Mehmet Tevfik Efendi (H. 1288)
Born 1871/72 (AH 1288) · Elbistan · Dated entries 1907 to 1911 (AH 1325 to 1328)
Languages Arabic, Persian, Turkish
Archival reference BOA, DH. SAİD. d. 146/267
The career, year by year
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Places and reading notes
- Xanthi (İskeçe)
- Konya
2 distinct dated years. Stacked marks retain different posts, rates or accounts without assigning an order within that year. Grey marks have no service place.
The life
Mehmet Tevfik Efendi (H. 1288) was born in Elbistan in 1871/72 (AH 1288). Schooling included Elbistan sıbyan ve rüştiye mektepleri; Mekteb-i Hukuk-ı Şahane. The language repertoire included Arabic, Persian and Turkish. [source]
Service began in Xanthi (İskeçe) in 1907/08 (AH 1325). Service included Bidayet Mahkemesi Ceza Dairesi Başkanı in Xanthi (İskeçe) (1907/08 (AH 1325)). Later posts included Polis Müdürü in Konya (1910/11 (AH 1328)). [1]
Monthly pay went from 1,200 kuruş in 1907/08 (AH 1325) to 2,000 kuruş in 1910/11 (AH 1328); the highest recorded monthly rate is 2,000 kuruş in 1910/11 (AH 1328). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 3 · Elbistan
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1 1871/72 (AH 1288)
Elbistan
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 37
Bidayet Mahkemesi Ceza Dairesi Başkanı
1,200 kuruşCalculated age 37
3 1910/11 (AH 1328)
Konya
Polis Müdürü
2,000 kuruşCalculated age 40
1 entry without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Polis merkezi memuru · Undated · 1,500 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 1,200 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 83.1% | 1290 |
| 1910/11 (AH 1328) | 2,000 | 500 | 200 to 2,000 | 87.4% | 732 |
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- Konya2,000
- Xanthi (İskeçe)1,200
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
- Elbistan50 other officialsMustafa Sabri Efendi born 1870/71 (AH 1287); highest salary 542 kuruş
- Xanthi (İskeçe)4 other officialsAhmed Muhterem Efendi 1 shared year; highest salary 1,250 kuruş
- 1907/08 (AH 1325)128 other officialsAbdullah Azmi Efendi first entry in Terme; highest salary 2,000 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Personal details
Education and languages
- Arabic
- okur yazar ve tekellüm [source]
- Persian
- Aşina [source]
- Turkish
- okur yazar ve tekellüm [source]
- Qualification
- Formal qualification recorded [source]Rüştiye ve hukuk şahadetnameleri; Arapça ilimler icazeti [1]Original wording is retained alongside any qualification indicator.
- Education
- Elbistan sıbyan ve rüştiye mektepleri; Mekteb-i Hukuk-ı Şahane [source]
- Education level equivalent
- 14 [source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.
First work and apprenticeship
- Age at first service
- 37 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
- First work place
- İskeçe [source]
- First-salary field
- 1200 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
- First work year
- 1907/08 (AH 1325) [source]
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Elbistanlı memurlar
ŞEYMA BÜLBÜL · 2025 · Pages 70
BOA, DH. SAİD. d. 146/267; BOA, DH. SAİD. d. 146/267; 59 BOA, DH. SAİD. d. 146/267.
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