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Mustafa Nuri 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 Nuri Efendi began in Giresun in 1864/65 (AH 1281); the father's occupation was "Terzi". Mustafa Nuri began work in Istanbul in 1891/92, at about 27. The first annual entry, for 1891/92, places Mustafa Nuri in Istanbul as a candidate official (Mülazım). Next came a post with no place named from 1892 to 1899. Alongside, the lists for 1892/93 give a second post, in Darıca as çiroz mubassırı. Mustafa Nuri then moved to Büyükada from 1894 to 1897. Alongside, the lists for 1896/97 give a second post, in Galata as şıra memuru. The last posts were in Istanbul again from 1898 to 1900.

Pay rose from 300 kuruş a month in 1892/93 to a peak of 357 in 1894/95, in Büyükada, when 42 per cent of paid officials earned less. The peak lasted a single year; the next list gives 350 kuruş. The last annual entry is for 1899/1900.

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.

All 7 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1891/921894/95124567GiresunIstanbul, Büyükada, GalataDarıca

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 3 (Rumeli Feneri).

  1. Giresun

    Born 1864/65 (AH 1281)

  2. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    First work 1891/92 (AH 1309); 1891/92 (AH 1309)

    Mülazım

    entries in 1 year

  3. Rumeli Feneri as worded, no place record not on the map

    1892 to 1899 (AH 1310 to 1316)

    alamana memuru

    200 to 350 kuruş a month; entries in 7 years

  4. Darıca

    1892/93 (AH 1310)

    çiroz mubassırı

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  5. Büyükada

    1894 to 1897 (AH 1312 to 1314)

    çiroz memuru

    350 to 357 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  6. Galata

    1896/97 (AH 1314)

    şıra memuru

    entries in 1 year

  7. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1898 to 1900 (AH 1316 to 1317)

    Müskirat şube memuriyeti kolcusu

    250 to 300 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
01002003004001891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 1317357 kuruşMülazımalamana memuruçiroz mubassırıçiroz memuruşıra memuruMüskirat şube memuriyeti kolcusu
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 1317This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same province

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 Nuri Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1892/9330040050027%
1893/9435040038%
1894/9535740053042%
1895/9635040038%
1896/9735045050036%
1897/9820040014%
1898/9925040050020%
1899/190030040050629%

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 Nuri Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1891/92AH 1309First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)
1891/92AH 1309MülazımIstanbul (Dersaadet)
1892 to 1899AH 1310 to 1316alamana memuru
13 entries
YearSalary
1892/93250
1892/93
1893/94350
1893/94
1894/95350
1894/95
1895/96350
1895/96
1895/96200
1895/96
1896/97200
1897/98200
1898/99200
250 to 200
1892/93AH 1310çiroz mubassırı
2 entries
YearSalary
1892/93300
1892/93
Darıca300
1894 to 1897AH 1312 to 1314çiroz memuru
5 entries
YearSalary
1894/95357
1894/95
1895/96350
1896/97350
1896/97
Büyükada357
1896/97AH 1314şıra memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1896/97
1896/97
Galata
1898 to 1900AH 1316 to 1317Müskirat şube memuriyeti kolcusu
3 entries
YearSalary
1898/99250
1899/1900250
1899/1900300
Istanbul (Dersaadet)250 to 300

Record

Personal

Born
1864/65 (AH 1281)
Birthplace
Giresun
Father's occupation
Terzi

First work

Year
1891/92 (AH 1309)

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 place, same years

Of the 334 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, 322 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Nuri Efendi had the 267th highest salary of them.

All 1,057 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 10 officials with the title Mülazım in the same years, 9 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Nuri Efendi had the 5th highest salary of them.

All 92 officials with the title Mülazım

Same birthplace

Of the 72 officials born in Giresun, 67 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Nuri Efendi had the 36th highest salary of them.

The page of Giresun, with the 72 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 170 officials whose first annual entry is for 1891/92 (AH 1309), 155 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Nuri Efendi had the 91st highest salary of them.

All 170 officials whose first annual entry is for 1891/92 (AH 1309)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mustafa Nuri Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1891/92AH 1309MülazımIstanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201; 190 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201.
1892/93AH 1310alamana memuruRumeli Feneri250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201; 190 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201.
1892/93AH 1310alamana memuru (Görevin sona ermesi)Rumeli FeneriAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201; 190 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201.
1892/93AH 1310çiroz mubassırıDarıca300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201; 190 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201.
1892/93AH 1310çiroz mubassırı (Görevin sona ermesi)DarıcaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201; 190 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201.
1893/94AH 1311şıra memuruBüyükdere, İstanbul Müskirat Nezareti350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201; 190 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201.
1893/94AH 1311şıra memuru (Görevin sona ermesi)Büyükdere, İstanbul Müskirat NezaretiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201; 190 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201.
1894/95AH 1312şıra memuruBüyükdere, İstanbul Müskirat Nezareti350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201; 190 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201.
1894/95AH 1312şıra memuru (Görevin sona ermesi)Büyükdere, İstanbul Müskirat NezaretiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201; 190 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201.
1894/95AH 1312çiroz memuruBüyükada357Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201; 190 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201.
1894/95AH 1312çiroz memuru (Görevin sona ermesi)BüyükadaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201; 190 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201.
1895/96AH 1313şıra memuruSarıyarığı Mahallesi350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201; 190 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201.
1895/96AH 1313şıra memuru (Görevin sona ermesi)Sarıyarığı MahallesiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201; 190 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201.
1895/96AH 1313seyyar mubassırBalıkhane Nezareti200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201; 190 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201.
1895/96AH 1313seyyar mubassır (Nakil)Balıkhane NezaretiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201; 190 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201.
1895/96AH 1313çiroz memuruBüyükada350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201; 190 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201.
1896/97AH 1314çiroz memuruBüyükada350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201; 190 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201.
1896/97AH 1314çiroz memuru (Görevin sona ermesi)BüyükadaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201; 190 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201.
1896/97AH 1314şıra memuruGalataAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201; 190 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201.
1896/97AH 1314şıra memuru (Nakil)GalataAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201; 190 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201.
1896/97AH 1314salon kolcusuSirkeci İskelesi Şimendifer İstasyonu, İstanbul200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201; 190 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201.
1897/98AH 1315salon kolcusuSirkeci İskelesi Şimendifer İstasyonu, İstanbul200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201; 190 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201.
1898/99AH 1316salon kolcusuSirkeci İskelesi Şimendifer İstasyonu, İstanbul200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201; 190 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201.
1898/99AH 1316Müskirat şube memuriyeti kolcusuIstanbul (Dersaadet)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201; 190 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201.
1899/1900AH 1317Müskirat şube memuriyeti kolcusuIstanbul (Dersaadet)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201; 190 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201.
1899/1900AH 1317Müskirat satış memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 122/201
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 Nuri 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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