Job title
Zabit Memuru
Group of job titles: Justice and legal affairs
16 officials held the job title Zabit Memuru. Its 60 annual entries run from 1867 to 1906 (AH 1284 to 1323). The median of the 60 recorded monthly salaries is 658 kuruş, against 530 kuruş for the whole collection in the same years. The median entry paid 1.1 times the collection median of its year. On average an official was paid more than 51 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 25 per cent of the officials and the last for 0 per cent. The entries name 10 places. The place with the largest number of officials is Istanbul, with 8.
- Officials
- 16
- Years on recordAH 1284 to 1323, 27 years with an entry
- 1867 to 1906
- Median monthly salary1.14× the collection median of the same years (530 kuruş)
- 658 kuruş
- Places with officials
- 10
- First job title on recordfor 4 of the 16 officials
- 25%
Profile of the group: Justice and legal affairs
No source read describes Zabit Memuru by itself, so this is the profile of its group of job titles.
Officials of the courts and offices of the Ministry of Justice (Adliye), created on 14 February 1870 from the court Divan-ı Ahkam-ı Adliye. The new courts (nizamiye) were set up in the provinces from the 1860s.
History
The regulation of 21 May 1879 organised the ministry as the Ministry of Justice and Sects (Adliye ve Mezahib Nezareti), with an undersecretary, a corresponding secretary, directors for criminal and civil affairs, for the records of officials and for documents, and an accountant. The commercial courts came under the ministry in 1875.
Sources
- Findley, Carter V. (1980). Bureaucratic Reform in the Ottoman Empire: The Sublime Porte, 1789-1922. Princeton: Princeton University Press.Pages or part: 178. Used for: summary.
- Yavuz, Hulusi (1988). Adliye Nezâreti. TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, vol. 1, 389-390. Online copy (read 14 October 2026).Pages or part: 389. Used for: summary, history.
Monthly salary each year
The same numbers as a table
| Year | Recorded salaries | Median | Mean | Lower quartile | Upper quartile | Median of the whole collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1867/68 | 1 | 580 | 580 | 580 | 580 | 600 |
| 1868/69 | 2 | 440 | 440 | 370 | 510 | 600 |
| 1869/70 | 2 | 570.5 | 570.5 | 522.75 | 618.25 | 600 |
| 1870/71 | 3 | 700 | 725 | 587.5 | 850 | 600 |
| 1871/72 | 2 | 850 | 850 | 775 | 925 | 550 |
| 1872/73 | 3 | 1,000 | 916.67 | 875 | 1,000 | 550 |
| 1873/74 | 4 | 1,000 | 1,062.5 | 937.5 | 1,125 | 500 |
| 1874/75 | 4 | 1,000 | 1,062.5 | 937.5 | 1,125 | 535 |
| 1875/76 | 4 | 875 | 812.5 | 687.5 | 1,000 | 530 |
| 1876/77 | 4 | 875 | 812.5 | 687.5 | 1,000 | 575 |
| 1877/78 | 4 | 825 | 787.5 | 612.5 | 1,000 | 560 |
| 1878 | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 600 |
| 1878/79 | 3 | 300 | 766.67 | 275 | 1,025 | 600 |
| 1879/80 | 2 | 750 | 750 | 500 | 1,000 | 500 |
| 1880/81 | 2 | 875 | 875 | 562.5 | 1,187.5 | 500 |
| 1881/82 | 2 | 1,125 | 1,125 | 937.5 | 1,312.5 | 500 |
| 1882/83 | 1 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 500 |
| 1888/89 | 2 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 500 |
| 1889/90 | 2 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 500 |
| 1890/91 | 4 | 300 | 237.5 | 237.5 | 300 | 500 |
| 1891/92 | 2 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 500 |
| 1892/93 | 1 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 500 |
| 1901/02 | 1 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 500 |
| 1902/03 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| 1903/04 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 475 |
| 1904/05 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 450 |
| 1905/06 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 475 |
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
16 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 (38%) are in the band 300 to 400 kuruş.
