Job title
Memur
Official
Memur is the job title in 1,403 annual entries of 338 officials, from 1844 to 1911 (AH 1260 to 1328). The median of the 1,403 recorded monthly salaries is 400 kuruş. The entries name 199 places. The place with the largest number of officials is Istanbul, with 120.
- Officials
- 338
- Annual entries1844 to 1911, AH 1260 to 1328
- 1,403
- Year with most officials51 officials
- 1890/91
- Median monthly salaryfrom 1,403 recorded salaries
- 400 kuruş
- Places with officials
- 199
Stored spellings: Memur; memur
Officials on record each year
The same numbers as a table
| Year | Officials on record | First recorded | Annual entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1844/45 (AH 1260) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1845 (AH 1261) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1845/46 (AH 1262) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1846/47 (AH 1263) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1847/48 (AH 1264) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1848/49 (AH 1265) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1849/50 (AH 1266) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1850/51 (AH 1267) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1851/52 (AH 1268) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1852/53 (AH 1269) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1853/54 (AH 1270) | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 1854/55 (AH 1271) | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1855/56 (AH 1272) | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 1856/57 (AH 1273) | 8 | 4 | 8 |
| 1857/58 (AH 1274) | 8 | 4 | 8 |
| 1858/59 (AH 1275) | 10 | 4 | 10 |
| 1859/60 (AH 1276) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1860/61 (AH 1277) | 10 | 4 | 10 |
| 1861/62 (AH 1278) | 13 | 5 | 13 |
| 1862/63 (AH 1279) | 10 | 3 | 10 |
| 1863/64 (AH 1280) | 11 | 3 | 11 |
| 1864/65 (AH 1281) | 16 | 5 | 16 |
| 1865/66 (AH 1282) | 15 | 2 | 15 |
| 1866/67 (AH 1283) | 15 | 3 | 15 |
| 1867/68 (AH 1284) | 15 | 5 | 15 |
| 1868/69 (AH 1285) | 16 | 8 | 16 |
| 1869/70 (AH 1286) | 22 | 7 | 22 |
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 23 | 3 | 23 |
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 27 | 9 | 27 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 32 | 10 | 32 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 44 | 17 | 44 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 38 | 6 | 38 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 37 | 10 | 37 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 33 | 12 | 33 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 35 | 12 | 35 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 34 | 5 | 34 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 39 | 8 | 39 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 29 | 7 | 29 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 34 | 12 | 34 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 36 | 6 | 36 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 30 | 3 | 30 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 26 | 3 | 26 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 27 | 4 | 27 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 23 | 1 | 23 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 31 | 9 | 31 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 35 | 10 | 35 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 40 | 15 | 40 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 47 | 12 | 47 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 51 | 8 | 51 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 45 | 7 | 45 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 39 | 10 | 39 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 36 | 4 | 36 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 30 | 5 | 30 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 24 | 3 | 24 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 32 | 15 | 32 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 31 | 6 | 31 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 26 | 3 | 26 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 31 | 7 | 31 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 28 | 2 | 28 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 25 | 3 | 25 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 25 | 7 | 25 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 25 | 6 | 25 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 23 | 5 | 23 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 18 | 4 | 18 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| 1910/11 (AH 1328) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1844/45 | 1 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 400 |
