Mehmed Celaleddin Efendi
Born 1880/81 (AH 1298) · Antakya · Dated entries 1893 to 1906 (AH 1311 to 1323)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA.DH.SAİD.,No:118,s.203
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Celaleddin Efendi was born in Antakya in 1880/81 (AH 1298). The father’s occupation was Halep Vilayeti Telgraf ve Posta Müfettiş Muavini. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Halep rüştiye mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
The first place of work was Aleppo (Halep). Dated career entries span 1893/94 (AH 1311) to 1905/06 (AH 1323) across 13 AH years, from Istanbul (Dersaadet) to Istanbul (Dersaadet), beginning with Telgraf stajyeri. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet). [1]
Monthly pay went from 100 kuruş in 1899/1900 (AH 1317) to 110 kuruş in 1905/06 (AH 1323); the highest recorded monthly rate is 110 kuruş in 1903/04 (AH 1321). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 4 · Antakya
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1 1880/81 (AH 1298)
Antakya
Birth
2 1893/94 (AH 1311) · 6 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316. Gaps remain open.
Telgraf stajyeri
Calculated age 13
Telgraf stajyeri
Calculated age 18
Continuing service as described
3 1899/1900 (AH 1317)
Aleppo (Halep) / Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Telgraf stajyeri (Görevin sona ermesi)
Calculated age 19
Recorded service ending
Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti Kontrat Memuru
100 kuruşCalculated age 19
4 1900/01 (AH 1318) · 6 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti Kontrat Memuru
100 kuruşCalculated age 20
Continuing service as described
Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti Kefalet ve Tahsilat Kalemi Memuru
50 kuruşCalculated age 25
2 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.
- Telgraf stajyeri · Aleppo (Halep) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- First work as recorded · Aleppo (Halep) · Year not recorded
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 100 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 4.6% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 100 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 4.7% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 100 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 4.7% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 100 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 4.4% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 110 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 6.7% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 110 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 6.9% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 110 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 7.6% | 1423 |
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 entriesGaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate- Istanbul (Dersaadet)50 to 110
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
- Antakya77 other officialsAhmed Nihad Efendi born 1880/81 (AH 1298); highest salary 200 kuruş
- Istanbul491 other officialsMehmed Necmeddin Efendi 13 shared years; highest salary 20,000 kuruş
- 1893/94 (AH 1311)195 other officialsCelil Hamdi Efendi first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 220 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Antakyalı devlet memurları, 1879 - 1909
NAZİR ÇETİN · 2015 · Pages 174
BOA.DH.SAİD.,No:118,s.203
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 13 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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