İbrahim Edhem 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
İbrahim Edhem Efendi was born in Varna in 1852/53 (AH 1269); the father's occupation was "Topçu askeri". Work began in Varna in 1871/72, at about 18. The annual lists begin in 1871/72, with İbrahim Edhem as Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı in Varna, the birthplace. İbrahim Edhem then moved to Ayvalık and İzmit from 1878 to 1883. Alongside, the lists for 1882 to 1884 give a second post, in Amasya as Rusum-i Sitte Muduru, with a rise to Rusum-i Sitte Muduru. Alongside, the lists for 1883 to 1885 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Kefzi Memlehası müdürü, with a rise to Kefzi Memlehası müdürü. Alongside, the lists for 1884 to 1886 give a second post, in Amasya as Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü. Alongside, the lists for 1885 to 1887 give a second post, in Komotini as Memleha memuru. Alongside, the lists for 1886 to 1891 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü. Alongside, the lists for 1889 to 1891 give a second post, in Bandırma as Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü. Six provinces on two continents in all, a number reached by fewer than 4 per cent of the 6,605 officials with a place of service.
The salary went from 75 kuruş a month in 1871/72 to 2,000 in 1890/91, the peak, when 91 per cent of paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1890/91.
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.
Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 3 (Kal'a-yı Sultaniye), stop 6 (Kangırı), stop 9 (Kal'a-yı Sultaniye).
Born 1852/53 (AH 1269); First work 1871/72 (AH 1288); 1871 to 1877 (AH 1288 to 1293)
Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı 1871 to 1877 (AH 1288 to 1293); İstifa (resignation (a note on status, not a job)) 1872/73 (AH 1289)
75 to 550 kuruş a month; entries in 6 years
1878/79 (AH 1296)
No annual entry for 1877 to 1878 (AH 1294 to 1295) before it.
Hacı Apostol Memlehası kâtibi 1878/79 (AH 1296); İstifa (resignation (a note on status, not a job)) 1878/79 (AH 1296)
600 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year
Kal'a-yı Sultaniye as worded, no place record not on the map
1879 to 1882 (AH 1297 to 1299)
Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibi 1879 to 1882 (AH 1297 to 1299); Azil (dismissal (a note on status, not a job)) 1881/82 (AH 1299)
400 to 500 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years
1882/83 (AH 1300)
Rüsûm-ı Sitte Merkez Müdürlüğü duhan kâtibi
400 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year
Kangırı as worded, no place record not on the map
1883 to 1885 (AH 1301 to 1302)
Kefzi Memlehası müdürü 1883 to 1885 (AH 1301 to 1302); İstifa (resignation (a note on status, not a job)) 1884/85 (AH 1302)
1,000 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years
1885 to 1887 (AH 1303 to 1304)
Memleha memuru
1,200 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years
Kal'a-yı Sultaniye as worded, no place record not on the map
1886 to 1891 (AH 1304 to 1308)
Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü
1,000 to 2,000 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871/72 | 75 | 420.5 | 600 | 4% | |
| 1872/73 | 75 | 450 | 400 | 4% | |
| 1873/74 | 300 | 405 | 420 | 32% | |
| 1874/75 | 320 | 450 | 570 | 36% | |
| 1875/76 | 320 | 450 | 570 | 35% | |
| 1876/77 | 550 | 420 | 550 | 62% | |
| 1878/79 | 600 | 400 | 63% | ||
| 1879/80 | 500 | 400 | 57% | ||
| 1880/81 | 400 | 400 | 46% | ||
| 1881/82 | 400 | 400 | 46% | ||
| 1882/83 | 900 | 400 | 460 | 80% | |
| 1883/84 | 1,000 | 400 | 82% | ||
| 1884/85 | 1,000 | 400 | 80% | ||
| 1885/86 | 1,200 | 400 | 400 | 83% | |
| 1886/87 | 1,200 | 400 | 400 | 84% | |
| 1887/88 | 1,000 | 400 | 78% | ||
| 1888/89 | 1,800 | 400 | 92% | ||
| 1889/90 | 1,800 | 400 | 92% | ||
| 1890/91 | 2,000 | 400 | 91% |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1871/72AH 1288 | First work | Varna | |
| 1871 to 1877AH 1288 to 1293 | Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı | Varna | 550 |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | İstifaresignation (a note on status, not a job) | ||
| No annual entry: 1877 to 1878 (AH 1294 to 1295) | |||
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Hacı Apostol Memlehası kâtibi | Ayvalık | 600 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | İstifaresignation (a note on status, not a job) | ||
| 1879 to 1882AH 1297 to 1299 | Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibi | 400 | |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Azildismissal (a note on status, not a job) | ||
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Rüsûm-ı Sitte Merkez Müdürlüğü duhan kâtibi | İzmit | 400 |
| 1882 to 1884AH 1300 to 1301 | Rusum-i Sitte Muduru | Amasya | 900 |
| 1883 to 1885AH 1301 to 1302 | Kefzi Memlehası müdürü | 1,000 | |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | İstifaresignation (a note on status, not a job) | ||
| 1884 to 1886AH 1302 to 1303 | Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü | Amasya | 900 |
| 1885 to 1887AH 1303 to 1304 | Memleha memuru | Komotini (Gümülcine) | 1,200 |
| 1886 to 1891AH 1304 to 1308 | Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü | 1,000 to 2,000 | |
| 1889 to 1891AH 1307 to 1308 | Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü | Bandırma | 1,100 |
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 17 officials with entries in Varna in the same years, İbrahim Edhem Efendi had the 4th highest salary.
