Mehmed Şükrü A ğa

Born 1838/39 (AH 1254) · Safranbolu · Dated entries 1877 to 1903 (AH 1294 to 1320)

Archival references BOA, DH SA ĐD nr.127, s.225; BOA, DH SAİD nr.127, s.225

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The life

Mehmed Şükrü A ğa was born in Safranbolu in 1838/39 (AH 1254). The father’s occupation was Rençber.^[source]

Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1877/78 (AH 1294). Dated career entries span 1877/78 (AH 1294) to 1902/03 (AH 1320) across 26 AH years, from Istanbul (Dersaadet) to Istanbul (Dersaadet), beginning with Emtia Gümrüğü kolcusu and ending with entries for Emtia Dahiliye Gümrüğü nezaret kolcusu. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet) and İstanbul Emtia Dahiliye Gümrüğü.^[1]

Monthly pay went from 235 kuruş in 1877/78 (AH 1294) to 250 kuruş in 1902/03 (AH 1320); the highest recorded monthly rate is 400 kuruş in 1894/95 (AH 1312).^[1]

Personal record

Birth: Safranbolu · 1838/39 (AH 1254)^[source]
Father’s occupation: Rençber^[source]
First work: 1877/78 (AH 1294) · Istanbul (Dersaadet)^[source]
Age at first work: 40^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First salary: 235 kuruş^[source]Personal salary figure; not tied to a specific appointment.

Career in numbers

26
Dated AH years: 2
Career place names: 25
Salary years: 235 → 250
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month: 400
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month: 21.5%
Peers paid less in last year

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Dated AH years. Across career and documentary records; not tenure.
Career place names. Distinct place labels; some may not be mapped.
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Annual series: first → last kuruş/month. 1877/78 (AH 1294) to 1902/03 (AH 1320); nominal rates in observed years.
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month. 1894/95 (AH 1312)
Peers paid less in last year. Share of other officials in the annual salary reference with lower pay in 1902/03 (AH 1320).

