Mehmed Efendi
Born 1867/68 (AH 1284) · Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) · Dated entries 1881 to 1895 (AH 1299 to 1312)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİDd. 117-85
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Mehmed Efendi was born in Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) in 1867/68 (AH 1284). The father’s occupation was Esnaf. Schooling included Sıbyan ve rüşdiye mektepleri. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) in 1881/82 (AH 1299). Dated career entries span 1881/82 (AH 1299) to 1894/95 (AH 1312) across 12 AH years, from Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) to Edirne, beginning with Ma'a Tahrir-i Vergi Kalemi stajyeri. More than one post or place appears in 5 of those years. Place names include Didymoteicho (Dimetoka), Komotini (Gümülcine), Edirne and Soufli (Sofulu) and 1 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 100 kuruş in 1884/85 (AH 1302) to 274 kuruş in 1894/95 (AH 1312); the highest recorded monthly rate is 350 kuruş in 1889/90 (AH 1307). [1]
Life and career
Follow 11 dated stages in the life. Choose a year in the life ribbon below the map. Places and earlier connections accumulate as you advance; All stops reveals the overview.
Stage 1 of 11 · Didymoteicho (Dimetoka)
How to read this map
Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.
Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
1 1867/68 (AH 1284)
Didymoteicho (Dimetoka)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 15
Ma'a Tahrir-i Vergi Kalemi stajyeri
Calculated age 15
3 1882/83 (AH 1300) · 3 recorded years
Didymoteicho (Dimetoka)
AH entries: 1300, 1301, 1302. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Ma'a Tahrir-i Vergi Kalemi stajyeri
Calculated age 16
Continuing service as described
Nüfus kâtibi refiki
100 kuruşCalculated age 18
4 1885/86 (AH 1303)
Place not recorded / Komotini (Gümülcine)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Place not recorded
Infisal
Calculated age 19
Nahiye vergi kâtibi
300 kuruşCalculated age 19
5 1888/89 (AH 1306)
Edirne
Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti Tahrirat Kalemi ikinci mübeyyizi
100 kuruşCalculated age 22
6 1889/90 (AH 1307)
Edirne / Soufli (Sofulu) / Didymoteicho (Dimetoka)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Düyun-ı Umumiye Nezareti Tahrirat Kalemi ikinci mübeyyizi
100 kuruşCalculated age 23
Continuing service as described
Memuriyet kâtibi
350 kuruşCalculated age 23
7 1890/91 (AH 1308)
Didymoteicho (Dimetoka)
Memuriyet kâtibi
350 kuruşCalculated age 24
Continuing service as described
8 1891/92 (AH 1309)
Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) / Feres (Ferecik)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Memuriyet kâtibi
350 kuruşCalculated age 25
Continuing service as described
Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru
300 kuruşCalculated age 25
9 1892/93 (AH 1310)
Feres (Ferecik)
Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru
300 kuruşCalculated age 26
Continuing service as described
10 1893/94 (AH 1311)
Feres (Ferecik) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru
300 kuruşCalculated age 27
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
Azil
Calculated age 27
11 Harir-i Müzayede Kitabeti görevlisi
Calculated age 28
Seyyar Altıncı Fırka mukayyidi
274 kuruşCalculated age 28
2 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.
- İstifa · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Vilayet Ma'a Tahrir-i Vergi Kalemi stajyeri · Edirne · Undated 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
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
Use Enter, Space or ← / → on a salary point, or click the percentile panel to choose the nearest observed AH year. All yearly values appear below.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 100 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 4.2% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 27.9% | 1787 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 100 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 5.6% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 350 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 40.1% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 350 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 39.6% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 350 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 39.2% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 300 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 28.0% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 27.9% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 274 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 28.0% | 2004 |
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- Didymoteicho (Dimetoka)100 to 350
- Edirne100 to 274
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
- Didymoteicho (Dimetoka)80 other officialsMuhsin Efendi born 1867/68 (AH 1284); highest salary 250 kuruş
- Didymoteicho (Dimetoka)28 other officialsAli Rıza Efendi② 7 shared years; highest salary 850 kuruş
- 1881/82 (AH 1299)187 other officialsEmin Efendi first entry in Didymoteicho (Dimetoka); highest salary 400 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Dimetokalı memurlar
SİBEL EDEMEN · 2025 · Pages 140, 141
BOA. DH. SAİDd. 117-85
Read the original source accounts · 22 source entries →
The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.
Yearly entries and their source passages · 12 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 19 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.