Mehmed Hasan Zafer Efendi
Born 1876/77 (AH 1293) · Medina (Medine) · Dated entries 1894 to 1913 (AH 1312 to 1331)
Languages Arabic, Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 73/141, s.141
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Hasan Zafer Efendi was born in Medina (Medine) in 1876/77 (AH 1293). The father’s occupation was Şâzelî Dergâhı postnişîni. Schooling included Beşiktaş Askerî Rüşdiyesi; Mekteb-i Hukuk-ı Şâhâne. The language repertoire included Arabic and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1894/95 (AH 1312). Dated career entries span 1894/95 (AH 1312) to 1912/13 (AH 1331) across 16 AH years, from Istanbul (Dersaadet) to Hüdavendigâr Vilâyeti, beginning with Şûrâ-yı Devlet Kalemi mülâzımı and ending with entries for Hüdavendigâr Vilâyeti mektupçusu. More than one post or place appears in 7 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet) and Hüdavendigâr Vilâyeti. [1]
Monthly pay went from 50 kuruş in 1896/97 (AH 1314) to 3,000 kuruş in 1912/13 (AH 1331); the highest recorded monthly rate is 3,000 kuruş in 1912/13 (AH 1331). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 4 · Medina (Medine)
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1 1876/77 (AH 1293)
Medina (Medine)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 19
Şûrâ-yı Devlet Kalemi mülâzımı
Calculated age 19
3 1895/96 (AH 1313) · 14 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Şûrâ-yı Devlet Kalemi mülâzımı
Calculated age 20
Continuing service as described
Mekteb-i Sultânî kanun muallimi (İstifa)
Calculated age 33
4 1912/13 (AH 1331)
Hüdavendigâr Vilâyeti
Not yet located on the map: Hüdavendigâr Vilâyeti
Hüdavendigâr Vilâyeti mektupçusu
3,000 kuruşCalculated age 38
3 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.
- Muallimlik maaşından mazuliyet aidatı kesintisi · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Kadro harici mazuliyet maaşı (Mazuliyet) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Kadro harici mazuliyet maaşının 615 kuruşa iblağı (Mazuliyet) · Undated · 615 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 50 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 1.4% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 50 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 1.8% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 50 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 1.6% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 90 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 4.3% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 90 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 4.5% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 90 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 4.6% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 90 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 4.2% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 90 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 4.7% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 300 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 29.3% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 300 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 29.3% | 1423 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 300 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 29.9% | 1371 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 700 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 66.8% | 1290 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 700 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 66.8% | 1232 |
| 1912/13 (AH 1331) | 3,000 | 1,200 | 300 to 4,000 | 84.7% | 151 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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● 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- Istanbul (Dersaadet)50 to 700
- Hüdavendigâr Vilâyeti3,000
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
- Medina (Medine)63 other officialsSadeddin Efendi born 1874/75 (AH 1291); highest salary 150 kuruş
- Istanbul507 other officialsMehmed Said 15 shared years; highest salary 10,000 kuruş
- 1894/95 (AH 1312)224 other officialsMehmed Emin Efendi first entry in Istanbul; no salary recorded
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 187, 188, 189
253 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 73/141, s.141.
Read the original source accounts · 31 source entries →
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 16 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 28 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.