Mehmed Ökkeş Efendi
Born 1880/81 (AH 1298) · Kilis · Dated entries 1899 to 1908 (AH 1317 to 1325)
Languages Turkish
Archival references DH. SAİDd. 156/233; DH. SAİDd. 157/193
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
- Raqqa (Rakka)
- Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur)
5 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
Mehmed Ökkeş Efendi was born in Kilis in 1880/81 (AH 1298). The father’s occupation was Tüccar. Schooling included Kilis sıbyan mektebi; Kilis rüşdiye mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Raqqa (Rakka) in 1899/1900 (AH 1317). Service included Tahrirat kâtibi in Raqqa (Rakka) (1899 to 1901 (AH 1317 to 1318)). Later posts included Kaza kâtibi in Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur) (1901/02 (AH 1319)) and Tahsilat müfettişi in Raqqa (Rakka) (1906/07 (AH 1324)). Raqqa (Rakka) appears most often, across 3 dated years. [1]
Monthly pay went from 250 kuruş in 1899/1900 (AH 1317) to 125 kuruş in 1901/02 (AH 1319); the highest recorded monthly rate is 250 kuruş in 1899/1900 (AH 1317). [1]
Life and career
Follow 6 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 6 · Kilis
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 1880/81 (AH 1298)
Kilis
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 19
Tahrirat kâtibi
250 kuruşCalculated age 19
3 Tahrirat kâtibi
250 kuruşCalculated age 20
Continuing service as described
Tahrirat kâtibi (Azil)
Calculated age 20
4 1901/02 (AH 1319)
Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur)
Kaza kâtibi
125 kuruşCalculated age 21
5 1906/07 (AH 1324)
Cebel-i Sem'an / Raqqa (Rakka)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Cebel-i Sem'an
Cebel-i Sem'an
Tahsilat müfettişi (Nakil)
Calculated age 26
Recorded service ending
Tahsilat müfettişi
Calculated age 26
6 1907/08 (AH 1325)
Raqqa (Rakka)
Tahsilat müfettişi (İnfisal)
Calculated age 27
5 entries without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Kaza kâtibi (Nakil) · Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Tahsilat müfettişi · Belen · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Tahsilat müfettişi (Nakil) · Belen · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Tahsilat müfettişi · Cebel-i Sem'an · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Tahsil memuru · Pazarcık · 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.
Use Enter, Space or ← / → on a salary point, or click the percentile panel to choose the nearest observed AH year. All yearly values appear below.
Marks show observed AH years only; gaps remain blank and no line implies continuous pay or service. The reference range includes the focal official when they are in the sample.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 250 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 21.7% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 250 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 22.0% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 125 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 8.0% | 1666 |
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 rateRanges 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
- Kilis71 other officialsAhmed Sami Efendi born 1880/81 (AH 1298); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Raqqa (Rakka)4 other officialsHacı Ali Efendi 2 shared years; highest salary 2,250 kuruş
- 1899/1900 (AH 1317)143 other officialsAbdülkadir Efendi first annual entry 1899/1900 (AH 1317); highest salary 400 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Personal details
Education and languages
First work and apprenticeship
- Age at first service
- 19 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
- First work place
- Rakka [source]
- First-salary field
- 250 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
- First work year
- 1899/1900 (AH 1317) [source]
Sources and evidence
- Sicili Ahval kayıtlarına göre Kilisli memurlar
MEHMET YILMAZ · 2022 · Pages 91, 92
DH. SAİDd. 156/233; 325 tarihinde iki bin beş yüz guruş maâşla Suriye sancağı Bidâyet mahkemesi riyasetine ta’yin olun arak zîrde muharrer oldığı üzere Mecîdiye kazâsı kâimmakâmlığına naklidilmesine mebnî 22 Teşrînisânî 326 tarihinde yerine diğeri ta’yin kılındığı Adliye Nezâret-i Celîlesi sicil -i me’mûrînin 17 Nisan 327 tarihli müzekkire -i cevabiyesi ile buyurulmuşdır. M ecîdiye kazâsının ehemmiyet -i mevki’yesine mebnî kazâ -yı mezkûr kâimmakâmlığına evsât -ı matlûba hâiz olan mûmaileyhin ta’yîni içün vilâyet vâlî vekâletinden vâki’olan iş’âr üzerine bin üç yüz yirmi sekiz senesi Muharremin yirmi birinde “20 Kânûnusânî 325” iki bin beş yüz guruş maâşla kazâ -yı mezkûr kâimmakâmlığına ta’yin buyrulmuşdur. Mûmaileyhin 10 Kânûnusânî 326 tarihinde şehîden vefât iylediği Halep vilâyeti vâlîliğinin 13 Mart 327 tarihli tahrîrâtından anlaşılmışdır. DH. SAİDd. 157/193 Mehmed Cemîl Efendi
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 5 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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