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  • Zenop Tangaryan Efendi

    Zenop Tangaryan Efendi, born in Istanbul in 1856/57 (AH 1273). 36 annual entries from 1872 to 1907, mainly as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu. School: Ermeni Sıbyan Mektebi. Languages: French, Turkish.

  • Abdürrahim Efendi

    Abdürrahim Efendi, born in Sidon (Sayda) in 1827/28 (AH 1243). 45 annual entries from 1851 to 1902, most often in Beirut (Beyrut), there most often as 1. Müdür. School: İbtidai Mektebi. Languages: Arabic, French, Turkish.

  • Edmon Mone Efendi

    Edmon Mone Efendi, born in Marsilya in 1835/36 (AH 1251). 31 annual entries from 1856 to 1886, most often in Ruse (Rusçuk), there most often as Sifre Memuru. School: Rüşdiye Mektebi. Languages: French, Italian, Turkish.

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Linked career accounts from AH 1240 and average monthly wage, AH 1256 to 1329Blue 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 AH 1256 to 1329. Use Left and Right arrow keys to inspect a year, Home and End for the range limits. Exact values and the yearly salary sample size are in the table below.1824/25 (AH 1240): 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1825/26 (AH 1241): 3 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1826/27 (AH 1242): 3 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1827/28 (AH 1243): 3 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1828/29 (AH 1244): 3 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1829/30 (AH 1245): 5 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1830/31 (AH 1246): 5 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1831/32 (AH 1247): 6 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1832/33 (AH 1248): 7 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1833/34 (AH 1249): 6 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1834/35 (AH 1250): 6 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1835/36 (AH 1251): 8 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1836/37 (AH 1252): 6 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1837/38 (AH 1253): 8 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1838/39 (AH 1254): 6 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1839/40 (AH 1255): 9 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1840/41 (AH 1256): 15 linked accounts; mean 1,375 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2 paid officials in the annual salary reference1841/42 (AH 1257): 14 linked accounts; mean 1,375 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2 paid officials in the annual salary reference1842/43 (AH 1258): 24 linked accounts; mean 1,550 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2 paid officials in the annual salary reference1843/44 (AH 1259): 32 linked accounts; mean 1,100 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 3 paid officials in the annual salary reference1844/45 (AH 1260): 31 linked accounts; mean 835 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 4 paid officials in the annual salary reference1845 (AH 1261): 34 linked accounts; mean 740 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 5 paid officials in the annual salary reference1845/46 (AH 1262): 41 linked accounts; mean 663.33 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 6 paid officials in the annual salary reference1846/47 (AH 1263): 45 linked accounts; mean 770 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 8 paid officials in the annual salary reference1847/48 (AH 1264): 61 linked accounts; mean 693.33 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 9 paid officials in the annual salary reference1848/49 (AH 1265): 72 linked accounts; mean 790 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 10 paid officials in the annual salary reference1849/50 (AH 1266): 78 linked accounts; mean 465.56 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 9 paid officials in the annual salary reference1850/51 (AH 1267): 81 linked accounts; mean 358.57 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 14 paid officials in the annual salary reference1851/52 (AH 1268): 98 linked accounts; mean 434.06 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 16 paid officials in the annual salary reference1852/53 (AH 1269): 113 linked accounts; mean 502.37 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 19 paid officials in the annual salary reference1853/54 (AH 1270): 136 linked accounts; mean 621.67 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 30 paid officials in the annual salary reference1854/55 (AH 1271): 161 linked accounts; mean 771.05 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 38 paid officials in the annual salary reference1855/56 (AH 1272): 182 linked accounts; mean 863.33 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 48 paid officials in the annual salary reference1856/57 (AH 1273): 236 linked accounts; mean 919.63 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 68 paid officials in the annual salary reference1857/58 (AH 1274): 253 linked accounts; mean 989.51 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 82 paid officials in the annual salary reference1858/59 (AH 1275): 293 linked accounts; mean 958.47 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 101 paid officials in the annual salary reference1859/60 (AH 1276): 346 linked accounts; mean 922.26 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 84 paid officials in the annual salary reference1860/61 (AH 1277): 392 linked accounts; mean 928.56 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 158 paid officials in the annual salary reference1861/62 (AH 1278): 445 linked accounts; mean 985.13 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 174 paid officials in the annual salary reference1862/63 (AH 1279): 537 linked accounts; mean 954.84 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 202 paid officials in the annual salary reference1863/64 (AH 1280): 611 linked accounts; mean 958.95 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 245 paid officials in the annual salary reference1864/65 (AH 1281): 678 linked accounts; mean 1,012.41 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 284 paid officials in the annual salary reference1865/66 (AH 1282): 839 linked accounts; mean 991.84 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 329 paid officials in the annual salary reference1866/67 (AH 1283): 938 linked accounts; mean 913.48 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 363 paid officials in the annual salary reference1867/68 (AH 1284): 1,077 linked accounts; mean 888.94 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 432 paid officials in the annual salary reference1868/69 (AH 1285): 1,249 linked accounts; mean 879.22 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 516 paid officials in the annual salary reference1869/70 (AH 1286): 1,453 linked accounts; mean 863.96 