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Mehmet Bey

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

Mehmet Bey was born in Dagistan in 1867/68 (AH 1284). Work began in 1894/95, at about 27. The annual lists begin in 1894/95, with Mehmet as Mekteb-i Tıbbiye-i Şahane mezuniyeti (Görevin sona ermesi) in Istanbul. For 1895 to 1898 the lists have no entry. Alongside, the lists for 1894 to 1899 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Bahriye Nezareti memuru. Next came Hereke from 1899 to 1903. At the same time, from 1900 to 1903, the lists also place Mehmet in a post with no place named as Binbasi. Hereke, about 1,700 km from Dagistan, was the post farthest from the birthplace; fewer than 6 per cent of the 5,339 officials with a known birthplace and place of service served as far from home.

The salary never rose above the first in the lists, 500 kuruş a month in 1899/1900, in Hereke, when 55 per cent of paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1902/03.

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 8 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
Further places, smaller scale1894/951899/1900125IstanbulHereke

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 3 (Place not recorded), stop 4 (Place not recorded), stop 6 (Place not recorded), stop 7 (Place not recorded), stop 8 (Place not recorded).

  1. Dagistan

    Born 1867/68 (AH 1284)

  2. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1894/95 (AH 1312)

    Mekteb-i Tıbbiye-i Şahane mezuniyeti (Görevin sona ermesi)

    entries in 1 year

  3. Place not recorded not on the map

    1894/95 (AH 1312)

    Bahriye Nezareti memuru

    entries in 1 year

  4. Place not recorded not on the map

    1898/99 (AH 1316)

    No annual entry for 1895 to 1898 (AH 1313 to 1315) before it.

    Sol kolağası

    entries in 1 year

  5. Hereke

    1899 to 1903 (AH 1317 to 1320)

    Hereke Fabrika-i Hümayunu tabibi

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  6. Place not recorded not on the map

    1900/01 (AH 1318)

    Binbasi

    entries in 1 year

  7. Place not recorded not on the map

    1901/02 (AH 1319)

    Kaymakam

    entries in 1 year

  8. Place not recorded not on the map

    1902/03 (AH 1320)

    Bahriye Nezareti Meclis-i Sıhhiye azası

    entries in 1 year

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearentry of another institutionsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entry02004006001894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 1320500 kuruşSol kolağasıHereke Fabrika-i Hümayunu tabibiBinbasiKaymakam
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 1320This 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 Mehmet Bey against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1899/190050040042555%
1900/0150040045055%
1901/0250040050054%
1902/0350040050055%

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 Mehmet Bey, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1894/95AH 1312First work
1894/95AH 1312Mekteb-i Tıbbiye-i Şahane mezuniyeti (Görevin sona ermesi)Istanbul (Dersaadet)
1894/95AH 1312Bahriye Nezareti memuru
Bahriye
No annual entry: 1895 to 1898 (AH 1313 to 1315)
1898/99AH 1316Sol kolağası
1899 to 1903AH 1317 to 1320Hereke Fabrika-i Hümayunu tabibi
5 entries
YearSalary
1899/1900500
1900/01500
1901/02500
1902/03500
1902/03
Hereke500
1900/01AH 1318Binbasi
1901/02AH 1319Kaymakam
1902/03AH 1320Bahriye Nezareti Meclis-i Sıhhiye azası
Bahriye

Record

Personal

Born
1867/68 (AH 1284)
Birthplace
Dagistan

First work

Year
1894/95 (AH 1312)

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 6 officials with entries in Hereke in the same years, Mehmet Bey had the 5th highest salary.

All 10 officials with entries in Hereke

Same job title, same years

Of the 42 officials with the title Kaymakam in the same years, 36 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Bey had the lowest salary of them.

All 265 officials with the title Kaymakam

Same birthplace

Of the 79 officials born in Dagistan, 75 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Bey had the 49th highest salary of them.

The page of Dagistan, with the 79 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 225 officials whose first annual entry is for 1894/95 (AH 1312), 198 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Bey had the 62nd highest salary of them.

All 225 officials whose first annual entry is for 1894/95 (AH 1312)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmet Bey
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1894/95AH 1312Mekteb-i Tıbbiye-i Şahane mezuniyeti (Görevin sona ermesi)Istanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 154/83
1894/95AH 1312Bahriye Nezareti memuruBahriyeSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 154/83
1898/99AH 1316Sol kolağasıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 154/83
1899/1900AH 1317Hereke Fabrika-i Hümayunu tabibiHereke500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 154/83
1900/01AH 1318Hereke Fabrika-i Hümayunu tabibiHereke500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 154/83
1900/01AH 1318BinbasiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 154/83
1901/02AH 1319Hereke Fabrika-i Hümayunu tabibiHereke500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 154/83
1901/02AH 1319KaymakamAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 154/83
1902/03AH 1320Hereke Fabrika-i Hümayunu tabibiHereke500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 154/83
1902/03AH 1320Hereke Fabrika-i Hümayunu tabibi (Nakil)HerekeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 154/83
1902/03AH 1320Bahriye Nezareti Meclis-i Sıhhiye azasıBahriyeSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d. 154/83
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 Mehmet Bey 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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