Mehmed Kamil Efendi
Born 1857/58 (AH 1274) · Bursa · Dated entries 1876 to 1896 (AH 1293 to 1313)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference 102/35; 67
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Mehmed Kamil Efendi was born in Bursa in 1857/58 (AH 1274), within the İslam community. The father’s occupation was Piyade asker zabtiye tabur kâtibi. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Bursa mekteb-i rüşdiyesi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Dated career entries span 1876/77 (AH 1293) to 1895/96 (AH 1313) across 11 AH years, from Mihalıç to Bolu, beginning with Mihalıç telgraf merkezi muhâbere me’muriyeti and ending with entries for Bolu telgraf ve posta merkezi muvakkat muhâbere me’muriyeti. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Mihalıç, Bursa, Eskişehir and Thessaloniki (Selanik) and 5 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 300 kuruş in 1876/77 (AH 1293) to 400 kuruş in 1895/96 (AH 1313); the highest recorded monthly rate is 475 kuruş in 1883/84 (AH 1301). [1]
Life and career
Follow 12 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 12 · Bursa
How to read this map
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1 1857/58 (AH 1274)
Bursa
Birth
2 1876/77 (AH 1293)
Mihalıç
Not yet located on the map: Mihalıç
Mihalıç telgraf merkezi muhâbere me’muriyeti
300 kuruşCalculated age 19
3 1878 (AH 1295)
Bursa
Career entry
400 kuruşCalculated age 21
4 1878/79 (AH 1296)
Eskişehir
Career entry
400 kuruşCalculated age 22
5 1879/80 (AH 1297)
Eskişehir / Bursa
Within-year entry order unresolved
Career entry
380 kuruşCalculated age 23
Bursa telgraf merkezleri muhâbere me’muriyetleri
380 kuruşCalculated age 23
6 Selanik telgraf merkezi muhâbere me’muriyeti
380 kuruşCalculated age 25
Selanik telgraf merkezi muhâbere me’muriyeti
380 kuruşCalculated age 26
7 1883/84 (AH 1301)
Thessaloniki (Selanik) / Selanik vilayeti
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Selanik vilayeti
Selanik telgraf merkezi muhâbere me’muriyeti
380 kuruşCalculated age 27
Selanik vilayeti
Büyük Karaburun telgraf merkezi muhâbere me’muriyeti
475 kuruşCalculated age 27
8 1885/86 (AH 1303)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Azil
Calculated age 29
9 1888/89 (AH 1306)
Servia (Serfiçe)
Serfice telgraf muhâbere me’muriyeti
400 kuruşCalculated age 32
10 1889/90 (AH 1307)
Kale-ı Sultaniye
Not yet located on the map: Kale-ı Sultaniye
Career entry
300 kuruşCalculated age 33
11 1894/95 (AH 1312)
Kastamonu vilayeti
Not yet located on the map: Kastamonu vilayeti
Ereğli Bahr-i siyah telgraf ve posta merkezleri muhâbere me’muriyetleri
400 kuruşCalculated age 38
12 1895/96 (AH 1313)
Bolu
Bolu telgraf ve posta merkezi muvakkat muhâbere me’muriyeti
400 kuruşCalculated age 39
3 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.
- (mülazemet) · Undated · calculated age 18 Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Mihalıç telgraf merkezi muhâbere me’muriyeti · Mihalıç · Undated · 200 kuruş · calculated age 19 Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Infisal · Undated 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) | 300 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 30.1% | 1102 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 400 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 42.7% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 44.1% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 380 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 42.5% | 1534 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 380 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 44.4% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 380 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 45.4% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 475 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 59.1% | 1720 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 400 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 45.6% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 300 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 29.3% | 1874 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 44.9% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 44.7% | 1981 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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● 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 rateSix 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
- Bursa301 other officialsAbdülkadir Efendi born 1857/58 (AH 1274); highest salary 650 kuruş
- Thessaloniki (Selanik)16 other officialsİsmail Hakkı Efendi 3 shared years; highest salary 1,100 kuruş
- 1876/77 (AH 1293)184 other officialsAbdullah Asım Efendi first annual entry 1876/77 (AH 1293); highest salary 450 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Bursalı memurlar
DERVİŞ ŞAFAK TOPRAK · 2019 · Pages 252,253,254
102/35; 67
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 12 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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