Mehmet Şevket Efendi

Born 1853/54 (AH 1270) · Sivas · Dated entries 1873 to 1906 (AH 1290 to 1323)

Languages Turkish

Archival reference DH. SAİD.d, nr.00176, s.351-352

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The life

Mehmet Şevket Efendi was born in Sivas in 1853/54 (AH 1270). The father’s occupation was posta müdürü. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Aziziye Rüştiye mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish.^[1]

Service began in Hamidiye kazası in 1873/74 (AH 1290). Dated career entries span 1873/74 (AH 1290) to 1905/06 (AH 1323) across 17 AH years, from Hamidiye kazası to Aziziye kazası, beginning with meclis katibi and ending with entries for Mal Müdürü Muavini. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Hamidiye kazası, Sivas, Karabel nahiyesi and Aziziye kazası and 4 other named places.^[1]

Monthly pay went from 190 kuruş in 1873/74 (AH 1290) to 500 kuruş in 1905/06 (AH 1323); the highest recorded monthly rate is 500 kuruş in 1887/88 (AH 1305).^[1]

Personal record

Birth: Sivas · 1853/54 (AH 1270)^[source]
Father’s occupation: posta müdürü^[source]
Education: Sıbyan mektebi; Aziziye Rüştiye mektebi^[source]
First work: 1873/74 (AH 1290) · Hamidiye kazası^[source]
Age at first work: 16^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First salary: 190 kuruş^[source]Personal salary figure; not tied to a specific appointment.

Career in numbers

18
Dated AH years: 11
Career place names: 6
Entries without a resolved year: 16
Salary years: 190 → 500
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month: 500
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month: 52.7%
Peers paid less in last year

About these numbers

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. 1873/74 (AH 1290) to 1905/06 (AH 1323); nominal rates in observed years.
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month. 1887/88 (AH 1305)
Peers paid less in last year. Share of other officials in the annual salary reference with lower pay in 1905/06 (AH 1323).

Life and career

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Stage 1 of 13 · Sivas

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1
1853/54 (AH 1270)
Sivas
1. Birth
  Personal record & evidence →
2
1873/74 (AH 1290)
Hamidiye kazası
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hamidiye kazası
1. First work as recorded
  Calculated age 20
  Personal record & evidence →
2. meclis katibi
  190 kuruşCalculated age 20
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3
1874/75 (AH 1291)
Hamidiye kazası
Not yet located on the map: Hamidiye kazası
1. meclis katibi
  190 kuruşCalculated age 21
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
4
1875/76 (AH 1292)
Hamidiye kazası / Sivas
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hamidiye kazası
1. Hamidiye kazası
  meclis katibi
  190 kuruşCalculated age 22
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Sivas
  vergi kalemi stajyeri
  Calculated age 22
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 3 recorded entries in this stage →
5
1876/77 (AH 1293)
Sivas
1. vergi kalemi stajyeri
  Calculated age 23
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
6
1877/78 (AH 1294)
Sivas / Karabel nahiyesi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Karabel nahiyesi
1. Sivas
  vergi kalemi stajyeri
  Calculated age 24
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Karabel nahiyesi
  vukuat katibi
  200 kuruşCalculated age 24
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 3 recorded entries in this stage →
7
1878 (AH 1295) · 4 recorded years
Aziziye kazası
AH entries: 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Aziziye kazası
1. vukuat katibi
  235 kuruşCalculated age 25
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. vukuat katibi
  400 kuruşCalculated age 28
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 4 recorded entries in this stage →
8
1887/88 (AH 1305) · 4 recorded years
Gürün
AH entries: 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308. Gaps remain open.
1. vergi katibi
  500 kuruşCalculated age 35
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. vergi katibi
  500 kuruşCalculated age 38
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 4 recorded entries in this stage →
9
1891/92 (AH 1309)
Divriği kazası
Not yet located on the map: Divriği kazası
1. vergi katibi
  500 kuruşCalculated age 39
  Entry & evidence →[1]
10
1893/94 (AH 1311)
Yıldızeli kazası
Not yet located on the map: Yıldızeli kazası
1. vergi katibi
  500 kuruşCalculated age 41
  Entry & evidence →[1]
11
1896/97 (AH 1314)
Koyulhisar
1. vergi katibi
  500 kuruşCalculated age 44
  Entry & evidence →[1]
12
1903/04 (AH 1321)
Alucra kazası
Not yet located on the map: Alucra kazası
1. mal müdürü (Azil)
  Calculated age 51
  Recorded service ending
  Entry & evidence →[1]
13
1905/06 (AH 1323)
Aziziye kazası
Not yet located on the map: Aziziye kazası
1. Mal Müdürü Muavini
  500 kuruşCalculated age 53
  Entry & evidence →[1]

