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Yanko Efendi

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

Yanko Efendi was born in Aleppo (Halep) in 1865/66 (AH 1282); the father's occupation was "Halep Vilayeti Hastanesi eczacıbaşısı". The schooling was at a special school (Mekteb-i Mahsusa).

At about 18, in 1883/84, Yanko began work in Aleppo. The annual lists begin in 1883/84, with Yanko as Halep Telgrafhanesi görevlisi in Aleppo, the birthplace, where the entries run to 1888/89. Alongside, the lists for 1888 to 1893 give a second post, in İskenderun as İskenderun Merkez Posta memuru. Alongside, the lists for 1892/93 give a second post, in Shkodër as İşkodra Merkezi Lisan-ı Ecnebi Ders-Muhabere memuru. Alongside, the lists for 1892 to 1901 give a second post, in Bursa as Hüdavendigar Vilayeti Telgraf Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuru. Alongside, the lists for 1900/01 give a second post, in Alexandroupoli as Dedeağaç Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü.

The salary went from 300 kuruş a month in 1888/89 to 825 in 1893/94, the peak, in Bursa, when four in five paid officials earned less. In all, 13 years of salary come to 98,220 kuruş, 1.6 times what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The last annual entry is for 1900/01.

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 5 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1888/891892/931892/931900/0112345AleppoİskenderunShkodërBursaAlexandroupoli
  1. Aleppo (Halep)

    Born 1865/66 (AH 1282); First work 1883/84 (AH 1301); 1883 to 1889 (AH 1301 to 1306)

    Halep Telgrafhanesi görevlisi

    entries in 6 years

  2. İskenderun

    1888 to 1893 (AH 1306 to 1310)

    İskenderun Merkez Posta memuru

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

  3. Shkodër (İşkodra)

    1892/93 (AH 1310)

    İşkodra Merkezi Lisan-ı Ecnebi Ders-Muhabere memuru

    800 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  4. Bursa

    1892 to 1901 (AH 1310 to 1318)

    Hüdavendigar Vilayeti Telgraf Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuru

    675 to 825 kuruş a month; entries in 9 years

  5. Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç)

    1900/01 (AH 1318)

    Dedeağaç Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü

    740 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
02004006008001,0001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 13021885/86AH 13031886/87AH 13041887/88AH 13051888/89AH 13061889/90AH 13071890/91AH 13081891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 1318825 kuruşHalep Telgrafhanesi görevlisiİskenderun Merkez Posta memuruHüdavendigar Vilayeti Telgraf Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 13021885/86AH 13031886/87AH 13041887/88AH 13051888/89AH 13061889/90AH 13071890/91AH 13081891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 1318This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, 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 Yanko Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1888/8930040040029%
1889/9030040040029%
1890/9130040040028%
1891/9230040050028%
1892/9380040035076%
1893/94825400377.579%
1894/9582540035078%
1895/9682540030078%
1896/9774245030073%
1897/9874240030077%
1898/9974240035077%
1899/190074240030076%
1900/0174240030076%

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 Yanko Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1883/84AH 1301First workAleppo (Halep)
1883 to 1889AH 1301 to 1306Halep Telgrafhanesi görevlisi
6 entries
YearSalary
1883/84
1884/85
1885/86
1886/87
1887/88
1888/89
Aleppo (Halep)
1888 to 1893AH 1306 to 1310İskenderun Merkez Posta memuru
5 entries
YearSalary
1888/89300
1889/90300
1890/91300
1891/92300
1892/93300
İskenderun300
1892/93AH 1310İşkodra Merkezi Lisan-ı Ecnebi Ders-Muhabere memuruShkodër (İşkodra)800
1892 to 1901AH 1310 to 1318Hüdavendigar Vilayeti Telgraf Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuru
9 entries
YearSalary
1892/93675
1893/94825
1894/95825
1895/96825
1896/97742
1897/98742
1898/99742
1899/1900742
1900/01742
Bursa675 to 742
1900/01AH 1318Dedeağaç Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürüAlexandroupoli (Dedeağaç)740

Record

Personal

Born
1865/66 (AH 1282)
Birthplace
Aleppo (Halep)
Nationality as recorded
Rum
Father's occupation
Halep Vilayeti Hastanesi eczacıbaşısı

Education

School
Mekteb-i Mahsusaspecial school

First work

Year
1883/84 (AH 1301)

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 47 officials with entries in Bursa in the same years, 44 have a recorded salary; Yanko Efendi had the 10th highest salary of them.