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 628 paid officials in the annual salary reference1870/71 (AH 1287): 1,573 linked accounts; mean 859.27 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 675 paid officials in the annual salary reference1871/72 (AH 1288): 1,711 linked accounts; mean 780.56 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 706 paid officials in the annual salary reference1872/73 (AH 1289): 1,864 linked accounts; mean 777.53 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 786 paid officials in the annual salary reference1873/74 (AH 1290): 1,977 linked accounts; mean 771.56 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 852 paid officials in the annual salary reference1874/75 (AH 1291): 2,146 linked accounts; mean 790.91 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 914 paid officials in the annual salary reference1875/76 (AH 1292): 2,335 linked accounts; mean 786.27 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 988 paid officials in the annual salary reference1876/77 (AH 1293): 2,597 linked accounts; mean 797.36 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,120 paid officials in the annual salary reference1877/78 (AH 1294): 2,773 linked accounts; mean 785.24 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,198 paid officials in the annual salary reference1878 (AH 1295): 2,880 linked accounts; mean 832.1 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,137 paid officials in the annual salary reference1878/79 (AH 1296): 3,082 linked accounts; mean 837.49 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,234 paid officials in the annual salary reference1879/80 (AH 1297): 3,330 linked accounts; mean 688.67 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,210 paid officials in the annual salary reference1880/81 (AH 1298): 3,314 linked accounts; mean 690.64 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,320 paid officials in the annual salary reference1881/82 (AH 1299): 3,430 linked accounts; mean 705.53 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,397 paid officials in the annual salary reference1882/83 (AH 1300): 3,671 linked accounts; mean 718.85 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,447 paid officials in the annual salary reference1883/84 (AH 1301): 3,778 linked accounts; mean 711.57 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,496 paid officials in the annual salary reference1884/85 (AH 1302): 3,834 linked accounts; mean 724.1 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,537 paid officials in the annual salary reference1885/86 (AH 1303): 3,961 linked accounts; mean 700.4 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,610 paid officials in the annual salary reference1886/87 (AH 1304): 3,939 linked accounts; mean 699.76 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,639 paid officials in the annual salary reference1887/88 (AH 1305): 4,100 linked accounts; mean 704.32 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,715 paid officials in the annual salary reference1888/89 (AH 1306): 4,210 linked accounts; mean 697.27 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,823 paid officials in the annual salary reference1889/90 (AH 1307): 4,386 linked accounts; mean 681.13 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,911 paid officials in the annual salary reference1890/91 (AH 1308): 4,432 linked accounts; mean 667.77 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,977 paid officials in the annual salary reference1891/92 (AH 1309): 4,598 linked accounts; mean 649.55 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,079 paid officials in the annual salary reference1892/93 (AH 1310): 4,743 linked accounts; mean 636.55 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,219 paid officials in the annual salary reference1893/94 (AH 1311): 4,792 linked accounts; mean 630.18 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,299 paid officials in the annual salary reference1894/95 (AH 1312): 4,998 linked accounts; mean 632.51 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,403 paid officials in the annual salary reference1895/96 (AH 1313): 5,045 linked accounts; mean 636.92 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,485 paid officials in the annual salary reference1896/97 (AH 1314): 5,191 linked accounts; mean 587.39 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,552 paid officials in the annual salary reference1897/98 (AH 1315): 4,857 linked accounts; mean 577.61 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,481 paid officials in the annual salary reference1898/99 (AH 1316): 4,829 linked accounts; mean 582.13 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,450 paid officials in the annual salary reference1899/1900 (AH 1317): 4,786 linked accounts; mean 600.22 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,454 paid officials in the annual salary reference1900/01 (AH 1318): 4,727 linked accounts; mean 619.02 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,506 paid officials in the annual salary reference1901/02 (AH 1319): 4,633 linked accounts; mean 615.71 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,500 paid officials in the annual salary reference1902/03 (AH 1320): 4,588 linked accounts; mean 615.1 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,520 paid officials in the annual salary reference1903/04 (AH 1321): 4,468 linked accounts; mean 606.93 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,439 paid officials in the annual salary reference1904/05 (AH 1322): 4,084 linked accounts; mean 609.79 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,105 paid officials in the annual salary reference1905/06 (AH 1323): 3,695 linked accounts; mean 623.02 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,850 paid officials in the annual salary reference1906/07 (AH 1324): 3,142 linked accounts; mean 640.67 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,374 paid officials in the annual salary reference1907/08 (AH 1325): 2,338 linked accounts; mean 674.65 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 733 paid officials in the annual salary reference1908/09 (AH 1326): 2,021 linked accounts; mean 789.84 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 538 paid officials in the annual salary reference1909/10 (AH 1327): 1,719 linked accounts; mean 1,034.41 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 358 paid officials in the annual salary reference1910/11 (AH 1328): 1,084 linked accounts; mean 1,105.02 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 193 paid officials in the annual salary reference1911 (AH 1329): 629 linked accounts; mean 1,133.33 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 117 paid officials in the annual salary reference1911/12 (AH 1330): 360 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1912/13 (AH 1331): 234 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1913/14 (AH 1332): 106 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1914/15 (AH 1333): 53 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1915/16 (AH 1334): 45 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1916/17 (AH 1335): 29 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1917/18 (AH 1336): 28 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1918/19 (AH 1337): 26 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1919/20 (AH 1338): 25 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1920/21 (AH 1339): 23 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1921/22 (AH 1340): 17 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1922/23 (AH 1341): 9 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1923/24 (AH 1342): 7 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1924/25 (AH 1343): 7 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1925/26 (AH 1344): 5 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1926/27 (AH 1345): 7 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1927/28 (AH 1346): 5 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1928/29 (AH 1347): 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1929/30 (AH 1348): 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1930/31 (AH 1349): 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1931/32 (AH 1350): 4 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1932/33 (AH 1351): 3 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1933/34 (AH 1352): 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1934/35 (AH 1353): 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1935/36 (AH 1354): 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1936/37 (AH 1355): 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1937/38 (AH 1356): 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1938/39 (AH 1357): 3 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1939/40 (AH 1358): 3 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1940/41 (AH 1359): 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1941/42 (AH 1360): 3 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1942/43 (AH 1361): 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1943 (AH 1362): 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1951/52 (AH 1371): 1 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1952/53 (AH 1372): 1 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1840/41 (AH 1256): 15 linked accounts; mean 1,375 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2 paid officials in the annual salary reference1841/42 (AH 1257): 14 linked accounts; mean 1,375 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2 paid officials in the annual salary reference1842/43 (AH 1258): 24 linked accounts; mean 1,550 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2 paid officials in the annual salary reference1843/44 (AH 1259): 32 linked accounts; mean 1,100 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 3 paid officials in the annual salary reference1844/45 (AH 1260): 31 linked accounts; mean 835 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 4 paid officials in the annual salary reference1845 (AH 1261): 34 linked accounts; mean 740 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 5 paid officials in the annual salary reference1845/46 (AH 1262): 41 linked accounts; mean 663.33 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 6 paid officials in the annual salary reference1846/47 (AH 1263): 45 linked accounts; mean 770 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 8 paid officials in the annual salary reference1847/48 (AH 1264): 61 linked accounts; mean 693.33 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 9 paid officials in the annual salary reference1848/49 (AH 1265): 72 linked accounts; mean 790 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 10 paid officials in the annual salary reference1849/50 (AH 1266): 78 linked accounts; mean 465.56 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 9 paid officials in the annual salary reference1850/51 (AH 1267): 81 linked accounts; mean 358.57 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 14 paid officials in the annual salary reference1851/52 (AH 1268): 98 linked accounts; mean 434.06 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 16 paid officials in the annual salary reference1852/53 (AH 1269): 113 linked accounts; mean 502.37 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 19 paid officials in the annual salary reference1853/54 (AH 1270): 136 linked accounts; mean 621.67 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 30 paid officials in the annual salary reference1854/55 (AH 1271): 161 linked accounts; mean 771.05 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 38 paid officials in the annual salary reference1855/56 (AH 1272): 182 linked accounts; mean 863.33 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 48 paid officials in the annual salary reference1856/57 (AH 1273): 236 linked accounts; mean 919.63 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 68 paid officials in the annual salary reference1857/58 (AH 1274): 253 linked accounts; mean 989.51 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 82 paid officials in the annual salary reference1858/59 (AH 1275): 293 linked accounts; mean 958.47 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 101 paid officials in the annual salary reference1859/60 (AH 1276): 346 linked accounts; mean 922.26 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 84 paid officials in the annual salary reference1860/61 (AH 1277): 392 linked accounts; mean 928.56 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 158 paid officials in the annual salary reference1861/62 (AH 1278): 445 linked accounts; mean 985.13 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 174 paid officials in the annual salary reference1862/63 (AH 1279): 537 linked accounts; mean 954.84 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 202 paid officials in the annual salary reference1863/64 (AH 1280): 611 linked accounts; mean 958.95 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 245 paid officials in the annual salary reference1864/65 (AH 1281): 678 linked accounts; mean 1,012.41 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 284 paid officials in the annual salary reference1865/66 (AH 1282): 839 linked accounts; mean 991.84 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 329 paid officials in the annual salary reference1866/67 (AH 1283): 938 linked accounts; mean 913.48 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 363 paid officials in the annual salary reference1867/68 (AH 1284): 1,077 linked accounts; mean 888.94 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 432 paid officials in the annual salary reference1868/69 (AH 1285): 1,249 linked accounts; mean 879.22 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 516 paid officials in the annual salary