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Mustafa Sadık Vicdani 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

Mustafa Sadık Vicdani Efendi was born in Safranbolu in 1866/67 (AH 1283), into the İslam community, and the father's occupation was "Ziraat Bankası Kastamonu şubesi meclis-i idare reisi". Work began in Kastamonu in 1879/80, at about 14. The first annual entry, for 1879/80, places Mustafa Sadık Vicdani in Kastamonu as istinaf mahkemesi kalemi mülazımı. Next came Skopje (Üsküp), Basra and Bitola (Manastır) from 1900 to 1909. At the same time, from 1908 to 1910, the lists also place Mustafa Sadık Vicdani in Trabzon as vilayet mektupçusu (becayiş). Alongside, the lists for 1909/10 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Trabzon vilayet mektupçusu (Azil). The annual lists then follow Mustafa Sadık Vicdani to Ankara from 1912 to 1919. Alongside, the lists for 1918/19 give a second post, in a post with no place named as mazuliyet maaşı (Tekaüt). Alongside, the lists for 1918 to 1921 give a second post, in Bursa as vilayet mektupçusu. For 1921 to 1939 the lists have no entry. Alongside, the lists for 1920/21 give a second post, in Istanbul as izinli sayılıp maaş ödenmesi. Few careers in the lists are as long; 14 of the 8,239 officials have entries spanning 62 years or more.

Pay rose from 300 kuruş a month in 1881/82 to a peak of 3,000 in 1907/08, in Bitola, when 95 per cent of paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1939/40.

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 11 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1879/801900/011902/031903/041908/091912/131918/1912345681011SafranboluKastamonuSkopjeBasraBitolaTrabzonAnkaraBursa, Istanbul

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 7 (Place not recorded), stop 9 (Place not recorded).

  1. Safranbolu

    Born 1866/67 (AH 1283)

  2. Kastamonu

    First work 1879/80 (AH 1297); 1879 to 1897 (AH 1297 to 1314)

    istinaf mahkemesi kalemi mülazımı 1879/80 (AH 1297); istinaf mahkemesi kalemi mülazımı (Görevin sona ermesi) 1881 to 1895 (AH 1299 to 1312); Rüşdiye-i Askeriye imla-yı Osmani muallimi (ilave) (Nakil) 1896/97 (AH 1314)

    76 to 1,000 kuruş a month; entries in 16 years

    No annual entry for 1880/81 (AH 1298) or 1895/96 (AH 1313).

  3. Skopje (Üsküp)

    1900/01 (AH 1318)

    No annual entry for 1897 to 1900 (AH 1315 to 1317) before it.

    vilayet meclis-i idare başkatibi

    1,625 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  4. Basra

    1902/03 (AH 1320)

    No annual entry for 1901/02 (AH 1319) before it.

    vilayet mektupçusu

    2,700 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  5. Bitola (Manastır)

    1903 to 1909 (AH 1321 to 1326)

    vilayet mektupçusu

    2,700 to 3,000 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

    No annual entry for 1904 to 1907 (AH 1322 to 1324).

  6. Trabzon

    1908 to 1910 (AH 1326 to 1327)

    vilayet mektupçusu (becayiş)

    2,250 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  7. Place not recorded not on the map

    1909/10 (AH 1327)

    Trabzon vilayet mektupçusu (Azil)

    750 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  8. Ankara

    1912 to 1919 (AH 1331 to 1337)

    No annual entry for 1910 to 1912 (AH 1328 to 1330) before it.

    vilayet tahrirat müdürü 1912/13 (AH 1331); vilayet tahrirat müdürü (Azil) 1918/19 (AH 1337)

    2,500 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

    No annual entry for 1913 to 1918 (AH 1332 to 1336).

  9. Place not recorded not on the map

    1918/19 (AH 1337)

    mazuliyet maaşı (Tekaüt)

    1,500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  10. Bursa

    1918 to 1921 (AH 1337 to 1339)

    vilayet mektupçusu 1918/19 (AH 1337); vilayet mektupçusu (İnfisal) 1920/21 (AH 1339)

    entries in 2 years

    No annual entry for 1919/20 (AH 1338).

  11. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1920 to 1940 (AH 1339 to 1358)

    izinli sayılıp maaş ödenmesi 1920/21 (AH 1339); Vefat (death (a note on status, not a job)) 1939/40 (AH 1358)

    entries in 2 years

    No annual entry for 1921 to 1939 (AH 1340 to 1357).

