Mehmet Ata Efendi
Born 1845/46 (AH 1262) · Sivas · Dated entries 1862 to 1895 (AH 1279 to 1312)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference DH.SAİD.d.nr.00018, s.347
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmet Ata Efendi was born in Sivas in 1845/46 (AH 1262), within the İslam community. The father’s occupation was mumcu. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; medrese. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Amasya in 1862/63 (AH 1279). Dated career entries span 1862/63 (AH 1279) to 1894/95 (AH 1312) across 8 AH years, from Amasya to Niğde, beginning with Tahrirat kalemi stajyeri and ending with entries for Bidayet mahkemesi ceza dairesi reisi. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Amasya, Erbaa and Niğde. [1]
Monthly pay went from 200 kuruş in 1867/68 (AH 1284) to 1,400 kuruş in 1894/95 (AH 1312); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,400 kuruş in 1883/84 (AH 1301). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 9 · Sivas
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1 1845/46 (AH 1262)
Sivas
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 17
Tahrirat kalemi stajyeri
Calculated age 17
3 1867/68 (AH 1284)
Amasya
Deavi meclisi katibi
200 kuruşCalculated age 22
4 1870/71 (AH 1287)
Amasya
Cinayet katibi
400 kuruşCalculated age 25
5 1873/74 (AH 1290)
Amasya / Erbaa
Within-year entry order unresolved
Emlak komisyonu başkatibi
405 kuruşCalculated age 28
Mal Müdürü
405 kuruşCalculated age 28
6 Cinayet katibi
Calculated age 30
Temyiz başkatibi
360 kuruşCalculated age 30
7 1878/79 (AH 1296)
Amasya
Bidayet mahkemesi başkatibi
600 kuruşCalculated age 34
8 1882/83 (AH 1300) · 2 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1300, 1301. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Azil
Calculated age 38
Bidayet mahkemesi müddeiumumi muavini
1,400 kuruşCalculated age 39
9 1894/95 (AH 1312)
Niğde
Bidayet mahkemesi ceza dairesi reisi
1,400 kuruşCalculated age 50
4 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.
- Müddeiumumi muavini · Hakkâri · Undated · 1,400 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Bidayet mahkemesi ceza dairesi reisi · Undated · 1,400 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Azil · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Bidayet mahkemesi ceza dairesi reisi · Niğde · Undated · 1,260 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
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| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1867/68 (AH 1284) | 200 | 458 | 150 to 2,500 | 14.8% | 435 |
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 44.9% | 649 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 405 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 50.0% | 805 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 360 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 38.7% | 976 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 600 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 63.5% | 1328 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 1,400 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 89.3% | 1720 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 1,400 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 88.5% | 2004 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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Where the career is recorded
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Amounts recorded by place
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Titles across the recorded years
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Related officials in the salary reference
- Sivas398 other officialsAbdullah Behçet Efendi born 1845/46 (AH 1262); highest salary 750 kuruş
- Amasya13 other officialsOsman Remzi Efendi 5 shared years; highest salary 750 kuruş
- 1862/63 (AH 1279)84 other officialsAhmed Refet Efendi first entry in Ödemiş; no salary recorded
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Sivaslı devlet adamları
NESLİHAN EROL · 2022 · Pages 239, 240
413 DH.SAİD.d.nr.00018, s.347; DH.SAİD.d.nr.00018, s.347
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 9 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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