Mehmet Şerif Efendi
Born 1879/80 (AH 1297) · Elbistan · Dated entries 1895 to 1910 (AH 1313 to 1327)
Languages Arabic, Persian, Turkish
Archival reference BOA, DH. SAİD. d. 158/451
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
- Carsancak
- Malatya
- Kuyucak nahiyesi, Hısnımansur kazası
4 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 Şerif Efendi was born in Elbistan in 1879/80 (AH 1297). Schooling included Elbistan ibtidâî ve rüştiye mektepleri. The language repertoire included Arabic, Persian and Turkish. [source]
Service began in Carsancak in 1895/96 (AH 1313). Dated career entries span 1895/96 (AH 1313) to 1909/10 (AH 1327) across 4 AH years, beginning with Şer‘iyye mahkemesi kâtibi. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Carsancak, Malatya and Kuyucak nahiyesi, Hısnımansur kazası. [1]
Monthly pay went from 400 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327) to 400 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327); the highest recorded monthly rate is 400 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327). [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 · Elbistan
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 1879/80 (AH 1297)
Elbistan
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 16
Şer‘iyye mahkemesi kâtibi
Calculated age 16
3 1905/06 (AH 1323)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Infisal
Calculated age 26
4 1908/09 (AH 1326)
Malatya
Bidâyet mahkemesi mukavelât muharrirliği refakati
Calculated age 29
5 1909/10 (AH 1327)
Malatya / Place not recorded / Kuyucak nahiyesi, Hısnımansur kazası
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded; Kuyucak nahiyesi, Hısnımansur kazası
Bidâyet mahkemesi mukavelât muharrirliği refakati
Calculated age 30
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
Azil
Calculated age 30
Kuyucak nahiyesi, Hısnımansur kazası
Nahiye Müdürü
400 kuruşCalculated age 30
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 400 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 31.0% | 1088 |
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- Kuyucak nahiyesi, Hısnımansur kazası400
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
- Elbistan50 other officialsMehmet Rıza Efendi born 1879/80 (AH 1297); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Malatya13 other officialsHafız Halil Kamil Efendi 2 shared years; highest salary 2,500 kuruş
- 1895/96 (AH 1313)179 other officialsAhmed Fevzi Efendi first entry in Istanbul; no salary recorded
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Personal details
Education and languages
First work and apprenticeship
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Elbistanlı memurlar
ŞEYMA BÜLBÜL · 2025 · Pages 68, 69
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 4 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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