Kostantin Efendi
Born 1871/72 (AH 1288) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1882 to 1911 (AH 1300 to 1328)
Languages French, Rum (as recorded), Turkish
Archival references BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 00081/00227, s. 451; BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 00150/00225, s. 451
The career, year by year
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The life
Kostantin Efendi was born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1871/72 (AH 1288), within the Hristiyan (Rum) community. The father’s occupation was Tüccar. Schooling included Arnavutköy Rum Mektebi; özel hocalar; Mekteb-i Sultani (terk). The language repertoire included French, Rum (as recorded) and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Sidirokastro (Demirhisar) in 1901/02 (AH 1319). Dated career entries span 1882/83 (AH 1300) to 1910/11 (AH 1328) across 7 AH years, from Istanbul (Dersaadet) to Niksar, beginning with Mekteb-i Sultani öğrencisi and ending with entries for Kaymakam. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet), Sidirokastro (Demirhisar), Ayvalık and Lemnos (Limni) and 4 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 540 kuruş in 1901/02 (AH 1319) to 1,500 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,800 kuruş in 1904/05 (AH 1322). [1]
Life and career
Follow 8 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 8 · Istanbul (Dersaadet)
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 stop kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1871/72 (AH 1288)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Birth
2 1882/83 (AH 1300)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mekteb-i Sultani öğrencisi
Calculated age 12
3 1901/02 (AH 1319)
Sidirokastro (Demirhisar) / Ayvalık
Within-year entry order unresolved
First work as recorded
Calculated age 31
Kaymakam Muavini
Calculated age 31
4 Kaymakam Muavini
Calculated age 32
Continuing service as described
Kaymakam muavini (İstifa)
Calculated age 32
Recorded service ending
5 1904/05 (AH 1322)
Lemnos (Limni)
Mutasarrıf muavini
1,800 kuruşCalculated age 34
6 1906/07 (AH 1324)
Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid / Karesi / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid; Karesi; Location not recorded
Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid
Mutasarrıf muavini
Calculated age 36
Place not recorded
Azil
Calculated age 36
7 1909/10 (AH 1327)
Gümüşhacıköy
Kaymakam
1,500 kuruşCalculated age 39
8 1910/11 (AH 1328)
Niksar
Kaymakam
Calculated age 40
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.
- Mekteb-i Sultani öğrencisi (İnfisal) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Kaymakam · Merzifon · Undated 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 540 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 62.0% | 1666 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 1,800 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 91.8% | 1493 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 1,500 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 79.9% | 1088 |
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 entriesThe six most recorded places. Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate- Gümüşhacıköy1,500
- Lemnos (Limni)1,800
Ranges 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
- Istanbul665 other officialsAleko Kasap Efendi born 1871/72 (AH 1288); no salary recorded
- Ayvalık2 other officialsAnastaş Yaver Efendi 2 shared years; highest salary 750 kuruş
- 1882/83 (AH 1300)236 other officialsMehmed Efendi first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 420 kuruş
Education and personal record
Schooling Arnavutköy Rum Mektebi; özel hocalar; Mekteb-i Sultani (terk) [source]
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 İstanbul doğumlu Yahudi ve Rum devlet adamları
AHMET SÜRMEN · 2011 · Pages 134, 135
228 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 00081/00227, s. 451.; 229 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 00150/00225, s. 451.; BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 00081/00227, s. 451.; BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 00150/00225, s. 451.
Read the original source accounts · 14 source entries →
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 7 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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