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Mustafa Sabri Efendi

Annual salary study and register readings

This study view uses the annual salary reference records. The main biography brings together the wider career and its sources.

Life and register readings

Mustafa Sabri Efendi was born in Bosna in 1875/76 (AH 1292); the father's occupation was "Asâkir-i Şâhâne binbaşısı". At about 13, in 1887/88, Mustafa Sabri began work. Fewer than 5 per cent of the 5,664 officials whose age at first work is known began work at 13 or younger. The annual lists begin in 1887/88, with Mustafa Sabri as Telgrafhane mülazımı in Louros (Loros). The lists have no entry for 1888 to 1898. Mustafa Sabri then moved to Ioannina (Yanya) and Elassona (Alasonya) from 1898 to 1904. For 1899 to 1901 the lists have no entry. Alongside, the lists for 1901 to 1904 give a second post, in Himarë as Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü. Alongside, the lists for 1903 to 1906 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru. The last post was in Ioannina again in 1907/08.

The salary never rose above the first in the lists, 500 kuruş a month in 1901/02, in Elassona, when 54 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1907/08.

Places in order of time

Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.

All 6 stops
place of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1898/991901/021901/021907/0812346LourosIoanninaElassonaHimarë

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 5 (Kurane).

  1. Louros (Loros)

    1887/88 (AH 1305)

    Telgrafhane mülazımı

    entries in 1 year

  2. Ioannina (Yanya)

    1898/99 (AH 1316)

    No annual entry for 1888 to 1898 (AH 1306 to 1315) before it.

    Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru (İnfisal)

    entries in 1 year

  3. Elassona (Alasonya)

    1901 to 1904 (AH 1319 to 1321)

    No annual entry for 1899 to 1901 (AH 1317 to 1318) before it.

    Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  4. Himarë (Himara)

    1901 to 1904 (AH 1319 to 1321)

    Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  5. Kurane as worded, no place record not on the map

    1903 to 1906 (AH 1321 to 1323)

    Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  6. Ioannina (Yanya)

    1907/08 (AH 1325)

    No annual entry for 1906/07 (AH 1324) before it.

    Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuru

    entries in 1 year

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entryno entry02004006001888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 1324500 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 1324This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same province

Log scale: equal steps are equal ratios. The median of the same title is drawn for the years in which at least 5 officials with that title had a salary, and the median of the same province for the years in which at least 5 officials were paid in the province of the official's salary that year.

The numbers of the chart
Salary of Mustafa Sabri Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1901/0250040055054%
1902/0350040064255%
1903/0450040550053%
1904/0550040055%
1905/0650043052%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.

Career of Mustafa Sabri Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1887/88AH 1305First work
1887/88AH 1305Telgrafhane mülazımıLouros (Loros)
No annual entry: 1888 to 1898 (AH 1306 to 1315)
1898/99AH 1316Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru (İnfisal)Ioannina (Yanya)
No annual entry: 1899 to 1901 (AH 1317 to 1318)
1901 to 1904AH 1319 to 1321Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü
3 entries
YearSalary
1901/02500
1902/03500
1903/04500
Elassona (Alasonya)500
1901 to 1904AH 1319 to 1321Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü
3 entries
YearSalary
1901/02500
1902/03500
1903/04500
Himarë (Himara)500
1903 to 1906AH 1321 to 1323Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru
5 entries
YearSalary
1903/04500
1903/04500
1904/05500
1905/06500
1905/06
500
No annual entry: 1906/07 (AH 1324)
1907/08AH 1325Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuruIoannina (Yanya)

Record

Personal

Born
1875/76 (AH 1292)
Birthplace
Bosna
Father's occupation
Asâkir-i Şâhâne binbaşısı

First work

Year
1887/88 (AH 1305)

Recorded with

Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.

Same place, same years

Of the 13 officials with entries in Ioannina (Yanya) in the same years, 12 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Sabri Efendi had the 11th highest salary of them.

All 88 officials with entries in Ioannina (Yanya)

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 191 officials whose first annual entry is for 1887/88 (AH 1305), 173 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Sabri Efendi had the 64th highest salary of them.

All 191 officials whose first annual entry is for 1887/88 (AH 1305)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mustafa Sabri Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1887/88AH 1305Telgrafhane mülazımıLouros (Loros)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 120/215; 348 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 120/215, s.215.
1898/99AH 1316Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru (İnfisal)Ioannina (Yanya)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records223 BOA, DH.SAİD. d, 120/215. 150
1901/02AH 1319Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürüElassona (Alasonya)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records223 BOA, DH.SAİD. d, 120/215. 150
1901/02AH 1319Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürüHimarë (Himara)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 120/215; 348 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 120/215, s.215.
1902/03AH 1320Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürüElassona (Alasonya)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records223 BOA, DH.SAİD. d, 120/215. 150
1902/03AH 1320Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürüHimarë (Himara)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 120/215; 348 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 120/215, s.215.
1903/04AH 1321Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürüElassona (Alasonya)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records223 BOA, DH.SAİD. d, 120/215. 150
1903/04AH 1321Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuruKurane500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records223 BOA, DH.SAİD. d, 120/215. 150
1903/04AH 1321Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürüHimarë (Himara)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 120/215; 348 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 120/215, s.215.
1903/04AH 1321Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuruKozan500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 120/215; 348 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 120/215, s.215.
1904/05AH 1322Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuruKozan500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 120/215; 348 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 120/215, s.215.
1905/06AH 1323Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuruKozan500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 120/215; 348 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 120/215, s.215.
1905/06AH 1323Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuruKozanAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 120/215; 348 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 120/215, s.215.
1907/08AH 1325Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuruIoannina (Yanya)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 120/215; 348 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 120/215, s.215.
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.
Recorded values of Mustafa Sabri Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.

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