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Mehmed Naci 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 Mehmed Naci Efendi began in Gaziantep (Antep) in 1832/33 (AH 1248). At about 22, in 1854/55, Mehmed Naci began work in Latakia (Lazkiye), on a first salary of 350 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1854/55, places Mehmed Naci in Latakia as Sancak tahrirat kâtipliği, where the entries run to 1856/57. Next came Aleppo (Halep) from 1857 to 1862. For 1862 to 1866 the lists have no entry. Alongside, the lists for 1858 to 1860 give a second post, in Antakya as Hale-i İşar memuru refakati. The annual lists then follow Mehmed Naci back to Aleppo from 1866 to 1870. Alongside, the lists for 1869 to 1871 give a second post, in Adana as Vilayet mektupçu muavinliği. From 1872 to 1893 every annual entry places Mehmed Naci again in Aleppo. The lists have no entry for 1877 to 1880.

The salary went from 350 kuruş a month in 1854/55 to 3,000 in 1869/70, the peak, in Adana, when 91 per cent of paid officials earned less. After 30 years the salary stood below the first, 200 kuruş against 350. In all, 30 years of salary come to 423,540 kuruş, 2.8 times what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The last annual entry is for 1892/93.

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 7 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1854/551857/581858/591866/671869/701872/731234567GaziantepLatakiaAleppoAntakyaAdana
  1. Gaziantep (Antep)

    Born 1832/33 (AH 1248)

  2. Latakia (Lazkiye)

    First work 1854/55 (AH 1271); 1854 to 1857 (AH 1271 to 1273)

    Sancak tahrirat kâtipliği

    350 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  3. Aleppo (Halep)

    1857 to 1862 (AH 1274 to 1278)

    Meclis-i Kübra ikinci mukayyitliği

    300 to 1,000 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

  4. Antakya

    1858 to 1860 (AH 1275 to 1276)

    Hale-i İşar memuru refakati

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  5. Aleppo (Halep)

    1866 to 1870 (AH 1283 to 1286)

    No annual entry for 1862 to 1866 (AH 1279 to 1282) before it.

    Tahrirat müdürlüğü

    800 to 2,500 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  6. Adana

    1869 to 1871 (AH 1286 to 1287)

    Vilayet mektupçu muavinliği

    3,000 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  7. Aleppo (Halep)

    1872 to 1893 (AH 1289 to 1310)

    No annual entry for 1871/72 (AH 1288) before it.

    Vilayet evrak müdürlüğü 1872 to 1877 (AH 1289 to 1293); İstinaf Mahkemesi başkâtipliği 1880 to 1893 (AH 1298 to 1310)

    200 to 1,250 kuruş a month; entries in 18 years

    No annual entry for 1877 to 1880 (AH 1294 to 1297).

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entryno entry01,0002,0003,0001855/56AH 12721857/58AH 12741859/60AH 12761861/62AH 12781863/64AH 12801865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13103,000 kuruşİstinaf Mahkemesi başkâtipliği
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0002,0005,0001855/56AH 12721857/58AH 12741859/60AH 12761861/62AH 12781863/64AH 12801865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 1310This 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 Mehmed Naci Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1854/5535040040%
1855/5635040040%
1856/5735040045%
1857/5830040041%
1858/5940050040036%
1859/6082550030070%
1860/6182550030069%
1861/621,00050042566%
1866/672,50040050092%
1867/682,50045850088%
1868/6980047550069%
1869/703,00040045091%
1870/713,00040050092%
1872/731,25045050080%
1873/741,25040555081%
1875/761,04545050080%
1876/7790042054575%
1880/811,20040040084%
1881/821,20040040085%
1882/831,20040044085%
1883/841,20040048086%
1884/851,20040049084%
1885/861,20040050083%
1886/871,20040045084%
1887/881,20040045082%
1888/891,20040040083%
1889/901,20040040084%
1890/911,20040040083%
1891/921,25040050085%
1892/9320040047515%

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 Mehmed Naci Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1854/55AH 1271First workLatakia (Lazkiye)350first-salary field
1854 to 1857AH 1271 to 1273Sancak tahrirat kâtipliği
3 entries
YearSalary
1854/55350
1855/56350
1856/57350
Latakia (Lazkiye)350
1857 to 1862AH 1274 to 1278Meclis-i Kübra ikinci mukayyitliği
6 entries
YearSalary
1857/58300
1858/59300
1859/60825
1860/61825
1861/62825
1861/621,000
Aleppo (Halep)300 to 1,000
1858 to 1860AH 1275 to 1276Hale-i İşar memuru refakati
2 entries
YearSalary
1858/59400
1859/60400
Antakya400
No annual entry: 1862 to 1866 (AH 1279 to 1282)
1866 to 1870AH 1283 to 1286Tahrirat müdürlüğü
8 entries
YearSalary
1866/672,500
1867/682,500
1867/68
1867/681,000
1867/68800
1868/69800
1869/70800
1869/70
Aleppo (Halep)2,500
1869 to 1871AH 1286 to 1287Vilayet mektupçu muavinliği
3 entries
YearSalary
1869/703,000
1870/713,000
1870/71
Adana3,000
No annual entry: 1871/72 (AH 1288)
1872 to 1877AH 1289 to 1293Vilayet evrak müdürlüğü
8 entries
YearSalary
1872/73810
1872/731,150
1872/731,250
1873/741,250
1873/74
1874/75
1875/761,045
1876/77900
Aleppo (Halep)810 to 900
No annual entry: 1877 to 1880 (AH 1294 to 1297)
1880 to 1893AH 1298 to 1310İstinaf Mahkemesi başkâtipliği
18 entries
YearSalary
1880/811,000
1880/811,200
1881/821,200
1882/831,200
1883/841,200
1884/851,200
1885/861,200
1886/871,200
1887/881,200
1888/891,200
1889/901,200
1890/911,200
1890/91200
1891/921,200
1891/92200
1891/921,250
1892/93200
1892/93
Aleppo (Halep)1,000

Record

Personal

Born
1832/33 (AH 1248)

First work

Year
1854/55 (AH 1271)

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 94 officials with entries in Aleppo (Halep) in the same years, 89 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Naci Efendi had the 15th highest salary of them.

