Mehmed Tevfik Efendi
Born 1862/63 (AH 1279) · Nevşehir · Dated entries 1883 to 1911 (AH 1301 to 1329)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.959
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Tevfik Efendi was born in Nevşehir in 1862/63 (AH 1279). The father’s occupation was Emekli Saray-ı Hümayun bekçisi. Schooling included Mahallî sıbyan mektebi; Beşiktaş Rüşdiye-i Askerî. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
The earliest service point in the record is dated 1882/83 (AH 1300). Dated career entries span 1883/84 (AH 1301) to 1911 (AH 1329) across 28 AH years, beginning with Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi and ending with entries for Istabl-ı Amire Matbah ve Kiler harçlığı. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. [1]
Monthly pay went from 180 kuruş in 1883/84 (AH 1301) to 550 kuruş in 1911 (AH 1329); the highest recorded monthly rate is 600 kuruş in 1905/06 (AH 1323). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 4 · Nevşehir
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1 1862/63 (AH 1279)
Nevşehir
Birth
2 1882/83 (AH 1300)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
First work as recorded
Calculated age 21
3 1883/84 (AH 1301) · 23 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
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Harem-i Hümayun Matbah-ı Kiler hizmetlisi
180 kuruşCalculated age 22
Matbah-ı Amire vekil-i harç memuru
600 kuruşCalculated age 44
4 1907/08 (AH 1325) · 5 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1325, 1326, 1327, 1328, 1329. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Istabl-ı Amire Matbah ve Kiler harçlığı
500 kuruşCalculated age 46
Istabl-ı Amire Matbah ve Kiler harçlığı
550 kuruşCalculated age 50
3 entries without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Matbah-ı Amire idare kalemi memuru · Undated · 550 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Matbah-ı Amire idare kalemi memuru · Undated · 650 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Matbah-ı Amire idare kalemi memuru · Undated · 750 kuruş 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
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| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 180 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 11.3% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 180 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 11.4% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 180 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 11.8% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 180 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 11.9% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 180 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 12.7% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 180 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 13.5% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 180 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 13.7% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 180 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 14.2% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 200 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 14.9% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 220 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 19.4% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 240 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 20.5% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 240 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 21.1% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 240 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 20.2% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 260 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 24.7% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 360 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 42.8% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 360 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 41.8% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 360 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 41.8% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 360 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 42.6% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 54.4% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 55.5% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 500 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 54.0% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 500 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 55.0% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 600 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 64.7% | 1423 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 500 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 50.6% | 1290 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 52.4% | 1232 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 500 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 41.1% | 1088 |
| 1910/11 (AH 1328) | 500 | 500 | 200 to 2,000 | 44.6% | 732 |
| 1911 (AH 1329) | 550 | 600 | 250 to 2,500 | 45.6% | 402 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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Titles across the recorded years
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Related officials in the salary reference
- Nevşehir18 other officialsSove Efendi born 1859/60 (AH 1276); highest salary 400 kuruş
- 1883/84 (AH 1301)217 other officialsAhmed Rüşdü Efendi first annual entry 1883/84 (AH 1301); highest salary 800 kuruş
Education and personal record
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Sources and evidence
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BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.959
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 28 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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