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Mehmed İzzet Bey

Annual salary study and register readings

This study view uses the annual salary reference records. The main biography brings together the wider career and its sources.

Life and register readings

Mehmed İzzet Bey was born in Mecca (Mekke) in 1849/50 (AH 1266); the father's occupation was "Emekli Cemiyet-i Rüsûmiye azası". At about 16, in 1865/66, Mehmed İzzet began work in Tripoli (Trablusgarp), on a first salary of 600 kuruş. The annual lists begin in 1865/66, with Mehmed İzzet as Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyizi in Tripoli. Alongside, the lists for 1869/70 give a second post, in Şebinkarahisar as Sancak muhasebe mukayyidi. Alongside, the lists for 1873/74 give a second post, in Istanbul as Adliye Nezareti Kalemi mülâzımı. Next came Edirne in 1874/75 and Sinop in 1875/76. Alongside, the lists for 1875/76 give a second post, in Afyonkarahisar as Tahrirat müdürü. Mehmed İzzet then moved to Mardin and Cebeli bereket from 1878 to 1882. Alongside, the lists for 1881 to 1883 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Tahrirat müdürü. Alongside, the lists for 1882/83 give a second post, in Al Hudaydah as Tahrirat müdürü. The annual lists then follow Mehmed İzzet to Amasya, Havran and Medina (Medine) from 1883 to 1895. Alongside, the lists for 1894 to 1896 give a second post, in Istanbul as Hazine-i Divaniye tahrirat müdürü; izinli.

Pay rose from 600 kuruş a month in 1865/66 to a peak of 2,000 in 1869/70, as Sancak Muhasebecisi, when 87 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1902/03.

Places in order of time

Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.

All 22 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1865/661869/701873/741874/751875/7618781880/811882/831883/841887/881893/941894/951895/961896/971901/0212467891112141516171819202122MeccaTripoliŞebinkarahisarIstanbulEdirneSinopAfyonkarahisarMardinAl Hudaydah, TaizHavran, JerusalemMedina

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 3 (Cebel-i Garbiye), stop 5 (Hicaz), stop 10 (Anes), stop 13 (Kozan).

  1. Mecca (Mekke)

    Born 1849/50 (AH 1266)

  2. Tripoli (Trablusgarp)

    First work 1865/66 (AH 1282); 1865 to 1869 (AH 1282 to 1285)

    Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyizi

    500 to 750 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  3. Cebel-i Garbiye as worded, no place record not on the map

    1869/70 (AH 1286)

    Sancak Muhasebecisi

    2,000 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  4. Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki)

    1869/70 (AH 1286)

    Sancak muhasebe mukayyidi

    1,000 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  5. Hicaz as worded, no place record not on the map

    1873/74 (AH 1290)

    No annual entry for 1870 to 1873 (AH 1287 to 1289) before it.

    Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi üçüncü müsevvidi

    950 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  6. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1873/74 (AH 1290)

    Adliye Nezareti Kalemi mülâzımı

    entries in 1 year

  7. Edirne

    1874/75 (AH 1291)

    Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi üçüncü müsevvidi

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  8. Sinop

    1875/76 (AH 1292)

    Tahrirat müdürü

    1,185 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  9. Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)

    1875/76 (AH 1292)

    Tahrirat müdürü

    1,420 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  10. Anes as worded, no place record not on the map

    1876 to 1878 (AH 1293 to 1294)

    Rüsûmat Emaneti Meclis Kalemi müsevvid refiki

    475 to 1,300 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  11. Mardin

    1878 to 1880 (AH 1295 to 1297)

    Tahrirat müdürü

    1,425 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  12. Cebeli bereket

    1880 to 1882 (AH 1298 to 1299)

    Tahrirat müdürü

    1,400 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  13. Kozan as worded, no place record not on the map

    1881 to 1883 (AH 1299 to 1300)

    Tahrirat müdürü

    1,500 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  14. Al Hudaydah (Hudeyde)

    1882/83 (AH 1300)

    Tahrirat müdürü

    1,750 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  15. Amasya

    1883/84 (AH 1301)

    Tahrirat müdürü

    1,250 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  16. Havran

    1887 to 1889 (AH 1305 to 1306)

    No annual entry for 1884 to 1887 (AH 1302 to 1304) before it.

    Tahrirat müdürü

    1,250 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  17. Medina (Medine)

    1893 to 1895 (AH 1311 to 1312)

    No annual entry for 1889 to 1893 (AH 1307 to 1310) before it.

    Hazine-i Divaniye tahrirat müdürü

    1,350 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  18. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1894 to 1896 (AH 1312 to 1313)

    Hazine-i Divaniye tahrirat müdürü; izinli

    entries in 2 years

  19. Jerusalem (Kudüs)

    1895 to 1897 (AH 1313 to 1314)

    Tahrirat müdürü

    1,750 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  20. Çorum

    1896 to 1898 (AH 1314 to 1315)

    Tahrirat müdürü 1896/97 (AH 1314); Mazuliyet (a note on status, not a job) 1897/98 (AH 1315)

    562 to 1,250 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  21. Al Hudaydah (Hudeyde)

    1901/02 (AH 1319)

    No annual entry for 1898 to 1901 (AH 1316 to 1318) before it.

