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  • Mustafa Atıf Efendi

    Mustafa Atıf Efendi, born in Harput in 1855/56 (AH 1272). 38 annual entries from 1878 to 1906, most often in Fatsa, there most often as Muhabere Memuru. Languages: Turkish.

  • Hüseyin Fikri Efendi

    Hüseyin Fikri Efendi, born in Germili Karyesi in 1833/34 (AH 1249). 66 annual entries from 1854 to 1888, most often in Istanbul.

  • Halil Akif Efendi

    Halil Akif Efendi, born in Manisa in 1832/33 (AH 1248). 173 annual entries from 1857 to 1910, most often in Adana.

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All career accounts; mean pay from the annual salary reference.

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  • Mean monthly wage · right axis
Linked career accounts from 1824 and average monthly wage, 1840/41 to 1911. Gregorian years.The time axis uses Gregorian years. Blue bars use the left count axis. The crimson line and circles use the independent right axis in nominal monthly kuruş. Gaps are not joined. Wages are displayed only from 1840/41 to 1911. Use Left and Right arrow keys to inspect a recorded year, Home and End for the range limits. Exact values and the yearly salary sample size are in the table below.1824/25: 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1825/26: 3 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1826/27: 3 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1827/28: 3 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1828/29: 3 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1829/30: 5 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1830/31: 5 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1831/32: 6 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1832/33: 7 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1833/34: 6 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1834/35: 6 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1835/36: 8 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1836/37: 6 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1837/38: 8 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1838/39: 6 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1839/40: 9 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1840/41: 14 linked accounts; mean 4,231.25 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 8 paid officials in the annual salary reference1841/42: 13 linked accounts; mean 3,340.43 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 7 paid officials in the annual salary reference1842/43: 23 linked accounts; mean 3,771.88 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 8 paid officials in the annual salary reference1843/44: 30 linked accounts; mean 6,132.81 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 16 paid officials in the annual salary reference1844/45: 28 linked accounts; mean 6,180.36 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 14 paid officials in the annual salary reference1845: 30 linked accounts; mean 5,676.39 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 18 paid officials in the annual salary reference1845/46: 36 linked accounts; mean 6,151.32 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 19 paid officials in the annual salary reference1846/47: 38 linked accounts; mean 4,539.29 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 21 paid officials in the annual salary reference1847/48: 53 linked accounts; mean 3,830.47 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 32 paid officials in the annual salary reference1848/49: 64 linked accounts; mean 3,216.53 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 32 paid officials in the annual salary reference1849/50: 70 linked accounts; mean 4,356.94 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 31 paid officials in the annual salary reference1850/51: 68 linked accounts; mean 4,048.86 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 35 paid officials in the annual salary reference1851/52: 83 linked accounts; mean 3,556.63 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 40 paid officials in the annual salary reference1852/53: 96 linked accounts; mean 2,074.27 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 48 paid officials in the annual salary reference1853/54: 107 linked accounts; mean 1,674.38 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 64 paid officials in the annual salary reference1854/55: 123 linked accounts; mean 2,331.69 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 65 paid officials in the annual salary reference1855/56: 134 linked accounts; mean 3,114.31 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 65 paid officials in the annual salary reference1856/57: 169 linked accounts; mean 5,517.45 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 75 paid officials in the annual salary reference1857/58: 174 linked accounts; mean 2,104.33 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 95 paid officials in the annual salary reference1858/59: 197 linked accounts; mean 3,102.62 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 104 paid officials in the annual salary reference1859/60: 224 linked accounts; mean 2,974 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 110 paid officials in the annual salary reference1860/61: 245 linked accounts; mean 3,191.69 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 130 paid officials in the annual salary reference1861/62: 285 linked accounts; mean 2,551.97 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 159 paid officials in the annual salary reference1862/63: 347 linked accounts; mean 2,443.64 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 195 paid officials in the annual salary reference1863/64: 378 linked accounts; mean 2,064.34 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 231 paid officials in the annual salary reference1864/65: 411 linked accounts; mean 2,051.83 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 249 paid officials in the annual salary reference1865/66: 530 linked accounts; mean 1,582.33 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 338 paid officials in the annual salary reference1866/67: 581 linked accounts; mean 1,595.36 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 393 paid officials in the annual salary reference1867/68: 651 linked accounts; mean 1,733.17 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 430 paid officials in the annual salary reference1868/69: 740 linked accounts; mean 1,758.8 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 