Mehmed Şükrü Efendi
Born 1839/40 (AH 1255) · Bursa · Dated entries 1852 to 1887 (AH 1269 to 1304)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference 61/93; 183
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Şükrü Efendi was born in Bursa in 1839/40 (AH 1255), within the İslam community. The father’s occupation was Esnaf. Schooling included Sıbyan Mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
The earliest service point in the record is dated 1852/53 (AH 1269). Service included a post (1852/53 (AH 1269)). Later posts included Infisal (1860/61 (AH 1277)), Çan nahiye müdirliği in Biga kazasında Çan (1873 to 1878 (AH 1290 to 1294)) and sevk me’murluğu in Istanbul (Dersaadet) (1886/87 (AH 1304)). Biga kazasında Çan appears most often, across 5 dated years. [1]
Monthly pay went from 120 kuruş in 1852/53 (AH 1269) to 400 kuruş in 1886/87 (AH 1304); the highest recorded monthly rate is 450 kuruş in 1873/74 (AH 1290). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 7 · Bursa
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1 1839/40 (AH 1255)
Bursa
Birth
2 1852/53 (AH 1269)
Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
First work as recorded
Calculated age 14
Career entry
120 kuruşCalculated age 14
3 1860/61 (AH 1277)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Infisal
Calculated age 22
4 1873/74 (AH 1290) · 5 recorded years
Biga kazasında Çan
AH entries: 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Biga kazasında Çan
Çan nahiye müdirliği
450 kuruşCalculated age 35
İstifa
Calculated age 39
5 1878/79 (AH 1296)
Trabzon
duhan müfettişliği
300 kuruşCalculated age 41
6 Samsun duhan fabrikası me’murluğu
350 kuruşCalculated age 45
müskirat müfettişliği
450 kuruşCalculated age 46
7 1886/87 (AH 1304)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
sevk me’murluğu
400 kuruşCalculated age 49
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.
- Beyrut duhan ve müskirat müfettişliği · Beirut (Beyrut) · Undated · 400 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- sevk me’murluğu · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated · 300 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
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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| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1852/53 (AH 1269) | 120 | 400 | 100 to 5,000 | 17.0% | 48 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 450 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 50.6% | 805 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 450 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 49.4% | 882 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 450 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 48.8% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 450 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 50.4% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 450 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 49.8% | 1160 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 27.9% | 1328 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 350 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 41.7% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 450 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 55.6% | 1720 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 45.8% | 1725 |
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
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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 rateRanges 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
- Bursa301 other officialsAhmed Muhtar Paşa born 1839/40 (AH 1255); highest salary 75,000 kuruş
- Samsun9 other officialsMehmed Reşad Bey 2 shared years; highest salary 4,500 kuruş
- Sıbyan Mektebi562 other officialsAhmet Rifat Efendi born 1839/40 (AH 1255); highest salary 1,500 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Bursalı memurlar
DERVİŞ ŞAFAK TOPRAK · 2019 · Pages 307,308
61/93; 183
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 11 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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