    Tahrirat müdürü

    2,000 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  22. Taiz

    1901 to 1903 (AH 1319 to 1320)

    Tahrirat müdürü

    2,000 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearentry of another institutionsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entryno entryno entry05001,0001,5002,0001865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13202,000 kuruşTahrirat müdürü
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0002,0001865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 1320This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same province

Log scale: equal steps are equal ratios. The median of the same title is drawn for the years in which at least 5 officials with that title had a salary, and the median of the same province for the years in which at least 5 officials were paid in the province of the official's salary that year.

The numbers of the chart
Salary of Mehmed İzzet Bey against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1865/6660040064%
1866/6760040063%
1867/6850045852%
1868/6975047566%
1869/702,00040087%
1873/7495040575%
1874/75500450427.555%
1875/761,42045035085%
1876/7747542052%
1877/781,30045084%
18781,425450417.586%
1878/791,42540050084%
1879/801,425400487.586%
1880/811,40040060088%
1881/821,50040089%
1882/831,7504001,23091%
1883/841,25040040087%
1887/881,25040050084%
1888/891,25040050085%
1893/941,350400262.588%
1894/951,35040032588%
1895/961,75040040090%
1896/971,75045032590%
1897/9856240069%
1901/022,0004001,50092%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.

Career of Mehmed İzzet Bey, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1865/66AH 1282First workTripoli (Trablusgarp)600first-salary field
1865 to 1869AH 1282 to 1285Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyizi
6 entries
YearSalary
1865/66600
1866/67600
1866/67500
1867/68500
1867/68500
1868/69750
Tripoli (Trablusgarp)600 to 750
1869/70AH 1286Sancak Muhasebecisi2,000
1869/70AH 1286Sancak muhasebe mukayyidiŞebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki)1,000
No annual entry: 1870 to 1873 (AH 1287 to 1289)
1873/74AH 1290Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi üçüncü müsevvidi
2 entries
YearSalary
1873/74950
1873/74
950
1873/74AH 1290Adliye Nezareti Kalemi mülâzımı
Justice (Adliye)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
1874/75AH 1291Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi üçüncü müsevvidiEdirne500
1875/76AH 1292Tahrirat müdürü
2 entries
YearSalary
1875/761,185
1875/76
Sinop1,185
1875/76AH 1292Tahrirat müdürüAfyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)1,420
1876 to 1878AH 1293 to 1294Rüsûmat Emaneti Meclis Kalemi müsevvid refiki
2 entries
YearSalary
1876/77475
1877/781,300
475 to 1,300
1878 to 1880AH 1295 to 1297Tahrirat müdürü
4 entries
YearSalary
18781,425
1878/791,425
1879/801,425
1879/80
Mardin1,425
1880 to 1882AH 1298 to 1299Tahrirat müdürü
2 entries
YearSalary
1880/811,400
1881/821,400
Cebeli bereket1,400
1881 to 1883AH 1299 to 1300Tahrirat müdürü
2 entries
YearSalary
1881/821,500
1882/831,500
1,500
1882/83AH 1300Tahrirat müdürü
2 entries
YearSalary
1882/831,750
1882/83
Al Hudaydah (Hudeyde)1,750
1883/84AH 1301Tahrirat müdürüAmasya1,250
No annual entry: 1884 to 1887 (AH 1302 to 1304)
1887 to 1889AH 1305 to 1306Tahrirat müdürü
3 entries
YearSalary
1887/881,250
1888/891,250
1888/89
Havran1,250
No annual entry: 1889 to 1893 (AH 1307 to 1310)
1893 to 1895AH 1311 to 1312Hazine-i Divaniye tahrirat müdürü
2 entries
YearSalary
1893/941,350
1894/951,350
Medina (Medine)1,350
1894 to 1896AH 1312 to 1313Hazine-i Divaniye tahrirat müdürü; izinli
2 entries
YearSalary
1894/95
1895/96
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
1895 to 1897AH 1313 to 1314Tahrirat müdürü
3 entries
YearSalary
1895/961,750
1895/961,750
1896/971,750
Jerusalem (Kudüs)1,750
1896/97AH 1314Tahrirat müdürü
7 entries
YearSalary
1896/97
1896/971,250
1896/97
1896/971,125
1896/97
1896/97562.5
1896/97
Çorum
1897/98AH 1315Mazuliyeta note on status, not a job562
No annual entry: 1898 to 1901 (AH 1316 to 1318)
1901/02AH 1319Tahrirat müdürüAl Hudaydah (Hudeyde)2,000
1901 to 1903AH 1319 to 1320Tahrirat müdürü
3 entries
YearSalary
1901/022,000
1901/022,000
1902/03
Taiz2,000

Record

Personal

Born
1849/50 (AH 1266)
Birthplace
Mecca (Mekke)
Father's occupation
Emekli Cemiyet-i Rüsûmiye azası

First work

Year
1865/66 (AH 1282)

Recorded with

Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.