Life and career

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Stage 1 of 8 · Safranbolu

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1838/39 (AH 1254)
Safranbolu
1. Birth
  Personal record & evidence →
2
1877/78 (AH 1294)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. First work as recorded
  Calculated age 40
  Personal record & evidence →
2. Emtia Gümrüğü kolcusu
  235 kuruşCalculated age 40
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3
1878 (AH 1295)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
1. Emtia Gümrüğü kolcusu
  300 kuruşCalculated age 41
  Entry & evidence →[1]
4
1879/80 (AH 1297) · 19 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. Emtia Gümrüğü kolcusu
  240 kuruşCalculated age 43
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Emtia Dahiliye Gümrüğü şimendifer şubesi sevk memuru
  400 kuruşCalculated age 61
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
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5
1898/99 (AH 1316)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)
  Emtia Dahiliye Gümrüğü şimendifer şubesi sevk memuru
  400 kuruşCalculated age 62
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Place not recorded
  Azil
  Calculated age 62
  Entry & evidence →[1]
6
1899/1900 (AH 1317)
İstanbul Emtia Dahiliye Gümrüğü
Not yet located on the map: İstanbul Emtia Dahiliye Gümrüğü
1. mülazım (kolculuk için)
  Calculated age 63
  Entry & evidence →[1]
7
1900/01 (AH 1318)
İstanbul Emtia Dahiliye Gümrüğü / Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: İstanbul Emtia Dahiliye Gümrüğü
1. İstanbul Emtia Dahiliye Gümrüğü
  mülazım (kolculuk için)
  Calculated age 64
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Istanbul (Dersaadet)
  Emtia Dahiliye Gümrüğü nezaret kolcusu
  150 kuruşCalculated age 64
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 3 recorded entries in this stage →
8
1901/02 (AH 1319) · 2 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1319, 1320. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. Emtia Dahiliye Gümrüğü nezaret kolcusu
  200 kuruşCalculated age 65
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Emtia Dahiliye Gümrüğü nezaret kolcusu
  250 kuruşCalculated age 66
  Entry & evidence →[1]
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Monthly nominal kuruş. “Paid less” is the share of other officials in the same-year annual-entry sample with lower recorded pay; N is official-year observations.
AH year	Official rate	Sample median	Sample p10 to p90	Paid less	N
1877/78 (AH 1294)	235	450	150 to 1,800	20.9%	1160
1878 (AH 1295)	300	450	150 to 2,000	29.1%	1196
1879/80 (AH 1297)	240	400	180 to 1,800	17.2%	1534
1880/81 (AH 1298)	240	400	160 to 1,500	18.1%	1448
1881/82 (AH 1299)	240	400	150 to 1,500	18.1%	1489
1882/83 (AH 1300)	240	400	150 to 1,400	17.4%	1655
1883/84 (AH 1301)	240	400	150 to 1,400	17.6%	1720
1884/85 (AH 1302)	240	400	150 to 1,500	18.1%	1748
1885/86 (AH 1303)	240	400	150 to 1,500	18.3%	1787
1886/87 (AH 1304)	240	400	150 to 1,500	19.0%	1725
1887/88 (AH 1305)	240	400	150 to 1,500	20.1%	1762
1888/89 (AH 1306)	240	400	135 to 1,500	21.0%	1797
1889/90 (AH 1307)	240	400	130 to 1,500	20.7%	1874
1890/91 (AH 1308)	240	400	125 to 1,500	20.9%	1896
1891/92 (AH 1309)	240	400	140 to 1,600	20.7%	1927
1892/93 (AH 1310)	240	400	135 to 1,500	20.9%	1935
1893/94 (AH 1311)	240	400	140 to 1,400	20.5%	1929
1894/95 (AH 1312)	400	400	140 to 1,500	44.9%	2004
1895/96 (AH 1313)	400	400	140 to 1,500	44.7%	1981
1896/97 (AH 1314)	400	450	150 to 1,575	42.2%	2119
1897/98 (AH 1315)	400	400	140 to 1,425	45.2%	1891
1898/99 (AH 1316)	400	400	144 to 1,400	44.3%	1844
1900/01 (AH 1318)	150	400	140 to 1,500	10.3%	1761
1901/02 (AH 1319)	220	400	150 to 1,520	20.4%	1666
1902/03 (AH 1320)	250	400	150 to 1,500	21.5%	1627

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Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries

Istanbul (Dersaadet)25
1877 to 1903 (AH 1294 to 1320)
İstanbul Emtia Dahiliye Gümrüğü2
1899 to 1901 (AH 1317 to 1318)

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Amounts recorded by place

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Istanbul (Dersaadet)150 to 400

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Titles across the recorded years

Distinct AH years with each recorded title

Emtia Gümrüğü kolcusu18
1877 to 1895 (AH 1294 to 1312)
Emtia Dahiliye Gümrüğü şimendifer şubesi sevk memuru5
1894 to 1899 (AH 1312 to 1316)
Emtia Dahiliye Gümrüğü nezaret kolcusu3
1900 to 1903 (AH 1318 to 1320)
mülazım (kolculuk için)2
1899 to 1901 (AH 1317 to 1318)

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Related officials in the salary reference

Safranbolu88 other officialsHacı Mehmed Emin Hulûsî Efendi born 1839/40 (AH 1255); highest salary 360 kuruş
Istanbul760 other officialsMehmed Said 25 shared years; highest salary 10,000 kuruş
1877/78 (AH 1294)160 other officialsAli Recai Efendi first entry in Istanbul; no salary recorded

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Sources and evidence

Sicill-iahval defterlerindeki Safranbolulu (Zağfiranbolulu) memurlar (1879-1909)
AHMET ERKARTAL · 2007 · Pages 113, 114
74 BOA, DH SA ĐD nr.127, s.225; BOA, DH SAİD nr.127, s.225

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