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Mustafa Tevfik 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

The life of Mustafa Tevfik Efendi began in Kale-i Sultani in 1850/51 (AH 1267); the father's occupation was "Biga sancağı nüfus nazırı". At about 14, in 1864/65, Mustafa Tevfik began work. The annual lists begin in 1864/65, with Mustafa Tevfik as Biga sancağı tahrirat kalemi mülazımı and no place named. The lists have no entry for 1871 to 1873, 1878 to 1880 and 1881 to 1894.

The salary went from 200 kuruş a month in 1865/66 to 1,500 in 1880/81, the peak, when nine in ten paid officials earned less. The peak lasted a single year; the next list gives 1,250 kuruş. Over ten years the salaries add up to 114,960 kuruş, 2.3 times what an official on the median salary earned. The last annual entry is for 1896/97.

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. Biga sancağı as worded, no place record

    1864 to 1871 (AH 1281 to 1287)

    Biga sancağı tahrirat kalemi mülazımı

    200 to 550 kuruş a month; entries in 7 years

  2. Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid vilayeti as worded, no place record

    1873 to 1877 (AH 1290 to 1293)

    No annual entry for 1871 to 1873 (AH 1288 to 1289) before it.

    Vilayet mektupçu kalemi birinci müsveddidi (İstifa) 1873/74 (AH 1290); Bahriye Nezareti evrak müdürü 1873 to 1877 (AH 1290 to 1293)

    1,000 to 1,200 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  3. Aydın vilayeti as worded, no place record

    1875 to 1878 (AH 1292 to 1294)

    Aydın vilayeti evrak müdürü

    1,000 to 1,330 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  4. Biga sancağı as worded, no place record

    1880/81 (AH 1298)

    No annual entry for 1878 to 1880 (AH 1295 to 1297) before it.

    Biga sancağı tahrirat müdürü

    1,500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  5. Gelibolu sancağı as worded, no place record

    1894 to 1897 (AH 1312 to 1314)

    No annual entry for 1881 to 1894 (AH 1299 to 1311) before it.

    Gelibolu sancağı tahrirat müdürü

    1,250 to 1,350 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearentry of another institutionsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entryno entry05001,0001,5001865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141,500 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0002,0001865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 1314This 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 Mustafa Tevfik Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1865/6620040015%
1866/6720040017%
1870/7155040063%
1873/741,00040576%
1875/761,00045077%
1876/771,20042082%
1877/781,33045085%
1880/811,50040089%
1894/951,25040086%
1896/971,35045087%

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 Mustafa Tevfik Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1864/65AH 1281First work
1864 to 1871AH 1281 to 1287Biga sancağı tahrirat kalemi mülazımı
8 entries
YearSalary
1864/65
1865/66200
1866/67200
1867/68
1867/68
1868/69
1869/70
1870/71550
550
No annual entry: 1871 to 1873 (AH 1288 to 1289)
1873/74AH 1290Vilayet mektupçu kalemi birinci müsveddidi (İstifa)
1873 to 1877AH 1290 to 1293Bahriye Nezareti evrak müdürü
Bahriye
4 entries
YearSalary
1873/741,000
1874/75
1875/76
1876/771,200
1,000 to 1,200
1875 to 1878AH 1292 to 1294Aydın vilayeti evrak müdürü
3 entries
YearSalary
1875/761,000
1876/77
1877/781,330
1,000 to 1,330
No annual entry: 1878 to 1880 (AH 1295 to 1297)
1880/81AH 1298Biga sancağı tahrirat müdürü1,500
No annual entry: 1881 to 1894 (AH 1299 to 1311)
1894 to 1897AH 1312 to 1314Gelibolu sancağı tahrirat müdürü
3 entries
YearSalary
1894/951,250
1895/96
1896/971,350
1,250 to 1,350

Record

Personal

Born
1850/51 (AH 1267)
Birthplace
Kale-i Sultani
Father's occupation
Biga sancağı nüfus nazırı

First work

Year
1864/65 (AH 1281)

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 73 officials whose first annual entry is for 1864/65 (AH 1281), 61 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Tevfik Efendi had the 21st highest salary of them.

All 73 officials whose first annual entry is for 1864/65 (AH 1281)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mustafa Tevfik Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1864/65AH 1281Biga sancağı tahrirat kalemi mülazımıBiga sancağıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.; 65 BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.
1865/66AH 1282Biga sancağı arazi üçüncü kâtibiBiga sancağı200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.; 65 BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.
1866/67AH 1283Biga sancağı arazi üçüncü kâtibiBiga sancağı200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.; 65 BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.
1867/68AH 1284Biga sancağı arazi üçüncü kâtibi (İstifa)Biga sancağıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.; 65 BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.
1867/68AH 1284Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid valisi mühürdarıCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid vilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.; 65 BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.
1868/69AH 1285Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid valisi mühürdarıCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid vilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.; 65 BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.
1869/70AH 1286Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid valisi mühürdarıCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid vilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.; 65 BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.
1870/71AH 1287Vilayet mektupçu kalemi üçüncü müsveddidiCezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid vilayeti550Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.; 65 BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.
1873/74AH 1290Vilayet mektupçu kalemi birinci müsveddidi (İstifa)Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid vilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.; 65 BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.
1873/74AH 1290Bahriye Nezareti evrak müdürü1,000BahriyeSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.; 65 BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.
1874/75AH 1291Bahriye Nezareti evrak müdürüBahriyeSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.; 65 BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.
1875/76AH 1292Bahriye Nezareti evrak müdürü (İnfisal)BahriyeSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.; 65 BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.
1875/76AH 1292Aydın vilayeti evrak müdürüAydın vilayeti1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.; 65 BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.
1876/77AH 1293Aydın vilayeti mektupçu kalemi mümeyyizi (Azil)Aydın vilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.; 65 BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.
1876/77AH 1293Bahriye Nezareti meclis kalemi ikinci müdürü1,200BahriyeSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.; 65 BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.
1877/78AH 1294Biga sancağı tahrirat müdürüBiga sancağı1,330Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.; 65 BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.
1880/81AH 1298Biga sancağı tahrirat müdürüBiga sancağı1,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.; 65 BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.
1894/95AH 1312Gelibolu sancağı tahrirat müdürüGelibolu sancağı1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.; 65 BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.
1895/96AH 1313Gelibolu sancağı tahrirat müdürü (Azil)Gelibolu sancağıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.; 65 BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.
1896/97AH 1314Dedeağaç sancağı tahrirat müdürüDedeağaç sancağı1,350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.; 65 BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 00010/00263.
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 Mustafa Tevfik 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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