Mehmed Şakir Efendi
Born 1839/40 (AH 1255) · Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) · Dated entries 1861 to 1893 (AH 1278 to 1310)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİDd. 6-260
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Şakir Efendi was born in Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) in 1839/40 (AH 1255). The father’s occupation was Tüccar. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; medrese. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Defter-i Hakani Tapu Kalemi in 1861/62 (AH 1278). Dated career entries span 1861/62 (AH 1278) to 1888/89 (AH 1306) across 29 AH years, beginning with Tapu Kalemi stajyeri. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Defter-i Hakani Tapu Kalemi, Vergi Emaneti Taşra Senedat Kalemi and Vergi Emaneti Tatbik Kalemi. [1]
Monthly pay went from 52.5 kuruş in 1880/81 (AH 1298) to 102.5 kuruş in 1886/87 (AH 1304); the highest recorded monthly rate is 102.5 kuruş in 1883/84 (AH 1301). Death is recorded in 1892/93 (AH 1310). [1]
Life and career
Follow 7 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 7 · Didymoteicho (Dimetoka)
How to read this map
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Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
6 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1839/40 (AH 1255)
Didymoteicho (Dimetoka)
Birth
2 1861/62 (AH 1278)
Defter-i Hakani Tapu Kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Defter-i Hakani Tapu Kalemi
First work as recorded
Calculated age 23
Tapu Kalemi stajyeri
Calculated age 23
3 1862/63 (AH 1279) · 22 recorded years
Defter-i Hakani Tapu Kalemi
AH entries: 1279, 1280, 1281, 1282, 1283, 1284, 1285, 1286, 1287, 1288, 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Defter-i Hakani Tapu Kalemi
Tapu Kalemi stajyeri
Calculated age 24
Continuing service as described
Tapu Kalemi stajyeri
52.5 kuruşCalculated age 45
Continuing service as described
4 1883/84 (AH 1301)
Defter-i Hakani Tapu Kalemi / Vergi Emaneti Taşra Senedat Kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Defter-i Hakani Tapu Kalemi; Vergi Emaneti Taşra Senedat Kalemi
Defter-i Hakani Tapu Kalemi
Tapu Kalemi stajyeri
52.5 kuruşCalculated age 46
Continuing service as described
Vergi Emaneti Taşra Senedat Kalemi
Taşra Senedat Kalemi görevlisi
102.5 kuruşCalculated age 46
5 1884/85 (AH 1302) · 4 recorded years
Vergi Emaneti Taşra Senedat Kalemi
AH entries: 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Vergi Emaneti Taşra Senedat Kalemi
Taşra Senedat Kalemi görevlisi
102.5 kuruşCalculated age 47
Continuing service as described
Taşra Senedat Kalemi görevlisi
Calculated age 50
6 1888/89 (AH 1306)
Vergi Emaneti Taşra Senedat Kalemi / Vergi Emaneti Tatbik Kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Vergi Emaneti Taşra Senedat Kalemi; Vergi Emaneti Tatbik Kalemi
Vergi Emaneti Taşra Senedat Kalemi
Taşra Senedat Kalemi görevlisi
Calculated age 51
Vergi Emaneti Tatbik Kalemi
Tatbik Kalemi görevlisi
Calculated age 51
7 1892/93 (AH 1310)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Vefat
Calculated age 55
1 entry without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Taşra Senedat Kalemi görevlisi · Vergi Emaneti Taşra Senedat Kalemi · Undated · 180.5 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 52.5 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 2.6% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 52.5 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 2.5% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 52.5 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 2.5% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 102.5 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 6.0% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 102.5 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 5.7% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 102.5 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 6.3% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 102.5 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 6.0% | 1725 |
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- Defter-i Hakani Tapu Kalemi52.5
- Vergi Emaneti Taşra Senedat Kalemi52.5 to 102.5
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
- Didymoteicho (Dimetoka)80 other officialsHüseyin Hüsnü Efendi② born 1839/40 (AH 1255); highest salary 2,250 kuruş
- 1861/62 (AH 1278)36 other officialsHacı Şeyh-zade Mustafa Necati Efendi first annual entry 1861/62 (AH 1278); highest salary 2,000 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Dimetokalı memurlar
SİBEL EDEMEN · 2025 · Pages 160, 161
BOA. DH. SAİDd. 6-260
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 30 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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