MEHMED RAKIM EFENDİ
Born 1857/58 (AH 1274) · Varna · Dated entries 1870 to 1911 (AH 1287 to 1329)
Languages French, Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİDd., 93/177
The career, year by year
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The life
MEHMED RAKIM EFENDİ was born in Varna in 1857/58 (AH 1274). Schooling included Varna Rüşdiyesi; Mekteb-i Mülkiye; Lisan Mektebi. The language repertoire included French and Turkish. [source]
Service began in Varna in 1870/71 (AH 1287). Dated career entries span 1870/71 (AH 1287) to 1911 (AH 1329) across 25 AH years, from Varna to Istanbul (Dersaadet), beginning with Varna Sancağı Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı and ending with entries for Meclis-i Maarif reisi. More than one post or place appears in 16 of those years. Place names include Varna and Istanbul (Dersaadet). [1]
Monthly pay went from 1,000 kuruş in 1883/84 (AH 1301) to 5,000 kuruş in 1911 (AH 1329); the highest recorded monthly rate is 5,000 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327). [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 · Varna
How to read this map
Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.
Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
1 1857/58 (AH 1274)
Varna
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 13
3 1878 (AH 1295)
Varna
4 1883/84 (AH 1301)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
5 1889/90 (AH 1307) · 8 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
6 1897/98 (AH 1315)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
7 1898/99 (AH 1316) · 4 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
8 1902/03 (AH 1320) · 2 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Place not recorded
AH entries: 1320, 1321. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
9 1904/05 (AH 1322) · 6 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1327. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
10 1910/11 (AH 1328)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
11 1911 (AH 1329)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Meclis-i Maarif reisi
5,000 kuruşCalculated age 55
4 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.
- Varna Sancağı Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı · Varna · Undated · 200 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Infisal · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Mazuliyet · Undated · 1,000 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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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 1,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 82.3% | 1720 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 200 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 15.3% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 200 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 15.7% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 800 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 75.5% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 1,500 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 89.3% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 1,500 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 90.3% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 1,900 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 92.8% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 1,900 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 91.9% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 1,900 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 91.9% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 1,870 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 93.5% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 1,080 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 85.1% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 1,080 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 85.0% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 1,080 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 85.0% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 1,725 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 91.0% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 1,725 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 92.6% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 2,645 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 96.3% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 2,645 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 96.3% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 2,845 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 96.1% | 1423 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 2,845 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 95.8% | 1371 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 2,845 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 95.7% | 1290 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 4,000 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 95.6% | 1232 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 5,000 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 96.1% | 1088 |
| 1910/11 (AH 1328) | 5,000 | 500 | 200 to 2,000 | 98.1% | 732 |
| 1911 (AH 1329) | 5,000 | 600 | 250 to 2,500 | 97.0% | 402 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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● Post entry● Retirement● Other status
Dated rates and labelled continuing-service entries, not total annual earnings. Missing amounts remain blank; zero remains zero.
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)200 to 5,000
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
- Varna90 other officialsHulusi Efendi born 1857/58 (AH 1274); highest salary 2,250 kuruş
- Istanbul698 other officialsMehmed Said 24 shared years; highest salary 10,000 kuruş
- 1870/71 (AH 1287)103 other officialsOsman Efendi first entry in Varna; highest salary 550 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Varnalı devlet adamları
İSA ÖZHAN · 2024 · Pages 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154
BOA. DH. SAİDd., 93/177; 294 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 93/177.
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Annual salary study and register readings
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