Mehmed Durdu Efendi
Born 1873/74 (AH 1290) · Elbistan, Hacı Yakub Mahallesi · Dated entries 1894 to 1911 (AH 1312 to 1329)
Languages Arabic, Persian
Archival reference İST. MFT. MSH. SAİD, No:5252
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
Places and reading notes
- Elbistan
- Kâhta
3 distinct dated years. Stacked marks retain different posts, rates or accounts without assigning an order within that year. Grey marks have no service place.
The life
Mehmed Durdu Efendi was born in Elbistan, Hacı Yakub Mahallesi in 1873/74 (AH 1290). The father’s occupation was Müderris. Schooling included Mahalle Mektebi; Elbistan Rüştiyesi; Elbistan Çarşıbaşı Medresesi. The language repertoire included Arabic and Persian. [source]
Service began in Elbistan in 1894/95 (AH 1312). Service included Mahkeme-i Şeriyye Kalemi mülazımı in Elbistan (1894/95 (AH 1312)). Later posts included Mahkeme-i Şeriyye başkâtibi in Kâhta (1910 to 1911 (AH 1328 to 1329)). [1]
Monthly pay went from 400 kuruş in 1910/11 (AH 1328) to 400 kuruş in 1911 (AH 1329); the highest recorded monthly rate is 400 kuruş in 1910/11 (AH 1328). [1]
Life and career
Follow 3 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 3 · Elbistan, Hacı Yakub Mahallesi
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.
Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
1 stop kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1873/74 (AH 1290)
Elbistan, Hacı Yakub Mahallesi
Not yet located on the map: Elbistan, Hacı Yakub Mahallesi
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 22
Mahkeme-i Şeriyye Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 22
3 Mahkeme-i Şeriyye başkâtibi
400 kuruşCalculated age 38
Mahkeme-i Şeriyye başkâtibi
400 kuruşCalculated age 39
4 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.
- Mahalle Mektebi öğrencisi · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Elbistan Rüştiyesi öğrencisi · Elbistan · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Çarşıbaşı Medresesi öğrencisi · Elbistan · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Mahkeme-i Şeriyye Kalemi mülazımı (Görevin sona ermesi) · Elbistan · Undated 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910/11 (AH 1328) | 400 | 500 | 200 to 2,000 | 31.3% | 732 |
| 1911 (AH 1329) | 400 | 600 | 250 to 2,500 | 26.4% | 402 |
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- Kâhta400
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
- 1894/95 (AH 1312)224 other officialsDimitri Efendi first annual entry 1894/95 (AH 1312); highest salary 250 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Personal details
Education and languages
First work and apprenticeship
- Age at first service
- 22 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
- First work place
- Elbistan [source]
- First work year
- 1894/95 (AH 1312) [source]
- Apprenticeship
- 15.5 [source]Duration as recorded; this field alone does not date a service interval.
Sources and evidence
- Osmanlı ilmiye bürokrasisi'nde Maraşlılar (1879-1909)
ALİ TORAMAN · 2017 · Pages 56
İST. MFT. MSH. SAİD, No:5252.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 3 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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