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Officials

Officials first recorded in 1853/54 (AH 1270)

13 officials with the first annual entry for this year, listed by highest salary

In 1853/54 (AH 1270) the collection records 31 officials; for 13 of them it is the first annual entry. The first annual entry is not the year of hiring: the personnel record gives the year of first work in a separate field. For 9 of the 13 that year is earlier. See How to read the records.

The first entries are in 6 places; Istanbul (Dersaadet) has 6 of them. The most frequent job titles are Muhasebe Kalemi (3) and Memur (2). The median salary in 1853/54 was 175 kuruş a month, over the 12 with a salary that year.

The table lists them by highest monthly salary, the rank the personal pages give under “Recorded with”. Equal salaries share a rank.

Other years

Officials by the year of their first annual entry, with how many each year.

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