Yosif İstanbuli Efendi
Born Year not recorded · Aleppo (Halep) · Dated entries 1878 to 1892 (AH 1295 to 1309)
Languages Arabic, French, Turkish
Archival reference BOA, DH. SAİDd. 69 415
The career, year by year
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The life
Yosif İstanbuli Efendi was born in Aleppo (Halep), within the Süryani Katolik community. The father’s occupation was Sırmacı esnafı. Schooling included Halep Sıbyan Mektebi. The language repertoire included Arabic, French and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Aleppo (Halep) in 1878 (AH 1295). Dated career entries span 1878 (AH 1295) to 1891/92 (AH 1309) across 15 AH years, from Aleppo (Halep) to Aleppo (Halep), beginning with Defter-i Hakani İdaresi memuru. More than one post or place appears in 7 of those years. Place names include Aleppo (Halep) and Sa'ra. [1]
Monthly pay went from 240 kuruş in 1878/79 (AH 1296) to 400 kuruş in 1891/92 (AH 1309); the highest recorded monthly rate is 900 kuruş in 1885/86 (AH 1303). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 4 · Aleppo (Halep)
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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 First work as recorded
Defter-i Hakani İdaresi memuru
2 1878/79 (AH 1296) · 9 recorded years
Aleppo (Halep)
AH entries: 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Defter-i Hakani İdaresi memuru
Continuing service as described
Ta'dat-ı Ağnam memuru
900 kuruş
Continuing service as described
3 1887/88 (AH 1305)
Aleppo (Halep) / Sa'ra
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Sa'ra
Ta'dat-ı Ağnam memuru
900 kuruş
Continuing service as described
Vilayet muhasebesi mesarifat mukayyidi maiyeti memuru
250 kuruş
4 1888/89 (AH 1306) · 4 recorded years
Aleppo (Halep)
AH entries: 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Vilayet muhasebesi mesarifat mukayyidi maiyeti memuru
250 kuruş
Continuing service as described
Muhasebe varidat kâtibi
400 kuruş
1 entry without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Birth · Aleppo (Halep) · Year not recorded
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.
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| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 240 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 20.8% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 240 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 17.2% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 400 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 47.0% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 46.6% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 480 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 58.9% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 480 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 59.5% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 480 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 58.7% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 900 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 79.0% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 900 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 78.8% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 900 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 78.0% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 250 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 21.7% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 400 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 46.2% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 400 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 45.4% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 45.3% | 1927 |
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 entriesGaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate- Aleppo (Halep)200 to 900
- Sa'ra200
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
- Aleppo (Halep)72 other officialsFethullah Efendi born 1831/32 (AH 1247); highest salary 420 kuruş
- Aleppo (Halep)82 other officialsMihail Efendi 15 shared years; highest salary 200 kuruş
- 1878 (AH 1295)145 other officialsAvadis Efendi first entry in Aleppo (Halep); highest salary 500 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Halep doğumlu gayrimüslim memurlar
ZEYNEP ÖTKÜN · 2023 · Pages 86, 87
BOA, DH. SAİDd. 69 415
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 15 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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