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Mehmed Ali 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

Mehmed Ali Efendi was born in Harput in 1861/62 (AH 1278). At about 16, in 1877/78, Mehmed Ali began work. The first annual entry, for 1877/78, names Mehmed Ali as Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mülazımı, with no place. Alongside, the lists for 1880 to 1882 give a second post, in Mazgirt as Sancak muhasebe kalemi mukayyidi. Alongside, the lists for 1881 to 1884 give a second post, in Nazımiye as Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi. Alongside, the lists for 1883 to 1892 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru. Alongside, the lists for 1891/92 give a second post, in Carsancak as Mal Muduru Muavini. Mehmed Ali then moved to Keban from 1893 to 1895. For 1895 to 1898 the lists have no entry. Alongside, the lists for 1898 to 1905 give a second post, in Mazgirt as Mal Muduru. Alongside, the lists for 1904/05 give a second post, in Harput as Mal Muduru.

Pay rose from 150 kuruş a month in 1880/81 to a peak of 720 in 1898/99, as Mal Muduru in Mazgirt, when 76 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1904/05.

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 10 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1880/811881/821891/921898/991904/0513467910HarputNazımiyeCarsancakKeban

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Mamuratülaziz Vilayeti), stop 5 (Mamuratülaziz Vilayeti), stop 8 (Çemizgezek).

  1. Harput

    Born 1861/62 (AH 1278)

  2. Mamuratülaziz Vilayeti as worded, no place record not on the map

    1877 to 1881 (AH 1294 to 1298)

    Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mülazımı

    entries in 5 years

  3. Mazgirt

    1880 to 1882 (AH 1298 to 1299)

    Sancak muhasebe kalemi mukayyidi

    150 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  4. Nazımiye (Kızılkilise)

    1881 to 1884 (AH 1299 to 1301)

    Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  5. Mamuratülaziz Vilayeti as worded, no place record not on the map

    1883 to 1892 (AH 1301 to 1309)

    Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru

    100 to 160 kuruş a month; entries in 9 years

  6. Carsancak

    1891/92 (AH 1309)

    Mal Muduru Muavini

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  7. Keban

    1893 to 1895 (AH 1311 to 1312)

    No annual entry for 1892/93 (AH 1310) before it.

    Mal Muduru Vekili 1893 to 1895 (AH 1311 to 1312); Mal müdürü vekili (Görevin sona ermesi) 1894/95 (AH 1312)

    entries in 2 years

  8. Çemizgezek as worded, no place record not on the map

    1898/99 (AH 1316)

    No annual entry for 1895 to 1898 (AH 1313 to 1315) before it.

    Mal müdürü (İnfisal)

    entries in 1 year

  9. Mazgirt

    1898 to 1905 (AH 1316 to 1322)

    Mal Muduru 1898 to 1905 (AH 1316 to 1322); Mal müdürü (İnfisal) 1904/05 (AH 1322)

    720 kuruş a month; entries in 7 years

  10. Harput

    1904/05 (AH 1322)

    Mal Muduru

    540 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
no entryno entry02004006008001877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 1322720 kuruşVilayet muhasebe kalemi memuruMal Muduru
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001,0001877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 1322This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, 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 Mehmed Ali Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1880/811504003007%
1881/8230040030028%
1882/8330040035527%
1883/8430040031028%
1884/851004004%
1885/861004004%
1886/871004004%
1887/881304009%
1888/8915040010%
1889/9015040010%
1890/9115040011%
1891/9250040050056%
1898/9972040054035076%
1899/190072040054036075%
1900/0172040054033075%
1901/0272040054030073%
1902/0372040054030074%
1903/0472040554030074%
1904/0572040054040073%

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 Mehmed Ali Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1877/78AH 1294First work
1877 to 1881AH 1294 to 1298Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mülazımı
6 entries
YearSalary
1877/78
1878
1878/79
1879/80
1880/81
1880/81
1880 to 1882AH 1298 to 1299Sancak muhasebe kalemi mukayyidi
2 entries
YearSalary
1880/81150
1881/82150
Mazgirt150
1881 to 1884AH 1299 to 1301Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi
6 entries
YearSalary
1881/82300
1881/82
1881/82
1882/83300
1883/84300
1883/84
Nazımiye (Kızılkilise)300
1883 to 1892AH 1301 to 1309Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru
13 entries
YearSalary
1883/84100
1884/85100
1885/86100
1886/87100
1887/88100
1887/88130
1888/89130
1888/89150
1889/90150
1890/91150
1891/92150
1891/92160
1891/92
100
1891/92AH 1309Mal Muduru MuaviniCarsancak500
No annual entry: 1892/93 (AH 1310)
1893 to 1895AH 1311 to 1312Mal Muduru Vekili
2 entries
YearSalary
1893/94
1894/95
Keban
1894/95AH 1312Mal müdürü vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)Keban
No annual entry: 1895 to 1898 (AH 1313 to 1315)
1898/99AH 1316Mal müdürü (İnfisal)
1898 to 1905AH 1316 to 1322Mal Muduru
7 entries
YearSalary
1898/99720
1899/1900720
1900/01720
1901/02720
1902/03720
1903/04720
1904/05720
Mazgirt720
1904/05AH 1322Mal müdürü (İnfisal)Mazgirt
1904/05AH 1322Mal MuduruHarput540

