Mehmet Vasfi Efendi
Born Year not recorded · Kars · Dated entries 1863 to 1891 (AH 1280 to 1308)
Languages Armenian, Turkish
Archival references BOA. DH.d. SAĠD. No: 167/25; BOA. DH.d. SAİD. No: 167/25
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmet Vasfi Efendi was born in Kars. Schooling included Sıbyan Mektebi. The language repertoire included Armenian and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Kars in 1863/64 (AH 1280). Dated career entries span 1863/64 (AH 1280) to 1890/91 (AH 1308) across 14 AH years, from Kars to Ağrı (Karakilise), beginning with Rüsumat Müdürlüğü İkinci Kâtibi and ending with entries for Kaza Nüfus Memuru. More than one post or place appears in 3 of those years. Place names include Kars, Arpaçay, Erzurum and Muş and 5 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 150 kuruş in 1863/64 (AH 1280) to 250 kuruş in 1890/91 (AH 1308); the highest recorded monthly rate is 800 kuruş in 1878/79 (AH 1296). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 10 · Kars
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1 First work as recorded
Rüsumat Müdürlüğü İkinci Kâtibi
150 kuruş
2 1869/70 (AH 1286) · 5 recorded years
Arpaçay
AH entries: 1286, 1287, 1288, 1289, 1290. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Arpaçay
Rüsumat Müdürü
370 kuruş
Rüsumat Müdürü
370 kuruş
Continuing service as described
3 1874/75 (AH 1291)
Arpaçay / Erzurum
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Arpaçay
Arpaçay
Rüsumat Müdürü
370 kuruş
Continuing service as described
Üçüncü Duhan Fabrikası Memuru
500 kuruş
4 1875/76 (AH 1292)
Erzurum / Muş
Within-year entry order unresolved
Üçüncü Duhan Fabrikası Memuru
500 kuruş
Continuing service as described
Sancak Rüsumat Müdürü (İnfisal)
Recorded service ending
5 1876/77 (AH 1293) · 2 recorded years
Said ili
AH entries: 1293, 1294. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Said ili
Memlaha Memuru
170 kuruş
Memlaha Memuru (Nakil)
Recorded service ending
6 1878 (AH 1295)
Kırmızı
Not yet located on the map: Kırmızı
Memlaha Memuru
710 kuruş
7 1878/79 (AH 1296)
Kırmızı / Bayezit
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kırmızı; Bayezit
Kırmızı
Memlaha Memuru
710 kuruş
Continuing service as described
Bayezit
Sancak Rüsumat Müdürü
800 kuruş
8 1880/81 (AH 1298)
Bayezit
Not yet located on the map: Bayezit
Sancak Rüsumat Müdürü (Görevin sona ermesi)
Recorded service ending
9 Düyun-u Umumiye Müdürü
500 kuruş
Düyun-u Umumiye Müdürü (Görevin sona ermesi)
Recorded service ending
10 1890/91 (AH 1308)
Ağrı (Karakilise)
Kaza Nüfus Memuru
250 kuruş
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.
- Sancak Rüsumat Müdürü (İnfisal) · Bayezit · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Birth · Kars · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1863/64 (AH 1280) | 150 | 475 | 125 to 3,000 | 11.3% | 232 |
| 1869/70 (AH 1286) | 370 | 400 | 150 to 2,250 | 42.9% | 609 |
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 370 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 42.8% | 649 |
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 370 | 420.5 | 125 to 2,375 | 40.8% | 712 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 370 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 39.7% | 736 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 370 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 41.9% | 805 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 500 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 55.4% | 882 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 710 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 68.8% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 170 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 13.1% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 170 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 12.7% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 710 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 71.0% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 800 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 73.0% | 1328 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 58.1% | 1787 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 250 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 21.5% | 1896 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
Kuruş · dated amountsSelect an amount for its date, post, place and age.
● 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 rate- Arpaçay370
- Erzurum500
- Kırmızı710
- Said ili170
- Bayezit800
Six 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
- Kars192 other officialsAhmed Ferid Paşa born 1831/32 (AH 1247); highest salary 6,000 kuruş
- Erzurum12 other officialsAhmed Muhtar Paşa 2 shared years; highest salary 75,000 kuruş
- Sıbyan Mektebi562 other officialsAbdülhalim Paşa born 1807/08 (AH 1222); highest salary 45,000 kuruş
Education and personal record
Schooling Sıbyan Mektebi [source]
Honours and other personal details
- Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
- 1 (recorded code) [source]
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Karslı memurlar (1879-1909)
RÜVEYDE ÇİFÇİ · 2015 · Pages 115, 116, 117
110 BOA. DH.d. SAĠD. No: 167/25.; BOA. DH.d. SAİD. No: 167/25
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Annual salary study and register readings
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