MEHMED ŞÜKRÜ EFENDİ
Born 1870/71 (AH 1287) · Komotini (Gümülcine) · Dated entries 1889 to 1893 (AH 1307 to 1310)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİDd., 44/125
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
- Komotini (Gümülcine)
4 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
MEHMED ŞÜKRÜ EFENDİ was born in Komotini (Gümülcine) in 1870/71 (AH 1287). The father’s occupation was Gümülcine Rüsumat memuru. Schooling included Sıbyan Mektebi; Gümülcine Rüşdiye Mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Komotini (Gümülcine) in 1889/90 (AH 1307). Dated career entries span 1889/90 (AH 1307) to 1892/93 (AH 1310) across 4 AH years, from Komotini (Gümülcine) to Komotini (Gümülcine), beginning with Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı and ending with entries for Tahrir ve Vergi Kalemi deftercisi. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Komotini (Gümülcine). [1]
Monthly pay went from 100 kuruş in 1890/91 (AH 1308) to 100 kuruş in 1892/93 (AH 1310); the highest recorded monthly rate is 100 kuruş in 1890/91 (AH 1308). [1]
Life and career
Follow 4 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 4 · Komotini (Gümülcine)
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.
1 1870/71 (AH 1287)
Komotini (Gümülcine)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 20
Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 20
3 1890/91 (AH 1308) · 2 recorded years
Komotini (Gümülcine)
AH entries: 1308, 1309. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 21
Continuing service as described
Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı (Görevin sona ermesi)
Calculated age 21
Recorded service ending
Tahrir ve Vergi Kalemi deftercisi
100 kuruşCalculated age 21
Tahrir ve Vergi Kalemi deftercisi
100 kuruşCalculated age 22
Continuing service as described
4 1892/93 (AH 1310)
Komotini (Gümülcine) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Tahrir ve Vergi Kalemi deftercisi
100 kuruşCalculated age 23
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
Azil
Calculated age 23
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.
Use Enter, Space or ← / → on a salary point, or click the percentile panel to choose the nearest observed AH year. All yearly values appear below.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 100 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 5.7% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 100 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 4.8% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 100 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 4.9% | 1935 |
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 rateRanges 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
- Komotini (Gümülcine)63 other officialsHACI MUSTAFA NAİLİ EFENDİ born 1870/71 (AH 1287); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Komotini (Gümülcine)18 other officialsMEHMED SADEDDİN EFENDİ 4 shared years; highest salary 1,200 kuruş
- 1889/90 (AH 1307)197 other officialsAbdullah Kâni Efendi first annual entry 1889/90 (AH 1307); highest salary 500 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Personal details
Education and languages
First work and apprenticeship
- Age at first service
- 20 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
- First work place
- Gümülcine [source]
- First work year
- 1889/90 (AH 1307) [source]
- Apprenticeship
- 1.2 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Gümülcineli devlet adamları
ŞEHADET ORAN · 2025 · Pages 105, 106
BOA. DH. SAİDd., 44/125; 201 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 44/125.; BOA. DH. SAİDd., 44/125
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 4 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 7 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.