Mehmed Vehbi Efendi

Born 1875/76 (AH 1292) · Erzincan · Dated entries 1894 to 1907 (AH 1312 to 1324)

Languages Turkish

Archival reference BOA, DH. SAİD, 39/121

The career, year by year

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The life

Mehmed Vehbi Efendi was born in Erzincan in 1875/76 (AH 1292), within the İslam community. The father’s occupation was Nakşibendî tarikatı halifesi. Schooling included İbtidaiye mektebi; muallim-i mahsus. The language repertoire included Turkish.^[source]

Service began in Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi in 1894/95 (AH 1312). Dated career entries span 1894/95 (AH 1312) to 1906/07 (AH 1324) across 13 AH years, beginning with mülazım (kâtip). More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi 1. şube, Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi and Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi 3. şube.^[1]

Monthly pay went from 80 kuruş in 1894/95 (AH 1312) to 576 kuruş in 1906/07 (AH 1324); the highest recorded monthly rate is 576 kuruş in 1906/07 (AH 1324).^[1]

Personal record

Birth: Erzincan · 1875/76 (AH 1292)^[source]
Father’s occupation: Nakşibendî tarikatı halifesi^[source]
Education: İbtidaiye mektebi; muallim-i mahsus^[source]
First work: 1894/95 (AH 1312) · Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi^[source]
Age at first work: 20^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First salary: 80 kuruş^[source]Personal salary figure; not tied to a specific appointment.

Career in numbers

13
Dated AH years: 3
Career place names: 3
Salary years: 80 → 576
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month: 576
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month: 62.8%
Peers paid less in last year

About these numbers

Dated AH years. Across career and documentary records; not tenure.
Career place names. Distinct place labels; some may not be mapped.
Salary years. One highest recorded monthly rate per official-year; gaps are blank.
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month. 1894/95 (AH 1312) to 1906/07 (AH 1324); nominal rates in observed years.
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month. 1906/07 (AH 1324)
Peers paid less in last year. Share of other officials in the annual salary reference with lower pay in 1906/07 (AH 1324).

Life and career

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Stage 1 of 6 · Erzincan

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1875/76 (AH 1292)
Erzincan
1. Birth
  Personal record & evidence →
2
1894/95 (AH 1312)
Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi / Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi 1. şube
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi; Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi 1. şube
1. Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi
  First work as recorded
  Calculated age 20
  Personal record & evidence →
2. Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi 1. şube
  mülazım (kâtip)
  80 kuruşCalculated age 20
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3
1895/96 (AH 1313) · 3 recorded years
Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi 1. şube
AH entries: 1313, 1314, 1315. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi 1. şube
1. mülazım (kâtip)
  Calculated age 21
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. mülazım (kâtip)
  Calculated age 23
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 3 recorded entries in this stage →
4
1898/99 (AH 1316)
Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi 1. şube / Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi 1. şube; Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi
1. Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi 1. şube
  mülazım (kâtip)
  Calculated age 24
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi
  dördüncü sınıf kâtip
  120 kuruşCalculated age 24
  Entry & evidence →[1]
5
1899/1900 (AH 1317) · 7 recorded years
Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi
AH entries: 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi
1. dördüncü sınıf kâtip
  Calculated age 25
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. dördüncü sınıf kâtip
  Calculated age 31
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 7 recorded entries in this stage →
6
1906/07 (AH 1324)
Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi / Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi 3. şube
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi; Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi 3. şube
1. Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi
  dördüncü sınıf kâtip
  Calculated age 32
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi 3. şube
  üçüncü sınıf kâtip
  576 kuruşCalculated age 32
  Entry & evidence →[1]

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

Current collection salary comparison

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Relative pay percentileShare of other annual-entry officials paid less

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Monthly nominal kuruş. “Paid less” is the share of other officials in the same-year annual-entry sample with lower recorded pay; N is official-year observations.
AH year	Official rate	Sample median	Sample p10 to p90	Paid less	N
1894/95 (AH 1312)	80	400	140 to 1,500	3.6%	2004
1898/99 (AH 1316)	120	400	144 to 1,400	6.5%	1844
1906/07 (AH 1324)	576	450	150 to 1,525	62.8%	1371

Career patterns and pay

Recorded pay over the career

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Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries

Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi9
1898 to 1907 (AH 1316 to 1324)
Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi 1. şube5
1894 to 1899 (AH 1312 to 1316)
Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi 3. şube1
1906/07 (AH 1324)

Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.

Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate

Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi120
Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi 1. şube80
Dördüncü Ordu-yu Hümayun Levazım Dairesi 3. şube576

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 title

dördüncü sınıf kâtip9
1898 to 1907 (AH 1316 to 1324)
mülazım (kâtip)5
1894 to 1899 (AH 1312 to 1316)
üçüncü sınıf kâtip1
1906/07 (AH 1324)

The 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

Erzincan187 other officialsAhmed Rıfat Efendi born 1875/76 (AH 1292); highest salary 320 kuruş
1894/95 (AH 1312)224 other officialsAhmed Hikmet Efendi first annual entry 1894/95 (AH 1312); highest salary 180 kuruş

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Education and personal record

Schooling İbtidaiye mektebi; muallim-i mahsus^[source]

Language skills and historical terms

Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.

Turkish · Kitâbet^[source]

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Sources and evidence

Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına Göre Erzincanlı memurlar
ENGİN ADAK · 2008 · Pages 118, 119
171 BOA, DH. SAİD, 39/121; BOA, DH. SAİD, 39/121

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