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Tahrir Memuru

Tahrir Memuru is the job title in 31 annual entries of 8 officials, from 1864 to 1892 (AH 1281 to 1309). The median of the 31 recorded monthly salaries is 800 kuruş. The entries name 7 places. The place with the largest number of officials is Aydın, with 1.

Officials
8
Annual entries1864 to 1892, AH 1281 to 1309
31
Year with most officials2 officials
1867/68
Median monthly salaryfrom 31 recorded salaries
800 kuruş
Places with officials
7
All years

Officials on record each year

The fullest year is 1867/68 (AH 1284) with 2 officials. Years with an annual entry: 24.
0121868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13052 in 1867/68Recorded in an earlier year tooFirst recorded in this year

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Officials on record each year, Tahrir Memuru
YearOfficials on recordFirst recordedAnnual entries
1864/65 (AH 1281)111
1865/66 (AH 1282)101
1866/67 (AH 1283)101
1867/68 (AH 1284)212
1868/69 (AH 1285)202
1869/70 (AH 1286)202
1870/71 (AH 1287)202
1871/72 (AH 1288)202
1872/73 (AH 1289)202
1873/74 (AH 1290)101
1874/75 (AH 1291)101
1875/76 (AH 1292)212
1876/77 (AH 1293)101
1877/78 (AH 1294)101
1878 (AH 1295)101
1879/80 (AH 1297)111
1881/82 (AH 1299)111
1884/85 (AH 1302)111
1885/86 (AH 1303)111
1887/88 (AH 1305)111
1888/89 (AH 1306)101
1889/90 (AH 1307)101
1890/91 (AH 1308)101
1891/92 (AH 1309)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 31 recorded monthly salaries is 800 kuruş, the mean 778 kuruş.
02004006008001,0001,2001,4001868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 1305150 kuruş in 1891/92Tahrir Memuru, fewer than 5 salaries in every year

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Monthly salary each year in kuruş, Tahrir Memuru
YearRecorded salariesMedianMeanLower quartileUpper quartileMedian of the whole collection
1864/651450450450450625
1865/661450450450450650
1866/671450450450450600
1867/682925925762.51,087.5600
1868/692975975837.51,112.5600
1869/7021,0251,025912.51,137.5600
1870/7121,0751,075987.51,162.5600
1871/7221,1251,1251,062.51,187.5550
1872/7321,2251,2251,212.51,237.5550
1873/7411,2501,2501,2501,250500
1874/7511,2501,2501,2501,250535
1875/7627507505001,000530
1876/7711,2501,2501,2501,250575
1877/7811,2501,2501,2501,250560
187811,2501,2501,2501,250600
1879/801225225225225500
1881/821700700700700500
1884/851250250250250500
1885/861511511511511500
1887/881100100100100500
1888/891100100100100500
1889/901130130130130500
1890/911150150150150500
1891/921150150150150500

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.

Ottoman officials recorded

8 officials, the one with most annual entries first.

Officials of Tahrir Memuru
OfficialYearsAnnual entriesKuruş a monthBirthplace
Osman Nuri Efendi1867 to 1878121,250Izmir (İzmir)
Mehmet Salim Bey1864 to 18739450 to 1,200Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmed Halid Efendi1887 to 18925100 to 150Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ahmet Sadettin Efendi1879/801225Gelibolu
Ali Faik Efendi1881/821700Kirim
Ali Rıza Efendi1884/851250Avrathisar
İbrahim Sırrı Efendi1875/761250Thessaloniki (Selanik)
Ömer Lütfi Efendi1885/861511Kayseri

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.