Mehmed Tevfik Efendi
Born 1865/66 (AH 1282) · Safranbolu · Dated entries 1883 to 1897 (AH 1301 to 1314)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA, DH SA ĐD nr.85
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Tevfik Efendi was born in Safranbolu in 1865/66 (AH 1282), within the İslam community. The father’s occupation was Rüşdiye muallimi (mütekaid). Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Zağfiranbolu Rüşdiyesi; medrese. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Aktaş nahiyesi in 1883/84 (AH 1301). Dated career entries span 1883/84 (AH 1301) to 1896/97 (AH 1314) across 11 AH years, beginning with Aşar muvakkat kol katibi. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Aktaş nahiyesi, Eflani nahiyesi, Zağfiranbolu merkez kazası and Zağfiranbolu kazası and 1 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 550 kuruş in 1883/84 (AH 1301) to 135 kuruş in 1896/97 (AH 1314); the highest recorded monthly rate is 800 kuruş in 1888/89 (AH 1306). [1]
Life and career
Follow 8 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 8 · Safranbolu
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.
7 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1865/66 (AH 1282)
Safranbolu
Birth
2 1883/84 (AH 1301)
Aktaş nahiyesi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Aktaş nahiyesi
First work as recorded
Calculated age 19
Aşar muvakkat kol katibi
550 kuruşCalculated age 19
3 1884/85 (AH 1302)
Aktaş nahiyesi
Not yet located on the map: Aktaş nahiyesi
Aşar muvakkat kol katibi
700 kuruşCalculated age 20
4 1888/89 (AH 1306)
Place not recorded / Eflani nahiyesi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded; Eflani nahiyesi
Place not recorded
Ağnam kol memuru
750 kuruşCalculated age 24
Eflani nahiyesi
Aşar kol katibi
800 kuruşCalculated age 24
5 1889/90 (AH 1307)
Zağfiranbolu merkez kazası
Not yet located on the map: Zağfiranbolu merkez kazası
Ağnam katibi
700 kuruşCalculated age 25
6 1890/91 (AH 1308) · 4 recorded years
Zağfiranbolu kazası
AH entries: 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Zağfiranbolu kazası
Ağnam kol memuru
600 kuruşCalculated age 26
Ağnam tadad kol katibi
350 kuruşCalculated age 29
7 1894/95 (AH 1312) · 2 recorded years
Eflani nahiyesi
AH entries: 1312, 1313. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Eflani nahiyesi
Nahiye katibi
135 kuruşCalculated age 30
Nahiye katibi
135 kuruşCalculated age 31
Continuing service as described
8 1896/97 (AH 1314)
Eflani nahiyesi / Ulus nahiyesi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Eflani nahiyesi; Ulus nahiyesi
Eflani nahiyesi
Nahiye katibi
135 kuruşCalculated age 32
Continuing service as described
Ulus nahiyesi
Nahiye katibi
135 kuruşCalculated age 32
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
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View the yearly values
| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 550 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 67.0% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 700 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 74.5% | 1748 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 800 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 77.0% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 700 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 74.0% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 600 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 65.5% | 1896 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 462.5 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 55.5% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 350 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 38.9% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 135 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 9.5% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 135 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 9.1% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 135 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 7.8% | 2119 |
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- Eflani nahiyesi135 to 800
- Zağfiranbolu kazası350 to 600
- Aktaş nahiyesi550 to 700
- Ulus nahiyesi135
- Zağfiranbolu merkez kazası700
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
- Safranbolu88 other officialsĐbrahim Gâlip Bey born 1865/66 (AH 1282); highest salary 4,500 kuruş
- 1883/84 (AH 1301)217 other officialsAbdullah Kadri Efendi first annual entry 1883/84 (AH 1301); highest salary 1,080 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-iahval defterlerindeki Safranbolulu (Zağfiranbolulu) memurlar (1879-1909)
AHMET ERKARTAL · 2007 · Pages 117, 118, 119
77 BOA, DH SA ĐD nr.85. s.22; BOA, DH SA ĐD nr.85. s.22
Read the original source accounts · 13 source entries →
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 11 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 13 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.