Ömer Avni 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
Ömer Avni Efendi was born in Sivas in 1854/55 (AH 1271), into the İslam community. Work began in 1870/71, at about 16. The first annual entry, for 1870/71, places Ömer Avni in Sivas, the birthplace, as Muhasebe kalemi stajyeri, where the entries run to 1878/79. The lists have no entry for 1871 to 1878 and 1879 to 1902. Next came Bolu in 1902/03. For 1903 to 1907 the lists have no entry. The last entry, for 1907/08, names Ömer Avni as Sancak Muhasebecisi, with no place.
The salary went from 135 kuruş a month in 1878 to 3,000 in 1878/79, the peak, in Sivas, when 93 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, four years of salary come to 78,660 kuruş, 3.8 times what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The final annual entry is for 1907/08.
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.
Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 3 (Hassa).
Born 1854/55 (AH 1271); 1870 to 1879 (AH 1287 to 1296)
Muhasebe kalemi stajyeri 1870/71 (AH 1287); Merkez varidat kitabeti yardımcısı 1878 to 1879 (AH 1295 to 1296)
135 to 3,000 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years
No annual entry for 1871 to 1878 (AH 1288 to 1294).
1902/03 (AH 1320)
No annual entry for 1879 to 1902 (AH 1297 to 1319) before it.
1,620 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year
Hassa as worded, no place record not on the map
1907/08 (AH 1325)
No annual entry for 1903 to 1907 (AH 1321 to 1324) before it.
1,800 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year
Career and salary#
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
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Median, same province | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 135 | 450 | 395 | 8% | |
| 1878/79 | 3,000 | 400 | 425 | 93% | |
| 1902/03 | 1,620 | 400 | 1,620 | 400 | 92% |
| 1907/08 | 1,800 | 460 | 90% |
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.
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1870/71AH 1287 | First work | ||
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Muhasebe kalemi stajyeri | Sivas | |
| No annual entry: 1871 to 1878 (AH 1288 to 1294) | |||
| 1878 to 1879AH 1295 to 1296 | Merkez varidat kitabeti yardımcısı | Sivas | 135 to 3,000 |
| No annual entry: 1879 to 1902 (AH 1297 to 1319) | |||
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Sancak Muhasebecisi | Bolu | 1,620 |
| No annual entry: 1903 to 1907 (AH 1321 to 1324) | |||
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Sancak Muhasebecisi | 1,800 | |
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1854/55 (AH 1271)
- Birthplace
- Sivas
- Community
- İslam
First work
- Year
- 1870/71 (AH 1287)
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 45 officials with entries in Sivas in the same years, 42 have a recorded salary; Ömer Avni Efendi had the 4th highest salary of them.
- Hüseyin Necmi Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 600 kuruş
- Mehmet Selim Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 500 kuruş
- Hacı Mustafa Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 400 kuruş
- Abdülhak Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 3,500 kuruş
- Lütfullah Behçet Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 2,200 kuruş
Same job title, same years
Of the 6 officials with the title Sancak Muhasebecisi in the same years, Ömer Avni Efendi had the highest salary.
- HALĠL HĠLMĠ EFENDĠ-1 shared year; highest salary 2,750 kuruş
- Mustafa Nazmi Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 2,025 kuruş
- Mustafa Asım Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 1,800 kuruş
- Ahmet Hamdi Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 1,620 kuruş
- Ali Naci Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 1,350 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 399 officials born in Sivas, 282 have a recorded salary; Ömer Avni Efendi had the 5th highest salary of them.
- Abdurrahman Hilmi Efendiborn 1854/55 (AH 1271); no salary recorded
- Alihan Efendiborn 1854/55 (AH 1271); highest salary 250 kuruş
- Mehmet Emin Efendiborn 1854/55 (AH 1271); highest salary 320 kuruş
- Mehmet Nuri Efendiborn 1854/55 (AH 1271); no salary recorded
- Mehmet Nusret Efendiborn 1854/55 (AH 1271); highest salary 1,200 kuruş
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 104 officials whose first annual entry is for 1870/71 (AH 1287), 84 have a recorded salary; Ömer Avni Efendi had the 7th highest salary of them.
- Ahmed Hamdifirst entry in Sivas; highest salary 500 kuruş
- Ali Rıza Efendifirst entry in Sivas; highest salary 600 kuruş
- Yusuf Ziyaeddin Efendifirst entry in Sivas; highest salary 320 kuruş
- Hafız Salih Sami Efendifirst entry in Sivas; highest salary 1,400 kuruş
- Hayrettin Şükrü Efendifirst entry in Sivas; no salary recorded
All 104 officials whose first annual entry is for 1870/71 (AH 1287)
Annual entries and original values
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Muhasebe kalemi stajyeri | Sivas | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 584 DH. SAİD.d, nr.00097, s.201 | |
| 1878AH 1295 | Merkez varidat kitabeti yardımcısı | Sivas | 135 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 584 DH. SAİD.d, nr.00097, s.201 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Merkez yevmiye kâtibi | Sivas | 3,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 584 DH. SAİD.d, nr.00097, s.201 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Sancak Muhasebecisi | Bolu | 1,620 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 584 DH. SAİD.d, nr.00097, s.201 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Sancak Muhasebecisi | Hassa | 1,800 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 584 DH. SAİD.d, nr.00097, s.201 |
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.
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|
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.
- Origin of the record: Source collection.
Subjects
- List of Ottoman officials (Osmanlı memurları listesi)
- Collective biography (kolektif biyografi)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)