Mehmed Behzad Efendi
Born 1866/67 (AH 1283) · Pristina (Priştine) · Dated entries 1881 to 1907 (AH 1299 to 1324)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 54-329
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Mehmed Behzad Efendi was born in Pristina (Priştine) in 1866/67 (AH 1283). The father’s occupation was Kâtip. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Taşlıca Rüştiye Mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Pristina (Priştine) in 1881/82 (AH 1299). Dated career entries span 1881/82 (AH 1299) to 1906/07 (AH 1324) across 20 AH years, beginning with Telgrafhane stajyeri. More than one post or place appears in 4 of those years. Place names include Pristina (Priştine), Prizrin, Skopje (Üsküp) and Kriva Palanka (Eğri Palanka) and 2 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 285 kuruş in 1884/85 (AH 1302) to 600 kuruş in 1906/07 (AH 1324); the highest recorded monthly rate is 600 kuruş in 1906/07 (AH 1324). [1]
Life and career
Follow 9 dated stages in the life. Choose a year in the life ribbon below the map. Places and earlier connections accumulate as you advance; All stops reveals the overview.
Stage 1 of 9 · Pristina (Priştine)
How to read this map
Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.
Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
1 1866/67 (AH 1283)
Pristina (Priştine)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 16
Telgrafhane stajyeri
Calculated age 16
3 Telgrafhane stajyeri
Calculated age 17
Continuing service as described
Telgrafhane stajyeri
Calculated age 18
Continuing service as described
4 1884/85 (AH 1302)
Pristina (Priştine) / Prizrin
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Prizrin
Telgrafhane stajyeri
Calculated age 19
Continuing service as described
Prizrin
Telgrafhane muhabere memuru
285 kuruşCalculated age 19
5 Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuru
380 kuruşCalculated age 26
Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuru
380 kuruşCalculated age 28
Continuing service as described
6 1894/95 (AH 1312)
Skopje (Üsküp) / Kriva Palanka (Eğri Palanka)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuru
380 kuruşCalculated age 29
Continuing service as described
Telgraf ve Posta müdürü
Calculated age 29
7 1895/96 (AH 1313)
Skopje (Üsküp) / Kriva Palanka (Eğri Palanka) / Gostivar
Within-year entry order unresolved
Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuru
380 kuruşCalculated age 30
Continuing service as described
Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü
500 kuruşCalculated age 30
8 1896/97 (AH 1314) · 10 recorded years
Gostivar
AH entries: 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323. Gaps remain open.
Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü
500 kuruşCalculated age 31
Continuing service as described
Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü
500 kuruşCalculated age 40
Continuing service as described
9 1906/07 (AH 1324)
Gostivar / Jozelinçe
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Jozelinçe
Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü
500 kuruşCalculated age 41
Continuing service as described
Jozelinçe
Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü
600 kuruşCalculated age 41
2 entries without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · Pristina (Priştine) · Undated · 380 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Telgrafhane muhabere memuru · Prizrin · Undated · 380 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; exact dates retain their cited wording. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated only within the same recorded calendar. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.
Pay over time
Pay in its time
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How the comparison is calculated
One highest recorded salary per official and AH year. Same-year medians, nearest-rank 10th and 90th percentiles, and relative standing are recomputed from the selected collection.
Amounts are nominal monthly kuruş in years with a recorded salary. Gaps are left blank; values are not adjusted for prices. Explicitly unpaid zero entries remain in the chronology and are omitted from logarithmic salary plots.
View the yearly values
| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 285 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 27.4% | 1748 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 380 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 43.8% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 380 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 43.2% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 380 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 43.3% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 380 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 43.6% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 500 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 55.1% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 500 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 52.8% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 500 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 56.9% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 500 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 55.8% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 500 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 55.3% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 500 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 55.5% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 54.4% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 55.5% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 500 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 54.0% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 500 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 55.0% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 500 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 52.7% | 1423 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 600 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 63.3% | 1371 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
Kuruş · dated amountsSelect an amount for its date, post, place and age.
● Post entry● Retirement● Other status
Dated rates and labelled continuing-service entries, not total annual earnings. Missing amounts remain blank; zero remains zero.
Where the career is recorded
Distinct AH years with career entriesGaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate- Gostivar500
- Jozelinçe600
- Prizrin285
Ranges retain different rates and source assertions. Retirement amounts are separate from post pay.
Titles across the recorded years
Distinct AH years with each recorded titleThe most recorded title wordings. A year may include more than one title; these counts do not establish promotions or continuous tenure.
Related officials in the salary reference
- Pristina (Priştine)90 other officialsAhmed Efendi born 1866/67 (AH 1283); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Skopje (Üsküp)24 other officialsMustafa Efendi 5 shared years; highest salary 700 kuruş
- 1881/82 (AH 1299)187 other officialsAbdullah Zihni Efendi first annual entry 1881/82 (AH 1299); highest salary 350 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Priştineli memurlar
ÖMER CAN · 2023 · Pages 187, 188
BOA, DH. SAİD. d, 54-329
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 20 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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