Mehmed Akif 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 Akif Efendi began in Kazanlik in 1861/62 (AH 1278). Work began in 1889/90, at about 28. The annual lists begin in 1889/90, with Mehmed Akif as Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi hizmetlisi and no place named.
Pay rose from 350 kuruş a month in 1891/92 to a peak of 850 in 1906/07, when three in four paid officials earned less. In all, 23 years of salary come to 167,400 kuruş, 1.2 times what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The final annual entry is for 1912/13.
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 1861/62 (AH 1278)
Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi as worded, no place record
1889 to 1913 (AH 1307 to 1331)
Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi hizmetlisi
350 to 850 kuruş a month; entries in 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891/92 | 350 | 400 | 39% | ||
| 1892/93 | 350 | 400 | 38% | ||
| 1893/94 | 350 | 400 | 38% | ||
| 1894/95 | 350 | 400 | 39% | ||
| 1895/96 | 350 | 400 | 38% | ||
| 1896/97 | 350 | 450 | 36% | ||
| 1897/98 | 450 | 400 | 53% | ||
| 1898/99 | 450 | 400 | 51% | ||
| 1899/1900 | 450 | 400 | 52% | ||
| 1900/01 | 450 | 400 | 52% | ||
| 1901/02 | 580 | 400 | 66% | ||
| 1902/03 | 730 | 400 | 75% | ||
| 1903/04 | 730 | 405 | 74% | ||
| 1904/05 | 780 | 400 | 75% | ||
| 1905/06 | 780 | 430 | 74% | ||
| 1906/07 | 850 | 450 | 74% | ||
| 1907/08 | 850 | 460 | 74% | ||
| 1908/09 | 850 | 400 | 73% | ||
| 1909/10 | 850 | 600 | 66% | ||
| 1910/11 | 750 | 500 | 61% | ||
| 1911 | 750 | 600 | 53% | ||
| 1911/12 | 750 | 1,000 | 37% | ||
| 1912/13 | 800 | 1,200 | 33% |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1889/90AH 1307 | First work | ||
| 1889 to 1913AH 1307 to 1331 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi hizmetlisi | 800 |
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1861/62 (AH 1278)
- Birthplace
- Kazanlik
First work
- Year
- 1889/90 (AH 1307)
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 birthplace
Of the 2 officials born in Kazanlik, Mehmed Akif Efendi had the highest salary.
- İbrahim Kamil Efendiborn 1864/65 (AH 1281); highest salary 500 kuruş
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 198 officials whose first annual entry is for 1889/90 (AH 1307), 180 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Akif Efendi had the 31st highest salary of them.
- Bohur Elnekavi Efendifirst annual entry 1889/90 (AH 1307); highest salary 900 kuruş
- Mehmed Tevfik Efendifirst annual entry 1889/90 (AH 1307); highest salary 260 kuruş
- Osman Nuri Efendifirst annual entry 1889/90 (AH 1307); highest salary 200 kuruş
- Avram Haran Efendifirst annual entry 1889/90 (AH 1307); highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Petro Teodoridi Efendifirst annual entry 1889/90 (AH 1307); highest salary 2,000 kuruş
All 198 officials whose first annual entry is for 1889/90 (AH 1307)
Annual entries and original values
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi hizmetlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 | |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi hizmetlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 | |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi hizmetlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 | |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi hizmetlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 350 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi hizmetlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 350 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi hizmetlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 350 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi hizmetlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 350 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi hizmetlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 350 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi hizmetlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 350 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi hizmetlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 350 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi hizmetlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 450 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun depo memuru refakat görevlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 450 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun depo memuru refakat görevlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 450 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun depo memuru refakat görevlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 450 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun depo memuru refakat görevlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 450 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun depo memuru refakat görevlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 450 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun depo memuru refakat görevlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 530 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun depo memuru refakat görevlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 580 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun depo memuru refakat görevlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 580 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun depo memuru refakat görevlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 730 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun depo memuru refakat görevlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 730 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun depo memuru refakat görevlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 730 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun depo memuru refakat görevlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 780 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun depo memuru refakat görevlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 780 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun depo memuru refakat görevlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 780 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun depo memuru refakat görevlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 850 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun depo memuru refakat görevlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 850 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun depo memuru refakat görevlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 850 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun depo memuru refakat görevlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 850 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun depo memuru refakat görevlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 750 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1910/11AH 1328 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun depo memuru refakat görevlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 750 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1911AH 1329 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun depo memuru refakat görevlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 750 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1911/12AH 1330 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun depo memuru refakat görevlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 750 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1912/13AH 1331 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun depo memuru refakat görevlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 750 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
| 1912/13AH 1331 | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun depo memuru refakat görevlisi | Mefruşat-ı Hümayun İdaresi | 800 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1085 |
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)