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 entry01,0002,0003,0001882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 13251911/12AH 13301916/17AH 13351921/22AH 13401926/27AH 13451931/32AH 13501936/37AH 13553,000 kuruşvilayet mektupçusu
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0002,0005,0001882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 13251911/12AH 13301916/17AH 13351921/22AH 13401926/27AH 13451931/32AH 13501936/37AH 1355This 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 Sadık Vicdani Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1881/8230040039028%
1882/8330040031427%
1883/8430040032828%
1884/8530040033928%
1885/8630040035027%
1886/8732040036038%
1890/9138040030043%
1891/9248040036055%
1893/9450040036055%
1894/951,00040030080%
1900/011,62540040092%
1902/032,70040090096%
1903/042,70040550096%
1907/083,00046055095%
1908/092,25040050091%
1909/1075060058%
1912/132,5001,20076%
1918/191,50080075%

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 Sadık Vicdani Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1879/80AH 1297First workKastamonu
1879/80AH 1297istinaf mahkemesi kalemi mülazımıKastamonu
No annual entry: 1880/81 (AH 1298)
1881 to 1895AH 1299 to 1312istinaf mahkemesi kalemi mülazımı (Görevin sona ermesi)
36 entries
YearSalary
1881/82
1881/82300
1882/83300
1883/84300
1884/85300
1884/85
1885/86300
1885/86
1886/87300
1886/87
1886/87270
1886/87
1886/87
1886/87
1886/8776
1886/87
1886/87320
1886/87320
1886/87
1887/88
1888/89
1889/90
1890/91
1890/91380
1891/92
1891/92400
1891/92
1891/92
1891/92480
1892/93
1893/94
1893/94500
1894/95
1894/95500
1894/95600
1894/951,000
Kastamonu1,000
No annual entry: 1895/96 (AH 1313)
1896/97AH 1314Rüşdiye-i Askeriye imla-yı Osmani muallimi (ilave) (Nakil)
2 entries
YearSalary
1896/97
1896/97
Kastamonu
No annual entry: 1897 to 1900 (AH 1315 to 1317)
1900/01AH 1318vilayet meclis-i idare başkatibiSkopje (Üsküp)1,625
No annual entry: 1901/02 (AH 1319)
1902/03AH 1320vilayet mektupçusuBasra2,700
1903/04AH 1321vilayet mektupçusuBitola (Manastır)2,700
No annual entry: 1904 to 1907 (AH 1322 to 1324)
1907 to 1909AH 1325 to 1326vilayet mektupçusu
2 entries
YearSalary
1907/083,000
1908/09
Bitola (Manastır)3,000
1908 to 1910AH 1326 to 1327vilayet mektupçusu (becayiş)
2 entries
YearSalary
1908/092,250
1909/10
Trabzon2,250
1909/10AH 1327Trabzon vilayet mektupçusu (Azil)
2 entries
YearSalary
1909/10
1909/10750
750
No annual entry: 1910 to 1912 (AH 1328 to 1330)
1912/13AH 1331vilayet tahrirat müdürüAnkara2,500
No annual entry: 1913 to 1918 (AH 1332 to 1336)
1918/19AH 1337vilayet tahrirat müdürü (Azil)Ankara
1918/19AH 1337mazuliyet maaşı (Tekaüt)1,500
1918/19AH 1337vilayet mektupçusuBursa
No annual entry: 1919/20 (AH 1338)
1920/21AH 1339vilayet mektupçusu (İnfisal)Bursa
1920/21AH 1339izinli sayılıp maaş ödenmesiIstanbul (Dersaadet)
No annual entry: 1921 to 1939 (AH 1340 to 1357)
1939/40AH 1358Vefatdeath (a note on status, not a job)Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Record

Personal

Born
1866/67 (AH 1283)
Birthplace
Safranbolu
Community
İslam
Father's occupation
Ziraat Bankası Kastamonu şubesi meclis-i idare reisi

First work

Year
1879/80 (AH 1297)

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 53 officials with entries in Kastamonu in the same years, 48 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Sadık Vicdani Efendi had the 8th highest salary of them.

All 101 officials with entries in Kastamonu

Same birthplace

Of the 89 officials born in Safranbolu, 71 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Sadık Vicdani Efendi had the 6th highest salary of them.

The page of Safranbolu, with the 89 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 207 officials whose first annual entry is for 1879/80 (AH 1297), 191 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Sadık Vicdani Efendi had the 6th highest salary of them.

