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Mehmet Arif Efendi

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

Mehmet Arif Efendi was born in Topçu karyesi in 1845/46 (AH 1262). At about 35, in 1880/81, Mehmet Arif began work. The first annual entry, for 1880/81, names Mehmet Arif as Aşar kalemi mülazımı; aşar kol memurluğu gibi geçici hizmetler, with no place. For 1881 to 1884, 1885 to 1892, 1896 to 1900 and 1903 to 1905 the lists have no entry. In place of a title the lists give Azil (dismissal) for 1902/03.

The salary went from 250 kuruş a month in 1884/85 to 500 in 1905/06, the peak, when 52 per cent of paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1905/06.

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.

  1. Terkos nahiyesi as worded, no place record

    1880/81 (AH 1298)

    Aşar kalemi mülazımı; aşar kol memurluğu gibi geçici hizmetler

    entries in 1 year

  2. Istranca as worded, no place record

    1884/85 (AH 1302)

    No annual entry for 1881 to 1884 (AH 1299 to 1301) before it.

    Düyun-ı umumiye memuru

    250 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  3. Terkos nahiyesi as worded, no place record

    1892 to 1896 (AH 1310 to 1313)

    No annual entry for 1885 to 1892 (AH 1303 to 1309) before it.

    Niyabet-i şeriyye (naib)

    450 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  4. Istranca as worded, no place record

    1900 to 1903 (AH 1318 to 1320)

    No annual entry for 1896 to 1900 (AH 1314 to 1317) before it.

    Vakıf ormanları süvari kolcusu (iade) 1900 to 1903 (AH 1318 to 1320); Azil (dismissal (a note on status, not a job)) 1902/03 (AH 1320)

    entries in 3 years

  5. Place not recorded

    1905/06 (AH 1323)

    No annual entry for 1903 to 1905 (AH 1321 to 1322) before it.

    Vakıf ormanları süvari memuru

    500 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 entryno entryno entryno entry02004006001880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 1322500 kuruşNiyabet-i şeriyye (naib)
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 1322This officialMedian, all officials

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 Mehmet Arif Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1884/8525040019%
1895/9645040052%
1905/0650043052%

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 Mehmet Arif Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1880/81AH 1298First work
1880/81AH 1298Aşar kalemi mülazımı; aşar kol memurluğu gibi geçici hizmetler
No annual entry: 1881 to 1884 (AH 1299 to 1301)
1884/85AH 1302Düyun-ı umumiye memuru250
No annual entry: 1885 to 1892 (AH 1303 to 1309)
1892 to 1896AH 1310 to 1313Niyabet-i şeriyye (naib)
6 entries
YearSalary
1892/93
1893/94
1894/95
1895/96
1895/96
1895/96450
450
No annual entry: 1896 to 1900 (AH 1314 to 1317)
1900 to 1903AH 1318 to 1320Vakıf ormanları süvari kolcusu (iade)
3 entries
YearSalary
1900/01
1901/02
1902/03
1902/03AH 1320Azildismissal (a note on status, not a job)
No annual entry: 1903 to 1905 (AH 1321 to 1322)
1905/06AH 1323Vakıf ormanları süvari memuru500

Record

Personal

Born
1845/46 (AH 1262)
Birthplace
Topçu karyesi

First work

Year
1880/81 (AH 1298)

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.

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 182 officials whose first annual entry is for 1880/81 (AH 1298), 162 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Arif Efendi had the 80th highest salary of them.

All 182 officials whose first annual entry is for 1880/81 (AH 1298)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmet Arif Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1880/81AH 1298Aşar kalemi mülazımı; aşar kol memurluğu gibi geçici hizmetlerTerkos nahiyesiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285; 158 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.; 159 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.; 160 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.
1884/85AH 1302Düyun-ı umumiye memuruIstranca250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285
1892/93AH 1310Niyabet-i şeriyye (naib)Terkos nahiyesiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285; 158 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.; 159 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.; 160 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.
1893/94AH 1311Niyabet-i şeriyye (naib)Terkos nahiyesiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285; 158 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.; 159 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.; 160 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.
1894/95AH 1312Niyabet-i şeriyye (naib)Terkos nahiyesiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285; 158 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.; 159 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.; 160 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.
1895/96AH 1313Niyabet-i şeriyye (naib)Terkos nahiyesiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285; 158 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.; 159 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.; 160 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.
1895/96AH 1313Niyabet-i şeriyye (naib) (İstifa)Terkos nahiyesiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285; 158 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.; 159 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.; 160 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.
1895/96AH 1313Vakıf ormanları süvari kolcusuIstranca450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285; 158 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.; 159 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.; 160 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.
1900/01AH 1318Vakıf ormanları süvari kolcusu (iade)IstrancaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285; 158 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.; 159 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.; 160 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.
1901/02AH 1319Tezkere muharririAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285; 158 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.; 159 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.; 160 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.
1902/03AH 1320Tezkere muharririAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285; 158 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.; 159 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.; 160 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.
1902/03AH 1320AzilAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285; 158 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.; 159 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.; 160 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285.
1905/06AH 1323Vakıf ormanları süvari memuru500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD,d. 57/285
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 Mehmet Arif Efendi 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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