İskender Efendi
Born 1868/69 (AH 1285) · Aleppo (Halep) · Dated entries 1880 to 1902 (AH 1298 to 1319)
Languages Arabic, Turkish
Archival reference BOA, DH. SAİDd. 87 497
The career, year by year
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The life
İskender Efendi was born in Aleppo (Halep) in 1868/69 (AH 1285), within the Marunî Hristiyan community. Schooling included Halep Mekâtib-i Adliyesi. The language repertoire included Arabic and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Aleppo (Halep) in 1880/81 (AH 1298). Dated career entries span 1880/81 (AH 1298) to 1901/02 (AH 1319) across 12 AH years, from Aleppo (Halep) to Kilis, beginning with Halep Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi görevlisi and ending with entries for Sandık Emini. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Aleppo (Halep), Antakya and Kilis. [1]
Monthly pay went from 50 kuruş in 1886/87 (AH 1304) to 360 kuruş in 1901/02 (AH 1319); the highest recorded monthly rate is 360 kuruş in 1891/92 (AH 1309). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 8 · Aleppo (Halep)
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.
1 1868/69 (AH 1285)
Aleppo (Halep)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 13
Halep Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi görevlisi
Calculated age 13
3 1886/87 (AH 1304) · 5 recorded years
Aleppo (Halep)
AH entries: 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Halep Vilayeti Muhasebe Mukayyidi
50 kuruşCalculated age 19
Halep Vilayeti Muhasebe Mukayyidi
110 kuruşCalculated age 23
Continuing service as described
4 1891/92 (AH 1309)
Aleppo (Halep) / Antakya
Within-year entry order unresolved
Halep Vilayeti Muhasebe Mukayyidi
110 kuruşCalculated age 24
Continuing service as described
Sandık Emini
360 kuruşCalculated age 24
5 Sandık Emini
360 kuruşCalculated age 25
Continuing service as described
Sandık Emini
360 kuruşCalculated age 26
Continuing service as described
6 1894/95 (AH 1312)
Antakya / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Sandık Emini
360 kuruşCalculated age 27
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
Görevin sona ermesi
Calculated age 27
7 1896/97 (AH 1314)
Antakya
Sandık Emini
360 kuruşCalculated age 29
8 1901/02 (AH 1319)
Kilis
Sandık Emini
360 kuruşCalculated age 34
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
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
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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.
View the yearly values
| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 50 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 1.9% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 50 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 2.0% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 100 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 5.6% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 110 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 7.3% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 110 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 7.5% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 360 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 42.5% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 360 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 41.6% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 360 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 41.5% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 360 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 42.3% | 2004 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 360 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 39.6% | 2119 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 360 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 41.3% | 1666 |
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)50 to 127
- Antakya360
- Kilis360
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 officialsBelizaz Efendi born 1868/69 (AH 1285); highest salary 600 kuruş
- Aleppo (Halep)63 other officialsMehmed Naci Efendi 7 shared years; highest salary 3,000 kuruş
- 1880/81 (AH 1298)181 other officialsNaum Efendi first entry in Aleppo (Halep); highest salary 600 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 95, 96
BOA, DH. SAİDd. 87 497
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 12 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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