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Süleyman Şevki 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

Süleyman Şevki Efendi was born in Giresun; the father was a ship's captain (kaptan). The first annual entry, for 1862/63 (AH 1279), names Süleyman Şevki as mülazım (Nakil), with no place. Next came Bartın from 1872 to 1875. Alongside, the lists for 1874 to 1877 give a second post, in İnebolu as rüsumat müdüriyeti başkâtibi. Süleyman Şevki then moved to Ordu in 1877/78. Alongside, the lists for 1878 to 1879 give a second post, in Giresun as aşar başkâtibi. Alongside, the lists for 1878 to 1887 give a second post, in Ordu as Mal Muduru. Alongside, the lists for 1886/87 give a second post, in Ünye as Mal Muduru. The annual lists then follow Süleyman Şevki to Of from 1887 to 1890. Alongside, the lists for 1889/90 give a second post, in Tirebolu as Mal Muduru. Alongside, the lists for 1889/90 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Mal Muduru. The annual lists then follow Süleyman Şevki to Ünye from 1892 to 1897. Alongside, the lists for 1903 to 1905 give a second post, in Fatsa as Mal Muduru.

Pay rose from 250 kuruş a month in 1862/63 to a peak of 1,000 in 1877/78, as a tithe official (Aşar Memuru) in Ordu, when 77 per cent of paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1904/05.

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 17 stops
first workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1872/731874/751877/781878/791887/881889/9015679101112131517Giresun, Ordu, TireboluBartınİneboluOrdu, FatsaÜnyeOf

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Giresun Rüsumat Müdüriyeti Kalemi), stop 3 (Samsun Rüsumat Nezareti), stop 4 (Alaçam ve Bafra), stop 8 (Trabzon Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi), stop 14 (Akçaabat), stop 16 (Akçaabat).

  1. Giresun

    First work here

  2. Giresun Rüsumat Müdüriyeti Kalemi as worded, no place record not on the map

    1862 to 1872 (AH 1279 to 1288)

    mülazım (Nakil)

    250 to 500 kuruş a month; entries in 10 years

  3. Samsun Rüsumat Nezareti as worded, no place record not on the map

    1864/65 (AH 1281)

    Mülazım

    entries in 1 year

  4. Alaçam ve Bafra as worded, no place record not on the map

    1870 to 1872 (AH 1287 to 1288)

    Rüsumat Memuru

    600 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  5. Bartın

    1872 to 1875 (AH 1289 to 1291)

    Rüsumat Memuru 1872 to 1875 (AH 1289 to 1291); rüsumat memuru (Nakil) 1874/75 (AH 1291)

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  6. İnebolu

    1874 to 1877 (AH 1291 to 1293)

    rüsumat müdüriyeti başkâtibi

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  7. Ordu

    1877/78 (AH 1294)

    Aşar Memuru

    1,000 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  8. Trabzon Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi as worded, no place record not on the map

    1878 (AH 1295)

    Mülazım 1878 (AH 1295); mülazım (Nakil) 1878 (AH 1295)

    entries in 1 year

  9. Giresun

    1878 to 1879 (AH 1295 to 1296)

    aşar başkâtibi

    600 to 1,000 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  10. Ordu

    1878 to 1887 (AH 1296 to 1304)

    Mal Muduru 1878 to 1887 (AH 1296 to 1304); mal müdürü (Nakil) 1886/87 (AH 1304)

    600 kuruş a month; entries in 9 years

  11. Ünye

    1886/87 (AH 1304)

    Mal Muduru 1886/87 (AH 1304); mal müdürü (Azil) 1886/87 (AH 1304)

    520 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  12. Of

    1887 to 1890 (AH 1305 to 1307)

    Mal Muduru 1887 to 1890 (AH 1305 to 1307); mal müdürü (Nakil) 1889/90 (AH 1307)

    500 to 600 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  13. Tirebolu

    1889/90 (AH 1307)

    Mal Muduru 1889/90 (AH 1307); mal müdürü (Nakil) 1889/90 (AH 1307)

    600 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  14. Akçaabat as worded, no place record not on the map

    1889/90 (AH 1307)

    Mal Muduru

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  15. Ünye

    1892 to 1897 (AH 1310 to 1314)

    No annual entry for 1890 to 1892 (AH 1308 to 1309) before it.

    Mal Muduru 1892 to 1897 (AH 1310 to 1314); mal müdürü (İnfisal) 1896/97 (AH 1314)

    640 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

  16. Akçaabat as worded, no place record not on the map

    1898 to 1904 (AH 1316 to 1321)

    No annual entry for 1897/98 (AH 1315) before it.

