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MEHMED CELAL EFENDĠ-

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

MEHMED CELAL EFENDĠ- was born in Ohrid (Ohri). Work began in 1894/95 (AH 1312). The annual lists begin in 1894/95, with MEHMED CELAL EFENDĠ- as Mektubi Kalemi stajyeri in Bitola (Manastır). At the same time, from 1895/96, the lists also place MEHMED CELAL EFENDĠ- in a post with no place named as Debrice Nahiyesi Müdür Vekili. Next came Bitola in 1897/98. Alongside, the lists for 1897 to 1901 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Grameş Kaymakam Vekili. Alongside, the lists for 1897 to 1904 give a second post, in Florina as Florina Kaymakam Vekili. Alongside, the lists for 1903 to 1910 give a second post, in Kičevo as Kırçova Kaymakamı. Alongside, the lists for 1903/04 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Lome Kaymakamı. The annual lists then follow MEHMED CELAL EFENDĠ- to Preševo in 1905/06. Alongside, the lists for 1905 to 1908 give a second post, in Gjakova as Yakova Kaymakamı. MEHMED CELAL EFENDĠ- then moved to Osmaniye in 1908/09 and Kočani in 1909/10. Alongside, the lists for 1909/10 give a second post, in Gjilan as Gilan Kaymakamı.

The salary went from 80 kuruş a month in 1894/95 to 2,000 in 1909/10, the peak, in Kočani, when 86 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1909/10.

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 12 stops
place of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
Further places, smaller scale1897/981897/981903/041905/061905/061908/091909/101909/10135689101112BitolaFlorinaKičevoPreševoGjakovaKočaniGjilan

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Debrice), stop 4 (Grameş), stop 7 (Lome).

  1. Bitola (Manastır)

    1894 to 1896 (AH 1312 to 1313)

    Mektubi Kalemi stajyeri

    80 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

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

    1895/96 (AH 1313)

    Debrice Nahiyesi Müdür Vekili

    550 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  3. Bitola (Manastır)

    1897/98 (AH 1315)

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

    Mektubi Kalemi memuru

    120 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  4. Grameş as worded, no place record not on the map

    1897 to 1901 (AH 1315 to 1318)

    Grameş Kaymakam Vekili

    504 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  5. Florina

    1897 to 1904 (AH 1315 to 1321)

    Florina Kaymakam Vekili 1897/98 (AH 1315); Florina Kaymakamı 1902 to 1904 (AH 1320 to 1321)

    1,125 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

    No annual entry for 1901/02 (AH 1319).

  6. Kičevo (Kırçova)

    1903 to 1910 (AH 1321 to 1327)

    Kırçova Kaymakamı

    1,125 kuruş a month; entries in 7 years

  7. Lome as worded, no place record not on the map

    1903/04 (AH 1321)

    Lome Kaymakamı

    1,125 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  8. Preševo (Preşova)

    1905/06 (AH 1323)

    Preşova Kaymakamı

    1,125 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  9. Gjakova (Yakova)

    1905 to 1908 (AH 1323 to 1325)

    Yakova Kaymakamı

    1,571 to 1,750 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  10. Osmaniye

    1908/09 (AH 1326)

    Osmaniye Kaymakamı

    1,750 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  11. Kočani (Koçana)

    1909/10 (AH 1327)

    Koçana Kaymakamı

    1,750 to 2,000 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  12. Gjilan (Gilan)

    1909/10 (AH 1327)

    Gilan Kaymakamı

    2,000 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entry05001,0001,5002,0001894/95AH 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 13261909/10AH 13272,000 kuruşGrameş Kaymakam VekiliFlorina KaymakamıKırçova KaymakamıYakova Kaymakamı
Salary against the medians of the same year
501002005001,0002,0001894/95AH 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 13261909/10AH 1327This 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 MEHMED CELAL EFENDĠ- against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1894/95804004253%
1895/9655040063%
1897/981204003506%
1900/0150440063%
1902/031,12540064285%
1903/041,12540550085%
1904/051,12540045084%
1905/061,57143050090%
1906/071,12545050082%
1907/081,75046050090%
1908/091,75040027088%
1909/102,00060090086%

