İsmail Şevki 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
The life of İsmail Şevki Efendi began in Varna in 1858/59 (AH 1275). At about 26, in 1884/85, İsmail Şevki began work in Bodrum, on a first salary of 1,250 kuruş. The annual lists begin in 1884/85, with İsmail Şevki as a district governor (Kaymakam) in Bodrum, where the entries run to 1889/90. Alongside, the lists for 1889 to 1894 give a second post, in Bandırma as Kaymakam. Alongside, the lists for 1893 to 1897 give a second post, in Edremit as Edremit kaymakamı. Alongside, the lists for 1896/97 give a second post, in Didymoteicho as Dimetoka kaymakamı. The last post was in Malko Tarnovo (Tırnovacık) in 1897/98.
Pay rose from 1,250 kuruş a month in 1884/85 to a peak of 2,250 in 1897/98, in Malko Tarnovo, when 94 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over the years with a salary, pay stood on average in the top 10.5 per cent of each year's paid officials, a standing reached by fewer than 4 per cent of the 4,381 officials paid for five years or more. The final annual entry is for 1897/98.
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 1858/59 (AH 1275)
1896/97 (AH 1314)
Dimetoka kaymakamı
1,575 to 1,750 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year
1897/98 (AH 1315)
Tırnovacık kaymakamı
2,250 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884/85 | 1,250 | 400 | 475 | 86% | |
| 1885/86 | 1,250 | 400 | 450 | 86% | |
| 1886/87 | 1,250 | 400 | 400 | 85% | |
| 1887/88 | 1,250 | 400 | 490 | 84% | |
| 1888/89 | 1,250 | 400 | 500 | 85% | |
| 1889/90 | 1,750 | 400 | 380 | 91% | |
| 1890/91 | 1,750 | 400 | 350 | 90% | |
| 1891/92 | 1,750 | 400 | 350 | 90% | |
| 1892/93 | 1,750 | 400 | 340 | 91% | |
| 1893/94 | 1,750 | 400 | 377.5 | 92% | |
| 1894/95 | 1,750 | 400 | 350 | 91% | |
| 1895/96 | 1,750 | 400 | 300 | 90% | |
| 1896/97 | 1,750 | 450 | 300 | 90% | |
| 1897/98 | 2,250 | 400 | 400 | 94% |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1884/85AH 1302 | First work | Bodrum | 1,250first-salary field |
| 1884 to 1890AH 1302 to 1307 | Kaymakam | Bodrum | |
| 1884 to 1890AH 1302 to 1307 | Bodrum kaymakamı | Bodrum | 1,250 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Kaymakam | Bandırma | |
| 1889 to 1894AH 1307 to 1311 | Bandırma kaymakamı | Bandırma | 1,750 |
| 1893 to 1897AH 1311 to 1314 | Edremit kaymakamı | Edremit | 1,750 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Dimetoka kaymakamı | Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) | 1,750 to 1,575 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Tırnovacık kaymakamı | Malko Tarnovo (Tırnovacık) | 2,250 |
Record#
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 19 officials with entries in Bandırma in the same years, 17 have a recorded salary; İsmail Şevki Efendi had the 2nd highest salary of them.
- Abdülkadir Efendi5 shared years; highest salary 350 kuruş
- İSMAİL HAKKI EFENDİ(C)4 shared years; highest salary 350 kuruş
- İbrahim Fikri Efendi4 shared years; highest salary 250 kuruş
- Mustafa Behçet Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 700 kuruş
- Ali Rıza Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 400 kuruş
Same job title, same years
Of the 96 officials with the title Kaymakam in the same years, 74 have a recorded salary; İsmail Şevki Efendi had the 27th highest salary of them.
- Mustafa Efendi6 shared years; highest salary 5,275 kuruş
- Abdülgani Efendi6 shared years; highest salary 2,500 kuruş
- Hacezâde Mehmet Hilmi Efendi6 shared years; highest salary 2,500 kuruş
- HaĢim Bey6 shared years; highest salary 2,500 kuruş
- Mehmet Şakir Bey6 shared years; highest salary 2,500 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 91 officials born in Varna, 89 have a recorded salary; İsmail Şevki Efendi had the 8th highest salary of them.
- SALİH LÜTFİ EFENDİborn 1858/59 (AH 1275); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Hulusi Efendiborn 1857/58 (AH 1274); highest salary 2,250 kuruş
- MEHMED RAKIM EFENDİborn 1857/58 (AH 1274); highest salary 5,000 kuruş
- Sadık Efendiborn 1857/58 (AH 1274); highest salary 2,250 kuruş
- TUZCUZADE MEHMED ŞÜKRÜ EFENDİborn 1857/58 (AH 1274); highest salary 500 kuruş
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 174 officials whose first annual entry is for 1884/85 (AH 1302), 157 have a recorded salary; İsmail Şevki Efendi had the 8th highest salary of them.
- Lütfi Efendifirst entry in Kilis; highest salary 400 kuruş
- Nazaret Efendifirst annual entry 1884/85 (AH 1302); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Mehmed Halid Efendifirst entry in Homs (Humus); highest salary 700 kuruş
- Müslim Efendi (1630)185first entry in Birecik; highest salary 250 kuruş
- Ahmed Şükrü Efendifirst entry in Akşehir; highest salary 1,300 kuruş
All 174 officials whose first annual entry is for 1884/85 (AH 1302)
Annual entries and original values
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Kaymakam | Bodrum | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA SAD 3/896 | |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Bodrum kaymakamı | Bodrum | 1,250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 3/896 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Kaymakam | Bodrum | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA SAD 3/896 | |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Bodrum kaymakamı | Bodrum | 1,250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 3/896 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Kaymakam | Bodrum | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA SAD 3/896 | |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Bodrum kaymakamı | Bodrum | 1,250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 3/896 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Kaymakam | Bodrum | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA SAD 3/896 | |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Bodrum kaymakamı | Bodrum | 1,250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 3/896 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Kaymakam | Bodrum | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA SAD 3/896 | |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Bodrum kaymakamı | Bodrum | 1,250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 3/896 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Kaymakam | Bodrum | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA SAD 3/896 | |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Kaymakam | Bandırma | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA SAD 3/896 | |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Bodrum kaymakamı | Bodrum | 1,250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 3/896 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Bandırma kaymakamı | Bandırma | 1,750 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 3/896; 280 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 3/896. |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Bandırma kaymakamı | Bandırma | 1,750 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 3/896; 280 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 3/896. |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Bandırma kaymakamı | Bandırma | 1,750 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 3/896; 280 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 3/896. |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Bandırma kaymakamı | Bandırma | 1,750 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 3/896; 280 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 3/896. |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Bandırma kaymakamı | Bandırma | 1,750 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 3/896; 280 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 3/896. |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Edremit kaymakamı | Edremit | 1,750 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 3/896; 280 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 3/896. |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Edremit kaymakamı | Edremit | 1,750 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 3/896; 280 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 3/896. |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Edremit kaymakamı | Edremit | 1,750 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 3/896; 280 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 3/896. |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Edremit kaymakamı | Edremit | 1,750 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 3/896; 280 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 3/896. |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Dimetoka kaymakamı | Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) | 1,750 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 3/896; 280 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 3/896. |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Dimetoka kaymakamı | Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) | 1,575 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 3/896; 280 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 3/896. |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Tırnovacık kaymakamı | Malko Tarnovo (Tırnovacık) | 2,250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 3/896; 280 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 3/896. |
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 |
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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)