Mehmet Hilmi Efendi
Born 1854/55 (AH 1271) · Kütahya · Dated entries 1871 to 1883 (AH 1288 to 1300)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA.DH.SAİD., No:12, s.209
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmet Hilmi Efendi was born in Kütahya in 1854/55 (AH 1271). Schooling included Kütahya Kazası Medresesi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [source]
Service began in Kütahya in 1871/72 (AH 1288). Dated career entries span 1871/72 (AH 1288) to 1882/83 (AH 1300) across 13 AH years, from Kütahya to Uşak, beginning with Defter-i Hakani Kalemi mülazımı and ending with entries for Bidayet Mahkemesi mukavelat muharriri. More than one post or place appears in 5 of those years. Place names include Kütahya, Eskişehir, Gediz and Uşak. [1]
Monthly pay went from 250 kuruş in 1874/75 (AH 1291) to 400 kuruş in 1882/83 (AH 1300); the highest recorded monthly rate is 750 kuruş in 1877/78 (AH 1294). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 8 · Kütahya
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1 1854/55 (AH 1271)
Kütahya
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 17
Defter-i Hakani Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 17
3 1872/73 (AH 1289) · 4 recorded years
Eskişehir
AH entries: 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Meclis-i Deavi Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 18
Belediye Dairesi kâtibi
250 kuruşCalculated age 21
Continuing service as described
4 1876/77 (AH 1293)
Eskişehir / Gediz
Within-year entry order unresolved
Belediye Dairesi kâtibi
250 kuruşCalculated age 22
Continuing service as described
Aşar başkâtibi (İnfisal)
Calculated age 22
5 1877/78 (AH 1294) · 3 recorded years
Uşak
AH entries: 1294, 1295, 1296. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Aşar başkâtibi
750 kuruşCalculated age 23
Bidayet Mahkemesi birinci kâtibi
400 kuruşCalculated age 25
6 1879/80 (AH 1297)
Uşak / Eskişehir
Within-year entry order unresolved
Bidayet Mahkemesi birinci kâtibi
400 kuruşCalculated age 26
Continuing service as described
Bidayet Mahkemesi birinci kâtibi
400 kuruşCalculated age 26
7 1880/81 (AH 1298) · 2 recorded years
Eskişehir
AH entries: 1298, 1299. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Bidayet Mahkemesi birinci kâtibi
400 kuruşCalculated age 27
Continuing service as described
Bidayet Mahkemesi birinci kâtibi (İnfisal)
Calculated age 28
8 1882/83 (AH 1300)
Uşak
Bidayet Mahkemesi mukavelat muharriri
400 kuruşCalculated age 29
1 entry without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Hizmet ve adli durum beyanı · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
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Pay over time
Pay in its time
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How the comparison is calculated
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| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 250 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 22.7% | 882 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 250 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 21.9% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 600 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 64.1% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 750 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 70.9% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 750 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 71.5% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 44.1% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 400 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 44.2% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 400 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 47.0% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 46.6% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 46.9% | 1655 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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● Post entry● Retirement● Other status
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Where the career is recorded
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Amounts recorded by place
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Titles across the recorded years
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Related officials in the salary reference
- Kütahya149 other officialsAbdülfettah Efendi born 1854/55 (AH 1271); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Eskişehir11 other officialsAbdülfettah Efendi 3 shared years; highest salary 500 kuruş
- 1871/72 (AH 1288)115 other officialsAbdülbaki Efendi first annual entry 1871/72 (AH 1288); highest salary 1,250 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterleri'nde Osmanlı Dönemi Kütahyalı memurlar
MUSTAFA KOCAKAYA · 2018 · Pages 133, 134
BOA.DH.SAİD., No:12, s.209; 143 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:12, s.209.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 13 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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