Job title
Zaptiye Yoklama Kalemi
Group of job titles: Police
5 officials held the job title Zaptiye Yoklama Kalemi. Its 21 annual entries run from 1860 to 1889 (AH 1277 to 1306). The median of the 21 recorded monthly salaries is 380 kuruş, against 535 kuruş for the whole collection in the same years. The median entry paid 76 per cent of the collection median of its year. On average an official was paid more than 27 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 5 different years, and a quarter in 5 or more. It was the first title on record for 40 per cent of the officials and the last for 0 per cent. The entries name 7 places. The place with the largest number of officials is Tokat, with 1.
- Officials
- 5
- Years on recordAH 1277 to 1306, 21 years with an entry
- 1860 to 1889
- Median monthly salary0.76× the collection median of the same years (535 kuruş)
- 380 kuruş
- Places with officials
- 7
- First job title on recordfor 2 of the 5 officials
- 40%
Profile of the group: Police
No source read describes Zaptiye Yoklama Kalemi by itself, so this is the profile of its group of job titles.
Officials of the police (polis), which kept order in towns. A police organisation founded in 1845 was soon absorbed by the police command (Zaptiye Müşirliği) of 1846, and from 1881 a police force was set up permanently across the empire.
Requirements for entry
- from 1889 a police course taught candidates some law besides reading and writing
- a police school opened in Salonika in 1907, and others across the empire after 1909
History
From 1879 the Ministry of Police (Zaptiye Nezareti) dealt only with police work. In 1909 the ministry was abolished, and police work passed to the Directorate of Public Security (Emniyet-i Umumiye Müdüriyeti) under the Ministry of the Interior.
Sources
- Özcan, Abdülkadir (2013). Zaptiye. TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, vol. 44, 128-130. Online copy (read 14 October 2026).Pages or part: 128-130. Used for: summary, requirements for entry, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860/61 | 1 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 500 |
| 1861/62 | 1 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 600 |
| 1862/63 | 1 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 500 |
| 1863/64 | 1 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 500 |
| 1865/66 | 1 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 650 |
| 1866/67 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 600 |
| 1867/68 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 600 |
| 1868/69 | 1 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 600 |
| 1869/70 | 1 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 600 |
| 1872/73 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 550 |
| 1873/74 | 1 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 500 |
| 1874/75 | 1 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 535 |
| 1875/76 | 1 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 530 |
| 1876/77 | 1 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 575 |
| 1877/78 | 1 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 560 |
| 1878 | 1 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 600 |
| 1882/83 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| 1883/84 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| 1884/85 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| 1887/88 | 1 | 380 | 380 | 380 | 380 | 500 |
| 1888/89 | 1 | 380 | 380 | 380 | 380 | 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.
Pay against the whole collection
5 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 (40%) 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 | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| 100 to 200 | 0 | 0% | 10% |
| 200 to 300 | 1 | 20% | 17% |
| 300 to 400 | 2 | 40% | 18% |
| 400 to 500 | 0 | 0% | 17% |
| 500 to 750 | 2 | 40% | 23% |
| 750 to 1,000 | 0 | 0% | 5% |
| 1,000 to 1,500 | 0 | 0% | 4% |
| 1,500 to 2,500 | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| 2,500 and more | 0 | 0% | 1% |
The median of the 21 recorded monthly salaries of this job is 380 kuruş. In the same years the whole collection paid a median of 535 kuruş. The median entry paid 0.76× the collection median of its year, and the middle half of the entries between 0.38× and 0.92×. On average an official of this job was paid more than 27% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Edirne | 1 | |
| Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1 | |
| İzmit | 1 | |
| Malko Tarnovo (Tırnovacık) | 1 | |
| Plovdiv (Filibe) | 1 | |
| Sliven (İslimiye) | 1 | |
| Tokat | 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 Zaptiye Yoklama Kalemi. Pay: the change on moving from that title to Zaptiye Yoklama Kalemi. The 4 titles with most officials, of 4 moves in all.
Held just after
The title of the entries just after a run of Zaptiye Yoklama Kalemi. Pay: the change on moving from Zaptiye Yoklama Kalemi to that title. The 4 titles with most officials, of 5 moves in all.
Of the 9 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
- 5 yearsmedian over 5 officials
- A quarter of the officials
- 5 years or moreupper quartile
- Most years of one official
- 6 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
5 officials with it recorded.
Age at the first annual entry in the job
5 officials with it recorded.
Province of birth
5 officials with it recorded.
Schooling
5 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
5 officials with it recorded. An official can have several, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
Source of the record
5 officials with it recorded.
Places
| Place | Province | Officials | Annual entries | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokat | Sivas province | 1 | 6 | 1873 to 1878 |
| Istanbul (Dersaadet) | Istanbul (Dersaadet) province | 1 | 5 | 1865 to 1870 |
| Malko Tarnovo (Tırnovacık) | Edirne province | 1 | 3 | 1882 to 1885 |
| Plovdiv (Filibe) | Eastern Rumelia (Rumeli-i Şarkî) province | 1 | 2 | 1862 to 1864 |
| Sliven (İslimiye) | Eastern Rumelia (Rumeli-i Şarkî) province | 1 | 2 | 1860 to 1862 |
| İzmit | İzmit province | 1 | 2 | 1887 to 1889 |
| Edirne | Edirne province | 1 | 1 | 1872/73 |
Ottoman officials recorded
5 officials, the one with most annual entries first.
| Official | Years | Annual entries | Kuruş a month | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehmet Efendi | 1873 to 1878 | 6 | 80 to 200 | Tokat |
| Ali Riza Efendi | 1865 to 1870 | 5 | 500 to 750 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Rifat Efendi | 1860 to 1873 | 5 | 300 to 500 | Edirne |
| Mehmet Rıza Hicri Efendi | 1882 to 1885 | 3 | 500 | Plovdiv (Filibe) |
| Mehmet Nuri Efendi | 1887 to 1889 | 2 | 380 | İzmit |
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
- Zaptiye Yoklama Kalemi
- 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)