All 175 officials with entries in Aleppo (Halep)

Same birthplace

Of the 59 officials born in Gaziantep (Antep), 55 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Naci Efendi had the 6th highest salary of them.

The page of Gaziantep (Antep), with the 59 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 26 officials whose first annual entry is for 1854/55 (AH 1271), 24 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Naci Efendi had the 7th highest salary of them.

All 26 officials whose first annual entry is for 1854/55 (AH 1271)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmed Naci Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1854/55AH 1271Sancak tahrirat kâtipliğiLatakia (Lazkiye)350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1855/56AH 1272Sancak tahrirat kâtipliğiLatakia (Lazkiye)350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1856/57AH 1273Sancak tahrirat kâtipliğiLatakia (Lazkiye)350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1857/58AH 1274Meclis-i Kübra ikinci mukayyitliğiAleppo (Halep)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1858/59AH 1275Meclis-i Kübra ikinci mukayyitliğiAleppo (Halep)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1858/59AH 1275Hale-i İşar memuru refakatiAntakya400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1859/60AH 1276Hale-i İşar memuru refakatiAntakya400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1859/60AH 1276Meclis-i Kübra ikinci kâtipliğiAleppo (Halep)825Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1860/61AH 1277Meclis-i Kübra ikinci kâtipliğiAleppo (Halep)825Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1861/62AH 1278Meclis-i Kübra ikinci kâtipliğiAleppo (Halep)825Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1861/62AH 1278Meclis-i Kübra ikinci kâtipliğiAleppo (Halep)1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1866/67AH 1283Tahrirat müdürlüğüAleppo (Halep)2,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1867/68AH 1284Tahrirat müdürlüğüAleppo (Halep)2,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1867/68AH 1284Tahrirat müdürlüğü (İnfisal)Aleppo (Halep)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1867/68AH 1284Mültezim alacaklarını tahsil komisyonu azalık kâtipliğiAleppo (Halep)1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1867/68AH 1284Merkez sancağı meclis-i idare kâtipliğiAleppo (Halep)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1868/69AH 1285Merkez sancağı meclis-i idare kâtipliğiAleppo (Halep)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1869/70AH 1286Merkez sancağı meclis-i idare kâtipliğiAleppo (Halep)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1869/70AH 1286Merkez sancağı meclis-i idare kâtipliği (İnfisal)Aleppo (Halep)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1869/70AH 1286Vilayet mektupçu muavinliğiAdana3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1870/71AH 1287Vilayet mektupçu muavinliğiAdana3,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1870/71AH 1287Vilayet mektupçu muavinliği (İnfisal)AdanaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1872/73AH 1289Vilayet evrak müdürlüğüAleppo (Halep)810Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1872/73AH 1289Vilayet mektupçu kalemi mümeyyizliğiAleppo (Halep)1,150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1872/73AH 1289Vilayet mektupçu kalemi mümeyyizliğiAleppo (Halep)1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1873/74AH 1290Vilayet mektupçu kalemi mümeyyizliğiAleppo (Halep)1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1873/74AH 1290Vilayet mektupçu kalemi mümeyyizliği (İstifa)Aleppo (Halep)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1874/75AH 1291Emlak yoklama memurluğuAleppo (Halep)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1875/76AH 1292Vilayet meclis-i idare başkâtipliği vekâletiAleppo (Halep)1,045Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1876/77AH 1293Divan-ı Temyiz başkâtipliğiAleppo (Halep)900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1880/81AH 1298İstinaf Mahkemesi başkâtipliğiAleppo (Halep)1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1880/81AH 1298Vilayet evrak müdürlüğüAleppo (Halep)1,200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1881/82AH 1299Vilayet evrak müdürlüğüAleppo (Halep)1,200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1882/83AH 1300Vilayet evrak müdürlüğüAleppo (Halep)1,200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1883/84AH 1301Vilayet evrak müdürlüğüAleppo (Halep)1,200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1884/85AH 1302Vilayet evrak müdürlüğüAleppo (Halep)1,200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1885/86AH 1303Vilayet evrak müdürlüğüAleppo (Halep)1,200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1886/87AH 1304Vilayet evrak müdürlüğüAleppo (Halep)1,200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1887/88AH 1305Vilayet evrak müdürlüğüAleppo (Halep)1,200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1888/89AH 1306Vilayet evrak müdürlüğüAleppo (Halep)1,200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1889/90AH 1307Vilayet evrak müdürlüğüAleppo (Halep)1,200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1890/91AH 1308Vilayet evrak müdürlüğüAleppo (Halep)1,200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1890/91AH 1308Mekteb-i İdadi-i Mülki Farsça muallimliğiAleppo (Halep)200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1891/92AH 1309Vilayet evrak müdürlüğüAleppo (Halep)1,200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1891/92AH 1309Mekteb-i İdadi-i Mülki Farsça muallimliğiAleppo (Halep)200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1891/92AH 1309Maarif müdürlüğü vekâletiAleppo (Halep)1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1892/93AH 1310Mekteb-i İdadi-i Mülki Farsça muallimliğiAleppo (Halep)200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
1892/93AH 1310Mekteb-i İdadi-i Mülki Farsça muallimliği (İnfisal)Aleppo (Halep)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.; 242 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 5/94.
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 Mehmed Naci 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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