500 paid officials in the annual salary reference1869/70: 834 linked accounts; mean 1,428.83 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 603 paid officials in the annual salary reference1870/71: 896 linked accounts; mean 1,317.74 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 646 paid officials in the annual salary reference1871/72: 980 linked accounts; mean 1,787.61 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 703 paid officials in the annual salary reference1872/73: 1,061 linked accounts; mean 1,625.33 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 729 paid officials in the annual salary reference1873/74: 1,118 linked accounts; mean 1,444.19 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 797 paid officials in the annual salary reference1874/75: 1,237 linked accounts; mean 1,496.63 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 877 paid officials in the annual salary reference1875/76: 1,348 linked accounts; mean 1,354.13 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 972 paid officials in the annual salary reference1876/77: 1,502 linked accounts; mean 1,311.28 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,096 paid officials in the annual salary reference1877/78: 1,569 linked accounts; mean 1,345.67 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,150 paid officials in the annual salary reference1878: 1,641 linked accounts; mean 1,284 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,192 paid officials in the annual salary reference1878/79: 1,791 linked accounts; mean 1,288.94 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,317 paid officials in the annual salary reference1879/80: 1,991 linked accounts; mean 1,155.4 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,528 paid officials in the annual salary reference1880/81: 1,928 linked accounts; mean 885.11 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,437 paid officials in the annual salary reference1881/82: 1,978 linked accounts; mean 922.81 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,479 paid officials in the annual salary reference1882/83: 2,159 linked accounts; mean 895.7 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,644 paid officials in the annual salary reference1883/84: 2,230 linked accounts; mean 825.54 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,712 paid officials in the annual salary reference1884/85: 2,249 linked accounts; mean 974 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,740 paid officials in the annual salary reference1885/86: 2,313 linked accounts; mean 1,006.95 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,776 paid officials in the annual salary reference1886/87: 2,264 linked accounts; mean 925.36 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,715 paid officials in the annual salary reference1887/88: 2,360 linked accounts; mean 976.15 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,751 paid officials in the annual salary reference1888/89: 2,384 linked accounts; mean 912.13 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,786 paid officials in the annual salary reference1889/90: 2,473 linked accounts; mean 915.19 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,862 paid officials in the annual salary reference1890/91: 2,465 linked accounts; mean 965.57 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,882 paid officials in the annual salary reference1891/92: 2,522 linked accounts; mean 987.96 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,919 paid officials in the annual salary reference1892/93: 2,514 linked accounts; mean 891.02 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,926 paid officials in the annual salary reference1893/94: 2,473 linked accounts; mean 897.17 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,916 paid officials in the annual salary reference1894/95: 2,567 linked accounts; mean 973.04 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,989 paid officials in the annual salary reference1895/96: 2,518 linked accounts; mean 1,078.5 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,970 paid officials in the annual salary reference1896/97: 2,596 linked accounts; mean 955.17 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,110 paid officials in the annual salary reference1897/98: 2,328 linked accounts; mean 807.05 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,880 paid officials in the annual salary reference1898/99: 2,301 linked accounts; mean 794.95 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,835 paid officials in the annual salary reference1899/1900: 2,284 linked accounts; mean 796.28 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,812 paid officials in the annual salary reference1900/01: 2,197 linked accounts; mean 858.74 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,750 paid officials in the annual salary reference1901/02: 2,113 linked accounts; mean 961.63 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,655 paid officials in the annual salary reference1902/03: 2,050 linked accounts; mean 859.27 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,614 paid officials in the annual salary reference1903/04: 1,994 linked accounts; mean 820.97 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,566 paid officials in the annual salary reference1904/05: 1,895 linked accounts; mean 880.62 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,483 paid officials in the annual salary reference1905/06: 1,804 linked accounts; mean 902.74 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,414 paid officials in the annual salary reference1906/07: 1,756 linked accounts; mean 969.84 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,363 paid officials in the annual salary reference1907/08: 1,617 linked accounts; mean 987.18 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,280 paid officials in the annual salary reference1908/09: 1,494 linked accounts; mean 1,311.94 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,226 paid officials in the annual salary reference1909/10: 1,338 linked accounts; mean 1,291.16 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,085 paid officials in the annual salary reference1910/11: 889 linked accounts; mean 944.42 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 729 paid officials in the annual salary reference1911: 510 linked accounts; mean 1,289.82 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 399 paid officials in the annual salary reference1911/12: 322 