Same place, same years

Of the 328 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, 313 have a recorded salary; Mehmed İzzet Bey had the 89th highest salary of them.

All 1,057 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 2 officials with the title Sancak Muhasebecisi in the same years, Mehmed İzzet Bey had the lowest salary.

All 31 officials with the title Sancak Muhasebecisi

Same birthplace

Of the 117 officials born in Mecca (Mekke), 107 have a recorded salary; Mehmed İzzet Bey had the 6th highest salary of them.

The page of Mecca (Mekke), with the 117 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 112 officials whose first annual entry is for 1865/66 (AH 1282), 95 have a recorded salary; Mehmed İzzet Bey had the 15th highest salary of them.

All 112 officials whose first annual entry is for 1865/66 (AH 1282)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmed İzzet Bey
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1865/66AH 1282Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyiziTripoli (Trablusgarp)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1866/67AH 1283Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyiziTripoli (Trablusgarp)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1866/67AH 1283Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyiziTripoli (Trablusgarp)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1867/68AH 1284Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyiziTripoli (Trablusgarp)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1867/68AH 1284Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi mübeyyiziTripoli (Trablusgarp)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1868/69AH 1285Muhasebe Kalemi evâmir mukayyidi ve derkenar müsevvidiTripoli (Trablusgarp)750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1869/70AH 1286Sancak MuhasebecisiCebel-i Garbiye2,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1869/70AH 1286Sancak muhasebe mukayyidiŞebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki)1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1873/74AH 1290Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi üçüncü müsevvidiHicaz950Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1873/74AH 1290Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi üçüncü müsevvidi (İnfisal)HicazAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1873/74AH 1290Adliye Nezareti Kalemi mülâzımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)Justice (Adliye)Selected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1874/75AH 1291Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi üçüncü müsevvidiEdirne500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1875/76AH 1292Tahrirat müdürüSinop1,185Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1875/76AH 1292Tahrirat müdürü (İnfisal)SinopAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1875/76AH 1292Tahrirat müdürüAfyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)1,420Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1876/77AH 1293Rüsûmat Emaneti Meclis Kalemi müsevvid refiki475Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1877/78AH 1294Tahrirat kâtibiAnes1,300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1878AH 1295Tahrirat müdürüMardin1,425Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1878/79AH 1296Tahrirat müdürüMardin1,425Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1879/80AH 1297Tahrirat müdürüMardin1,425Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1879/80AH 1297Tahrirat müdürü (Azil)MardinAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1880/81AH 1298Tahrirat müdürüCebeli bereket1,400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1881/82AH 1299Tahrirat müdürüCebeli bereket1,400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1881/82AH 1299Tahrirat müdürüKozan1,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1882/83AH 1300Tahrirat müdürüKozan1,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1882/83AH 1300Tahrirat müdürüAl Hudaydah (Hudeyde)1,750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1882/83AH 1300Tahrirat müdürü (Azil)Al Hudaydah (Hudeyde)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1883/84AH 1301Tahrirat müdürüAmasya1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1887/88AH 1305Tahrirat müdürüHavran1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1888/89AH 1306Tahrirat müdürüHavran1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1888/89AH 1306Tahrirat müdürü (Azil)HavranAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1893/94AH 1311Hazine-i Divaniye tahrirat müdürüMedina (Medine)1,350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1894/95AH 1312Hazine-i Divaniye tahrirat müdürüMedina (Medine)1,350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1894/95AH 1312Hazine-i Divaniye tahrirat müdürü; izinliIstanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1895/96AH 1313Hazine-i Divaniye tahrirat müdürü; izinliIstanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1895/96AH 1313Tahrirat müdürüJerusalem (Kudüs)1,750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1895/96AH 1313Tahrirat müdürüJerusalem (Kudüs)1,750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1896/97AH 1314Tahrirat müdürüJerusalem (Kudüs)1,750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1896/97AH 1314Tahrirat müdürüÇorumAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1896/97AH 1314Tahrirat müdürüÇorum1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1896/97AH 1314Tahrirat müdürü (Görevin sona ermesi)ÇorumAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1896/97AH 1314Tahrirat müdürüÇorum1,125Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1896/97AH 1314Tahrirat müdürü (Görevin sona ermesi)ÇorumAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1896/97AH 1314Tahrirat müdürüÇorum562.5Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1896/97AH 1314Tahrirat müdürü (Görevin sona ermesi)ÇorumAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1897/98AH 1315Mazuliyet562Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1901/02AH 1319Tahrirat müdürüAl Hudaydah (Hudeyde)2,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1901/02AH 1319Tahrirat müdürüTaiz2,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1901/02AH 1319Tahrirat müdürüTaiz2,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
1902/03AH 1320Tahrirat müdürü (Azil)TaizAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records256 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 4/324, s.324-325.
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.
Recorded values of Mehmed İzzet Bey with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.

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