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MEHMED MURAD EFENDĠ

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 MURAD EFENDĠ was born in Antalya in 1873/74 (AH 1290); the father's occupation was "Berber". Work began in Antalya in 1885/86, at about 13. Fewer than 5 per cent of the 5,664 officials whose age at first work is known began work at 13 or younger. The first annual entry, for 1885/86, places MEHMED MURAD EFENDĠ in Antalya, the birthplace, as Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürlüğü mülazımı, where the entries run to 1890/91. The annual lists then follow MEHMED MURAD EFENDĠ to Alanya (Alaiye) in 1892/93. For 1895 to 1905 the lists have no entry. The last posts were in Istanbul from 1905 to 1911.

Pay rose from 300 kuruş a month in 1889/90 to a peak of 400 in 1910/11, in Istanbul, when 31 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, ten years of salary come to 31,200 kuruş, 56 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The last annual entry is for 1911.

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 4 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1892/931905/06124AntalyaAlanyaIstanbul

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 3 (Teke).

  1. Antalya

    Born 1873/74 (AH 1290); First work 1885/86 (AH 1303); 1885 to 1891 (AH 1303 to 1308)

    Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürlüğü mülazımı

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 6 years

  2. Alanya (Alaiye)

    1892/93 (AH 1310)

    No annual entry for 1891/92 (AH 1309) before it.

    Düyun-ı Umumiye tuz ambarı memuru

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  3. Teke as worded, no place record not on the map

    1894/95 (AH 1312)

    No annual entry for 1893/94 (AH 1311) before it.

    Düyun-ı Umumiye memur vekili

    entries in 1 year

  4. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1905 to 1911 (AH 1323 to 1329)

    No annual entry for 1895 to 1905 (AH 1313 to 1322) before it.

    Şehremaneti hukuk müşavirliği kalemi katibi

    150 to 400 kuruş a month; entries in 7 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entryno entry01002003004001886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 13241908/09AH 13261910/11AH 1328400 kuruşDüyun-ı Umumiye Müdürlüğü mülazımıŞehremaneti hukuk müşavirliği kalemi katibi
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001,0001886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 13241908/09AH 13261910/11AH 1328This 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 MURAD EFENDĠ against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1889/9030040033029%
1890/9130040035028%
1892/9330040040027%
1905/0615043060011%
1906/0715045071510%
1907/0815046070010%
1908/091504007007%
1909/1030060085022%
1910/1140050080031%
19114006001,00026%

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 MURAD EFENDĠ, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1885/86AH 1303First workAntalya
1885 to 1891AH 1303 to 1308Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürlüğü mülazımı
8 entries
YearSalary
1885/86
1886/87
1887/88
1888/89
1889/90
1889/90300
1889/90
1890/91300
Antalya300
No annual entry: 1891/92 (AH 1309)
1892/93AH 1310Düyun-ı Umumiye tuz ambarı memuruAlanya (Alaiye)300
No annual entry: 1893/94 (AH 1311)
1894/95AH 1312Düyun-ı Umumiye memur vekili
No annual entry: 1895 to 1905 (AH 1313 to 1322)
1905 to 1911AH 1323 to 1329Şehremaneti hukuk müşavirliği kalemi katibi
11 entries
YearSalary
1905/06150
1906/07150
1907/08150
1908/09150
1909/10150
1909/10150
1909/10300
1910/11300
1910/11400
1911400
1911
Istanbul (Dersaadet)150

Record

Personal

Born
1873/74 (AH 1290)
Birthplace
Antalya
Father's occupation
Berber

First work

Year
1885/86 (AH 1303)
Place
Antalya

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 282 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, 270 have a recorded salary; MEHMED MURAD EFENDĠ had the 207th highest salary of them.

All 1,057 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same birthplace

Of the 243 officials born in Antalya, 236 have a recorded salary; MEHMED MURAD EFENDĠ had the 109th highest salary of them.

The page of Antalya, with the 243 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 181 officials whose first annual entry is for 1885/86 (AH 1303), 164 have a recorded salary; MEHMED MURAD EFENDĠ had the 91st highest salary of them.

All 181 officials whose first annual entry is for 1885/86 (AH 1303)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of MEHMED MURAD EFENDĠ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1885/86AH 1303Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürlüğü mülazımıAntalyaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAĠD.d. 00134 – 0006/9
1886/87AH 1304Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürlüğü mülazımıAntalyaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAĠD.d. 00134 – 0006/9
1887/88AH 1305Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürlüğü mülazımıAntalyaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAĠD.d. 00134 – 0006/9
1888/89AH 1306Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürlüğü mülazımıAntalyaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAĠD.d. 00134 – 0006/9
1889/90AH 1307Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürlüğü mülazımıAntalyaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAĠD.d. 00134 – 0006/9
1889/90AH 1307Düyun-ı Umumiye harir öşrü mübsırıAntalya300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records155 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d. 00134 – 0006/9
1889/90AH 1307Düyun-ı Umumiye harir öşrü mübsırı (İnfisal)AntalyaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records155 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d. 00134 – 0006/9
1890/91AH 1308Düyun-ı Umumiye harir öşrü mübsırıAntalya300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records155 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d. 00134 – 0006/9
1892/93AH 1310Düyun-ı Umumiye tuz ambarı memuruAlanya (Alaiye)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records155 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d. 00134 – 0006/9
1894/95AH 1312Düyun-ı Umumiye memur vekiliTekeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records155 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d. 00134 – 0006/9
1905/06AH 1323Şehremaneti hukuk müşavirliği kalemi katibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records155 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d. 00134 – 0006/9
1906/07AH 1324Şehremaneti hukuk müşavirliği kalemi katibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records155 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d. 00134 – 0006/9
1907/08AH 1325Şehremaneti hukuk müşavirliği kalemi katibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records155 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d. 00134 – 0006/9
1908/09AH 1326Şehremaneti hukuk müşavirliği kalemi katibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records155 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d. 00134 – 0006/9
1909/10AH 1327Şehremaneti hukuk müşavirliği kalemi katibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records155 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d. 00134 – 0006/9
1909/10AH 1327Şehremaneti hukuk müşavirliği kalemi katibi (İnfisal)Istanbul (Dersaadet)150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records155 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d. 00134 – 0006/9
1909/10AH 1327On beşinci belediye dairesi çavuşuIstanbul (Dersaadet)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records155 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d. 00134 – 0006/9
1910/11AH 1328On beşinci belediye dairesi çavuşuIstanbul (Dersaadet)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records155 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d. 00134 – 0006/9
1910/11AH 1328On beşinci belediye dairesi çavuşuIstanbul (Dersaadet)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records155 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d. 00134 – 0006/9
1911AH 1329On beşinci belediye dairesi çavuşuIstanbul (Dersaadet)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records155 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d. 00134 – 0006/9
1911AH 1329On beşinci belediye dairesi çavuşu (Azil)Istanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records155 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d. 00134 – 0006/9
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 MURAD EFENDĠ 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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