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1912/13: 222 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1913/14: 103 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1914/15: 53 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1915/16: 45 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1916/17: 29 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1917/18: 27 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1918/19: 26 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1919/20: 25 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1920/21: 23 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1921/22: 17 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1922/23: 9 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1923/24: 7 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1924/25: 7 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1925/26: 5 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1926/27: 7 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1927/28: 5 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1928/29: 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1929/30: 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1930/31: 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1931/32: 4 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1932/33: 3 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1933/34: 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1934/35: 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1935/36: 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1936/37: 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1937/38: 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1938/39: 3 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1939/40: 3 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1940/41: 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1941/42: 3 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1942/43: 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1943: 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1951/52: 1 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1952/53: 1 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1840/41: 14 linked accounts; mean 4,231.25 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 8 paid officials in the annual salary reference1841/42: 13 linked accounts; mean 3,340.43 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 7 paid officials in the annual salary reference1842/43: 23 linked accounts; mean 3,771.88 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 8 paid officials in the annual salary reference1843/44: 30 linked accounts; mean 6,132.81 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 16 paid officials in the annual salary reference1844/45: 28 linked accounts; mean 6,180.36 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 14 paid officials in the annual salary reference1845: 30 linked accounts; mean 5,676.39 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 18 paid officials in the annual salary reference1845/46: 36 linked accounts; mean 6,151.32 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 19 paid officials in the annual salary reference1846/47: 38 linked accounts; mean 4,539.29 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 21 paid officials in the annual salary reference1847/48: 53 linked accounts; mean 3,830.47 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 32 paid officials in the annual salary reference1848/49: 64 linked accounts; mean 3,216.53 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 32 paid officials in the annual salary reference1849/50: 70 linked accounts; mean 4,356.94 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 31 paid officials in the annual salary reference1850/51: 68 linked accounts; mean 4,048.86 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 35 paid officials in the annual salary reference1851/52: 83 linked accounts; mean 3,556.63 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 40 paid officials in the annual salary reference1852/53: 96 linked accounts; mean 2,074.27 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 48 paid officials in the annual salary reference1853/54: 107 linked accounts; mean 1,674.38 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 64 paid officials in the annual salary reference1854/55: 123 linked accounts; mean 2,331.69 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 65 paid officials in the annual salary reference1855/56: 134 linked accounts; mean 3,114.31 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 65 paid officials in the annual salary reference1856/57: 169 linked accounts; mean 5,517.45 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 75 paid officials in the annual salary reference1857/58: 174 linked accounts; mean 2,104.33 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 95 paid officials in the annual salary reference1858/59: 197 linked accounts; mean 3,102.62 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 104 paid officials in the annual salary reference1859/60: 224 linked accounts; mean 2,974 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 110 paid officials in the annual salary reference1860/61: 245 linked accounts; mean 3,191.69 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 130 paid officials in the annual salary reference1861/62: 285 linked accounts; mean 2,551.97 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 159 paid officials in the annual salary reference1862/63: 347 linked accounts; mean 2,443.64 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 195 paid officials in the annual salary reference1863/64: 378 linked accounts; mean 2,064.34 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 231 paid officials in the annual salary reference1864/65: 411 linked accounts; mean 2,051.83 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 249 paid officials in the annual salary reference1865/66: 530 linked accounts; mean 1,582.33 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 338 paid officials in the annual salary reference1866/67: 581 linked accounts; mean 1,595.36 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 393 paid officials in the annual salary reference1867/68: 651 linked accounts; mean 1,733.17 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 430 paid officials in the annual salary reference1868/69: 740 linked accounts; mean 1,758.8 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 500 paid officials in the annual