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Süleyman Sırrı 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 Süleyman Sırrı Efendi began in Tirana (Tiran) in 1859/60 (AH 1276). Süleyman Sırrı began work in 1878/79, at about 19, on a first salary of 150 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1878/79, names Süleyman Sırrı as Rüsûmat-ı Muamele Şubesi memuru, with no place. Next came Drama, Istanbul, Anamur and Carva, four places in ten years. For 1886 to 1888 the lists have no entry. Alongside, the lists for 1890 to 1892 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Rüsûmat İdaresi memuru.

Pay rose from 150 kuruş a month in 1878/79 to a peak of 300 in 1884/85, in Istanbul, when 28 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 12 years the salaries add up to 34,380 kuruş, 59 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The last annual entry is for 1891/92.

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 8 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1881/821884/851885/861888/8913456TiranaDramaIstanbulAnamurCarva

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Maris İskelesi), stop 7 (Ilıca), stop 8 (Perapelas).

  1. Tirana (Tiran)

    Born 1859/60 (AH 1276)

  2. Maris İskelesi as worded, no place record not on the map

    1878 to 1881 (AH 1296 to 1298)

    Rüsûmat-ı Muamele Şubesi memuru

    150 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  3. Drama

    1881 to 1884 (AH 1299 to 1301)

    Duhan Fabrikası memur muavini

    225 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  4. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1884/85 (AH 1302)

    Polis memuru

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  5. Anamur

    1885/86 (AH 1303)

    Aşar ikinci kâtibi

    240 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  6. Carva

    1888 to 1891 (AH 1306 to 1308)

    No annual entry for 1886 to 1888 (AH 1304 to 1305) before it.

    Rüsûmat İdaresi memuru

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  7. Ilıca as worded, no place record not on the map

    1890 to 1892 (AH 1308 to 1309)

    Rüsûmat İdaresi memuru

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  8. Perapelas as worded, no place record not on the map

    1891/92 (AH 1309)

    Rüsumat Memuru

    300 kuruş a month; 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 entry01002003001878/79AH 12961879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 13021885/86AH 13031886/87AH 13041887/88AH 13051888/89AH 13061889/90AH 13071890/91AH 13081891/92AH 1309300 kuruşRüsûmat-ı Muamele Şubesi memuruDuhan Fabrikası memur muaviniRüsûmat İdaresi memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001878/79AH 12961879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 13021885/86AH 13031886/87AH 13041887/88AH 13051888/89AH 13061889/90AH 13071890/91AH 13081891/92AH 1309This 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 Süleyman Sırrı Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1878/791504007%
1879/801504007%
1880/811504007%
1881/8222540038016%
1882/8322540038016%
1883/8422540040016%
1884/8530040047028%
1885/8624040050018%
1888/8930040030029%
1889/9030040030029%
1890/9130040030028%
1891/9230040028%

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 Sırrı Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1878/79AH 1296First work150first-salary field
1878 to 1881AH 1296 to 1298Rüsûmat-ı Muamele Şubesi memuru
5 entries
YearSalary
1878/79150
1879/80150
1879/80150
1880/81150
1880/81
150
1881 to 1884AH 1299 to 1301Duhan Fabrikası memur muavini
4 entries
YearSalary
1881/82225
1882/83225
1883/84225
1883/84
Drama225
1884/85AH 1302Polis memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1884/85300
1884/85
Istanbul (Dersaadet)300
1885/86AH 1303Aşar ikinci kâtibi
2 entries
YearSalary
1885/86240
1885/86
Anamur240
No annual entry: 1886 to 1888 (AH 1304 to 1305)
1888 to 1891AH 1306 to 1308Rüsûmat İdaresi memuru
4 entries
YearSalary
1888/89300
1889/90300
1890/91300
1890/91
Carva300
1890 to 1892AH 1308 to 1309Rüsûmat İdaresi memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1890/91300
1891/92300
300
1891/92AH 1309Rüsumat Memuru300

Record

Personal

Born
1859/60 (AH 1276)
Birthplace
Tirana (Tiran)

First work

Year
1878/79 (AH 1296)

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 11 officials with entries in Drama in the same years, Süleyman Sırrı Efendi had the 9th highest salary.

All 45 officials with entries in Drama

Same job title, same years

Of the 11 officials with the title Rüsumat Memuru in the same years, Süleyman Sırrı Efendi had the 6th highest salary.

All 117 officials with the title Rüsumat Memuru

Same birthplace

Of the 14 officials born in Tirana (Tiran), Süleyman Sırrı Efendi had the 7th highest salary.

The page of Tirana (Tiran), with the 14 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 163 officials whose first annual entry is for 1878/79 (AH 1296), 157 have a recorded salary; Süleyman Sırrı Efendi had the 122nd highest salary of them.

All 163 officials whose first annual entry is for 1878/79 (AH 1296)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Süleyman Sırrı Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1878/79AH 1296Rüsûmat-ı Muamele Şubesi memuruMaris İskelesi150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87; 403 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87, s. 171.
1879/80AH 1297Rüsûmat-ı Muamele Şubesi memuruMaris İskelesi150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87; 403 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87, s. 171.
1879/80AH 1297Rüsûmat-ı Muamele Şubesi memuruBeyhisar İskelesi150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87; 403 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87, s. 171.
1880/81AH 1298Rüsûmat-ı Muamele Şubesi memuruBeyhisar İskelesi150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87; 403 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87, s. 171.
1880/81AH 1298Rüsûmat-ı Muamele Şubesi memuru (İnfisal)Beyhisar İskelesiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87; 403 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87, s. 171.
1881/82AH 1299Duhan Fabrikası memur muaviniDrama225Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87; 403 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87, s. 171.
1882/83AH 1300Duhan Fabrikası memur muaviniDrama225Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87; 403 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87, s. 171.
1883/84AH 1301Duhan Fabrikası memur muaviniDrama225Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87; 403 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87, s. 171.
1883/84AH 1301Duhan Fabrikası memur muavini (İnfisal)DramaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87; 403 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87, s. 171.
1884/85AH 1302Polis memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87; 403 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87, s. 171.
1884/85AH 1302Polis memuru (İstifa)Istanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87; 403 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87, s. 171.
1885/86AH 1303Aşar ikinci kâtibiAnamur240Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87; 403 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87, s. 171.
1885/86AH 1303Aşar ikinci kâtibi (İnfisal)AnamurAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87; 403 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87, s. 171.
1888/89AH 1306Rüsûmat İdaresi memuruCarva300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87; 403 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87, s. 171.
1889/90AH 1307Rüsûmat İdaresi memuruCarva300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87; 403 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87, s. 171.
1890/91AH 1308Rüsûmat İdaresi memuruCarva300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87; 403 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87, s. 171.
1890/91AH 1308Rüsûmat İdaresi memuru (İnfisal)CarvaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87; 403 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87, s. 171.
1890/91AH 1308Rüsûmat İdaresi memuruIlıca300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87; 403 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87, s. 171.
1891/92AH 1309Rüsûmat İdaresi memuruIlıca300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87; 403 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87, s. 171.
1891/92AH 1309Rüsumat MemuruPerapelas300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 63/87, s. 171.
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 Sırrı 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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