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Dedicated toCarter V. Findley

Mustafa Ne ş’et 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 Mustafa Ne ş’et Efendi began in Istanbul in 1855/56 (AH 1272); the father's occupation was "Rüsumat Emaneti nutuk kalemi Bosna ve İşkodra mukayyidi". Mustafa Ne ş’et began work in Istanbul in 1873/74, at about 17. The annual lists begin in 1873/74, with Mustafa Ne ş’et as münşeat kitabı (kalem) and no place named. The lists have no entry for 1874 to 1876. Next came Istanbul in 1876/77. For 1880 to 1882 the lists have no entry. From 1882 to 1908 the annual entries place Mustafa Ne ş’et again in Istanbul. The lists have no entry for 1885 to 1892. For 1897 to 1899 the lists have no entry.

The salary went from 500 kuruş a month in 1882/83 to 950 in 1907/08, the peak, in Istanbul, when 76 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, 14 years of salary come to 115,620 kuruş, 1.7 times what an official on the median salary earned in those years. 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
1876/77136Istanbul

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Bâb-ı Seraskeri, İstanbul), stop 4 (Bâb-ı Seraskeri, İstanbul), stop 5 (Place not recorded).

  1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    Born 1855/56 (AH 1272); First work 1873/74 (AH 1290)

  2. Bâb-ı Seraskeri, İstanbul as worded, no place record not on the map

    1873/74 (AH 1290)

    münşeat kitabı (kalem)

    entries in 1 year

  3. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1876/77 (AH 1293)

    No annual entry for 1874 to 1876 (AH 1291 to 1292) before it.

    Dâr-ı Şura-yı Askeri Sıhhiye Dairesi memuru

    entries in 1 year

  4. Bâb-ı Seraskeri, İstanbul as worded, no place record not on the map

    1878 (AH 1295)

    No annual entry for 1877/78 (AH 1294) before it.

    Muhasebe kalemleri memuru

    entries in 1 year

  5. Place not recorded not on the map

    1879/80 (AH 1297)

    No annual entry for 1878/79 (AH 1296) before it.

    istifa / terk-i hizmet (İnfisal)

    entries in 1 year

  6. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1882 to 1908 (AH 1300 to 1325)

    No annual entry for 1880 to 1882 (AH 1298 to 1299) before it.

    Vukuat kalemi memuru 1882 to 1885 (AH 1300 to 1302); Senedat kalemi memuru 1892 to 1900 (AH 1310 to 1317); Taşra senedatı tedkik memuru 1901 to 1908 (AH 1319 to 1325)

    500 to 950 kuruş a month; entries in 14 years

    No annual entry for 1885 to 1892 (AH 1303 to 1309) or 1893/94 (AH 1311) or 1895/96 (AH 1313) or 1897 to 1899 (AH 1315 to 1316) or 1900/01 (AH 1318).

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entryno entryno entryno entryno entryno entryno entryno entry05001,0001873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 1324950 kuruşSenedat kalemi memuruTaşra senedatı tedkik memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 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 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 Mustafa Ne ş’et Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1882/8350040043559%
1883/8455540040067%
1884/8560040047067%
1892/9361040050071%
1894/9565040053071%
1896/9763045050069%
1899/190068040050673%
1901/0268040058072%
1902/0368040058072%
1903/0471040555073%
1904/0575040055074%
1905/0679043060074%
1906/0785045071574%
1907/0895046070076%

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 Mustafa Ne ş’et Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1873/74AH 1290First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)
1873/74AH 1290münşeat kitabı (kalem)
No annual entry: 1874 to 1876 (AH 1291 to 1292)
1876/77AH 1293Dâr-ı Şura-yı Askeri Sıhhiye Dairesi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)
No annual entry: 1877/78 (AH 1294)
1878AH 1295Muhasebe kalemleri memuru
No annual entry: 1878/79 (AH 1296)
1879/80AH 1297istifa / terk-i hizmet (İnfisal)
No annual entry: 1880 to 1882 (AH 1298 to 1299)
1882 to 1885AH 1300 to 1302Vukuat kalemi memuru
5 entries
YearSalary
1882/83500
1883/84520
1883/84555
1884/85560
1884/85600
Istanbul (Dersaadet)500 to 600
No annual entry: 1885 to 1892 (AH 1303 to 1309)
1892/93AH 1310Senedat kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)610
No annual entry: 1893/94 (AH 1311)
1894/95AH 1312Senedat kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)650
No annual entry: 1895/96 (AH 1313)
1896/97AH 1314Senedat kalemi memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1896/97585
1896/97630
Istanbul (Dersaadet)585 to 630
No annual entry: 1897 to 1899 (AH 1315 to 1316)
1899/1900AH 1317Senedat kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)680
No annual entry: 1900/01 (AH 1318)
1901 to 1908AH 1319 to 1325Taşra senedatı tedkik memuru
9 entries
YearSalary
1901/02680
1902/03680
1903/04710
1904/05730
1904/05730
1904/05750
1905/06790
1906/07850
1907/08950
Istanbul (Dersaadet)680 to 950