salary reference1869/70: 834 linked accounts; mean 1,428.83 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 603 paid officials in the annual salary reference1870/71: 896 linked accounts; mean 1,317.74 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 646 paid officials in the annual salary reference1871/72: 980 linked accounts; mean 1,787.61 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 703 paid officials in the annual salary reference1872/73: 1,061 linked accounts; mean 1,625.33 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 729 paid officials in the annual salary reference1873/74: 1,118 linked accounts; mean 1,444.19 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 797 paid officials in the annual salary reference1874/75: 1,237 linked accounts; mean 1,496.63 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 877 paid officials in the annual salary reference1875/76: 1,348 linked accounts; mean 1,354.13 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 972 paid officials in the annual salary reference1876/77: 1,502 linked accounts; mean 1,311.28 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,096 paid officials in the annual salary reference1877/78: 1,569 linked accounts; mean 1,345.67 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,150 paid officials in the annual salary reference1878: 1,641 linked accounts; mean 1,284 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,192 paid officials in the annual salary reference1878/79: 1,791 linked accounts; mean 1,288.94 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,317 paid officials in the annual salary reference1879/80: 1,991 linked accounts; mean 1,155.4 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,528 paid officials in the annual salary reference1880/81: 1,928 linked accounts; mean 885.11 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,437 paid officials in the annual salary reference1881/82: 1,978 linked accounts; mean 922.81 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,479 paid officials in the annual salary reference1882/83: 2,159 linked accounts; mean 895.7 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,644 paid officials in the annual salary reference1883/84: 2,230 linked accounts; mean 825.54 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,712 paid officials in the annual salary reference1884/85: 2,249 linked accounts; mean 974 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,740 paid officials in the annual salary reference1885/86: 2,313 linked accounts; mean 1,006.95 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,776 paid officials in the annual salary reference1886/87: 2,264 linked accounts; mean 925.36 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,715 paid officials in the annual salary reference1887/88: 2,360 linked accounts; mean 976.15 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,751 paid officials in the annual salary reference1888/89: 2,384 linked accounts; mean 912.13 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,786 paid officials in the annual salary reference1889/90: 2,473 linked accounts; mean 915.19 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,862 paid officials in the annual salary reference1890/91: 2,465 linked accounts; mean 965.57 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,882 paid officials in the annual salary reference1891/92: 2,522 linked accounts; mean 987.96 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,919 paid officials in the annual salary reference1892/93: 2,514 linked accounts; mean 891.02 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,926 paid officials in the annual salary reference1893/94: 2,473 linked accounts; mean 897.17 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,916 paid officials in the annual salary reference1894/95: 2,567 linked accounts; mean 973.04 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,989 paid officials in the annual salary reference1895/96: 2,518 linked accounts; mean 1,078.5 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,970 paid officials in the annual salary reference1896/97: 2,596 linked accounts; mean 955.17 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,110 paid officials in the annual salary reference1897/98: 2,328 linked accounts; mean 807.05 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,880 paid officials in the annual salary reference1898/99: 2,301 linked accounts; mean 794.95 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,835 paid officials in the annual salary reference1899/1900: 2,284 linked accounts; mean 796.28 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,812 paid officials in the annual salary reference1900/01: 2,197 linked accounts; mean 858.74 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,750 paid officials in the annual salary reference1901/02: 2,113 linked accounts; mean 961.63 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,655 paid officials in the annual salary reference1902/03: 2,050 linked accounts; mean 859.27 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,614 paid officials in the annual salary reference1903/04: 1,994 linked accounts; mean 820.97 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,566 paid officials in the annual salary reference1904/05: 1,895 linked accounts; mean 880.62 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,483 paid officials in the annual salary reference1905/06: 1,804 linked accounts; mean 902.74 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,414 paid officials in the annual salary reference1906/07: 1,756 linked accounts; mean 969.84 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,363 paid officials in the annual salary reference1907/08: 1,617 linked accounts; mean 987.18 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,280 paid officials in the annual salary reference1908/09: 1,494 linked accounts; mean 1,311.94 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,226 paid officials in the annual salary reference1909/10: 1,338 linked accounts; mean 1,291.16 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,085 paid officials in the annual salary reference1910/11: 889 linked accounts; mean 944.42 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 729 paid officials in the annual salary reference1911: 510 linked accounts; mean 1,289.82 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 399 paid officials in the annual salary reference1896/972,596 linked accounts955.17 kuruş / month · salary N = 2,110

