Tursi Beşaye Efendi
Born 1879/80 (AH 1297) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1903 to 1910 (AH 1321 to 1327)
Languages French, Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 00171/00182, s. 361
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
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
7 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
Tursi Beşaye Efendi was born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1879/80 (AH 1297), within the Musevi community. The father’s occupation was terzi. Schooling included Hasköy Şule-i Maarif Rüştiyesi; Vefa İdadisi. The language repertoire included French and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1903/04 (AH 1321). Dated career entries span 1903/04 (AH 1321) to 1909/10 (AH 1327) across 7 AH years, from Istanbul (Dersaadet) to Istanbul (Dersaadet), beginning with Sicil ve Fihrist Kalemi mülazımı (maaşsız). More than one post or place appears in 3 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet). [1]
Monthly pay went from 0 kuruş in 1903/04 (AH 1321) to 50 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327); the highest recorded monthly rate is 50 kuruş in 1908/09 (AH 1326). [1]
Life and career
Follow 4 dated stages in the life. Choose a year in the life ribbon below the map. Places and earlier connections accumulate as you advance; All stops reveals the overview.
Stage 1 of 4 · Istanbul (Dersaadet)
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.
1 1879/80 (AH 1297)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 24
Sicil ve Fihrist Kalemi mülazımı (maaşsız)
0 kuruşCalculated age 24
3 1904/05 (AH 1322) · 5 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Sicil ve Fihrist Kalemi mülazımı (maaşsız)
0 kuruşCalculated age 25
Continuing service as described
Sicil ve Fihrist Kalemi mülazımı (maaşsız)
0 kuruşCalculated age 26
Continuing service as described
Sicil ve Fihrist Kalemi mülazımı (maaşsız)
0 kuruşCalculated age 27
Continuing service as described
Sicil ve Fihrist Kalemi mülazımı (maaşsız)
0 kuruşCalculated age 28
Continuing service as described
Tanzimat Dairesi kalfası (stajyer)
0 kuruşCalculated age 28
Sicil ve Fihrist Kalemi mülazımı (maaşsız)
0 kuruşCalculated age 29
Continuing service as described
Tanzimat Dairesi kalfası
10 kuruşCalculated age 29
Nafia ve Maarif Dairesi kalfası
50 kuruşCalculated age 29
4 1909/10 (AH 1327)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Nafia ve Maarif Dairesi kalfası
50 kuruşCalculated age 30
Continuing service as described
Nafia ve Maarif Dairesi kalfası (İnfisal)
Calculated age 30
Recorded service ending
Place not recorded
Infisal
Calculated age 30
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 50 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 1.4% | 1232 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 50 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 0.7% | 1088 |
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- Istanbul (Dersaadet)0 to 50
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
- Istanbul665 other officialsAli Rıza Efendi born 1879/80 (AH 1297); no salary recorded
- Istanbul305 other officialsAhmed Tevfik Paşa 7 shared years; highest salary 40,000 kuruş
- 1903/04 (AH 1321)141 other officialsAhmed Muhtar Bey first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 2,000 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Personal details
Education and languages
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
- 0 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
- 1903/04 (AH 1321) [source]
- Apprenticeship
- 5.07 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde İstanbul doğumlu Yahudi ve Rum devlet adamları
AHMET SÜRMEN · 2011 · Pages 101, 102
180 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 00171/00182, s. 361.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 7 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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