Kostaki Vayani Efendi
Born 1845/46 (AH 1262) · Nevşehir · Dated entries 1869 to 1903 (AH 1286 to 1320)
Archival references DH. SAİD. 2/356; CDA. DH. SAİD. 2/356
The career, year by year
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The life
Kostaki Vayani Efendi was born in Nevşehir in 1845/46 (AH 1262). The father’s occupation was Ticaret ve sarraflık. Schooling included Büyük Rum Okulu; Atina Dârülfünun Hukuk Okulu. [source]
The earliest service point in the record is dated 1869/70 (AH 1286). Dated career entries span 1869/70 (AH 1286) to 1902/03 (AH 1320) across 10 AH years, beginning with Ticaret Mahkemesi bahriye tercümanı and ending with entries for İstinad Mahkemesi ticaret kısmı. More than one post or place appears in 4 of those years. [1]
Monthly pay went from 1,100 kuruş in 1869/70 (AH 1286) to 4,000 kuruş in 1902/03 (AH 1320); the highest recorded monthly rate is 5,000 kuruş in 1879/80 (AH 1297). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 5 · Nevşehir
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1 1845/46 (AH 1262)
Nevşehir
Birth
2 1869/70 (AH 1286)
Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
First work as recorded
Calculated age 24
Ticaret Mahkemesi bahriye tercümanı
1,100 kuruşCalculated age 24
3 1873/74 (AH 1290)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
İcra Cemiyeti zabıt kâtibi
1,300 kuruşCalculated age 28
4 1877/78 (AH 1294) · 7 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
İkinci Ticaret Mahkemesi azası
2,550 kuruşCalculated age 32
Ticaret Mahkemesi İkinci Dairesi başkanı
3,000 kuruşCalculated age 38
5 1902/03 (AH 1320)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
İstinad Mahkemesi ticaret kısmı
4,000 kuruşCalculated age 58
2 entries without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- İcra Cemiyeti zabıt kâtibi · Undated · 1,000 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Ticaret Mahkemesi bahriye azası · Undated · 2,500 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869/70 (AH 1286) | 1,100 | 400 | 150 to 2,250 | 78.1% | 609 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 1,300 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 82.8% | 805 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 2,550 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 93.7% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 2,550 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 93.6% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 4,000 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 95.1% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 5,000 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 96.3% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 5,000 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 97.4% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 5,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 97.4% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 3,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 95.8% | 1655 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 4,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 97.8% | 1627 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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Titles across the recorded years
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Related officials in the salary reference
- Nevşehir18 other officialsMihail Efendi born 1846/47 (AH 1263); highest salary 675 kuruş
- 1869/70 (AH 1286)133 other officialsSüleyman Efendi first annual entry 1869/70 (AH 1286); highest salary 300 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Orta Anadolu (Nevşehir, Kırşehir, Niğde ve Aksaray) doğumlu gayrimüslim Osmanlı devlet memurları
ZEYNEP ÜNSAL · 2021 · Pages 41, 42
DH. SAİD. 2/356; DH. SAİD. 2/356; 109 CDA. DH. SAİD. 2/356.; 110 CDA. DH. SAİD. 2/356. Ayrıca Bkz. Filiz Kılıç-Tuncay Bülbül, “Biyografik Kaynaklara ve Sicill-i Ahval Kayıtlarına Göre Osmanlı Yönetim ve Aydınlanmasında Nevşehir’’, Türkiye Barolar Birliği Yayınları, Ankara 2017, s. 125.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 10 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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