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Osman Nuri 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

Work began in 1867/68 (AH 1284), on a first salary of 400 kuruş. The annual lists begin in 1867/68, with Osman Nuri Efendi as Telgraf Memuru and no place named. Osman Nuri then moved to Nikšić in 1872/73. The lists have no entry for 1873 to 1876. Alongside, the lists for 1872 to 1880 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Telgraf Posta Merkezi muhabere memuru. For 1877 to 1879 the lists have no entry. The annual lists then follow Osman Nuri to Niğde from 1880 to 1886. Alongside, the lists for 1882/83 give a second post, in Malatya as Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü. The last post was in Havran in 1885/86.

Pay rose from 400 kuruş a month in 1867/68 to a peak of 800 in 1876/77, when 73 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1885/86.

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 10 stops
place of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1880/811882/831885/8637810NikšićNiğdeMalatyaHavran

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 1 (Place not recorded), stop 2 (Necd-i Şarkî), stop 4 (Gaçka), stop 5 (Kopan), stop 6 (Mezakiye), stop 9 (Malatya ve Kayseri).

  1. Place not recorded not on the map

    1867/68 (AH 1284)

    Telgraf Memuru

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  2. Necd-i Şarkî as worded, no place record not on the map

    1869 to 1871 (AH 1286 to 1287)

    No annual entry for 1868/69 (AH 1285) before it.

    Telgraf Posta Merkezi muhabere memuru

    400 to 570 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  3. Nikšić (Nikşik)

    1872/73 (AH 1289)

    No annual entry for 1871/72 (AH 1288) before it.

    Telgraf Posta Merkezi muhabere memuru

    700 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  4. Gaçka as worded, no place record not on the map

    1872/73 (AH 1289)

    Telgraf Posta Merkezi muhabere memuru

    700 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  5. Kopan as worded, no place record not on the map

    1876/77 (AH 1293)

    No annual entry for 1873 to 1876 (AH 1290 to 1292) before it.

    Telgraf Posta Merkez memuru

    800 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  6. Mezakiye as worded, no place record not on the map

    1879/80 (AH 1297)

    No annual entry for 1877 to 1879 (AH 1294 to 1296) before it.

    Telgraf Posta Merkez memuru

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  7. Niğde

    1880 to 1886 (AH 1298 to 1303)

    Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü

    800 kuruş a month; entries in 6 years

  8. Malatya

    1882/83 (AH 1300)

    Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü

    600 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  9. Malatya ve Kayseri as worded, no place record not on the map

    1884/85 (AH 1302)

    Telgraf ve Posta Merkezleri müdürü

    600 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  10. Havran

    1885/86 (AH 1303)

    Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü

    600 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entryno entryno entry02004006008001867/68AH 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 13021885/86AH 1303800 kuruşTelgraf Posta Merkez memuruTelgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001867/68AH 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 13021885/86AH 1303This 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 Osman Nuri Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1867/6840045841%
1869/7040040044%
1870/7157040064%
1872/73700450294.566%
1876/7780042073%
1879/8030040027%
1880/8180040030077%
1882/8360040035567%
1884/8560040067%
1885/8660040056066%

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 Osman Nuri Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1867/68AH 1284First work400first-salary field
1867/68AH 1284Telgraf Memuru400
No annual entry: 1868/69 (AH 1285)
1869 to 1871AH 1286 to 1287Telgraf Posta Merkezi muhabere memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1869/70400
1870/71500
1870/71570
400 to 570
No annual entry: 1871/72 (AH 1288)
1872/73AH 1289Telgraf Posta Merkezi muhabere memuruNikšić (Nikşik)700
1872/73AH 1289Telgraf Posta Merkezi muhabere memuru700
No annual entry: 1873 to 1876 (AH 1290 to 1292)
1876/77AH 1293Telgraf Posta Merkez memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1876/77800
1876/77800
800
No annual entry: 1877 to 1879 (AH 1294 to 1296)
1879/80AH 1297Telgraf Posta Merkez memuru300
1880 to 1886AH 1298 to 1303Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü
6 entries
YearSalary
1880/81800
1881/82
1882/83
1883/84
1884/85
1885/86
Niğde800
1882/83AH 1300Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürüMalatya600
1884/85AH 1302Telgraf ve Posta Merkezleri müdürü600
1885/86AH 1303Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürüHavran600

Record

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 6 officials with entries in Niğde in the same years, 5 have a recorded salary; Osman Nuri Efendi had the 3rd highest salary of them.

All 38 officials with entries in Niğde

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; Osman Nuri Efendi had the 44th 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 Osman Nuri Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1867/68AH 1284Telgraf Memuru400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records114 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 103/111.
1869/70AH 1286Telgraf Posta Merkezi muhabere memuruNecd-i Şarkî400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records114 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 103/111.
1870/71AH 1287Telgraf Posta Merkezi muhabere memuruGaçka500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records114 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 103/111.
1870/71AH 1287Telgraf Posta Merkezi muhabere memuruGaçka570Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records114 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 103/111.
1872/73AH 1289Telgraf Posta Merkezi muhabere memuruNikšić (Nikşik)700Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records114 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 103/111.
1872/73AH 1289Telgraf Posta Merkezi muhabere memuruGaçka700Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records114 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 103/111.
1876/77AH 1293Telgraf Posta Merkez memuruKopan800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records114 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 103/111.
1876/77AH 1293Telgraf Posta Merkez memuruMezakiye800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records114 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 103/111.
1879/80AH 1297Telgraf Posta Merkez memuruMezakiye300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records114 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 103/111.
1880/81AH 1298Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürüNiğde800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records114 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 103/111.
1881/82AH 1299Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürüNiğdeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records114 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 103/111.
1882/83AH 1300Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürüNiğdeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records114 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 103/111.
1882/83AH 1300Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürüMalatya600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records114 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 103/111.
1883/84AH 1301Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürüNiğdeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records114 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 103/111.
1884/85AH 1302Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürüNiğdeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records114 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 103/111.
1884/85AH 1302Telgraf ve Posta Merkezleri müdürüMalatya ve Kayseri600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records114 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 103/111.
1885/86AH 1303Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürüNiğdeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records114 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 103/111.
1885/86AH 1303Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürüHavran600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records114 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 103/111.
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 Osman Nuri 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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