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İsmail Hakkı 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

İsmail Hakkı Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1845/46 (AH 1262); the father's occupation was "Suriye vilayeti temyiz mümeyyizi". The schooling was at a school for young children (Sıbyan Mektebi).

Work began in Trikala (Tırhala) in 1865/66, at about 19, on a first salary of 250 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1865/66, places İsmail Hakkı in Trikala as Seyyare Fırkası tezkire mukayyidi ve mümeyyizi, where the entries run to 1868/69. İsmail Hakkı then moved to Konya in 1869/70. The last entries, from 1870 to 1887, name İsmail Hakkı as Tahrirat-ı Emlak Kalemi senedat ve ilamat kâtibi, with no place. The lists have no entry for 1878 to 1881. In place of a title the lists give İstifa (resignation) for 1868 to 1870.

Pay rose from 250 kuruş a month in 1865/66 to a peak of 1,500 in 1876/77, when 86 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 18 years the salaries add up to 152,172 kuruş, 1.7 times what an official on the median salary earned. The last annual entry is for 1886/87.

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 6 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1865/661869/70123IstanbulTrikalaKonya

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 4 (Suriye), stop 5 (Surat (?)), stop 6 (Suriye).

  1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    Born 1845/46 (AH 1262)

  2. Trikala (Tırhala)

    First work 1865/66 (AH 1282); 1865 to 1870 (AH 1282 to 1286)

    Seyyare Fırkası tezkire mukayyidi ve mümeyyizi 1865 to 1869 (AH 1282 to 1285); İstifa (resignation (a note on status, not a job)) 1868 to 1870 (AH 1285 to 1286)

    208 to 250 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

  3. Konya

    1869/70 (AH 1286)

    Seyyare Fırkası mukayyidi

    250 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  4. Suriye as worded, no place record not on the map

    1870 to 1875 (AH 1287 to 1291)

    Tahrirat-ı Emlak Kalemi senedat ve ilamat kâtibi

    285 to 1,185 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

  5. Surat (?) as worded, no place record not on the map

    1876 to 1878 (AH 1293 to 1294)

    No annual entry for 1875/76 (AH 1292) before it.

    Ağnam memuru

    600 to 1,500 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  6. Suriye as worded, no place record not on the map

    1881 to 1887 (AH 1299 to 1304)

    No annual entry for 1878 to 1881 (AH 1295 to 1298) before it.

    Aşar ve Ağnam Tahrirat başkâtibi

    350 to 1,250 kuruş a month; entries in 6 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entry05001,0001,5001865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041,500 kuruşAğnam memuruAşar ve Ağnam Tahrirat başkâtibi
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0002,0001865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 1304This 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 İsmail Hakkı Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1865/6625040022%
1866/6725040023%
1867/6820845819%
1868/6920847518%
1869/7025040040023%
1870/7130040030%
1871/72400420.542%
1872/7340045043%
1873/7438040542%
1874/751,18545082%
1876/771,50042086%
1877/781,50045086%
1881/8250040060%
1882/831,25040086%
1883/841,25040087%
1884/851,25040086%
1885/861,25040086%
1886/8735040040%

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 İsmail Hakkı Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1865/66AH 1282First workTrikala (Tırhala)250first-salary field
1865 to 1869AH 1282 to 1285Seyyare Fırkası tezkire mukayyidi ve mümeyyizi
5 entries
YearSalary
1865/66250
1866/67250
1866/67208
1867/68208
1868/69208
Trikala (Tırhala)250 to 208
1868 to 1870AH 1285 to 1286İstifaresignation (a note on status, not a job)
2 entries
YearSalary
1868/69
1869/70
1869/70AH 1286Seyyare Fırkası mukayyidiKonya250
1870 to 1875AH 1287 to 1291Tahrirat-ı Emlak Kalemi senedat ve ilamat kâtibi
12 entries
YearSalary
1870/71300
1871/72300
1871/72
1871/72400
1872/73400
1872/73
1873/74285
1873/74
1873/74380
1874/75380
1874/75
1874/751,185
300 to 1,185
No annual entry: 1875/76 (AH 1292)
1876 to 1878AH 1293 to 1294Ağnam memuru
5 entries
YearSalary
1876/771,500
1877/781,500
1877/78
1877/78600
1877/78
1,500
No annual entry: 1878 to 1881 (AH 1295 to 1298)
1881 to 1887AH 1299 to 1304Aşar ve Ağnam Tahrirat başkâtibi
14 entries
YearSalary
1881/82500
1882/83500
1882/83740
1882/831,250
1882/83350
1883/841,250
1883/84350
1884/851,250
1884/85350
1885/861,250
1885/86
1885/86350
1886/87350
1886/87
500

Record

Personal

Born
1845/46 (AH 1262)
Father's occupation
Suriye vilayeti temyiz mümeyyizi

Education

School
Sıbyan Mektebischool for young children (primary school)

First work

Year
1865/66 (AH 1282)

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 3 officials with entries in Trikala (Tırhala) in the same years, İsmail Hakkı Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 15 officials with entries in Trikala (Tırhala)

Same school

Of the 563 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi among their schools, 496 have a recorded salary; İsmail Hakkı Efendi had the 57th highest salary of them.

