Selim Gürcü Efendi
Born 1866/67 (AH 1283) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1882 to 1897 (AH 1300 to 1314)
Languages Arabic, French, Italian, Rum (as recorded), Turkish
The career, year by year
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The life
Selim Gürcü Efendi was born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1866/67 (AH 1283), within the Musevilik community. Schooling included Hasköy Musevi Cemaat Mektebi; Hamidiye Ticaret Mektebi; Lisan Mektebi. The language repertoire included Arabic, French, Italian, Rum (as recorded) and Turkish. [source]
The earliest service point in the record is dated 1882/83 (AH 1300). Dated career entries span 1882/83 (AH 1300) to 1896/97 (AH 1314) across 11 AH years, beginning with Hariciye Nezareti Tabiiyet Kalemi mülazımı and ending with entries for Napoli Şehbenderhanesi kançıları. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet) and Napoli. [1]
Monthly pay went from 46 kuruş in 1888/89 (AH 1306) to 1,350 kuruş in 1896/97 (AH 1314); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,350 kuruş in 1896/97 (AH 1314). [1]
Life and career
Follow 8 dated stages in the life. Choose a year in the life ribbon below the map. Places and earlier connections accumulate as you advance; All stops reveals the overview.
Stage 1 of 8 · Istanbul (Dersaadet)
How to read this map
Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.
Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
3 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1866/67 (AH 1283)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Birth
2 1882/83 (AH 1300)
Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
First work as recorded
Calculated age 17
Hariciye Nezareti Tabiiyet Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 17
3 1883/84 (AH 1301) · 3 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1301, 1302, 1303. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Hariciye Nezareti Tabiiyet Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 18
Continuing service as described
Hariciye Nezareti Tabiiyet Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 20
Continuing service as described
4 Bâbıâli Tercüme Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 21
Bâbıâli Tercüme Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 22
Continuing service as described
5 1888/89 (AH 1306)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Bâbıâli Tercüme Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 23
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
Maaş kaydı
46 kuruşCalculated age 23
6 Bâbıâli Tercüme Kalemi mülazımı
96 kuruşCalculated age 28
Bâbıâli Tercüme Kalemi mülazımı
96 kuruşCalculated age 29
Continuing service as described
7 1895/96 (AH 1313)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Napoli
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Napoli
Bâbıâli Tercüme Kalemi mülazımı
96 kuruşCalculated age 30
Continuing service as described
Napoli
Napoli Şehbenderhanesi kançıları
Calculated age 30
8 1896/97 (AH 1314)
Napoli
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Napoli
Napoli Şehbenderhanesi kançıları
Calculated age 31
Continuing service as described
Napoli Şehbenderhanesi kançıları
1,350 kuruşCalculated age 31
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.
- Brindisi şehbenderi · Brindisi · Undated 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
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
Use Enter, Space or ← / → on a salary point, or click the percentile panel to choose the nearest observed AH year. All yearly values appear below.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 46 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 2.4% | 1797 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 96 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 4.5% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 96 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 4.9% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 96 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 4.8% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 1,350 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 87.1% | 2119 |
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- Napoli1,350
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
- Istanbul665 other officialsAhmed Cemil Efendi born 1866/67 (AH 1283); highest salary 1,400 kuruş
- Istanbul384 other officialsMehmed Said Paşa 6 shared years; highest salary 45,000 kuruş
- 1882/83 (AH 1300)236 other officialsBayram Hilmi Efendi first annual entry 1882/83 (AH 1300); highest salary 500 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- II. Abdülhamid dönemi sicil dosyalarına göre şehbenderler (1876-1909)
BERİVAN SULTAN DUMAN · 2024 · Pages 282, 283
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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 · 11 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 14 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.