reference1869/70 (AH 1286): 1,453 linked accounts; mean 863.96 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 628 paid officials in the annual salary reference1870/71 (AH 1287): 1,573 linked accounts; mean 859.27 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 675 paid officials in the annual salary reference1871/72 (AH 1288): 1,711 linked accounts; mean 780.56 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 706 paid officials in the annual salary reference1872/73 (AH 1289): 1,864 linked accounts; mean 777.53 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 786 paid officials in the annual salary reference1873/74 (AH 1290): 1,977 linked accounts; mean 771.56 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 852 paid officials in the annual salary reference1874/75 (AH 1291): 2,146 linked accounts; mean 790.91 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 914 paid officials in the annual salary reference1875/76 (AH 1292): 2,335 linked accounts; mean 786.27 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 988 paid officials in the annual salary reference1876/77 (AH 1293): 2,597 linked accounts; mean 797.36 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,120 paid officials in the annual salary reference1877/78 (AH 1294): 2,773 linked accounts; mean 785.24 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,198 paid officials in the annual salary reference1878 (AH 1295): 2,880 linked accounts; mean 832.1 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,137 paid officials in the annual salary reference1878/79 (AH 1296): 3,082 linked accounts; mean 837.49 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,234 paid officials in the annual salary reference1879/80 (AH 1297): 3,330 linked accounts; mean 688.67 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,210 paid officials in the annual salary reference1880/81 (AH 1298): 3,314 linked accounts; mean 690.64 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,320 paid officials in the annual salary reference1881/82 (AH 1299): 3,430 linked accounts; mean 705.53 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,397 paid officials in the annual salary reference1882/83 (AH 1300): 3,671 linked accounts; mean 718.85 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,447 paid officials in the annual salary reference1883/84 (AH 1301): 3,778 linked accounts; mean 711.57 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,496 paid officials in the annual salary reference1884/85 (AH 1302): 3,834 linked accounts; mean 724.1 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,537 paid officials in the annual salary reference1885/86 (AH 1303): 3,961 linked accounts; mean 700.4 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,610 paid officials in the annual salary reference1886/87 (AH 1304): 3,939 linked accounts; mean 699.76 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,639 paid officials in the annual salary reference1887/88 (AH 1305): 4,100 linked accounts; mean 704.32 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,715 paid officials in the annual salary reference1888/89 (AH 1306): 4,210 linked accounts; mean 697.27 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,823 paid officials in the annual salary reference1889/90 (AH 1307): 4,386 linked accounts; mean 681.13 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,911 paid officials in the annual salary reference1890/91 (AH 1308): 4,432 linked accounts; mean 667.77 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,977 paid officials in the annual salary reference1891/92 (AH 1309): 4,598 linked accounts; mean 649.55 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,079 paid officials in the annual salary reference1892/93 (AH 1310): 4,743 linked accounts; mean 636.55 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,219 paid officials in the annual salary reference1893/94 (AH 1311): 4,792 linked accounts; mean 630.18 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,299 paid officials in the annual salary reference1894/95 (AH 1312): 4,998 linked accounts; mean 632.51 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,403 paid officials in the annual salary reference1895/96 (AH 1313): 5,045 linked accounts; mean 636.92 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,485 paid officials in the annual salary reference1896/97 (AH 1314): 5,191 linked accounts; mean 587.39 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,552 paid officials in the annual salary reference1897/98 (AH 1315): 4,857 linked accounts; mean 577.61 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,481 paid officials in the annual salary reference1898/99 (AH 1316): 4,829 linked accounts; mean 582.13 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,450 paid officials in the annual salary reference1899/1900 (AH 1317): 4,786 linked accounts; mean 600.22 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,454 paid officials in the annual salary reference1900/01 (AH 1318): 4,727 linked accounts; mean 619.02 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,506 paid officials in the annual salary reference1901/02 (AH 1319): 4,633 linked accounts; mean 615.71 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,500 paid officials in the annual salary reference1902/03 (AH 1320): 4,588 linked accounts; mean 615.1 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,520 paid officials in the annual salary reference1903/04 (AH 1321): 4,468 linked accounts; mean 606.93 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,439 paid officials in the annual salary reference1904/05 (AH 1322): 4,084 linked accounts; mean 609.79 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,105 paid officials in the annual salary reference1905/06 (AH 1323): 3,695 linked accounts; mean 623.02 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,850 paid officials in the annual salary reference1906/07 (AH 1324): 3,142 linked accounts; mean 640.67 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,374 paid officials in the annual salary reference1907/08 (AH 1325): 2,338 linked accounts; mean 674.65 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 733 paid officials in the annual salary reference1908/09 (AH 1326): 2,021 linked accounts; mean 789.84 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 538 paid officials in the annual salary reference1909/10 (AH 1327): 1,719 linked accounts; mean 1,034.41 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 358 paid officials in the annual salary reference1910/11 (AH 1328): 1,084 linked accounts; mean 1,105.02 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 193 paid officials in the annual salary reference1911 (AH 1329): 629 linked accounts; mean 1,133.33 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 117 paid officials in the annual salary reference

Small wage samples: AH 1256, N = 2; AH 1257, N = 2; AH 1258, N = 2; AH 1259, N = 3.

