Mehmed Durdu Efendi (H.1285)
Born 1868/69 (AH 1285) · Elbistan · Dated entries 1887 to 1909 (AH 1305 to 1326)
Languages Arabic, Turkish
Archival reference BOA, DH. SAİD. d. 160/331
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
- Ağın
3 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 Durdu Efendi (H.1285) was born in Elbistan in 1868/69 (AH 1285). The father’s occupation was Tüccar. Schooling included Elbistan İbtidai ve Rüşdi mektepleri. The language repertoire included Arabic and Turkish. [1]
The first place of work was Elbistan. Service included Asker (Askerlik nedeniyle ara) (1887/88 (AH 1305)). Later posts included Görevin sona ermesi (1894/95 (AH 1312)) and Vergi kâtibi in Ağın (1908/09 (AH 1326)). [1]
Monthly pay went from 250 kuruş in 1908/09 (AH 1326) to 250 kuruş in 1908/09 (AH 1326); the highest recorded monthly rate is 250 kuruş in 1908/09 (AH 1326). [1]
Life and career
Follow 4 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 4 · 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.
3 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1868/69 (AH 1285)
Elbistan
Birth
2 1887/88 (AH 1305)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Asker (Askerlik nedeniyle ara)
Calculated age 20
3 1894/95 (AH 1312)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Görevin sona ermesi
Calculated age 27
4 1908/09 (AH 1326)
Ağın
Not yet located on the map: Ağın
Vergi kâtibi
250 kuruşCalculated age 41
4 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.
- Tahrirat ve mal kalemleri mülazımı · Elbistan · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Çavuş · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mülazımı · Mamuratülaziz · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- First work as recorded · Elbistan · Year not recorded
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 250 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 24.4% | 1232 |
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- Ağın250
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 officialsMustafa Sabri Efendi born 1870/71 (AH 1287); highest salary 542 kuruş
- 1887/88 (AH 1305)190 other officialsAbdüllatif Mazhar Efendi first annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305); highest salary 500 kuruş
Education and personal record
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Elbistanlı memurlar
ŞEYMA BÜLBÜL · 2025 · Pages 66
BOA, DH. SAİD. d. 160/331; 52 BOA, DH. SAİD. d. 160/331.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 3 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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