Mehmed Şükrü Efendi
Born 1871/72 (AH 1288) · Bulak karyesi (Zağfiranbolu) · Dated entries 1900 to 1912 (AH 1318 to 1330)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA, DH SA ĐD nr.107, s.151
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Şükrü Efendi was born in Bulak karyesi (Zağfiranbolu) in 1871/72 (AH 1288), within the İslam community. The father’s occupation was Zürra (çiftçi). Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Şehid Mehmed Paşa Medresesi; Bayezid dersiamı halkası. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1900/01 (AH 1318). Dated career entries span 1900/01 (AH 1318) to 1911/12 (AH 1330) across 12 AH years, from Istanbul (Dersaadet) to Evkaf Nezareti, İstanbul, beginning with Sicil-i Ahval ve İstatistik Kalemi katibi and ending with entries for Emval ve Emlak-i Vakfiye İdaresi üçüncü sınıf katibi. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet), Evkaf Nezareti, İstanbul and Üsküdar, İstanbul. [1]
Monthly pay went from 39 kuruş in 1900/01 (AH 1318) to 600 kuruş in 1911/12 (AH 1330); the highest recorded monthly rate is 600 kuruş in 1910/11 (AH 1328). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 6 · Bulak karyesi (Zağfiranbolu)
How to read this map
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1 1871/72 (AH 1288)
Bulak karyesi (Zağfiranbolu)
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Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 30
Sicil-i Ahval ve İstatistik Kalemi katibi
39 kuruşCalculated age 30
3 1901/02 (AH 1319) · 8 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Sicil-i Ahval ve İstatistik Kalemi katibi
39 kuruşCalculated age 31
Continuing service as described
Sicil İdaresi tahkik memuru
170 kuruşCalculated age 38
Continuing service as described
4 1909/10 (AH 1327)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Evkaf Nezareti, İstanbul
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Evkaf Nezareti, İstanbul
Sicil İdaresi tahkik memuru
170 kuruşCalculated age 39
Continuing service as described
Evkaf Nezareti, İstanbul
Sicil Kalemi dördüncü sınıf katibi
400 kuruşCalculated age 39
5 1910/11 (AH 1328)
Üsküdar, İstanbul
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Üsküdar Evkaf İdaresi üçüncü sınıf katibi
600 kuruşCalculated age 40
6 1911/12 (AH 1330)
Evkaf Nezareti, İstanbul
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Emval ve Emlak-i Vakfiye İdaresi üçüncü sınıf katibi
600 kuruşCalculated age 42
1 entry without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Memurin Kalemi üçüncü sınıf katibi · Evkaf Nezareti, İstanbul · Undated · 600 kuruş 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 39 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 1.6% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 39 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 1.4% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 150 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 9.0% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 150 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 9.9% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 150 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 10.5% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 150 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 11.4% | 1423 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 170 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 14.5% | 1371 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 170 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 15.0% | 1290 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 170 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 11.6% | 1232 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 400 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 31.0% | 1088 |
| 1910/11 (AH 1328) | 600 | 500 | 200 to 2,000 | 53.6% | 732 |
| 1911/12 (AH 1330) | 600 | 1,000 | 300 to 3,000 | 31.5% | 233 |
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- Istanbul (Dersaadet)10 to 170
- Evkaf Nezareti, İstanbul400 to 600
- Üsküdar, İstanbul600
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
- Istanbul381 other officialsAhmed Tevfik Paşa 10 shared years; highest salary 40,000 kuruş
- 1900/01 (AH 1318)119 other officialsAvram Efendi first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 150 kuruş
Education and personal record
Qualification Formal qualification recorded; Medrese şehadetnamesi (1306); icazetname, küşe-i liyakat-ı medaris (1322) [1]
Schooling Sıbyan mektebi; Şehid Mehmed Paşa Medresesi; Bayezid dersiamı halkası [source]
Language skills and historical terms
Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.
- Turkish · Kitâbetokur yazar [1]
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-iahval defterlerindeki Safranbolulu (Zağfiranbolulu) memurlar (1879-1909)
AHMET ERKARTAL · 2007 · Pages 115, 116, 117
76 BOA, DH SA ĐD nr.107, s.151; BOA, DH SA ĐD nr.107, s.151
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 12 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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