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Osman Efendi (1862-1900)

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

Osman Efendi (1862-1900) was born in Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki); the father was a farmer (çiftçi). The first salary was 500 kuruş a month. The annual lists begin in 1878 (AH 1295), with Osman (1862-1900) as an official of a telegraph or post office (Merkez Memuru) and no place named. At the same time, from 1886 to 1900, the lists also place Osman (1862-1900) in Kičevo (Kırçova) as Merkez Memuru, with a rise to Merkez Memuru. Alongside, the lists for 1899/1900 give a second post, in Istib as Telgraf ve Posta memuru. Alongside, the lists for 1899 to 1901 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Telgraf ve Posta başmemuru.

Pay rose from 400 kuruş a month in 1878 to a peak of 600 in 1879/80, as Merkez Memuru, when two in three paid officials earned less. After 23 years the salary stood below the first, 140 kuruş against 400. Over 23 years the salaries add up to 137,040 kuruş, 1.2 times what an official on the median salary earned. The final annual entry is for 1900/01.

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 6 stops
first workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
Further places, smaller scale1886/871899/1900145KičevoIstib

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Yenişehir), stop 3 (Selanik Tophanesi), stop 6 (Radoviçte).

  1. Trabzon

    First work here

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

    1878 to 1880 (AH 1295 to 1297)

    Merkez Memuru 1878 to 1880 (AH 1295 to 1297); Merkez memuru (İnfisal) 1878/79 (AH 1296)

    400 to 600 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  3. Selanik Tophanesi as worded, no place record not on the map

    1880 to 1887 (AH 1298 to 1304)

    Telgraf Şubesi memuru

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 7 years

  4. Kičevo (Kırçova)

    1886 to 1900 (AH 1304 to 1317)

    Merkez Memuru

    140 to 600 kuruş a month; entries in 14 years

  5. Istib

    1899/1900 (AH 1317)

    Telgraf ve Posta memuru

    140 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  6. Radoviçte as worded, no place record not on the map

    1899 to 1901 (AH 1317 to 1318)

    Telgraf ve Posta başmemuru 1899 to 1901 (AH 1317 to 1318); Vefat (death (a note on status, not a job)) 1900/01 (AH 1318)

    entries in 2 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
02004006001878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 1318600 kuruşMerkez MemuruTelgraf Şubesi memuruMerkez Memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001,0001878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 1318This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, 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 Osman Efendi (1862-1900) against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
187840045042%
1878/7940040044%
1879/8060040065%
1880/8150040060%
1881/8250040060%
1882/8350040059%
1883/8450040060%
1884/8550040059%
1885/8650040058%
1886/8760040060066%
1887/8860040048064%
1888/8960040048066%
1889/9060040054066%
1890/91600400372.565%
1891/9260040060065%
1892/93600400607.565%
1893/9460040060055065%
1894/9560040042565%
1895/9660040055064%
1896/9760045040063%
1897/981404003509%
1898/991404006009%
1899/19001404005709%

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 Osman Efendi (1862-1900), one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
First workTrabzon500first-salary field
1878 to 1880AH 1295 to 1297Merkez Memuru
4 entries
YearSalary
1878400
1878/79400
1879/80600
1879/80500
400 to 500
1878/79AH 1296Merkez memuru (İnfisal)
1880 to 1887AH 1298 to 1304Telgraf Şubesi memuru
7 entries
YearSalary
1880/81500
1881/82500
1882/83500
1883/84500
1884/85500
1885/86500
1886/87500
500
1886 to 1900AH 1304 to 1317Merkez Memuru
15 entries
YearSalary
1886/87600
1887/88600
1888/89600
1889/90600
1890/91600
1891/92600
1892/93600
1893/94600
1894/95600
1895/96600
1896/97600
1896/97140
1897/98140
1898/99140
1899/1900140
Kičevo (Kırçova)600 to 140
1899/1900AH 1317Telgraf ve Posta memuruIstib140
1899 to 1901AH 1317 to 1318Telgraf ve Posta başmemuru
4 entries
YearSalary
1899/1900
1899/1900
1900/01
1900/01
1900/01AH 1318Vefatdeath (a note on status, not a job)

Record

Personal

Father's occupation
Çiftçi

First work

Place
Trabzon

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 3 officials with entries in Kičevo (Kırçova) in the same years, Osman Efendi (1862-1900) had the 2nd highest salary.

