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Mehmed Safiyüddin Bey

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 Safiyüddin Bey began in Yenişehir-i Fener in 1859/60 (AH 1276); the father's occupation was "Kilis kaymakamı". At about 16, in 1875/76, Mehmed Safiyüddin began work. The annual lists begin in 1875/76, with Mehmed Safiyüddin as Muhasebe kalemi mülazımı and no place named. Next came Servia in 1885/86. Alongside, the lists for 1885 to 1888 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Hesabat-ı Merkeziye Şubesi yevmiye-i hususiye kâtibi muavini. The lists have no entry for 1888 to 1894. Alongside, the lists for 1887/88 give a second post, in Beirut as Vilayet muhasebe kalemi muhabiri. The annual lists then follow Mehmed Safiyüddin to İzmit in 1894/95. Alongside, the lists for 1894 to 1899 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Vilayet defterdarı. For 1899 to 1901 the lists have no entry. Alongside, the lists for 1896 to 1898 give a second post, in Mytilene as Zeytin aşarı memuru. Alongside, the lists for 1897 to 1899 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Maliye Mufettisi.

The salary went from 300 kuruş a month in 1878/79 to 15,000 in 1908/09, the peak, as Vali in Shkodër, when 98 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1908/09.

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 13 stops
place of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1887/881894/951896/971898/991898/991907/081908/0924579101213ServiaBeirutİzmitMytileneAydınAleppoShkodër

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 1 (Yenişehir-i Fener), stop 3 (Hazine-i Celîle, Varidat İdare-i Umumiyesi), stop 6 (Trablusgarb), stop 8 (Manastır ve Kosova), stop 11 (Hazine-i Celîle).

  1. Yenişehir-i Fener as worded, no place record not on the map

    1875 to 1880 (AH 1292 to 1297)

    Muhasebe kalemi mülazımı 1875/76 (AH 1292); Muhasebe kalemi mülazımı (Görevin sona ermesi) 1878 to 1880 (AH 1296 to 1297)

    270 to 350 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

    No annual entry for 1876 to 1878 (AH 1293 to 1295).

  2. Servia (Serfiçe)

    1885/86 (AH 1303)

    No annual entry for 1880 to 1885 (AH 1298 to 1302) before it.

    Sancak muhasebesi muhabiri (İstifa)

    entries in 1 year

  3. Hazine-i Celîle, Varidat İdare-i Umumiyesi as worded, no place record not on the map

    1885 to 1888 (AH 1303 to 1305)

    Hesabat-ı Merkeziye Şubesi yevmiye-i hususiye kâtibi muavini

    800 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  4. Beirut (Beyrut)

    1887/88 (AH 1305)

    Vilayet muhasebe kalemi muhabiri

    2,500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  5. İzmit

    1894/95 (AH 1312)

    No annual entry for 1888 to 1894 (AH 1306 to 1311) before it.

    Sancak Muhasebecisi

    2,500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  6. Trablusgarb as worded, no place record not on the map

    1894 to 1899 (AH 1312 to 1316)

    Vilayet defterdarı

    2,500 to 6,000 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

  7. Mytilene (Midilli)

    1896 to 1898 (AH 1314 to 1315)

    Zeytin aşarı memuru

    7,500 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  8. Manastır ve Kosova as worded, no place record not on the map

    1897 to 1899 (AH 1315 to 1316)

    Maliye Mufettisi

    6,750 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  9. Aydın

    1898/99 (AH 1316)

    Maliye ve hesap teftişi, aşar muamelatına nezaret

    9,000 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  10. İzmit

    1898/99 (AH 1316)

    Vilayet defterdarı

    entries in 1 year

  11. Hazine-i Celîle as worded, no place record not on the map

    1901/02 (AH 1319)

    No annual entry for 1899 to 1901 (AH 1317 to 1318) before it.

    Maliye mürettebat ve takib-i tahsilat komisyonu azası

    5,000 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  12. Aleppo (Halep)

    1907 to 1909 (AH 1325 to 1326)

    No annual entry for 1902 to 1907 (AH 1320 to 1324) before it.

    İhale-i aşar muamelatına nezaret 1907/08 (AH 1325); Azil (dismissal (a note on status, not a job)) 1908/09 (AH 1326); Mazuliyet (a note on status, not a job) 1908/09 (AH 1326)

    5,000 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  13. Shkodër (İşkodra)

    1908/09 (AH 1326)

    Vali 1908/09 (AH 1326); Vali (İnfisal) 1908/09 (AH 1326)

    15,000 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entryno entryno entryno entry05,00010,00015,0001875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 13241908/09AH 132615,000 kuruşVilayet defterdarı
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0002,0005,00010,00020,0001875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 13241908/09AH 1326This 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 Safiyüddin Bey against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1878/7930040027%
1879/8035040039%
1885/8680040075%
1886/8780040076%
1887/882,50040045094%
1894/956,00040098%
1895/966,00040098%
1896/977,500450637.598%
1897/987,50040099%
1898/999,00040040099%
1901/025,00040097%
1907/085,00046050097%
1908/0915,00040050098%

