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KĠġMĠRĠZADE CEMAL EFENDĠ

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

The life of KĠġMĠRĠZADE CEMAL EFENDĠ began in Antalya in 1861/62 (AH 1278). Work began in 1879/80, at about 18. The first annual entry, for 1879/80, names KĠġMĠRĠZADE CEMAL EFENDĠ as Vilayet mektubi kalemi mülazımı, with no place. At the same time, from 1880/81, the lists also place KĠġMĠRĠZADE CEMAL EFENDĠ in Eşme as Bidayet mahkemesi kâtibi. Alongside, the lists for 1887 to 1889 give a second post, in Midyat as a district governor (Kaymakam). Next came Avanos in 1889/90. Alongside, the lists for 1889 to 1892 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Kaymakam. Alongside, the lists for 1891 to 1895 give a second post, in Mesudiye as Kaymakam. Alongside, the lists for 1894 to 1896 give a second post, in Divriği as Kaymakam. Alongside, the lists for 1895 to 1897 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Kaymakam. Alongside, the lists for 1896 to 1901 give a second post, in Gaza as Kaymakam. Alongside, the lists for 1900 to 1902 give a second post, in Nevşehir as Kaymakam. Alongside, the lists for 1901/02 give a second post, in Alanya as Kaymakam.

The salary went from 225 kuruş a month in 1880/81 to 2,250 in 1900/01, the peak, as Kaymakam in Nevşehir, when 94 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1901/02.

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 15 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1880/811887/881889/901891/921894/951896/971900/011901/021367910131415AntalyaEşmeMidyatAvanos, NevşehirMesudiyeDivriğiGazaAlanya

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Aydın vilayeti), stop 4 (Küre-i Nühas), stop 5 (Avniye), stop 8 (Bala), stop 11 (Adı okunamayan kaza), stop 12 (Kandıra).

  1. Antalya

    Born 1861/62 (AH 1278)

  2. Aydın vilayeti as worded, no place record not on the map

    1879 to 1881 (AH 1297 to 1298)

    Vilayet mektubi kalemi mülazımı

    entries in 2 years

  3. Eşme

    1880/81 (AH 1298)

    Bidayet mahkemesi kâtibi

    225 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  4. Küre-i Nühas as worded, no place record not on the map

    1882 to 1886 (AH 1300 to 1303)

    No annual entry for 1881/82 (AH 1299) before it.

    Nahiye Muduru 1882 to 1886 (AH 1300 to 1303); Nahiye müdürü (İstifa) 1885/86 (AH 1303)

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  5. Avniye as worded, no place record not on the map

    1886 to 1888 (AH 1304 to 1305)

    Kaymakam

    1,000 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  6. Midyat

    1887 to 1889 (AH 1305 to 1306)

    Kaymakam 1887 to 1889 (AH 1305 to 1306); Kaymakam (İstifa) 1888/89 (AH 1306)

    1,250 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  7. Avanos

    1889/90 (AH 1307)

    Kaymakam

    1,215 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  8. Bala as worded, no place record not on the map

    1889 to 1892 (AH 1307 to 1309)

    Kaymakam

    1,215 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  9. Mesudiye (Hamidiye)

    1891 to 1895 (AH 1309 to 1312)

    Kaymakam

    1,100 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  10. Divriği

    1894 to 1896 (AH 1312 to 1313)

    Kaymakam

    1,250 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  11. Adı okunamayan kaza as worded, no place record not on the map

    1895/96 (AH 1313)

    Kaymakam

    1,750 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  12. Kandıra as worded, no place record not on the map

    1896/97 (AH 1314)

    Kaymakam (Azil)

    entries in 1 year

  13. Gaza (Gazze)

    1896 to 1901 (AH 1314 to 1318)

    Kaymakam

    1,575 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

  14. Nevşehir

    1900 to 1902 (AH 1318 to 1319)

    Kaymakam

    2,250 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  15. Alanya (Alaiye)

    1901/02 (AH 1319)

    Kaymakam

    2,250 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entry01,0002,0003,0001880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13182,250 kuruşNahiye MuduruKaymakamKaymakamKaymakam
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0002,0005,0001880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 1318This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, 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 KĠġMĠRĠZADE CEMAL EFENDĠ against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1880/8122540040016%
1882/8340040040046%
1883/8440040040046%
1884/8540040048045%
1885/8640040040844%
1886/871,0004001,25080%
1887/881,2504001,25075084%
1888/891,2504001,25075085%
1889/901,2154001,25040086%
1890/911,2154001,50085%
1891/921,2154001,70085%
1892/931,1004001,25037084%
1893/941,1004001,55036085%
1894/951,2504001,25031086%
1895/961,7504001,25090%
1896/971,5754501,25032590%
1897/981,5754001,512.535091%
1898/991,5754001,12565091%
1899/19001,5754001,12565091%
1900/012,2504001,57538094%
1901/022,2504001,22538093%

