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Ömer Sabri Efendi

Annual salary study and register readings

This study view uses the annual salary reference records. The main biography brings together the wider career and its sources.

Life and register readings

Ömer Sabri Efendi was born in Malatya in 1875/76 (AH 1292); the father's occupation was "Malatya Sancağı Nüfus Memuru". At about 16, in 1890/91, Ömer Sabri began work, on a first salary of 40 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1890/91, names Ömer Sabri as Tahrirat Kalemi Mübeyyizi, with no place. Next came Bitlis from 1894 to 1896. Alongside, the lists for 1895/96 give a second post, in Ajloun as Ağnam Başkâtibi. Alongside, the lists for 1895 to 1897 give a second post, in Basrul harir as Tahrirat Kâtibi. Alongside, the lists for 1896 to 1906 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Tahrirat Kâtibi. The last posts were in Beyşehir from 1907 to 1909.

The salary went from 40 kuruş a month in 1890/91 to 300 in 1895/96, the peak, in Basrul harir, when 27 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 16 years the salaries add up to 33,366 kuruş, 42 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The final annual entry is for 1908/09.

Places in order of time

Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.

All 7 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1894/951895/961895/961907/0813457MalatyaBitlisAjlounBasrul harirBeyşehir

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Dersim), stop 6 (Der'a).

  1. Malatya

    Born 1875/76 (AH 1292)

  2. Dersim as worded, no place record not on the map

    1890 to 1893 (AH 1308 to 1310)

    Tahrirat Kalemi Mübeyyizi

    40 to 50 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  3. Bitlis

    1894 to 1896 (AH 1312 to 1313)

    No annual entry for 1893/94 (AH 1311) before it.

    Tahrirat Kalemi (giriş)

    250 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  4. Ajloun (Aclun)

    1895/96 (AH 1313)

    Ağnam Başkâtibi

    entries in 1 year

  5. Basrul harir

    1895 to 1897 (AH 1313 to 1314)

    Tahrirat Kâtibi

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  6. Der'a as worded, no place record not on the map

    1896 to 1906 (AH 1314 to 1323)

    Tahrirat Kâtibi

    96.5 to 300 kuruş a month; entries in 10 years

  7. Beyşehir

    1907 to 1909 (AH 1325 to 1326)

    No annual entry for 1906/07 (AH 1324) before it.

    Tahsil Memuru

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entry01002003001890/91AH 13081891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 13241907/08AH 13251908/09AH 1326300 kuruşTahrirat Kalemi MübeyyiziTahrirat KâtibiTahsil Memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
20501002005001,0001890/91AH 13081891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 13241907/08AH 13251908/09AH 1326This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same province

Log scale: equal steps are equal ratios. The median of the same title is drawn for the years in which at least 5 officials with that title had a salary, and the median of the same province for the years in which at least 5 officials were paid in the province of the official's salary that year.

The numbers of the chart
Salary of Ömer Sabri Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1890/91404001%
1891/92504001%
1894/9525040040021%
1895/9630040070027%
1896/9730045072026%
1897/9830040028%
1898/9926540026%
1899/190096.54004%
1900/0196.54004%
1901/0296.54004%
1902/0396.54004%
1903/0496.54055%
1904/0596.54004%
1905/0696.54305%
1907/0830046025029%
1908/0930040025032%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.

Career of Ömer Sabri Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1890/91AH 1308First work40first-salary field
1890 to 1893AH 1308 to 1310Tahrirat Kalemi Mübeyyizi
5 entries
YearSalary
1890/9140
1891/92
1891/9250
1892/93
1892/93
40
No annual entry: 1893/94 (AH 1311)
1894 to 1896AH 1312 to 1313Tahrirat Kalemi (giriş)
4 entries
YearSalary
1894/95
1894/95250
1895/96250
1895/96
Bitlis
1895/96AH 1313Ağnam Başkâtibi
2 entries
YearSalary
1895/96
1895/96
Ajloun (Aclun)
1895 to 1897AH 1313 to 1314Tahrirat Kâtibi
3 entries
YearSalary
1895/96300
1896/97300
1896/97
Basrul harir300
1896 to 1906AH 1314 to 1323Tahrirat Kâtibi
14 entries
YearSalary
1896/97300
1897/98300
1897/98
1898/99265
1898/99
1898/9996.5
1899/190096.5
1900/0196.5
1901/0296.5
1902/0396.5
1903/0496.5
1904/0596.5
1905/0696.5
1905/06
300
No annual entry: 1906/07 (AH 1324)
1907 to 1909AH 1325 to 1326Tahsil Memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1907/08300
1908/09300
1908/09
Beyşehir300

