Mehmed Asaf Efendi

Born 1876/77 (AH 1293) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1894 to 1917 (AH 1312 to 1335)

Languages Turkish

Archival reference BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.803

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The life

Mehmed Asaf Efendi was born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1876/77 (AH 1293). The father’s occupation was Kethüda. Schooling included İbtidai mektebi; Beşiktaş Rüşdiye Mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish.^[1]

Service began in Hazine-i Hassa-i Şahane Muhasebe Kalemi in 1894/95 (AH 1312). Dated career entries span 1894/95 (AH 1312) to 1916/17 (AH 1335) across 24 AH years, from Hazine-i Hassa-i Şahane Muhasebe Kalemi to Hazine-i Hassa Tahrirat Kalemi, beginning with Muhasebe Kalemi memuru. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Hazine-i Hassa-i Şahane Muhasebe Kalemi and Hazine-i Hassa Tahrirat Kalemi.^[1]

Monthly pay went from 200 kuruş in 1894/95 (AH 1312) to 1,200 kuruş in 1916/17 (AH 1335); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,350 kuruş in 1907/08 (AH 1325).^[1]

Personal record

Birth: Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 1876/77 (AH 1293)^[source]
Father’s occupation: Kethüda^[source]
Education: İbtidai mektebi; Beşiktaş Rüşdiye Mektebi^[source]
First work: 1894/95 (AH 1312) · Hazine-i Hassa-i Şahane Muhasebe Kalemi^[source]
Age at first work: 19^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First salary: 200 kuruş^[source]Personal salary figure; not tied to a specific appointment.

Career in numbers

24
Dated AH years: 3
Career place names: 3
Entries without a resolved year: 24
Salary years: 200 → 1,200
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month: 1,350
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month: 66.7%
Peers paid less in last year

About these numbers

Dated AH years. Across career and documentary records; not tenure.
Career place names. Distinct place labels; some may not be mapped.
Entries without a resolved year. The original calendar wording remains available without inventing an annual year.
Salary years. One highest recorded monthly rate per official-year; gaps are blank.
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month. 1894/95 (AH 1312) to 1916/17 (AH 1335); nominal rates in observed years.
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month. 1907/08 (AH 1325)
Peers paid less in last year. Share of other officials in the annual salary reference with lower pay in 1916/17 (AH 1335).

Life and career

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Stage 1 of 6 · Istanbul (Dersaadet)

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1876/77 (AH 1293)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
1. Birth
  Personal record & evidence →
2
1894/95 (AH 1312)
Hazine-i Hassa-i Şahane Muhasebe Kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hazine-i Hassa-i Şahane Muhasebe Kalemi
1. First work as recorded
  Calculated age 19
  Personal record & evidence →
2. Muhasebe Kalemi memuru
  200 kuruşCalculated age 19
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3
1895/96 (AH 1313) · 15 recorded years
Hazine-i Hassa-i Şahane Muhasebe Kalemi
AH entries: 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1327. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hazine-i Hassa-i Şahane Muhasebe Kalemi
1. Muhasebe Kalemi memuru
  200 kuruşCalculated age 20
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Muhasebe Kalemi memuru
  850 kuruşCalculated age 34
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 26 recorded entries in this stage →
4
1910/11 (AH 1328)
Hazine-i Hassa-i Şahane Muhasebe Kalemi / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hazine-i Hassa-i Şahane Muhasebe Kalemi; Location not recorded
1. Hazine-i Hassa-i Şahane Muhasebe Kalemi
  Muhasebe Kalemi memuru
  850 kuruşCalculated age 35
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Place not recorded
  Muhasebe Kalemi birinci sınıf halifesi
  1,000 kuruşCalculated age 35
  Entry & evidence →[1]
5
1911 (AH 1329) · 6 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1329, 1330, 1331, 1332, 1333, 1334. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
1. Muhasebe Kalemi birinci sınıf halifesi
  1,000 kuruşCalculated age 36
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Muhasebe Kalemi birinci sınıf halifesi
  1,200 kuruşCalculated age 41
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 8 recorded entries in this stage →
6
1916/17 (AH 1335)
Hazine-i Hassa-i Şahane Muhasebe Kalemi / Place not recorded / Hazine-i Hassa Tahrirat Kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hazine-i Hassa-i Şahane Muhasebe Kalemi; Location not recorded; Hazine-i Hassa Tahrirat Kalemi
1. Hazine-i Hassa-i Şahane Muhasebe Kalemi
  Muhasebe Kalemi memuru (Nakil)
  Calculated age 42
  Recorded service ending
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Hazine-i Hassa Tahrirat Kalemi
  Tahrirat Kalemi memuru
  1,200 kuruşCalculated age 42
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 3 recorded entries in this stage →

3 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.

