Mehmet Tevfik Efendi
Born 1885/86 (AH 1303) · Kütahya · Dated entries 1902 to 1911 (AH 1320 to 1328)
Languages French, Turkish
Archival references BOA.DH.SAİD., No:167, s.201; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:20, s.337
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmet Tevfik Efendi was born in Kütahya in 1885/86 (AH 1303). Schooling included Kütahya Sıbyan Mektebi; Gediz İptidai ve Rüşti Mektepleri; Kütahya İdadi-i Mülki Mektebi. The language repertoire included French and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Kütahya in 1902/03 (AH 1320). Dated career entries span 1902/03 (AH 1320) to 1910/11 (AH 1328) across 8 AH years, from Kütahya to Kütahya, beginning with Düyun-u Umumiye İdaresi mülazımı. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Kütahya and Eskişehir. [1]
Monthly pay went from 300 kuruş in 1904/05 (AH 1322) to 500 kuruş in 1910/11 (AH 1328); the highest recorded monthly rate is 500 kuruş in 1910/11 (AH 1328). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 6 · Kütahya
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.
1 1885/86 (AH 1303)
Kütahya
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 17
Düyun-u Umumiye İdaresi mülazımı
Calculated age 17
3 1903/04 (AH 1321)
Kütahya
Düyun-u Umumiye İdaresi mülazımı
Calculated age 18
Continuing service as described
4 1904/05 (AH 1322)
Kütahya / Eskişehir
Within-year entry order unresolved
Düyun-u Umumiye İdaresi mülazımı
Calculated age 19
Continuing service as described
Ziraat Bank Sandığı muhasebe kitabeti refakati
300 kuruşCalculated age 19
5 1905/06 (AH 1323) · 3 recorded years
Eskişehir
AH entries: 1323, 1324, 1325. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Ziraat Bank Sandığı muhasebe kitabeti refakati
300 kuruşCalculated age 20
Continuing service as described
Ziraat Bank Sandığı muhasebe kitabeti refakati (İnfisal)
Calculated age 22
6 1909/10 (AH 1327) · 2 recorded years
Kütahya
AH entries: 1327, 1328. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyiz-i sanisi
250 kuruşCalculated age 24
Tahrirat Kalemi başmüsevvidi
500 kuruşCalculated age 25
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
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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.
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| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 300 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 29.3% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 300 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 29.3% | 1423 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 300 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 29.9% | 1371 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 300 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 29.3% | 1290 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 250 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 15.1% | 1088 |
| 1910/11 (AH 1328) | 500 | 500 | 200 to 2,000 | 44.6% | 732 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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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 rateRanges 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
- Kütahya149 other officialsMehmet Adil Efendi born 1885/86 (AH 1303); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Kütahya33 other officialsMustafa Hamdi Efendi 5 shared years; no salary recorded
- 1902/03 (AH 1320)156 other officialsİbrahim Ethem Efendi first entry in Kütahya; highest salary 0 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterleri'nde Osmanlı Dönemi Kütahyalı memurlar
MUSTAFA KOCAKAYA · 2018 · Pages 151, 152
BOA.DH.SAİD., No:167, s.201; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:20, s.337
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 8 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 13 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.