Marko Kohen Efendi
Born 1878 (AH 1295) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1893 to 1899 (AH 1311 to 1316)
Languages French, Rum (as recorded), Turkish
Archival reference BOA, HR.SAİD, No. 13, Gömlek No. 2, 4-3
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)
- Cenova
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
Marko Kohen Efendi was born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1878 (AH 1295), within the Musevilik community. The father’s occupation was Bâb-ı Seraskerî müteahhidi. Schooling included Özel muallim; Mekteb-i Sultanî. The language repertoire included French, Rum (as recorded) and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1893/94 (AH 1311). Dated career entries span 1893/94 (AH 1311) to 1898/99 (AH 1316) across 6 AH years, beginning with Hariciye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet) and Cenova. [1]
Monthly pay went from 100 kuruş in 1895/96 (AH 1313) to 540 kuruş in 1898/99 (AH 1316); the highest recorded monthly rate is 540 kuruş in 1898/99 (AH 1316). [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 · Istanbul (Dersaadet)
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 1878 (AH 1295)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 16
Hariciye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 16
3 1894/95 (AH 1312) · 4 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Hariciye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 17
Continuing service as described
Hariciye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 18
Continuing service as described
Hariciye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı
100 kuruşCalculated age 18
Hariciye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı
100 kuruşCalculated age 19
Continuing service as described
Hariciye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı
175 kuruşCalculated age 19
Hariciye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı
175 kuruşCalculated age 20
Continuing service as described
4 1898/99 (AH 1316)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Cenova
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Cenova
Hariciye Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı
175 kuruşCalculated age 21
Continuing service as described
Cenova
Cenova Şehbenderhanesi kançılarlığı
540 kuruşCalculated age 21
1 entry without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Niş başşehbender vekili ve kançılar · Niš (Niş) · 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.
Marks show observed AH years only; gaps remain blank and no line implies continuous pay or service. The reference range includes the focal official when they are in the sample.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 100 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 5.0% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 175 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 11.7% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 175 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 13.7% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 540 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 65.3% | 1844 |
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- Istanbul (Dersaadet)100 to 175
- Cenova540
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
- Istanbul665 other officialsAli Kemal Bey born 1878 (AH 1295); highest salary 1,800 kuruş
- Istanbul359 other officialsMehmed Necmeddin Efendi 6 shared years; highest salary 20,000 kuruş
- 1893/94 (AH 1311)195 other officialsCelil Hamdi Efendi first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 220 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Personal details
Education and languages
First work and apprenticeship
- Age at first service
- 16 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
- First work place
- İstanbul [source]
- First work year
- 1893/94 (AH 1311) [source]
- Apprenticeship
- 2.7 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.
Sources and evidence
- II. Abdülhamid dönemi sicil dosyalarına göre şehbenderler (1876-1909)
BERİVAN SULTAN DUMAN · 2024 · Pages 261, 262
BOA, HR.SAİD, No. 13, Gömlek No. 2, 4-3.
Read the original source accounts · 10 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.