1896/97 (AH 1314)5,191 linked accounts587.39 kuruş / month · salary N = 2,552

Counts from AH 1240; wages AH 1256 to 1329. Point or use arrow keys to inspect. Filters do not change this chart.

Sample, units and calculation

Counts: distinct linked biographical accounts within each AH year across the full collection. 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 (AH 1256) to 1911 (AH 1329), covering 5,202 officials and 71,238 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 (AH 1256 to 1329) 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 AH 1240
All observed AH years. Wage means use paid officials in the annual salary reference; account counts cover the wider collection. “Not recorded” means no comparable salary observation.
AH yearDate spanAccountsMean monthly kuruşSalary N
9871579/80 (AH 987)1Not recorded0
11031691/92 (AH 1103)1Not recorded0
11721758/59 (AH 1172)1Not recorded0
11731759/60 (AH 1173)1Not recorded0
11951780/81 (AH 1195)1Not recorded0
11961781/82 (AH 1196)1Not recorded0
11971782/83 (AH 1197)1Not recorded0
11981783/84 (AH 1198)1Not recorded0
12051790/91 (AH 1205)1Not recorded0
12321816/17 (AH 1232)1Not recorded0
12331817/18 (AH 1233)1Not recorded0
12341818/19 (AH 1234)1Not recorded0
12351819/20 (AH 1235)1Not recorded0
12361820/21 (AH 1236)2Not recorded0
12371821/22 (AH 1237)2Not recorded0
12381822/23 (AH 1238)2Not recorded0
12391823/24 (AH 1239)1Not recorded0
12401824/25 (AH 1240)2Not recorded0
12411825/26 (AH 1241)3Not recorded0
12421826/27 (AH 1242)3Not recorded0
12431827/28 (AH 1243)3Not recorded0
12441828/29 (AH 1244)3Not recorded0
12451829/30 (AH 1245)5Not recorded0
12461830/31 (AH 1246)5Not recorded0
12471831/32 (AH 1247)6Not recorded0
12481832/33 (AH 1248)7Not recorded0
12491833/34 (AH 1249)6Not recorded0
12501834/35 (AH 1250)6Not recorded0
12511835/36 (AH 1251)8Not recorded0
12521836/37 (AH 1252)6Not recorded0
12531837/38 (AH 1253)8Not recorded0
12541838/39 (AH 1254)6Not recorded0
12551839/40 (AH 1255)92001
12561840/41 (AH 1256)151,3752
12571841/42 (AH 1257)141,3752
12581842/43 (AH 1258)241,5502
12591843/44 (AH 1259)321,1003
12601844/45 (AH 1260)318354
12611845 (AH 1261)347405
12621845/46 (AH 1262)41663.336
12631846/47 (AH 1263)457708
12641847/48 (AH 1264)61693.339
12651848/49 (AH 1265)7279010
12661849/50 (AH 1266)78465.569
12671850/51 (AH 1267)81358.5714
12681851/52 (AH 1268)98434.0616
12691852/53 (AH 1269)113502.3719
12701853/54 (AH 1270)136621.6730
12711854/55 (AH 1271)161771.0538
12721855/56 (AH 1272)182863.3348
12731856/57 (AH 1273)236919.6368
12741857/58 (AH 1274)253989.5182
12751858/59 (AH 1275)293958.47101
12761859/60 (AH 1276)346922.2684
12771860/61 (AH 1277)392928.56158
12781861/62 (AH 1278)445985.13174
12791862/63 (AH 1279)537954.84202
12801863/64 (AH 1280)611958.95245
12811864/65 (AH 1281)6781,012.41284
12821865/66 (AH 1282)839991.84329
12831866/67 (AH 1283)938913.48363
12841867/68 (AH 1284)1,077888.94432
12851868/69 (AH 1285)1,249879.22516
12861869/70 (AH 1286)1,453863.96628
12871870/71 (AH 1287)1,573859.27675
12881871/72 (AH 1288)1,711780.56706
12891872/73 (AH 1289)1,864777.53786
12901873/74 (AH 1290)1,977771.56852
12911874/75 (AH 1291)2,146790.91914
12921875/76 (AH 1292)2,335786.27988
12931876/77 (AH 1293)2,597797.361,120
12941877/78 (AH 1294)2,773785.241,198