| 1845 | 1 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 350 |
| 1845/46 | 1 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 300 |
| 1846/47 | 1 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 300 |
| 1847/48 | 1 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 250 |
| 1848/49 | 1 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 300 |
| 1849/50 | 1 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 250 |
| 1850/51 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 175 |
| 1851/52 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 282.5 |
| 1852/53 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 350 |
| 1853/54 | 3 | 500 | 466.67 | 450 | 500 | 400 |
| 1854/55 | 3 | 400 | 450 | 325 | 550 | 400 |
| 1855/56 | 5 | 250 | 350 | 250 | 400 | 450 |
| 1856/57 | 8 | 300 | 337.5 | 237.5 | 425 | 375 |
| 1857/58 | 8 | 500 | 512.5 | 350 | 712.5 | 475 |
| 1858/59 | 10 | 325 | 390 | 200 | 500 | 500 |
| 1859/60 | 3 | 500 | 433.33 | 300 | 600 | 500 |
| 1860/61 | 10 | 475 | 445 | 250 | 500 | 500 |
| 1861/62 | 13 | 250 | 370.77 | 200 | 500 | 600 |
| 1862/63 | 10 | 460 | 374 | 175 | 500 | 500 |
| 1863/64 | 11 | 420 | 406.36 | 275 | 500 | 500 |
| 1864/65 | 16 | 490 | 460.38 | 275 | 577 | 625 |
| 1865/66 | 15 | 330 | 464.4 | 250 | 588 | 650 |
| 1866/67 | 15 | 500 | 461 | 300 | 571 | 600 |
| 1867/68 | 15 | 400 | 437.07 | 250 | 576.5 | 600 |
| 1868/69 | 16 | 325 | 428.5 | 200 | 590.25 | 600 |
| 1869/70 | 22 | 408 | 469.64 | 212.5 | 596.75 | 600 |
| 1870/71 | 23 | 300 | 391.13 | 200 | 543.5 | 600 |
| 1871/72 | 27 | 380 | 410.56 | 225 | 575 | 550 |
| 1872/73 | 32 | 300 | 344.06 | 180 | 456.25 | 550 |
| 1873/74 | 44 | 340 | 330 | 120 | 450 | 500 |
| 1874/75 | 38 | 250 | 320.87 | 120 | 468.75 | 535 |
| 1875/76 | 37 | 300 | 337.65 | 150 | 475 | 530 |
| 1876/77 | 33 | 400 | 410 | 200 | 550 | 575 |
| 1877/78 | 35 | 400 | 447.71 | 225 | 600 | 560 |
| 1878 | 34 | 450 | 456.76 | 325 | 600 | 600 |
| 1878/79 | 39 | 500 | 416.15 | 165 | 600 | 600 |
| 1879/80 | 29 | 380 | 351.62 | 200 | 500 | 500 |
| 1880/81 | 34 | 350 | 342.41 | 200 | 468.75 | 500 |
| 1881/82 | 36 | 390 | 367.28 | 250 | 500 | 500 |
| 1882/83 | 30 | 400 | 400.57 | 288.75 | 500 | 500 |
| 1883/84 | 26 | 425 | 460.65 | 300 | 500 | 500 |
| 1884/85 | 27 | 400 | 465.74 | 292.5 | 550 | 500 |
| 1885/86 | 23 | 500 | 512.17 | 325 | 575 | 500 |
| 1886/87 | 31 | 400 | 451.61 | 292.5 | 575 | 500 |
| 1887/88 | 35 | 300 | 427.63 | 245 | 525 | 500 |
| 1888/89 | 40 | 375 | 408.18 | 200 | 600 | 500 |
| 1889/90 | 47 | 300 | 365.34 | 150 | 575 | 500 |
| 1890/91 | 51 | 285 | 340.06 | 135 | 500 | 500 |
| 1891/92 | 45 | 200 | 327.87 | 100 | 500 | 500 |
| 1892/93 | 39 | 200 | 307.31 | 100 | 450 | 500 |
| 1893/94 | 36 | 225 | 333.06 | 137.5 | 425 | 500 |
| 1894/95 | 30 | 268.5 | 308.9 | 113.75 | 430 | 500 |
| 1895/96 | 24 | 281 | 317.79 | 150 | 481.25 | 500 |
| 1896/97 | 32 | 300 | 325.66 | 200 | 496.25 | 500 |
| 1897/98 | 31 | 300 | 327.77 | 175 | 495 | 500 |
| 1898/99 | 26 | 362.5 | 349.73 | 205 | 498.75 | 500 |
| 1899/1900 | 31 | 400 | 386.61 | 260 | 540 | 500 |
| 1900/01 | 28 | 400 | 421.79 | 276.25 | 555 | 500 |
| 1901/02 | 25 | 425 | 453.6 | 300 | 600 | 500 |
| 1902/03 | 25 | 400 | 391.2 | 250 | 540 | 500 |
| 1903/04 | 25 | 450 | 427.16 | 270 | 600 | 475 |
| 1904/05 | 23 | 450 | 468.22 | 285 | 600 | 450 |
| 1905/06 | 18 | 520 | 527.78 | 347.5 | 700 | 475 |
| 1906/07 | 11 | 600 | 562.73 | 500 | 700 | 450 |
| 1907/08 | 2 | 500 | 500 | 350 | 650 | 300 |
| 1908/09 | 2 | 325 | 325 | 287.5 | 362.5 | 350 |
| 1909/10 | 5 | 500 | 640 | 300 | 800 | 462.5 |
| 1910/11 | 1 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 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.
Places
The 150 places with most officials, of 199.
Show the other 125 places
Every place is in the data file of this page.