Record

Personal

Born
1861/62 (AH 1278)
Birthplace
Harput

First work

Year
1877/78 (AH 1294)

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 post (job title and place), same years

Of the 2 officials who held Mal Muduru Vekili in Keban in the same years, Mehmed Ali Efendi had the lowest salary.

Same place, same years

Of the 24 officials with entries in Mazgirt in the same years, Mehmed Ali Efendi had the 10th highest salary.

All 36 officials with entries in Mazgirt

Same job title, same years

Of the 67 officials with the title Mal Muduru in the same years, 64 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Ali Efendi had the 22nd highest salary of them.

All 223 officials with the title Mal Muduru

Same birthplace

Of the 169 officials born in Harput, 160 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Ali Efendi had the 55th highest salary of them.

The page of Harput, with the 169 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1877/78 (AH 1294), 145 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Ali Efendi had the 66th highest salary of them.

All 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1877/78 (AH 1294)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmed Ali Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1877/78AH 1294Vilayet muhasebe kalemi mülazımıMamuratülaziz VilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1878AH 1295Ağnam ve aşar kol muharririUluabad, Hoğu ve Herdi nahiyeleriAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1878/79AH 1296Ağnam ve aşar kol muharririUluabad, Hoğu ve Herdi nahiyeleriAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1879/80AH 1297Ağnam ve aşar kol muharririUluabad, Hoğu ve Herdi nahiyeleriAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1880/81AH 1298Ağnam ve aşar kol muharririUluabad, Hoğu ve Herdi nahiyeleriAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1880/81AH 1298Ağnam ve aşar kol muharriri (Görevin sona ermesi)Uluabad, Hoğu ve Herdi nahiyeleriAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1880/81AH 1298Sancak muhasebe kalemi mukayyidiMazgirt150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1881/82AH 1299Sancak muhasebe kalemi mukayyidiMazgirt150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1881/82AH 1299Tahrir ve vergi kâtibiNazımiye (Kızılkilise)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1881/82AH 1299Tapu kâtibiNazımiye (Kızılkilise)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1881/82AH 1299Tapu kâtibi (İstifa)Nazımiye (Kızılkilise)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1882/83AH 1300Tahrir ve vergi kâtibiNazımiye (Kızılkilise)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1883/84AH 1301Tahrir ve vergi kâtibiNazımiye (Kızılkilise)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1883/84AH 1301Tahrir ve vergi kâtibi (İnfisal)Nazımiye (Kızılkilise)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1883/84AH 1301Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuruMamuratülaziz Vilayeti100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1884/85AH 1302Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuruMamuratülaziz Vilayeti100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1885/86AH 1303Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuruMamuratülaziz Vilayeti100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1886/87AH 1304Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuruMamuratülaziz Vilayeti100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1887/88AH 1305Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuruMamuratülaziz Vilayeti100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1887/88AH 1305Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuruMamuratülaziz Vilayeti130Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1888/89AH 1306Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuruMamuratülaziz Vilayeti130Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1888/89AH 1306Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuruMamuratülaziz Vilayeti150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1889/90AH 1307Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuruMamuratülaziz Vilayeti150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1890/91AH 1308Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuruMamuratülaziz Vilayeti150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1891/92AH 1309Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuruMamuratülaziz Vilayeti150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1891/92AH 1309Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuruMamuratülaziz Vilayeti160Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1891/92AH 1309Vilayet muhasebe kalemi memuru (İnfisal)Mamuratülaziz VilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1891/92AH 1309Mal Muduru MuaviniCarsancak500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1893/94AH 1311Mal Muduru VekiliKebanAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1894/95AH 1312Mal Muduru VekiliKebanAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1894/95AH 1312Mal müdürü vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)KebanAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1898/99AH 1316Mal müdürü (İnfisal)ÇemizgezekAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1898/99AH 1316Mal MuduruMazgirt720Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1899/1900AH 1317Mal MuduruMazgirt720Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1900/01AH 1318Mal MuduruMazgirt720Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1901/02AH 1319Mal MuduruMazgirt720Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1902/03AH 1320Mal MuduruMazgirt720Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1903/04AH 1321Mal MuduruMazgirt720Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1904/05AH 1322Mal MuduruMazgirt720Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1904/05AH 1322Mal müdürü (İnfisal)MazgirtAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
1904/05AH 1322Mal MuduruHarput540Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 30-118
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 Mehmed Ali 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.

Subjects