Mehmed Feyzi 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
Mehmed Feyzi Efendi was born in Hereke in 1837/38 (AH 1253). Work began in Hereke in 1850/51, at about 14. The first annual entry, for 1850/51, names Mehmed Feyzi as Fabrika görevlisi; özel görevi belirtilmemiş, with no place. The lists have no entry for 1852 to 1856, 1866 to 1873 and 1881 to 1903. Few careers in the lists are as long; 37 of the 8,239 officials have entries spanning 55 years or more.
Pay rose from 300 kuruş a month in 1856/57 to a peak of 1,250 in 1903/04, when 87 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, 20 years of salary come to 116,520 kuruş, 1.1 times what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The last annual entry is for 1903/04.
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.
Born 1837/38 (AH 1253); First work 1850/51 (AH 1267)
Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu as worded, no place record
1850 to 1904 (AH 1267 to 1321)
Fabrika görevlisi; özel görevi belirtilmemiş 1850 to 1852 (AH 1267 to 1268); Fabrika görevlisi; özel görevi belirtilmemiş (Nakil) 1856 to 1866 (AH 1273 to 1282); Boyahane muallimi 1873 to 1881 (AH 1290 to 1298); Boyahane muallimi (Nakil) 1903/04 (AH 1321)
300 to 1,250 kuruş a month; entries in 22 years
No annual entry for 1852 to 1856 (AH 1269 to 1272) or 1866 to 1873 (AH 1283 to 1289) or 1881 to 1903 (AH 1299 to 1320).
Career and salary#
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
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Median, same province | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1856/57 | 300 | 400 | 37% | ||
| 1857/58 | 300 | 400 | 41% | ||
| 1858/59 | 300 | 500 | 28% | ||
| 1859/60 | 300 | 500 | 25% | ||
| 1860/61 | 300 | 500 | 27% | ||
| 1861/62 | 300 | 500 | 27% | ||
| 1862/63 | 300 | 400 | 34% | ||
| 1863/64 | 300 | 475 | 34% | ||
| 1864/65 | 400 | 400 | 47% | ||
| 1865/66 | 500 | 400 | 53% | ||
| 1873/74 | 600 | 405 | 62% | ||
| 1874/75 | 600 | 450 | 63% | ||
| 1875/76 | 600 | 450 | 63% | ||
| 1876/77 | 600 | 420 | 64% | ||
| 1877/78 | 690 | 450 | 69% | ||
| 1878 | 690 | 450 | 69% | ||
| 1878/79 | 690 | 400 | 69% | ||
| 1879/80 | 345 | 400 | 39% | ||
| 1880/81 | 345 | 400 | 40% | ||
| 1903/04 | 1,250 | 405 | 87% |
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.
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1850/51AH 1267 | First work | Hereke | |
| 1850 to 1852AH 1267 to 1268 | Fabrika görevlisi; özel görevi belirtilmemiş | ||
| No annual entry: 1852 to 1856 (AH 1269 to 1272) | |||
| 1856 to 1866AH 1273 to 1282 | Fabrika görevlisi; özel görevi belirtilmemiş (Nakil) | 500 | |
| No annual entry: 1866 to 1873 (AH 1283 to 1289) | |||
| 1873 to 1881AH 1290 to 1298 | Boyahane muallimi | 600 to 345 | |
| No annual entry: 1881 to 1903 (AH 1299 to 1320) | |||
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Boyahane muallimi (Nakil) | 1,250 | |
Record#
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 birthplace
Of the 2 officials born in Hereke, Mehmed Feyzi Efendi had the lowest salary.
- Musa Efendiborn 1845/46 (AH 1262); highest salary 1,900 kuruş
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 12 officials whose first annual entry is for 1850/51 (AH 1267), 7 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Feyzi Efendi had the 5th highest salary of them.
- İbrahim Hâlet Beyfirst annual entry 1850/51 (AH 1267); no salary recorded
- KARABET HOMARYAN EFENDİfirst annual entry 1850/51 (AH 1267); no salary recorded
- Mehmet Emin Efendifirst annual entry 1850/51 (AH 1267); no salary recorded
- Mehmed Eminfirst annual entry 1850/51 (AH 1267); no salary recorded
- Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendifirst annual entry 1850/51 (AH 1267); highest salary 1,800 kuruş
All 12 officials whose first annual entry is for 1850/51 (AH 1267)
Annual entries and original values
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850/51AH 1267 | Fabrika görevlisi; özel görevi belirtilmemiş | Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 | |
| 1851/52AH 1268 | Fabrika görevlisi; özel görevi belirtilmemiş | Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 | |
| 1856/57AH 1273 | Fabrika görevlisi; özel görevi belirtilmemiş (Nakil) | Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 | |
| 1856/57AH 1273 | Boyahane muallimi | Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 |
| 1857/58AH 1274 | Boyahane muallimi | Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 |
| 1858/59AH 1275 | Boyahane muallimi | Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 |
| 1859/60AH 1276 | Boyahane muallimi | Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 |
| 1860/61AH 1277 | Boyahane muallimi | Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 |
| 1861/62AH 1278 | Boyahane muallimi | Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 |
| 1862/63AH 1279 | Boyahane muallimi | Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 |
| 1863/64AH 1280 | Boyahane muallimi | Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 |
| 1864/65AH 1281 | Boyahane muallimi | Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 |
| 1864/65AH 1281 | Boyahane muallimi | Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu | 400 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 |
| 1865/66AH 1282 | Boyahane muallimi | Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu | 400 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 |
| 1865/66AH 1282 | Boyahane muallimi | Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu | 500 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Boyahane muallimi | Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu | 600 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Boyahane muallimi | Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu | 600 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Boyahane muallimi | Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu | 600 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Boyahane muallimi | Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu | 600 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Boyahane muallimi | Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Boyahane muallimi | Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Boyahane muallimi | Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu | 690 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Boyahane muallimi | Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu | 690 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Boyahane muallimi | Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu | 690 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Boyahane muallimi | Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu | 345 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Boyahane muallimi | Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu | 345 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Boyahane muallimi | Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu | 345 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Maaş kaydı | 345 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 | |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Boyahane muallimi (Nakil) | Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 | |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muallim-i evvel | Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 | |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muallim-i evvel | Hereke Fabrika-yı Hümayunu | 1,250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.877 |
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.
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|
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.
- Origin of the record: Source collection.
Subjects
- List of Ottoman officials (Osmanlı memurları listesi)
- Collective biography (kolektif biyografi)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)