Mehmed Salih Efendi

Born 1854/55 (AH 1271) · Dagistan · Dated entries 1879 to 1900 (AH 1297 to 1317)

Languages Turkish

Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 141/97

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The life

Mehmed Salih Efendi was born in Dagistan in 1854/55 (AH 1271). Schooling included Mahallî ibtidai mektebi ve medrese. The language repertoire included Turkish.^[source]

Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1879/80 (AH 1297). Dated career entries span 1879/80 (AH 1297) to 1899/1900 (AH 1317) across 21 AH years, beginning with Polis beşinci bölük ikinci neferi. More than one post or place appears in 4 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet), İstanbul, 3. polis bölüğü, İstanbul, yeni tertip 10 numaralı polis bölüğü and İstanbul, 17. polis bölüğü.^[1]

Monthly pay went from 300 kuruş in 1879/80 (AH 1297) to 500 kuruş in 1899/1900 (AH 1317); the highest recorded monthly rate is 500 kuruş in 1887/88 (AH 1305).^[1]

Personal record

Birth: Dagistan · 1854/55 (AH 1271)^[source]
Education: Mahallî ibtidai mektebi ve medrese^[source]
First work: 1879/80 (AH 1297) · Istanbul (Dersaadet)^[source]
Age at first work: 26^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First salary: 300 kuruş^[source]Personal salary figure; not tied to a specific appointment.

Career in numbers

21
Dated AH years: 4
Career place names: 21
Salary years: 300 → 500
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month: 500
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month: 55.3%
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.
Salary years. One highest recorded monthly rate per official-year; gaps are blank.
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month. 1879/80 (AH 1297) to 1899/1900 (AH 1317); nominal rates in observed years.
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month. 1887/88 (AH 1305)
Peers paid less in last year. Share of other officials in the annual salary reference with lower pay in 1899/1900 (AH 1317).

Life and career

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Stage 1 of 7 · Dagistan

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1854/55 (AH 1271)
Dagistan
1. Birth
  Personal record & evidence →
2
1879/80 (AH 1297)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. First work as recorded
  Calculated age 26
  Personal record & evidence →
2. Polis beşinci bölük ikinci neferi
  300 kuruşCalculated age 26
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3
1880/81 (AH 1298) · 7 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. Polis beşinci bölük ikinci neferi
  300 kuruşCalculated age 27
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Polis üçüncü bölük beşinci çavuşu
  350 kuruşCalculated age 33
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
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4
1887/88 (AH 1305)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / İstanbul, 3. polis bölüğü
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: İstanbul, 3. polis bölüğü
1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)
  Polis üçüncü bölük beşinci çavuşu
  350 kuruşCalculated age 34
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. İstanbul, 3. polis bölüğü
  Üçüncü sınıf polis komiseri
  500 kuruşCalculated age 34
  Entry & evidence →[1]
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5
1888/89 (AH 1306) · 10 recorded years
İstanbul, 3. polis bölüğü
AH entries: 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: İstanbul, 3. polis bölüğü
1. Üçüncü sınıf polis komiseri
  500 kuruşCalculated age 35
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Üçüncü sınıf polis komiseri
  500 kuruşCalculated age 44
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
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6
1898/99 (AH 1316)
İstanbul, 3. polis bölüğü / İstanbul, yeni tertip 10 numaralı polis bölüğü
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: İstanbul, 3. polis bölüğü; İstanbul, yeni tertip 10 numaralı polis bölüğü
1. İstanbul, 3. polis bölüğü
  Üçüncü sınıf polis komiseri
  500 kuruşCalculated age 45
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. İstanbul, yeni tertip 10 numaralı polis bölüğü
  Üçüncü sınıf polis komiseri
  500 kuruşCalculated age 45
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 3 recorded entries in this stage →
7
1899/1900 (AH 1317)
İstanbul, yeni tertip 10 numaralı polis bölüğü / İstanbul, 17. polis bölüğü
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: İstanbul, yeni tertip 10 numaralı polis bölüğü; İstanbul, 17. polis bölüğü
1. İstanbul, yeni tertip 10 numaralı polis bölüğü
  Üçüncü sınıf polis komiseri
  500 kuruşCalculated age 46
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. İstanbul, 17. polis bölüğü
  Üçüncü sınıf polis komiseri
  500 kuruşCalculated age 46
  Entry & evidence →[1]
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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
1879/80 (AH 1297)	300	400	180 to 1,800	27.1%	1534
1880/81 (AH 1298)	300	400	160 to 1,500	28.8%	1448
1881/82 (AH 1299)	300	400	150 to 1,500	28.0%	1489
1882/83 (AH 1300)	350	400	150 to 1,400	41.7%	1655
1883/84 (AH 1301)	350	400	150 to 1,400	41.1%	1720
1884/85 (AH 1302)	350	400	150 to 1,500	40.2%	1748
1885/86 (AH 1303)	350	400	150 to 1,500	40.1%	1787
1886/87 (AH 1304)	350	400	150 to 1,500	40.1%	1725
1887/88 (AH 1305)	500	400	150 to 1,500	54.5%	1762
1888/89 (AH 1306)	500	400	135 to 1,500	55.5%	1797
1889/90 (AH 1307)	500	400	130 to 1,500	56.1%	1874
1890/91 (AH 1308)	500	400	125 to 1,500	56.0%	1896
1891/92 (AH 1309)	500	400	140 to 1,600	56.1%	1927
1892/93 (AH 1310)	500	400	135 to 1,500	56.2%	1935
1893/94 (AH 1311)	500	400	140 to 1,400	55.4%	1929
1894/95 (AH 1312)	500	400	140 to 1,500	55.4%	2004
1895/96 (AH 1313)	500	400	140 to 1,500	55.1%	1981
1896/97 (AH 1314)	500	450	150 to 1,575	52.8%	2119
1897/98 (AH 1315)	500	400	140 to 1,425	56.9%	1891
1898/99 (AH 1316)	500	400	144 to 1,400	55.8%	1844
1899/1900 (AH 1317)	500	400	140 to 1,440	55.3%	1821

Career patterns and pay

Recorded pay over the career

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Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries

İstanbul, 3. polis bölüğü12
1887 to 1899 (AH 1305 to 1316)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)9
1879 to 1888 (AH 1297 to 1305)
İstanbul, yeni tertip 10 numaralı polis bölüğü2
1898 to 1900 (AH 1316 to 1317)
İstanbul, 17. polis bölüğü1
1899/1900 (AH 1317)

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Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate

İstanbul, 3. polis bölüğü500
Istanbul (Dersaadet)300 to 350
İstanbul, yeni tertip 10 numaralı polis bölüğü500
İstanbul, 17. polis bölüğü500

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

Üçüncü sınıf polis komiseri13
1887 to 1900 (AH 1305 to 1317)
Polis üçüncü bölük beşinci çavuşu6
1882 to 1888 (AH 1300 to 1305)
Polis beşinci bölük ikinci neferi4
1879 to 1883 (AH 1297 to 1300)

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Related officials in the salary reference

Dagistan78 other officialsMehmed Murad Bey born 1854/55 (AH 1271); highest salary 12,000 kuruş
Istanbul375 other officialsEdvar Blak Bey 9 shared years; highest salary 30,000 kuruş
1879/80 (AH 1297)206 other officialsHüseyin Fehmi Efendi first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 400 kuruş

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Education and personal record

Schooling Mahallî ibtidai mektebi ve medrese^[source]

Language skills and historical terms

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

Turkish · Kitâbet^[source]

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Sources and evidence

Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Dağıstanlılar
SAİT ARAS · 2023 · Pages 178
BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 141/97

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