Gregorian years · counts from 1824; wages 1840/41 to 1911. Point or use arrow keys to inspect. Filters do not change this chart.

Sample, units and calculation

Counts: distinct linked biographical accounts within each recorded AH year across the full collection, positioned at its Gregorian starting date. Gregorian spans can cross two calendar years; the underlying observations are not regrouped. An account may recur in later years. Blank years have no dated career evidence indexed. These series describe the records, not the Ottoman workforce.

Wages: arithmetic mean of each paid official’s highest recorded monthly rate in that AH year, in nominal kuruş. The display period is 1840/41 to 1911, covering 7,099 officials and 66,847 paid official-years. N is the number with recorded positive pay that year.

The Post and Telegraph and cross-ministry annual salary reference has observed wages in 1840 to 1911 within this display period. Its denominator differs from the wider account count. Unpaid service, missing pay and source-specific textual amounts are excluded. There is no price adjustment or gap filling; these are not averages across all officials including unpaid service.

Both axes are linear and start at zero. The right axis uses only wages in the display period. Small samples can produce high wage means. Earlier and later observations remain in the full yearly table, with exact account counts, means and salary N.

Full yearly table, including 17 years before 1824
Gregorian date spans with the original AH year retained for reference. Wage means use paid officials in the annual salary reference; account counts cover the wider collection. “Not recorded” means no comparable salary observation.
Gregorian yearsRecorded AH yearAccountsMean monthly kuruşSalary N
1579/809871Not recorded0
1691/92110313,5001
1758/5911721Not recorded0
1759/6011731Not recorded0
1780/8111951Not recorded0
1781/8211961Not recorded0
1782/8311971Not recorded0
1783/8411981Not recorded0
1790/9112051Not recorded0
1816/1712321Not recorded0
1817/1812331Not recorded0
1818/1912341Not recorded0
1819/2012351Not recorded0
1820/2112362Not recorded0
1821/2212372Not recorded0
1822/23123821001
1823/2412391Not recorded0
1824/2512402Not recorded0
1825/261241320,0001
1826/2712423Not recorded0
1827/28124338001
1828/29124437002
1829/30124558502
1830/31124658502
1831/32124761,0502
1832/33124872,9502
1833/3412496387.54
1834/35125061,4605
1835/36125181,4605
1836/3712526412.54
1837/38125389,666.673
1838/39125462,1502
1839/40125595,442.867
1840/411256144,231.258
1841/421257133,340.437
1842/431258233,771.888
1843/441259306,132.8116
1844/451260286,180.3614
18451261305,676.3918
1845/461262366,151.3219
1846/471263384,539.2921
1847/481264533,830.4732
1848/491265643,216.5332
1849/501266704,356.9431
1850/511267684,048.8635
1851/521268833,556.6340
1852/531269962,074.2748
1853/5412701071,674.3864
1854/5512711232,331.6965
1855/5612721343,114.3165
1856/5712731695,517.4575
1857/5812741742,104.3395
1858/5912751973,102.62104
1859/6012762242,974110
1860/6112772453,191.69130
1861/6212782852,551.97159
1862/6312793472,443.64195
1863/6412803782,064.34231
1864/6512814112,051.83249
1865/6612825301,582.33338
1866/6712835811,595.36393
1867/6812846511,733.17430
1868/6912857401,758.8500
1869/7012868341,428.83603
1870/7112878961,317.74646
1871/7212889801,787.61703
1872/7312891,0611,625.33729
1873/7412901,1181,444.19797
1874/7512911,2371,496.63877
1875/7612921,3481,354.13972
1876/7712931,5021,311.281,096
1877/7812941,5691,345.671,150
187812951,6411,2841,192
1878/7912961,7911,288.941,317
1879/8012971,9911,155.41,528
1880/8112981,928885.111,437
1881/8212991,978922.811,479
1882/8313002,159895.71,644
1883/8413012,230825.541,712
1884/8513022,2499741,740
1885/8613032,3131,006.951,776
1886/8713042,264925.361,715
1887/8813052,360976.151,751
1888/8913062,384912.131,786
1889/9013072,473915.191,862
1890/9113082,465965.571,882
1891/9213092,522987.961,919
1892/9313102,514891.021,926
1893/9413112,473897.171,916
1894/9513122,567973.041,989
1895/9613132,5181,078.51,970
1896/9713142,596955.172,110
1897/9813152,328807.051,880
1898/9913162,301794.951,835
1899/190013172,284796.281,812
1900/0113182,197858.741,750
1901/0213192,113961.631,655
1902/0313202,050859.271,614
1903/0413211,994820.971,566
1904/0513221,895880.621,483
1905/0613231,804902.741,414
1906/0713241,756969.841,363
1907/0813251,617987.181,280
1908/0913261,4941,311.941,226
1909/1013271,3381,291.161,085
1910/111328889944.42729
191113295101,289.82399
1911/1213303221,789.56231
1912/1313312221,900.65150
1913/1413321031,960.4551
1914/15133353945.520
1915/161334451,14517
1916/171335291,497.147
1917/181336271,7605
1918/191337269905
1919/201338257004
1920/211339231,3752
1921/221340175,8752
1922/231341910,0001
1923/2413427Not recorded0
1924/2513437Not recorded0
1925/2613445Not recorded0
1926/27134572401
1927/2813465Not recorded0
1928/2913472Not recorded0
1929/3013482Not recorded0
1930/3113492Not recorded0
1931/32135045001
1932/3313513Not recorded0
1933/3413522Not recorded0
1934/3513532Not recorded0
1935/3613542Not recorded0
1936/3713552Not recorded0
1937/3813562Not recorded0
1938/3913573Not recorded0
1939/4013583Not recorded0
1940/4113592Not recorded0
1941/4213603Not recorded0
1942/4313612Not recorded0
194313622Not recorded0
1951/5213711Not recorded0
1952/5313721Not recorded0

