Mehmed İzzet Bey
Born 1849/50 (AH 1266) · Mecca (Mekke) · Dated entries 1865 to 1903 (AH 1282 to 1320)
Languages Arabic, Persian, Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Mehmed İzzet Bey was born in Mecca (Mekke) in 1849/50 (AH 1266). The father’s occupation was Emekli Cemiyet-i Rüsûmiye azası. Schooling included İstanbul Vâlide Mektebi. The language repertoire included Arabic, Persian and Turkish. [source]
Service began in Tripoli (Trablusgarp) in 1865/66 (AH 1282). Dated career entries span 1865/66 (AH 1282) to 1901/02 (AH 1319) across 24 AH years, beginning with Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyizi. More than one post or place appears in 9 of those years. Place names include Tripoli (Trablusgarp), Cebel-i Garbiye, Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki) and Hicaz and 15 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 600 kuruş in 1865/66 (AH 1282) to 2,000 kuruş in 1901/02 (AH 1319); the highest recorded monthly rate is 2,000 kuruş in 1869/70 (AH 1286). [1]
Life and career
Follow 22 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 22 · Mecca (Mekke)
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.
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1 1849/50 (AH 1266)
Mecca (Mekke)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 16
Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyizi
600 kuruşCalculated age 16
3 1866/67 (AH 1283) · 3 recorded years
Tripoli (Trablusgarp)
AH entries: 1283, 1284, 1285. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
4 1869/70 (AH 1286)
Cebel-i Garbiye / Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Cebel-i Garbiye
5 1873/74 (AH 1290)
Hicaz / Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hicaz
6 1874/75 (AH 1291)
Edirne
7 1875/76 (AH 1292)
Sinop / Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)
Within-year entry order unresolved
8 1876/77 (AH 1293)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
9 1877/78 (AH 1294)
Anes
Not yet located on the map: Anes
10 1878 (AH 1295) · 3 recorded years
Mardin
AH entries: 1295, 1296, 1297. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
11 1880/81 (AH 1298)
Cebeli bereket
12 1881/82 (AH 1299)
Cebeli bereket / Kozan
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kozan
13 1882/83 (AH 1300)
Kozan / Al Hudaydah (Hudeyde)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kozan
14 1883/84 (AH 1301)
Amasya
15 1887/88 (AH 1305) · 2 recorded years
Havran
AH entries: 1305, 1306. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
16 1893/94 (AH 1311)
Medina (Medine)
17 1894/95 (AH 1312)
Medina (Medine) / Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
18 1895/96 (AH 1313)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Jerusalem (Kudüs)
Within-year entry order unresolved
19 1896/97 (AH 1314)
Jerusalem (Kudüs) / Çorum
Within-year entry order unresolved
20 1897/98 (AH 1315)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
21 1901/02 (AH 1319)
Al Hudaydah (Hudeyde) / Taiz
Within-year entry order unresolved
22 1902/03 (AH 1320)
Taiz
Tahrirat müdürü (Azil)
Calculated age 54
5 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.
- Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyizi (İnfisal) · Tripoli (Trablusgarp) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Sadaret Mektubî Odası mülâzımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Tahrirat müdürü; izinli · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1865/66 (AH 1282) | 600 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 64.4% | 341 |
| 1866/67 (AH 1283) | 600 | 400 | 146 to 2,000 | 63.3% | 399 |
| 1867/68 (AH 1284) | 500 | 458 | 150 to 2,500 | 52.5% | 435 |
| 1868/69 (AH 1285) | 750 | 475 | 150 to 3,000 | 66.5% | 505 |
| 1869/70 (AH 1286) | 2,000 | 400 | 150 to 2,250 | 87.3% | 609 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 950 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 75.8% | 805 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 500 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 55.4% | 882 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 1,420 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 85.2% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 475 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 52.5% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 1,300 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 84.8% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 1,425 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 86.1% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 1,425 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 84.3% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 1,425 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 86.6% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 1,400 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 88.9% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 1,500 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 89.3% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 1,750 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 91.4% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 1,250 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 87.7% | 1720 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 1,250 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 85.0% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 1,250 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 85.2% | 1797 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 1,350 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 88.7% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 1,350 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 88.1% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 1,750 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 91.0% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 1,750 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 90.8% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 562 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 69.4% | 1891 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 2,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 92.4% | 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 entriesThe six most recorded places. Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate- Tripoli (Trablusgarp)500 to 750
- Mardin1,425
- Al Hudaydah (Hudeyde)1,750 to 2,000
- Cebeli bereket1,400
- Havran1,250
- Jerusalem (Kudüs)1,750
Six places with the most recorded career years. 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
- Mecca (Mekke)116 other officialsHacı Abdullah Mekki Bey born 1849/50 (AH 1266); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Istanbul327 other officialsSaid Paşa 3 shared years; highest salary 85,000 kuruş
- 1865/66 (AH 1282)111 other officialsAli Bey first entry in Samsun; highest salary 2,400 kuruş
Education and personal record
Schooling İstanbul Vâlide Mektebi [source]
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicil-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Osmanlı Devletinde görev yapan hicazlı devlet memurları
BEYHAN KACIROĞLU · 2021 · Pages 190, 191, 192, 193, 194
256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
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