Tahrirat Kalemi memuru (Nakil) · Hazine-i Hassa Tahrirat Kalemi · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
Tahrirat Kalemi memuru · Hazine-i Hassa Tahrirat Kalemi · Undated · 1,400 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
Muhasebe mümeyyizi · Hazine-i Hassa Muhasebesi · Undated 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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Monthly nominal kuruş. “Paid less” is the share of other officials in the same-year annual-entry sample with lower recorded pay; N is official-year observations.
AH year	Official rate	Sample median	Sample p10 to p90	Paid less	N
1894/95 (AH 1312)	200	400	140 to 1,500	15.5%	2004
1895/96 (AH 1313)	200	400	140 to 1,500	14.9%	1981
1896/97 (AH 1314)	250	450	150 to 1,575	18.3%	2119
1897/98 (AH 1315)	350	400	140 to 1,425	40.0%	1891
1898/99 (AH 1316)	450	400	144 to 1,400	52.0%	1844
1899/1900 (AH 1317)	450	400	140 to 1,440	52.4%	1821
1900/01 (AH 1318)	600	400	140 to 1,500	67.8%	1761
1901/02 (AH 1319)	600	400	150 to 1,520	66.5%	1666
1902/03 (AH 1320)	700	400	150 to 1,500	73.3%	1627
1903/04 (AH 1321)	950	405	150 to 1,450	81.0%	1578
1904/05 (AH 1322)	800	400	135 to 1,500	76.1%	1493
1905/06 (AH 1323)	800	430	125 to 1,500	74.5%	1423
1906/07 (AH 1324)	1,200	450	150 to 1,525	84.2%	1371
1907/08 (AH 1325)	1,350	460	135 to 1,615	86.2%	1290
1908/09 (AH 1326)	1,350	400	150 to 2,000	83.9%	1232
1909/10 (AH 1327)	1,350	600	200 to 2,000	78.8%	1088
1910/11 (AH 1328)	1,000	500	200 to 2,000	68.0%	732
1911 (AH 1329)	1,000	600	250 to 2,500	62.1%	402
1911/12 (AH 1330)	1,000	1,000	300 to 3,000	46.6%	233
1912/13 (AH 1331)	1,000	1,200	300 to 4,000	40.0%	151
1913/14 (AH 1332)	1,200	1,250	300 to 3,000	46.0%	51
1914/15 (AH 1333)	1,200	450	250 to 1,750	71.4%	22
1915/16 (AH 1334)	1,200	900	100 to 2,500	56.3%	17
1916/17 (AH 1335)	1,200	900	250 to 5,500	66.7%	7

Career patterns and pay

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Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries

Hazine-i Hassa-i Şahane Muhasebe Kalemi17
1894 to 1911 (AH 1312 to 1328)
Hazine-i Hassa Tahrirat Kalemi1
1916/17 (AH 1335)

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Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate

Hazine-i Hassa-i Şahane Muhasebe Kalemi200 to 1,350
Hazine-i Hassa Tahrirat Kalemi1,200

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 title

Muhasebe Kalemi memuru17
1894 to 1911 (AH 1312 to 1328)
Muhasebe Kalemi birinci sınıf halifesi8
1910 to 1917 (AH 1328 to 1335)
Tahrirat Kalemi memuru1
1916/17 (AH 1335)

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Related officials in the salary reference

Istanbul665 other officialsAhmed Nureddin Bey born 1876/77 (AH 1293); no salary recorded
1894/95 (AH 1312)224 other officialsAhmed Hamdi Efendi first annual entry 1894/95 (AH 1312); highest salary 180 kuruş

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Education and personal record

Qualification Formal qualification recorded; Şehadetname^[1]

Schooling İbtidai mektebi; Beşiktaş Rüşdiye Mektebi^[source]

Language skills and historical terms

Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.

Turkish · Kitâbetokur yazar^[1]

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Sources and evidence

3 Numaralı Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Hazîne-i Hâssa'da görev yapan memurlar
ÜLKÜ ZÜLAL UYANIK · 2024 · Pages 66, 67
BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.803

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