Mehmed Lütfi Efendi
Born 1868/69 (AH 1285) · Thessaloniki (Selanik) · Dated entries 1885 to 1903 (AH 1303 to 1320)
Languages Bulgarian, Rum (as recorded), Turkish
Archival reference BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 117-13
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Lütfi Efendi was born in Thessaloniki (Selanik) in 1868/69 (AH 1285). The father’s occupation was Priştine Bidayet Mahkemesi Ceza Dairesi Başkanı. Schooling included Selanik İlk, Rüştiye ve Osmanî Mektepleri. The language repertoire included Bulgarian, Rum (as recorded) and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Thessaloniki (Selanik) in 1885/86 (AH 1303). Dated career entries span 1885/86 (AH 1303) to 1902/03 (AH 1320) across 16 AH years, beginning with Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi stajyeri. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Thessaloniki (Selanik), Drama and Thasos (Taşoz). [1]
Monthly pay went from 300 kuruş in 1888/89 (AH 1306) to 1,000 kuruş in 1902/03 (AH 1320); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,000 kuruş in 1902/03 (AH 1320). [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 · Thessaloniki (Selanik)
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 1868/69 (AH 1285)
Thessaloniki (Selanik)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 18
Vilayet Mektupçu Kalemi stajyeri
Calculated age 18
3 1888/89 (AH 1306)
Drama
Bidayet Mahkemesi zabıt kâtibi
300 kuruşCalculated age 21
4 1889/90 (AH 1307)
Drama / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Bidayet Mahkemesi zabıt kâtibi
300 kuruşCalculated age 22
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
İstifa
Calculated age 22
5 1890/91 (AH 1308) · 12 recorded years
Thessaloniki (Selanik)
AH entries: 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
İstinaf Mahkemesi Ceza Dairesi zabıt kâtibi
300 kuruşCalculated age 23
İstinaf Mahkemesi üye mülazımı
270 kuruşCalculated age 34
6 1902/03 (AH 1320)
Thessaloniki (Selanik) / Thasos (Taşoz)
Within-year entry order unresolved
İstinaf Mahkemesi üye mülazımı
270 kuruşCalculated age 35
Continuing service as described
Bidayet Mahkemesi savcı yardımcısı
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 35
2 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.
- Bidayet Mahkemesi Kalemi stajyeri · Korçë (Görice) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Bidayet Mahkemesi Kalemi stajyeri · Drama · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 300 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 29.7% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 300 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 29.3% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 300 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 28.5% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 28.5% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 300 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 28.0% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 27.9% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 28.5% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 27.1% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 300 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 26.4% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 28.1% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 300 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 27.7% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 29.1% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 29.1% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 29.0% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 1,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 81.9% | 1627 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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● 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- Thessaloniki (Selanik)270 to 300
- Drama300
- Thasos (Taşoz)1,000
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
- Thessaloniki (Selanik)7 other officialsMehmed Cemil Bey born 1866/67 (AH 1283); highest salary 550 kuruş
- Thessaloniki (Selanik)68 other officialsMehmed Cemil Bey 14 shared years; highest salary 550 kuruş
- 1885/86 (AH 1303)180 other officialsHacı Salih Niyazi Efendi first annual entry 1885/86 (AH 1303); highest salary 1,200 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Priştineli memurlar
ÖMER CAN · 2023 · Pages 215, 216
BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 117-13
Read the original source accounts · 21 source entries →
The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.
Yearly entries and their source passages · 16 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 19 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.