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Süleyman Selim 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 Süleyman Selim Efendi began in Harput in 1873/74 (AH 1290). Süleyman Selim began work in 1899/1900, at about 26. The first annual entry, for 1899/1900, names Süleyman Selim as Vilayet mektubî kalemine devam, with no place. Alongside, the lists for 1902 to 1908 give a second post, in Harput as Nahiye vergi kâtibi.

Pay rose from 150 kuruş a month in 1899/1900 to a peak of 300 in 1903/04, in Harput, when 29 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over nine years the salaries add up to 25,200 kuruş, 56 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The final annual entry is for 1907/08.

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 3 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1902/0313Harput

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Mamuratülaziz).

  1. Harput

    Born 1873/74 (AH 1290)

  2. Mamuratülaziz as worded, no place record not on the map

    1899 to 1903 (AH 1317 to 1320)

    Vilayet mektubî kalemine devam

    150 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  3. Harput

    1902 to 1908 (AH 1320 to 1325)

    Nahiye vergi kâtibi

    150 to 300 kuruş a month; entries in 6 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
01002003001899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 13241907/08AH 1325300 kuruşVilayet mektubî kalemine devamNahiye vergi kâtibi
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 13241907/08AH 1325This 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 Süleyman Selim Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1899/190015040010%
1900/0115040010%
1901/021504009%
1902/031504008%
1903/0430040530029%
1904/0530040040029%
1905/0630043040029%
1906/0730045030029%
1907/0830046040029%

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 Süleyman Selim Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1899/1900AH 1317First work
1899 to 1903AH 1317 to 1320Vilayet mektubî kalemine devam
6 entries
YearSalary
1899/1900
1899/1900
1899/1900150
1900/01150
1901/02150
1902/03150
150
1902 to 1908AH 1320 to 1325Nahiye vergi kâtibi
8 entries
YearSalary
1902/03150
1903/04300
1904/05300
1905/06300
1906/07300
1907/08300
1907/08
1907/08
Harput150

Record

Personal

Born
1873/74 (AH 1290)
Birthplace
Harput

First work

Year
1899/1900 (AH 1317)

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 8 officials with entries in Harput in the same years, Süleyman Selim Efendi had the 7th highest salary.

All 32 officials with entries in Harput

Same birthplace

Of the 169 officials born in Harput, 160 have a recorded salary; Süleyman Selim Efendi had the 127th highest salary of them.

The page of Harput, with the 169 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 144 officials whose first annual entry is for 1899/1900 (AH 1317), 126 have a recorded salary; Süleyman Selim Efendi had the 75th highest salary of them.

All 144 officials whose first annual entry is for 1899/1900 (AH 1317)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Süleyman Selim Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1899/1900AH 1317Vilayet mektubî kalemine devamMamuratülazizAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 127-64
1899/1900AH 1317Vilayet mektubî kalemine devam (Görevin sona ermesi)MamuratülazizAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 127-64
1899/1900AH 1317Rüşdiye muallim muaviniHizal150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 127-64
1900/01AH 1318Rüşdiye muallim muaviniHizal150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 127-64
1901/02AH 1319Rüşdiye muallim muaviniHizal150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 127-64
1902/03AH 1320Rüşdiye muallim muaviniHizal150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 127-64
1902/03AH 1320Nahiye vergi kâtibiHarput150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 127-64
1903/04AH 1321Nahiye vergi kâtibiHarput300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 127-64
1904/05AH 1322Nahiye vergi kâtibiHarput300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 127-64
1905/06AH 1323Nahiye vergi kâtibiHarput300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 127-64
1906/07AH 1324Nahiye vergi kâtibiHarput300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 127-64
1907/08AH 1325Nahiye vergi kâtibiHarput300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 127-64
1907/08AH 1325Nahiye vergi kâtibi (Nakil)HarputAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 127-64
1907/08AH 1325Tahsil memuruHarputAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD 127-64
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 Süleyman Selim 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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