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Mustafa Lütfi 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

Mustafa Lütfi Efendi was born in Ürgüp in 1877/78 (AH 1294). Work began in 1889/90, at about 13, on a first salary of 66.5 kuruş. Fewer than 5 per cent of the 5,664 officials whose age at first work is known began work at 13 or younger. The annual lists begin in 1889/90, with Mustafa Lütfi as Tahrirat kâtibi vekili and no place named. Mustafa Lütfi then moved to Haymana in 1891/92. Alongside, the lists for 1891 to 1907 give a second post, in Kayseri as Tahsilat müfettişi. Alongside, the lists for 1906 to 1909 give a second post, in Develi as Tahsilat müfettişi.

Pay rose from 66.5 kuruş a month in 1889/90 to a peak of 400 in 1891/92, in Kayseri, when 45 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1908/09.

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 5 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1891/921891/921906/071345ÜrgüpHaymanaKayseriDeveli

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Günyüzü).

  1. Ürgüp

    Born 1877/78 (AH 1294)

  2. Günyüzü as worded, no place record not on the map

    1889/90 (AH 1307)

    Tahrirat kâtibi vekili

    66.5 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  3. Haymana

    1891/92 (AH 1309)

    No annual entry for 1890/91 (AH 1308) before it.

    Tahrirat kâtibi vekili

    130 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  4. Kayseri

    1891 to 1907 (AH 1309 to 1324)

    Tahsilat müfettişi

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 16 years

  5. Develi

    1906 to 1909 (AH 1324 to 1326)

    Tahsilat müfettişi

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entry01002003004001889/90AH 13071890/91AH 13081891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 13241907/08AH 13251908/09AH 1326400 kuruşTahrirat kâtibi vekiliTahsilat müfettişi
Salary against the medians of the same year
501002005001889/90AH 13071890/91AH 13081891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 13241907/08AH 13251908/09AH 1326This 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 Mustafa Lütfi Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1889/9066.54003%
1891/9240040042545%
1892/9340040040045%
1893/9440040038044%
1894/9540040038044%
1895/9640040040044%
1896/9740045040042%
1897/9840040040045%
1898/9940040044044%
1899/190040040040044%
1900/0140040050045%
1901/0240040050043%
1902/0340040050044%
1903/0440040545043%
1904/0540040040042%
1905/0640043037041%
1906/0740045040041%

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 Mustafa Lütfi Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1889/90AH 1307First work66.5first-salary field
1889/90AH 1307Tahrirat kâtibi vekili66.5
No annual entry: 1890/91 (AH 1308)
1891/92AH 1309Tahrirat kâtibi vekili
2 entries
YearSalary
1891/92130
1891/92
Haymana130
1891 to 1907AH 1309 to 1324Tahsilat müfettişi
16 entries
YearSalary
1891/92400
1892/93400
1893/94400
1894/95400
1895/96400
1896/97400
1897/98400
1898/99400
1899/1900400
1900/01400
1901/02400
1902/03400
1903/04400
1904/05400
1905/06400
1906/07400
Kayseri400
1906 to 1909AH 1324 to 1326Tahsilat müfettişi
5 entries
YearSalary
1906/07400
1907/08
1907/08
1908/09
1908/09
Develi400

Record

Personal

Born
1877/78 (AH 1294)
Birthplace
Ürgüp

First work

Year
1889/90 (AH 1307)

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 20 officials with entries in Kayseri in the same years, 19 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Lütfi Efendi had the 17th highest salary of them.

All 44 officials with entries in Kayseri

Same birthplace

Of the 118 officials born in Ürgüp, 111 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Lütfi Efendi had the 52nd highest salary of them.

The page of Ürgüp, with the 118 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 198 officials whose first annual entry is for 1889/90 (AH 1307), 180 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Lütfi Efendi had the 92nd highest salary of them.

All 198 officials whose first annual entry is for 1889/90 (AH 1307)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mustafa Lütfi Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1889/90AH 1307Tahrirat kâtibi vekiliGünyüzü66.5Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00167/00090. 107
1891/92AH 1309Tahrirat kâtibi vekiliHaymana130Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00167/00090. 107
1891/92AH 1309Tahrirat kâtibi vekili (İnfisal)HaymanaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00167/00090. 107
1891/92AH 1309Tahsilat müfettişiKayseri400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00167/00090. 107
1892/93AH 1310Tahsilat müfettişiKayseri400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00167/00090. 107
1893/94AH 1311Tahsilat müfettişiKayseri400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00167/00090. 107
1894/95AH 1312Tahsilat müfettişiKayseri400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00167/00090. 107
1895/96AH 1313Tahsilat müfettişiKayseri400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00167/00090. 107
1896/97AH 1314Tahsilat müfettişiKayseri400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00167/00090. 107
1897/98AH 1315Tahsilat müfettişiKayseri400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00167/00090. 107
1898/99AH 1316Tahsilat müfettişiKayseri400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00167/00090. 107
1899/1900AH 1317Tahsilat müfettişiKayseri400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00167/00090. 107
1900/01AH 1318Tahsilat müfettişiKayseri400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00167/00090. 107
1901/02AH 1319Tahsilat müfettişiKayseri400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00167/00090. 107
1902/03AH 1320Tahsilat müfettişiKayseri400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00167/00090. 107
1903/04AH 1321Tahsilat müfettişiKayseri400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00167/00090. 107
1904/05AH 1322Tahsilat müfettişiKayseri400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00167/00090. 107
1905/06AH 1323Tahsilat müfettişiKayseri400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00167/00090. 107
1906/07AH 1324Tahsilat müfettişiKayseri400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00167/00090. 107
1906/07AH 1324Tahsilat müfettişiDeveli400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00167/00090. 107
1907/08AH 1325Tahsilat müfettişi (İnfisal)DeveliAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00167/00090. 107
1907/08AH 1325Tahsil memuruDeveliAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00167/00090. 107
1908/09AH 1326Tahsil memuruDeveliAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records177 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00167/00090. 107
1908/09AH 1326Tahsil memuruDeveliAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00167/00090.
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 Mustafa Lütfi 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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