Mehmet Rahmi Efendi
Born Year not recorded · Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki) · Dated entries 1887 to 1905 (AH 1305 to 1322)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 102/25
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmet Rahmi Efendi was born in Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki). The father’s occupation was Redif binbaşı. Schooling included Sıbyan Mektebi; Karahisar-ı Şarki Rüşdiyesi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki) in 1887/88 (AH 1305). Dated career entries span 1887/88 (AH 1305) to 1904/05 (AH 1322) across 17 AH years, from Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki) to Erzincan, beginning with Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyizi and ending with entries for uyarı cezası (işleri zorlaştırma). More than one post or place appears in 4 of those years. Place names include Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki), Vize, Beirut (Beyrut) and Aleppo (Halep) and 3 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 27 kuruş in 1887/88 (AH 1305) to 950 kuruş in 1903/04 (AH 1321); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,080 kuruş in 1896/97 (AH 1314). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 11 · Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki)
How to read this map
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1 First work as recorded
Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyizi
27 kuruş
2 1888/89 (AH 1306) · 2 recorded years
Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki)
AH entries: 1306, 1307. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyizi
Continuing service as described
Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyizi (İnfisal)
3 1891/92 (AH 1309)
Vize
Telgraf Merkezi haberleşme memuru
400 kuruş
4 1892/93 (AH 1310)
Vize / Beirut (Beyrut)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Telgraf Merkezi haberleşme memuru (İnfisal)
Telgraf Merkezi haberleşme memuru
400 kuruş
5 1893/94 (AH 1311) · 2 recorded years
Beirut (Beyrut)
AH entries: 1311, 1312. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Telgraf Merkezi haberleşme memuru
400 kuruş
Continuing service as described
Telgraf Merkezi haberleşme memuru
600 kuruş
6 Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi haberleşme memuru
600 kuruş
Hükümet Konağı telgraf memuru
600 kuruş
7 1896/97 (AH 1314)
Aleppo (Halep) / Zor
Within-year entry order unresolved
Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi haberleşme memuru
Continuing service as described
Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü
1,080 kuruş
8 1897/98 (AH 1315)
Aleppo (Halep) / Antakya
Within-year entry order unresolved
Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi haberleşme memuru
Continuing service as described
Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü
1,080 kuruş
9 1898/99 (AH 1316) · 4 recorded years
Aleppo (Halep)
AH entries: 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319. Gaps remain open.
Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi haberleşme memuru
Continuing service as described
Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi haberleşme memuru
Continuing service as described
10 1902/03 (AH 1320)
Aleppo (Halep) / Antakya
Within-year entry order unresolved
Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi haberleşme memuru
Continuing service as described
Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü (Azil)
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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.
- uyarı cezası (posta gecikmesi) · Erzincan · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Birth · Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki) · 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.
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| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 27 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 0.9% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 37 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 1.8% | 1797 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 45.3% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 400 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 45.0% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 44.7% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 600 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 65.6% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 600 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 64.9% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 1,080 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 82.4% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 1,080 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 85.3% | 1891 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 950 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 81.0% | 1578 |
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 rate- Aleppo (Halep)540 to 600
- Beirut (Beyrut)400 to 600
- Erzincan950
- Antakya1,080
- Vize400
Six 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
- Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki)66 other officialsKarabet Fehmi Efendi born 1848/49 (AH 1265); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Aleppo (Halep)63 other officialsHacı Ali Galib Efendi 8 shared years; highest salary 1,200 kuruş
- 1887/88 (AH 1305)190 other officialsMehmet Rıza Efendi first entry in Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki); highest salary 2,500 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Giresunlu devlet adamları (1879-1909)
AHMET YADİ · 2014 · Pages 116, 117
BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 102/25; 363 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 102/25.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 17 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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