Mehmed Şerif Efendi
Born 1873/74 (AH 1290) · Gaziantep (Antep) · Dated entries 1886 to 1894 (AH 1304 to 1311)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 75/237
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
- Gaziantep (Antep)
- Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur)
8 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 Şerif Efendi was born in Gaziantep (Antep) in 1873/74 (AH 1290). The father’s occupation was Ma‘ara kazası hapishane gardiyanı. Schooling included Sıbyan Mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Gaziantep (Antep) in 1886/87 (AH 1304). Dated career entries span 1886/87 (AH 1304) to 1893/94 (AH 1311) across 8 AH years, beginning with Vergi Kalemi mülazımı. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Gaziantep (Antep) and Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur). [1]
Monthly pay went from 200 kuruş in 1893/94 (AH 1311) to 200 kuruş in 1893/94 (AH 1311); the highest recorded monthly rate is 200 kuruş in 1893/94 (AH 1311). [1]
Life and career
Follow 4 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 4 · Gaziantep (Antep)
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.
1 1873/74 (AH 1290)
Gaziantep (Antep)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 14
Vergi Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 14
3 1887/88 (AH 1305) · 6 recorded years
Gaziantep (Antep)
AH entries: 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310. Gaps remain open.
Vergi Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 15
Continuing service as described
Vergi Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 16
Continuing service as described
Vergi Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 17
Continuing service as described
Vergi Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 18
Continuing service as described
Vergi Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 19
Continuing service as described
Vergi Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 20
Continuing service as described
4 1893/94 (AH 1311)
Gaziantep (Antep) / Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Vergi Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 21
Continuing service as described
Vergi Kalemi mülazımı (Görevin sona ermesi)
Calculated age 21
Recorded service ending
Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur)
Vergi kâtibi refakati
200 kuruşCalculated age 21
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
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 200 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 14.0% | 1929 |
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 rateRanges 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
- Gaziantep (Antep)58 other officialsAli Rıza Efendi born 1873/74 (AH 1290); highest salary 321 kuruş
- Gaziantep (Antep)9 other officialsMustafa Efendi 8 shared years; highest salary 650 kuruş
- Sıbyan Mektebi562 other officialsAbdulkadir Efendi born 1873/74 (AH 1290); highest salary 337 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Personal details
Education and languages
First work and apprenticeship
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Gaziantepli memurlar
EDA CEREN ERKABALCI · 2019 · Pages 116, 117
BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 75/237.; 250 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 75/237.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 8 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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