12951878 (AH 1295)2,880832.11,137
12961878/79 (AH 1296)3,082837.491,234
12971879/80 (AH 1297)3,330688.671,210
12981880/81 (AH 1298)3,314690.641,320
12991881/82 (AH 1299)3,430705.531,397
13001882/83 (AH 1300)3,671718.851,447
13011883/84 (AH 1301)3,778711.571,496
13021884/85 (AH 1302)3,834724.11,537
13031885/86 (AH 1303)3,961700.41,610
13041886/87 (AH 1304)3,939699.761,639
13051887/88 (AH 1305)4,100704.321,715
13061888/89 (AH 1306)4,210697.271,823
13071889/90 (AH 1307)4,386681.131,911
13081890/91 (AH 1308)4,432667.771,977
13091891/92 (AH 1309)4,598649.552,079
13101892/93 (AH 1310)4,743636.552,219
13111893/94 (AH 1311)4,792630.182,299
13121894/95 (AH 1312)4,998632.512,403
13131895/96 (AH 1313)5,045636.922,485
13141896/97 (AH 1314)5,191587.392,552
13151897/98 (AH 1315)4,857577.612,481
13161898/99 (AH 1316)4,829582.132,450
13171899/1900 (AH 1317)4,786600.222,454
13181900/01 (AH 1318)4,727619.022,506
13191901/02 (AH 1319)4,633615.712,500
13201902/03 (AH 1320)4,588615.12,520
13211903/04 (AH 1321)4,468606.932,439
13221904/05 (AH 1322)4,084609.792,105
13231905/06 (AH 1323)3,695623.021,850
13241906/07 (AH 1324)3,142640.671,374
13251907/08 (AH 1325)2,338674.65733
13261908/09 (AH 1326)2,021789.84538
13271909/10 (AH 1327)1,7191,034.41358
13281910/11 (AH 1328)1,0841,105.02193
13291911 (AH 1329)6291,133.33117
13301911/12 (AH 1330)3601,871.2540
13311912/13 (AH 1331)2343,305.569
13321913/14 (AH 1332)1069,0002
13331914/15 (AH 1333)53Not recorded0
13341915/16 (AH 1334)45Not recorded0
13351916/17 (AH 1335)29Not recorded0
13361917/18 (AH 1336)2815,0001
13371918/19 (AH 1337)26Not recorded0
13381919/20 (AH 1338)25Not recorded0
13391920/21 (AH 1339)23Not recorded0
13401921/22 (AH 1340)17Not recorded0
13411922/23 (AH 1341)9Not recorded0
13421923/24 (AH 1342)7Not recorded0
13431924/25 (AH 1343)7Not recorded0
13441925/26 (AH 1344)5Not recorded0
13451926/27 (AH 1345)7Not recorded0
13461927/28 (AH 1346)5Not recorded0
13471928/29 (AH 1347)2Not recorded0
13481929/30 (AH 1348)2Not recorded0
13491930/31 (AH 1349)2Not recorded0
13501931/32 (AH 1350)4Not recorded0
13511932/33 (AH 1351)3Not recorded0
13521933/34 (AH 1352)2Not recorded0
13531934/35 (AH 1353)2Not recorded0
13541935/36 (AH 1354)2Not recorded0
13551936/37 (AH 1355)2Not recorded0
13561937/38 (AH 1356)2Not recorded0
13571938/39 (AH 1357)3Not recorded0
13581939/40 (AH 1358)3Not recorded0
13591940/41 (AH 1359)2Not recorded0
13601941/42 (AH 1360)3Not recorded0
13611942/43 (AH 1361)2Not recorded0
13621943 (AH 1362)2Not recorded0
13711951/52 (AH 1371)1Not recorded0
13721952/53 (AH 1372)1Not recorded0

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Official & archive reference directory14,521 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. 10/173; 112 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 10/1731875 to 1907 (AH 1292 to 1324)34
Abbas Efendi90_75; 1471894 to 1904 (AH 1312 to 1321)10
Abbas Efendi0086_0133: 2611881 to 1907 (AH 1299 to 1324)27
ABBAS EFENDİ283 DH_SAİD,00163_001771905 to 1907 (AH 1323 to 1324)3
Abbas Efendi40 DH_SAİD,00003_004991864 to 1895 (AH 1281 to 1312)36
Abbas EfendiBOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 30/203, s.203.1873 to 1887 (AH 1290 to 1304)23
Abbas Efendi1910/11 (AH 1328)5
ABBAS EFENDİ112 DH_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 Efendi132 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 185/217. S.217.7
