Mehmed Halid Efendi
Born 1869/70 (AH 1286) · Varna · Dated entries 1883 to 1911 (AH 1301 to 1329)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİDd., 112/101
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Halid Efendi was born in Varna in 1869/70 (AH 1286). Schooling included Varna Mekteb-i Rüşdiyesi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [source]
Service began in Varna in 1883/84 (AH 1301). Dated career entries span 1883/84 (AH 1301) to 1911 (AH 1329) across 29 AH years and ending with entries for Muhasebeci. More than one post or place appears in 15 of those years. Place names include Varna, Şaban Efendi Mekteb-i İbtidaisi, Varna, Hayriye ve Abdurrahman Efendi medreseleri and Mekteb-i Sanayi. [1]
Monthly pay went from 150 kuruş in 1883/84 (AH 1301) to 1,750 kuruş in 1911 (AH 1329); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,750 kuruş in 1911 (AH 1329). [1]
Life and career
Follow 6 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 6 · 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.
4 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1869/70 (AH 1286)
Varna
Birth
2 1883/84 (AH 1301)
Varna / Varna, Şaban Efendi Mekteb-i İbtidaisi / Varna, Hayriye ve Abdurrahman Efendi medreseleri
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Varna, Şaban Efendi Mekteb-i İbtidaisi; Varna, Hayriye ve Abdurrahman Efendi medreseleri
First work as recorded
Calculated age 15
3 1884/85 (AH 1302)
Varna, Şaban Efendi Mekteb-i İbtidaisi / Varna, Hayriye ve Abdurrahman Efendi medreseleri / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Varna, Şaban Efendi Mekteb-i İbtidaisi; Varna, Hayriye ve Abdurrahman Efendi medreseleri; Location not recorded
4 1885/86 (AH 1303) · 10 recorded years
Mekteb-i Sanayi
AH entries: 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Mekteb-i Sanayi
5 1895/96 (AH 1313)
Mekteb-i Sanayi / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Mekteb-i Sanayi; Location not recorded
6 1896/97 (AH 1314) · 16 recorded years
Mekteb-i Sanayi
AH entries: 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1327, 1328, 1329. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Mekteb-i Sanayi
Dahiliye kâtibi
600 kuruşCalculated age 28
Continuing service as described
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.
- Fahrî hesap ve yazı işleri görevlisi · Orman ve Maadin ve Ziraat Nezareti İnşaat Komisyonu · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Müdür Vekili · Mekteb-i Sanayi · Undated · 600 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Müdür vekili (Görevin sona ermesi) · Mekteb-i Sanayi · Undated 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) | 150 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 8.6% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 150 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 8.2% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 27.9% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 350 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 40.1% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 350 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 38.8% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 400 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 45.6% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 500 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 56.1% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 500 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 56.0% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 500 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 56.1% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 600 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 65.6% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 600 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 65.6% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 600 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 65.6% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 600 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 64.9% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 600 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 64.0% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 700 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 76.0% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 700 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 74.8% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 700 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 73.6% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 800 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 77.7% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 800 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 75.7% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 800 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 76.9% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 875 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 79.1% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 975 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 81.4% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 975 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 80.2% | 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) | 1,200 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 80.6% | 1232 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 1,500 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 79.9% | 1088 |
| 1910/11 (AH 1328) | 1,500 | 500 | 200 to 2,000 | 80.3% | 732 |
| 1911 (AH 1329) | 1,750 | 600 | 250 to 2,500 | 80.0% | 402 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
Kuruş · dated amountsSelect an amount for its date, post, place and age.
● 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- Mekteb-i Sanayi300 to 1,750
- Varna, Şaban Efendi Mekteb-i İbtidaisi150
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 officialsAHMED SEZAİ EFENDİ born 1869/70 (AH 1286); highest salary 500 kuruş
- 1883/84 (AH 1301)217 other officialsABDULKADİR HİŞMET EFENDİ first annual entry 1883/84 (AH 1301); highest salary 650 kuruş
- Muhasebeci1 other officialMehmed Emin Efendi 3 shared years; highest salary 3,000 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 143, 144, 145
BOA. DH. SAİDd., 112/101; 291 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 112/101.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 29 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 62 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.