Mehmet Ali Efendi
Born 1860/61 (AH 1277) · Kütahya · Dated entries 1874 to 1900 (AH 1291 to 1317)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA.DH.SAİD., No:61, s.277
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Mehmet Ali Efendi was born in Kütahya in 1860/61 (AH 1277). The father’s occupation was Bahçıvan. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; medrese. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Kütahya in 1874/75 (AH 1291). Dated career entries span 1874/75 (AH 1291) to 1899/1900 (AH 1317) across 26 AH years, beginning with Tahrir-i Emlak Kalemi mülazımı. More than one post or place appears in 8 of those years. Place names include Kütahya, 3. Duhan Fabrikası, 4. Duhan Fabrikası and Uşak and 3 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 400 kuruş in 1876/77 (AH 1293) to 700 kuruş in 1899/1900 (AH 1317); the highest recorded monthly rate is 700 kuruş in 1899/1900 (AH 1317). [1]
Life and career
Follow 13 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 13 · Kütahya
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1 1860/61 (AH 1277)
Kütahya
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 14
Tahrir-i Emlak Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 14
3 1875/76 (AH 1292)
Kütahya
Tahrir-i Emlak Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 15
Continuing service as described
4 1876/77 (AH 1293)
Kütahya / Place not recorded / 3. Duhan Fabrikası
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded; 3. Duhan Fabrikası
Tahrir-i Emlak Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 16
Continuing service as described
3. Duhan Fabrikası
Duhan Fabrikası kâtibi
150 kuruşCalculated age 16
5 1877/78 (AH 1294) · 2 recorded years
3. Duhan Fabrikası
AH entries: 1294, 1295. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: 3. Duhan Fabrikası
Duhan Fabrikası kâtibi
150 kuruşCalculated age 17
Continuing service as described
Duhan Fabrikası kâtibi (İnfisal)
Calculated age 18
6 1878/79 (AH 1296)
4. Duhan Fabrikası / Kütahya
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: 4. Duhan Fabrikası
4. Duhan Fabrikası
Duhan Fabrikası muavini
250 kuruşCalculated age 19
Bidayet Mahkemesi hukuk kısmı zabıt kâtibi
300 kuruşCalculated age 19
7 Bidayet Mahkemesi hukuk kısmı zabıt kâtibi
300 kuruşCalculated age 20
Continuing service as described
Bidayet Mahkemesi hukuk kısmı zabıt kâtibi (İstifa)
Calculated age 20
8 1881/82 (AH 1299) · 2 recorded years
Uşak
AH entries: 1299, 1300. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Tahrir-i Vergi Kitabeti refakat memuru
250 kuruşCalculated age 22
Tahrir-i Vergi Kitabeti refakat memuru (İstifa)
Calculated age 23
9 1883/84 (AH 1301)
Kütahya / Eskişehir
Within-year entry order unresolved
Rusum-u Sitte Müdüriyeti merkez memurluğu
Calculated age 24
Rusum-u Sitte / Düyun-u Umumiye memuru
350 kuruşCalculated age 24
10 1884/85 (AH 1302) · 10 recorded years
Eskişehir
AH entries: 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Rusum-u Sitte / Düyun-u Umumiye memuru
350 kuruşCalculated age 25
Continuing service as described
Düyun-u Umumiye memuru
650 kuruşCalculated age 34
Continuing service as described
11 1894/95 (AH 1312)
Eskişehir / Gediz
Within-year entry order unresolved
Düyun-u Umumiye memuru
650 kuruşCalculated age 35
Continuing service as described
Düyun-u Umumiye memuru
600 kuruşCalculated age 35
12 Düyun-u Umumiye memuru
600 kuruşCalculated age 36
Continuing service as described
Düyun-u Umumiye memuru
600 kuruşCalculated age 39
Continuing service as described
13 1899/1900 (AH 1317)
Gediz / Saruhan
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Saruhan
Düyun-u Umumiye memuru
600 kuruşCalculated age 40
Continuing service as described
Saruhan
Düyun-u Umumiye başkâtibi
700 kuruşCalculated age 40
1 entry without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Rusum-u Sitte Müdüriyeti ikinci kâtibi · Kütahya · Undated · 250 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 400 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 43.3% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 150 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 9.8% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 150 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 9.5% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 27.9% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 300 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 27.1% | 1534 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 250 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 20.0% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 250 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 19.4% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 46.1% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 350 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 40.2% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 350 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 40.1% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 350 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 40.1% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 350 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 38.8% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 350 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 39.9% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 650 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 73.3% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 650 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 72.4% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 650 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 71.6% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 650 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 72.7% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 650 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 72.8% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 650 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 71.7% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 600 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 64.9% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 600 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 64.0% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 600 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 70.5% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 600 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 68.6% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 700 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 73.6% | 1821 |
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 entriesThe six most recorded places. Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate- Eskişehir350 to 650
- Gediz600
- Kütahya175 to 300
- 3. Duhan Fabrikası150
- Uşak250
- 4. Duhan Fabrikası235 to 250
Six places with the most recorded career years. 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
- Kütahya149 other officialsAli Rıza Efendi born 1860/61 (AH 1277); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Eskişehir15 other officialsMehmed Hayri Bey 5 shared years; highest salary 10,000 kuruş
- 1874/75 (AH 1291)151 other officialsHüseyin Hüsnü Efendi first entry in Kütahya; highest salary 315 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterleri'nde Osmanlı Dönemi Kütahyalı memurlar
MUSTAFA KOCAKAYA · 2018 · Pages 120, 121
BOA.DH.SAİD., No:61, s.277; 132 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:61, s.277.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 26 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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