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 Safiyüddin Bey, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1875/76AH 1292First work
1875/76AH 1292Muhasebe kalemi mülazımı
No annual entry: 1876 to 1878 (AH 1293 to 1295)
1878 to 1880AH 1296 to 1297Muhasebe kalemi mülazımı (Görevin sona ermesi)
5 entries
YearSalary
1878/79
1878/79300
1878/79270
1879/80270
1879/80350
350
No annual entry: 1880 to 1885 (AH 1298 to 1302)
1885/86AH 1303Sancak muhasebesi muhabiri (İstifa)Servia (Serfiçe)
1885 to 1888AH 1303 to 1305Hesabat-ı Merkeziye Şubesi yevmiye-i hususiye kâtibi muavini
4 entries
YearSalary
1885/86800
1886/87800
1886/87800
1887/88800
800
1887/88AH 1305Vilayet muhasebe kalemi muhabiriBeirut (Beyrut)2,500
No annual entry: 1888 to 1894 (AH 1306 to 1311)
1894/95AH 1312Sancak Muhasebecisiİzmit2,500
1894 to 1899AH 1312 to 1316Vilayet defterdarı
6 entries
YearSalary
1894/956,000
1895/966,000
1895/965,000
1896/97
1897/982,500
1898/99
6,000
1896 to 1898AH 1314 to 1315Zeytin aşarı memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1896/977,500
1897/987,500
Mytilene (Midilli)7,500
1897 to 1899AH 1315 to 1316Maliye Mufettisi
2 entries
YearSalary
1897/986,750
1898/996,750
6,750
1898/99AH 1316Maliye ve hesap teftişi, aşar muamelatına nezaretAydın9,000
1898/99AH 1316Vilayet defterdarıİzmit
No annual entry: 1899 to 1901 (AH 1317 to 1318)
1901/02AH 1319Maliye mürettebat ve takib-i tahsilat komisyonu azası5,000
No annual entry: 1902 to 1907 (AH 1320 to 1324)
1907/08AH 1325İhale-i aşar muamelatına nezaretAleppo (Halep)5,000
1908/09AH 1326Azildismissal (a note on status, not a job)
1908/09AH 1326Mazuliyeta note on status, not a job
1908/09AH 1326ValiShkodër (İşkodra)15,000
1908/09AH 1326Vali (İnfisal)Shkodër (İşkodra)

Record

Personal

Born
1859/60 (AH 1276)
Birthplace
Yenişehir-i Fener
Father's occupation
Kilis kaymakamı

First work

Year
1875/76 (AH 1292)

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 10 officials with entries in İzmit in the same years, Mehmed Safiyüddin Bey had the highest salary.

All 55 officials with entries in İzmit

Same job title, same years

Of the 5 officials with the title Sancak Muhasebecisi in the same years, Mehmed Safiyüddin Bey had the highest salary.

All 31 officials with the title Sancak Muhasebecisi

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 162 officials whose first annual entry is for 1875/76 (AH 1292), 143 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Safiyüddin Bey had the highest salary of them.

All 162 officials whose first annual entry is for 1875/76 (AH 1292)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmed Safiyüddin Bey
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1875/76AH 1292Muhasebe kalemi mülazımıYenişehir-i FenerAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1878/79AH 1296Muhasebe kalemi mülazımı (Görevin sona ermesi)Yenişehir-i FenerAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1878/79AH 1296Muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyidiYenişehir-i Fener300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1878/79AH 1296Muhasebe kalemi mesarifat mukayyidiYenişehir-i Fener270Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1879/80AH 1297Muhasebe kalemi mesarifat mukayyidiYenişehir-i Fener270Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1879/80AH 1297Muhasebe kalemi mesarifat mukayyidiYenişehir-i Fener350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1885/86AH 1303Sancak muhasebesi muhabiri (İstifa)Servia (Serfiçe)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1885/86AH 1303Hesabat-ı Merkeziye Şubesi yevmiye-i hususiye kâtibi muaviniHazine-i Celîle, Varidat İdare-i Umumiyesi800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1886/87AH 1304Hesabat-ı Merkeziye Şubesi yevmiye-i hususiye kâtibi muaviniHazine-i Celîle, Varidat İdare-i Umumiyesi800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1886/87AH 1304Defter-i Kebir Şubesi defter-i muavene-i umumiye kâtibiMuhasebe-i Umumiye-i Maliye800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1887/88AH 1305Defter-i Kebir Şubesi defter-i muavene-i umumiye kâtibiMuhasebe-i Umumiye-i Maliye800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1887/88AH 1305Vilayet muhasebe kalemi muhabiriBeirut (Beyrut)2,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1894/95AH 1312Sancak Muhasebecisiİzmit2,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1894/95AH 1312Vilayet defterdarıTrablusgarb6,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1895/96AH 1313Vilayet defterdarıTrablusgarb6,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1895/96AH 1313Vilayet defterdarıSuriye5,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1896/97AH 1314Vilayet defterdarı (Azil)SuriyeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1896/97AH 1314Zeytin aşarı memuruMytilene (Midilli)7,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1897/98AH 1315Zeytin aşarı memuruMytilene (Midilli)7,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1897/98AH 1315Maliye MufettisiManastır ve Kosova6,750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1897/98AH 1315Tahkikat ve Galusi mal hizmetiTeselya, Galusi2,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1898/99AH 1316Maliye MufettisiManastır ve Kosova6,750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1898/99AH 1316Tahkikat ve Galusi mal hizmeti (Görevin sona ermesi)Teselya, GalusiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1898/99AH 1316Maliye ve hesap teftişi, aşar muamelatına nezaretAydın9,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1898/99AH 1316Vilayet defterdarıİzmitAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1901/02AH 1319Maliye mürettebat ve takib-i tahsilat komisyonu azasıHazine-i Celîle5,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1907/08AH 1325İhale-i aşar muamelatına nezaretAleppo (Halep)5,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1908/09AH 1326AzilAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1908/09AH 1326MazuliyetAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1908/09AH 1326ValiShkodër (İşkodra)15,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1908/09AH 1326Vali (İnfisal)Shkodër (İşkodra)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
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 Safiyüddin Bey 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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