Mehmet Tevfik Efendi
Born Year not recorded · Erzincan · Dated entries 1871 to 1901 (AH 1288 to 1318)
Languages Arabic, Persian, Turkish
Archival reference BOA, DH. SAİD, 131/54
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Mehmet Tevfik Efendi was born in Erzincan, within the İslam community. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Rüşdiye mektebi. The language repertoire included Arabic, Persian and Turkish. [source]
Service began in Refahiye in 1871/72 (AH 1288). Dated career entries span 1871/72 (AH 1288) to 1900/01 (AH 1318) across 22 AH years, from Refahiye to Gümüşhane, beginning with Yoklama kâtibi and ending with entries for Defter-i Hakani memuru. More than one post or place appears in 3 of those years. Place names include Refahiye, Mazgirt, Erzincan and Kurucay and 4 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 350 kuruş in 1875/76 (AH 1292) to 675 kuruş in 1900/01 (AH 1318); the highest recorded monthly rate is 760 kuruş in 1896/97 (AH 1314). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 10 · Refahiye
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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 stop kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 First work as recorded
Yoklama kâtibi
2 Yoklama kâtibi
Continuing service as described
Yoklama kâtibi (İnfisal)
Recorded service ending
3 1875/76 (AH 1292) · 3 recorded years
Mazgirt
AH entries: 1292, 1293, 1294. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Rüsumat Memuru
350 kuruş
Rüsumat memuru (İstifa)
Recorded service ending
4 Muhasebe kalemi mülazımı (Görevin sona ermesi)
Recorded service ending
Mesarifat mukayyidi refakati
180 kuruş
5 1880/81 (AH 1298) · 8 recorded years
Kurucay
AH entries: 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Mal Müdürü
450 kuruş
Mal Müdürü
600 kuruş
6 1888/89 (AH 1306)
Kurucay / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Mal Müdürü
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
Infisal
7 1891/92 (AH 1309) · 4 recorded years
Teke
AH entries: 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Teke
Defter-i Hakani memuru vekili
380 kuruş
Defter-i Hakani başkâtibi
Continuing service as described
8 1895/96 (AH 1313)
Teke / Mardin
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Teke
Teke
Defter-i Hakani başkâtibi
Continuing service as described
Defter-i Hakani memuru
500 kuruş
9 1896/97 (AH 1314)
Mardin / Pristina (Priştine)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Defter-i Hakani memuru
Continuing service as described
Defter-i Hakani memuru
760 kuruş
10 1900/01 (AH 1318)
Gümüşhane
Defter-i Hakani memuru
675 kuruş
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.
- Muhasebe kalemi mülazımı · Erzincan · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Birth · Erzincan · Year not recorded
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 350 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 36.9% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 350 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 39.3% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 350 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 38.5% | 1160 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 180 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 9.7% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 450 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 55.3% | 1448 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 600 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 64.2% | 1762 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 380 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 43.8% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 380 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 43.2% | 1935 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 500 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 55.1% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 760 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 74.5% | 2119 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 675 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 72.7% | 1761 |
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 entriesThe six most recorded places. Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rateSix places with the most recorded career years. 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
- Erzincan187 other officialsMehmet Kamil Efendi born 1838/39 (AH 1254); highest salary 2,250 kuruş
- Kurucay5 other officialsMehmed Sadık Efendi 6 shared years; highest salary 400 kuruş
- 1871/72 (AH 1288)115 other officialsHacı Ali Necip Efendi first entry in Malatya; highest salary 1,250 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına Göre Erzincanlı memurlar
ENGİN ADAK · 2008 · Pages 52, 53
81 BOA, DH. SAİD, 131/54; BOA, DH. SAİD, 131/54
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 22 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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