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Official

Mehmet Hilmi Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Trabzon in 1871/72 (AH 1288). On record 1899 to 1903, 4 annual entries.

Archive reference 0112_0092; 181

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Life

Born in Trabzon in 1871/72 (AH 1288) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, Mehmet Hilmi Efendi was the child of a merchant (tüccar). Schooling took four years, at a primary school (İbtidai Mektebi). Every annual entry from 1899/1900 to 1902/03 places Mehmet Hilmi in Istanbul, first as 3. Sinif Sivil Polis Komseri, from 1900/01 as 2. Sinif Sivil Polis Komiseri and from 1901/02 as Sivil Baskomiser.

Pay rose from 600 kuruş a month in 1899/1900 to a peak of 1,000 in 1901/02, as Sivil Baskomiser in Istanbul, when 87 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, four years of salary come to 37,200 kuruş, 1.6 times what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The final annual entry is for 1902/03.

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 2 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1899/190012TrabzonIstanbul

  1. Trabzon

    Born 1871/72 (AH 1288)

  2. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1899 to 1903 (AH 1317 to 1320)

    3. Sinif Sivil Polis Komseri 1899/1900 (AH 1317); 2. Sinif Sivil Polis Komiseri 1900/01 (AH 1318); Sivil Baskomiser 1901 to 1903 (AH 1319 to 1320)

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

Career and salary

Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearyears with one job titleno annual entry
05001,0001899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201,000 kuruş3. Sinif Sivil Polis Komseri2. Sinif Sivil Polis KomiseriSivil Baskomiser
Salary against the medians of the same year
5001,0001899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 1320This 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.

The numbers of the chart
Salary of Mehmet Hilmi Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1899/190060050070%
1900/0160050067%
1901/021,00050087%
1902/0390050084%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

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Career of Mehmet Hilmi Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1899/1900AH 13173. Sinif Sivil Polis KomseriIstanbul (Dersaadet)600
1900/01AH 13182. Sinif Sivil Polis KomiseriIstanbul (Dersaadet)600
1901 to 1903AH 1319 to 1320Sivil Baskomiser
2 entries
YearSalary
1901/021,000
1902/03900
Istanbul (Dersaadet)1,000 to 900

Record

Personal

Born
1871/72 (AH 1288)
Birthplace
Trabzon
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Tuccar

Education

Primary
İbtidai Mektebi (4 years)primary school
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years

The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.

Languages

Turkish
Kitabetwriting

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

First job as worded
Polis
First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
600

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 783 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Mehmet Hilmi Efendi had the 167th highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 3 officials with the title Sivil Baskomiser in the same years, Mehmet Hilmi Efendi had the 2nd highest salary.

All 4 officials with the title Sivil Baskomiser

Same school

Of the 33 officials with İbtidai Mektebi among their schools, Mehmet Hilmi Efendi had the 12th highest salary.

All 33 officials with İbtidai Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 66 officials born in Trabzon, Mehmet Hilmi Efendi had the 19th highest salary.

The page of Trabzon, with the 66 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 87 officials whose first annual entry is for 1899/1900 (AH 1317), Mehmet Hilmi Efendi had the 3rd highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (4)

Annual entries of Mehmet Hilmi Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1899/1900AH 13173. Sinif Sivil Polis KomseriIstanbul (Dersaadet)600Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0112_0092; 181
1900/01AH 13182. Sinif Sivil Polis KomiseriIstanbul (Dersaadet)600Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0112_0092; 181
1901/02AH 1319Sivil BaskomiserIstanbul (Dersaadet)1,000Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0112_0092; 181
1902/03AH 1320Sivil BaskomiserIstanbul (Dersaadet)900Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0112_0092; 181
What the sources named in this table are
Cross-ministry personnel workbook
A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.

Sources and original values (12)

Recorded values of Mehmet Hilmi Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Hilmi EfendiCross-ministry personnel workbook
Birth year (AH)1288Cross-ministry personnel workbook
BirthplaceTrabzonCross-ministry personnel workbook
Father's occupationTuccarCross-ministry personnel workbook
ReligionMuslumanCross-ministry personnel workbook
Nationality or communityTurkishCross-ministry personnel workbook
Schooling
Schoolibtidai MektebiCross-ministry personnel workbook
Years of schooling4Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0Cross-ministry personnel workbook
First work
First work: year as written (calendar not established)1317Cross-ministry personnel workbook
First job as wordedPolisCross-ministry personnel workbook
First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)600Cross-ministry personnel workbook
What the sources named in this table are
Cross-ministry personnel workbook
A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
  • Origin of the record: Cross-ministry workbook.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.

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