Mehmet Tevfik Efendi
Born 1867/68 (AH 1284) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1880 to 1912 (AH 1298 to 1330)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 73/229
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmet Tevfik Efendi was born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1867/68 (AH 1284). Schooling included Sıbyan Mektebi; Kasımpaşa Bahriye Rüşdiyesi; Menşe-i Küttâb-ı Askerî. The language repertoire included Turkish. [source]
Service began in Bahriye Muhasebesi in 1880/81 (AH 1298). Dated career entries span 1880/81 (AH 1298) to 1911/12 (AH 1330) across 33 AH years, from Bahriye Muhasebesi to Bahriye Muhasebesi Merkez Kısmı Kalemi, beginning with Mülazım. More than one post or place appears in 5 of those years. Place names include Bahriye Muhasebesi, Bahriye Muhasebesi Merkez Kısmı, Bahriye Muhasebe-i Hariciye Kısmı Kalemi and Bahriye Muhasebe-i Merkeziye Kısmı and 1 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 300 kuruş in 1882/83 (AH 1300) to 2,000 kuruş in 1911/12 (AH 1330); the highest recorded monthly rate is 2,000 kuruş in 1911/12 (AH 1330). [1]
Life and career
Follow 11 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 11 · Istanbul (Dersaadet)
How to read this map
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10 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1867/68 (AH 1284)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Birth
2 1880/81 (AH 1298)
Bahriye Muhasebesi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Bahriye Muhasebesi
First work as recorded
Calculated age 14
3 1881/82 (AH 1299)
Bahriye Muhasebesi
Not yet located on the map: Bahriye Muhasebesi
4 1882/83 (AH 1300)
Bahriye Muhasebesi / Bahriye Muhasebesi Merkez Kısmı
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Bahriye Muhasebesi; Bahriye Muhasebesi Merkez Kısmı
5 1883/84 (AH 1301) · 5 recorded years
Bahriye Muhasebesi Merkez Kısmı
AH entries: 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Bahriye Muhasebesi Merkez Kısmı
6 1888/89 (AH 1306)
Bahriye Muhasebesi Merkez Kısmı / Bahriye Muhasebe-i Hariciye Kısmı Kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Bahriye Muhasebesi Merkez Kısmı; Bahriye Muhasebe-i Hariciye Kısmı Kalemi
7 1889/90 (AH 1307)
Bahriye Muhasebe-i Hariciye Kısmı Kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Bahriye Muhasebe-i Hariciye Kısmı Kalemi
8 1890/91 (AH 1308)
Bahriye Muhasebe-i Hariciye Kısmı Kalemi / Bahriye Muhasebe-i Merkeziye Kısmı
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Bahriye Muhasebe-i Hariciye Kısmı Kalemi; Bahriye Muhasebe-i Merkeziye Kısmı
9 1891/92 (AH 1309) · 18 recorded years
Bahriye Muhasebe-i Merkeziye Kısmı
AH entries: 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Bahriye Muhasebe-i Merkeziye Kısmı
10 1909/10 (AH 1327)
Bahriye Muhasebe-i Merkeziye Kısmı / Bahriye Muhasebesi Merkez Kısmı Kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Bahriye Muhasebe-i Merkeziye Kısmı; Bahriye Muhasebesi Merkez Kısmı Kalemi
11 1910/11 (AH 1328) · 3 recorded years
Bahriye Muhasebesi Merkez Kısmı Kalemi
AH entries: 1328, 1329, 1330. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Bahriye Muhasebesi Merkez Kısmı Kalemi
ikinci mümeyyiz
1,500 kuruşCalculated age 44
Continuing service as described
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 27.9% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 28.3% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 28.2% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 27.9% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 28.0% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 28.2% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 340 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 39.7% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 380 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 44.4% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 380 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 43.9% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 520 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 63.4% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 550 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 64.1% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 590 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 65.6% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 650 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 71.7% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 650 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 71.4% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 650 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 70.0% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 700 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 76.0% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 700 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 74.8% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 740 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 76.1% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 740 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 76.4% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 790 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 75.7% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 840 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 78.9% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 970 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 81.3% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 1,090 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 84.5% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 1,200 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 85.9% | 1423 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 1,240 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 85.6% | 1371 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 1,240 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 84.7% | 1290 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 1,240 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 82.3% | 1232 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 1,500 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 79.9% | 1088 |
| 1910/11 (AH 1328) | 1,500 | 500 | 200 to 2,000 | 80.3% | 732 |
| 1911 (AH 1329) | 1,759 | 600 | 250 to 2,500 | 80.8% | 402 |
| 1911/12 (AH 1330) | 2,000 | 1,000 | 300 to 3,000 | 71.1% | 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- Bahriye Muhasebe-i Merkeziye Kısmı380 to 1,240
- Bahriye Muhasebesi Merkez Kısmı100 to 300
- Bahriye Muhasebesi Merkez Kısmı Kalemi1,240 to 2,000
- Bahriye Muhasebe-i Hariciye Kısmı Kalemi300 to 380
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
- Istanbul665 other officialsAhmed Fazıl born 1867/68 (AH 1284); highest salary 600 kuruş
- 1880/81 (AH 1298)181 other officialsAli Efendi first annual entry 1880/81 (AH 1298); highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Katip26 other officialsHüseyin Hüsnü Efendi 16 shared years; highest salary 940 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Giresunlu devlet adamları (1879-1909)
AHMET YADİ · 2014 · Pages 120, 121
BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 73/229; 370 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 73/229.; BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 73/229
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 33 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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