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Official & archive reference directory9,525 biographical records. Showing 1 to 100.Click to open or close the 3-column list
Official & archive referenceRecorded yearsCareer entries
A. Mavroyeni BeyBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 10/1731875 to 1907 (AH 1292 to 1324)34
ABBAS EFENDİDH_SAİD,00163_001771905 to 1907 (AH 1323 to 1324)3
Abbas EfendiDH_SAİD,00003_004991864 to 1895 (AH 1281 to 1312)36
Abbas EfendiBOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 30/203, s.2031873 to 1887 (AH 1290 to 1304)23
Abbas Efendi1910/11 (AH 1328)5
ABBAS EFENDİDH_SAİD,00097_000821876 to 1889 (AH 1293 to 1306)23
Abbas EfendiDH. SAİDd. 63/2511879 to 1911 (AH 1297 to 1328)24
Abbas Fehmi EfendiBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 161-1951901 to 1910 (AH 1319 to 1327)6
Abbas Fevzi EfendiBOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 185/2177
Abbas Hilmi EfendiBOA. DH. SAİD. 170/551894 to 1908 (AH 1312 to 1325)20
Abbas Hilmi EfendiDH.SAİDd. 31/3911880/81 (AH 1298)2
Abbas Hilmi EfendiBOA. DH. SAİDd., 153/14; BOA. DH. SAİDd., 153/14, s. 251896 to 1905 (AH 1314 to 1322)22
ABBAS HİLMİ EFENDİDH_SAİD,00158_002471909/10 (AH 1327)2
ABBAS HİLMİ NAİLBANDBAŞIDH_SAİD,00040_000951861 to 1885 (AH 1278 to 1302)47
Abbas Vasık EfendiMeşihat Arşivi 14091908/09 (AH 1326)8
ABDĠ EFENDĠBOA, DH.SAĠD.d. 00086 – 00031/591879 to 1896 (AH 1297 to 1313)22
Abdi Bey (H. 1274 / M. 1857-1858)1875 to 1890 (AH 1292 to 1307)19
Abdi Efendi1867 to 1900 (AH 1284 to 1317)39
ABDİ EFENDİ115_130; 257; DH.SAİDd. 115/2571903 to 1907 (AH 1321 to 1324)4
Abdi EfendiDH. SAİD. d, nr.00095, s.218
Abdi EfendiBOA. DH. SAĠD. 86/591879 to 1896 (AH 1297 to 1313)21
Abdül Gafur EfendiBOA. DH. SAİD. 165/2261905/06 (AH 1323)1
ABDULAHAT EFENDİDH_SAİD,00183_001141885 to 1911 (AH 1303 to 1329)26
ABDULALH RİFET EFENDİDH_SAİD,00095_001691885 to 1897 (AH 1303 to 1314)5
ABDÜLATİF LÜTFİ EFENDİBOA, DH. SAİD, 71/221862 to 1904 (AH 1279 to 1321)51
Abdülaziz Ağa1880/81 (AH 1298)6
Abdulaziz Bey1902 to 1913 (AH 1320 to 1331)29
Abdülaziz EfendiBOA, DH. SAİD,d. 120/2211893 to 1908 (AH 1311 to 1325)10
Abdulaziz EfendiBOA. DH. SAİD 127-491884 to 1908 (AH 1302 to 1325)47
Abdülaziz Efendi1887/88 (AH 1305)2
Abdülaziz EfendiBOA. DH. SAİDd., 111-611878 to 1903 (AH 1295 to 1320)38
Abdulaziz EfendiBOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 47/153 s.1531862 to 1894 (AH 1279 to 1311)21
Abdülaziz EfendiDH. SAİD.d, 158/3571900 to 1906 (AH 1318 to 1323)6
