Mehmet Besim Efendi
Born 1864/65 (AH 1281) · Silistra (Silistre) · Dated entries 1886 to 1893 (AH 1304 to 1310)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 110/69
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
Places and reading notes
- Tekfurdağı Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti
- Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç)
- Kırklareli
6 distinct dated years. Stacked marks retain different posts, rates or accounts without assigning an order within that year. Grey marks have no service place.
The life
Mehmet Besim Efendi was born in Silistra (Silistre) in 1864/65 (AH 1281). The father’s occupation was Hattat. Schooling included Mekatib-i İbtidaiye; Rüşdiye. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Tekfurdağı Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti in 1886/87 (AH 1304). Dated career entries span 1886/87 (AH 1304) to 1892/93 (AH 1310) across 6 AH years, from Tekfurdağı Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti to Kırklareli, beginning with Mülazım (mülazemet) and ending with entries for Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti İkinci Katibi. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Tekfurdağı Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti, Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) and Kırklareli. [1]
Monthly pay went from 250 kuruş in 1888/89 (AH 1306) to 350 kuruş in 1892/93 (AH 1310); the highest recorded monthly rate is 350 kuruş in 1892/93 (AH 1310). [1]
Life and career
Follow 5 dated stages in the life. Choose a year in the life ribbon below the map. Places and earlier connections accumulate as you advance; All stops reveals the overview.
Stage 1 of 5 · Silistra (Silistre)
How to read this map
Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.
Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
1 stop kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1864/65 (AH 1281)
Silistra (Silistre)
Birth
2 1886/87 (AH 1304)
Tekfurdağı Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Tekfurdağı Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti
First work as recorded
Calculated age 23
Mülazım (mülazemet)
Calculated age 23
3 1888/89 (AH 1306) · 3 recorded years
Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç)
AH entries: 1306, 1307, 1308. Gaps remain open.
Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti Sanisi
250 kuruşCalculated age 25
Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti Sanisi
250 kuruşCalculated age 26
Continuing service as described
Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti Sanisi
250 kuruşCalculated age 27
Continuing service as described
4 1891/92 (AH 1309)
Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) / Kırklareli
Within-year entry order unresolved
Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti Sanisi
250 kuruşCalculated age 28
Continuing service as described
Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti Sanisi (Nakil)
Calculated age 28
Recorded service ending
Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti İkinci Katibi
300 kuruşCalculated age 28
5 Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti İkinci Katibi
300 kuruşCalculated age 29
Continuing service as described
Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti İkinci Katibi
350 kuruşCalculated age 29
1 entry without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Mülazım (mülazemet) (Nakil) · Tekfurdağı Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; exact dates retain their cited wording. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated only within the same recorded calendar. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.
Pay over time
Pay in its time
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
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How the comparison is calculated
One highest recorded salary per official and AH year. Same-year medians, nearest-rank 10th and 90th percentiles, and relative standing are recomputed from the selected collection.
Amounts are nominal monthly kuruş in years with a recorded salary. Gaps are left blank; values are not adjusted for prices. Explicitly unpaid zero entries remain in the chronology and are omitted from logarithmic salary plots.
View the yearly values
| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 250 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 21.7% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 250 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 21.3% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 250 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 21.5% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 28.5% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 350 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 38.9% | 1935 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
Kuruş · dated amountsSelect an amount for its date, post, place and age.
● Post entry● Retirement● Other status
Dated rates and labelled continuing-service entries, not total annual earnings. Missing amounts remain blank; zero remains zero.
Where the career is recorded
Distinct AH years with career entriesGaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate- Kırklareli300 to 350
Ranges retain different rates and source assertions. Retirement amounts are separate from post pay.
Titles across the recorded years
Distinct AH years with each recorded titleThe most recorded title wordings. A year may include more than one title; these counts do not establish promotions or continuous tenure.
Related officials in the salary reference
- Silistra (Silistre)53 other officialsİsmail Hakkı Efendi born 1864/65 (AH 1281); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç)12 other officialsHaydar Hocazâde Ahmed Zahid Efendi 4 shared years; highest salary 2,000 kuruş
- 1886/87 (AH 1304)175 other officialsMuharrem Mümtaz Efendi first annual entry 1886/87 (AH 1304); highest salary 6,000 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Personal details
Education and languages
- Education
- Mekatib-i İbtidaiye; Rüşdiye [source]
First work and apprenticeship
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Silistreli devlet memurları
KEMAL TERLEMEZ · 2026 · Pages 60
BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 110/69; 195 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 110/69.; BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 110/69
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The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.
Yearly entries and their source passages · 6 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 9 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.