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Mehmed Cemal Efendi

Annual salary study and register readings

This study view uses the annual salary reference records. The main biography brings together the wider career and its sources.

Life and register readings

The life of Mehmed Cemal Efendi began in Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) in 1864/65 (AH 1281). At about 18, in 1882/83, Mehmed Cemal began work in Edirne. The annual lists begin in 1882/83, with Mehmed Cemal as Vilayet Muhasebe Kalemi stajyeri in Edirne. Alongside, the lists for 1882/83 give a second post, in Kardzhali as Tahrir-i Seyyar Varakası ikinci muharriri. Mehmed Cemal then moved to Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa) from 1883 to 1887. Alongside, the lists for 1886/87 give a second post, in Veliko Tarnovo as Vergi katibi. Alongside, the lists for 1892/93 give a second post, in Şarköy as Mal muavini. The annual lists then follow Mehmed Cemal to Komotini (Gümülcine) in 1894/95. Alongside, the lists for 1899 to 1901 give a second post, in Svilengrad as Vergi katibi. Alongside, the lists for 1900 to 1903 give a second post, in Kardzhali as Malmüdürü. Alongside, the lists for 1902/03 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Nakil. Alongside, the lists for 1902/03 give a second post, in Svilengrad as Malmüdürü. Next came Uzunköprü (Cisr-i Ergene) in 1903/04. Alongside, the lists for 1906 to 1908 give a second post, in Trabzon as Kuyud-ı Tahsiliye tensik ve ıslahı geçici memuru.

The salary went from 500 kuruş a month in 1882/83 to 3,000 in 1909/10, the peak, as Sancak Muhasebecisi in Komotini, when 93 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1909/10.

Places in order of time

Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.

All 17 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1886/871892/931894/951903/041906/071909/101234578101113141617KardzhaliVeliko TarnovoŞarköyKomotiniTrabzon

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 6 (Ortaköy), stop 9 (Havza), stop 12 (Place not recorded), stop 15 (Place not recorded).

  1. Didymoteicho (Dimetoka)

    Born 1864/65 (AH 1281)

  2. Edirne

    First work 1882/83 (AH 1300); 1882/83 (AH 1300)

    Vilayet Muhasebe Kalemi stajyeri

    entries in 1 year

  3. Kardzhali (Kırcaali)

    1882/83 (AH 1300)

    Tahrir-i Seyyar Varakası ikinci muharriri

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  4. Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa)

    1883 to 1887 (AH 1301 to 1304)

    Tahrir-i Vergi Kitabeti refiki

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  5. Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova)

    1886/87 (AH 1304)

    Vergi katibi

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  6. Ortaköy as worded, no place record not on the map

    1890 to 1893 (AH 1308 to 1310)

    No annual entry for 1887 to 1890 (AH 1305 to 1307) before it.

    Mal muavini

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  7. Şarköy

    1892/93 (AH 1310)

    Mal muavini

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  8. Komotini (Gümülcine)

    1894/95 (AH 1312)

    No annual entry for 1893/94 (AH 1311) before it.

    Tahrir-i Vergi katibi

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  9. Havza as worded, no place record not on the map

    1897 to 1900 (AH 1315 to 1317)

    No annual entry for 1895 to 1897 (AH 1313 to 1314) before it.

    Vergi katibi

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  10. Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa)

    1899 to 1901 (AH 1317 to 1318)

    Vergi katibi 1899 to 1901 (AH 1317 to 1318); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1900/01 (AH 1318)

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  11. Kardzhali (Kırcaali)

    1900 to 1903 (AH 1318 to 1320)

    Malmüdürü

    540 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  12. Place not recorded not on the map

    1902/03 (AH 1320)

    Nakil

    800 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  13. Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa)

    1902/03 (AH 1320)

    Malmüdürü

    540 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  14. Uzunköprü (Cisr-i Ergene)

    1903/04 (AH 1321)

    Malmüdürü

    720 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  15. Place not recorded not on the map

    1905 to 1910 (AH 1323 to 1327)

    No annual entry for 1904/05 (AH 1322) before it.

