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Kirkoroğlu Abraham Efendi

Annual salary study and register readings

This study view uses the annual salary reference records. The main biography brings together the wider career and its sources.

Life and register readings

The life of Kirkoroğlu Abraham Efendi began in Feke in 1854/55 (AH 1271). At about 18, in 1873/74, Kirkoroğlu Abraham began work, on a first salary of 225 kuruş. The annual lists begin in 1873/74, with Kirkoroğlu Abraham as Asâkir-i Zabtiye jurnal emini and no place named. Alongside, the lists for 1876 to 1883 give a second post, in Feke as Meclis-i Dava yazı işleri memuru. Alongside, the lists for 1882 to 1885 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Bidayet Mahkemesi aza mülazımı. Alongside, the lists for 1884/85 give a second post, in Feke as Bidayet Mahkemesi başkâtibi.

The salary went from 225 kuruş a month in 1873/74 to 400 in 1884/85, the peak, in Feke, when 45 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, 13 years of salary come to 43,980 kuruş, 67 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The last annual entry is for 1884/85.

Places in order of time

Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.

All 5 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1876/77135Feke

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Kozan), stop 4 (Kozan).

  1. Feke

    Born 1854/55 (AH 1271)

  2. Kozan as worded, no place record not on the map

    1873 to 1877 (AH 1290 to 1293)

    Asâkir-i Zabtiye jurnal emini

    225 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  3. Feke

    1876 to 1883 (AH 1293 to 1300)

    Meclis-i Dava yazı işleri memuru

    285 to 290 kuruş a month; entries in 8 years

  4. Kozan as worded, no place record not on the map

    1882 to 1885 (AH 1300 to 1302)

    Bidayet Mahkemesi aza mülazımı

    270 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  5. Feke

    1884/85 (AH 1302)

    Bidayet Mahkemesi başkâtibi

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearyears with one job titleno annual entry
01002003004001873/74AH 12901874/75AH 12911875/76AH 12921876/77AH 12931877/78AH 12941878AH 12951878/79AH 12961879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 1302400 kuruşAsâkir-i Zabtiye jurnal eminiMeclis-i Dava yazı işleri memuruBidayet Mahkemesi aza mülazımı
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001873/74AH 12901874/75AH 12911875/76AH 12921876/77AH 12931877/78AH 12941878AH 12951878/79AH 12961879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 1302This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same province

Log scale: equal steps are equal ratios. The median of the same title is drawn for the years in which at least 5 officials with that title had a salary, and the median of the same province for the years in which at least 5 officials were paid in the province of the official's salary that year.

The numbers of the chart
Salary of Kirkoroğlu Abraham Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1873/7422540521%
1874/7522545019%
1875/7622545018%
1876/77290420487.530%
1877/7829045044529%
187829045050028%
1878/7929040050027%
1879/8029040050026%
1880/8129040060028%
1881/8229040050027%
1882/8329040050027%
1883/8427040026%
1884/8540040050045%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.

Career of Kirkoroğlu Abraham Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1873/74AH 1290First work225first-salary field
1873 to 1877AH 1290 to 1293Asâkir-i Zabtiye jurnal emini
4 entries
YearSalary
1873/74225
1874/75225
1875/76225
1876/77225
225
1876 to 1883AH 1293 to 1300Meclis-i Dava yazı işleri memuru
9 entries
YearSalary
1876/77290
1877/78290
1878290
1878/79290
1879/80290
1880/81290
1881/82290
1882/83290
1882/83285
Feke290 to 285
1882 to 1885AH 1300 to 1302Bidayet Mahkemesi aza mülazımı
3 entries
YearSalary
1882/83270
1883/84270
1884/85270
270
1884/85AH 1302Bidayet Mahkemesi başkâtibiFeke400

Record

Personal

Born
1854/55 (AH 1271)
Birthplace
Feke
Nationality as recorded
Ermeni

First work

Year
1873/74 (AH 1290)

Recorded with

Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.

Same place, same years

Of the 5 officials with entries in Feke in the same years, Kirkoroğlu Abraham Efendi had the 2nd highest salary.

All 14 officials with entries in Feke

Same birthplace

Of the 6 officials born in Feke, Kirkoroğlu Abraham Efendi had the 2nd highest salary.

The page of Feke, with the 6 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 130 officials whose first annual entry is for 1873/74 (AH 1290), 113 have a recorded salary; Kirkoroğlu Abraham Efendi had the 79th highest salary of them.

All 130 officials whose first annual entry is for 1873/74 (AH 1290)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Kirkoroğlu Abraham Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1873/74AH 1290Asâkir-i Zabtiye jurnal eminiKozan225Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02; 148 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02.
1874/75AH 1291Asâkir-i Zabtiye jurnal eminiKozan225Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02; 148 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02.
1875/76AH 1292Asâkir-i Zabtiye jurnal eminiKozan225Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02; 148 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02.
1876/77AH 1293Asâkir-i Zabtiye jurnal eminiKozan225Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02; 148 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02.
1876/77AH 1293Meclis-i Dava yazı işleri memuruFeke290Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02; 148 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02.
1877/78AH 1294Meclis-i Dava yazı işleri memuruFeke290Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02; 148 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02.
1878AH 1295Meclis-i Dava yazı işleri memuruFeke290Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02; 148 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02.
1878/79AH 1296Meclis-i Dava yazı işleri memuruFeke290Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02; 148 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02.
1879/80AH 1297Meclis-i Dava yazı işleri memuruFeke290Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02; 148 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02.
1880/81AH 1298Meclis-i Dava yazı işleri memuruFeke290Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02; 148 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02.
1881/82AH 1299Meclis-i Dava yazı işleri memuruFeke290Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02; 148 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02.
1882/83AH 1300Meclis-i Dava yazı işleri memuruFeke290Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02; 148 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02.
1882/83AH 1300Bidayet Mahkemesi sorgu hâkimi muaviniFeke285Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02; 148 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02.
1882/83AH 1300Bidayet Mahkemesi aza mülazımıKozan270Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02; 148 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02.
1883/84AH 1301Bidayet Mahkemesi aza mülazımıKozan270Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02; 148 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02.
1884/85AH 1302Bidayet Mahkemesi aza mülazımıKozan270Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02; 148 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02.
1884/85AH 1302Bidayet Mahkemesi başkâtibiFeke400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 11/02
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.
Recorded values of Kirkoroğlu Abraham Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.

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