All 156 officials with entries in Bursa

Same school

Of the 3 officials with Mekteb-i Mahsusa among their schools, 2 have a recorded salary; Yanko Efendi had the highest salary of them.

All 3 officials with Mekteb-i Mahsusa

Same birthplace

Of the 73 officials born in Aleppo (Halep), 70 have a recorded salary; Yanko Efendi had the 18th highest salary of them.

The page of Aleppo (Halep), with the 73 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 218 officials whose first annual entry is for 1883/84 (AH 1301), 195 have a recorded salary; Yanko Efendi had the 44th highest salary of them.

All 218 officials whose first annual entry is for 1883/84 (AH 1301)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Yanko Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1883/84AH 1301Halep Telgrafhanesi görevlisiAleppo (Halep)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records56 BOA, DH. SAİDd. 62389 Tarih: H-29-12-1282
1884/85AH 1302Halep Telgrafhanesi görevlisiAleppo (Halep)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records56 BOA, DH. SAİDd. 62389 Tarih: H-29-12-1282
1885/86AH 1303Halep Telgrafhanesi görevlisiAleppo (Halep)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records56 BOA, DH. SAİDd. 62389 Tarih: H-29-12-1282
1886/87AH 1304Halep Telgrafhanesi görevlisiAleppo (Halep)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records56 BOA, DH. SAİDd. 62389 Tarih: H-29-12-1282
1887/88AH 1305Halep Telgrafhanesi görevlisiAleppo (Halep)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records56 BOA, DH. SAİDd. 62389 Tarih: H-29-12-1282
1888/89AH 1306Halep Telgrafhanesi görevlisiAleppo (Halep)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records56 BOA, DH. SAİDd. 62389 Tarih: H-29-12-1282
1888/89AH 1306İskenderun Merkez Posta memuruİskenderun300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records56 BOA, DH. SAİDd. 62389 Tarih: H-29-12-1282
1889/90AH 1307İskenderun Merkez Posta memuruİskenderun300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records56 BOA, DH. SAİDd. 62389 Tarih: H-29-12-1282
1890/91AH 1308İskenderun Merkez Posta memuruİskenderun300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records56 BOA, DH. SAİDd. 62389 Tarih: H-29-12-1282
1891/92AH 1309İskenderun Merkez Posta memuruİskenderun300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records56 BOA, DH. SAİDd. 62389 Tarih: H-29-12-1282
1892/93AH 1310İskenderun Merkez Posta memuruİskenderun300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records56 BOA, DH. SAİDd. 62389 Tarih: H-29-12-1282
1892/93AH 1310İşkodra Merkezi Lisan-ı Ecnebi Ders-Muhabere memuruShkodër (İşkodra)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records56 BOA, DH. SAİDd. 62389 Tarih: H-29-12-1282
1892/93AH 1310Hüdavendigar Vilayeti Telgraf Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuruBursa675Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records56 BOA, DH. SAİDd. 62389 Tarih: H-29-12-1282
1893/94AH 1311Hüdavendigar Vilayeti Telgraf Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuruBursa825Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records56 BOA, DH. SAİDd. 62389 Tarih: H-29-12-1282
1894/95AH 1312Hüdavendigar Vilayeti Telgraf Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuruBursa825Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records56 BOA, DH. SAİDd. 62389 Tarih: H-29-12-1282
1895/96AH 1313Hüdavendigar Vilayeti Telgraf Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuruBursa825Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records56 BOA, DH. SAİDd. 62389 Tarih: H-29-12-1282
1896/97AH 1314Hüdavendigar Vilayeti Telgraf Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuruBursa742Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records56 BOA, DH. SAİDd. 62389 Tarih: H-29-12-1282
1897/98AH 1315Hüdavendigar Vilayeti Telgraf Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuruBursa742Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records56 BOA, DH. SAİDd. 62389 Tarih: H-29-12-1282
1898/99AH 1316Hüdavendigar Vilayeti Telgraf Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuruBursa742Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records56 BOA, DH. SAİDd. 62389 Tarih: H-29-12-1282
1899/1900AH 1317Hüdavendigar Vilayeti Telgraf Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuruBursa742Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records56 BOA, DH. SAİDd. 62389 Tarih: H-29-12-1282
1900/01AH 1318Hüdavendigar Vilayeti Telgraf Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuruBursa742Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records56 BOA, DH. SAİDd. 62389 Tarih: H-29-12-1282
1900/01AH 1318Dedeağaç Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürüAlexandroupoli (Dedeağaç)740Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records56 BOA, DH. SAİDd. 62389 Tarih: H-29-12-1282
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 Yanko Efendi 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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