Mehmet Cemal Efendi
Born 1865/66 (AH 1282) · Kütahya · Dated entries 1887 to 1911 (AH 1305 to 1328)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA.DH.SAİD., No:174, s.373
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmet Cemal Efendi was born in Kütahya in 1865/66 (AH 1282). Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; medrese. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Kütahya in 1898/99 (AH 1316). Dated career entries span 1887/88 (AH 1305) to 1909/10 (AH 1327) across 17 AH years, beginning with Askerlik hizmeti and ending with entries for Tapu kâtibi vekili. More than one post or place appears in 4 of those years. Place names include Kütahya, Kütahya merkez kazası, Tavşanlı and Gediz. [1]
Monthly pay went from 200 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327) to 200 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327); the highest recorded monthly rate is 200 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327). [1]
Life and career
Follow 9 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 9 · Kütahya
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.
4 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1865/66 (AH 1282)
Kütahya
Birth
2 1887/88 (AH 1305) · 11 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Askerlik hizmeti
Calculated age 23
Başçavuş
Calculated age 33
Continuing service as described
3 1898/99 (AH 1316)
Kütahya / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
First work as recorded
Calculated age 34
Tapu Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 34
4 1899/1900 (AH 1317)
Kütahya
Tapu Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 35
Continuing service as described
5 1900/01 (AH 1318)
Kütahya / Kütahya merkez kazası
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kütahya merkez kazası
Tapu Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 36
Continuing service as described
Kütahya merkez kazası
Tapu Kalemi kâtibi
Calculated age 36
6 1901/02 (AH 1319)
Kütahya merkez kazası
Not yet located on the map: Kütahya merkez kazası
Tapu Kalemi kâtibi
Calculated age 37
Continuing service as described
7 1902/03 (AH 1320)
Kütahya merkez kazası / Tavşanlı
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kütahya merkez kazası; Tavşanlı
Kütahya merkez kazası
Tapu Kalemi kâtibi
Calculated age 38
Continuing service as described
Tavşanlı
Tapu kâtibi
Calculated age 38
8 Tapu kâtibi vekili
200 kuruşCalculated age 45
Tapu kâtibi vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)
Calculated age 45
Recorded service ending
9 1910/11 (AH 1328)
Tavşanlı
Not yet located on the map: Tavşanlı
Tapu kâtibi (Azil)
Calculated age 46
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.
- Tapu kâtibi vekili · Tavşanlı · Undated 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 200 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 7.8% | 1088 |
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- Gediz200
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
- Kütahya149 other officialsMehmet Kazım Efendi born 1865/66 (AH 1282); highest salary 150 kuruş
- Kütahya25 other officialsAhmed Fuad Paşa 3 shared years; highest salary 4,000 kuruş
- 1887/88 (AH 1305)190 other officialsHamdi Efendi first annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305); highest salary 750 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterleri'nde Osmanlı Dönemi Kütahyalı memurlar
MUSTAFA KOCAKAYA · 2018 · Pages 123, 124
BOA.DH.SAİD., No:174, s.373; 136 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:174, s.373.
Read the original source accounts · 25 source entries →
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 18 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 24 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.