Abdülaziz EfendiDH. SA İD 12/4471874 to 1879 (AH 1291 to 1296)6
Abdülaziz EfendiBOA, DH. SAİD,d. 129/323-324; BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 129/3231877 to 1905 (AH 1294 to 1322)41
Abdülaziz Efendi3
Abdülaziz EfendiBOA. DH. SAİD. 191/2281884 to 1906 (AH 1302 to 1323)26
Abdülaziz Faik Efendi Bey1
Abdülbaki BeyHR. SAİD. 22.21.111878 to 1898 (AH 1295 to 1315)54
Abdülbâki Efendi1878 to 1894 (AH 1296 to 1311)18
Abdülbaki EfendiDH. SAİD.00026.00144, s. 283 - 2841871 to 1908 (AH 1288 to 1325)69
Abdülbaki EfendiDH. SAİD. d, nr.00094, s.121-1221885 to 1911 (AH 1303 to 1329)26
Abdulbaki Efendi1878/79 (AH 1296)4
Abdulbaki Kemal EfendiBOA.DH.SAİD.,No:97,s.271893 to 1897 (AH 1311 to 1314)6
Abdülcabbar EfendiBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.10651874 to 1893 (AH 1291 to 1310)15
Abdülcelil Efendi1893 to 1901 (AH 1311 to 1318)98
ABDULFATTAH BEGDH_SAİD,00133_001941
Abdulfattah EfendiDH_SAİD,00007_004631856 to 1883 (AH 1273 to 1300)32
ABDULFATTAH OSMAN EFENDİDH_SAİD, 00145_001481896 to 1907 (AH 1314 to 1324)15
ABDÜLFETTAH EFEND İ1901 to 1910 (AH 1319 to 1327)11
Abdülfettah EfendiBOA.DH.SAİD., No:39, s.3831870 to 1890 (AH 1287 to 1307)29
Abdulfettah EfendiDH. SAID 127/125; DH. SAID 128/1071869 to 1892 (AH 1286 to 1309)38
Abdulgaffar Efendi1
Abdülgafur EfendiDH.SAİD.d., 56-1651874 to 1899 (AH 1291 to 1316)37
Abdülgani EfendiBOA.DH.SAĠD.,No:129,s.435; BOA.DH.SAİD.,No:4,s.806; BOA. DH. SAİD, No:150,s.1711865 to 1910 (AH 1282 to 1327)48
ABDULHAAKİM HİKMET EFENDİDH_SAİD,00091_000731887 to 1896 (AH 1305 to 1313)6
Abdülhadi Efendi0034_0098; 193; DH.SAİDd., 34/1931878 to 1901 (AH 1295 to 1318)33
ABDULHADİ EFENDİDH_SAİD,00132_000641902 to 1904 (AH 1320 to 1321)4
Abdülhadi Hidayet EfendiDH.d. SAİD. No:101/67; BOA. DH.d. SAĠD. No: 101/67; BOA. DH.d. SAİD. No: 101/671884 to 1911 (AH 1302 to 1329)22
Abdülhak EfendiBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 3/580; BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 3/580, s.5801862 to 1896 (AH 1279 to 1313)45
Abdülhak Efendi1862 to 1896 (AH 1279 to 1313)12
Abdülhak Hakkı BeyDH. SAİD. d. 001743
Abdülhak Hâmit Tarhan22
ABDULHAKİM EFENDİDH_SAİD,00122_002421871 to 1901 (AH 1288 to 1318)27
ABDULHAKİM EFENDİDH_SAİD,00132_000701902/03 (AH 1320)2
ABDULHAKİM EFENDİDH_SAİD,00047_001621871 to 1893 (AH 1288 to 1310)28
Abdülhalık Nasuhi BeyBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 26/271840 to 1898 (AH 1256 to 1315)93