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 KĠġMĠRĠZADE CEMAL EFENDĠ, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1879/80AH 1297First work
1879 to 1881AH 1297 to 1298Vilayet mektubi kalemi mülazımı
2 entries
YearSalary
1879/80
1880/81
1880/81AH 1298Bidayet mahkemesi kâtibiEşme225
No annual entry: 1881/82 (AH 1299)
1882 to 1886AH 1300 to 1303Nahiye Muduru
4 entries
YearSalary
1882/83400
1883/84400
1884/85400
1885/86400
400
1885/86AH 1303Nahiye müdürü (İstifa)
1886 to 1888AH 1304 to 1305Kaymakam
2 entries
YearSalary
1886/871,000
1887/881,000
1,000
1887 to 1889AH 1305 to 1306Kaymakam
2 entries
YearSalary
1887/881,250
1888/891,250
Midyat1,250
1888/89AH 1306Kaymakam (İstifa)Midyat
1889/90AH 1307KaymakamAvanos1,215
1889 to 1892AH 1307 to 1309Kaymakam
3 entries
YearSalary
1889/901,215
1890/911,215
1891/921,215
1,215
1891 to 1895AH 1309 to 1312Kaymakam
4 entries
YearSalary
1891/921,100
1892/931,100
1893/941,100
1894/951,100
Mesudiye (Hamidiye)1,100
1894 to 1896AH 1312 to 1313Kaymakam
2 entries
YearSalary
1894/951,250
1895/961,250
Divriği1,250
1895/96AH 1313Kaymakam1,750
1896/97AH 1314Kaymakam (Azil)
1896 to 1901AH 1314 to 1318Kaymakam
5 entries
YearSalary
1896/971,575
1897/981,575
1898/991,575
1899/19001,575
1900/011,575
Gaza (Gazze)1,575
1900 to 1902AH 1318 to 1319Kaymakam
2 entries
YearSalary
1900/012,250
1901/022,250
Nevşehir2,250
1901/02AH 1319KaymakamAlanya (Alaiye)2,250

Record

Personal

Born
1861/62 (AH 1278)
Birthplace
Antalya

First work

Year
1879/80 (AH 1297)

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 post (job title and place), same years

Of the 2 officials who held Kaymakam in Mesudiye (Hamidiye) in the same years, KĠġMĠRĠZADE CEMAL EFENDĠ had the lowest salary.

Same place, same years

Of the 8 officials with entries in Gaza (Gazze) in the same years, KĠġMĠRĠZADE CEMAL EFENDĠ had the 2nd highest salary.

All 28 officials with entries in Gaza (Gazze)

Same job title, same years

Of the 132 officials with the title Kaymakam in the same years, 104 have a recorded salary; KĠġMĠRĠZADE CEMAL EFENDĠ had the 35th highest salary of them.

All 265 officials with the title Kaymakam

Same birthplace

Of the 243 officials born in Antalya, 236 have a recorded salary; KĠġMĠRĠZADE CEMAL EFENDĠ had the 12th highest salary of them.

The page of Antalya, with the 243 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 207 officials whose first annual entry is for 1879/80 (AH 1297), 191 have a recorded salary; KĠġMĠRĠZADE CEMAL EFENDĠ had the 13th highest salary of them.

All 207 officials whose first annual entry is for 1879/80 (AH 1297)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of KĠġMĠRĠZADE CEMAL EFENDĠ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1879/80AH 1297Vilayet mektubi kalemi mülazımıAydın vilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1880/81AH 1298Vilayet mektubi kalemi mülazımıAydın vilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1880/81AH 1298Bidayet mahkemesi kâtibiEşme225Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1882/83AH 1300Nahiye MuduruKüre-i Nühas400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1883/84AH 1301Nahiye MuduruKüre-i Nühas400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1884/85AH 1302Nahiye MuduruKüre-i Nühas400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1885/86AH 1303Nahiye MuduruKüre-i Nühas400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1885/86AH 1303Nahiye müdürü (İstifa)Küre-i NühasAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1886/87AH 1304KaymakamAvniye1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1887/88AH 1305KaymakamAvniye1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1887/88AH 1305KaymakamMidyat1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1888/89AH 1306KaymakamMidyat1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1888/89AH 1306Kaymakam (İstifa)MidyatAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1889/90AH 1307KaymakamAvanos1,215Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1889/90AH 1307KaymakamBala1,215Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1890/91AH 1308KaymakamBala1,215Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1891/92AH 1309KaymakamBala1,215Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1891/92AH 1309KaymakamMesudiye (Hamidiye)1,100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1892/93AH 1310KaymakamMesudiye (Hamidiye)1,100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1893/94AH 1311KaymakamMesudiye (Hamidiye)1,100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1894/95AH 1312KaymakamMesudiye (Hamidiye)1,100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1894/95AH 1312KaymakamDivriği1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1895/96AH 1313KaymakamDivriği1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1895/96AH 1313KaymakamAdı okunamayan kaza1,750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1896/97AH 1314Kaymakam (Azil)KandıraAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1896/97AH 1314KaymakamGaza (Gazze)1,575Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1897/98AH 1315KaymakamGaza (Gazze)1,575Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1898/99AH 1316KaymakamGaza (Gazze)1,575Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1899/1900AH 1317KaymakamGaza (Gazze)1,575Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1900/01AH 1318KaymakamGaza (Gazze)1,575Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1900/01AH 1318KaymakamNevşehir2,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1901/02AH 1319KaymakamNevşehir2,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
1901/02AH 1319KaymakamAlanya (Alaiye)2,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records69 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00010 -00317 / 629
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 KĠġMĠRĠZADE CEMAL EFENDĠ 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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