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Mehmed 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

The life of Mehmed Nuri Efendi began in Kemaliye (Eğin); the father's occupation was "Hakkâri Sancağı muhasebecisi (emekli)". Mehmed Nuri began work in Erzincan in 1872/73 (AH 1289), on a first salary of 30 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1872/73, places Mehmed Nuri in Erzincan as Muhasebe Kalemi kâtibi. The lists have no entry for 1873 to 1877. Next came Kemah in 1877/78, then a post with no place named from 1878 to 1896. For 1884 to 1887 and 1888 to 1892 the lists have no entry. The last post was in Kırklareli in 1897/98. The lists have no entry for 1898 to 1901. In place of a title the lists give Infisal for 1879/80 and 1901/02.

Pay rose from 30 kuruş a month in 1872/73 to a peak of 1,091 in 1894/95, when 83 per cent of paid officials earned less. The peak lasted a single year; the next list gives 400 kuruş. Pay rose to 36.4 times the first salary; fewer than 6 per cent of the 2,724 officials paid for ten years or more rose as far. The final annual entry is for 1901/02.

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 6 stops
first workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1877/781897/98126Erzincan, KemahKırklareli

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 3 (Hakkâri), stop 4 (Dersim), stop 5 (Çemişkezek).

  1. Erzincan

    First work 1872/73 (AH 1289); 1872/73 (AH 1289)

    Muhasebe Kalemi kâtibi

    30 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  2. Kemah

    1877/78 (AH 1294)

    No annual entry for 1873 to 1877 (AH 1290 to 1293) before it.

    Âşâr kâtibi

    entries in 1 year

  3. Hakkâri as worded, no place record not on the map

    1878 to 1884 (AH 1295 to 1301)

    Tahrirat Kalemi kâtibi 1878 to 1884 (AH 1295 to 1301); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1879/80 (AH 1297)

    144 to 700 kuruş a month; entries in 7 years

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

    1887 to 1893 (AH 1305 to 1310)

    No annual entry for 1884 to 1887 (AH 1302 to 1304) before it.

    Tahrirat Kalemi başkâtibi 1887/88 (AH 1305); Tahrirat müdür vekili 1892/93 (AH 1310)

    300 to 439.5 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

    No annual entry for 1888 to 1892 (AH 1306 to 1309).

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

    1894 to 1896 (AH 1312 to 1313)

    No annual entry for 1893/94 (AH 1311) before it.

    Kaymakam vekili

    400 to 1,091 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  6. Kırklareli

    1897 to 1902 (AH 1315 to 1319)

    No annual entry for 1896/97 (AH 1314) before it.

    Kaymakam vekili 1897/98 (AH 1315); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1901/02 (AH 1319)

    212.75 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

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 entryno entryno entry05001,0001,5001873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181,091 kuruşTahrirat Kalemi kâtibiKaymakam vekili
Salary against the medians of the same year
20501002005001,0002,0001873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 1318This 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 Mehmed Nuri Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1872/7330450347.51%
187820045014%
1878/7918040011%
1879/801444007%
1880/8145040055%
1881/8250040060%
1883/8470040074%
1887/8830040028%
1892/93439.540052%
1894/951,09140083%
1895/9640040044%
1897/98212.7540040019%

