İbrahim Edhem Efendi

Born 1874/75 (AH 1291) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1896 to 1910 (AH 1314 to 1327)

Languages French, Turkish

Archival reference BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.961

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The life

İbrahim Edhem Efendi was born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1874/75 (AH 1291). The father’s occupation was Tüccar. Schooling included Mekteb-i İbtidai; Toptaş Askerî Rüşdiyesi; Dersaadet Mülkiye İdadisi; Mekteb-i Mülkiye-i Şahane. The language repertoire included French and Turkish.^[1]

Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1896/97 (AH 1314). Dated career entries span 1896/97 (AH 1314) to 1906/07 (AH 1324) across 10 AH years, from Istanbul (Dersaadet) to Istanbul (Dersaadet) and ending with entries for Hazine-i Hassa Emlâk-ı Hümayun İdaresi Kalemi memuru. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet).^[1]

Monthly pay went from 500 kuruş in 1896/97 (AH 1314) to 1,150 kuruş in 1906/07 (AH 1324); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,150 kuruş in 1906/07 (AH 1324).^[1]

Personal record

Birth: Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 1874/75 (AH 1291)^[source]
Father’s occupation: Tüccar^[source]
Education: Mekteb-i İbtidai; Toptaş Askerî Rüşdiyesi; Dersaadet Mülkiye İdadisi; Mekteb-i Mülkiye-i Şahane^[source]
First work: 1896/97 (AH 1314) · Istanbul (Dersaadet)^[source]
Age at first work: 23^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First salary: 100 kuruş^[source]Personal salary figure; not tied to a specific appointment.

Career in numbers

11
Dated AH years: 1
Career place names: 2
Entries without a resolved year: 8
Salary years: 500 → 1,150
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month: 1,150
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month: 83.8%
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.
Entries without a resolved year. The original calendar wording remains available without inventing an annual year.
Salary years. One highest recorded monthly rate per official-year; gaps are blank.
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month. 1896/97 (AH 1314) to 1906/07 (AH 1324); nominal rates in observed years.
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month. 1906/07 (AH 1324)
Peers paid less in last year. Share of other officials in the annual salary reference with lower pay in 1906/07 (AH 1324).

Life and career

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Stage 1 of 5 · Istanbul (Dersaadet)

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1874/75 (AH 1291)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
1. Birth
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2
1896/97 (AH 1314)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. First work as recorded
  Calculated age 23
  Personal record & evidence →
2. Hazine-i Hassa Emlâk-ı Hümayun İdaresi Kalemi memuru
  500 kuruşCalculated age 23
  Entry & evidence →[1]
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3
1897/98 (AH 1315) · 4 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. Hazine-i Hassa Emlâk-ı Hümayun İdaresi Kalemi memuru
  500 kuruşCalculated age 24
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Hazine-i Hassa Emlâk-ı Hümayun İdaresi Kalemi memuru
  700 kuruşCalculated age 27
  Entry & evidence →[1]
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4
1902/03 (AH 1320) · 5 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. Hazine-i Hassa Emlâk-ı Hümayun İdaresi Kalemi memuru
  1,000 kuruşCalculated age 29
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Hazine-i Hassa Emlâk-ı Hümayun İdaresi Kalemi memuru
  1,150 kuruşCalculated age 33
  Entry & evidence →[1]
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5
1909/10 (AH 1327)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
1. Hazine-i Hassa Emlâk-ı Hümayun İdaresi Kalemi memuru (Azil)
  Calculated age 36
  Entry & evidence →[1]

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.

Hazine-i Hassa Emlâk-ı Hümayun İdaresi Kalemi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated · 750 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
Hazine-i Hassa Emlâk-ı Hümayun İdaresi Kalemi memuru · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated · 1,300 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [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
1896/97 (AH 1314)	500	450	150 to 1,575	52.8%	2119
1897/98 (AH 1315)	600	400	140 to 1,425	70.5%	1891
1898/99 (AH 1316)	600	400	144 to 1,400	68.6%	1844
1899/1900 (AH 1317)	600	400	140 to 1,440	67.4%	1821
1900/01 (AH 1318)	700	400	140 to 1,500	74.0%	1761
1902/03 (AH 1320)	1,000	400	150 to 1,500	81.9%	1627
1903/04 (AH 1321)	850	405	150 to 1,450	78.4%	1578
1906/07 (AH 1324)	1,150	450	150 to 1,525	83.8%	1371

Career patterns and pay

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Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries

Istanbul (Dersaadet)10
1896 to 1907 (AH 1314 to 1324)

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Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate

Istanbul (Dersaadet)100 to 1,150

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Titles across the recorded years

Distinct AH years with each recorded title

Hazine-i Hassa Emlâk-ı Hümayun İdaresi Kalemi memuru10
1896 to 1907 (AH 1314 to 1324)
Maarif Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi memuru1
1896/97 (AH 1314)

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Related officials in the salary reference

Istanbul665 other officialsHüseyin Nazmi born 1874/75 (AH 1291); highest salary 900 kuruş
Istanbul450 other officialsAhmed Tevfik Paşa 11 shared years; highest salary 40,000 kuruş
1896/97 (AH 1314)185 other officialsGüloğlu Yunus Efendi first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 250 kuruş

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Education and personal record

Qualification Formal qualification recorded; Askerî rüşdiye ve Mülkiye şehadetnameleri^[1]

Schooling Mekteb-i İbtidai; Toptaş Askerî Rüşdiyesi; Dersaadet Mülkiye İdadisi; Mekteb-i Mülkiye-i Şahane^[source]

Language skills and historical terms

Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.

French · Kitâbetokur yazar^[1]
Turkish · Kitâbetokur yazar^[1]

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Sources and evidence

3 Numaralı Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Hazîne-i Hâssa'da görev yapan memurlar
ÜLKÜ ZÜLAL UYANIK · 2024 · Pages 125, 126
BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.961

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