Mehmed Said Efendi
Born 1872/73 (AH 1289) · Drama · Dated entries 1883 to 1892 (AH 1301 to 1309)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİDd., 51-433
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
Places and reading notes
- Drama bidayet mahkemesi kalemi
- Drama tahrirat kalemi
9 distinct dated years. Stacked marks retain different posts, rates or accounts without assigning an order within that year. Grey marks have no service place.
The life
Mehmed Said Efendi was born in Drama in 1872/73 (AH 1289), within the İslam community. The father’s occupation was Drama belediye reisi. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Rüşdiye. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Drama bidayet mahkemesi kalemi in 1883/84 (AH 1301). Dated career entries span 1883/84 (AH 1301) to 1891/92 (AH 1309) across 9 AH years, from Drama bidayet mahkemesi kalemi to Drama tahrirat kalemi, beginning with Mülazım. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Drama bidayet mahkemesi kalemi and Drama tahrirat kalemi. [1]
Monthly pay went from 240 kuruş in 1891/92 (AH 1309) to 240 kuruş in 1891/92 (AH 1309); the highest recorded monthly rate is 240 kuruş in 1891/92 (AH 1309). [1]
Life and career
Follow 5 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 5 · Drama
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.
4 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1872/73 (AH 1289)
Drama
Birth
2 1883/84 (AH 1301)
Drama bidayet mahkemesi kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Drama bidayet mahkemesi kalemi
First work as recorded
Calculated age 12
Mülazım
Calculated age 12
3 1884/85 (AH 1302) · 5 recorded years
Drama bidayet mahkemesi kalemi
AH entries: 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Drama bidayet mahkemesi kalemi
4 1889/90 (AH 1307)
Drama bidayet mahkemesi kalemi / Drama tahrirat kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Drama bidayet mahkemesi kalemi; Drama tahrirat kalemi
5 1890/91 (AH 1308) · 2 recorded years
Drama tahrirat kalemi
AH entries: 1308, 1309. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Drama tahrirat kalemi
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 240 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 20.7% | 1927 |
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- Drama tahrirat kalemi240
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
- Drama55 other officialsMuharrem Sıdkı Efendi born 1871/72 (AH 1288); highest salary 300 kuruş
- 1883/84 (AH 1301)217 other officialsMehmed Şakir Efendi first annual entry 1883/84 (AH 1301); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Mülazım19 other officialsHASAN HÜSNÜ EFENDİ 4 shared years; highest salary 540 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Personal details
Education and languages
First work and apprenticeship
- Age at first service
- 12 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
- First work place
- Drama bidayet mahkemesi kalemi [source]
- First work year
- 1883/84 (AH 1301) [source]
- Apprenticeship
- 7 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Dramalı devlet adamları
HÜSEYİN ZEYNO · 2026 · Pages 89
BOA. DH. SAİDd., 51-433; 171 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 51-433.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 9 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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