Mehmed Salih Efendi
Born 1850/51 (AH 1267) · Burdur · Dated entries 1871 to 1909 (AH 1288 to 1326)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 60, s. 121
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Salih Efendi was born in Burdur in 1850/51 (AH 1267). Schooling included Burdur Sıbyan Mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Denizli in 1871/72 (AH 1288). Dated career entries span 1871/72 (AH 1288) to 1908/09 (AH 1326) across 39 AH years. More than one post or place appears in 11 of those years. Place names include Denizli, Aydın, Canik and Bafra and 1 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 500 kuruş in 1871/72 (AH 1288) to 1,000 kuruş in 1908/09 (AH 1326); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,050 kuruş in 1895/96 (AH 1313). [1]
Life and career
Follow 11 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 11 · Burdur
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.
1 stop kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1850/51 (AH 1267)
Burdur
Birth
2 1871/72 (AH 1288)
Denizli / Aydın
Within-year entry order unresolved
First work as recorded
Calculated age 21
3 1872/73 (AH 1289)
Denizli
4 1873/74 (AH 1290)
Denizli / Canik
Within-year entry order unresolved
5 1874/75 (AH 1291)
Canik / Bafra
Within-year entry order unresolved
6 7 1876/77 (AH 1293) · 6 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
8 1881/82 (AH 1299)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
9 1882/83 (AH 1300) · 12 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
10 1894/95 (AH 1312)
Place not recorded / Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
11 1895/96 (AH 1313) · 14 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Ziraat kâtibi
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 46
Continuing service as described
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 500 | 420.5 | 125 to 2,375 | 54.4% | 712 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 550 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 62.4% | 1102 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 440 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 52.9% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 600 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 68.2% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 750 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 75.4% | 1489 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 60.4% | 1720 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 900 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 79.0% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 900 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 79.8% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 1,000 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 81.7% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 1,000 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 80.7% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 1,050 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 83.1% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 1,050 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 82.2% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 945 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 83.0% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 945 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 82.7% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 945 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 82.6% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 970 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 82.6% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 970 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 80.0% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 1,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 81.9% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 1,000 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 81.4% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 1,000 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 81.7% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 1,000 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 80.5% | 1423 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 1,000 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 78.0% | 1371 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 1,000 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 77.3% | 1290 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 1,000 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 75.9% | 1232 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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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- Istanbul (Dersaadet)440 to 1,050
- Denizli300
- Aydın500
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
- Burdur92 other officialsEdhem Efendi (H. 1267 / M. 1850-1851) born 1850/51 (AH 1267); highest salary 250 kuruş
- Istanbul729 other officialsMehmed Said 22 shared years; highest salary 10,000 kuruş
- 1871/72 (AH 1288)115 other officialsHafız Mehmed Necib Efendi first entry in Tripoli (Trablusgarp); highest salary 1,000 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sultan II. Abdülhamid döneminde Sicill-i Ahval kayıtlarına göre Burdurlu kamu görevlileri ve faaliyetleri (1879-1909)
ELİF YASEMİN YILMAZ · 2021 · Pages 177, 178, 179
BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 60, s. 121; 979 BOA. DH. SAİD. d. 60, s. 121.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 39 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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