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Mustafa 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

Mustafa Efendi was born in Pristina (Priştine) in 1855/56 (AH 1272). At about 25, in 1880/81, Mustafa began work in Didymoteicho (Dimetoka), on a first salary of 400 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1880/81, places Mustafa in Didymoteicho as Polis neferi. Alongside, the lists for 1880 to 1884 give a second post, in Komotini as Polis neferi. Mustafa then moved to a post with no place named from 1884 to 1902, with a rise to police commissioner, second class (2. Sınıf Polis Komiseri) in 1899/1900 and to chief police commissioner (Başkomiser) in 1900/01. Alongside, the lists for 1901 to 1904 give a second post, in Istanbul as 11. İstasyon Bölüğü polis komiseri. The lists have no entry for 1904 to 1909. The last entry, for 1909/10, names Mustafa as Polislikten ihraç (Azil), with no place. The lists give İstifa (resignation) for 1883/84 and Azil (dismissal) for 1901/02 instead of a title.

The salary went from 400 kuruş a month in 1880/81 to 1,000 in 1900/01, the peak, as Başkomiser, when 82 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 24 years the salaries add up to 122,400 kuruş, about what an official on the median salary earned. The final annual entry is for 1909/10.

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 6 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1880/811880/811901/021235PristinaDidymoteichoKomotiniIstanbul

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 4 (Kosova), stop 6 (Place not recorded).

  1. Pristina (Priştine)

    Born 1855/56 (AH 1272)

  2. Didymoteicho (Dimetoka)

    First work 1880/81 (AH 1298); 1880/81 (AH 1298)

    Polis neferi

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  3. Komotini (Gümülcine)

    1880 to 1884 (AH 1298 to 1301)

    Polis neferi 1880 to 1884 (AH 1298 to 1301); İstifa (resignation (a note on status, not a job)) 1883/84 (AH 1301)

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  4. Kosova as worded, no place record not on the map

    1884 to 1902 (AH 1302 to 1319)

    Polis neferi 1884 to 1898 (AH 1302 to 1315); 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri 1897 to 1900 (AH 1315 to 1317); 2. Sınıf Polis Komiseri 1899 to 1901 (AH 1317 to 1318); Başkomiser 1900 to 1902 (AH 1318 to 1319); Azil (dismissal (a note on status, not a job)) 1901/02 (AH 1319)

    300 to 1,000 kuruş a month; entries in 18 years

  5. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1901 to 1904 (AH 1319 to 1321)

    11. İstasyon Bölüğü polis komiseri

    500 to 1,000 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  6. Place not recorded not on the map

    1909/10 (AH 1327)

    No annual entry for 1904 to 1909 (AH 1322 to 1326) before it.

    Polislikten ihraç (Azil)

    entries in 1 year

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entry05001,0001880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 13241908/09AH 13261,000 kuruşPolis neferiBaşkomiser
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 13241908/09AH 1326This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, 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 Mustafa Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1880/8140040047546%
1881/8240040050046%
1882/8340040042546%
1883/8440040040046%
1884/8530040028%
1885/8630040027%
1886/8730040028%
1887/8830040028%
1888/8930040029%
1889/9030040029%
1890/9130040028%
1891/9230040028%
1892/9330040027%
1893/9430040027%
1894/9530040028%
1895/9630040027%
1896/9730045026%
1897/9830040028%
1898/9930040027%
1899/190050040055%
1900/011,00040082%
1901/021,00040080%
1902/0360040058067%
1903/041,00040555081%

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 Mustafa Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1880/81AH 1298First workDidymoteicho (Dimetoka)400first-salary field
1880/81AH 1298Polis neferiDidymoteicho (Dimetoka)400
1880 to 1884AH 1298 to 1301Polis neferi
4 entries
YearSalary
1880/81400
1881/82400
1882/83400
1883/84400
Komotini (Gümülcine)400
1883/84AH 1301İstifaresignation (a note on status, not a job)
1884 to 1898AH 1302 to 1315Polis neferi
14 entries
YearSalary
1884/85300
1885/86300
1886/87300
1887/88300
1888/89300
1889/90300
1890/91300
1891/92300
1892/93300
1893/94300
1894/95300
1895/96300
1896/97300
1897/98300
300
1897 to 1900AH 1315 to 13173. Sınıf Polis Komiseri
3 entries
YearSalary
1897/98300
1898/99300
1899/1900300
300
1899 to 1901AH 1317 to 13182. Sınıf Polis Komiseri
2 entries
YearSalary
1899/1900500
1900/01500
500
1900 to 1902AH 1318 to 1319Başkomiser
2 entries
YearSalary
1900/011,000
1901/021,000
1,000
1901/02AH 1319Azildismissal (a note on status, not a job)
1901 to 1904AH 1319 to 132111. İstasyon Bölüğü polis komiseri
5 entries
YearSalary
1901/02500
1901/02600
1902/03600
1903/04600
1903/041,000
Istanbul (Dersaadet)500 to 1,000
No annual entry: 1904 to 1909 (AH 1322 to 1326)
1909/10AH 1327Polislikten ihraç (Azil)

