Mehmed Said Efendi

Born 1868/69 (AH 1285) · Kırşehir · Dated entries 1887 to 1903 (AH 1305 to 1320)

Languages Turkish

Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 62/43, s.43

The career, year by year

Each mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.

Places and reading notes

Kastamonu
Kastamonu telgraf merkezi
Diyarbakır telgraf ve posta merkezi
kozlu

10 distinct dated years. Stacked marks retain different posts, rates or accounts without assigning an order within that year. Grey marks have no service place.

The life

Mehmed Said Efendi was born in Kırşehir in 1868/69 (AH 1285). The father’s occupation was Redif yüzbaşı. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Rüştiye mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish.^[1]

Service began in Kastamonu telgrafhanesi in 1887/88 (AH 1305). Dated career entries span 1887/88 (AH 1305) to 1902/03 (AH 1320) across 10 AH years, from Kastamonu to kozlu, beginning with Mülazım (telgraf) and ending with entries for Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Kastamonu, Kastamonu telgraf merkezi, Diyarbakır telgraf ve posta merkezi and kozlu.^[1]

Monthly pay went from 285 kuruş in 1891/92 (AH 1309) to 500 kuruş in 1902/03 (AH 1320); the highest recorded monthly rate is 500 kuruş in 1902/03 (AH 1320).^[1]

Personal record

Birth: Kırşehir · 1868/69 (AH 1285)^[source]
Father’s occupation: Redif yüzbaşı^[source]
Education: Sıbyan mektebi; Rüştiye mektebi^[source]
First work: 1887/88 (AH 1305) · Kastamonu telgrafhanesi^[source]
Age at first work: 20^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.

Career in numbers

10
Dated AH years: 4
Career place names: 6
Salary years: 285 → 500
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month: 500
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month: 55.5%
Peers paid less in last year

About these numbers

Dated AH years. Across career and documentary records; not tenure.
Career place names. Distinct place labels; some may not be mapped.
Salary years. One highest recorded monthly rate per official-year; gaps are blank.
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month. 1891/92 (AH 1309) to 1902/03 (AH 1320); nominal rates in observed years.
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month. 1902/03 (AH 1320)
Peers paid less in last year. Share of other officials in the annual salary reference with lower pay in 1902/03 (AH 1320).

Life and career

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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.

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Stage 1 of 7 · Kırşehir

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1
1868/69 (AH 1285)
Kırşehir
1. Birth
  Personal record & evidence →
2
1887/88 (AH 1305)
Kastamonu telgrafhanesi / Kastamonu
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kastamonu telgrafhanesi
1. Kastamonu telgrafhanesi
  First work as recorded
  Calculated age 20
  Personal record & evidence →
2. Kastamonu
  Mülazım (telgraf)
  Calculated age 20
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3
1888/89 (AH 1306) · 3 recorded years
Kastamonu
AH entries: 1306, 1307, 1308. Gaps remain open.
1. Mülazım (telgraf)
  Calculated age 21
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Mülazım (telgraf)
  Calculated age 22
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3. Mülazım (telgraf)
  Calculated age 23
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
4
1891/92 (AH 1309)
Kastamonu / Kastamonu telgraf merkezi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kastamonu telgraf merkezi
1. Kastamonu
  Mülazım (telgraf)
  Calculated age 24
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Kastamonu telgraf merkezi
  Muhabere Memuru
  285 kuruşCalculated age 24
  Entry & evidence →[1]
5
1892/93 (AH 1310) · 3 recorded years
Kastamonu telgraf merkezi
AH entries: 1310, 1311, 1312. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Kastamonu telgraf merkezi
1. Muhabere Memuru
  285 kuruşCalculated age 25
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Muhabere Memuru
  285 kuruşCalculated age 26
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3. Muhabere Memuru
  285 kuruşCalculated age 27
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
6
1895/96 (AH 1313)
Kastamonu telgraf merkezi / Diyarbakır telgraf ve posta merkezi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kastamonu telgraf merkezi; Diyarbakır telgraf ve posta merkezi
1. Kastamonu telgraf merkezi
  Muhabere Memuru
  285 kuruşCalculated age 28
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Diyarbakır telgraf ve posta merkezi
  Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuru
  400 kuruşCalculated age 28
  Entry & evidence →[1]
7
1902/03 (AH 1320)
kozlu
Not yet located on the map: kozlu
1. Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü
  500 kuruşCalculated age 35
  Entry & evidence →[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

Current collection salary comparison

Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.

Monthly rate and same-year salariesNominal monthly kuruş · log scale · annual entries only

Relative pay percentileShare of other annual-entry officials paid less

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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.

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Monthly nominal kuruş. “Paid less” is the share of other officials in the same-year annual-entry sample with lower recorded pay; N is official-year observations.
AH year	Official rate	Sample median	Sample p10 to p90	Paid less	N
1891/92 (AH 1309)	285	400	140 to 1,600	28.2%	1927
1892/93 (AH 1310)	285	400	135 to 1,500	27.7%	1935
1893/94 (AH 1311)	285	400	140 to 1,400	27.7%	1929
1894/95 (AH 1312)	285	400	140 to 1,500	28.2%	2004
1895/96 (AH 1313)	400	400	140 to 1,500	44.7%	1981
1902/03 (AH 1320)	500	400	150 to 1,500	55.5%	1627

Career patterns and pay

Recorded pay over the career

Kuruş · dated amounts

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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 entries

Kastamonu5
1887 to 1892 (AH 1305 to 1309)
Kastamonu telgraf merkezi5
1891 to 1896 (AH 1309 to 1313)
Diyarbakır telgraf ve posta merkezi1
1895/96 (AH 1313)
kozlu1
1902/03 (AH 1320)

Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.

Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate

Kastamonu telgraf merkezi285
Diyarbakır telgraf ve posta merkezi400
kozlu500

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 title

Muhabere Memuru5
1891 to 1896 (AH 1309 to 1313)
Mülazım (telgraf)5
1887 to 1892 (AH 1305 to 1309)
Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye memuru1
1895/96 (AH 1313)
Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü1
1902/03 (AH 1320)

The 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

Kırşehir71 other officialsMevlüd Efendi born 1868/69 (AH 1285); highest salary 550 kuruş
Kastamonu19 other officialsMustafa Sadık Vicdani Efendi 5 shared years; highest salary 3,000 kuruş
1887/88 (AH 1305)190 other officialsAbdüllatif Mazhar Efendi first annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305); highest salary 500 kuruş

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Education and personal record

Schooling Sıbyan mektebi; Rüştiye mektebi^[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

Personal details

Birthplace: Kırşehir^[source]
Birth province: Ankara^[source]
Birth year: 1868/69 (AH 1285)^[source]
Father’s occupation: Redif yüzbaşı^[source]
Archive references: BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 62/43, s.43^[1]

Education and languages

Turkish: Kitâbet^[source]okur yazar^[1]
Education detail: Sıbyan mektebinde dinî mukaddime; rüşdiyede Arapça sarf ve nahiv, Farsça Gülistân, hendese, coğrafya ve Fransızca.^[source]
Education: Sıbyan mektebi; Rüştiye mektebi^[source]
Education level equivalent: 7^[source]The coded level equivalent is not the number of years this official attended school.

First work and apprenticeship

Age at first service: 20^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
First work place: Kastamonu telgrafhanesi^[source]
First work year: 1887/88 (AH 1305)^[source]

Sources and evidence

Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Kırşehir doğumlu devlet adamları
TÜLAY TERYAKİOĞLU · 2013 · Pages 141
132 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 62/43, s.43.; BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 62/43, s.43

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