Ottoman officials recorded
The 100 officials with most annual entries, of 338. The first 25 are shown, the others are under them.
| Official | Years | Annual entries | Kuruş a month | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasan Sıtkı Efendi | 1873 to 1907 | 34 | 100 to 800 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Safvet Efendi | 1877 to 1902 | 26 | 150 to 650 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ohannes Papasyan Efendi | 1868 to 1894 | 26 | 150 to 1,675 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ali Rıza Efendi | 1860 to 1880 | 21 | 400 to 600 | Kütahya |
| Mehmet Raif Efendi | 1872 to 1892 | 21 | 120 to 600 | Tekirdağ |
| Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi | 1873 to 1892 | 20 | 500 to 700 | Gelibolu |
| İbrahim Ethem Efendi | 1888 to 1907 | 19 | 150 to 800 | Ruse (Rusçuk) |
| Mehmet Ali Bey | 1877 to 1895 | 19 | 100 to 950 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mahmut Efendi | 1882 to 1900 | 18 | 200 to 550 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet İhsan Efendi | 1887 to 1905 | 18 | 200 to 550 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Hüsnü Efendi | 1889 to 1906 | 17 | 60 to 490 | Kastamonu |
| Yakup Efendi | 1876 to 1895 | 17 | 95 to 500 | Latakia (Lazkiye) |
| Ali Kemal Bey | 1891 to 1907 | 16 | 70 to 500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Arif Efendi | 1880 to 1896 | 16 | 500 to 600 | Boyabat |
| Mehmet Asım Efendi | 1876 to 1891 | 16 | 200 to 550 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Bagdik Maksut Efendi | 1880 to 1895 | 15 | 200 to 500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Fahrettin Efendi | 1891 to 1905 | 14 | 50 to 270 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ahmet Nihalettin Efendi | 1878 to 1903 | 13 | 50 to 800 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Sadullah Efendi | 1893 to 1906 | 13 | 50 to 500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ahmet Refet Efendi | 1869 to 1880 | 12 | 150 to 950 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Hafız Hamdi Efendi | 1879 to 1891 | 12 | 140 to 300 | Trabzon |
| Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi | 1895 to 1907 | 12 | 540 to 600 | Berkovitsa (Berkofça) |
| Mahmud Kamil Efendi | 1888 to 1900 | 12 | 150 to 400 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Ata Efendi | 1871 to 1892 | 12 | 120 to 750 | Kirim |
| Mehmet Hakkı Efendi | 1871 to 1882 | 12 | 500 to 850 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
Show the other 75 officials
| Official | Years | Annual entries | Kuruş a month | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ömer Fuad Efendi | 1872 to 1883 | 12 | 100 to 600 | Bolu |
| Ahmet Munir Bey | 1844 to 1854 | 11 | 40 to 500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Enver Efendi | 1880 to 1891 | 11 | 600 | Skopje (Üsküp) |
| İsmail Hakkı Efendi | 1896 to 1907 | 11 | 500 to 600 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmed Canib Efendi | 1889 to 1900 | 11 | 50 to 300 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmed Nafiz Efendi | 1857 to 1868 | 11 | 400 to 500 | Taşköprü |
| Mehmet Rifat Efendi | 1878 to 1888 | 11 | 95 to 500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Sait Efendi | 1877 to 1887 | 11 | 100 to 600 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ömer Efendi | 1878 to 1905 | 11 | 95 to 684 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Pierre Hason Efendi | 1861 to 1872 | 11 | 200 to 1,060 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ahmet Necip Bey | 1894 to 1904 | 10 | 50 to 70 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Cemal Efendi | 1862 to 1872 | 10 | 50 to 600 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| İbrahim Hakkı Efendi | 1868 to 1879 | 10 | 600 | Pleven (Plevne) |
| Mehmet Emin Efendi | 1870 to 1879 | 10 | 250 to 700 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Süleyman Efendi | 1874 to 1883 | 10 | 145 to 400 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Abdullah Efendi | 1880 to 1889 | 9 | 300 | Mosul (Musul) |
| Ahmet Efendi | 1872 to 1880 | 9 | 380 to 500 | Terkos |
| Hüseyin Avni Efendi | 1881 to 1892 | 9 | 142 to 240 | Larissa (Yenişehir-i Fener) |
| Mehmet Mazhar Efendi | 1888 to 1911 | 9 | 120 to 300 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Zeynel Sami Efendi | 1882 to 1902 | 9 | 285 to 400 | Neapoli (Nasliç) |
| Hasan Said Efendi | 1856 to 1865 | 8 | 200 to 750 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| İsmail Şükrü Efendi | 1876 to 1895 | 8 | 500 to 600 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Arif Efendi | 1887 to 1895 | 8 | 350 | Edremit |
