Muhib Abdülkerim Bey
Born Year not recorded · Silistra (Silistre) · Dated entries 1870 to 1911 (AH 1287 to 1329)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA, DH. SAİD,d, 182/193
The career, year by year
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The life
Muhib Abdülkerim Bey was born in Silistra (Silistre). The father’s occupation was Mal müdürü ve tahrirat başkâtibi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [source]
Service began in Silistra (Silistre) in 1870/71 (AH 1287). Dated career entries span 1870/71 (AH 1287) to 1911 (AH 1329) across 9 AH years, from Silistra (Silistre) to On dokuzuncu belediye dairesi, beginning with Rüsumat kâtibi. More than one post or place appears in 4 of those years. Place names include Silistra (Silistre) and On dokuzuncu belediye dairesi. [1]
Monthly pay went from 250 kuruş in 1870/71 (AH 1287) to 500 kuruş in 1910/11 (AH 1328); the highest recorded monthly rate is 500 kuruş in 1910/11 (AH 1328). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 4 · Silistra (Silistre)
How to read this map
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Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
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1 First work as recorded
Rüsumat kâtibi
250 kuruş
2 1871/72 (AH 1288) · 5 recorded years
Silistra (Silistre)
AH entries: 1288, 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Rüsumat kâtibi
250 kuruş
Continuing service as described
Aşar kâtibi
400 kuruş
Continuing service as described
3 1876/77 (AH 1293)
Silistra (Silistre) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Aşar kâtibi
400 kuruş
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
Tütün fabrikası memuru
400 kuruş
4 1910/11 (AH 1328) · 2 recorded years
On dokuzuncu belediye dairesi
AH entries: 1328, 1329. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: On dokuzuncu belediye dairesi
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 · Silistra (Silistre) · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 250 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 21.9% | 649 |
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 300 | 420.5 | 125 to 2,375 | 30.4% | 712 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 300 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 31.7% | 736 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 400 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 44.6% | 805 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 400 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 43.5% | 882 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 400 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 42.6% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 400 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 43.3% | 1102 |
| 1910/11 (AH 1328) | 500 | 500 | 200 to 2,000 | 44.6% | 732 |
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- Silistra (Silistre)250 to 400
- On dokuzuncu belediye dairesi500
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
- Silistra (Silistre)53 other officialsMehmet Emin Efendi born 1845 (AH 1261); highest salary 800 kuruş
- Silistra (Silistre)6 other officialsOsman Nuri Efendi 6 shared years; highest salary 1,200 kuruş
- 1870/71 (AH 1287)103 other officialsİbrahim Efendi first annual entry 1870/71 (AH 1287); highest salary 550 kuruş
Education and personal record
Language skills and historical terms
Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.
- Turkish · Kitâbet [source]
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Silistreli devlet memurları
KEMAL TERLEMEZ · 2026 · Pages 71, 72
228 BOA, DH. SAİD,d, 182/193.; 229 BOA, DH. SAİD,d, 182/193.; BOA, DH. SAİD,d, 182/193
Read the original source accounts · 16 source entries →
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 9 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 16 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.