    Tahsilat İdaresi Muhasebe Kalemi memuru

    900 to 1,250 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

  16. Trabzon

    1906 to 1908 (AH 1324 to 1325)

    Kuyud-ı Tahsiliye tensik ve ıslahı geçici memuru

    2,000 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  17. Komotini (Gümülcine)

    1909/10 (AH 1327)

    Sancak Muhasebecisi

    3,000 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entryno entryno entry01,0002,0003,0001882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 13241908/09AH 13263,000 kuruşMal muaviniVergi katibiMalmüdürüMalmüdürü
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0002,0005,0001882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 13241908/09AH 1326This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same province

Log scale: equal steps are equal ratios. The median of the same title is drawn for the years in which at least 5 officials with that title had a salary, and the median of the same province for the years in which at least 5 officials were paid in the province of the official's salary that year.

The numbers of the chart
Salary of Mehmed Cemal Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1882/8350040042559%
1883/8430040040028%
1884/8530040040028%
1885/8630040040027%
1886/8730040040028%
1890/9150040056%
1891/9250040056%
1892/9350040056%
1894/9540040045044%
1897/9850040056%
1898/9950040055%
1899/190050040055%
1900/0154040045063%
1901/0254040050062%
1902/0380040076%
1903/0472040550074%
1905/0690043077%
1906/072,00045050092%
1907/082,00046070091%
1908/091,25040082%
1909/103,00060070093%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.

Career of Mehmed Cemal Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1882/83AH 1300First workEdirne
1882/83AH 1300Vilayet Muhasebe Kalemi stajyeriEdirne
1882/83AH 1300Tahrir-i Seyyar Varakası ikinci muharririKardzhali (Kırcaali)500
1883 to 1887AH 1301 to 1304Tahrir-i Vergi Kitabeti refiki
5 entries
YearSalary
1883/84300
1884/85300
1885/86300
1886/87300
1886/87300
Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa)300
1886/87AH 1304Vergi katibiVeliko Tarnovo (Tırnova)300
No annual entry: 1887 to 1890 (AH 1305 to 1307)
1890 to 1893AH 1308 to 1310Mal muavini
3 entries
YearSalary
1890/91500
1891/92500
1892/93500
500
1892/93AH 1310Mal muaviniŞarköy500
No annual entry: 1893/94 (AH 1311)
1894/95AH 1312Tahrir-i Vergi katibiKomotini (Gümülcine)400
No annual entry: 1895 to 1897 (AH 1313 to 1314)
1897 to 1900AH 1315 to 1317Vergi katibi
3 entries
YearSalary
1897/98500
1898/99500
1899/1900500
500
1899 to 1901AH 1317 to 1318Vergi katibi
2 entries
YearSalary
1899/1900500
1900/01500
Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa)500
1900/01AH 1318Infisala note on status, not a job
1900 to 1903AH 1318 to 1320Malmüdürü
3 entries
YearSalary
1900/01540
1901/02540
1902/03540
Kardzhali (Kırcaali)540
1902/03AH 1320Nakil
2 entries
YearSalary
1902/03
1902/03800
800
1902/03AH 1320MalmüdürüSvilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa)540
1903/04AH 1321MalmüdürüUzunköprü (Cisr-i Ergene)720
No annual entry: 1904/05 (AH 1322)
1905 to 1910AH 1323 to 1327Tahsilat İdaresi Muhasebe Kalemi memuru
7 entries
YearSalary
1905/06900
1906/07900
1906/07900
1906/071,000
1907/081,250
1908/091,250
1909/101,250
900 to 1,250
1906 to 1908AH 1324 to 1325Kuyud-ı Tahsiliye tensik ve ıslahı geçici memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1906/072,000
1907/082,000
1907/08
Trabzon2,000
1909/10AH 1327Sancak MuhasebecisiKomotini (Gümülcine)3,000

Record

Personal

Born
1864/65 (AH 1281)

First work

Year
1882/83 (AH 1300)
Place
Edirne

Recorded with

Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.

