Mehmed Cemal 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 Cemal Efendi began in Mecca (Mekke) in 1890/91 (AH 1308); the father's occupation was "Delil". The first annual entry, for 1910/11, places Mehmed Cemal in Mecca, the birthplace, as Posta ve Telgraf Merkezi müdürü. At the same time, from 1911, the lists also place Mehmed Cemal in Jeddah (Cidde) as Üçüncü sınıf posta memuru.
The salary went from 400 kuruş a month in 1910/11 to 500 in 1911, the peak, in Jeddah, when 38 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1911.
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.
Born 1890/91 (AH 1308); First work here; 1910 to 1911 (AH 1328 to 1329)
Posta ve Telgraf Merkezi müdürü
300 to 400 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years
Career and salary#
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
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Median, same province | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910/11 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 31% | |
| 1911 | 500 | 600 | 38% |
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.
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| First work | Mecca (Mekke) | ||
| 1910 to 1911AH 1328 to 1329 | Posta ve Telgraf Merkezi müdürü | Mecca (Mekke) | 400 to 300 |
| 1911AH 1329 | Üçüncü sınıf posta memuru | Jeddah (Cidde) | 500 |
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1890/91 (AH 1308)
- Birthplace
- Mecca (Mekke)
- Father's occupation
- Delil
First work
- Place
- Mecca (Mekke)
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 3 officials with entries in Mecca (Mekke) in the same years, Mehmed Cemal Efendi had the lowest salary.
- Ġsmâil Hakkı Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 750 kuruş
- Enveri Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 2,500 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 117 officials born in Mecca (Mekke), 107 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Cemal Efendi had the 54th highest salary of them.
- Abdüllatif Subhi Efendiborn 1890/91 (AH 1308); highest salary 100 kuruş
- İsmail Kâmil Efendiborn 1889/90 (AH 1307); highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Maşuk Efendiborn 1889/90 (AH 1307); no salary recorded
- Mehmed Rüşdü Efendiborn 1889/90 (AH 1307); highest salary 100 kuruş
- Muhyeddin Efendiborn 1889/90 (AH 1307); no salary recorded
The page of Mecca (Mekke), with the 117 officials born there
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 98 officials whose first annual entry is for 1910/11 (AH 1328), 82 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Cemal Efendi had the 16th highest salary of them.
- Ahmed Ağafirst annual entry 1910/11 (AH 1328); highest salary 200 kuruş
- Ahmet Kemaleddin Efendifirst entry in Ayvalık; highest salary 250 kuruş
- Hasan Hulki Efendifirst annual entry 1910/11 (AH 1328); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Nazmi Efendifirst entry in Komotini (Gümülcine); highest salary 200 kuruş
- Nikolaki Efendifirst annual entry 1910/11 (AH 1328); no salary recorded
All 98 officials whose first annual entry is for 1910/11 (AH 1328)
Annual entries and original values
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910/11AH 1328 | Posta ve Telgraf Merkezi müdürü | Mecca (Mekke) | 400 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 245 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr.189/33 s.33. |
| 1910/11AH 1328 | Posta ve Telgraf Merkezi muavin memuru | Mecca (Mekke) | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 245 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr.189/33 s.33. |
| 1911AH 1329 | Posta ve Telgraf Merkezi muavin memuru | Mecca (Mekke) | 300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 245 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr.189/33 s.33. |
| 1911AH 1329 | Üçüncü sınıf posta memuru | Jeddah (Cidde) | 500 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 245 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr.189/33 s.33. |
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.
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|
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.
- Origin of the record: Source collection.
Subjects
- List of Ottoman officials (Osmanlı memurları listesi)
- Collective biography (kolektif biyografi)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)