Yusuf Zeki Efendi
Born 1830/31 (AH 1246) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1854 to 1897 (AH 1271 to 1314)
Languages French, Italian, Turkish
The career, year by year
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The life
Yusuf Zeki Efendi was born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1830/31 (AH 1246). Schooling included Avrupa Mekteb-i İdadisi; İtalya Darülfünunu. The language repertoire included French, Italian and Turkish. [1]
The earliest service point in the record is dated 1854/55 (AH 1271). Dated career entries span 1854/55 (AH 1271) to 1896/97 (AH 1314) across 27 AH years. More than one post or place appears in 4 of those years. Place names include Paris, Floransa, Messina and Trieste. [1]
Monthly pay went from 500 kuruş in 1854/55 (AH 1271) to 3,000 kuruş in 1896/97 (AH 1314); the highest recorded monthly rate is 3,000 kuruş in 1887/88 (AH 1305). [1]
Life and career
Follow 5 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 5 · Istanbul (Dersaadet)
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.
3 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1830/31 (AH 1246)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Birth
2 1854/55 (AH 1271)
Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
First work as recorded
Calculated age 25
Saray-ı Hümayun Fransızca ve İtalyanca muallimi
500 kuruşCalculated age 25
3 1867/68 (AH 1284)
Paris / Floransa
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Floransa
Paris Sefareti ateşesi
Calculated age 38
Floransa
Floransa Sefareti ateşesi
Calculated age 38
4 1873/74 (AH 1290) · 24 recorded years
Messina
AH entries: 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Messina
Messina şehbenderi
Calculated age 44
Messina başşehbenderi
3,000 kuruşCalculated age 67
Continuing service as described
5 1896/97 (AH 1314)
Messina / Trieste
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Messina; Trieste
Messina
Messina başşehbenderi
3,000 kuruşCalculated age 68
Continuing service as described
Trieste
Trieste başşehbenderi
2,700 kuruşCalculated age 68
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1854/55 (AH 1271) | 500 | 400 | 100 to 5,000 | 57.6% | 67 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 3,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 95.6% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 3,000 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 96.2% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 3,000 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 96.3% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 3,000 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 96.0% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 3,000 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 96.0% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 3,000 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 96.5% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 3,000 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 96.6% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 3,000 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 96.7% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 3,000 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 95.9% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 3,000 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 96.3% | 2119 |
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- Messina3,000
- Trieste2,700 to 3,000
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
- Istanbul665 other officialsAhmed Ârifî Paşa born 1830/31 (AH 1246); highest salary 100,000 kuruş
- Paris3 other officialsMahmud Es'ad Paşa 1 shared year; highest salary 45,000 kuruş
- 1854/55 (AH 1271)25 other officialsDADYAN ARTİN EFENDİ first annual entry 1854/55 (AH 1271); no salary recorded
Education and personal record
Schooling Avrupa Mekteb-i İdadisi; İtalya Darülfünunu [source]
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- II. Abdülhamid dönemi sicil dosyalarına göre şehbenderler (1876-1909)
BERİVAN SULTAN DUMAN · 2024 · Pages 216, 217
Read the original source accounts · 33 source entries →
The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.
Yearly entries and their source passages · 27 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 33 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.