Nikola Efendi

Born 1865/66 (AH 1282) · Aleppo (Halep) · Dated entries 1885 to 1899 (AH 1303 to 1316)

Languages Arabic, Turkish

Archival reference BOA, DH. SAİDd. 60 409

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The life

Nikola Efendi was born in Aleppo (Halep) in 1865/66 (AH 1282), within the Katolik community. The father’s occupation was Halep Ticaret Mahkemesi tercümanı. Schooling included Halep millet mektebi. The language repertoire included Arabic and Turkish.^[source]

Service began in Aleppo (Halep) in 1885/86 (AH 1303). Dated career entries span 1885/86 (AH 1303) to 1898/99 (AH 1316) across 14 AH years, beginning with Halep Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi Muhasebe ve Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisi. More than one post or place appears in 6 of those years. Place names include Aleppo (Halep), Ebukalfal, Menbiç and Antakya.^[1]

Monthly pay went from 150 kuruş in 1885/86 (AH 1303) to 800 kuruş in 1898/99 (AH 1316); the highest recorded monthly rate is 800 kuruş in 1891/92 (AH 1309).^[1]

Personal record

Birth: Aleppo (Halep) · 1865/66 (AH 1282)^[source]
Father’s occupation: Halep Ticaret Mahkemesi tercümanı^[source]
Education: Halep millet mektebi^[source]
First work: 1885/86 (AH 1303) · Aleppo (Halep)^[source]
Age at first work: 21^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First salary: 150 kuruş^[source]Personal salary figure; not tied to a specific appointment.

Career in numbers

14
Dated AH years: 4
Career place names: 14
Salary years: 150 → 800
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month: 800
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month: 78.4%
Peers paid less in last year

About these numbers

Dated AH years. Across career and documentary records; not tenure.
Career place names. Distinct place labels; some may not be mapped.
Salary years. One highest recorded monthly rate per official-year; gaps are blank.
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month. 1885/86 (AH 1303) to 1898/99 (AH 1316); nominal rates in observed years.
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month. 1891/92 (AH 1309)
Peers paid less in last year. Share of other officials in the annual salary reference with lower pay in 1898/99 (AH 1316).

Life and career

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Stage 1 of 9 · Aleppo (Halep)