All 6 officials with entries in Kičevo (Kırçova)

Same job title, same years

Of the 9 officials with the title Merkez Memuru in the same years, Osman Efendi (1862-1900) had the 7th highest salary.

All 14 officials with the title Merkez Memuru

Same birthplace

Of the 67 officials born in Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki), 66 have a recorded salary; Osman Efendi (1862-1900) had the 17th highest salary of them.

The page of Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki), with the 67 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 146 officials whose first annual entry is for 1878 (AH 1295), 129 have a recorded salary; Osman Efendi (1862-1900) had the 51st highest salary of them.

  • İstepan Efendifirst annual entry 1878 (AH 1295); highest salary 800 kuruş
  • Petro Savadis Efendifirst annual entry 1878 (AH 1295); highest salary 1,400 kuruş
  • Numan Efendifirst annual entry 1878 (AH 1295); highest salary 380 kuruş
  • Feyzi Efendifirst annual entry 1878 (AH 1295); highest salary 2,500 kuruş
  • Artinfirst annual entry 1878 (AH 1295); highest salary 3,000 kuruş

All 146 officials whose first annual entry is for 1878 (AH 1295)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Osman Efendi (1862-1900)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1878AH 1295Merkez MemuruYenişehir400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1878/79AH 1296Merkez MemuruYenişehir400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1878/79AH 1296Merkez memuru (İnfisal)YenişehirAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1879/80AH 1297Merkez MemuruYenişehir Tırnovası600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1879/80AH 1297Merkez MemuruYenişehir Tırnovası500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1880/81AH 1298Telgraf Şubesi memuruSelanik Tophanesi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1881/82AH 1299Telgraf Şubesi memuruSelanik Tophanesi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1882/83AH 1300Telgraf Şubesi memuruSelanik Tophanesi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1883/84AH 1301Telgraf Şubesi memuruSelanik Tophanesi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1884/85AH 1302Telgraf Şubesi memuruSelanik Tophanesi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1885/86AH 1303Telgraf Şubesi memuruSelanik Tophanesi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1886/87AH 1304Telgraf Şubesi memuruSelanik Tophanesi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1886/87AH 1304Merkez MemuruKičevo (Kırçova)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1887/88AH 1305Merkez MemuruKičevo (Kırçova)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1888/89AH 1306Merkez MemuruKičevo (Kırçova)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1889/90AH 1307Merkez MemuruKičevo (Kırçova)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1890/91AH 1308Merkez MemuruKičevo (Kırçova)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1891/92AH 1309Merkez MemuruKičevo (Kırçova)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1892/93AH 1310Merkez MemuruKičevo (Kırçova)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1893/94AH 1311Merkez MemuruKičevo (Kırçova)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1894/95AH 1312Merkez MemuruKičevo (Kırçova)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1895/96AH 1313Merkez MemuruKičevo (Kırçova)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1896/97AH 1314Merkez MemuruKičevo (Kırçova)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1896/97AH 1314Merkez MemuruKičevo (Kırçova)140Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1897/98AH 1315Merkez MemuruKičevo (Kırçova)140Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1898/99AH 1316Merkez MemuruKičevo (Kırçova)140Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1899/1900AH 1317Merkez MemuruKičevo (Kırçova)140Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1899/1900AH 1317Telgraf ve Posta memuruIstib140Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1899/1900AH 1317Telgraf ve Posta başmemuruRadoviçteAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1899/1900AH 1317Telgraf ve Posta müdürüLeftehoraAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1900/01AH 1318Telgraf ve Posta müdürüLeftehoraAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1900/01AH 1318Telgraf ve Posta müdürü (Vefat)LeftehoraAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453; 381 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453.
1900/01AH 1318VefatAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 21/453
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 Osman Efendi (1862-1900) 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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