Abbas Hilmi Efendi151-213-4211906 to 1909 (AH 1324 to 1326)6
Abbas Hilmi EfendiBOA. DH. SAİD. 170/55.1894 to 1908 (AH 1312 to 1325)20
Abbas Hilmi EfendiDH.SAİDd. 31/3911880/81 (AH 1298)2
Abbas Hilmi EfendiBOA. DH. SAİDd., 153/14; 175 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 153/14, s. 25.1896 to 1905 (AH 1314 to 1322)22
Abbas Hilmi Efendi149-154-3031906/07 (AH 1324)1
ABBAS HİLMİ EFENDİ282 DH_SAİD,00158_002471909/10 (AH 1327)2
ABBAS HİLMİ NAİLBANDBAŞI153 DH_SAİD,00040_000951861 to 1885 (AH 1278 to 1302)47
Abbas Rüştü Efendi97_27; 531890 to 1910 (AH 1308 to 1327)21
Abbas Vasık Efendi(1409); Meşihat Arşivi’nde 1409 numaralı tercüme -i hal1908/09 (AH 1326)8
Abbas Zihni Efendi52_0074; 1451888 to 1900 (AH 1306 to 1317)13
ABDĠ EFENDĠ124 BOA, 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 EfendiDH.SAİDd. 115/2571903 to 1907 (AH 1321 to 1324)3
Abdi Efendi1867 to 1900 (AH 1284 to 1317)39
ABDİ EFENDİ115_130; 2571903/04 (AH 1321)1
Abdi Efendi60 DH. SAİD. d, nr.00095, s.21.8
Abdi Efendi840 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 86/59.1879 to 1896 (AH 1297 to 1313)21
Abdi Nazım Efendi89_92; 1811894 to 1906 (AH 1312 to 1323)12
Abdi Zühtü Efendi0087_0107; 2111889 to 1905 (AH 1307 to 1322)17
Abdül Gafur EfendiBOA. DH. SAİD. 165/2261905/06 (AH 1323)1
ABDULAHAT EFENDİ235 DH_SAİD,00183_001141885 to 1911 (AH 1303 to 1329)26
ABDULALH RİFET EFENDİ144 DH_SAİD,00095_001691885 to 1897 (AH 1303 to 1314)5
ABDÜLATİF LÜTFİ EFENDİ66 BOA, 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 Efendi69_130; 2571893 to 1906 (AH 1311 to 1323)13
Abdülaziz Efendi1887/88 (AH 1305)2
Abdülaziz Efendi114_65; 1251898 to 1904 (AH 1316 to 1321)12
Abdülaziz EfendiBOA. DH. SAİDd., 111-61; 131 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 111-61.1878 to 1903 (AH 1295 to 1320)38
Abdulaziz Efendi133 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 47/153 s.153.1862 to 1894 (AH 1279 to 1311)21
Abdülaziz EfendiDH. SAİD.d, 158/3571900 to 1906 (AH 1318 to 1323)6
Abdülaziz Efendi161-36-671908/09 (AH 1326)1
Abdülaziz EfendiDH. SA İD 12/4471874 to 1879 (AH 1291 to 1296)6
Abdülaziz Efendi120-113-2211893 to 1908 (AH 1311 to 1325)15
Abdülaziz EfendiBOA, DH. SAİD,d. 129/323-324; 206 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 129/323.; 207 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 129/323.; 208 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 129/323.; 210 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 129/323-324.1877 to 1905 (AH 1294 to 1322)41
Abdülaziz Efendi3
Abdülaziz EfendiBOA. DH. SAİD. 191/228; 450 BOA. DH. SAİD. 191/228.; 451 BOA. DH. SAİD. 191/228.; 452 BOA. DH. SAİD. 191/228.; 453 BOA. DH. SAİD. 191/228.1884 to 1906 (AH 1302 to 1323)26
Abdülaziz Efendi58- 0100;1931866 to 1902 (AH 1283 to 1319)71
Abdülaziz Efendi110_151; 2991898 to 1908 (AH 1316 to 1325)20
Abdülaziz Faik Efendi Bey1
Abdülaziz Fikri Efendi0098_0164; 3251895 to 1906 (AH 1313 to 1323)11
Abdülaziz Hikmet Efendi0091_0011: 191892 to 1907 (AH 1310 to 1324)28
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 Efendi65 DH. SAİD. d, nr.00094, s.121-122.1885 to 1911 (AH 1303 to 1329)26
Abdülbaki Efendi114_118; 2311900 to 1906 (AH 1318 to 1323)6
Abdulbaki Efendi1878/79 (AH 1296)4