Abdülhalim Bey196/222; 4371889 to 1911 (AH 1307 to 1329)31
Abdulhalim EfendiDH.SAİD.d. 145/153; BOA.DH.SAİD.d. 145/1531906 to 1908 (AH 1324 to 1325)4
Abdulhalim EfendiDH.SAİD.d. 8/695; BOA.DH.SAİD.d. 8/6951867 to 1884 (AH 1284 to 1301)23
Abdülhalim Efendi1
Abdülhalim EfendiBOA. DH. SAİDd. 107-2251883 to 1908 (AH 1301 to 1325)48
Abdülhalim EfendiBOA., DH. SAİD d... / 29 – 31876 to 1889 (AH 1293 to 1306)24
Abdülhalim Efendi3
Abdülhalim EfendiBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 79/419; BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 79/419, s.419; BOA. DH. SAİD. D. 79/2111892 to 1902 (AH 1310 to 1319)24
Abdülhalim Efendi (Hafız)1
Abdulhalim Fehmi EfendiDH. SAİD. 0006/0504; 10031876 to 1893 (AH 1293 to 1310)20
Abdülhalim Hami Efendi2
Abdulhalim Hilmi EfendiDH. SAİD. d: 36/4911872 to 1908 (AH 1289 to 1325)43
Abdülhalim PaşaDH.SAİDd. 1/526, s.265; BOA, DH.SAİD.d , No: 1/5261826 to 1885 (AH 1242 to 1302)115
ABDULHAM İT SAM İ EFEND İ ( İPL İKC İZADE)BOA (Ba şbakanlık Osmanlı Ar şivi) , DH. SA İD (Dahiliye Nezareti Sicill-i Ahvâl İdaresi Defteri), no. 85, s. 951882 to 1895 (AH 1300 to 1312)12
Abdülhamid EfendiDH.SAİDd. 77/911898/99 (AH 1316)1
Abdülhamid EfendiBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 865/1751886/87 (AH 1304)5
Abdülhamid EfendiBOA. DH. SAİDd., 99/213; BOA. DH. SAİDd., 99/213, s. 4231892 to 1899 (AH 1310 to 1316)13
Abdülhamid EfendiDH. SAİD., d. 183/381911 (AH 1329)1
Abdülhamid EfendiDH. SAİDd. 32/2631868 to 1898 (AH 1285 to 1315)52
Abdülhamid Efendi1863 to 1896 (AH 1280 to 1313)41
Abdülhamid EfendiDH.SAID 128/9813
Abdülhamid Efendi (Hafız)DH. SAİDd., 181/1131
Abdülhamid FeyziBOA, DH. SAİD, 11/1841895 to 1905 (AH 1313 to 1322)9
Abdülhamid Hamdi EfendiBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 6-2371852 to 1880 (AH 1269 to 1297)32
Abdülhamid Hilmi EfendiDH. SAİD. d. 36/3011866 to 1889 (AH 1283 to 1306)5
Abdülhamit Efendi2
Abdülhamit EfendiBOA.DH.SAİD., No:40, s.1211878 to 1892 (AH 1296 to 1309)14
Abdülhamit EfendiDH.SAİD.d, nr.00166, s.4251880 to 1905 (AH 1298 to 1322)8
Abdülhamit EfendiBOA. DH.d. SAĠD. No: 138/469; BOA. DH.d. SAİD. No: 138/4691889 to 1900 (AH 1307 to 1317)20
Abdülhamit Mahir BeyDH.SAİD.d,nr.00179,s.3551908/09 (AH 1326)3
Abdülhay Efendi1905 to 1916 (AH 1323 to 1334)11
ABDULHEKİM EFENDİDH_SAİD,00047_001621871 to 1893 (AH 1288 to 1310)28
ABDULKADİR AĞANIN OĞLUDURDH_SAİD,00131_000361894 to 1899 (AH 1312 to 1316)3

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