Mehmed Esad Efendi
Born 1880/81 (AH 1298) · Malatya · Dated entries 1892 to 1913 (AH 1310 to 1331)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference DH. SAİD.00196.00217, s. 431
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Esad Efendi was born in Malatya in 1880/81 (AH 1298). Schooling included Malatya Rüşdiye Mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Malatya Sancağı Bidayet Mahkemesi Kalemi in 1892/93 (AH 1310). Dated career entries span 1892/93 (AH 1310) to 1912/13 (AH 1331) across 19 AH years, from Malatya Sancağı Bidayet Mahkemesi Kalemi to Antalya, beginning with Stajyer and ending with entries for Bidayet Mahkemesi Müstantiki. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Malatya Sancağı Bidayet Mahkemesi Kalemi, Adıyaman (Hısnımansur), Besni and Pütürge and 2 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 225 kuruş in 1904/05 (AH 1322) to 1,000 kuruş in 1911/12 (AH 1330); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,000 kuruş in 1911/12 (AH 1330). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 10 · Malatya
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1 1880/81 (AH 1298)
Malatya
Birth
2 1892/93 (AH 1310)
Malatya Sancağı Bidayet Mahkemesi Kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Malatya Sancağı Bidayet Mahkemesi Kalemi
First work as recorded
Calculated age 12
Stajyer
Calculated age 12
3 1893/94 (AH 1311) · 11 recorded years
Malatya Sancağı Bidayet Mahkemesi Kalemi
AH entries: 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Malatya Sancağı Bidayet Mahkemesi Kalemi
4 1904/05 (AH 1322)
Malatya Sancağı Bidayet Mahkemesi Kalemi / Adıyaman (Hısnımansur)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Malatya Sancağı Bidayet Mahkemesi Kalemi
Malatya Sancağı Bidayet Mahkemesi Kalemi
Stajyer
Calculated age 24
Continuing service as described
Bidayet Mahkemesi İkinci Kâtibi
225 kuruşCalculated age 24
5 1906/07 (AH 1324)
Adıyaman (Hısnımansur)
Müstantik Muavini
300 kuruşCalculated age 26
6 1909/10 (AH 1327)
Besni
Not yet located on the map: Besni
Bidayet Mahkemesi Başkâtibi
400 kuruşCalculated age 29
7 1910/11 (AH 1328)
Pütürge
Not yet located on the map: Pütürge
Bidayet Mahkemesi Müstantiki
800 kuruşCalculated age 30
8 1911 (AH 1329)
Elazığ / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
9 1911/12 (AH 1330)
Niğde
Bidayet Mahkemesi Müstantiki
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 32
10 1912/13 (AH 1331)
Antalya
Bidayet Mahkemesi Müstantiki
Calculated age 33
1 entry without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Bidayet Mahkemesi Başkâtibi · Elazığ · Undated · 550 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [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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How the comparison is calculated
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View the yearly values
| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 225 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 20.9% | 1493 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 300 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 29.9% | 1371 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 400 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 31.0% | 1088 |
| 1910/11 (AH 1328) | 800 | 500 | 200 to 2,000 | 62.4% | 732 |
| 1911/12 (AH 1330) | 1,000 | 1,000 | 300 to 3,000 | 46.6% | 233 |
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- Adıyaman (Hısnımansur)225 to 300
- Besni400
- Niğde1,000
- Pütürge800
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
- Malatya139 other officialsBağdasar Efendi born 1880/81 (AH 1298); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Adıyaman (Hısnımansur)3 other officialsAhmed Cemal Efendi 2 shared years; highest salary 250 kuruş
- 1892/93 (AH 1310)165 other officialsAhmet Eyüp Efendi first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310); highest salary 250 kuruş
Education and personal record
Schooling Malatya Rüşdiye Mektebi [source]
Language skills and historical terms
Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.
- Turkish · Kitâbetokur yazar [1]
Honours and other personal details
- Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
- 1 (recorded code) [source]
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i ahval defterlerine göre Malatya doğumlu memurlar: 1879-1909
RAMAZAN ÇELEM · 2014 · Pages 298, 299, 300
DH. SAİD.00196.00217, s. 431
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 19 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 21 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.