Mehmed Cemil Efendi
Born 1851/52 (AH 1268) · Kemaliye (Eğin) · Dated entries 1874 to 1897 (AH 1291 to 1314)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 130/341
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Cemil Efendi was born in Kemaliye (Eğin) in 1851/52 (AH 1268), within the İslam community. The father’s occupation was Piyade taburu kâtibi. Schooling included Eğin Sıbyan Mektebi; hâfız. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Erzurum in 1874/75 (AH 1291). Service included Rüsûmât Nezareti mülazımı in Erzurum (1874/75 (AH 1291)). Later posts included 2. Duhan Fabrikası memuru in Erzincan (1876 to 1878 (AH 1293 to 1295)), Baş Umumiye memuru in Erzincan (1884/85 (AH 1302)) and Vergi kâtibi in Bâb (1896/97 (AH 1314)). Erzincan appears most often, across 4 dated years. Entries later return to Kemaliye (Eğin), the recorded birthplace. [1]
Monthly pay went from 500 kuruş in 1876/77 (AH 1293) to 250 kuruş in 1896/97 (AH 1314); the highest recorded monthly rate is 500 kuruş in 1876/77 (AH 1293). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 8 · Kemaliye (Eğin)
How to read this map
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1 1851/52 (AH 1268)
Kemaliye (Eğin)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 23
Rüsûmât Nezareti mülazımı
Calculated age 23
3 1876/77 (AH 1293) · 3 recorded years
Erzincan
AH entries: 1293, 1294, 1295. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
2. Duhan Fabrikası memuru
400 kuruşCalculated age 25
2. Duhan Fabrikası memuru (Azil)
Calculated age 27
Recorded service ending
4 Baş Umumiye memuru
500 kuruşCalculated age 34
Baş Umumiye memuru (Azil)
Calculated age 34
Recorded service ending
5 1885/86 (AH 1303)
Malazgirt
Vergi kâtibi
400 kuruşCalculated age 35
6 1887/88 (AH 1305)
Kemaliye (Eğin)
Nüfus memuru
Calculated age 37
7 1894/95 (AH 1312)
Cebelibereket (Osmaniye)
Not yet located on the map: Cebelibereket (Osmaniye)
Vergi kâtibi
250 kuruşCalculated age 44
8 1896/97 (AH 1314)
Bâb
Not yet located on the map: Bâb
Vergi kâtibi
250 kuruşCalculated age 46
2 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.
- Rüsûmât Nezareti mülazımı (Nakil) · Erzurum · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Vergi kâtibi · Bâb ve Cebelibereket · Undated · 500 kuruş 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 500 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 55.0% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 350 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 38.5% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 350 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 38.7% | 1196 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 59.8% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 44.7% | 1787 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 250 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 21.9% | 2004 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 250 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 18.3% | 2119 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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● 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
- Kemaliye (Eğin)73 other officialsRasim İspiro Efendi born 1850/51 (AH 1267); highest salary 2,000 kuruş
- Erzincan19 other officialsMustafa Safvet Efendi 3 shared years; highest salary 950 kuruş
- 1874/75 (AH 1291)151 other officialsİsmail Hakkı Efendi first entry in Taşköprü; highest salary 500 kuruş
Education and personal record
Schooling Eğin Sıbyan Mektebi; hâfız [source]
Language skills and historical terms
Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.
- Turkish · Kitâbetokur yazar [1]
Honours and other personal details
- Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
- 1 (recorded code) [source]
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Eğinli (Kemaliyeli) Devlet adamları (1820?1854)
ÖMER FERİT İMLAK · 2012 · Pages 98, 99
165 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 130/341.; BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 130/341
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 9 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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