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 MEHMED CELAL EFENDĠ-, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1894/95AH 1312First work
1894 to 1896AH 1312 to 1313Mektubi Kalemi stajyeri
3 entries
YearSalary
1894/95
1894/9580
1895/9680
Bitola (Manastır)80
1895/96AH 1313Debrice Nahiyesi Müdür Vekili
2 entries
YearSalary
1895/96550
1895/96
550
No annual entry: 1896/97 (AH 1314)
1897/98AH 1315Mektubi Kalemi memuruBitola (Manastır)120
1897 to 1901AH 1315 to 1318Grameş Kaymakam Vekili
6 entries
YearSalary
1897/98
1897/98
1898/99
1899/1900
1899/1900
1900/01504
504
1897/98AH 1315Florina Kaymakam Vekili
2 entries
YearSalary
1897/98
1897/98
Florina
No annual entry: 1901/02 (AH 1319)
1902 to 1904AH 1320 to 1321Florina Kaymakamı
2 entries
YearSalary
1902/031,125
1903/041,125
Florina1,125
1903 to 1910AH 1321 to 1327Kırçova Kaymakamı
7 entries
YearSalary
1903/041,125
1904/051,125
1905/061,125
1906/071,125
1907/081,125
1908/091,125
1909/101,125
Kičevo (Kırçova)1,125
1903/04AH 1321Lome Kaymakamı1,125
1905/06AH 1323Preşova KaymakamıPreševo (Preşova)1,125
1905/06AH 1323Yakova KaymakamıGjakova (Yakova)1,571
1907/08AH 1325Yakova KaymakamıGjakova (Yakova)1,750
1908/09AH 1326Osmaniye KaymakamıOsmaniye1,750
1909/10AH 1327Koçana Kaymakamı
2 entries
YearSalary
1909/101,750
1909/102,000
Kočani (Koçana)1,750 to 2,000
1909/10AH 1327Gilan KaymakamıGjilan (Gilan)2,000

Record

Personal

Birthplace
Ohrid (Ohri)

First work

Year
1894/95 (AH 1312)

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 Bitola (Manastır) in the same years, 10 have a recorded salary; MEHMED CELAL EFENDĠ- had the 3rd highest salary of them.

All 91 officials with entries in Bitola (Manastır)

Same birthplace

Of the 68 officials born in Ohrid (Ohri), 61 have a recorded salary; MEHMED CELAL EFENDĠ- had the 3rd highest salary of them.

The page of Ohrid (Ohri), with the 68 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 225 officials whose first annual entry is for 1894/95 (AH 1312), 198 have a recorded salary; MEHMED CELAL EFENDĠ- had the 7th highest salary of them.

All 225 officials whose first annual entry is for 1894/95 (AH 1312)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of MEHMED CELAL EFENDĠ-
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1894/95AH 1312Mektubi Kalemi stajyeriBitola (Manastır)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1894/95AH 1312Mektubi Kalemi memuruBitola (Manastır)80Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1895/96AH 1313Mektubi Kalemi memuruBitola (Manastır)80Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1895/96AH 1313Debrice Nahiyesi Müdür VekiliDebrice550Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1895/96AH 1313Debrice Nahiyesi Müdür Vekili (Nakil)DebriceAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1897/98AH 1315Mektubi Kalemi memuruBitola (Manastır)120Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1897/98AH 1315Grameş Kaymakam VekiliGrameşAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1897/98AH 1315Grameş Kaymakam Vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)GrameşAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1897/98AH 1315Florina Kaymakam VekiliFlorinaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1897/98AH 1315Florina Kaymakam Vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)FlorinaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1898/99AH 1316Grameş Kaymakam VekiliGrameşAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1899/1900AH 1317Grameş Kaymakam VekiliGrameşAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1899/1900AH 1317Grameş Kaymakam Vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)GrameşAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1900/01AH 1318Sorviç (Rudnik) Nahiyesi MüdürüSorviç (Rudnik)504Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1902/03AH 1320Florina KaymakamıFlorina1,125Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1903/04AH 1321Florina KaymakamıFlorina1,125Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1903/04AH 1321Kırçova KaymakamıKičevo (Kırçova)1,125Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1903/04AH 1321Lome KaymakamıLome1,125Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1904/05AH 1322Kırçova KaymakamıKičevo (Kırçova)1,125Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1905/06AH 1323Kırçova KaymakamıKičevo (Kırçova)1,125Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1905/06AH 1323Preşova KaymakamıPreševo (Preşova)1,125Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1905/06AH 1323Yakova KaymakamıGjakova (Yakova)1,571Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1906/07AH 1324Kırçova KaymakamıKičevo (Kırçova)1,125Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1907/08AH 1325Kırçova KaymakamıKičevo (Kırçova)1,125Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1907/08AH 1325Yakova KaymakamıGjakova (Yakova)1,750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1908/09AH 1326Kırçova KaymakamıKičevo (Kırçova)1,125Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1908/09AH 1326Osmaniye KaymakamıOsmaniye1,750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1909/10AH 1327Kırçova KaymakamıKičevo (Kırçova)1,125Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1909/10AH 1327Koçana KaymakamıKočani (Koçana)1,750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1909/10AH 1327Koçana KaymakamıKočani (Koçana)2,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1909/10AH 1327Gilan KaymakamıGjilan (Gilan)2,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA., DH. SAİD d... / 98 – 111.
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 MEHMED CELAL EFENDĠ- 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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