| Mehmet Hayri Bey | 1896 to 1904 | 8 | 576 to 600 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Abdulkerim Efendi | 1860 to 1867 | 7 | 50 to 500 | Kosova |
| Anastaş Nikolaidis Efendi | 1869 to 1876 | 7 | 300 to 450 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Aziz Mahmut Efendi | 1877 to 1883 | 7 | 500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| El-Hac Ahmet Nafiz Efendi | 1853 to 1860 | 7 | 500 to 700 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Kapril Efendi | 1867 to 1874 | 7 | 200 to 250 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ömer Tahir Efendi | 1860 to 1867 | 7 | 450 to 960 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Osman Hilmi Efendi | 1889 to 1896 | 7 | 400 to 440 | Tosya |
| Osman Nuri Efendi | 1875 to 1890 | 7 | 455 to 800 | Kemaliye (Eğin) |
| Abdullah Zeki Efendi | 1868 to 1874 | 6 | 760 to 850 | Kemaliye (Eğin) |
| Ahmet Tevfik Efendi | 1899 to 1905 | 6 | 600 to 780 | Ayastefanos |
| Ali Rıza Efendi | 1868 to 1874 | 6 | 300 to 400 | Pomorie (Ahyolu) |
| Ali Rıza Efendi | 1886 to 1892 | 6 | 600 to 850 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ali sefik Efendi | 1873 to 1878 | 6 | 300 to 400 | Divriği |
| Hacı Mehmet Mecit Efendi | 1863 to 1869 | 6 | 150 to 300 | Kemah |
| Hacı Mehmet Reşit Efendi | 1856 to 1862 | 6 | 50 to 250 | Baghdad (Bağdat) |
| Hasan Fehmi Efendi | 1896 to 1902 | 6 | 300 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmed Mazhar Efendi | 1897 to 1903 | 6 | 200 to 300 | Tuna |
| Mikail Kuyumcuyan Efendi | 1901 to 1907 | 6 | 600 to 700 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ohannes Holas Efendi | 1865 to 1871 | 6 | 400 to 1,000 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Abdullah Kamil Efendi | 1896 to 1901 | 5 | 50 to 100 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ahmet Kâşif Efendi | 1871 to 1876 | 5 | 150 | Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova) |
| Ahmet Münir Efendi | 1891 to 1896 | 5 | 25 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ahmet Rifat Efendi | 1856 to 1863 | 5 | 500 | Ruse (Rusçuk) |
| Ali Haydar Efendi | 1883 to 1888 | 5 | 1,250 to 1,500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ali Nevzad Bey | 1869 to 1874 | 5 | 150 to 475 | Erzurum |
| Emrullah Efendi | 1868 to 1873 | 5 | 200 | Biga |
| Hafız Bekir Sıdkı Efendi | 1872 to 1877 | 5 | 200 to 300 | Izmir (İzmir) |
| Hafiz Bekir Sidki Efendi | 1888 to 1893 | 5 | 475 to 500 | Sivas |
| Hasan Şevket Efendi | 1896 to 1901 | 5 | 495 | Vidin |
| Hasan Şevki Efendi | 1877 to 1885 | 5 | 600 to 1,000 | Dupnitsa (Dupniçe) |
| Hasan Tahsin Efendi | 1890 to 1895 | 5 | 50 to 110 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| İbrahim Nazmi Efendi | 1892 to 1897 | 5 | 100 to 200 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| İhsan Efendi | 1897 to 1902 | 5 | 45 to 400 | Bitola (Manastır) |
| Mehmet Cemal Efendi | 1889 to 1894 | 5 | 100 to 175 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Kadri Efendi | 1889 to 1894 | 5 | 200 to 250 | Izmir (İzmir) |
| Mehmet Nazif Efendi | 1898 to 1903 | 5 | 60 to 130 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Nazmi Efendi | 1870 to 1875 | 5 | 180 to 250 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Nuri Bey | 1869 to 1874 | 5 | 250 to 450 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Nuri Efendi | 1871 to 1876 | 5 | 400 | Kemaliye (Eğin) |
| Mehmet Said Efendi | 1896 to 1903 | 5 | 285 | Baghdad (Bağdat) |
| Mehmet Tevfik Efendi | 1868 to 1874 | 5 | 250 to 600 | Trabzon |
| Süleyman Necati Efendi | 1892 to 1897 | 5 | 160 to 262 | Van |
| Yusuf Kemal Efendi | 1874 to 1878 | 5 | 30 to 80 | Ürgüp |
| Abdullah Nafiz Bey | 1867 to 1871 | 4 | 200 | Alanya (Alaiye) |
| Ahmed Hulusi Efendi | 1881 to 1885 | 4 | 300 to 400 | Nablus |
| Ahmet Emin Bey | 1853 to 1857 | 4 | 400 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ahmet Halit Efendi | 1898 to 1902 | 4 | 495 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ahmet Raşit Efendi | 1870 to 1874 | 4 | 190 to 260 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ahmet Şakir Efendi | 1868 to 1872 | 4 | 380 to 400 | Ankara |
| Ahmet Şevki Efendi | 1867 to 1871 | 4 | 160 | Nigbolu |
| Ali Galip Efendi | 1876 to 1879 | 4 | 100 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
Years run from the first to the last annual entry. An official without a recorded name is listed after the named officials.
The other officials are listed on the pages of the places above. All of them are in the data file of this page.
How to read these records: years and calendars, what first recorded means, gaps between annual entries, and salaries.