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Mehmet Emin 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

Mehmet Emin Efendi was born in Hersek in 1857/58 (AH 1274); the father's occupation was "Hersek jandarma yüzbaşısı". At about 19, in 1877/78, Mehmet Emin began work in Hersek. The first annual entry, for 1877/78, places Mehmet Emin in Hersek, the birthplace, as Muhasebe memuru. The lists have no entry for 1878 to 1881. Next came Bartın in 1881/82 and Çarşamba in 1883/84, then a post with no place named from 1888 to 1908. For 1884 to 1888 and 1890 to 1907 the lists have no entry. Alongside, the lists for 1907 to 1909 give a second post, in Osmancik as Tahsil memuru.

Pay rose from 300 kuruş a month in 1881/82 to a peak of 500 in 1907/08, when half the paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1908/09.

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
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
Further places, smaller scale1881/821883/841907/081236BartınÇarşambaOsmancik

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 4 (Azdavay), stop 5 (Kargı).

  1. Hersek

    Born 1857/58 (AH 1274); First work 1877/78 (AH 1294); 1877/78 (AH 1294)

    Muhasebe memuru

    entries in 1 year

  2. Bartın

    1881/82 (AH 1299)

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

    Memur

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  3. Çarşamba

    1883/84 (AH 1301)

    No annual entry for 1882/83 (AH 1300) before it.

    Vergi kâtibi

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

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

    1888 to 1890 (AH 1306 to 1307)

    No annual entry for 1884 to 1888 (AH 1302 to 1305) before it.

    Memur 1888 to 1890 (AH 1306 to 1307); Nakil 1889/90 (AH 1307)

    entries in 2 years

  5. Kargı as worded, no place record not on the map

    1907/08 (AH 1325)

    No annual entry for 1890 to 1907 (AH 1308 to 1324) before it.

    Nakil

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  6. Osmancik

    1907 to 1909 (AH 1325 to 1326)

    Tahsil memuru

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entryno entryno entry02004006001877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 13241908/09AH 1326500 kuruşMemur
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 13241908/09AH 1326This 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 Mehmet Emin Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1881/8230040039028%
1883/8430040039028%
1907/0850046050%
1908/0940040042%

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 Mehmet Emin Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1877/78AH 1294First workHersek
1877/78AH 1294Muhasebe memuruHersek
No annual entry: 1878 to 1881 (AH 1295 to 1298)
1881/82AH 1299MemurBartın300
No annual entry: 1882/83 (AH 1300)
1883/84AH 1301Vergi kâtibiÇarşamba300
No annual entry: 1884 to 1888 (AH 1302 to 1305)
1888 to 1890AH 1306 to 1307Memur
2 entries
YearSalary
1888/89
1889/90
1889/90AH 1307Nakil
No annual entry: 1890 to 1907 (AH 1308 to 1324)
1907/08AH 1325Nakil
3 entries
YearSalary
1907/08
1907/08500
1907/08
1907 to 1909AH 1325 to 1326Tahsil memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1907/08
1908/09
1908/09400
Osmancik400

Record

Personal

Born
1857/58 (AH 1274)
Birthplace
Hersek
Father's occupation
Hersek jandarma yüzbaşısı

First work

Year
1877/78 (AH 1294)
Place
Hersek

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 Osmancik in the same years, Mehmet Emin Efendi had the 2nd highest salary.

All 12 officials with entries in Osmancik

Same job title, same years

Of the 13 officials with the title Memur in the same years, Mehmet Emin Efendi had the 10th highest salary.

All 54 officials with the title Memur

Same birthplace

Of the 23 officials born in Hersek, 22 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Emin Efendi had the 12th highest salary of them.

The page of Hersek, with the 23 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1877/78 (AH 1294), 145 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Emin Efendi had the 85th highest salary of them.

All 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1877/78 (AH 1294)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmet Emin Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1877/78AH 1294Muhasebe memuruHersekAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. D. 83/238; 150 BOA. DH. SAİD. D. 83/238.
1881/82AH 1299MemurBartın300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. D. 83/238; 150 BOA. DH. SAİD. D. 83/238.
1883/84AH 1301Vergi kâtibiÇarşamba300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. D. 83/238; 150 BOA. DH. SAİD. D. 83/238.
1888/89AH 1306MemurAzdavayAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. D. 83/238; 150 BOA. DH. SAİD. D. 83/238.
1889/90AH 1307MemurAzdavayAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. D. 83/238; 150 BOA. DH. SAİD. D. 83/238.
1889/90AH 1307NakilAzdavayAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. D. 83/238; 150 BOA. DH. SAİD. D. 83/238.
1907/08AH 1325NakilKargıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. D. 83/238; 150 BOA. DH. SAİD. D. 83/238.
1907/08AH 1325Mal müdürlüğü muaviniEvanorus500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. D. 83/238; 150 BOA. DH. SAİD. D. 83/238.
1907/08AH 1325NakilEvanorusAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. D. 83/238; 150 BOA. DH. SAİD. D. 83/238.
1907/08AH 1325Tahsil memuruOsmancikAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. D. 83/238; 150 BOA. DH. SAİD. D. 83/238.
1908/09AH 1326Tahsil memuruOsmancikAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. D. 83/238; 150 BOA. DH. SAİD. D. 83/238.
1908/09AH 1326Tahsil memuruOsmancik400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. D. 83/238; 150 BOA. DH. SAİD. D. 83/238.
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 Mehmet Emin 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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