Süleyman Fehmi 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
The life of Süleyman Fehmi Efendi began in Gelibolu; the father's occupation was "ziraat". Süleyman Fehmi had a first salary of 30 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1893/94 (AH 1311), places Süleyman Fehmi in Gelibolu, the birthplace, as Tahrirat Kalemi memuru. For 1895 to 1900 the lists have no entry. The last entry, for 1900/01, names Süleyman Fehmi in the Nafia Kitabeti, with no place.
The salary went from 40 kuruş a month in 1893/94 to 250 in 1900/01, the peak, in the Nafia Kitabeti, when 21 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, three years of salary come to 4,080 kuruş, 28 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The final annual entry is for 1900/01.
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.
First work here; 1893 to 1895 (AH 1311 to 1312)
Tahrirat Kalemi memuru
40 to 50 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years
Gelibolu Sancağı as worded, no place record
1900/01 (AH 1318)
No annual entry for 1895 to 1900 (AH 1313 to 1317) before it.
250 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year
Career and salary#
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
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Median, same province | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893/94 | 40 | 400 | 400 | 1% | |
| 1894/95 | 50 | 400 | 450 | 2% | |
| 1900/01 | 250 | 400 | 21% |
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.
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| First work | Gelibolu | 30first-salary field | |
| 1893 to 1895AH 1311 to 1312 | Tahrirat Kalemi memuru | Gelibolu | 40 to 50 |
| No annual entry: 1895 to 1900 (AH 1313 to 1317) | |||
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Nafia Kitabeti | 250 | |
Record#
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 Gelibolu in the same years, Süleyman Fehmi Efendi had the lowest salary.
- Mehmed Emin Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 3,000 kuruş
- Mehmed İzzet Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 650 kuruş
- Mehmed Arif Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 550 kuruş
- Mehmed Şakir Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 500 kuruş
- Mehmed Emin Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 400 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 127 officials born in Gelibolu, 118 have a recorded salary; Süleyman Fehmi Efendi had the 99th highest salary of them.
- İsmail Hakkı İsmet Efendiborn 1818/19 (AH 1234); highest salary 4,000 kuruş
- Abdullah Necib Efendiborn 1819/20 (AH 1235); no salary recorded
- Mehmed İzzet Efendiborn 1833/34 (AH 1249); highest salary 650 kuruş
- Aristidi Efendiborn 1845/46 (AH 1262); highest salary 600 kuruş
- İsmail Hakkı Efendiborn 1845/46 (AH 1262); highest salary 2,500 kuruş
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 196 officials whose first annual entry is for 1893/94 (AH 1311), 178 have a recorded salary; Süleyman Fehmi Efendi had the 136th highest salary of them.
- Emine Bedriye Hanımfirst entry in Gelibolu; highest salary 500 kuruş
- Hüseyin Hamid Efendifirst annual entry 1893/94 (AH 1311); no salary recorded
- Hasan Hüsnü Efendifirst entry in Komotini (Gümülcine); highest salary 100 kuruş
- Balaban Simon Beyfirst annual entry 1893/94 (AH 1311); highest salary 2,500 kuruş
- Edem Zeki Efendifirst annual entry 1893/94 (AH 1311); highest salary 100 kuruş
All 196 officials whose first annual entry is for 1893/94 (AH 1311)
Annual entries and original values
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Tahrirat Kalemi memuru | Gelibolu | 40 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d, Nr: 140/343 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Tahrirat Kalemi memuru | Gelibolu | 50 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d, Nr: 140/343 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Nafia Kitabeti | Gelibolu Sancağı | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH.SAİD.d, Nr: 140/343 |
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.
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|
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.
- Origin of the record: Source collection.
Subjects
- List of Ottoman officials (Osmanlı memurları listesi)
- Collective biography (kolektif biyografi)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)