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Nikoli Fehmi Efendi

Annual salary study and register readings

This study view uses the annual salary reference records. The main biography brings together the wider career and its sources.

Life and register readings

Born in Antalya in 1853/54 (AH 1270), Nikoli Fehmi Efendi came from the Hristiyan community; the father was a merchant (tüccar). Nikoli Fehmi studied at a Greek Orthodox school (Rum Mektebi).

At about 14, in 1867/68, Nikoli Fehmi began work. The first annual entry, for 1867/68, names Nikoli Fehmi as Teke Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı, with no place. Alongside, the lists for 1876 to 1880 give a second post, in Antalya as Antalya Rüsumat Müdürlüğü üçüncü kâtibi. The lists have no entry for 1880 to 1884. In place of a title the lists give Vefat (death) for 1884/85.

The salary went from 100 kuruş a month in 1870/71 to 370 in 1876/77, the peak, in Antalya, when 40 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 11 years the salaries add up to 30,600 kuruş, 54 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The last annual entry is for 1884/85.

Places in order of time

Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.

All 3 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1876/7713Antalya

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Teke).

  1. Antalya

    Born 1853/54 (AH 1270)

  2. Teke as worded, no place record not on the map

    1867 to 1877 (AH 1284 to 1293)

    Teke Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı

    90 to 210 kuruş a month; entries in 10 years

  3. Antalya

    1876 to 1885 (AH 1293 to 1302)

    Antalya Rüsumat Müdürlüğü üçüncü kâtibi 1876 to 1880 (AH 1293 to 1297); Vefat (death (a note on status, not a job)) 1884/85 (AH 1302)

    160 to 370 kuruş a month; entries in 6 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entry01002003004001867/68AH 12841868/69AH 12851869/70AH 12861870/71AH 12871871/72AH 12881872/73AH 12891873/74AH 12901874/75AH 12911875/76AH 12921876/77AH 12931877/78AH 12941878AH 12951878/79AH 12961879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 1302370 kuruşTeke Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıAntalya Rüsumat Müdürlüğü üçüncü kâtibi
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001867/68AH 12841868/69AH 12851869/70AH 12861870/71AH 12871871/72AH 12881872/73AH 12891873/74AH 12901874/75AH 12911875/76AH 12921876/77AH 12931877/78AH 12941878AH 12951878/79AH 12961879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 1302This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same province

Log scale: equal steps are equal ratios. The median of the same title is drawn for the years in which at least 5 officials with that title had a salary, and the median of the same province for the years in which at least 5 officials were paid in the province of the official's salary that year.

The numbers of the chart
Salary of Nikoli Fehmi Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1870/711004005%
1871/72100420.56%
1872/7315045010%
1873/7415040511%
1874/7521045019%
1875/7621045018%
1876/7737042037040%
1877/7837045027540%
187837045024040%
1878/79200400200.512%
1879/8032040030037%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.

Career of Nikoli Fehmi Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1867/68AH 1284First work
1867 to 1877AH 1284 to 1293Teke Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı
14 entries
YearSalary
1867/68
1868/69
1869/70
1870/71
1870/71100
1871/72100
1872/73100
1872/7390
1872/73150
1873/74150
1874/75150
1874/75210
1875/76210
1876/77210
210
1876 to 1880AH 1293 to 1297Antalya Rüsumat Müdürlüğü üçüncü kâtibi
10 entries
YearSalary
1876/77300
1876/77370
1877/78370
1878370
1878200
1878/79200
1879/80200
1879/80160
1879/80
1879/80320
Antalya300 to 320
No annual entry: 1880 to 1884 (AH 1298 to 1301)
1884/85AH 1302Vefatdeath (a note on status, not a job)

Record

Personal

Born
1853/54 (AH 1270)
Birthplace
Antalya
Community
Hristiyan
Nationality as recorded
Rum
Father's occupation
Tüccar

Education

School
Rum MektebiGreek Orthodox (Rum) school

First work

Year
1867/68 (AH 1284)

Recorded with

Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.

Same place, same years

Of the 29 officials with entries in Antalya in the same years, Nikoli Fehmi Efendi had the 18th highest salary.

All 127 officials with entries in Antalya

Same school

Of the 17 officials with Rum Mektebi among their schools, 15 have a recorded salary; Nikoli Fehmi Efendi had the 11th highest salary of them.

All 17 officials with Rum Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 243 officials born in Antalya, 236 have a recorded salary; Nikoli Fehmi Efendi had the 143rd highest salary of them.

The page of Antalya, with the 243 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 86 officials whose first annual entry is for 1867/68 (AH 1284), 83 have a recorded salary; Nikoli Fehmi Efendi had the 75th highest salary of them.

All 86 officials whose first annual entry is for 1867/68 (AH 1284)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Nikoli Fehmi Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1867/68AH 1284Teke Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıTekeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records966 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 17/329.
1868/69AH 1285Teke Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıTekeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records966 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 17/329.
1869/70AH 1286Teke Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıTekeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records966 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 17/329.
1870/71AH 1287Teke Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıTekeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records966 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 17/329.
1870/71AH 1287Teke Sancağı sandık mukayyidiTeke100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records966 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 17/329.
1871/72AH 1288Teke Sancağı sandık mukayyidiTeke100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records966 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 17/329.
1872/73AH 1289Teke Sancağı sandık mukayyidiTeke100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records966 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 17/329.
1872/73AH 1289Teke Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi dördüncü kâtibiTeke90Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records966 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 17/329.
1872/73AH 1289Teke Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi üçüncü kâtibiTeke150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records966 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 17/329.
1873/74AH 1290Teke Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi üçüncü kâtibiTeke150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records966 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 17/329.
1874/75AH 1291Teke Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi üçüncü kâtibiTeke150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records966 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 17/329.
1874/75AH 1291Teke Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi üçüncü kâtibiTeke210Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records966 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 17/329.
1875/76AH 1292Teke Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi üçüncü kâtibiTeke210Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records966 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 17/329.
1876/77AH 1293Teke Sancağı Muhasebe Kalemi üçüncü kâtibiTeke210Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records966 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 17/329.
1876/77AH 1293Antalya Rüsumat Müdürlüğü üçüncü kâtibiAntalya300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records966 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 17/329.
1876/77AH 1293Antalya Rüsumat Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibiAntalya370Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records966 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 17/329.
1877/78AH 1294Antalya Rüsumat Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibiAntalya370Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records966 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 17/329.
1878AH 1295Antalya Rüsumat Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibiAntalya370Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records966 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 17/329.
1878AH 1295Antalya Rüsumat Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibiAntalya200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records966 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 17/329.
1878/79AH 1296Antalya Rüsumat Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibiAntalya200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records966 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 17/329.
1879/80AH 1297Antalya Rüsumat Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibiAntalya200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records966 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 17/329.
1879/80AH 1297Antalya Rüsumat Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibiAntalya160Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records966 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 17/329.
1879/80AH 1297Antalya Rüsumat Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibi (İstifa)AntalyaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records966 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 17/329.
1879/80AH 1297Antalya Rüsumat Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibiAntalya320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records966 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 17/329.
1884/85AH 1302VefatAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAĠD. 17/329.
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.
Recorded values of Nikoli Fehmi Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.

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