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Receb Efendi

Annual salary study and register readings

This study view uses the annual salary reference records. The main biography brings together the wider career and its sources.

Life and register readings

Receb Efendi was born in Shkodër (İşkodra) in 1878/79 (AH 1296). At about 17, in 1896/97, Receb began work in Üsküdar. The first annual entry, for 1896/97, names Receb as Telgrafhane mülazımı, with no place. Alongside, the lists for 1901 to 1903 give a second post, in Ürgüp as Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuru. Alongside, the lists for 1902 to 1907 give a second post, in Gotse Delchev as Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuru. Alongside, the lists for 1906 to 1908 give a second post, in Serres as Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi posta kâtibi.

The salary never rose above the first in the lists, 300 kuruş a month in 1901/02, in Ürgüp, when 29 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, seven years of salary come to 24,600 kuruş, 69 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The last annual entry is for 1907/08.

Places in order of time

Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.

All 6 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1896/971901/021902/031906/0712456ShkodërÜsküdarÜrgüpGotse DelchevSerres

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 3 (Üsküdar Telgrafhanesi).

  1. Shkodër (İşkodra)

    Born 1878/79 (AH 1296)

  2. Üsküdar

    First work 1896/97 (AH 1314)

  3. Üsküdar Telgrafhanesi as worded, no place record not on the map

    1896 to 1902 (AH 1314 to 1319)

    Telgrafhane mülazımı

    entries in 6 years

  4. Ürgüp

    1901 to 1903 (AH 1319 to 1320)

    Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuru

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  5. Gotse Delchev (Nevrekop)

    1902 to 1907 (AH 1320 to 1324)

    Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuru

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

  6. Serres (Siroz)

    1906 to 1908 (AH 1324 to 1325)

    Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi posta kâtibi

    200 to 250 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
01002003001896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 13241907/08AH 1325300 kuruşTelgrafhane mülazımıTelgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 13241907/08AH 1325This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same province

Log scale: equal steps are equal ratios. The median of the same title is drawn for the years in which at least 5 officials with that title had a salary, and the median of the same province for the years in which at least 5 officials were paid in the province of the official's salary that year.

The numbers of the chart
Salary of Receb Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1901/0230040038029%
1902/0330040040028%
1903/0430040539029%
1904/0530040060029%
1905/063004301,00029%
1906/0730045045029%
1907/0825046050022%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.

Career of Receb Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1896/97AH 1314First workÜsküdar
1896 to 1902AH 1314 to 1319Telgrafhane mülazımı
7 entries
YearSalary
1896/97
1897/98
1898/99
1899/1900
1900/01
1901/02
1901/02
1901 to 1903AH 1319 to 1320Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1901/02300
1902/03300
Ürgüp300
1902 to 1907AH 1320 to 1324Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuru
5 entries
YearSalary
1902/03300
1903/04300
1904/05300
1905/06300
1906/07300
Gotse Delchev (Nevrekop)300
1906 to 1908AH 1324 to 1325Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi posta kâtibi
3 entries
YearSalary
1906/07200
1907/08200
1907/08250
Serres (Siroz)200 to 250

Record

Personal

Born
1878/79 (AH 1296)

First work

Year
1896/97 (AH 1314)

Recorded with

Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.

Same place, same years

Of the 3 officials with entries in Gotse Delchev (Nevrekop) in the same years, Receb Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 9 officials with entries in Gotse Delchev (Nevrekop)

Same birthplace

Of the 311 officials born in Shkodër (İşkodra), 200 have a recorded salary; Receb Efendi had the 111th highest salary of them.

The page of Shkodër (İşkodra), with the 311 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 186 officials whose first annual entry is for 1896/97 (AH 1314), 165 have a recorded salary; Receb Efendi had the 97th highest salary of them.

  • Ahmet Selahattin Efendifirst annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314); highest salary 700 kuruş
  • Reşid Efendifirst annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314); highest salary 1,025 kuruş
  • Ali Kemal Beyfirst annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314); highest salary 1,800 kuruş
  • Asım Efendifirst annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314); highest salary 200 kuruş
  • Bedros Efendifirst annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314); highest salary 40 kuruş

All 186 officials whose first annual entry is for 1896/97 (AH 1314)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Receb Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1896/97AH 1314Telgrafhane mülazımıÜsküdar TelgrafhanesiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171; 382 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171, s. 339.
1897/98AH 1315Telgrafhane mülazımıÜsküdar TelgrafhanesiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171; 382 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171, s. 339.
1898/99AH 1316Telgrafhane mülazımıÜsküdar TelgrafhanesiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171; 382 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171, s. 339.
1899/1900AH 1317Telgrafhane mülazımıÜsküdar TelgrafhanesiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171; 382 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171, s. 339.
1900/01AH 1318Telgrafhane mülazımıÜsküdar TelgrafhanesiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171; 382 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171, s. 339.
1901/02AH 1319Telgrafhane mülazımıÜsküdar TelgrafhanesiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171; 382 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171, s. 339.
1901/02AH 1319Telgrafhane mülazımı (Görevin sona ermesi)Üsküdar TelgrafhanesiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171; 382 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171, s. 339.
1901/02AH 1319Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuruÜrgüp300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171; 382 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171, s. 339.
1902/03AH 1320Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuruÜrgüp300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171; 382 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171, s. 339.
1902/03AH 1320Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuruGotse Delchev (Nevrekop)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171; 382 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171, s. 339.
1903/04AH 1321Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuruGotse Delchev (Nevrekop)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171; 382 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171, s. 339.
1904/05AH 1322Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuruGotse Delchev (Nevrekop)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171; 382 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171, s. 339.
1905/06AH 1323Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuruGotse Delchev (Nevrekop)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171; 382 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171, s. 339.
1906/07AH 1324Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuruGotse Delchev (Nevrekop)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171; 382 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171, s. 339.
1906/07AH 1324Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi posta kâtibiSerres (Siroz)200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171; 382 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171, s. 339.
1907/08AH 1325Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi posta kâtibiSerres (Siroz)200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171; 382 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171, s. 339.
1907/08AH 1325Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuruSerres (Siroz)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171; 382 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 118/171, s. 339.
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.
Recorded values of Receb Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.

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