Süleyman Faik Efendi
Born 1887/88 (AH 1305) · Bursa · Dated entries 1907/08 (AH 1325)
Languages Arabic, French, Persian, Turkish
Archival reference 147/52; 101
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
- Bandırma
- Kavala
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
1 distinct dated year. Stacked marks retain different posts, rates or accounts without assigning an order within that year. Grey marks have no service place.
The life
Süleyman Faik Efendi was born in Bursa in 1887/88 (AH 1305), within the İslam community. The father’s occupation was Polis ikinci sınıf komiseri. Schooling included Karahisar-ı sahib sancağı sıbyan mektebi; idâdi-i mülki mektebi. The language repertoire included Arabic, French, Persian and Turkish. [1]
The first place of work was Bandırma. Dated career entries span 1907/08 (AH 1325) to 1907/08 (AH 1325) across 1 AH years. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Bandırma, Kavala and Istanbul (Dersaadet). [1]
Monthly pay went from 500 kuruş in 1907/08 (AH 1325) to 500 kuruş in 1907/08 (AH 1325); the highest recorded monthly rate is 500 kuruş in 1907/08 (AH 1325). [1]
Life and career
Follow 2 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 2 · 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.
1 1887/88 (AH 1305)
Bursa
Birth
2 1907/08 (AH 1325)
Bandırma / Kavala / Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
gazhane kitâbeti
225 kuruşCalculated age 20
Kavala emlak-ı hümâyun şûbesi tapu kitâbeti
500 kuruşCalculated age 20
Dersaâdet emlak-ı hümâyun kalemi
500 kuruşCalculated age 20
Kavala emlak-ı hümâyun şûbesi tapu kitâbeti (maaş değişikliği: tutar/alt birim belirsiz)
Calculated age 20
5 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.
- Bandırma iskelesi ağnam ve hayvanat-ı ahaliye muvakkat me'muriyeti · Bandırma · Undated · 500 kuruş · calculated age 18 Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Bandırma gazhane kitâbeti · Bandırma · Undated · 160 kuruş · calculated age 18 Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- kaza-yı mezkûre maliye tahsîlât komisyonu kitâbeti (ilâveten) · Bandırma · Undated · calculated age 18 Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- kaza-yı mezkûr iskelesi ağnam me'murluğu (ilâveten) · Bandırma · Undated · 200 kuruş · calculated age 19 Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- First work as recorded · Bandırma · Year not recorded
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 500 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 50.6% | 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 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
- Bursa301 other officialsEyüb Sabri Efendi born 1887/88 (AH 1305); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Istanbul146 other officialsAhmed Tevfik Paşa 1 shared year; highest salary 40,000 kuruş
- 1907/08 (AH 1325)128 other officialsABDULLAH HULUSİ EFENDİ first entry in Shkodër (İşkodra); highest salary 50 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Personal details
Education and languages
First work and apprenticeship
- Age at first service
- 18 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
- First work place
- Bandırma [source]
- First-salary field
- 500 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Bursalı memurlar
DERVİŞ ŞAFAK TOPRAK · 2019 · Pages 365,366
147/52; 101
Read the original source accounts · 8 source entries →
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 1 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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