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Osman Nuri 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

Osman Nuri Efendi was born in Tokat in 1848/49 (AH 1265) into the İslam community; the father was a senior clerk (hacegân). Work began in 1881/82, at about 33. The annual lists begin in 1881/82, with Osman Nuri as stajyer and no place named. For 1885 to 1888 the lists have no entry. The annual lists then follow Osman Nuri to Istanbul in 1888/89. Alongside, the lists for 1888 to 1908 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Reji İdaresi Kâtibi. The lists have no entry for 1898 to 1907.

Pay rose from 300 kuruş a month in 1881/82 to a peak of 600 in 1891/92, when 65 per cent of paid officials earned less. That salary was paid for a single year, and the next list gives 300 kuruş. The last annual entry is for 1907/08.

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 6 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1888/8913TokatIstanbul

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Kosova Vilayeti Öşür Nezareti), stop 4 (İstanbul Reji İdaresi), stop 5 (Reji İdaresi), stop 6 (Hazine-i Celile-i Maliye Vergi Tahrir Tahsil İdaresi Muhasebe Dairesi).

  1. Tokat

    Born 1848/49 (AH 1265)

  2. Kosova Vilayeti Öşür Nezareti as worded, no place record not on the map

    1881 to 1885 (AH 1299 to 1302)

    stajyer

    300 to 400 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  3. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1888/89 (AH 1306)

    No annual entry for 1885 to 1888 (AH 1303 to 1305) before it.

    Kethüdalık Kâtibi

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  4. İstanbul Reji İdaresi as worded, no place record not on the map

    1888 to 1892 (AH 1306 to 1309)

    Reji İdaresi Kâtibi

    400 to 600 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  5. Reji İdaresi as worded, no place record not on the map

    1892 to 1896 (AH 1310 to 1313)

    Reji Memuru 1892 to 1896 (AH 1310 to 1313); Reji Memuru (İstifa) 1895/96 (AH 1313)

    entries in 4 years

  6. Hazine-i Celile-i Maliye Vergi Tahrir Tahsil İdaresi Muhasebe Dairesi as worded, no place record not on the map

    1897 to 1908 (AH 1315 to 1325)

    No annual entry for 1896/97 (AH 1314) before it.

    Muhasebe Dairesi memuru

    300 to 500 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

    No annual entry for 1898 to 1907 (AH 1316 to 1324).

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entryno entry02004006001882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 1324600 kuruşstajyerReji İdaresi KâtibiReji Memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 1324This officialMedian, all officials

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 Osman Nuri Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1881/8230040028%
1882/8340040046%
1883/8440040046%
1884/8540040045%
1888/8940040045%
1889/9045040053%
1890/9145040053%
1891/9260040065%
1897/9830040028%
1907/0850046050%

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 Osman Nuri Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1881/82AH 1299First work
1881 to 1885AH 1299 to 1302stajyer
9 entries
YearSalary
1881/82
1881/82
1881/82300
1882/83300
1882/83
1882/83400
1883/84400
1884/85400
1884/85
No annual entry: 1885 to 1888 (AH 1303 to 1305)
1888/89AH 1306Kethüdalık Kâtibi
2 entries
YearSalary
1888/89300
1888/89
Istanbul (Dersaadet)300
1888 to 1892AH 1306 to 1309Reji İdaresi Kâtibi
6 entries
YearSalary
1888/89400
1889/90400
1889/90450
1890/91450
1891/92450
1891/92600
400 to 600
1892 to 1896AH 1310 to 1313Reji Memuru
4 entries
YearSalary
1892/93
1893/94
1894/95
1895/96
1895/96AH 1313Reji Memuru (İstifa)
No annual entry: 1896/97 (AH 1314)
1897/98AH 1315Muhasebe Dairesi memuru300
No annual entry: 1898 to 1907 (AH 1316 to 1324)
1907/08AH 1325Muhasebe Dairesi memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1907/08470
1907/08500
470 to 500

Record

Personal

Born
1848/49 (AH 1265)
Birthplace
Tokat
Community
İslam
Father's occupation
Hâcegân

First work

Year
1881/82 (AH 1299)

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 163 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, 157 have a recorded salary; Osman Nuri Efendi had the 118th highest salary of them.

