Job title
Mal Kitabeti
Group of job titles: Tax and treasury
8 officials held the job title Mal Kitabeti. Its 26 annual entries run from 1857 to 1887 (AH 1274 to 1304). The median of the 26 recorded monthly salaries is 400 kuruş, against 500 kuruş for the whole collection in the same years. The median entry paid 72 per cent of the collection median of its year. On average an official was paid more than 25 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 2 different years, and a quarter in 5 or more. It was the first title on record for 75 per cent of the officials and the last for 12 per cent. No other title is recorded for 12 per cent of them. The entries name 8 places. The place with the largest number of officials is Tuzla, with 1.
- Officials
- 8
- Years on recordAH 1274 to 1304, 18 years with an entry
- 1857 to 1887
- Median monthly salary0.72× the collection median of the same years (500 kuruş)
- 400 kuruş
- Places with officials
- 8
- First job title on recordfor 6 of the 8 officials
- 75%
Profile of the group: Tax and treasury
No source read describes Mal Kitabeti 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
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| Year | Recorded salaries | Median | Mean | Lower quartile | Upper quartile | Median of the whole collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1857/58 | 1 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 475 |
| 1858/59 | 1 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 500 |
| 1859/60 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| 1860/61 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| 1861/62 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 600 |
| 1862/63 | 2 | 312.5 | 312.5 | 218.75 | 406.25 | 500 |
| 1863/64 | 2 | 312.5 | 312.5 | 218.75 | 406.25 | 500 |
| 1864/65 | 2 | 437.5 | 437.5 | 281.25 | 593.75 | 625 |
| 1865/66 | 3 | 300 | 391.67 | 212.5 | 525 | 650 |
| 1870/71 | 2 | 317.5 | 317.5 | 276.25 | 358.75 | 600 |
| 1871/72 | 2 | 325 | 325 | 287.5 | 362.5 | 550 |
| 1872/73 | 2 | 437.5 | 437.5 | 418.75 | 456.25 | 550 |
| 1873/74 | 1 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 500 |
| 1882/83 | 1 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 500 |
| 1883/84 | 1 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 500 |
| 1884/85 | 1 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 500 |
| 1885/86 | 1 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 500 |
| 1886/87 | 1 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 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
8 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 (25%) 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 | 1 | 13% | 10% |
| 200 to 300 | 2 | 25% | 17% |
| 300 to 400 | 2 | 25% | 18% |
| 400 to 500 | 2 | 25% | 17% |
| 500 to 750 | 1 | 13% | 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 26 recorded monthly salaries of this job is 400 kuruş. In the same years the whole collection paid a median of 500 kuruş. The median entry paid 0.72× the collection median of its year, and the middle half of the entries between 0.51× and 0.86×. On average an official of this job was paid more than 25% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Çiçekdağı (Mecidiye) | 1 | |
| Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) | 1 | |
| İskilip | 1 | |
| Pazardzhik (Tatarpazarcığı) | 1 | |
| Prizren | 1 | |
| Tuzla | 1 | |
| Vezirköprü | 1 | |
| Yalvaç | 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 Mal Kitabeti. Pay: the change on moving from that title to Mal Kitabeti. The 2 titles with most officials, of 2 moves in all.
Held just after
The title of the entries just after a run of Mal Kitabeti. Pay: the change on moving from Mal Kitabeti to that title. The 6 titles with most officials, of 7 moves in all.
Of the 9 moves shown, 1 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
- 2.5 yearsmedian over 8 officials
- A quarter of the officials
- 4.25 years or moreupper quartile
- Most years of one official
- 9 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
8 officials with it recorded.
Age at the first annual entry in the job
8 officials with it recorded.
Province of birth
7 officials with it recorded.
Schooling
8 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
8 officials with it recorded. An official can have several, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
Qualification
7 officials with it recorded. A diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan) recorded in the schooling or the work.
Source of the record
8 officials with it recorded.
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 | 0 | 1 |
| 1860/61 (AH 1277) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1861/62 (AH 1278) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1862/63 (AH 1279) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1863/64 (AH 1280) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1864/65 (AH 1281) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1865/66 (AH 1282) | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 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.
Places
| Place | Province | Officials | Annual entries | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuzla | Archipelago (Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid) province | 1 | 9 | 1857 to 1866 |
| Yalvaç | Konya province | 1 | 5 | 1882 to 1887 |
| Prizren | Kosovo (Kosova) province | 1 | 4 | 1862 to 1866 |
| Çiçekdağı (Mecidiye) | Ankara province | 1 | 2 | 1870 to 1872 |
| İskilip | Kastamonu province | 1 | 2 | 1872 to 1874 |
| Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) | Edirne province | 1 | 1 | 1871/72 |
| Pazardzhik (Tatarpazarcığı) | Eastern Rumelia (Rumeli-i Şarkî) province | 1 | 1 | 1865/66 |
| Vezirköprü | Sivas province | 1 | 1 | 1872/73 |
Ottoman officials recorded
8 officials, the one with most annual entries first.
| Official | Years | Annual entries | Kuruş a month | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cafer Sadik Efendi | 1857 to 1866 | 9 | 400 to 750 | Nicosia (Lefkoşa) |
| Abdullah Sevki Efendi | 1882 to 1887 | 5 | 360 | Yalvaç |
| İbrahim Münir Efendi | 1862 to 1866 | 4 | 125 | Ürgüp |
| Mehmet Kamil Efendi | 1870 to 1874 | 4 | 400 | Yozgat |
| Hayreti Efendi | 1865/66 | 1 | 300 | Plovdiv (Filibe) |
| İbrahim Niyazi Efendi | 1872/73 | 1 | 475 | Trabzon |
| Mehmet Faik Bey | 1871/72 | 1 | 250 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Zihni Efendi | 1870/71 | 1 | 235 | Uzunkopru |
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
- Mal Kitabeti
- 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)