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Osman Nuri 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

Osman Nuri Efendi was born in Harput in 1862/63 (AH 1279), into the İslam community. At about 25, in 1887/88, Osman Nuri began work. The annual lists begin in 1887/88, with Osman Nuri as Askerî kassam kalemi mülâzımı and no place named. Alongside, the lists for 1888 to 1906 give a second post, in Istanbul as Bâb-ı Fetvâ evrak kalemi kâtibi. The lists have no entry for 1897 to 1905. The last post was in Adana in 1906/07, with a rise to Adana memuriyeti (bilâd-ı devriye).

Pay rose from 70 kuruş a month in 1888/89 to a peak of 680 in 1906/07, in Adana, when 68 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 11 years the salaries add up to 33,897 kuruş, 62 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The final annual entry is for 1906/07.

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 4 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1888/891906/07134HarputIstanbulAdana

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Place not recorded).

  1. Harput

    Born 1862/63 (AH 1279)

  2. Place not recorded not on the map

    1887 to 1889 (AH 1305 to 1306)

    Askerî kassam kalemi mülâzımı

    entries in 2 years

  3. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1888 to 1906 (AH 1306 to 1323)

    Bâb-ı Fetvâ evrak kalemi kâtibi 1888 to 1897 (AH 1306 to 1314); Veznedar Muavini 1905/06 (AH 1323)

    14.5 to 450 kuruş a month; entries in 10 years

    No annual entry for 1897 to 1905 (AH 1315 to 1322).

  4. Adana

    1906/07 (AH 1324)

    Adana memuriyeti (bilâd-ı devriye)

    680 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entry02004006008001887/88AH 13051888/89AH 13061889/90AH 13071890/91AH 13081891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 1324680 kuruşBâb-ı Fetvâ evrak kalemi kâtibi
Salary against the medians of the same year
501002005001,0001887/88AH 13051888/89AH 13061889/90AH 13071890/91AH 13081891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 1324This 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 Osman Nuri Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1888/89704005253%
1889/90954005005%
1890/911104005007%
1891/92171400537.513%
1892/9319140050014%
1893/9419140051013%
1894/95316.7540053037%
1895/9635040057538%
1896/9745045050049%
1905/0620043060015%
1906/0768045050068%

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 Osman Nuri Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1887/88AH 1305First work
1887 to 1889AH 1305 to 1306Askerî kassam kalemi mülâzımı
3 entries
YearSalary
1887/88
1888/89
1888/89
1888 to 1897AH 1306 to 1314Bâb-ı Fetvâ evrak kalemi kâtibi
21 entries
YearSalary
1888/8970
1889/9070
1889/9095
1890/9195
1890/91110
1891/92110
1891/92133
1891/92171
1892/93171
1892/93191
1893/94191
1894/95
1894/95191
1894/95220
1894/9514.5
1894/95316.75
1895/96316.75
1895/96350
1896/97
1896/97350
1896/97450
Istanbul (Dersaadet)70 to 450
No annual entry: 1897 to 1905 (AH 1315 to 1322)
1905/06AH 1323Veznedar MuaviniIstanbul (Dersaadet)200
1906/07AH 1324Adana memuriyeti (bilâd-ı devriye)Adana680

Record

Personal

Born
1862/63 (AH 1279)
Birthplace
Harput
Community
İslam

First work

Year
1887/88 (AH 1305)

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 493 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, 462 have a recorded salary; Osman Nuri Efendi had the 276th highest salary of them.

All 1,057 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same birthplace

Of the 169 officials born in Harput, 160 have a recorded salary; Osman Nuri Efendi had the 60th highest salary of them.

The page of Harput, with the 169 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 191 officials whose first annual entry is for 1887/88 (AH 1305), 173 have a recorded salary; Osman Nuri Efendi had the 46th highest salary of them.

  • Hasan Efendifirst annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305); highest salary 800 kuruş
  • Mehmed Rafet Beyfirst annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305); highest salary 1,900 kuruş
  • OSMAN EFENDİfirst annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305); highest salary 250 kuruş
  • Estefan Efendifirst annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305); highest salary 500 kuruş
  • Mehmed Said Paşafirst annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305); no salary recorded

All 191 officials whose first annual entry is for 1887/88 (AH 1305)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Osman Nuri Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1887/88AH 1305Askerî kassam kalemi mülâzımıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 71-161
1888/89AH 1306Askerî kassam kalemi mülâzımıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 71-161
1888/89AH 1306Askerî kassam kalemi mülâzımı (Görevin sona ermesi)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 71-161
1888/89AH 1306Bâb-ı Fetvâ evrak kalemi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)70Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 71-161
1889/90AH 1307Bâb-ı Fetvâ evrak kalemi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)70Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 71-161
1889/90AH 1307Bâb-ı Fetvâ evrak kalemi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)95Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 71-161
1890/91AH 1308Bâb-ı Fetvâ evrak kalemi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)95Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 71-161
1890/91AH 1308Bâb-ı Fetvâ evrak kalemi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)110Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 71-161
1891/92AH 1309Bâb-ı Fetvâ evrak kalemi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)110Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 71-161
1891/92AH 1309Bâb-ı Fetvâ evrak kalemi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)133Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 71-161
1891/92AH 1309Bâb-ı Fetvâ evrak kalemi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)171Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 71-161
1892/93AH 1310Bâb-ı Fetvâ evrak kalemi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)171Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 71-161
1892/93AH 1310Bâb-ı Fetvâ evrak kalemi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)191Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 71-161
1893/94AH 1311Bâb-ı Fetvâ evrak kalemi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)191Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 71-161
1894/95AH 1312Bâb-ı Fetvâ evrak kalemi kâtibi (Nakil)Istanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 71-161
1894/95AH 1312Bâb-ı Fetvâ evrak kalemi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)191Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 71-161
1894/95AH 1312Bâb-ı Fetvâ evrak kalemi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)220Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 71-161
1894/95AH 1312Bâb-ı Fetvâ evrak kalemi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)14.5Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 71-161
1894/95AH 1312Meclis-i İdâre-i Emvâl-i Eytâm mukayyidiIstanbul (Dersaadet)316.75Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 71-161
1895/96AH 1313Meclis-i İdâre-i Emvâl-i Eytâm mukayyidiIstanbul (Dersaadet)316.75Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 71-161
1895/96AH 1313Meclis-i İdâre-i Emvâl-i Eytâm mukayyidiIstanbul (Dersaadet)350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 71-161
1896/97AH 1314Meclis-i İdâre-i Emvâl-i Eytâm mukayyidi (Nakil)Istanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 71-161
1896/97AH 1314Meclis-i İdâre-i Emvâl-i Eytâm mukayyidiIstanbul (Dersaadet)350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 71-161
1896/97AH 1314Tekaüt Sandığı emaneti muaviniIstanbul (Dersaadet)450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 71-161
1905/06AH 1323Veznedar MuaviniIstanbul (Dersaadet)200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 71-161
1906/07AH 1324Adana memuriyeti (bilâd-ı devriye)Adana680Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 71-161
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 Osman Nuri 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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