Mehmet Tevfik Efendi
Born 1861/62 (AH 1278) · Sivas · Dated entries 1876 to 1897 (AH 1293 to 1314)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference DH.SAİD.d,nr.00014,s.19
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmet Tevfik Efendi was born in Sivas in 1861/62 (AH 1278). The father’s occupation was Tüccar. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Sivas medresesi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Sivas vilayeti muhasebe kalemi in 1876/77 (AH 1293). Service included Muhasebe kalemi stajyeri in Sivas (1876/77 (AH 1293)). Later posts included Vergi katibi in Aziziye (1887 to 1892 (AH 1305 to 1309)), Merkez vergi kalemi refik-i sanisi in Sivas (1892 to 1896 (AH 1310 to 1313)) and Merkez vergi kalemi birinci yardımcısı in Sivas (1896/97 (AH 1314)). Sivas appears most often, across 7 dated years. [1]
Monthly pay went from 250 kuruş in 1885/86 (AH 1303) to 300 kuruş in 1896/97 (AH 1314); the highest recorded monthly rate is 300 kuruş in 1896/97 (AH 1314). [1]
Life and career
Follow 6 dated stages in the life. Choose a year in the life ribbon below the map. Places and earlier connections accumulate as you advance; All stops reveals the overview.
Stage 1 of 6 · Sivas
How to read this map
Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.
Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
2 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1861/62 (AH 1278)
Sivas
Birth
2 1876/77 (AH 1293)
Sivas vilayeti muhasebe kalemi / Sivas
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Sivas vilayeti muhasebe kalemi
Sivas vilayeti muhasebe kalemi
First work as recorded
Calculated age 15
Muhasebe kalemi stajyeri
Calculated age 15
3 1878/79 (AH 1296)
Sivas
Vergi kalemi stajyeri
Calculated age 18
4 1885/86 (AH 1303) · 2 recorded years
Kangal ve Aşudi nahiyesi
AH entries: 1303, 1304. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Kangal ve Aşudi nahiyesi
Tahrir ve vergi kitabeti refiki
250 kuruşCalculated age 25
Tahrir ve vergi kitabeti refiki (İnfisal)
Calculated age 26
5 1887/88 (AH 1305) · 5 recorded years
Aziziye
AH entries: 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Aziziye
Vergi katibi
250 kuruşCalculated age 27
Vergi katibi
250 kuruşCalculated age 31
Continuing service as described
6 1892/93 (AH 1310) · 5 recorded years
Sivas
AH entries: 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314. Gaps remain open.
Merkez vergi kalemi refik-i sanisi
250 kuruşCalculated age 32
Merkez vergi kalemi birinci yardımcısı
300 kuruşCalculated age 36
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.
- Vergi kitabeti refiki · Mecitözü · Undated · 250 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Vergi kitabeti refiki · Pınarbaşı (Aziziye) · Undated · 250 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
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 250 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 19.6% | 1787 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 250 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 20.9% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 250 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 21.7% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 250 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 21.3% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 250 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 21.5% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 250 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 21.3% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 250 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 21.3% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 250 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 21.2% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 250 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 21.9% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 250 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 20.7% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 300 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 26.4% | 2119 |
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- Sivas250 to 300
- Aziziye250
- Kangal ve Aşudi nahiyesi250
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
- Sivas398 other officialsBogos Efendi born 1861/62 (AH 1278); highest salary 270 kuruş
- Sivas86 other officialsHüseyin Necmi Efendi 7 shared years; highest salary 600 kuruş
- 1876/77 (AH 1293)184 other officialsOsman Nuri Efendi first entry in Sivas; highest salary 300 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Sivaslı devlet adamları
NESLİHAN EROL · 2022 · Pages 325, 326
515 DH.SAİD.d,nr.00014,s.19
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 14 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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