Mehmed Zühdü Efendi

Born 1873/74 (AH 1290) · Çerçen karyesi · Dated entries 1896 to 1904 (AH 1314 to 1321)

Archival reference BOA, DH SA ĐD nr.157, s.238

The career, year by year

Each mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.

Places and reading notes

Beşiktaş Askeri Rüşdiyesi, İstanbul
Soğukçeşme Askeri Rüşdiyesi, İstanbul

8 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 Zühdü Efendi was born in Çerçen karyesi in 1873/74 (AH 1290), within the İslam community. The father’s occupation was ibtidai mektep muallimi. Schooling included Çerçen ibtidai mektebi; Ayasofya-i Kebir Medresesi (icazetname); Darüttedris Mektebi (2. sene, terk).^[source]

Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1896/97 (AH 1314). Dated career entries span 1896/97 (AH 1314) to 1903/04 (AH 1321) across 8 AH years, beginning with Kavaid-i Osmaniye muallimi. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Beşiktaş Askeri Rüşdiyesi, İstanbul and Soğukçeşme Askeri Rüşdiyesi, İstanbul.^[1]

Monthly pay went from 320 kuruş in 1896/97 (AH 1314) to 480 kuruş in 1903/04 (AH 1321); the highest recorded monthly rate is 480 kuruş in 1903/04 (AH 1321).^[1]

Personal record

Birth: Çerçen karyesi · 1873/74 (AH 1290)^[source]
Father’s occupation: ibtidai mektep muallimi^[source]
Education: Çerçen ibtidai mektebi; Ayasofya-i Kebir Medresesi (icazetname); Darüttedris Mektebi (2. sene, terk)^[source]
First work: 1896/97 (AH 1314) · Istanbul (Dersaadet)^[source]
Age at first work: 24^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First salary: 320 kuruş^[source]Personal salary figure; not tied to a specific appointment.

Career in numbers

8
Dated AH years: 2
Career place names: 6
Salary years: 320 → 480
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month: 480
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month: 53.3%
Peers paid less in last year

About these numbers

Dated AH years. Across career and documentary records; not tenure.
Career place names. Distinct place labels; some may not be mapped.
Salary years. One highest recorded monthly rate per official-year; gaps are blank.
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month. 1896/97 (AH 1314) to 1903/04 (AH 1321); nominal rates in observed years.
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month. 1903/04 (AH 1321)
Peers paid less in last year. Share of other officials in the annual salary reference with lower pay in 1903/04 (AH 1321).

Life and career

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Stage 1 of 6 · Çerçen karyesi

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1
1873/74 (AH 1290)
Çerçen karyesi
Not yet located on the map: Çerçen karyesi
1. Birth
  Personal record & evidence →
2
1896/97 (AH 1314)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Beşiktaş Askeri Rüşdiyesi, İstanbul
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Beşiktaş Askeri Rüşdiyesi, İstanbul
1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)
  First work as recorded
  Calculated age 24
  Personal record & evidence →
2. Beşiktaş Askeri Rüşdiyesi, İstanbul
  Kavaid-i Osmaniye muallimi
  320 kuruşCalculated age 24
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3
1897/98 (AH 1315) · 3 recorded years
Beşiktaş Askeri Rüşdiyesi, İstanbul
AH entries: 1315, 1316, 1317. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Beşiktaş Askeri Rüşdiyesi, İstanbul
1. Kavaid-i Osmaniye muallimi
  320 kuruşCalculated age 25
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Kavaid-i Osmaniye muallimi
  320 kuruşCalculated age 26
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3. Kavaid-i Osmaniye muallimi
  320 kuruşCalculated age 27
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
4
1900/01 (AH 1318)
Beşiktaş Askeri Rüşdiyesi, İstanbul / Soğukçeşme Askeri Rüşdiyesi, İstanbul
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Beşiktaş Askeri Rüşdiyesi, İstanbul; Soğukçeşme Askeri Rüşdiyesi, İstanbul
1. Beşiktaş Askeri Rüşdiyesi, İstanbul
  Kavaid-i Osmaniye muallimi
  320 kuruşCalculated age 28
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Soğukçeşme Askeri Rüşdiyesi, İstanbul
  kavaid muallimi
  320 kuruşCalculated age 28
  Entry & evidence →[1]
5
1901/02 (AH 1319) · 2 recorded years
Soğukçeşme Askeri Rüşdiyesi, İstanbul
AH entries: 1319, 1320. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Soğukçeşme Askeri Rüşdiyesi, İstanbul
1. kavaid muallimi
  Calculated age 29
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. kavaid muallimi
  Calculated age 30
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
6
1903/04 (AH 1321)
Soğukçeşme Askeri Rüşdiyesi, İstanbul / Beşiktaş Askeri Rüşdiyesi, İstanbul
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Soğukçeşme Askeri Rüşdiyesi, İstanbul; Beşiktaş Askeri Rüşdiyesi, İstanbul
1. Soğukçeşme Askeri Rüşdiyesi, İstanbul
  kavaid muallimi
  Calculated age 31
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Beşiktaş Askeri Rüşdiyesi, İstanbul
  Muallim
  480 kuruşCalculated age 31
  Entry & evidence →[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