All 1,057 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 6 officials with the title Reji Memuru in the same years, Osman Nuri Efendi had the 4th highest salary.

All 16 officials with the title Reji Memuru

Same birthplace

Of the 123 officials born in Tokat, 117 have a recorded salary; Osman Nuri Efendi had the 29th highest salary of them.

The page of Tokat, with the 123 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 188 officials whose first annual entry is for 1881/82 (AH 1299), 168 have a recorded salary; Osman Nuri Efendi had the 48th highest salary of them.

All 188 officials whose first annual entry is for 1881/82 (AH 1299)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Osman Nuri Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1881/82AH 1299stajyerKosova Vilayeti Öşür NezaretiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 145, s. 1
1881/82AH 1299stajyer (Görevin sona ermesi)Kosova Vilayeti Öşür NezaretiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 145, s. 1
1881/82AH 1299Öşür Müdüriyeti Dördüncü Sınıf Kâtibi (geçici)Kosova Vilayeti Öşür Müdüriyeti300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 145, s. 1
1882/83AH 1300Öşür Müdüriyeti Dördüncü Sınıf Kâtibi (geçici)Kosova Vilayeti Öşür Müdüriyeti300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 145, s. 1
1882/83AH 1300Öşür Müdüriyeti Dördüncü Sınıf Kâtibi (geçici) (Görevin sona ermesi)Kosova Vilayeti Öşür MüdüriyetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 145, s. 1
1882/83AH 1300Öşür Ambar Memuru……… Kazası400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 145, s. 1
1883/84AH 1301Öşür Ambar Memuru……… Kazası400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 145, s. 1
1884/85AH 1302Öşür Ambar Memuru……… Kazası400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 145, s. 1
1884/85AH 1302Öşür Ambar Memuru (İstifa)……… KazasıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 145, s. 1
1888/89AH 1306Kethüdalık KâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 145, s. 1
1888/89AH 1306Kethüdalık Kâtibi (İnfisal)Istanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 145, s. 1
1888/89AH 1306Reji İdaresi Kâtibiİstanbul Reji İdaresi400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 145, s. 1
1889/90AH 1307Reji İdaresi Kâtibiİstanbul Reji İdaresi400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 145, s. 1
1889/90AH 1307Reji İdaresi Kâtibiİstanbul Reji İdaresi450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 145, s. 1
1890/91AH 1308Reji İdaresi Kâtibiİstanbul Reji İdaresi450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 145, s. 1
1891/92AH 1309Reji İdaresi Kâtibiİstanbul Reji İdaresi450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 145, s. 1
1891/92AH 1309Reji İdaresi Kâtibiİstanbul Reji İdaresi600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 145, s. 1
1892/93AH 1310Reji MemuruReji İdaresiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 145, s. 1
1893/94AH 1311Reji MemuruReji İdaresiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 145, s. 1
1894/95AH 1312Reji MemuruReji İdaresiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 145, s. 1
1895/96AH 1313Reji MemuruReji İdaresiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 145, s. 1
1895/96AH 1313Reji Memuru (İstifa)Reji İdaresiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 145, s. 1
1897/98AH 1315Muhasebe Dairesi memuruHazine-i Celile-i Maliye Vergi Tahrir Tahsil İdaresi Muhasebe Dairesi300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 145, s. 1
1907/08AH 1325Muhasebe Dairesi memuruHazine-i Celile-i Maliye Vergi Tahrir Tahsil İdaresi Muhasebe Dairesi470Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 145, s. 1
1907/08AH 1325Bakaya Kâtibi Yardımcısı500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD., No: 145, s. 1
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 Osman Nuri 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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