Yanko Efendi
Born 1865/66 (AH 1282) · Aleppo (Halep) · Dated entries 1883 to 1901 (AH 1301 to 1318)
Languages Arabic, French, Italian, Turkish
Archival reference BOA, DH. SAİDd. 62389
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Yanko Efendi was born in Aleppo (Halep) in 1865/66 (AH 1282). The father’s occupation was Halep Vilayeti Hastanesi eczacıbaşısı. Schooling included Mekteb-i Mahsusa. The language repertoire included Arabic, French, Italian and Turkish. [source]
Service began in Aleppo (Halep) in 1883/84 (AH 1301). Dated career entries span 1883/84 (AH 1301) to 1900/01 (AH 1318) across 18 AH years, beginning with Halep Telgrafhanesi görevlisi. More than one post or place appears in 3 of those years. Place names include Aleppo (Halep), İskenderun, Shkodër (İşkodra) and Bursa and 1 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 300 kuruş in 1888/89 (AH 1306) to 742 kuruş in 1900/01 (AH 1318); the highest recorded monthly rate is 825 kuruş in 1893/94 (AH 1311). [1]
Life and career
Follow 8 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 8 · Aleppo (Halep)
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 1865/66 (AH 1282)
Aleppo (Halep)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 19
Halep Telgrafhanesi görevlisi
Calculated age 19
3 1884/85 (AH 1302) · 4 recorded years
Aleppo (Halep)
AH entries: 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305. Gaps remain open.
Halep Telgrafhanesi görevlisi
Calculated age 20
Continuing service as described
Halep Telgrafhanesi görevlisi
Calculated age 23
Continuing service as described
4 1888/89 (AH 1306)
Aleppo (Halep) / İskenderun
Within-year entry order unresolved
Halep Telgrafhanesi görevlisi
Calculated age 24
Continuing service as described
İskenderun Merkez Posta memuru
300 kuruşCalculated age 24
5 İskenderun Merkez Posta memuru
300 kuruşCalculated age 25
Continuing service as described
İskenderun Merkez Posta memuru
300 kuruşCalculated age 27
Continuing service as described
6 1892/93 (AH 1310)
İskenderun / Shkodër (İşkodra) / Bursa
Within-year entry order unresolved
İskenderun Merkez Posta memuru
300 kuruşCalculated age 28
Continuing service as described
Hüdavendigar Vilayeti Telgraf Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuru
675 kuruşCalculated age 28
7 1893/94 (AH 1311) · 7 recorded years
Bursa
AH entries: 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317. Gaps remain open.
Hüdavendigar Vilayeti Telgraf Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuru
825 kuruşCalculated age 29
Hüdavendigar Vilayeti Telgraf Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuru
742 kuruşCalculated age 35
Continuing service as described
8 1900/01 (AH 1318)
Bursa / Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Hüdavendigar Vilayeti Telgraf Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuru
742 kuruşCalculated age 36
Continuing service as described
Dedeağaç Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü
740 kuruşCalculated age 36
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 300 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 29.7% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 300 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 29.3% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 300 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 28.5% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 28.5% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 800 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 76.7% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 825 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 79.9% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 825 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 78.9% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 825 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 78.7% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 742 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 73.1% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 742 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 77.8% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 742 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 77.2% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 742 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 76.1% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 742 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 76.5% | 1761 |
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- Bursa675 to 825
- İskenderun300
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
- Aleppo (Halep)72 other officialsNikola Efendi born 1865/66 (AH 1282); highest salary 800 kuruş
- Bursa46 other officialsSarkiz Şehirliyan Efendi 8 shared years; highest salary 800 kuruş
- Mekteb-i Mahsusa2 other officialsFethullah Kemal Efendi born 1868/69 (AH 1285); highest salary 500 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Halep doğumlu gayrimüslim memurlar
ZEYNEP ÖTKÜN · 2023 · Pages 64, 65, 66
56 BOA, DH. SAİDd. 62389 Tarih: H-29-12-1282
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 18 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 22 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.