Mehmed Ali Efendi
Born 1865/66 (AH 1282) · Bursa, İbrahim Paşa mahallesi · Dated entries 1878 to 1892 (AH 1295 to 1309)
Archival references 7/55; 107; 61/184; 365; 61/184; 365; 7/55; 107
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
Places and reading notes
- Gemlik kazası
- kaza-yı mezkur
- kaza-yı merkume (Gemlik)
- Gemlik
- kaza-yı mezbure (Gemlik)
- Simav kazası
6 distinct dated years. Stacked marks retain different posts, rates or accounts without assigning an order within that year. Grey marks have no service place.
The life
Mehmed Ali Efendi was born in Bursa, İbrahim Paşa mahallesi in 1865/66 (AH 1282), within the İslam community. The father’s occupation was Esnaf. [source]
Dated career entries span 1878 (AH 1295) to 1891/92 (AH 1309) across 6 AH years, from Gemlik kazası to Simav kazası, beginning with arazi ve tahrîrat kalemi (mülazemet) and ending with entries for Düyûn-ı umûmiye me'muriyeti. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Gemlik kazası, kaza-yı mezkur, kaza-yı merkume (Gemlik) and Gemlik and 2 other named places. [1] [2]
Monthly pay went from 212 kuruş in 1881/82 (AH 1299) to 500 kuruş in 1891/92 (AH 1309); the highest recorded monthly rate is 800 kuruş in 1883/84 (AH 1301). [1] [2]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 7 · Bursa, İbrahim Paşa mahallesi
How to read this map
Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.
Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
6 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1865/66 (AH 1282)
Bursa, İbrahim Paşa mahallesi
Not yet located on the map: Bursa, İbrahim Paşa mahallesi
Birth
2 1878 (AH 1295)
Gemlik kazası
Not yet located on the map: Gemlik kazası
arazi ve tahrîrat kalemi (mülazemet)
Calculated age 13
3 1879/80 (AH 1297)
kaza-yı mezkur
Not yet located on the map: kaza-yı mezkur
arazi kalemine mülâzemeten
Calculated age 15
4 1881/82 (AH 1299)
Place not recorded / Gemlik kazası
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded; Gemlik kazası
Place not recorded
tahrîrat kitâbeti refâkati
212 kuruşCalculated age 17
Gemlik kazası
tahrîrat kalemi refâkati
112 kuruşCalculated age 17
5 1883/84 (AH 1301)
kaza-yı merkume (Gemlik)
Not yet located on the map: kaza-yı merkume (Gemlik)
maktûa ve muvakkat ... âşar-ı hububat ve zeytun (ilâveten)
800 kuruşCalculated age 19
6 1885/86 (AH 1303)
Place not recorded / Gemlik / kaza-yı mezbure (Gemlik)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded; kaza-yı mezbure (Gemlik)
Place not recorded
zeytun kitâbeti (ilâveten)
250 kuruşCalculated age 21
nüfus kitâbeti
125 kuruşCalculated age 21
kaza-yı mezbure (Gemlik)
tuz anbarı me'muriyeti
300 kuruşCalculated age 21
7 1891/92 (AH 1309)
Simav kazası
Not yet located on the map: Simav kazası
Düyûn-ı umûmiye me'muriyeti
500 kuruşCalculated age 27
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
One highest recorded salary per official and AH year. Same-year medians, nearest-rank 10th and 90th percentiles, and relative standing are recomputed from the selected collection.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 212 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 16.5% | 1489 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 800 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 78.2% | 1720 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 27.9% | 1787 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 500 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 56.1% | 1927 |
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 entriesGaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate- Gemlik kazası112
- Gemlik125
- kaza-yı merkume (Gemlik)800
- kaza-yı mezbure (Gemlik)300
- Simav kazası500
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
- Gemlik4 other officialsOsman Bey 1 shared year; highest salary 7,500 kuruş
- 1878 (AH 1295)145 other officialsOsman Nuri Efendi first annual entry 1878 (AH 1295); highest salary 80 kuruş
Education and personal record
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Bursalı memurlar
DERVİŞ ŞAFAK TOPRAK · 2019 · Pages 210,211
7/55; 107
- Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Bursalı memurlar
DERVİŞ ŞAFAK TOPRAK · 2019 · Pages 211,212
61/184; 365
Read the original source accounts · 9 source entries →
The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.
Yearly entries and their source passages · 6 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 9 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.