Mehmet Ali Efendi
Born 1853/54 (AH 1270) · Kütahya · Dated entries 1868 to 1887 (AH 1285 to 1304)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA.DH.SAİD., No:39, s.263
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Mehmet Ali Efendi was born in Kütahya in 1853/54 (AH 1270). Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; cami dersleri. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Kütahya in 1868/69 (AH 1285). Dated career entries span 1868/69 (AH 1285) to 1886/87 (AH 1304) across 16 AH years, from Kütahya to Eğrigöz, beginning with Tahrir-i Emlak Kalemi mülazımı and ending with entries for Vukuat kâtibi. More than one post or place appears in 3 of those years. Place names include Kütahya, Eğrigöz and Banaz. [1]
Monthly pay went from 190 kuruş in 1872/73 (AH 1289) to 300 kuruş in 1886/87 (AH 1304); the highest recorded monthly rate is 300 kuruş in 1880/81 (AH 1298). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 9 · Kütahya
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5 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1853/54 (AH 1270)
Kütahya
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 15
Tahrir-i Emlak Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 15
3 Tahrir-i Emlak Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 16
Continuing service as described
Tahrir-i Emlak Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 18
Continuing service as described
4 1872/73 (AH 1289)
Kütahya / Eğrigöz
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Eğrigöz
Tahrir-i Emlak Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 19
Continuing service as described
Eğrigöz
Vukuat kâtibi
190 kuruşCalculated age 19
5 1873/74 (AH 1290) · 3 recorded years
Eğrigöz
AH entries: 1290, 1291, 1292. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Eğrigöz
Vukuat kâtibi
190 kuruşCalculated age 20
Continuing service as described
Vukuat kâtibi
190 kuruşCalculated age 22
Continuing service as described
6 1876/77 (AH 1293)
Eğrigöz / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Eğrigöz; Location not recorded
Eğrigöz
Vukuat kâtibi
190 kuruşCalculated age 23
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
Askerlik
Calculated age 23
7 1879/80 (AH 1297) · 5 recorded years
Banaz
AH entries: 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Banaz
Vukuat kâtibi
250 kuruşCalculated age 27
Vukuat kâtibi
300 kuruşCalculated age 31
Continuing service as described
8 1884/85 (AH 1302)
Banaz / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Banaz; Location not recorded
Banaz
Vukuat kâtibi
300 kuruşCalculated age 32
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
Askerlik
Calculated age 32
9 1886/87 (AH 1304)
Eğrigöz
Not yet located on the map: Eğrigöz
Vukuat kâtibi
300 kuruşCalculated age 34
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.
- Askerlik (İnfisal) · Undated 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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How the comparison is calculated
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 190 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 14.6% | 736 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 190 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 15.2% | 805 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 190 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 13.1% | 882 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 190 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 12.7% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 190 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 13.9% | 1102 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 250 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 19.2% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 300 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 28.8% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 28.0% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 27.9% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 28.3% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 28.2% | 1748 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 28.0% | 1725 |
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 entriesGaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate- Banaz250 to 300
- Eğrigöz190 to 300
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
- Kütahya149 other officialsAgop Sırrı Efendi born 1853/54 (AH 1270); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Kütahya25 other officialsAhmet Rıfat Efendi 5 shared years; highest salary 600 kuruş
- 1868/69 (AH 1285)111 other officialsAhmed Besim Efendi first entry in Sivas; highest salary 600 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterleri'nde Osmanlı Dönemi Kütahyalı memurlar
MUSTAFA KOCAKAYA · 2018 · Pages 121
BOA.DH.SAİD., No:39, s.263; 133 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:39, s.263.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 16 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 22 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.