Abdülbaki Efendi54_197; 3911876 to 1905 (AH 1293 to 1322)60
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
Abdülcabbar Efendi147-200-3951904 to 1908 (AH 1322 to 1325)8
Abdülcelil Efendi1893 to 1901 (AH 1311 to 1318)98
ABDULFATTAH BEG118 DH_SAİD,00133_001941
Abdulfattah Efendi59 DH_SAİD,00007_004631856 to 1883 (AH 1273 to 1300)32
ABDULFATTAH OSMAN EFENDİ244 DH_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.383; 55 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:39, s.383.1870 to 1890 (AH 1287 to 1307)29
Abdülfettah Efendi152-198-3911908 to 1910 (AH 1326 to 1327)2
Abdulfettah EfendiDH. SAID 127/1251869 to 1892 (AH 1286 to 1309)38
Abdulgaffar Efendi1
Abdülgafur EfendiDH.SAİD.d., 56-1651874 to 1899 (AH 1291 to 1316)37
Abdulgafur Hamit Efendi116_200; 3971897 to 1910 (AH 1315 to 1327)13
Abdulgafur Sırrı Efendi69_119; 2351894 to 1906 (AH 1312 to 1323)12
Abdulgafur Sufi Efendi0091_158: 3131894 to 1904 (AH 1312 to 1321)10
Abdülgani Efendi24 Mart 1884 (R. 12 Mart 1300) ve 5 Temmuz 1893 (R.23 Haziran 1309) tarihli tezkirelerle birlikte Kilis Düyun -ı Umumiye memur vekâleti görevinde kazandığı maaĢı gösteren muhasebe defterinin eki, Düyun -ı Umumiye Nezareti tarafından tasdik edilip asıl tercüme-i hal evrakına iĢlenmiĢtir. Antep Düyun-ı Umumiye Kitabeti için elli kuruĢ fazla maaĢ ile teklif edilmesi rağmen, kendisinin bu teklifi kabul etmemesi üzerine 17 Ekim 1894 (H.16 Rebiyülâhır 1312) tarihinde açığa alınmıĢtır. Bunun üze rine 29 Temmuz 1896 (H.18 Safer 1314) tarihinde 66 kuruĢ maaĢla “Arsus Düyun -ı Umumiye Memuriyet Vekâleti” ne atanmıĢ; fakat bu görevine baĢlamadan ayrılması sebebiyle 20 Eylül 1896 (H.12 Rebiyülâhır 1314) tarihinde yine açığa alınmıĢtır. Düyun -ı Umumiye Os maniye Memurin ġubesinin 7 Mayıs 1902 (R.24 Nisan 1318) tarihli vukuat pusulasında gösterilmiĢtir (BOA.DH.SAĠD.,No:129,s.435)1865 to 1910 (AH 1282 to 1327)48
Abdulgani Efendi3_53; 1041868 to 1895 (AH 1285 to 1312)28
Abdülgani Efendi0091_0059: 1151892 to 1902 (AH 1310 to 1319)19
ABDULHAAKİM HİKMET EFENDİ110 DH_SAİD,00091_000731887 to 1896 (AH 1305 to 1313)6
Abdülhadi Efendi0034_0098; 1931878 to 1901 (AH 1295 to 1318)25
Abdülhadi EfendiDH.SAİDd., 34/1931893 to 1895 (AH 1311 to 1312)8
ABDULHADİ EFENDİ99 DH_SAİD,00132_000641902 to 1904 (AH 1320 to 1321)4
Abdülhadi Hidayet EfendiDH.d. SAİD. No:101/671884 to 1911 (AH 1302 to 1329)22
Abdülhafız Efendi164-130-2551902 to 1908 (AH 1320 to 1325)12
Abdülhak EfendiBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 3/580; 202 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 3/580, s.580.1862 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 EFENDİ198 DH_SAİD,00122_002421871 to 1901 (AH 1288 to 1318)27
ABDULHAKİM EFENDİ62 DH_SAİD,00132_000701902/03 (AH 1320)2
ABDULHAKİM EFENDİ120 DH_SAİD,00047_001621871 to 1893 (AH 1288 to 1310)28
Abdülhalık Nasuhi BeyBOA. DH.SAİD.d. 26/27; 115 BOA. DH.SAİD.d. 26/271840 to 1898 (AH 1256 to 1315)93
Abdülhalil Efendi121-127-2491876 to 1904 (AH 1293 to 1321)32
Abdülhalim Bey196/222; 4371889 to 1911 (AH 1307 to 1329)31
Abdülhalim Bey0001_0037; 72-731856 to 1907 (AH 1273 to 1324)60
Abdulhalim EfendiDH.SAİD.d. 145/1531906 to 1908 (AH 1324 to 1325)4
Abdulhalim EfendiDH.SAİD.d. 8/6951867 to 1884 (AH 1284 to 1301)23

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