Mehmed Bey

Born 1864/65 (AH 1281) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1884 to 1910 (AH 1302 to 1327)

Languages Turkish

Archival reference BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.941

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The life

Mehmed Bey was born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1864/65 (AH 1281). The father’s occupation was Filibe Redif Binbaşısı. Schooling included Filibe Sıbyan ve Rüşdiye mektepleri; İstanbul Tobtaş Askerî Rüşdiyesi. The language repertoire included Turkish.^[1]

Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1884/85 (AH 1302). Dated career entries span 1884/85 (AH 1302) to 1909/10 (AH 1327) across 22 AH years, from İstanbul Ticaret İcra Dairesi Kalemi to Saray-ı Hümayun Hatab Anbarı, beginning with Kalem memuru and ending with entries for Başkâtip. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include İstanbul Ticaret İcra Dairesi Kalemi, Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdare Kalemi, Saray-ı Hümayun Hatab Anbarı İdare Kalemi and Saray-ı Hümayun Hatab Anbarı.^[1]

Monthly pay went from 70 kuruş in 1884/85 (AH 1302) to 1,750 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,750 kuruş in 1906/07 (AH 1324).^[1]

Personal record

Birth: Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 1864/65 (AH 1281)^[source]
Father’s occupation: Filibe Redif Binbaşısı^[source]
Education: Filibe Sıbyan ve Rüşdiye mektepleri; İstanbul Tobtaş Askerî Rüşdiyesi^[source]
First work: 1884/85 (AH 1302) · Istanbul (Dersaadet)^[source]
Age at first work: 21^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First salary: 70 kuruş^[source]Personal salary figure; not tied to a specific appointment.

Career in numbers

22
Dated AH years: 4
Career place names: 22
Salary years: 70 → 1,750
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month: 1,750
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month: 85.4%
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.
Salary years. One highest recorded monthly rate per official-year; gaps are blank.
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month. 1884/85 (AH 1302) to 1909/10 (AH 1327); nominal rates in observed years.
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month. 1906/07 (AH 1324)
Peers paid less in last year. Share of other officials in the annual salary reference with lower pay in 1909/10 (AH 1327).

Life and career

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Stage 1 of 7 · Istanbul (Dersaadet)

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1864/65 (AH 1281)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
1. Birth
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2
1884/85 (AH 1302)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / İstanbul Ticaret İcra Dairesi Kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: İstanbul Ticaret İcra Dairesi Kalemi
1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)
  First work as recorded
  Calculated age 21
  Personal record & evidence →
2. İstanbul Ticaret İcra Dairesi Kalemi
  Kalem memuru
  70 kuruşCalculated age 21
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3
1886/87 (AH 1304)
Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdare Kalemi
Not yet located on the map: Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdare Kalemi
1. Kalem memuru
  400 kuruşCalculated age 23
  Entry & evidence →[1]
4
1890/91 (AH 1308)
Saray-ı Hümayun Hatab Anbarı İdare Kalemi / Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdare Kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Saray-ı Hümayun Hatab Anbarı İdare Kalemi; Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdare Kalemi
1. Saray-ı Hümayun Hatab Anbarı İdare Kalemi
  Kalem memuru
  200 kuruşCalculated age 27
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdare Kalemi
  Kalem memuru
  500 kuruşCalculated age 27
  Entry & evidence →[1]
5
1891/92 (AH 1309) · 11 recorded years
Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdare Kalemi
AH entries: 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdare Kalemi
1. Kalem memuru
  500 kuruşCalculated age 28
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Kalem memuru
  1,200 kuruşCalculated age 38
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 17 recorded entries in this stage →
6
1902/03 (AH 1320)
Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdare Kalemi / Saray-ı Hümayun Hatab Anbarı
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdare Kalemi; Saray-ı Hümayun Hatab Anbarı
1. Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdare Kalemi
  Kalem memuru
  1,200 kuruşCalculated age 39
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Saray-ı Hümayun Hatab Anbarı
  Başkâtip
  1,400 kuruşCalculated age 39
  Entry & evidence →[1]
7
1903/04 (AH 1321) · 7 recorded years
Saray-ı Hümayun Hatab Anbarı
AH entries: 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1327. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Saray-ı Hümayun Hatab Anbarı
1. Başkâtip
  1,400 kuruşCalculated age 40
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Başkâtip
  Calculated age 46
  Entry & evidence →[1]
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Pay over time

