Kikork Efendi
Born 1866/67 (AH 1283) · Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · Dated entries 1881 to 1899 (AH 1299 to 1316)
Languages Armenian, Turkish
Archival references BOA, DH. SAİD.d, 00041/00024; DH. SAİD, no. 41, s. 45
The career, year by year
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The life
Kikork Efendi was born in Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) in 1866/67 (AH 1283), within the Hristiyan community. Schooling included Ermeni Sıbyan Mektebi. The language repertoire included Armenian and Turkish. [source]
Service began in Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) in 1881/82 (AH 1299). Dated career entries span 1881/82 (AH 1299) to 1898/99 (AH 1316) across 18 AH years, from Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) to Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) and ending with entries for Muhasebe kalemi başkâtibi. More than one post or place appears in 11 of those years. Place names include Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) and Bolvadin. [1] [2]
Monthly pay went from 150 kuruş in 1881/82 (AH 1299) to 350 kuruş in 1889/90 (AH 1307); the highest recorded monthly rate is 350 kuruş in 1886/87 (AH 1304). [1] [2]
Life and career
Follow 8 dated stages in the life. Choose a year in the life ribbon below the map. Places and earlier connections accumulate as you advance; All stops reveals the overview.
Stage 1 of 8 · Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)
How to read this map
Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.
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1 1866/67 (AH 1283)
Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 16
Hayvan pazarı kâtibi
150 kuruşCalculated age 16
3 1882/83 (AH 1300) · 2 recorded years
Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)
AH entries: 1300, 1301. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Afyonkarahisar Sancağı hayvan pazarı müfettişliği
Calculated age 17
Continuing service as described
Hayvan pazarı kâtibi
150 kuruşCalculated age 18
Continuing service as described
4 1884/85 (AH 1302) · 3 recorded years
Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) / Place not recorded
AH entries: 1302, 1303, 1304. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)
Afyonkarahisar Sancağı hayvan pazarı müfettişliği
Calculated age 19
Continuing service as described
Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)
Aşar ambar kâtibi
350 kuruşCalculated age 21
5 1887/88 (AH 1305)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
aşar ambar kitabeti
Calculated age 22
Continuing service as described
6 1888/89 (AH 1306)
Place not recorded / Bolvadin
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Place not recorded
aşar ambar kitabeti
Calculated age 23
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
açıkta
Calculated age 23
7 1889/90 (AH 1307) · 4 recorded years
Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) / Place not recorded
AH entries: 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)
aşar kitabeti
Calculated age 24
Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)
Muhasebe kısmı merkez kâtibi
Calculated age 27
Continuing service as described
8 1893/94 (AH 1311) · 6 recorded years
Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)
AH entries: 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316. Gaps remain open.
Muhasebe kısmı merkez kâtibi
Calculated age 28
Continuing service as described
Muhasebe kalemi başkâtibi
Calculated age 33
5 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.
- mülâzemetle Muhasebe Kalemi · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- mülâzemetle Muhasebe-i Liva · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Aşar ambar kâtibi (İnfisal) · Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [2]
- Liva muhasebe kalemi mülazımı · Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [2]
- Ağnam tağdad kol muharriri · Bolvadin · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [2]
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
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 150 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 8.6% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 150 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 8.6% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 150 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 8.6% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 200 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 12.8% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 200 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 13.2% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 350 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 40.1% | 1725 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 350 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 40.1% | 1874 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
Kuruş · dated amountsSelect an amount for its date, post, place and age.
● 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- Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)150 to 350
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
- Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)124 other officialsAhmet Hilmi Efendi born 1865/66 (AH 1282); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)62 other officialsİBRAH İM HAKKI EFEND İ 11 shared years; highest salary 550 kuruş
- Ermeni Sıbyan Mektebi8 other officialsSerkiz Efendi born 1865/66 (AH 1282); highest salary 600 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Kayıtlarına Göre Afyonkarahisar Doğumlu Ermeni Memurlar
Deveci Bozkuş, Yıldız · 2020 · Pages 9
DH. SAİD, no. 41, s. 45
- Sicili Ahval Defterlerine göre Afyonlu devlet adamları
İPEK KÜLTEKİN · 2021 · Pages 53, 54
BOA, DH. SAİD.d, 00041/00024.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 18 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 45 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.