Mehmed Behçet Efendi
Born 1872/73 (AH 1289) · Kirkuk (Kerkük) · Dated entries 1890 to 1901 (AH 1308 to 1318)
Languages Arabic, Turkish
Archival reference BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.907
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
- Muntefik
- Amara
4 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 Behçet Efendi was born in Kirkuk (Kerkük) in 1872/73 (AH 1289). The father’s occupation was Amara Bidayet Mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini. Schooling included İbtidai ve Rüşdiye mektepleri. The language repertoire included Arabic and Turkish. [1]
The first place of work was Muntefik. Dated career entries span 1890/91 (AH 1308) to 1900/01 (AH 1318) across 4 AH years, from Muntefik to Amara, beginning with Muntefik sancağı tahrirat kalemi memuru. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Muntefik and Amara. [1]
Monthly pay went from 125 kuruş in 1890/91 (AH 1308) to 500 kuruş in 1900/01 (AH 1318); the highest recorded monthly rate is 500 kuruş in 1900/01 (AH 1318). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 4 · Kirkuk (Kerkük)
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.
3 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1872/73 (AH 1289)
Kirkuk (Kerkük)
Birth
2 1890/91 (AH 1308) · 2 recorded years
Muntefik
AH entries: 1308, 1309. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Muntefik
Muntefik sancağı tahrirat kalemi memuru
125 kuruşCalculated age 19
Muntefik sancağı tahrirat kalemi memuru
125 kuruşCalculated age 20
Continuing service as described
Muntefik sancağı tahrirat kalemi memuru
150 kuruşCalculated age 20
3 1892/93 (AH 1310)
Muntefik / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Muntefik; Location not recorded
Muntefik
Muntefik sancağı tahrirat kalemi memuru (Nakil)
Calculated age 21
Recorded service ending
Muntefik
Muntefik sancağı tahrirat kalemi memuru
150 kuruşCalculated age 21
Continuing service as described
Muntefik
Evrak mukayyidi
220 kuruşCalculated age 21
Muntefik
Muntefik Bidayet Mahkemesi zabıt katibi
300 kuruşCalculated age 21
Place not recorded
İstifa
Calculated age 21
4 1900/01 (AH 1318)
Amara
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Amara
Amara Arazi-i Seniyye Komisyonuna bağlı İhzar mukataası katibi
300 kuruşCalculated age 29
Amara Emlak-ı Hümayun Komisyonu tahrirat refik-i sânisi
500 kuruşCalculated age 29
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.
- Muntefik sancağı tahrirat kalemi memuru · Muntefik · Undated · 100 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- First work as recorded · Muntefik · 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
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 125 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 8.9% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 150 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 10.5% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 300 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 28.0% | 1935 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 500 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 55.5% | 1761 |
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- Muntefik125 to 300
- Amara300 to 500
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
- Kirkuk (Kerkük)236 other officialsABDULRAZZAK ŞEKİP EFENDİ born 1872/73 (AH 1289); highest salary 400 kuruş
- 1890/91 (AH 1308)189 other officialsMehmed Emin Efendi 3 first annual entry 1890/91 (AH 1308); no salary recorded
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Personal details
Education and languages
- Qualification
- Formal qualification recorded [source]Şehadetname [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
- Education
- İbtidai ve Rüşdiye mektepleri [source]
- Education level equivalent
- 7 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.
First work and apprenticeship
- Age at first service
- 19 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
- First work place
- Muntefik [source]
- First-salary field
- 100 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
Sources and evidence
- 3 Numaralı Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Hazîne-i Hâssa'da görev yapan memurlar
ÜLKÜ ZÜLAL UYANIK · 2024 · Pages 103, 104
BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.907
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 4 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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