Pay in its time

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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
1884/85 (AH 1302)	70	400	150 to 1,500	3.0%	1748
1886/87 (AH 1304)	400	400	150 to 1,500	45.8%	1725
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
1892/93 (AH 1310)	600	400	135 to 1,500	65.6%	1935
1893/94 (AH 1311)	750	400	140 to 1,400	75.1%	1929
1894/95 (AH 1312)	750	400	140 to 1,500	74.6%	2004
1895/96 (AH 1313)	850	400	140 to 1,500	78.9%	1981
1896/97 (AH 1314)	850	450	150 to 1,575	77.4%	2119
1897/98 (AH 1315)	1,000	400	140 to 1,425	83.6%	1891
1898/99 (AH 1316)	1,000	400	144 to 1,400	83.1%	1844
1899/1900 (AH 1317)	1,000	400	140 to 1,440	83.0%	1821
1900/01 (AH 1318)	1,000	400	140 to 1,500	82.7%	1761
1901/02 (AH 1319)	1,200	400	150 to 1,520	85.5%	1666
1902/03 (AH 1320)	1,400	400	150 to 1,500	89.6%	1627
1903/04 (AH 1321)	1,500	405	150 to 1,450	90.1%	1578
1904/05 (AH 1322)	1,500	400	135 to 1,500	89.6%	1493
1905/06 (AH 1323)	1,500	430	125 to 1,500	89.7%	1423
1906/07 (AH 1324)	1,750	450	150 to 1,525	91.5%	1371
1907/08 (AH 1325)	1,750	460	135 to 1,615	90.5%	1290
1908/09 (AH 1326)	1,750	400	150 to 2,000	88.4%	1232
1909/10 (AH 1327)	1,750	600	200 to 2,000	85.4%	1088

Career patterns and pay

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Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries

Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdare Kalemi14
1886 to 1903 (AH 1304 to 1320)
Saray-ı Hümayun Hatab Anbarı8
1902 to 1910 (AH 1320 to 1327)
İstanbul Ticaret İcra Dairesi Kalemi1
1884/85 (AH 1302)
Saray-ı Hümayun Hatab Anbarı İdare Kalemi1
1890/91 (AH 1308)

Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.

Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate

Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdare Kalemi400 to 1,200
Saray-ı Hümayun Hatab Anbarı1,000 to 1,750
İstanbul Ticaret İcra Dairesi Kalemi70
Saray-ı Hümayun Hatab Anbarı İdare Kalemi200

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Titles across the recorded years

Distinct AH years with each recorded title

Kalem memuru15
1884 to 1903 (AH 1302 to 1320)
Başkâtip8
1902 to 1910 (AH 1320 to 1327)

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Related officials in the salary reference

Istanbul665 other officialsAbdurrezzak Bedirxan born 1864/65 (AH 1281); highest salary 4,000 kuruş
1884/85 (AH 1302)173 other officialsAbdüllatif Efendi first annual entry 1884/85 (AH 1302); highest salary 540 kuruş
Baskatip6 other officialsİbrahim Selahaddin Bey 6 shared years; highest salary 1,750 kuruş

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Education and personal record

Schooling Filibe Sıbyan ve Rüşdiye mektepleri; İstanbul Tobtaş Askerî Rüşdiyesi^[source]

Language skills and historical terms

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

Turkish · Kitâbetokur yazar^[1]

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Sources and evidence

3 Numaralı Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Hazîne-i Hâssa'da görev yapan memurlar
ÜLKÜ ZÜLAL UYANIK · 2024 · Pages 117, 118
BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.941

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