SALİH SALİM EFENDİ (B)
Born 1870/71 (AH 1287) · Varna · Dated entries 1892 to 1906 (AH 1310 to 1323)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİDd., 86/305
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
SALİH SALİM EFENDİ (B) was born in Varna in 1870/71 (AH 1287). Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Dârüşşafaka Mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1892/93 (AH 1310). Dated career entries span 1892/93 (AH 1310) to 1905/06 (AH 1323) across 14 AH years, from Istanbul (Dersaadet) to Istanbul (Dersaadet), beginning with Beyoğlu Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuru and ending with entries for Beyoğlu Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuru. More than one post or place appears in 6 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet), Jeddah (Cidde) and Kal‘a-i Sultaniye. [1]
Monthly pay went from 400 kuruş in 1892/93 (AH 1310) to 730 kuruş in 1905/06 (AH 1323); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,000 kuruş in 1894/95 (AH 1312). [1]
Life and career
Follow 8 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 8 · Varna
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 1870/71 (AH 1287)
Varna
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 23
Beyoğlu Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuru
400 kuruşCalculated age 23
3 1893/94 (AH 1311)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Beyoğlu Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuru
400 kuruşCalculated age 24
Continuing service as described
4 1894/95 (AH 1312)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Jeddah (Cidde)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Beyoğlu Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuru
400 kuruşCalculated age 25
Continuing service as described
Cidde Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuru
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 25
5 1895/96 (AH 1313)
Jeddah (Cidde)
Cidde Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuru
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 26
Continuing service as described
6 1896/97 (AH 1314)
Jeddah (Cidde) / Kal‘a-i Sultaniye
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kal‘a-i Sultaniye
Cidde Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuru
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 27
Continuing service as described
Kal‘a-i Sultaniye
İstern Kablo Kumpanyası telgrafları teftiş ve tetkik memuru
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 27
7 1897/98 (AH 1315)
Kal‘a-i Sultaniye / Place not recorded / Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kal‘a-i Sultaniye; Location not recorded
Kal‘a-i Sultaniye
İstern Kablo Kumpanyası telgrafları teftiş ve tetkik memuru
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 28
Continuing service as described
Sirkeci Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Muhabere memuru
400 kuruşCalculated age 28
8 1898/99 (AH 1316) · 8 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Sirkeci Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Muhabere memuru
400 kuruşCalculated age 29
Continuing service as described
Beyoğlu Telgraf Merkezi Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuru
600 kuruşCalculated age 36
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
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View the yearly values
| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 400 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 45.0% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 44.7% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 1,000 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 80.7% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 1,000 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 80.4% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 1,000 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 79.4% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 1,000 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 83.6% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 400 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 44.3% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 44.1% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 45.1% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 450 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 51.5% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 480 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 54.9% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 480 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 53.3% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 730 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 74.3% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 730 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 72.9% | 1423 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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● 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- Istanbul (Dersaadet)400 to 730
- Jeddah (Cidde)900 to 1,000
- Kal‘a-i Sultaniye1,000
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
- Varna90 other officialsİSMAİL HAKKI EFENDİ(C) born 1870/71 (AH 1287); highest salary 350 kuruş
- Istanbul494 other officialsMehmed Necmeddin Efendi 12 shared years; highest salary 20,000 kuruş
- 1892/93 (AH 1310)165 other officialsHalil A ğa first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 200 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Varnalı devlet adamları
İSA ÖZHAN · 2024 · Pages 210, 211
BOA. DH. SAİDd., 86/305; BOA. DH. SAİDd., 86/305; 327 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 86/305.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 14 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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