 45 per cent. No other title is recorded for 18 per cent of them. The entries name 11 places. The place with the largest number of officials is Siirt, with 2.
- Officials
- 11
- Years on recordAH 1299 to 1318, 18 years with an entry
- 1881 to 1901
- Median monthly salary0.7× the collection median of the same years (500 kuruş)
- 350 kuruş
- Places with officials
- 11
- First job title on recordfor 6 of the 11 officials
- 55%
Profile of the group: Tax and treasury
No source read describes Duyunu Umumiye 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
The same numbers as a table
| Year | Recorded salaries | Median | Mean | Lower quartile | Upper quartile | Median of the whole collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881/82 | 1 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 500 |
| 1882/83 | 1 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 500 |
| 1883/84 | 1 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 500 |
| 1884/85 | 3 | 350 | 433.33 | 300 | 525 | 500 |
| 1885/86 | 2 | 450 | 450 | 400 | 500 | 500 |
| 1886/87 | 3 | 350 | 400 | 325 | 450 | 500 |
| 1887/88 | 3 | 350 | 333.33 | 225 | 450 | 500 |
| 1888/89 | 3 | 350 | 416.67 | 350 | 450 | 500 |
| 1889/90 | 3 | 350 | 400 | 325 | 450 | 500 |
| 1890/91 | 5 | 300 | 320 | 150 | 500 | 500 |
| 1891/92 | 4 | 325 | 350 | 150 | 525 | 500 |
| 1892/93 | 3 | 600 | 483.33 | 400 | 625 | 500 |
| 1893/94 | 2 | 400 | 400 | 300 | 500 | 500 |
| 1894/95 | 2 | 400 | 400 | 300 | 500 | 500 |
| 1895/96 | 1 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 500 |
| 1896/97 | 2 | 400 | 400 | 300 | 500 | 500 |
| 1897/98 | 1 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 500 |
| 1900/01 | 1 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 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
11 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 (36%) are in the band 200 to 300 kuruş.
The same numbers as a table
| Median monthly salary, kuruş | Officials | Share | Whole collection |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 100 | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| 100 to 200 | 2 | 18% | 10% |
| 200 to 300 | 4 | 36% | 17% |
| 300 to 400 | 4 | 36% | 18% |
| 400 to 500 | 0 | 0% | 17% |
| 500 to 750 | 1 | 9% | 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 | 0 | 0% | 1% |
The median of the 41 recorded monthly salaries of this job is 350 kuruş. In the same years the whole collection paid a median of 500 kuruş. The median entry paid 0.7× the collection median of its year, and the middle half of the entries between 0.5× and 1.1×. On average an official of this job was paid more than 32% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Siirt | 2 | |
| Baghdad (Bağdat) | 1 | |
| Edremit | 1 | |
| Elazığ | 1 | |
| Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1 | |
| Kastellorizo (Meis) | 1 | |
| Kut (Kutülamare) | 1 | |
| Kütahya | 1 | |
| Mersin | 1 | |
| Preveza (Preveze) | 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 Duyunu Umumiye Memuru. Pay: the change on moving from that title to Duyunu Umumiye Memuru. The 4 titles with most officials, of 4 moves in all.
Held just after
The title of the entries just after a run of Duyunu Umumiye Memuru. Pay: the change on moving from Duyunu Umumiye Memuru to that title. The 4 titles with most officials, of 5 moves in all.
Of the 9 moves shown, 5 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 11 officials
- A quarter of the officials
- 3.5 years or moreupper quartile
- Most years of one official
- 14 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
11 officials with it recorded.
Age at the first annual entry in the job
11 officials with it recorded.
Province of birth
11 officials with it recorded.
Schooling
11 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
11 officials with it recorded. An official can have several, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
Qualification
9 officials with it recorded. A diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan) recorded in the schooling or the work.
Source of the record
11 officials with it recorded.
Officials on record each year
The same numbers as a table
| Year | Officials on record | First recorded | Annual entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 1 | 1 | 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
| Place | Province | Officials | Annual entries | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siirt | Bitlis province | 2 | 14 | 1885 to 1898 |
| Edremit | Hüdavendigâr province | 1 | 12 | 1881 to 1893 |
| Baghdad (Bağdat) | Baghdad (Bağdat) province | 1 | 4 | 1890 to 1895 |
| Istanbul (Dersaadet) | Istanbul (Dersaadet) province | 1 | 2 | 1890 to 1892 |
| Preveza (Preveze) | Ioannina (Yanya) province | 1 | 2 | 1889 to 1891 |
| Elazığ | Mamuretülaziz province | 1 | 1 | 1884/85 |
| Kastellorizo (Meis) | Archipelago (Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid) province | 1 | 1 | 1896/97 |
| Kut (Kutülamare) | Baghdad (Bağdat) province | 1 | 1 | 1892/93 |
| Kütahya | Hüdavendigâr province | 1 | 1 | 1900/01 |
| Mersin | Adana province | 1 | 1 | 1888/89 |
| Tire | Aydın province | 1 | 1 | 1886/87 |
Ottoman officials recorded
11 officials, the one with most annual entries first.
| Official | Years | Annual entries | Kuruş a month | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cebrail Cemal Efendi | 1884 to 1898 | 14 | 550 to 700 | Diyarbakır |
| Muhittin Rumi Efendi | 1881 to 1893 | 12 | 350 to 650 | Edremit |
| Mehmet Said Efendi | 1890 to 1895 | 5 | 150 to 200 | Baghdad (Bağdat) |
| AHMET ELMAS EFENDi | 1889 to 1891 | 2 | 300 | Ioannina (Yanya) |
| Mehmet Ziya Efendi | 1890 to 1892 | 2 | 100 to 150 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Hacı Mehmet Hüsamettin Efendi | 1886/87 | 1 | 300 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| İzzet Efendi | 1884/85 | 1 | 250 | Yozgat |
| Mehmed Zülfikar Efendi | 1888/89 | 1 | 350 | Harput |
| Mehmet Zeki Efendi | 1896/97 | 1 | 200 | Kastellorizo (Meis) |
| Ömer Lütfi Efendi | 1887/88 | 1 | 100 | Diyarbakır |
| Ziya Efendi | 1900/01 | 1 | 200 | Kütahya |
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
- Duyunu Umumiye Memuru
- 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)