Mehmed Tevfik Beğ (Biren)
Born 1866/67 (AH 1283) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1897 to 1911 (AH 1315 to 1328)
Languages French, Turkish
Archival references DH.SAİDd, 192-163; CDAB, DH.SAİDd, 192-163
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Mehmed Tevfik Beğ (Biren) was born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1866/67 (AH 1283). The father’s occupation was Meclis-i Maarif azası. Schooling included Mekteb-i Mülkiye-i Şahane. The language repertoire included French and Turkish. [source]
Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1885/86 (AH 1303). Dated career entries span 1897/98 (AH 1315) to 1910/11 (AH 1328) across 9 AH years, from Jerusalem (Kudüs) to Şura-yı Devlet, beginning with Kudüs Sancağı mutasarrıfı. More than one post or place appears in 3 of those years. Place names include Jerusalem (Kudüs), Thessaloniki (Selanik), Konya and Yemen and 4 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 9,000 kuruş in 1897/98 (AH 1315) to 6,000 kuruş in 1910/11 (AH 1328); the highest recorded monthly rate is 30,000 kuruş in 1902/03 (AH 1320). [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 · Istanbul (Dersaadet)
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.
3 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1866/67 (AH 1283)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Birth
2 1885/86 (AH 1303)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
First work as recorded
Calculated age 20
3 1897/98 (AH 1315)
Jerusalem (Kudüs)
4 1901/02 (AH 1319)
Thessaloniki (Selanik) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
5 1902/03 (AH 1320)
Konya
6 1903/04 (AH 1321)
Place not recorded / Konya
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
7 1904/05 (AH 1322)
Yemen
Not yet located on the map: Yemen
8 1906/07 (AH 1324)
Divan-ı Muhasebat / Bursa
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Divan-ı Muhasebat
9 1908/09 (AH 1326)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
10 1909/10 (AH 1327)
Ankara / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
11 1910/11 (AH 1328)
Şura-yı Devlet
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Şura-yı Devlet
Şura-yı Devlet Mülkiye Dairesi reisi
6,000 kuruşCalculated age 45
Şura-yı Devlet Maliye, Nafia ve Maarif Dairesi reisi
6,000 kuruşCalculated age 45
25 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.
- Mabeyn-i Hümayun kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated · 1,500 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Mabeyn-i Hümayun kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated · 2,500 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Mabeyn-i Hümayun kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated · 3,500 kuruş 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 9,000 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 99.2% | 1891 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 27,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 99.6% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 30,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 99.7% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 15,000 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 99.6% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 30,000 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 99.6% | 1493 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 20,000 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 99.3% | 1371 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 20,000 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 99.1% | 1088 |
| 1910/11 (AH 1328) | 6,000 | 500 | 200 to 2,000 | 98.9% | 732 |
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- Konya15,000 to 30,000
- Ankara7,500 to 20,000
- Bursa20,000
- Divan-ı Muhasebat10,000
- Jerusalem (Kudüs)9,000
- Şura-yı Devlet6,000
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
- Istanbul665 other officialsAhmed Cemil Efendi born 1866/67 (AH 1283); highest salary 1,400 kuruş
- Konya8 other officialsAli Şefik Efendi 2 shared years; highest salary 1,650 kuruş
- 1897/98 (AH 1315)162 other officialsHüseyin Hüsnü Efendi first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 50 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i ahval kayıtlarına göre Şûrâ-yı Devlet reisleri
BURAK BALCI · 2025 · Pages 114, 115, 116, 117, 118
DH.SAİDd, 192-163; 156 CDAB, DH.SAİDd, 192-163
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 9 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 15 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.