The same numbers as a table
| Median monthly salary, kuruş | Officials | Share | Whole collection |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 100 | 1 | 6% | 3% |
| 100 to 200 | 0 | 0% | 10% |
| 200 to 300 | 1 | 6% | 17% |
| 300 to 400 | 6 | 38% | 18% |
| 400 to 500 | 0 | 0% | 17% |
| 500 to 750 | 3 | 19% | 23% |
| 750 to 1,000 | 1 | 6% | 5% |
| 1,000 to 1,500 | 3 | 19% | 4% |
| 1,500 to 2,500 | 1 | 6% | 2% |
| 2,500 and more | 0 | 0% | 1% |
The median of the 60 recorded monthly salaries of this job is 658 kuruş. In the same years the whole collection paid a median of 530 kuruş. The median entry paid 1.14× the collection median of its year, and the middle half of the entries between 0.6× and 1.79×. On average an official of this job was paid more than 51% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 8 | |
| Aydın | 1 | |
| Benghazi (Bingazi) | 1 | |
| Beyoğlu | 1 | |
| Bitlis | 1 | |
| Edirne | 1 | |
| Ioannina (Yanya) | 1 | |
| Korçë (Görice) | 1 | |
| Novi Pazar (Yenipazar) | 1 | |
| Tripoli (Trablusgarp) | 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 Zabit Memuru. Pay: the change on moving from that title to Zabit Memuru. The 8 titles with most officials, of 15 moves in all.
Held just after
The title of the entries just after a run of Zabit Memuru. Pay: the change on moving from Zabit Memuru to that title. The 8 titles with most officials, of 19 moves in all.
Of the 22 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 yearsmedian over 16 officials
- A quarter of the officials
- 4.75 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
16 officials with it recorded.
Age at the first annual entry in the job
16 officials with it recorded.
Province of birth
16 officials with it recorded. 2 other values not shown.
Schooling
15 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
16 officials with it recorded. An official can have several, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
Qualification
15 officials with it recorded. A diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan) recorded in the schooling or the work.
Source of the record
16 officials with it recorded.
Officials on record each year
The same numbers as a table
| Year | Officials on record | First recorded | Annual entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1867/68 (AH 1284) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1868/69 (AH 1285) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1869/70 (AH 1286) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 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 | 8 | 34 | 1868 to 1906 |
| Novi Pazar (Yenipazar) | Kosovo (Kosova) province | 1 | 10 | 1867 to 1877 |
| Tripoli (Trablusgarp) | Tripoli (Trablusgarp) province | 1 | 5 | 1888 to 1893 |
| Korçë (Görice) | Bitola (Manastır) province | 1 | 3 | 1878 to 1881 |
| Aydın | Aydın province | 1 | 2 | 1888 to 1890 |
| Bitlis | Bitlis province | 1 | 2 | 1890 to 1892 |
| Benghazi (Bingazi) | Benghazi (Bingazi) province | 1 | 1 | 1890/91 |
| Beyoğlu | Istanbul (Dersaadet) province | 1 | 1 | 1877/78 |
| Edirne | Edirne province | 1 | 1 | 1882/83 |
| Ioannina (Yanya) | Ioannina (Yanya) province | 1 | 1 | 1878/79 |
Ottoman officials recorded
16 officials, the one with most annual entries first.
| Official | Years | Annual entries | Kuruş a month | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehmet Arif Neset Efendi | 1871 to 1882 | 11 | 1,000 to 1,750 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Abdulkerim Efendi | 1867 to 1877 | 10 | 580 to 750 | Kosova |
| Ahmet Rifat Bey | 1868 to 1878 | 10 | 300 to 1,000 | Kastamonu |
| Ali Rıza Bey | 1888 to 1906 | 10 | 300 to 500 | Mytilene (Midilli) |
| Muharrem Bey | 1878 to 1881 | 3 | 250 | Korçë (Görice) |
| Tevfik Bey | 1875 to 1878 | 3 | 500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ahmet Tevfik Efendi | 1888 to 1890 | 2 | 300 | Lom |
| Ömer Lütfi Efendi | 1890 to 1892 | 2 | 300 | Diyarbakır |
| Suleyman Resat Bey | 1873 to 1875 | 2 | 1,500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ahmet Lutfu Efendi | 1877/78 | 1 | 650 | Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova) |
| Hafız Yusuf Hüsamettin Efendi | 1890/91 | 1 | 300 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| İbrahim Suphi Efendi | 1882/83 | 1 | 350 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| İsmail Hakkı Efendi | 1881/82 | 1 | 750 | Izmir (İzmir) |
| Mahmut Bey | 1890/91 | 1 | 50 | Misir |
| Mehmet Tevfik Efendi | 1878/79 | 1 | 300 | Ioannina (Yanya) |
| Mustafa Cemal Bey | 1870/71 | 1 | 1,000 | Istanbul (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.
Subjects
- Zabit Memuru
- 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)