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MEHMED ŞERİF EFENDİ

Annual salary study and register readings

This study view uses the annual salary reference records. The main biography brings together the wider career and its sources.

Life and register readings

The life of MEHMED ŞERİF EFENDİ began in Măcin (Maçin) in 1872/73 (AH 1289); the father's occupation was "Bayezid Kazası Telgraf ve Posta Müdürü". MEHMED ŞERİF began work in Doğubayazıt (Bayezid) in 1886/87, at about 15. The annual lists begin in 1886/87, with MEHMED ŞERİF as Telgrafhane mülazımı in Doğubayazıt, where the entries run to 1889/90. Alongside, the lists for 1889 to 1892 give a second post, in Bitlis as Telgrafhane muhabere memuru. Alongside, the lists for 1891 to 1893 give a second post, in Doğubayazıt as Telgrafhane muhabere memuru. Alongside, the lists for 1892 to 1896 give a second post, in Van as Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuru. The lists have no entry for 1896 to 1904. Alongside, the lists for 1895/96 give a second post, in Muradiye as Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü. The last post was in Şemdinli (Şemdinan) in 1904/05. In place of a title the lists give Infisal for 1892/93.

The salary went from 300 kuruş a month in 1889/90 to 500 in 1895/96, the peak, in Muradiye, when 55 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1904/05.

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 7 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
Further places, smaller scale1886/871889/901891/921892/931895/961904/051234567DoğubayazıtBitlisVanMuradiyeŞemdinli
  1. Măcin (Maçin)

    Born 1872/73 (AH 1289)

  2. Doğubayazıt (Bayezid)

    First work 1886/87 (AH 1304); 1886 to 1890 (AH 1304 to 1307)

    Telgrafhane mülazımı

    entries in 4 years

  3. Bitlis

    1889 to 1892 (AH 1307 to 1309)

    Telgrafhane muhabere memuru

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  4. Doğubayazıt (Bayezid)

    1891 to 1893 (AH 1309 to 1310)

    Telgrafhane muhabere memuru 1891 to 1893 (AH 1309 to 1310); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1892/93 (AH 1310)

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  5. Van

    1892 to 1896 (AH 1310 to 1313)

    Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuru

    380 to 450 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  6. Muradiye (Bargiri)

    1895/96 (AH 1313)

    Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  7. Şemdinli (Şemdinan)

    1904/05 (AH 1322)

    No annual entry for 1896 to 1904 (AH 1314 to 1321) before it.

    Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entry02004006001886/87AH 13041887/88AH 13051888/89AH 13061889/90AH 13071890/91AH 13081891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 1322500 kuruşTelgrafhane mülazımıTelgrafhane muhabere memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001886/87AH 13041887/88AH 13051888/89AH 13061889/90AH 13071890/91AH 13081891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 1322This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same province

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, and the median of the same province for the years in which at least 5 officials were paid in the province of the official's salary that year.

The numbers of the chart
Salary of MEHMED ŞERİF EFENDİ against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1889/9030040060029%
1890/9130040055028%
1891/9230040050028%
1892/933804001,00043%
1893/943804001,00043%
1894/9545040047552%
1895/9650040075055%
1904/0550040061055%

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

Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.

Career of MEHMED ŞERİF EFENDİ, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1886/87AH 1304First workDoğubayazıt (Bayezid)
1886 to 1890AH 1304 to 1307Telgrafhane mülazımı
5 entries
YearSalary
1886/87
1887/88
1888/89
1889/90
1889/90
Doğubayazıt (Bayezid)
1889 to 1892AH 1307 to 1309Telgrafhane muhabere memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1889/90300
1890/91300
1891/92300
Bitlis300
1891 to 1893AH 1309 to 1310Telgrafhane muhabere memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1891/92300
1892/93300
Doğubayazıt (Bayezid)300
1892/93AH 1310Infisala note on status, not a job
1892 to 1896AH 1310 to 1313Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuru
5 entries
YearSalary
1892/93380
1893/94380
1894/95380
1894/95450
1895/96450
Van380 to 450
1895/96AH 1313Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürüMuradiye (Bargiri)500
No annual entry: 1896 to 1904 (AH 1314 to 1321)
1904/05AH 1322Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürüŞemdinli (Şemdinan)500

Record

Personal

Born
1872/73 (AH 1289)
Birthplace
Măcin (Maçin)
Father's occupation
Bayezid Kazası Telgraf ve Posta Müdürü

First work

Year
1886/87 (AH 1304)

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 16 officials with entries in Doğubayazıt (Bayezid) in the same years, 15 have a recorded salary; MEHMED ŞERİF EFENDİ had the 10th highest salary of them.

All 39 officials with entries in Doğubayazıt (Bayezid)

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 176 officials whose first annual entry is for 1886/87 (AH 1304), 156 have a recorded salary; MEHMED ŞERİF EFENDİ had the 62nd highest salary of them.

All 176 officials whose first annual entry is for 1886/87 (AH 1304)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of MEHMED ŞERİF EFENDİ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1886/87AH 1304Telgrafhane mülazımıDoğubayazıt (Bayezid)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291; 301 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291.
1887/88AH 1305Telgrafhane mülazımıDoğubayazıt (Bayezid)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291; 301 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291.
1888/89AH 1306Telgrafhane mülazımıDoğubayazıt (Bayezid)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291; 301 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291.
1889/90AH 1307Telgrafhane mülazımıDoğubayazıt (Bayezid)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291; 301 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291.
1889/90AH 1307Telgrafhane mülazımı (Görevin sona ermesi)Doğubayazıt (Bayezid)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291; 301 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291.
1889/90AH 1307Telgrafhane muhabere memuruBitlis300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291; 301 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291.
1890/91AH 1308Telgrafhane muhabere memuruBitlis300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291; 301 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291.
1891/92AH 1309Telgrafhane muhabere memuruBitlis300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291; 301 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291.
1891/92AH 1309Telgrafhane muhabere memuruDoğubayazıt (Bayezid)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291; 301 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291.
1892/93AH 1310Telgrafhane muhabere memuruDoğubayazıt (Bayezid)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291; 301 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291.
1892/93AH 1310InfisalAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291; 301 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291.
1892/93AH 1310Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuruVan380Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291; 301 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291.
1893/94AH 1311Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuruVan380Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291; 301 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291.
1894/95AH 1312Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuruVan380Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291; 301 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291.
1894/95AH 1312Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuruVan450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291; 301 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291.
1895/96AH 1313Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuruVan450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291; 301 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291.
1895/96AH 1313Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürüMuradiye (Bargiri)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291; 301 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291.
1904/05AH 1322Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürüŞemdinli (Şemdinan)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291; 301 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 89/291.
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.
Recorded values of MEHMED ŞERİF EFENDİ with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.

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