Mehmed Sadık Efendi
Born 1871/72 (AH 1288) · Mecca (Mekke) · Dated entries 1885 to 1911 (AH 1303 to 1328)
Languages Arabic, Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Sadık Efendi was born in Mecca (Mekke) in 1871/72 (AH 1288). The father’s occupation was Hicaz Vilayeti Meclis-i İdaresi kâtip muavini. Schooling included Cidde Rüşdiye Mektebi. The language repertoire included Arabic and Turkish. [1]
The first place of work was Hicaz. Dated career entries span 1885/86 (AH 1303) to 1910/11 (AH 1328) across 26 AH years, from Hicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi to Hicaz vilayet merkezi, beginning with Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı. More than one post or place appears in 4 of those years. Place names include Hicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi, Jeddah (Cidde) and Hicaz vilayet merkezi. [1]
Monthly pay went from 30 kuruş in 1885/86 (AH 1303) to 700 kuruş in 1910/11 (AH 1328); the highest recorded monthly rate is 700 kuruş in 1910/11 (AH 1328). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 5 · Mecca (Mekke)
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.
2 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1871/72 (AH 1288)
Mecca (Mekke)
Birth
2 1885/86 (AH 1303) · 8 recorded years
Hicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi
AH entries: 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi
Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı
30 kuruşCalculated age 15
Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı
120 kuruşCalculated age 22
Continuing service as described
3 1893/94 (AH 1311)
Hicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi / Jeddah (Cidde)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi
Hicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi
Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı
120 kuruşCalculated age 23
Continuing service as described
Mukayyit refiki
150 kuruşCalculated age 23
4 1894/95 (AH 1312) · 15 recorded years
Jeddah (Cidde)
AH entries: 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Mukayyit refiki
150 kuruşCalculated age 24
Continuing service as described
Maaş mukayyidi refik-i evveli
350 kuruşCalculated age 38
Continuing service as described
5 1909/10 (AH 1327) · 2 recorded years
Hicaz vilayet merkezi
AH entries: 1327, 1328. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hicaz vilayet merkezi
Merkez mukayyitliği refik-i sânisi
400 kuruşCalculated age 39
Yevmiye kâtibi
700 kuruşCalculated age 40
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.
- Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı · Hicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- First work as recorded · Hicaz · Year not recorded
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
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 30 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 0.8% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 50 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 1.9% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 80 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 4.0% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 120 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 7.8% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 120 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 7.4% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 120 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 7.8% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 120 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 7.1% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 120 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 7.4% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 150 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 10.4% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 150 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 10.5% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 225 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 19.4% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 225 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 17.2% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 225 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 19.3% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 250 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 20.3% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 250 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 21.7% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 250 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 22.0% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 285 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 28.6% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 28.8% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 300 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 29.0% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 320 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 36.6% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 320 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 35.8% | 1423 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 350 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 37.5% | 1371 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 350 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 37.9% | 1290 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 350 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 40.5% | 1232 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 500 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 41.1% | 1088 |
| 1910/11 (AH 1328) | 700 | 500 | 200 to 2,000 | 59.2% | 732 |
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- Jeddah (Cidde)150 to 350
- Hicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi30 to 120
- Hicaz vilayet merkezi400 to 700
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
- Mecca (Mekke)116 other officialsAli Kâmî Efendi born 1871/72 (AH 1288); highest salary 2,000 kuruş
- Jeddah (Cidde)23 other officialsİbrahim Edhem Efendi 16 shared years; highest salary 900 kuruş
- 1885/86 (AH 1303)180 other officialsMehmed Cevdet Efendi first annual entry 1885/86 (AH 1303); highest salary 1,000 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicil-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Osmanlı Devletinde görev yapan hicazlı devlet memurları
BEYHAN KACIROĞLU · 2021 · Pages 221, 222, 223
276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 26 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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