Record

Personal

Born
1875/76 (AH 1292)
Birthplace
Malatya
Father's occupation
Malatya Sancağı Nüfus Memuru

First work

Year
1890/91 (AH 1308)

Recorded with

Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.

Same place, same years

Of the 11 officials with entries in Bitlis in the same years, 9 have a recorded salary; Ömer Sabri Efendi had the lowest salary of them.

All 50 officials with entries in Bitlis

Same birthplace

Of the 140 officials born in Malatya, 132 have a recorded salary; Ömer Sabri Efendi had the 88th highest salary of them.

The page of Malatya, with the 140 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 190 officials whose first annual entry is for 1890/91 (AH 1308), 161 have a recorded salary; Ömer Sabri Efendi had the 103rd highest salary of them.

All 190 officials whose first annual entry is for 1890/91 (AH 1308)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Ömer Sabri Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1890/91AH 1308Tahrirat Kalemi MübeyyiziDersim40Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
1891/92AH 1309Tahrirat Kalemi MübeyyiziDersimAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
1891/92AH 1309Tahrirat Kalemi MübeyyiziDersim50Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
1892/93AH 1310Tahrirat Kalemi MübeyyiziDersimAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
1892/93AH 1310Tahrirat Kalemi Mübeyyizi (İnfisal)DersimAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
1894/95AH 1312Tahrirat Kalemi (giriş)BitlisAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
1894/95AH 1312Nafia Komisyonu KâtibiBitlis250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
1895/96AH 1313Nafia Komisyonu KâtibiBitlis250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
1895/96AH 1313Nafia Komisyonu Kâtibi (İnfisal)BitlisAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
1895/96AH 1313Ağnam BaşkâtibiAjloun (Aclun)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
1895/96AH 1313Ağnam Başkâtibi (göreve başlama)Ajloun (Aclun)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
1895/96AH 1313Tahrirat KâtibiBasrul harir300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
1896/97AH 1314Tahrirat KâtibiBasrul harir300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
1896/97AH 1314Tahrirat KâtibiBasrul harirAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
1896/97AH 1314Tahrirat KâtibiDer'a300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
1897/98AH 1315Tahrirat KâtibiSeld300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
1897/98AH 1315Tahrirat Kâtibi (İnfisal)SeldAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
1898/99AH 1316Tahrirat KâtibiBâlâ265Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
1898/99AH 1316Tahrirat Kâtibi (İnfisal)BâlâAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
1898/99AH 1316Nahiye Müdür VekiliTabaklı96.5Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
1899/1900AH 1317Nahiye Müdür VekiliTabaklı96.5Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
1900/01AH 1318Nahiye Müdür VekiliTabaklı96.5Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
1901/02AH 1319Nahiye Müdür VekiliTabaklı96.5Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
1902/03AH 1320Nahiye Müdür VekiliTabaklı96.5Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
1903/04AH 1321Nahiye Müdür VekiliTabaklı96.5Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
1904/05AH 1322Nahiye Müdür VekiliTabaklı96.5Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
1905/06AH 1323Nahiye Müdür VekiliTabaklı96.5Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
1905/06AH 1323Nahiye Müdür Vekili (İnfisal)TabaklıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
1907/08AH 1325Tahsil MemuruBeyşehir300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
1908/09AH 1326Tahsil MemuruBeyşehir300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
1908/09AH 1326Tahsil Memuru (Görevin sona ermesi)BeyşehirAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00125.00081, s. 159
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.
Recorded values of Ömer Sabri Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.

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