MUSTAFA EFENDİ
Born 1851/52 (AH 1268) · Varna · Dated entries 1869 to 1886 (AH 1286 to 1303)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİDd., 16/219
The career, year by year
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The life
MUSTAFA EFENDİ was born in Varna in 1851/52 (AH 1268). Schooling included Sıbyan Mektebi; Varna Rüşdiyesi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Varna in 1869/70 (AH 1286). Dated career entries span 1869/70 (AH 1286) to 1885/86 (AH 1303) across 7 AH years, from Varna Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü to Sırako and ending with entries for Rüsumat Memuru. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Varna Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü, Balchik (Balçık) and Sırako. [1]
Monthly pay went from 400 kuruş in 1869/70 (AH 1286) to 300 kuruş in 1885/86 (AH 1303); the highest recorded monthly rate is 400 kuruş in 1869/70 (AH 1286). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 6 · Varna
How to read this map
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Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
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1 1851/52 (AH 1268)
Varna
Birth
2 1869/70 (AH 1286)
Varna / Varna Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Varna Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü
First work as recorded
Calculated age 18
Varna Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü
İstasyon kâtibi
400 kuruşCalculated age 18
3 1870/71 (AH 1287)
Varna Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü / Balchik (Balçık)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Varna Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü
Varna Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü
İstasyon kâtibi
400 kuruşCalculated age 19
Continuing service as described
Rüsûmat kâtibi
400 kuruşCalculated age 19
4 Rüsûmat kâtibi
400 kuruşCalculated age 20
Continuing service as described
Rüsûmat kâtibi
400 kuruşCalculated age 22
Continuing service as described
5 1874/75 (AH 1291)
Balchik (Balçık) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Rüsûmat kâtibi
400 kuruşCalculated age 23
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
İstifa
Calculated age 23
6 1885/86 (AH 1303)
Sırako / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Sırako; Location not recorded
Sırako
Rüsumat Memuru
300 kuruşCalculated age 35
Place not recorded
İstifa
Calculated age 35
1 entry without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- İdare-i Askeriye Kalemi mübeyyizi · Varna · Undated · 400 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869/70 (AH 1286) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 2,250 | 44.6% | 609 |
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 44.9% | 649 |
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 400 | 420.5 | 125 to 2,375 | 42.9% | 712 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 400 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 43.3% | 736 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 400 | 405 | 130 to 2,200 | 44.6% | 805 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 400 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 43.5% | 882 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 27.9% | 1787 |
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- Varna Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü300 to 400
- Sırako300
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
- Varna90 other officialsMEHMED DERVİŞ EFENDİ born 1851/52 (AH 1268); highest salary 1,800 kuruş
- Balchik (Balçık)3 other officialsAHMED ŞEVKİ EFENDİ (B) 4 shared years; highest salary 5,000 kuruş
- 1869/70 (AH 1286)133 other officialsMehmed Nuri Bey first annual entry 1869/70 (AH 1286); highest salary 500 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Varnalı devlet adamları
İSA ÖZHAN · 2024 · Pages 171, 172
BOA. DH. SAİDd., 16/219; 309 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 16/219.; BOA. DH. SAİDd., 16/219
Read the original source accounts · 13 source entries →
The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.
Yearly entries and their source passages · 7 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 12 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.