Current collection salary comparison

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Monthly rate and same-year salariesNominal monthly kuruş · log scale · annual entries only

Relative pay percentileShare of other annual-entry officials paid less

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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.

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Monthly nominal kuruş. “Paid less” is the share of other officials in the same-year annual-entry sample with lower recorded pay; N is official-year observations.
AH year	Official rate	Sample median	Sample p10 to p90	Paid less	N
1896/97 (AH 1314)	320	450	150 to 1,575	35.5%	2119
1897/98 (AH 1315)	320	400	140 to 1,425	38.4%	1891
1898/99 (AH 1316)	320	400	144 to 1,400	37.7%	1844
1899/1900 (AH 1317)	320	400	140 to 1,440	37.5%	1821
1900/01 (AH 1318)	320	400	140 to 1,500	38.2%	1761
1903/04 (AH 1321)	480	405	150 to 1,450	53.3%	1578

Career patterns and pay

Recorded pay over the career

Kuruş · dated amounts

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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 entries

Beşiktaş Askeri Rüşdiyesi, İstanbul6
1896 to 1904 (AH 1314 to 1321)
Soğukçeşme Askeri Rüşdiyesi, İstanbul4
1900 to 1904 (AH 1318 to 1321)

Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.

Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate

Beşiktaş Askeri Rüşdiyesi, İstanbul320 to 480
Soğukçeşme Askeri Rüşdiyesi, İstanbul320

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 title

Kavaid-i Osmaniye muallimi5
1896 to 1901 (AH 1314 to 1318)
kavaid muallimi4
1900 to 1904 (AH 1318 to 1321)
Muallim1
1903/04 (AH 1321)

The 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

1896/97 (AH 1314)185 other officialsMahmud Lebâbi Efendi first annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314); no salary recorded
Muallim1 other officialMehmet Tevfik Efendi 1 shared year; highest salary 2,500 kuruş

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Education and personal record

Qualification Formal qualification recorded; icazetname; tasdikname^[1]

Schooling Çerçen ibtidai mektebi; Ayasofya-i Kebir Medresesi (icazetname); Darüttedris Mektebi (2. sene, terk)^[source]

All personal fields and their sources

Personal details

Birthplace: Çerçen karyesi^[source]
Birth year: 1873/74 (AH 1290)^[source]
Father’s occupation: ibtidai mektep muallimi^[source]
Religion: İslam^[source]
Archive references: BOA, DH SA ĐD nr.157, s.238^[1]

Education and languages

Qualification: Formal qualification recorded^[source]icazetname; tasdikname^[1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
Education detail: medrese icazetnamesi; Darüttedris ikinci sene dersleri okunup mazeret-i şeriyye ile terk, tasdikname^[source]
Education: Çerçen ibtidai mektebi; Ayasofya-i Kebir Medresesi (icazetname); Darüttedris Mektebi (2. sene, terk)^[source]

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service: 24^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place: İstanbul^[source]
First-salary field: 320 kuruş (personal first-salary field)^[source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
First work year: 1896/97 (AH 1314)^[source]

Sources and evidence

Sicill-iahval defterlerindeki Safranbolulu (Zağfiranbolulu) memurlar (1879-1909)
AHMET ERKARTAL · 2007 · Pages 122, 123
80 BOA, DH SA ĐD nr.157, s.238

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