Same place, same years

Of the 4 officials with entries in Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa) in the same years, Mehmed Cemal Efendi had the highest salary.

All 11 officials with entries in Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa)

Same job title, same years

Of the 4 officials with the title Sancak Muhasebecisi in the same years, Mehmed Cemal Efendi had the highest salary.

All 31 officials with the title Sancak Muhasebecisi

Same birthplace

Of the 81 officials born in Didymoteicho (Dimetoka), 78 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Cemal Efendi had the 3rd highest salary of them.

The page of Didymoteicho (Dimetoka), with the 81 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 237 officials whose first annual entry is for 1882/83 (AH 1300), 208 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Cemal Efendi had the 9th highest salary of them.

All 237 officials whose first annual entry is for 1882/83 (AH 1300)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmed Cemal Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1882/83AH 1300Vilayet Muhasebe Kalemi stajyeriEdirneAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1882/83AH 1300Tahrir-i Seyyar Varakası ikinci muharririKardzhali (Kırcaali)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1883/84AH 1301Tahrir-i Vergi Kitabeti refikiSvilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1884/85AH 1302Tahrir-i Vergi Kitabeti refikiSvilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1885/86AH 1303Tahrir-i Vergi Kitabeti refikiSvilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1886/87AH 1304Tahrir-i Vergi Kitabeti refikiSvilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1886/87AH 1304İskan-ı Muhacirin Fırkası mukayyidiSvilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1886/87AH 1304Vergi katibiVeliko Tarnovo (Tırnova)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1890/91AH 1308Mal muaviniOrtaköy500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1891/92AH 1309Mal muaviniOrtaköy500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1892/93AH 1310Mal muaviniOrtaköy500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1892/93AH 1310Mal muaviniŞarköy500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1894/95AH 1312Tahrir-i Vergi katibiKomotini (Gümülcine)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1897/98AH 1315Vergi katibiHavza500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1898/99AH 1316Vergi katibiHavza500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1899/1900AH 1317Vergi katibiHavza500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1899/1900AH 1317Vergi katibiSvilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1900/01AH 1318Vergi katibiSvilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1900/01AH 1318InfisalAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1900/01AH 1318MalmüdürüKardzhali (Kırcaali)540Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1901/02AH 1319MalmüdürüKardzhali (Kırcaali)540Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1902/03AH 1320MalmüdürüKardzhali (Kırcaali)540Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1902/03AH 1320NakilAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1902/03AH 1320MalmüdürüSvilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa)540Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1902/03AH 1320Tahsilat İdaresi Muhasebe Kalemi memuru800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1903/04AH 1321MalmüdürüUzunköprü (Cisr-i Ergene)720Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1905/06AH 1323Tahsilat İdaresi Muhasebe Kalemi memuru900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1906/07AH 1324Tahsilat İdaresi Muhasebe Kalemi memuru900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1906/07AH 1324Tedkik ve Tasfiye-i Bakaya ikinci mümeyyizi900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1906/07AH 1324Tedkik ve Tasfiye-i Bakaya ikinci mümeyyizi1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1906/07AH 1324Kuyud-ı Tahsiliye tensik ve ıslahı geçici memuruTrabzon2,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1907/08AH 1325Tedkik ve Tasfiye-i Bakaya ikinci mümeyyizi1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1907/08AH 1325Kuyud-ı Tahsiliye tensik ve ıslahı geçici memuruTrabzon2,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1907/08AH 1325Kuyud-ı Tahsiliye tensik ve ıslahı geçici memuru (Görevin sona ermesi)TrabzonAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1908/09AH 1326Tedkik ve Tasfiye-i Bakaya ikinci mümeyyizi1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1909/10AH 1327Tedkik ve Tasfiye-i Bakaya ikinci mümeyyizi1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
1909/10AH 1327Sancak MuhasebecisiKomotini (Gümülcine)3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd. 13-138
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.
Recorded values of Mehmed Cemal Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.

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