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Mehmet Sabri Efendi

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

Mehmet Sabri Efendi was born in Bosna in 1877/78 (AH 1294), into the İslam community. At about 21, in 1898/99, Mehmet Sabri began work, on a first salary of 200 kuruş. The annual lists begin in 1898/99, with Mehmet Sabri as Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru and no place named.

The salary went from 200 kuruş a month in 1898/99 to 1,700 in 1909/10, the peak, when 85 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1909/10.

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.

  1. Place not recorded

    1898 to 1907 (AH 1316 to 1324)

    Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru

    200 to 500 kuruş a month; entries in 9 years

  2. Place not recorded

    1905/06 (AH 1323)

    Ecnebiyye Muhasebesi Kalemi başkâtibi

    400 to 500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  3. Telsiz ve telefon merkezleri as worded, no place record

    1908 to 1910 (AH 1326 to 1327)

    No annual entry for 1907/08 (AH 1325) before it.

    Telsiz ve telefon memuru 1908 to 1910 (AH 1326 to 1327); Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Fen Müşavirliği maiyetinde telsiz-telgraf fen memuru 1908 to 1910 (AH 1326 to 1327)

    500 to 1,700 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearentry of another institutionyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entry05001,0001,5002,0001898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 13241907/08AH 13251908/09AH 13261909/10AH 13271,700 kuruşTelgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuruTelsiz ve telefon memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0002,0001898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 13241907/08AH 13251908/09AH 13261909/10AH 1327This officialMedian, all officials

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 Mehmet Sabri Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1898/9920040014%
1899/190040040044%
1900/0140040045%
1901/0240040043%
1902/0340040044%
1903/0440040543%
1904/0540040042%
1905/0650043052%
1906/0750045051%
1908/091,10040079%
1909/101,70060085%

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 Mehmet Sabri Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1898/99AH 1316First work200first-salary field
1898 to 1907AH 1316 to 1324Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru
22 entries
YearSalary
1898/99200
1898/99200
1899/1900200
1899/1900400
1899/1900200
1899/1900400
1900/01400
1900/01400
1901/02400
1901/02400
1901/02400
1901/02400
1902/03400
1902/03400
1903/04400
1903/04400
1904/05400
1904/05400
1905/06400
1905/06400
1905/06500
1906/07500
200 to 500
1905/06AH 1323Ecnebiyye Muhasebesi Kalemi başkâtibi
Affiliation not recorded
500
No annual entry: 1907/08 (AH 1325)
1908 to 1910AH 1326 to 1327Telsiz ve telefon memuru
Affiliation not recorded
5 entries
YearSalary
1908/09500
1908/091,100
1909/101,100
1909/101,700
1909/101,700
500 to 1,700
1908 to 1910AH 1326 to 1327Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Fen Müşavirliği maiyetinde telsiz-telgraf fen memuru
4 entries
YearSalary
1908/09500
1908/091,100
1908/091,100
1909/101,100
500 to 1,100

Record

Personal

Born
1877/78 (AH 1294)
Birthplace
Bosna
Community
İslam

First work

Year
1898/99 (AH 1316)

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.

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 152 officials whose first annual entry is for 1898/99 (AH 1316), 131 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Sabri Efendi had the 16th highest salary of them.

All 152 officials whose first annual entry is for 1898/99 (AH 1316)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmet Sabri Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1898/99AH 1316Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Selected canonical career records233 BOA, DH.SAİD. d, 163/95.
1898/99AH 1316Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Selected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95; 324 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95, s.95.
1899/1900AH 1317Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Selected canonical career records233 BOA, DH.SAİD. d, 163/95.
1899/1900AH 1317Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Selected canonical career records233 BOA, DH.SAİD. d, 163/95.
1899/1900AH 1317Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Selected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95; 324 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95, s.95.
1899/1900AH 1317Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Selected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95; 324 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95, s.95.
1900/01AH 1318Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Selected canonical career records233 BOA, DH.SAİD. d, 163/95.
1900/01AH 1318Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Selected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95; 324 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95, s.95.
1901/02AH 1319Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Selected canonical career records233 BOA, DH.SAİD. d, 163/95.
1901/02AH 1319Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Mektûbî Kalemi memuru400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Selected canonical career records233 BOA, DH.SAİD. d, 163/95.
1901/02AH 1319Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Tercüme-i Mühimme Kalemi memuru400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Selected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95; 324 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95, s.95.
1901/02AH 1319Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Mektubi Kalemi memuru400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Selected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95; 324 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95, s.95.
1902/03AH 1320Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Mektûbî Kalemi memuru400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Selected canonical career records233 BOA, DH.SAİD. d, 163/95.
1902/03AH 1320Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Mektubi Kalemi memuru400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Selected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95; 324 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95, s.95.
1903/04AH 1321Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Mektûbî Kalemi memuru400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Selected canonical career records233 BOA, DH.SAİD. d, 163/95.
1903/04AH 1321Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Mektubi Kalemi memuru400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Selected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95; 324 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95, s.95.
1904/05AH 1322Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Mektûbî Kalemi memuru400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Selected canonical career records233 BOA, DH.SAİD. d, 163/95.
1904/05AH 1322Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Mektubi Kalemi memuru400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Selected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95; 324 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95, s.95.
1905/06AH 1323Telgraf ve Posta Nezâreti Mektûbî Kalemi memuru400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Selected canonical career records233 BOA, DH.SAİD. d, 163/95.
1905/06AH 1323Ecnebiyye Muhasebesi Kalemi başkâtibi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records233 BOA, DH.SAİD. d, 163/95.
1905/06AH 1323Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Mektubi Kalemi memuru400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Selected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95; 324 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95, s.95.
1905/06AH 1323Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi başkâtibi500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Selected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95; 324 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95, s.95.
1906/07AH 1324Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi başkâtibi500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Selected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95; 324 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95, s.95.
1908/09AH 1326Telsiz ve telefon memuru500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records233 BOA, DH.SAİD. d, 163/95.
1908/09AH 1326Telsiz ve telefon merkezlerinde görevliTelsiz ve telefon merkezleri1,100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records233 BOA, DH.SAİD. d, 163/95.
1908/09AH 1326Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Fen Müşavirliği maiyetinde telsiz-telgraf fen memuru500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Selected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95; 324 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95, s.95.
1908/09AH 1326Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Telsiz-telgraf merkezleri memuru1,100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Selected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95; 324 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95, s.95.
1908/09AH 1326Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Telsiz-telgraf merkezleri memuru1,100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Selected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95; 324 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95, s.95.
1909/10AH 1327Telsiz ve telefon merkezlerinde görevliTelsiz ve telefon merkezleri1,100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records233 BOA, DH.SAİD. d, 163/95.
1909/10AH 1327Posta, Telgraf ve Telefon Müdüriyet-i Umûmiyesi Mektebi müdürü1,700Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records233 BOA, DH.SAİD. d, 163/95.
1909/10AH 1327Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti, Telsiz-telgraf merkezleri memuru1,100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Selected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95; 324 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95, s.95.
1909/10AH 1327Posta, Telgraf ve Telefon Mektebi müdürü1,700Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95; 324 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 163/95, s.95.
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 Mehmet Sabri Efendi 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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