Mehmed Ali 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
Mehmed Ali Efendi was born in Malatya in 1878/79 (AH 1296); the father was a tradesman (esnaf). At about 16, in 1894/95, Mehmed Ali began work. The annual lists begin in 1894/95, with Mehmed Ali as Stajyer and no place named.
The salary went from 50 kuruş a month in 1895/96 to 125 in 1896/97, the peak, when 6 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, four years of salary come to 3,300 kuruş, 16 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The final annual entry is for 1898/99.
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.
Born 1878/79 (AH 1296)
Suriye Defter-i Hakani Kalemi as worded, no place record
1894 to 1899 (AH 1312 to 1316)
Stajyer 1894 to 1897 (AH 1312 to 1314); Katip 1895 to 1899 (AH 1313 to 1316); Defter-i Hakani Kalemi Refik-i Sanisi (İnfisal) 1898/99 (AH 1316)
50 to 125 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years
Career and salary#
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
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Median, same province | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895/96 | 50 | 400 | 155 | 1% | |
| 1896/97 | 125 | 450 | 6% | ||
| 1897/98 | 50 | 400 | 210 | 1% | |
| 1898/99 | 50 | 400 | 240 | 1% |
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.
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1894/95AH 1312 | First work | ||
| 1894 to 1897AH 1312 to 1314 | Stajyer | 125 | |
| 1895 to 1899AH 1313 to 1316 | Katip | 50 | |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi Refik-i Sanisi (İnfisal) |
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Birthplace
- Malatya
- Father's occupation
- Esnaf
First work
- Year
- 1894/95 (AH 1312)
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 job title, same years
Of the 9 officials with the title Katip in the same years, Mehmed Ali Efendi had the 7th highest salary.
- Mehmet Tevfik Efendi4 shared years; highest salary 2,000 kuruş
- Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi4 shared years; highest salary 940 kuruş
- MUHAMMET RİFET EFENDİ4 shared years; highest salary 600 kuruş
- Osman Nuri Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 200 kuruş
- Mehmet Cemal Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 120 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 140 officials born in Malatya, 132 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Ali Efendi had the 124th highest salary of them.
- İbrahim Halil Efendiborn 1878/79 (AH 1296); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Osman Nuri Efendiborn 1878/79 (AH 1296); highest salary 1,200 kuruş
- Yusuf Cemil Efendiborn 1878/79 (AH 1296); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Hacı Mehmet Arif Efendiborn 1878 (AH 1295); highest salary 150 kuruş
- Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendiborn 1878 (AH 1295); highest salary 440 kuruş
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 225 officials whose first annual entry is for 1894/95 (AH 1312), 198 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Ali Efendi had the 178th highest salary of them.
- Eyüp Efendifirst annual entry 1894/95 (AH 1312); highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendifirst annual entry 1894/95 (AH 1312); highest salary 864 kuruş
- İsmail Hakkı Efendifirst annual entry 1894/95 (AH 1312); highest salary 320 kuruş
- Osman Nuri Efendifirst annual entry 1894/95 (AH 1312); highest salary 1,200 kuruş
- Hasan Hakkı Efendifirst annual entry 1894/95 (AH 1312); highest salary 125 kuruş
All 225 officials whose first annual entry is for 1894/95 (AH 1312)
Annual entries and original values
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Stajyer | Suriye Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Stajyer | Suriye Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | ||
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Katip | Suriye Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | 50 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Katip | Suriye Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | 50 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi Refik-i Sanisi | Suriye Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi Refik-i Sanisi | Suriye Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | 125 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Katip | Suriye Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | 50 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Katip | Suriye Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | 50 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi Refik-i Sanisi (İnfisal) | Suriye Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Affiliation not recorded | Selected 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.
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|
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.
- Origin of the record: Source collection.
Subjects
- List of Ottoman officials (Osmanlı memurları listesi)
- Collective biography (kolektif biyografi)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)