Osman Behçed Efendi
Born 1870/71 (AH 1287) · Tokat · Dated entries 1881 to 1906 (AH 1299 to 1323)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD., No: 58, s. 305
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Osman Behçed Efendi was born in Tokat in 1870/71 (AH 1287). The father’s occupation was Çiftçi. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Rüşdiye mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Tokat Telgrafhanesi in 1881/82 (AH 1299). Dated career entries span 1881/82 (AH 1299) to 1905/06 (AH 1323) across 25 AH years, beginning with Telgraf stajyeri. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Tokat Telgrafhanesi, Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi and Ereğli. [1]
Monthly pay went from 300 kuruş in 1887/88 (AH 1305) to 500 kuruş in 1905/06 (AH 1323); the highest recorded monthly rate is 500 kuruş in 1905/06 (AH 1323). [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 · Tokat
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.
5 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1870/71 (AH 1287)
Tokat
Birth
2 1881/82 (AH 1299)
Tokat Telgrafhanesi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Tokat Telgrafhanesi
First work as recorded
Calculated age 12
Telgraf stajyeri
Calculated age 12
3 1882/83 (AH 1300) · 5 recorded years
Tokat Telgrafhanesi
AH entries: 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Tokat Telgrafhanesi
Telgraf stajyeri
Calculated age 13
Continuing service as described
Telgraf stajyeri
Calculated age 17
Continuing service as described
4 1887/88 (AH 1305)
Tokat Telgrafhanesi / Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Tokat Telgrafhanesi; Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi
Tokat Telgrafhanesi
Telgraf stajyeri
Calculated age 18
Continuing service as described
Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi
Telgraf Muhabere Memuru
300 kuruşCalculated age 18
5 1888/89 (AH 1306) · 17 recorded years
Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi
AH entries: 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi
Telgraf Muhabere Memuru
Calculated age 19
Continuing service as described
Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru
475 kuruşCalculated age 35
Continuing service as described
6 1905/06 (AH 1323)
Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi / Ereğli
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi; Ereğli
Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi
Türkçe ve Fransızca Muhabere Memuru
475 kuruşCalculated age 36
Continuing service as described
Ereğli
Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Muhabere Memuru
500 kuruşCalculated age 36
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 28.2% | 1762 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 475 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 55.4% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 475 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 55.6% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 475 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 54.6% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 475 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 54.8% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 475 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 54.4% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 475 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 52.0% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 475 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 55.9% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 475 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 54.8% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 475 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 54.4% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 475 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 54.7% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 475 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 53.6% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 475 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 54.8% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 475 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 53.1% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 475 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 54.3% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 500 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 52.7% | 1423 |
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- Kastamonu Telgraf Merkezi185 to 475
- Ereğli500
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
- Tokat122 other officialsAhmed Asım Efendi born 1870/71 (AH 1287); highest salary 300 kuruş
- 1881/82 (AH 1299)187 other officialsAhmed Nuri Efendi first annual entry 1881/82 (AH 1299); highest salary 410 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre Osmanlı döneminde Tokatlı devlet memurları ( 1879-1909 )
ÜMMÜHAN UĞURLU · 2013 · Pages 247, 248
BOA. DH. SAİD., No: 58, s. 305
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 25 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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