    Mal Muduru 1898 to 1904 (AH 1316 to 1321); mal müdürü (Nakil) 1903/04 (AH 1321)

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 6 years

  17. Fatsa

    1903 to 1905 (AH 1321 to 1322)

    Mal Muduru 1903 to 1905 (AH 1321 to 1322); mal müdürü (Azil) 1904/05 (AH 1322)

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entry05001,0001863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201,000 kuruşmülazım (Nakil)Rüsumat MemuruMal MuduruMal MuduruMal MuduruMal Muduru
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 1320This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, 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 Şevki Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1862/6325040023%
1863/6425047527%
1864/6535040043%
1865/6650040053%
1866/6750040055%
1867/6850045852%
1868/6950047552%
1869/7050040055%
1870/7160040030064%
1871/72600420.532063%
1872/7350045030047554%
1873/74500405292.540055%
1874/7550045028550055%
1875/76500450427.554%
1876/7750042047555%
1877/781,00045075040077%
187860045030064%
1878/791,00040036176%
1879/8060040047540065%
1880/8160040045038068%
1881/8260040045035067%
1882/8360040045035067%
1883/8460040045039068%
1884/8560040045042567%
1885/8660040045050066%
1886/8760040045040066%
1887/8860040060040064%
1888/8960040060040066%
1889/9060040060040066%
1892/9364040060040072%
1893/9464040060045072%
1894/9564040060055071%
1895/9664040060040070%
1896/9764045060040069%
1898/9950040054055%
1899/190050040054055%
1900/0150040054055%
1901/0250040054054%
1902/0350040054055%
1903/0450040554053%
1904/0550040054050055%

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 Şevki Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
First workGiresun
1862 to 1872AH 1279 to 1288mülazım (Nakil)
17 entries
YearSalary
1862/63
1862/63250
1863/64250
1864/65250
1864/65
1864/65
1864/65350
1865/66
1865/66500
1866/67500
1867/68500
1868/69500
1869/70500
1870/71500
1870/71
1870/71
1871/72
1864/65AH 1281Mülazım
1870 to 1872AH 1287 to 1288Rüsumat Memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1870/71600
1871/72600
600
1872 to 1875AH 1289 to 1291Rüsumat Memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1872/73500
1873/74500
1874/75500
Bartın500
1874/75AH 1291rüsumat memuru (Nakil)Bartın
1874 to 1877AH 1291 to 1293rüsumat müdüriyeti başkâtibi
4 entries
YearSalary
1874/75500
1875/76500
1876/77500
1876/77
İnebolu500
1877/78AH 1294Aşar MemuruOrdu1,000
1878AH 1295Mülazım
1878AH 1295mülazım (Nakil)
1878 to 1879AH 1295 to 1296aşar başkâtibi
2 entries
YearSalary
1878600
1878/791,000
Giresun600 to 1,000
1878 to 1887AH 1296 to 1304Mal Muduru
9 entries
YearSalary
1878/79600
1879/80600
1880/81600
1881/82600
1882/83600
1883/84600
1884/85600
1885/86600
1886/87600
Ordu600
1886/87AH 1304mal müdürü (Nakil)Ordu
1886/87AH 1304Mal MuduruÜnye520
1886/87AH 1304mal müdürü (Azil)Ünye
1887 to 1890AH 1305 to 1307Mal Muduru
4 entries
YearSalary
1887/88500
1887/88600
1888/89600
1889/90600
Of500 to 600
1889/90AH 1307mal müdürü (Nakil)Of
1889/90AH 1307Mal MuduruTirebolu600
1889/90AH 1307mal müdürü (Nakil)Tirebolu
1889/90AH 1307Mal Muduru500
No annual entry: 1890 to 1892 (AH 1308 to 1309)
1892 to 1897AH 1310 to 1314Mal Muduru
5 entries
YearSalary
1892/93640
1893/94640
1894/95640
1895/96640
1896/97640
Ünye640
1896/97AH 1314mal müdürü (İnfisal)Ünye
No annual entry: 1897/98 (AH 1315)
1898 to 1904AH 1316 to 1321Mal Muduru
6 entries
YearSalary
1898/99500
1899/1900500
1900/01500
1901/02500
1902/03500
1903/04500
500
1903/04AH 1321mal müdürü (Nakil)
1903 to 1905AH 1321 to 1322Mal Muduru
2 entries
YearSalary
1903/04500
1904/05500
Fatsa500
1904/05AH 1322mal müdürü (Azil)Fatsa

Record

Personal

Birthplace
Giresun
Father's occupation
Kaptan

First work

Place
Giresun

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 5 officials with entries in Ordu in the same years, Süleyman Şevki Efendi had the 3rd highest salary.

All 17 officials with entries in Ordu

Same job title, same years

Of the 168 officials with the title Mal Muduru in the same years, 159 have a recorded salary; Süleyman Şevki Efendi had the 38th highest salary of them.

All 223 officials with the title Mal Muduru

Same birthplace

Of the 72 officials born in Giresun, 67 have a recorded salary; Süleyman Şevki Efendi had the 10th highest salary of them.

The page of Giresun, with the 72 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 85 officials whose first annual entry is for 1862/63 (AH 1279), 68 have a recorded salary; Süleyman Şevki Efendi had the 39th highest salary of them.