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1
1865/66 (AH 1282)
Aleppo (Halep)
1. Birth
  Personal record & evidence →
2
1885/86 (AH 1303)
Aleppo (Halep)
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. First work as recorded
  Calculated age 21
  Personal record & evidence →
2. Halep Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi Muhasebe ve Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisi
  150 kuruşCalculated age 21
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3
1886/87 (AH 1304) · 2 recorded years
Aleppo (Halep)
AH entries: 1304, 1305. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. Halep Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi Muhasebe ve Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisi
  150 kuruşCalculated age 22
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Muhasebe Kalemi maiyeti
  150 kuruşCalculated age 23
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 3 recorded entries in this stage →
4
1888/89 (AH 1306)
Aleppo (Halep) / Ebukalfal
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Ebukalfal
1. Aleppo (Halep)
  Muhasebe Kalemi maiyeti
  150 kuruşCalculated age 24
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Ebukalfal
  Ebukalfal Şubesi Numune Çiftliği kâtibi
  500 kuruşCalculated age 24
  Entry & evidence →[1]
5
1889/90 (AH 1307)
Ebukalfal / Menbiç
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Ebukalfal; Menbiç
1. Ebukalfal
  Ebukalfal Şubesi Numune Çiftliği kâtibi
  500 kuruşCalculated age 25
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Menbiç
  Menbiç Şubesi ikinci kâtibi
  500 kuruşCalculated age 25
  Entry & evidence →[1]
6
1890/91 (AH 1308) · 6 recorded years
Menbiç
AH entries: 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Menbiç
1. Menbiç Şubesi ikinci kâtibi
  500 kuruşCalculated age 26
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Menbiç Şubesi birinci kâtibi
  800 kuruşCalculated age 31
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 7 recorded entries in this stage →
7
1896/97 (AH 1314)
Menbiç / Ebukalfal
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Menbiç; Ebukalfal
1. Menbiç
  Menbiç Şubesi birinci kâtibi
  800 kuruşCalculated age 32
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Ebukalfal
  Ebukalfal Şubesi başkâtibi
  800 kuruşCalculated age 32
  Entry & evidence →[1]
8
1897/98 (AH 1315)
Ebukalfal
Not yet located on the map: Ebukalfal
1. Ebukalfal Şubesi başkâtibi
  800 kuruşCalculated age 33
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
9
1898/99 (AH 1316)
Ebukalfal / Antakya
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Ebukalfal
1. Ebukalfal
  Ebukalfal Şubesi başkâtibi
  800 kuruşCalculated age 34
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Antakya
  Antakya Emlak-ı Hümayun memuru
  800 kuruşCalculated age 34
  Entry & evidence →[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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Monthly nominal kuruş. “Paid less” is the share of other officials in the same-year annual-entry sample with lower recorded pay; N is official-year observations.
AH year	Official rate	Sample median	Sample p10 to p90	Paid less	N
1885/86 (AH 1303)	150	400	150 to 1,500	9.3%	1787
1886/87 (AH 1304)	150	400	150 to 1,500	9.2%	1725
1887/88 (AH 1305)	150	400	150 to 1,500	9.7%	1762
1888/89 (AH 1306)	500	400	135 to 1,500	55.5%	1797
1889/90 (AH 1307)	500	400	130 to 1,500	56.1%	1874
1890/91 (AH 1308)	500	400	125 to 1,500	56.0%	1896
1891/92 (AH 1309)	800	400	140 to 1,600	75.5%	1927
1892/93 (AH 1310)	800	400	135 to 1,500	76.7%	1935
1893/94 (AH 1311)	800	400	140 to 1,400	77.3%	1929
1894/95 (AH 1312)	800	400	140 to 1,500	76.6%	2004
1895/96 (AH 1313)	800	400	140 to 1,500	75.9%	1981
1896/97 (AH 1314)	800	450	150 to 1,575	74.9%	2119
1897/98 (AH 1315)	800	400	140 to 1,425	79.0%	1891
1898/99 (AH 1316)	800	400	144 to 1,400	78.4%	1844

Career patterns and pay

Recorded pay over the career

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Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries

Menbiç8
1889 to 1897 (AH 1307 to 1314)
Ebukalfal5
1888 to 1899 (AH 1306 to 1316)
Aleppo (Halep)4
1885 to 1889 (AH 1303 to 1306)
Antakya1
1898/99 (AH 1316)

Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.

Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate

Menbiç500 to 800
Ebukalfal500 to 800
Aleppo (Halep)150
Antakya800

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 title

Menbiç Şubesi birinci kâtibi6
1891 to 1897 (AH 1309 to 1314)
Ebukalfal Şubesi başkâtibi3
1896 to 1899 (AH 1314 to 1316)
Halep Emlak-ı Hümayun İdaresi Muhasebe ve Tahrirat Kalemi görevlisi3
1885 to 1888 (AH 1303 to 1305)
Menbiç Şubesi ikinci kâtibi3
1889 to 1892 (AH 1307 to 1309)
Ebukalfal Şubesi Numune Çiftliği kâtibi2
1888 to 1890 (AH 1306 to 1307)
Muhasebe Kalemi maiyeti2
1887 to 1889 (AH 1305 to 1306)

The 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 officialsYanko Efendi born 1865/66 (AH 1282); highest salary 825 kuruş
Aleppo (Halep)48 other officialsAli Rıza Efendi 4 shared years; highest salary 5,000 kuruş
1885/86 (AH 1303)180 other officialsRefail Musa Efendi first entry in Aleppo (Halep); highest salary 1,000 kuruş

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Education and personal record

Schooling Halep millet mektebi^[source]

Language skills and historical terms

Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.

Arabic · hâkim^[source]
Turkish · hâkim^[source]

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Sources and evidence

Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Halep doğumlu gayrimüslim memurlar
ZEYNEP ÖTKÜN · 2023 · Pages 63, 64
BOA, DH. SAİDd. 60 409

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