All 563 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 666 officials born in Istanbul, 446 have a recorded salary; İsmail Hakkı Efendi had the 153rd highest salary of them.

The page of Istanbul, with the 666 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 112 officials whose first annual entry is for 1865/66 (AH 1282), 95 have a recorded salary; İsmail Hakkı Efendi had the 23rd highest salary of them.

All 112 officials whose first annual entry is for 1865/66 (AH 1282)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of İsmail Hakkı Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1865/66AH 1282Seyyare Fırkası tezkire mukayyidi ve mümeyyiziTrikala (Tırhala)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1866/67AH 1283Seyyare Fırkası tezkire mukayyidi ve mümeyyiziTrikala (Tırhala)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1866/67AH 1283Seyyare Fırkası tezkire mukayyidi ve mümeyyiziTrikala (Tırhala)208Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1867/68AH 1284Seyyare Fırkası tezkire mukayyidi ve mümeyyiziTrikala (Tırhala)208Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1868/69AH 1285Seyyare Fırkası tezkire mukayyidi ve mümeyyiziTrikala (Tırhala)208Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1868/69AH 1285İstifaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1869/70AH 1286Seyyare Fırkası mukayyidiKonya250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1869/70AH 1286İstifaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1870/71AH 1287Tahrirat-ı Emlak Kalemi senedat ve ilamat kâtibiSuriye300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1871/72AH 1288Tahrirat-ı Emlak Kalemi senedat ve ilamat kâtibiSuriye300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1871/72AH 1288Tahrirat-ı Emlak Kalemi senedat ve ilamat kâtibi (Nakil)SuriyeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1871/72AH 1288Tahrirat-ı Emlak Kalemi vukuat kâtibiSuriye400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1872/73AH 1289Tahrirat-ı Emlak Kalemi vukuat kâtibiSuriye400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1872/73AH 1289Tahrirat-ı Emlak Kalemi vukuat kâtibi (İnfisal)SuriyeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1873/74AH 1290Tahrirat-ı Emlak Kalemi yevmiye kâtibiSuriye285Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1873/74AH 1290Tahrirat-ı Emlak Kalemi yevmiye kâtibi (Nakil)SuriyeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1873/74AH 1290Tahrirat-ı Emlak Kalemi vukuat kâtibiSuriye380Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1874/75AH 1291Tahrirat-ı Emlak Kalemi vukuat kâtibiSuriye380Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1874/75AH 1291Tahrirat-ı Emlak Kalemi vukuat kâtibi (Nakil)SuriyeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1874/75AH 1291Tahrirat-ı Emlak Kalemi Seyyare Beşinci Fırka muharririSuriye1,185Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1876/77AH 1293Ağnam memuruSurat (?)1,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1877/78AH 1294Ağnam memuruSurat (?)1,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1877/78AH 1294Ağnam memuru (İnfisal)Surat (?)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1877/78AH 1294Aşar ve Ağnam başkâtibiSurat (?)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1877/78AH 1294Aşar ve Ağnam başkâtibi (İnfisal)Surat (?)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1881/82AH 1299Aşar ve Ağnam Tahrirat başkâtibiSuriye500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1882/83AH 1300Aşar ve Ağnam Tahrirat başkâtibiSuriye500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1882/83AH 1300Aşar ve Ağnam Tahrirat başkâtibiSuriye740Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1882/83AH 1300Tahrirat müdürüSurat (?)1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1882/83AH 1300Nüfus Nezareti başkâtip muaviniSuriye350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1883/84AH 1301Tahrirat müdürüSurat (?)1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1883/84AH 1301Nüfus Nezareti başkâtip muaviniSuriye350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1884/85AH 1302Tahrirat müdürüSurat (?)1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1884/85AH 1302Nüfus Nezareti başkâtip muaviniSuriye350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1885/86AH 1303Tahrirat müdürüSurat (?)1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1885/86AH 1303Tahrirat müdürü (İnfisal)Surat (?)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1885/86AH 1303Nüfus Nezareti başkâtip muaviniSuriye350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1886/87AH 1304Nüfus Nezareti başkâtip muaviniSuriye350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
1886/87AH 1304Nüfus Nezareti başkâtip muavini (İnfisal)SuriyeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.865
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 İsmail Hakkı 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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