All 207 officials whose first annual entry is for 1879/80 (AH 1297)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mustafa Sadık Vicdani Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1879/80AH 1297istinaf mahkemesi kalemi mülazımıKastamonuAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1881/82AH 1299istinaf mahkemesi kalemi mülazımı (Görevin sona ermesi)KastamonuAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1881/82AH 1299istinaf mahkemesi ceza dairesi zabıt katibiKastamonu300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1882/83AH 1300istinaf mahkemesi ceza dairesi zabıt katibiKastamonu300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1883/84AH 1301istinaf mahkemesi ceza dairesi zabıt katibiKastamonu300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1884/85AH 1302istinaf mahkemesi ceza dairesi zabıt katibiKastamonu300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1884/85AH 1302meclis-i idare-i vilayet müddei-umumisi (ilave)KastamonuAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1885/86AH 1303istinaf mahkemesi ceza dairesi zabıt katibiKastamonu300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1885/86AH 1303meclis-i idare-i vilayet müddei-umumisi (ilave) (İstifa)KastamonuAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1886/87AH 1304istinaf mahkemesi ceza dairesi zabıt katibiKastamonu300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1886/87AH 1304istinaf mahkemesi ceza dairesi zabıt katibi (Nakil)KastamonuAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1886/87AH 1304bidayet mahkemesi hukuk dairesi aza mülazımıKastamonu270Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1886/87AH 1304bidayet mahkemesi hukuk dairesi aza mülazımı (Nakil)KastamonuAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1886/87AH 1304bidayet müddei-umumi muavini vekiliKastamonuAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1886/87AH 1304bidayet müddei-umumi muavini vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)KastamonuAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1886/87AH 1304Rüşdiye-i Mülkiye hüsn-i hat-ı Türki muallimi (ilave)Kastamonu76Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1886/87AH 1304Rüşdiye-i Mülkiye hüsn-i hat-ı Türki muallimi (ilave) (İstifa)KastamonuAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1886/87AH 1304mektubi-i vilayet kalemi müsevvidiKastamonu320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1886/87AH 1304Rüşdiye-i Askeriye imla-yı Osmani muallimi (ilave)Kastamonu320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1886/87AH 1304meclis-i idare-i vilayet müddei-umumisi (ikinci defa, ilave; 1312'den fahri)KastamonuAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1887/88AH 1305mektubi-i vilayet kalemi müsevvidiKastamonuAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1888/89AH 1306mektubi-i vilayet kalemi müsevvidiKastamonuAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1889/90AH 1307mektubi-i vilayet kalemi müsevvidiKastamonuAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1890/91AH 1308mektubi-i vilayet kalemi müsevvidiKastamonuAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1890/91AH 1308mektubi-i vilayet kalemi müsevvidiKastamonu380Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1891/92AH 1309mektubi-i vilayet kalemi müsevvidiKastamonuAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1891/92AH 1309mektubi-i vilayet kalemi müsevvidiKastamonu400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1891/92AH 1309mektubi-i vilayet kalemi mümeyyiz vekiliKastamonuAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1891/92AH 1309mektubi-i vilayet kalemi mümeyyiz vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)KastamonuAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1891/92AH 1309mektubi-i vilayet kalemi müsevvidiKastamonu480Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1892/93AH 1310mektubi-i vilayet kalemi müsevvidiKastamonuAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1893/94AH 1311mektubi-i vilayet kalemi müsevvidiKastamonuAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1893/94AH 1311vilayet gazetesi sermuharriri (ilave)Kastamonu500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1894/95AH 1312mektubi-i vilayet kalemi müsevvidiKastamonuAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1894/95AH 1312vilayet gazetesi sermuharriri (ilave)Kastamonu500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1894/95AH 1312vilayet gazetesi sermuharririKastamonu600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1894/95AH 1312mektubi-i vilayet kalemi mümeyyiziKastamonu1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1896/97AH 1314Rüşdiye-i Askeriye imla-yı Osmani muallimi (ilave) (Nakil)KastamonuAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1896/97AH 1314vilayet gazetesi sermuharriri (ilave) (Nakil)KastamonuAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1900/01AH 1318vilayet meclis-i idare başkatibiSkopje (Üsküp)1,625Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1902/03AH 1320vilayet mektupçusuBasra2,700Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBA, DH SAİD, nr.42, s.125
1903/04AH 1321vilayet mektupçusuBitola (Manastır)2,700Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1907/08AH 1325vilayet mektupçusuBitola (Manastır)3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1908/09AH 1326vilayet mektupçusuBitola (Manastır)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1908/09AH 1326vilayet mektupçusu (becayiş)Trabzon2,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1909/10AH 1327vilayet mektupçusu (becayiş) (Azil)TrabzonAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1909/10AH 1327Trabzon vilayet mektupçusu (Azil)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1909/10AH 1327mazuliyet maaşı (Tekaüt)750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1912/13AH 1331vilayet tahrirat müdürüAnkara2,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1918/19AH 1337vilayet tahrirat müdürü (Azil)AnkaraAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1918/19AH 1337mazuliyet maaşı (Tekaüt)1,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1918/19AH 1337vilayet mektupçusuBursaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1920/21AH 1339vilayet mektupçusu (İnfisal)BursaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1920/21AH 1339izinli sayılıp maaş ödenmesiIstanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1939/40AH 1358VefatIstanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
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 Sadık Vicdani 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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