All 85 officials whose first annual entry is for 1862/63 (AH 1279)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Süleyman Şevki Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1862/63AH 1279mülazım (Nakil)Giresun Rüsumat Müdüriyeti KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1862/63AH 1279gümrük kâtibiBulancak Gümrüğü250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1863/64AH 1280gümrük kâtibiBulancak Gümrüğü250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1864/65AH 1281gümrük kâtibiBulancak Gümrüğü250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1864/65AH 1281gümrük kâtibi (Azil)Bulancak GümrüğüAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1864/65AH 1281MülazımSamsun Rüsumat NezaretiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1864/65AH 1281mülazım (Nakil)Samsun Rüsumat NezaretiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1864/65AH 1281üçüncü kâtipSamsun Duhan Müdüriyeti350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1865/66AH 1282üçüncü kâtipSamsun Duhan MüdüriyetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1865/66AH 1282ikinci kâtipSamsun Duhan Müdüriyeti500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1866/67AH 1283ikinci kâtipSamsun Duhan Müdüriyeti500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1867/68AH 1284ikinci kâtipSamsun Duhan Müdüriyeti500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1868/69AH 1285ikinci kâtipSamsun Duhan Müdüriyeti500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1869/70AH 1286ikinci kâtipSamsun Duhan Müdüriyeti500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1870/71AH 1287ikinci kâtipSamsun Duhan Müdüriyeti500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1870/71AH 1287ikinci kâtip (İnfisal)Samsun Duhan MüdüriyetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1870/71AH 1287mülazım (Nakil)Samsun Rüsumat NezaretiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1870/71AH 1287Rüsumat MemuruAlaçam ve Bafra600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1871/72AH 1288Rüsumat MemuruAlaçam ve Bafra600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1871/72AH 1288rüsumat memuru (Azil)Alaçam ve BafraAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1872/73AH 1289Rüsumat MemuruBartın500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1873/74AH 1290Rüsumat MemuruBartın500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1874/75AH 1291Rüsumat MemuruBartın500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1874/75AH 1291rüsumat memuru (Nakil)BartınAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1874/75AH 1291rüsumat müdüriyeti başkâtibiİnebolu500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1875/76AH 1292rüsumat müdüriyeti başkâtibiİnebolu500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1876/77AH 1293rüsumat müdüriyeti başkâtibiİnebolu500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1876/77AH 1293rüsumat müdüriyeti başkâtibi (Azil)İneboluAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1877/78AH 1294Aşar MemuruOrdu1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1878AH 1295MülazımTrabzon Vilayeti Muhasebe KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1878AH 1295mülazım (Nakil)Trabzon Vilayeti Muhasebe KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1878AH 1295aşar başkâtibiGiresun600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1878/79AH 1296ağnam memuruGiresun1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1878/79AH 1296Mal MuduruOrdu600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1879/80AH 1297Mal MuduruOrdu600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1880/81AH 1298Mal MuduruOrdu600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1881/82AH 1299Mal MuduruOrdu600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1882/83AH 1300Mal MuduruOrdu600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1883/84AH 1301Mal MuduruOrdu600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1884/85AH 1302Mal MuduruOrdu600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1885/86AH 1303Mal MuduruOrdu600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1886/87AH 1304Mal MuduruOrdu600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1886/87AH 1304mal müdürü (Nakil)OrduAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1886/87AH 1304Mal MuduruÜnye520Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1886/87AH 1304mal müdürü (Azil)ÜnyeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1887/88AH 1305Mal MuduruOf500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1887/88AH 1305Mal MuduruOf600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1888/89AH 1306Mal MuduruOf600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1889/90AH 1307Mal MuduruOf600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1889/90AH 1307mal müdürü (Nakil)OfAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1889/90AH 1307Mal MuduruTirebolu600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1889/90AH 1307mal müdürü (Nakil)TireboluAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1889/90AH 1307Mal MuduruAkçaabat500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1892/93AH 1310Mal MuduruÜnye640Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1893/94AH 1311Mal MuduruÜnye640Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1894/95AH 1312Mal MuduruÜnye640Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1895/96AH 1313Mal MuduruÜnye640Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1896/97AH 1314Mal MuduruÜnye640Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1896/97AH 1314mal müdürü (İnfisal)ÜnyeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1898/99AH 1316Mal MuduruAkçaabat500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1899/1900AH 1317Mal MuduruAkçaabat500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1900/01AH 1318Mal MuduruAkçaabat500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1901/02AH 1319Mal MuduruAkçaabat500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1902/03AH 1320Mal MuduruAkçaabat500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1903/04AH 1321Mal MuduruAkçaabat500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1903/04AH 1321mal müdürü (Nakil)AkçaabatAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records206 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111.
1903/04AH 1321Mal MuduruFatsa500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111
1904/05AH 1322Mal MuduruFatsa500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111
1904/05AH 1322mal müdürü (Azil)FatsaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 40/111
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 Şevki 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.

Subjects