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 Mehmed Nuri Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1872/73AH 1289First workErzincan30first-salary field
1872/73AH 1289Muhasebe Kalemi kâtibiErzincan30
No annual entry: 1873 to 1877 (AH 1290 to 1293)
1877/78AH 1294Âşâr kâtibi
2 entries
YearSalary
1877/78
1877/78
Kemah
1878 to 1884AH 1295 to 1301Tahrirat Kalemi kâtibi
12 entries
YearSalary
1878200
1878/79
1878/79180
1879/80
1879/80144
1880/81450
1881/82
1881/82500
1882/83
1883/84
1883/84560
1883/84700
200 to 700
1879/80AH 1297Infisala note on status, not a job
No annual entry: 1884 to 1887 (AH 1302 to 1304)
1887/88AH 1305Tahrirat Kalemi başkâtibi300
No annual entry: 1888 to 1892 (AH 1306 to 1309)
1892/93AH 1310Tahrirat müdür vekili
2 entries
YearSalary
1892/93439.5
1892/93
439.5
No annual entry: 1893/94 (AH 1311)
1894 to 1896AH 1312 to 1313Kaymakam vekili
3 entries
YearSalary
1894/951,091
1894/95
1895/96400
1,091 to 400
No annual entry: 1896/97 (AH 1314)
1897/98AH 1315Kaymakam vekili
2 entries
YearSalary
1897/98212.75
1897/98
Kırklareli212.75
No annual entry: 1898 to 1901 (AH 1316 to 1318)
1901/02AH 1319Infisala note on status, not a job

Record

Personal

Father's occupation
Hakkâri Sancağı muhasebecisi (emekli)

First work

Year
1872/73 (AH 1289)

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 5 officials with entries in Erzincan in the same years, Mehmed Nuri Efendi had the 3rd highest salary.

All 88 officials with entries in Erzincan

Same birthplace

Of the 74 officials born in Kemaliye (Eğin), 62 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Nuri Efendi had the 23rd highest salary of them.

The page of Kemaliye (Eğin), with the 74 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 136 officials whose first annual entry is for 1872/73 (AH 1289), 115 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Nuri Efendi had the 38th highest salary of them.

All 136 officials whose first annual entry is for 1872/73 (AH 1289)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmed Nuri Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1872/73AH 1289Muhasebe Kalemi kâtibiErzincan30Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records179 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 96/461.
1877/78AH 1294Âşâr kâtibiKemahAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records179 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 96/461.
1877/78AH 1294Âşâr kâtibi (Görevin sona ermesi)KemahAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records179 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 96/461.
1878AH 1295Tahrirat Kalemi kâtibiHakkâri200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records179 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 96/461.
1878/79AH 1296Tahrirat Kalemi kâtibiHakkâriAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records179 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 96/461.
1878/79AH 1296Tahrirat Kalemi kâtibiHakkâri180Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records179 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 96/461.
1879/80AH 1297Tahrirat Kalemi kâtibiHakkâriAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records179 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 96/461.
1879/80AH 1297Tahrirat Kalemi kâtibiHakkâri144Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records179 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 96/461.
1879/80AH 1297InfisalHakkâriAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records179 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 96/461.
1880/81AH 1298Mektupçu Kalemi mukayyidiDersim450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records179 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 96/461.
1881/82AH 1299Mektupçu Kalemi mukayyidiDersimAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records179 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 96/461.
1881/82AH 1299Mektupçu Kalemi mümeyyiziDersim500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records179 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 96/461.
1882/83AH 1300Mektupçu Kalemi mümeyyiziDersimAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records179 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 96/461.
1883/84AH 1301Mektupçu Kalemi mümeyyiziDersimAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records179 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 96/461.
1883/84AH 1301Mektupçu Kalemi mümeyyiziDersim560Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records179 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 96/461.
1883/84AH 1301Mektupçu Kalemi mümeyyiziDersim700Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records179 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 96/461.
1887/88AH 1305Tahrirat Kalemi başkâtibiDersim300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records179 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 96/461.
1892/93AH 1310Tahrirat müdür vekiliDersim439.5Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records179 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 96/461.
1892/93AH 1310Tahrirat müdür vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)DersimAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records179 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 96/461.
1894/95AH 1312Kaymakam vekiliÇemişkezek1,091Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records179 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 96/461.
1894/95AH 1312Kaymakam vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)ÇemişkezekAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records179 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 96/461.
1895/96AH 1313Meclis-i İdare başkâtibiÇemişkezek400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records179 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 96/461.
1897/98AH 1315Kaymakam vekiliKırklareli212.75Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records179 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 96/461.
1897/98AH 1315Kaymakam vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)KırklareliAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records179 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 96/461.
1901/02AH 1319InfisalAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records179 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 96/461.
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 Mehmed 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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