Mehmed Ziya Efendi
Born 1860/61 (AH 1277) · Drama · Dated entries 1878 to 1894 (AH 1295 to 1311)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİDd., 39-423
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Ziya Efendi was born in Drama in 1860/61 (AH 1277). Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Rüşdiye. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Drama Sancağı muhasebe kalemi in 1878 (AH 1295). Dated career entries span 1878 (AH 1295) to 1893/94 (AH 1311) across 17 AH years, beginning with Mülazım. More than one post or place appears in 5 of those years. Place names include Drama Sancağı muhasebe kalemi, Drama Sancağı and Eleftheroupoli (Pravişte). [1]
Monthly pay went from 100 kuruş in 1879/80 (AH 1297) to 600 kuruş in 1893/94 (AH 1311); the highest recorded monthly rate is 600 kuruş in 1893/94 (AH 1311). [1]
Life and career
Follow 7 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 7 · Drama
How to read this map
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Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
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1 1860/61 (AH 1277)
Drama
Birth
2 1878 (AH 1295)
Drama Sancağı muhasebe kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Drama Sancağı muhasebe kalemi
First work as recorded
Calculated age 18
Mülazım
Calculated age 18
3 1878/79 (AH 1296) · 11 recorded years
Drama Sancağı muhasebe kalemi
AH entries: 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Drama Sancağı muhasebe kalemi
Mülazım
Calculated age 19
Continuing service as described
mesalih-i cariye katibi
200 kuruşCalculated age 29
Continuing service as described
4 1889/90 (AH 1307)
Drama Sancağı muhasebe kalemi / Drama Sancağı
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Drama Sancağı muhasebe kalemi; Drama Sancağı
Drama Sancağı muhasebe kalemi
mesalih-i cariye katibi
200 kuruşCalculated age 30
Continuing service as described
Drama Sancağı
sandık emini
Calculated age 30
5 1890/91 (AH 1308) · 2 recorded years
Drama Sancağı
AH entries: 1308, 1309. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Drama Sancağı
sandık emini
Calculated age 31
Continuing service as described
sandık emini
Calculated age 32
Continuing service as described
6 1892/93 (AH 1310)
Drama Sancağı / Drama Sancağı muhasebe kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Drama Sancağı; Drama Sancağı muhasebe kalemi
Drama Sancağı
sandık emini
Calculated age 33
Continuing service as described
Drama Sancağı muhasebe kalemi
mesalih-i cariye katibi
200 kuruşCalculated age 33
7 1893/94 (AH 1311)
Drama Sancağı muhasebe kalemi / Eleftheroupoli (Pravişte)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Drama Sancağı muhasebe kalemi
Drama Sancağı muhasebe kalemi
mesalih-i cariye katibi
200 kuruşCalculated age 34
Continuing service as described
mal müdürü (işe mübaşeret)
600 kuruşCalculated age 34
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 100 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 4.0% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 100 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 4.3% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 100 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 4.4% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 100 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 4.5% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 200 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 12.5% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 200 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 12.8% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 200 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 13.2% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 200 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 13.3% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 200 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 14.4% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 200 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 15.4% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 200 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 15.3% | 1874 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 200 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 15.0% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 600 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 65.6% | 1929 |
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- Drama Sancağı muhasebe kalemi100 to 200
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
- Drama55 other officialsMehmet Kani Efendi born 1860/61 (AH 1277); highest salary 900 kuruş
- 1878 (AH 1295)145 other officialsAhmed Nesim Efendi first annual entry 1878 (AH 1295); highest salary 200 kuruş
- Mülazım10 other officialsMUHAMMED SIDIK EFENDİ 2 shared years; highest salary 1,750 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Dramalı devlet adamları
HÜSEYİN ZEYNO · 2026 · Pages 95, 96
BOA. DH. SAİDd., 39-423; 175 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 39-423.; BOA. DH. SAİDd., 39-423
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 17 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 28 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.