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Mehmed Nuri Bey

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 Mehmed Nuri Bey began in Sükûd, Cebel-i Bereket Sancağı in 1852/53 (AH 1269); the father's occupation was "Elbistan kaymakamı". Mehmed Nuri began work in 1872/73, at about 19. The first annual entry, for 1872/73, names Mehmed Nuri as Geçici idare meclisi azası, with no place, with a rise to district governor (Kaymakam) in 1877/78. The annual lists then follow Mehmed Nuri to Cebeli bereket and Kahramanmaraş (Maraş) from 1880 to 1888. Alongside, the lists for 1887/88 give a second post, in Sivas as Bidayet Mahkemesi birinci savcısı. Alongside, the lists for 1887 to 1892 give a second post, in Adana as Bidayet Mahkemesi birinci savcısı. Alongside, the lists for 1891/92 give a second post, in Benghazi as Bidayet Mahkemesi ceza bölümü başkanı.

The salary went from 630 kuruş a month in 1875/76 to 2,000 in 1878, the peak, as Kaymakam, when nine in ten paid officials earned less. The peak lasted a single year; the next list gives 1,400 kuruş. The final annual entry is for 1891/92.

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 8 stops
place of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
Further places, smaller scale1886/871887/881887/881891/9245678Cebeli bereketKahramanmaraşSivasAdana

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 1 (Hassa), stop 2 (Eriha), stop 3 (Darulacem).

  1. Hassa as worded, no place record not on the map

    1872/73 (AH 1289)

    Geçici idare meclisi azası

    entries in 1 year

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

    1875/76 (AH 1292)

    No annual entry for 1873 to 1875 (AH 1290 to 1291) before it.

    Nahiye Muduru

    630 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

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

    1877 to 1878 (AH 1294 to 1295)

    No annual entry for 1876/77 (AH 1293) before it.

    Kaymakam

    1,200 to 2,000 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  4. Cebeli bereket

    1880/81 (AH 1298)

    No annual entry for 1878 to 1880 (AH 1296 to 1297) before it.

    Bidayet Mahkemesi Savci Muavini

    1,400 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  5. Kahramanmaraş (Maraş)

    1886 to 1888 (AH 1304 to 1305)

    No annual entry for 1881 to 1886 (AH 1299 to 1303) before it.

    Bidayet Mahkemesi savcısı

    750 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  6. Sivas

    1887/88 (AH 1305)

    Bidayet Mahkemesi birinci savcısı

    1,000 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  7. Adana

    1887 to 1892 (AH 1305 to 1309)

    Bidayet Mahkemesi birinci savcısı

    1,000 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

  8. Benghazi (Bingazi)

    1891/92 (AH 1309)

    Bidayet Mahkemesi ceza bölümü başkanı

    1,400 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entryno entryno entry05001,0001,5002,0001873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13082,000 kuruşKaymakamBidayet Mahkemesi birinci savcısı
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0002,0001873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 1308This 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 Mehmed Nuri Bey against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1875/7663045072066%
1877/781,2004501,67082%
18782,0004501,75089%
1880/811,40040060088%
1886/8775040045073%
1887/881,00040042578%
1888/891,00040042580%
1889/901,00040042581%
1890/911,00040080079%
1891/921,40040086%

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 Mehmed Nuri Bey, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1872/73AH 1289First work
1872/73AH 1289Geçici idare meclisi azası
No annual entry: 1873 to 1875 (AH 1290 to 1291)
1875/76AH 1292Nahiye Muduru630
No annual entry: 1876/77 (AH 1293)
1877 to 1878AH 1294 to 1295Kaymakam
3 entries
YearSalary
1877/781,200
18781,200
18782,000
1,200 to 2,000
No annual entry: 1878 to 1880 (AH 1296 to 1297)
1880/81AH 1298Bidayet Mahkemesi Savci MuaviniCebeli bereket1,400
No annual entry: 1881 to 1886 (AH 1299 to 1303)
1886 to 1888AH 1304 to 1305Bidayet Mahkemesi savcısı
2 entries
YearSalary
1886/87750
1887/88750
Kahramanmaraş (Maraş)750
1887/88AH 1305Bidayet Mahkemesi birinci savcısıSivas1,000
1887 to 1892AH 1305 to 1309Bidayet Mahkemesi birinci savcısı
5 entries
YearSalary
1887/881,000
1888/891,000
1889/901,000
1890/911,000
1891/921,000
Adana1,000
1891/92AH 1309Bidayet Mahkemesi ceza bölümü başkanıBenghazi (Bingazi)1,400

Record

Personal

Born
1852/53 (AH 1269)
Birthplace
Sükûd, Cebel-i Bereket Sancağı
Father's occupation
Elbistan kaymakamı

First work

Year
1872/73 (AH 1289)

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 26 officials with entries in Adana in the same years, 24 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Nuri Bey had the 11th highest salary of them.

All 139 officials with entries in Adana

Same job title, same years

Of the 55 officials with the title Kaymakam in the same years, 50 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Nuri Bey had the 28th highest salary of them.

All 265 officials with the title Kaymakam

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 136 officials whose first annual entry is for 1872/73 (AH 1289), 115 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Nuri Bey had the 16th highest salary of them.

All 136 officials whose first annual entry is for 1872/73 (AH 1289)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmed Nuri Bey
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1872/73AH 1289Geçici idare meclisi azasıHassaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 45/179; 198 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 45/179.
1875/76AH 1292Nahiye MuduruEriha630Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 45/179; 198 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 45/179.
1877/78AH 1294KaymakamDarulacem1,200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 45/179; 198 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 45/179.
1878AH 1295KaymakamCebel-i Külliye1,200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 45/179; 198 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 45/179.
1878AH 1295KaymakamZeytin2,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 45/179; 198 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 45/179.
1880/81AH 1298Bidayet Mahkemesi Savci MuaviniCebeli bereket1,400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 45/179; 198 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 45/179.
1886/87AH 1304Bidayet Mahkemesi savcısıKahramanmaraş (Maraş)750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 45/179; 198 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 45/179.
1887/88AH 1305Bidayet Mahkemesi savcısıKahramanmaraş (Maraş)750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 45/179; 198 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 45/179.
1887/88AH 1305Bidayet Mahkemesi birinci savcısıSivas1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 45/179; 198 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 45/179.
1887/88AH 1305Bidayet Mahkemesi birinci savcısıAdana1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 45/179; 198 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 45/179.
1888/89AH 1306Bidayet Mahkemesi birinci savcısıAdana1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 45/179; 198 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 45/179.
1889/90AH 1307Bidayet Mahkemesi birinci savcısıAdana1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 45/179; 198 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 45/179.
1890/91AH 1308Bidayet Mahkemesi birinci savcısıAdana1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 45/179; 198 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 45/179.
1891/92AH 1309Bidayet Mahkemesi birinci savcısıAdana1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 45/179; 198 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 45/179.
1891/92AH 1309Bidayet Mahkemesi ceza bölümü başkanıBenghazi (Bingazi)1,400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 45/179; 198 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 45/179.
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 Mehmed Nuri Bey 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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