Mustafa Tevfik Efendi
Born 1865/66 (AH 1282) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1891 to 1904 (AH 1309 to 1321)
Languages Turkish
Archival references BOA, DH. SA ĐD, nr.67, s.237; BOA, DH. SAİD, nr.67, s.237
The career, year by year
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The life
Mustafa Tevfik Efendi was born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1865/66 (AH 1282). The father’s occupation was İmam. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Soğukçeşme Rüşdiyesi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1891/92 (AH 1309). Dated career entries span 1891/92 (AH 1309) to 1903/04 (AH 1321) across 11 AH years, beginning with Telgraf mülazımı. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet), Yemen Telgraf ve Posta merkezi, Kal'a-i Sultani and Ankara and 1 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 750 kuruş in 1894/95 (AH 1312) to 1,000 kuruş in 1903/04 (AH 1321); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,000 kuruş in 1903/04 (AH 1321). [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 · Istanbul (Dersaadet)
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 1865/66 (AH 1282)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 27
Telgraf mülazımı
Calculated age 27
3 1894/95 (AH 1312) · 4 recorded years
Yemen Telgraf ve Posta merkezi
AH entries: 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Yemen Telgraf ve Posta merkezi
Telgraf ve Posta merkezi muhabere memuru
750 kuruşCalculated age 30
Telgraf ve Posta merkezi muhabere memuru
675 kuruşCalculated age 33
Continuing service as described
4 1898/99 (AH 1316)
Kal'a-i Sultani / Ankara
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kal'a-i Sultani
Kal'a-i Sultani
Telgraf ve Posta merkezi ve muhabere memuru
475 kuruşCalculated age 34
Telgraf ve Posta merkezi ve muhabere memuru
400 kuruşCalculated age 34
5 Telgraf ve Posta merkezi ve muhabere memuru
400 kuruşCalculated age 35
Continuing service as described
Telgraf ve Posta merkezi ve muhabere memuru
400 kuruşCalculated age 38
Continuing service as described
6 1903/04 (AH 1321)
Ankara / Ab kazası
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Ab kazası
Telgraf ve Posta merkezi ve muhabere memuru
400 kuruşCalculated age 39
Continuing service as described
Ab kazası
Telgraf ve Posta merkezi muhasebe memuru
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 39
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 750 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 74.6% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 750 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 74.1% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 750 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 73.2% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 675 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 74.3% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 475 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 54.8% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 44.1% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 45.1% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 43.9% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 44.4% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 1,000 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 81.4% | 1578 |
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- Ankara400
- Yemen Telgraf ve Posta merkezi675 to 750
- Ab kazası1,000
- Kal'a-i Sultani475
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
- Istanbul665 other officialsAli Ferruh Bey born 1865/66 (AH 1282); highest salary 3,000 kuruş
- Ankara24 other officialsMahmut Süleyman Efendi 6 shared years; highest salary 1,500 kuruş
- 1891/92 (AH 1309)169 other officialsMehmed Şehap Efendi first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 2,000 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-iahval defterlerindeki Safranbolulu (Zağfiranbolulu) memurlar (1879-1909)
AHMET ERKARTAL · 2007 · Pages 142, 143, 144
96 BOA, DH. SA ĐD, nr.67, s.237; BOA, DH. SAİD, nr.67, s.237
Read the original source accounts · 14 source entries →
The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.
Yearly entries and their source passages · 11 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 14 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.