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Mersule Basmemuru

Mersule Basmemuru is the job title in 25 annual entries of 7 officials, from 1896 to 1907 (AH 1314 to 1324). The median of the 25 recorded monthly salaries is 700 kuruş. The entries name 3 places. The place with the largest number of officials is Istanbul, with 3.

Officials
7
Annual entries1896 to 1907, AH 1314 to 1324
25
Year with most officials4 officials
1899/1900
Median monthly salaryfrom 25 recorded salaries
700 kuruş
Places with officials
3
All years

Officials on record each year

The fullest year is 1899/1900 (AH 1317) with 4 officials. Years with an annual entry: 11.
012341896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 13244 in 1899/1900Recorded in an earlier year tooFirst recorded in this year

The same numbers as a table
Officials on record each year, Mersule Basmemuru
YearOfficials on recordFirst recordedAnnual entries
1896/97 (AH 1314)111
1897/98 (AH 1315)212
1898/99 (AH 1316)313
1899/1900 (AH 1317)414
1900/01 (AH 1318)424
1901/02 (AH 1319)202
1902/03 (AH 1320)202
1903/04 (AH 1321)202
1904/05 (AH 1322)313
1905/06 (AH 1323)101
1906/07 (AH 1324)101

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 median of the 25 recorded monthly salaries is 700 kuruş, the mean 792 kuruş.
02004006008001,0001,2001896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 1324700 kuruş in 1906/07Mersule Basmemuru, fewer than 5 salaries in every year

The same numbers as a table
Monthly salary each year in kuruş, Mersule Basmemuru
YearRecorded salariesMedianMeanLower quartileUpper quartileMedian of the whole collection
1896/971350350350350500
1897/982685.5685.5517.75853.25500
1898/993585652467.5803500
1899/19004595697.5530762.5500
1900/014725750600875500
1901/022875875762.5987.5500
1902/0321,0101,0108301,190500
1903/0421,0351,035867.51,202.5475
1904/0537001,033.336501,250450
1905/061700700700700475
1906/071700700700700450

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

Places of Mersule Basmemuru, the place with most officials first
PlaceProvinceOfficialsAnnual entriesYears
Istanbul (Dersaadet)Istanbul (Dersaadet) province3181897 to 1907
Izmir (İzmir)Aydın province361896 to 1901
GalataIstanbul (Dersaadet) province111900/01

Ottoman officials recorded

7 officials, the one with most annual entries first.

Officials of Mersule Basmemuru
OfficialYearsAnnual entriesKuruş a monthBirthplace
Mehmet Galip Efendi1898 to 19079585 to 700Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Bekir Sami Efendi1897 to 190581,021 to 1,800Sinop
Mehmet Emin Efendi1896 to 19004350 to 540Plovdiv (Filibe)
Ali Mümtaz Bey1904/051600Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Fuat Efendi1900/011450Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Rüştü Efendi1900/011800Crete (Girit)
Salih Faik Efendi1899/19001500Istanbul (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.