Record

Personal

Born
1855/56 (AH 1272)

First work

Year
1880/81 (AH 1298)

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 27 officials with entries in Komotini (Gümülcine) in the same years, 24 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Efendi had the 6th highest salary of them.

All 86 officials with entries in Komotini (Gümülcine)

Same job title, same years

Of the 2 officials with the title Başkomiser in the same years, Mustafa Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 5 officials with the title Başkomiser

Same birthplace

Of the 91 officials born in Pristina (Priştine), 84 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Efendi had the 10th highest salary of them.

The page of Pristina (Priştine), with the 91 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 182 officials whose first annual entry is for 1880/81 (AH 1298), 162 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Efendi had the 36th highest salary of them.

  • Artin Efendifirst annual entry 1880/81 (AH 1298); highest salary 500 kuruş
  • Paskal Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 3,500 kuruş
  • Pavli Efendifirst annual entry 1880/81 (AH 1298); highest salary 500 kuruş
  • Avram Vaporidi Efendifirst annual entry 1880/81 (AH 1298); highest salary 2,000 kuruş
  • Hasan Beyfirst entry in Skopje (Üsküp); highest salary 400 kuruş

All 182 officials whose first annual entry is for 1880/81 (AH 1298)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mustafa Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1880/81AH 1298Polis neferiDidymoteicho (Dimetoka)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1880/81AH 1298Polis neferiKomotini (Gümülcine)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1881/82AH 1299Polis neferiKomotini (Gümülcine)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1882/83AH 1300Polis neferiKomotini (Gümülcine)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1883/84AH 1301Polis neferiKomotini (Gümülcine)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1883/84AH 1301İstifaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1884/85AH 1302Polis neferiKosova300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1885/86AH 1303Polis neferiKosova300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1886/87AH 1304Polis neferiKosova300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1887/88AH 1305Polis neferiKosova300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1888/89AH 1306Polis neferiKosova300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1889/90AH 1307Polis neferiKosova300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1890/91AH 1308Polis neferiKosova300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1891/92AH 1309Polis neferiKosova300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1892/93AH 1310Polis neferiKosova300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1893/94AH 1311Polis neferiKosova300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1894/95AH 1312Polis neferiKosova300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1895/96AH 1313Polis neferiKosova300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1896/97AH 1314Polis neferiKosova300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1897/98AH 1315Polis neferiKosova300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1897/98AH 13153. Sınıf Polis KomiseriKosova300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1898/99AH 13163. Sınıf Polis KomiseriKosova300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1899/1900AH 13173. Sınıf Polis KomiseriKosova300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1899/1900AH 13172. Sınıf Polis KomiseriKosova500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1900/01AH 13182. Sınıf Polis KomiseriKosova500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1900/01AH 1318BaşkomiserKosova1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1901/02AH 1319BaşkomiserKosova1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1901/02AH 1319AzilAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1901/02AH 131911. İstasyon Bölüğü polis komiseriIstanbul (Dersaadet)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1901/02AH 131910. Kumkapı Bölüğü 2. komiseriIstanbul (Dersaadet)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1902/03AH 132010. Kumkapı Bölüğü 2. komiseriIstanbul (Dersaadet)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1903/04AH 132110. Kumkapı Bölüğü 2. komiseriIstanbul (Dersaadet)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1903/04AH 1321Geçici teşkil edilen ek 1. Bölük başkomiseriIstanbul (Dersaadet)1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
1909/10AH 1327Polislikten ihraç (Azil)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAİD. d, 113-379
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 Mustafa 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.

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