- Mehmed Tahir Efendi6 shared years; highest salary 1,400 kuruş
- Ömer Lütfi Efendi6 shared years; highest salary 750 kuruş
- Mehmed Said Efendi6 shared years; highest salary 620 kuruş
- MEHMED MUHİDDİN EFENDİ6 shared years; highest salary 600 kuruş
- MEHMED SIDKI EFENDİ6 shared years; highest salary 600 kuruş
Same job title, same years
Of the 5 officials with the title Rusum-i Sitte Muduru in the same years, İbrahim Edhem Efendi had the highest salary.
- Ali Mümtaz Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 1,100 kuruş
- Ali Rıza Efendi②2 shared years; highest salary 850 kuruş
- İbrahim Hakkı Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 650 kuruş
- Mehmed Muhlis Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 500 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 91 officials born in Varna, 89 have a recorded salary; İbrahim Edhem Efendi had the 13th highest salary of them.
- MEHMED DERVİŞ EFENDİborn 1851/52 (AH 1268); highest salary 1,800 kuruş
- MUSTAFA EFENDİborn 1851/52 (AH 1268); highest salary 400 kuruş
- MUSTAFA NAZMİ EFENDİborn 1851/52 (AH 1268); highest salary 550 kuruş
- ABDULLAH SIDKI EFENDİborn 1853/54 (AH 1270); highest salary 1,665 kuruş
- BASMACIYAN MİNAS EFENDİborn 1853/54 (AH 1270); highest salary 2,500 kuruş
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 116 officials whose first annual entry is for 1871/72 (AH 1288), 103 have a recorded salary; İbrahim Edhem Efendi had the 11th highest salary of them.
- ABDULLAH SIDKI EFENDİfirst entry in Varna; highest salary 1,665 kuruş
- Ali Rıza Efendifirst annual entry 1871/72 (AH 1288); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Ali Saib Efendifirst annual entry 1871/72 (AH 1288); highest salary 350 kuruş
- Haçator Tıngıryan Efendifirst entry in Konya; highest salary 2,000 kuruş
- Hacı İbrahim Rüşdü Efendifirst entry in Burdur; highest salary 1,000 kuruş
All 116 officials whose first annual entry is for 1871/72 (AH 1288)
Annual entries and original values
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı | Varna | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. | |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Tahrirat mukayyidliği refakati | Varna | 75 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Tahrirat mukayyidliği refakati | Varna | 75 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | İstifa | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. | ||
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü ikinci mukayyidi | Varna | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü ikinci mukayyidi | Varna | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü emtia mukayyidi | Varna | 320 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü emtia mukayyidi | Varna | 320 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü emtia mukayyidi | Varna | 320 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü sandık emini | Varna | 550 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Hacı Apostol Memlehası kâtibi | Ayvalık | 600 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | İstifa | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. | ||
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Rüsûmat Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibi | Kal'a-yı Sultaniye | 400 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Rüsûm-ı Sitte sandık emini | Kal'a-yı Sultaniye | 500 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Rüsûm-ı Sitte sandık emini | Kal'a-yı Sultaniye | 416 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Rüsûm-ı Sitte sandık emini | Kal'a-yı Sultaniye | 400 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Rüsûm-ı Sitte sandık emini | Kal'a-yı Sultaniye | 400 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Rüsûm-ı Sitte sandık emini | Kal'a-yı Sultaniye | 400 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Azil | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. | ||
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Rüsûm-ı Sitte Merkez Müdürlüğü duhan kâtibi | İzmit | 400 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Rusum-i Sitte Muduru | Amasya | 900 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Rusum-i Sitte Muduru | Amasya | 900 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Kefzi Memlehası müdürü | Kangırı | 1,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Kefzi Memlehası müdürü | Kangırı | 1,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | İstifa | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. | ||
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü | Amasya | 900 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü | Amasya | 900 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Memleha memuru | Komotini (Gümülcine) | 1,200 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Memleha memuru | Komotini (Gümülcine) | 1,200 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü | Kal'a-yı Sultaniye | 1,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü | Kal'a-yı Sultaniye | 1,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü | Kal'a-yı Sultaniye | 1,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Memleha müdürü | Cubul | 1,800 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Memleha müdürü | Cubul | 1,800 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü | Bandırma | 1,100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Duyûn-ı Umûmiye müdürü | Bandırma | 1,100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Koçhisar Memlehası müdürü | Koçhisar | 2,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337; 270 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 57/337. |
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)