Mehmet Esad Efendi
Born Year not recorded · Bandırma · Dated entries 1878 to 1897 (AH 1295 to 1314)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00014/00124
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmet Esad Efendi was born in Bandırma. Schooling included Fatih Mekteb-i Rüştiyesi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Çorlu in 1878 (AH 1295). Dated career entries span 1878 (AH 1295) to 1896/97 (AH 1314) across 10 AH years, from Çorlu to Ortaköy, beginning with Bidayet Mahkemesi kâtip-i sânisi and ending with entries for Bidayet Mahkemesi müdde-i umumi muavini. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Çorlu, Istanbul (Dersaadet) and Ortaköy. [1]
Monthly pay went from 250 kuruş in 1878 (AH 1295) to 1,080 kuruş in 1896/97 (AH 1314); 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 5 · Çorlu
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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 First work as recorded
Bidayet Mahkemesi kâtip-i sânisi
250 kuruş
2 1878/79 (AH 1296) · 2 recorded years
Çorlu
AH entries: 1296, 1297. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Bidayet Mahkemesi kâtip-i sânisi
250 kuruş
Continuing service as described
Bidayet Mahkemesi kâtip-i sânisi (İstifa)
3 1880/81 (AH 1298) · 5 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
4 1892/93 (AH 1310)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
5 1896/97 (AH 1314)
Ortaköy
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Ortaköy
Bidayet Mahkemesi müdde-i umumi muavini
120 kuruş
Bidayet Mahkemesi müdde-i umumi muavini
1,080 kuruş
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.
- Savcı · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Birth · Bandırma · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 250 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 23.4% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 250 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 21.4% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 250 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 19.2% | 1534 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 100 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 4.4% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 190 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 12.0% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 190 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 12.2% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 235 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 18.0% | 1748 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 410 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 52.5% | 1935 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 1,080 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 82.4% | 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- Istanbul (Dersaadet)100 to 235
- Çorlu250
- Ortaköy120 to 1,080
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
- Bandırma40 other officialsMehmet Şükrü Efendi born 1838/39 (AH 1254); highest salary 1,500 kuruş
- Istanbul255 other officialsSaid Paşa 5 shared years; highest salary 85,000 kuruş
- 1878 (AH 1295)145 other officialsİstepan Efendi first annual entry 1878 (AH 1295); highest salary 800 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Bandırmalı devlet adamları
ŞERİFE AÇIKGÖZ · 2020 · Pages 75, 76
BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00014/00124.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 10 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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