Record

Personal

Born
1855/56 (AH 1272)
Father's occupation
Rüsumat Emaneti nutuk kalemi Bosna ve İşkodra mukayyidi

First work

Year
1873/74 (AH 1290)

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 668 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, 622 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Ne ş’et Efendi had the 303rd highest salary of them.

All 1,057 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same birthplace

Of the 666 officials born in Istanbul, 446 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Ne ş’et Efendi had the 249th highest salary of them.

The page of Istanbul, with the 666 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 130 officials whose first annual entry is for 1873/74 (AH 1290), 113 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Ne ş’et Efendi had the 42nd highest salary of them.

All 130 officials whose first annual entry is for 1873/74 (AH 1290)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mustafa Ne ş’et Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1873/74AH 1290münşeat kitabı (kalem)Bâb-ı Seraskeri, İstanbulAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records92 BOA, DH. SA ĐD, nr.6 s.213
1876/77AH 1293Dâr-ı Şura-yı Askeri Sıhhiye Dairesi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records92 BOA, DH. SA ĐD, nr.6 s.213
1878AH 1295Muhasebe kalemleri memuruBâb-ı Seraskeri, İstanbulAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records92 BOA, DH. SA ĐD, nr.6 s.213
1879/80AH 1297istifa / terk-i hizmet (İnfisal)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records92 BOA, DH. SA ĐD, nr.6 s.213
1882/83AH 1300Vukuat kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records92 BOA, DH. SA ĐD, nr.6 s.213
1883/84AH 1301Vukuat kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)520Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records92 BOA, DH. SA ĐD, nr.6 s.213
1883/84AH 1301Senedat kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)555Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records92 BOA, DH. SA ĐD, nr.6 s.213
1884/85AH 1302Senedat kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)560Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records92 BOA, DH. SA ĐD, nr.6 s.213
1884/85AH 1302Senedat kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records92 BOA, DH. SA ĐD, nr.6 s.213
1892/93AH 1310Senedat kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)610Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records92 BOA, DH. SA ĐD, nr.6 s.213
1894/95AH 1312Senedat kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)650Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records92 BOA, DH. SA ĐD, nr.6 s.213
1896/97AH 1314Senedat kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)585Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records92 BOA, DH. SA ĐD, nr.6 s.213
1896/97AH 1314Senedat kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)630Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records92 BOA, DH. SA ĐD, nr.6 s.213
1899/1900AH 1317Senedat kalemi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)680Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records92 BOA, DH. SA ĐD, nr.6 s.213
1901/02AH 1319Taşra senedatı tedkik memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)680Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records92 BOA, DH. SA ĐD, nr.6 s.213
1902/03AH 1320Tedkik şubesi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)680Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records92 BOA, DH. SA ĐD, nr.6 s.213
1903/04AH 1321Tedkik şubesi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)710Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records92 BOA, DH. SA ĐD, nr.6 s.213
1904/05AH 1322Tedkik şubesi memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)730Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records92 BOA, DH. SA ĐD, nr.6 s.213
1904/05AH 1322Senedat idaresi takrir heyeti azasıIstanbul (Dersaadet)730Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records92 BOA, DH. SA ĐD, nr.6 s.213
1904/05AH 1322Senedat idaresi takrir heyeti azasıIstanbul (Dersaadet)750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records92 BOA, DH. SA ĐD, nr.6 s.213
1905/06AH 1323Senedat idaresi takrir heyeti azasıIstanbul (Dersaadet)790Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records92 BOA, DH. SA ĐD, nr.6 s.213
1906/07AH 1324Senedat idaresi takrir heyeti azasıIstanbul (Dersaadet)850Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records92 BOA, DH. SA ĐD, nr.6 s.213
1907/08AH 1325Senedat idaresi takrir heyeti azasıIstanbul (Dersaadet)950Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD, nr.6 s.213
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 Mustafa Ne ş’et 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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