6 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.

tahrir-i vergi katibi · Aziziye, Mesudiye ve Sarız nahiyeleri · Undated · 400 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
vergi katibi · Gürün · Undated · 400 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
vergi katibi · Gürün · Undated · 500 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
vergi katibi (İnfisal) · Gürün · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
Mal Müdürü · Suşehri kazası · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
Mal Müdürü · Alucra kazası · Undated · 540 kuruş 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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Relative pay percentileShare of other annual-entry officials paid less

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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
1873/74 (AH 1290)	190	405	130 to 2,200	15.2%	805
1874/75 (AH 1291)	190	450	150 to 1,800	13.1%	882
1875/76 (AH 1292)	190	450	150 to 2,000	12.7%	976
1877/78 (AH 1294)	200	450	150 to 1,800	15.3%	1160
1878 (AH 1295)	235	450	150 to 2,000	20.7%	1196
1878/79 (AH 1296)	225	400	150 to 2,000	17.6%	1328
1879/80 (AH 1297)	270	400	180 to 1,800	24.2%	1534
1880/81 (AH 1298)	400	400	160 to 1,500	47.0%	1448
1887/88 (AH 1305)	500	400	150 to 1,500	54.5%	1762
1888/89 (AH 1306)	500	400	135 to 1,500	55.5%	1797
1889/90 (AH 1307)	500	400	130 to 1,500	56.1%	1874
1890/91 (AH 1308)	500	400	125 to 1,500	56.0%	1896
1891/92 (AH 1309)	500	400	140 to 1,600	56.1%	1927
1893/94 (AH 1311)	500	400	140 to 1,400	55.4%	1929
1896/97 (AH 1314)	500	450	150 to 1,575	52.8%	2119
1905/06 (AH 1323)	500	430	125 to 1,500	52.7%	1423

Career patterns and pay

Recorded pay over the career

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Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries

Aziziye kazası5
1878 to 1906 (AH 1295 to 1323)
Gürün4
1887 to 1891 (AH 1305 to 1308)
Hamidiye kazası3
1873 to 1876 (AH 1290 to 1292)
Sivas3
1875 to 1878 (AH 1292 to 1294)
Divriği kazası1
1891/92 (AH 1309)
Karabel nahiyesi1
1877/78 (AH 1294)

The 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

Aziziye kazası225 to 500
Gürün500
Hamidiye kazası190
Divriği kazası500
Karabel nahiyesi200
Koyulhisar500

Six places with the most recorded career years. 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 title

vergi katibi7
1887 to 1897 (AH 1305 to 1314)
vukuat katibi5
1877 to 1881 (AH 1294 to 1298)
meclis katibi3
1873 to 1876 (AH 1290 to 1292)
vergi kalemi stajyeri3
1875 to 1878 (AH 1292 to 1294)
Mal Müdürü Muavini1
1905/06 (AH 1323)

The 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

Sivas398 other officialsAhmed Besim Efendi born 1853/54 (AH 1270); highest salary 600 kuruş
Gürün3 other officialsAbdullah Remzi Efendi 4 shared years; highest salary 600 kuruş
1873/74 (AH 1290)129 other officialsAbbas Efendi first annual entry 1873/74 (AH 1290); highest salary 1,350 kuruş

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Education and personal record

Schooling Sıbyan mektebi; Aziziye Rüştiye mektebi^[source]

Language skills and historical terms

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

Turkish · Kitâbetokur yazar^[1]

Honours and other personal details

Judicial record indicator (recorded code): 1 (recorded code)^[source]

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Sources and evidence

Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Sivaslı devlet adamları
NESLİHAN EROL · 2022 · Pages 307, 308, 309
502 DH. SAİD.d, nr.00176, s.351-352; DH. SAİD.d, nr.00176, s.351-352

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