Job title
Meclis Azaligi
Group of job titles: Management
12 officials held the job title Meclis Azaligi. Its 51 annual entries run from 1870 to 1907 (AH 1287 to 1324). The median of the 51 recorded monthly salaries is 2,070 kuruş, against 500 kuruş for the whole collection in the same years. The median entry paid 4.1 times the collection median of its year. On average an official was paid more than 96 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 7 or more. It was the first title on record for 8 per cent of the officials and the last for 42 per cent. The entries name 1 place, Istanbul.
- Officials
- 12
- Years on recordAH 1287 to 1324, 27 years with an entry
- 1870 to 1907
- Median monthly salary4.14× the collection median of the same years (500 kuruş)
- 2,070 kuruş
- Places with officials
- 1
- First job title on recordfor 1 of the 12 officials
- 8%
Profile of the group: Management
No source read describes Meclis Azaligi by itself, so this is the profile of its group of job titles.
Directors of the offices and departments of the service. Under the regulation of November 1876 the administration of posts and telegraphs had a director general, a chief director (başmüdür) for each of its two departments, principal directors and inspectors in the provinces, directors (müdür) of the districts, and clerks in the smaller places, each answering to the one above.
Duties
- run an office of the service and direct its clerks
- in a telegraph office, keep the daily duty turns of the clerks, see that the apparatus is clean and working, and send a fault the office cannot repair to the mechanics (makineci) of the province or of Istanbul
- answer for the orderly and safe working of the office
Rank and pay
A schedule set by the centre paid telegraph directors of the first, second and third grade in the sancaks 1,200, 800 and 600 kuruş a month.
Sources
- Güneş, Mahir Melih (2026). Anadolu'da Telgrafın Toplumsal Tarihi (1856-1908). Doctoral thesis, Hacettepe University. Online copy (read 11 October 2026).Pages or part: 115, 119. Used for: duties.
- Okan, Ayşegül (2003). The Ottoman postal and telegraph services in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. MA thesis, Boğaziçi University, Atatürk Institute for Modern Turkish History.Pages or part: 49. Used for: summary.
- The school and the office: training, entry and pay in the Ottoman Post and Telegraph service, 1870-1905. Working paper, 2026 (the paper behind this collection; its Section II reports Akyıldız 2024, Ata 2022 and Ayhan and Maviş 1994).Pages or part: Section II. Used for: rank and pay.
Monthly salary each year
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| Year | Recorded salaries | Median | Mean | Lower quartile | Upper quartile | Median of the whole collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870/71 | 1 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 600 |
| 1874/75 | 2 | 2,250 | 2,250 | 2,125 | 2,375 | 535 |
| 1875/76 | 4 | 2,250 | 2,125 | 1,875 | 2,500 | 530 |
| 1876/77 | 1 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 575 |
| 1877/78 | 1 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 560 |
| 1878 | 1 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 600 |
| 1878/79 | 1 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 600 |
| 1879/80 | 1 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 500 |
| 1888/89 | 1 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 500 |
| 1889/90 | 1 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 500 |
| 1890/91 | 1 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 500 |
| 1891/92 | 2 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,400 | 1,800 | 500 |
| 1892/93 | 1 | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1,400 | 500 |
| 1893/94 | 1 | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1,400 | 500 |
| 1894/95 | 2 | 1,550 | 1,550 | 1,525 | 1,575 | 500 |
| 1895/96 | 2 | 1,900 | 1,900 | 1,850 | 1,950 | 500 |
| 1896/97 | 3 | 1,800 | 1,830 | 1,710 | 1,935 | 500 |
| 1897/98 | 2 | 1,845 | 1,845 | 1,732.5 | 1,957.5 | 500 |
| 1898/99 | 3 | 2,000 | 1,896.67 | 1,810 | 2,035 | 500 |
| 1899/1900 | 3 | 2,000 | 1,896.67 | 1,810 | 2,035 | 500 |
| 1900/01 | 3 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,375 | 2,625 | 500 |
| 1901/02 | 3 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,375 | 2,625 | 500 |
| 1902/03 | 3 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,375 | 2,625 | 500 |
| 1903/04 | 3 | 2,500 | 2,566.67 | 2,375 | 2,725 | 475 |
| 1904/05 | 3 | 2,500 | 2,566.67 | 2,375 | 2,725 | 450 |
| 1905/06 | 1 | 2,950 | 2,950 | 2,950 | 2,950 | 475 |
| 1906/07 | 1 | 2,950 | 2,950 | 2,950 | 2,950 | 450 |
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
12 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 (50%) 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 | 1 | 8% | 4% |
| 1,500 to 2,500 | 5 | 42% | 2% |
| 2,500 and more | 6 | 50% | 1% |
The median of the 51 recorded monthly salaries of this job is 2,070 kuruş. In the same years the whole collection paid a median of 500 kuruş. The median entry paid 4.14× the collection median of its year, and the middle half of the entries between 3.6× and 5×. On average an official of this job was paid more than 96% 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%).
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 Meclis Azaligi. Pay: the change on moving from that title to Meclis Azaligi. The 8 titles with most officials, of 11 moves in all.
Held just after
The title of the entries just after a run of Meclis Azaligi. Pay: the change on moving from Meclis Azaligi to that title. The 4 titles with most officials, of 7 moves in all.
Of the 18 moves shown, 4 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 12 officials
- A quarter of the officials
- 6.75 years or moreupper quartile
- Most years of one official
- 11 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
12 officials with it recorded.
Age at the first annual entry in the job
12 officials with it recorded.
Province of birth
11 officials with it recorded.
Schooling
12 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
12 officials with it recorded. An official can have several, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
Qualification
12 officials with it recorded. A diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan) recorded in the schooling or the work.
Officials on record each year
The same numbers as a table
| Year | Officials on record | First recorded | Annual entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istanbul (Dersaadet) | Istanbul (Dersaadet) province | 12 | 51 | 1870 to 1907 |
Ottoman officials recorded
12 officials, the one with most annual entries first.
| Official | Years | Annual entries | Kuruş a month | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehmet Salim Efendi | 1894 to 1905 | 11 | 1,600 to 2,250 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ali Kaya Bey | 1896 to 1905 | 9 | 2,070 to 2,500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Nurettin Efendi | 1898 to 1907 | 9 | 2,000 to 2,950 | Tekirdağ |
| Hacı Ahmet Tevfik Efendi | 1891 to 1897 | 6 | 1,200 to 2,000 | Erzurum |
| Susa Selim Nikoli Efendi | 1875 to 1879 | 5 | 1,500 to 3,000 | Beirut (Beyrut) |
| Aziz Mahmut Bey | 1888 to 1891 | 3 | 2,000 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mustafa Efendi | 1874 to 1876 | 2 | 2,500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Yusuf Agâh Bey | 1874 to 1876 | 2 | 2,000 | Serres (Siroz) |
| Behazkil Efendi | 1870/71 | 1 | 2,000 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Hüseyin Lebib Efendi | 1875/76 | 1 | 2,500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Tevfik Bey | 1879/80 | 1 | 2,500 | Cairo (Kahire) |
| Ömer Hilmi Efendi | 1891/92 | 1 | 2,000 | Ekin |
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
- Meclis Azaligi
- 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)