Kemal Efendi
Born 1860/61 (AH 1277) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1887 to 1905 (AH 1305 to 1322)
Languages Rum (as recorded), Russian, Turkish
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
Places and reading notes
- Ragusa
- Kefe
5 distinct dated years. Stacked marks retain different posts, rates or accounts without assigning an order within that year. Grey marks have no service place.
The life
Kemal Efendi was born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1860/61 (AH 1277), within the Karai Musevilik community. The father’s occupation was Halıcıoğlu Karai Mektebi İbranice muallimi. Schooling included Hasköy Karai ve Protestan mektepleri. The language repertoire included Rum (as recorded), Russian and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Ragusa in 1887/88 (AH 1305). Dated career entries span 1887/88 (AH 1305) to 1904/05 (AH 1322) across 5 AH years, from Ragusa to Kefe, beginning with Fahri şehbenderhane kâtibi ve tercümanı. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Ragusa and Kefe. [1]
Monthly pay went from 300 kuruş in 1889/90 (AH 1307) to 450 kuruş in 1904/05 (AH 1322); the highest recorded monthly rate is 450 kuruş in 1903/04 (AH 1321). [1]
Life and career
Follow 6 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 6 · 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.
5 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1860/61 (AH 1277)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Birth
2 1887/88 (AH 1305)
Ragusa
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Ragusa
First work as recorded
Calculated age 28
Fahri şehbenderhane kâtibi ve tercümanı
Calculated age 28
3 1888/89 (AH 1306)
Ragusa
Not yet located on the map: Ragusa
Fahri şehbenderhane kâtibi ve tercümanı
Calculated age 29
Continuing service as described
4 1889/90 (AH 1307)
Ragusa / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Ragusa; Location not recorded
Ragusa
Fahri şehbenderhane kâtibi ve tercümanı
Calculated age 30
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
Maaş kaydı
300 kuruşCalculated age 30
5 1903/04 (AH 1321)
Kefe
Not yet located on the map: Kefe
Şehbender vekili
450 kuruşCalculated age 44
6 1904/05 (AH 1322)
Kefe / Gözleve / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kefe; Gözleve; Location not recorded
Kefe
Şehbender vekili
450 kuruşCalculated age 45
Continuing service as described
Gözleve
Şehbenderlik görevi (İnfisal)
Calculated age 45
Place not recorded
Görevin sona ermesi
Calculated age 45
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.
- Şehbenderlik görevi · Gözleve · 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 300 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 29.3% | 1874 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 450 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 50.9% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 450 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 52.1% | 1493 |
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- Kefe450
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 officialsAbraham Çakmakyan Efendi born 1860/61 (AH 1277); highest salary 1,700 kuruş
- 1887/88 (AH 1305)190 other officialsİbrahim Hakkı Efendi first annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305); highest salary 360 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Personal details
Education and languages
First work and apprenticeship
Sources and evidence
- II. Abdülhamid dönemi sicil dosyalarına göre şehbenderler (1876-1909)
BERİVAN SULTAN DUMAN · 2024 · Pages 283, 284
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 5 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 8 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.