Mehmed Rıza Efendi
Born 1860/61 (AH 1277) · Bursa · Dated entries 1896 to 1908 (AH 1314 to 1325)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference 132/7; 11
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
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti merkez kazası
- Bursa kazası
6 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 Rıza Efendi was born in Bursa in 1860/61 (AH 1277), within the İslam community. Schooling included Mekteb-i ibtidâî. The language repertoire included Turkish. [source]
Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1896/97 (AH 1314). Dated career entries span 1896/97 (AH 1314) to 1907/08 (AH 1325) across 6 AH years, from Istanbul (Dersaadet) to Bursa kazası, beginning with Dersaâdet polis neferliği and ending with entries for tadilat-ı umûmiyesinden kalan (Okunamadı) ikmali. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet), Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti merkez kazası and Bursa kazası. [1]
Monthly pay went from 300 kuruş in 1896/97 (AH 1314) to 250 kuruş in 1907/08 (AH 1325); the highest recorded monthly rate is 300 kuruş in 1896/97 (AH 1314). [1]
Life and career
Follow 6 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 6 · Bursa
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.
3 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1860/61 (AH 1277)
Bursa
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 37
Dersaâdet polis neferliği
300 kuruşCalculated age 37
3 1900/01 (AH 1318)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Infisal
Calculated age 41
Place not recorded
zikr olunan mukayyidlik
Calculated age 41
4 1904/05 (AH 1322) · 2 recorded years
Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti merkez kazası
AH entries: 1322, 1323. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti merkez kazası
fırka-ı mezkure muharrer saniliği
100 kuruşCalculated age 45
fırka-ı mezkure muharrer saniliği
100 kuruşCalculated age 46
5 1906/07 (AH 1324)
Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti merkez kazası / Bursa kazası
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti merkez kazası; Bursa kazası
Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti merkez kazası
fırka-ı mezkure muharrer saniliği
100 kuruşCalculated age 47
Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti merkez kazası
Infisal
Calculated age 47
Bursa kazası
tadilat-ı umûmiyesinden kalan (Okunamadı) ikmali
250 kuruşCalculated age 47
6 1907/08 (AH 1325)
Bursa kazası
Not yet located on the map: Bursa kazası
tadilat-ı umûmiyesinden kalan (Okunamadı) ikmali
250 kuruşCalculated age 48
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.
- tadilat-ı umûmiye ikinci seyyar fırkası mukayidliği · Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti merkez kazası · Undated · 350 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Infisal · Bursa kazası · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
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.
Use Enter, Space or ← / → on a salary point, or click the percentile panel to choose the nearest observed AH year. All yearly values appear below.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 300 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 26.4% | 2119 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 100 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 4.9% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 100 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 5.6% | 1423 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 250 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 22.2% | 1371 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 250 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 22.7% | 1290 |
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- Hüdâvendigâr vilâyeti merkez kazası100
- Bursa kazası250
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
- Bursa301 other officialsAhmed Bey born 1860/61 (AH 1277); highest salary 750 kuruş
- Istanbul287 other officialsAhmed Tevfik Paşa 2 shared years; highest salary 40,000 kuruş
- 1896/97 (AH 1314)185 other officialsParsih Efendi first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 1,500 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Personal details
Education and languages
First work and apprenticeship
- Age at first service
- 37 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
- First work place
- İstanbul [source]
- First-salary field
- 300 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
- First work year
- 1896/97 (AH 1314) [source]
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Bursalı memurlar
DERVİŞ ŞAFAK TOPRAK · 2019 · Pages 281,282
132/7; 11
Read the original source accounts · 11 source entries →
The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.
Yearly entries and their source passages · 6 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 9 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.