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VELİ TEVFİK EFENDİ

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

Born in Kirkuk (Kerkük) in 1852/53 (AH 1269), VELİ TEVFİK EFENDİ came from the İslam community; the father was a tax farmer (mültezim). VELİ TEVFİK studied at a school for young children (Sıbyan Mektebi).

At about 14, in 1866/67, VELİ TEVFİK began work. The annual lists begin in 1866/67, with VELİ TEVFİK as mülazım (tahrirat kalemi) and no place named. The lists have no entry for 1870 to 1872. Alongside, the lists for 1879 to 1881 give a second post, in Koy Sanjaq as aşar başkatibi. For 1881 to 1883 the lists have no entry. The last entries, from 1883 to 1890, name VELİ TEVFİK as aşar başkatibi, with no place. The lists have no entry for 1884 to 1886.

The salary went from 150 kuruş a month in 1869/70 to 500 in 1889/90, the peak, as Mal Muduru, when 56 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, 11 years of salary come to 39,000 kuruş, 71 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The final annual entry is for 1889/90.

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
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1879/8013KirkukKoy Sanjaq

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Şehr-i zor), stop 4 (Ravanduz kazası), stop 5 (Şehr-i zor), stop 6 (Erbil kazası).

  1. Kirkuk (Kerkük)

    Born 1852/53 (AH 1269)

  2. Şehr-i zor as worded, no place record not on the map

    1866 to 1880 (AH 1283 to 1297)

    mülazım (tahrirat kalemi) 1866 to 1870 (AH 1283 to 1286); sancak idare katibi 1872 to 1880 (AH 1289 to 1297)

    150 to 400 kuruş a month; entries in 13 years

    No annual entry for 1870 to 1872 (AH 1287 to 1288).

  3. Koy Sanjaq (Köysancak)

    1879 to 1881 (AH 1297 to 1298)

    aşar başkatibi

    300 to 400 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

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

    1883 to 1888 (AH 1301 to 1305)

    No annual entry for 1881 to 1883 (AH 1299 to 1300) before it.

    aşar başkatibi 1883/84 (AH 1301); emval tahsilat memuru 1886 to 1888 (AH 1304 to 1305)

    300 to 400 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

    No annual entry for 1884 to 1886 (AH 1302 to 1303).

  5. Şehr-i zor as worded, no place record not on the map

    1889/90 (AH 1307)

    No annual entry for 1888/89 (AH 1306) before it.

    belediye başkatibi (Nakil)

    entries in 1 year

  6. Erbil kazası as worded, no place record not on the map

    1889/90 (AH 1307)

    Mal Muduru

    500 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 entryno entryno entryno entry02004006001867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 1306500 kuruşmülazım (tahrirat kalemi)sancak idare katibiaşar başkatibi
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001,0001867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 1306This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, 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 VELİ TEVFİK EFENDİ against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1869/701504009%
1872/7320045017%
1873/7420040518%
1874/7520045016%
1875/7620045015%
1876/7740042043%
1879/8040040035544%
1880/81300400377.528%
1883/8430040028%
1887/8840040043%
1889/9050040060056%

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 VELİ TEVFİK EFENDİ, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1866/67AH 1283First work
1866 to 1870AH 1283 to 1286mülazım (tahrirat kalemi)
6 entries
YearSalary
1866/67
1867/68
1868/69
1869/70
1869/70
1869/70150
150
No annual entry: 1870 to 1872 (AH 1287 to 1288)
1872 to 1880AH 1289 to 1297sancak idare katibi
13 entries
YearSalary
1872/73200
1873/74200
1874/75200
1875/76200
1876/77200
1876/77
1876/77400
1877/78
1878
1878/79
1879/80
1879/80340
1879/80
200
1879 to 1881AH 1297 to 1298aşar başkatibi
3 entries
YearSalary
1879/80400
1880/81
1880/81300
Koy Sanjaq (Köysancak)400 to 300
No annual entry: 1881 to 1883 (AH 1299 to 1300)
1883/84AH 1301aşar başkatibi300
No annual entry: 1884 to 1886 (AH 1302 to 1303)
1886 to 1888AH 1304 to 1305emval tahsilat memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1886/87
1887/88350
1887/88400
400
No annual entry: 1888/89 (AH 1306)
1889/90AH 1307belediye başkatibi (Nakil)
1889/90AH 1307Mal Muduru500

Record

Personal

Born
1852/53 (AH 1269)
Community
İslam
Father's occupation
mültezim

Education

School
Sıbyan Mektebischool for young children (primary school)

First work

Year
1866/67 (AH 1283)

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 2 officials with entries in Koy Sanjaq (Köysancak) in the same years, VELİ TEVFİK EFENDİ had the lowest salary.

All 20 officials with entries in Koy Sanjaq (Köysancak)

Same job title, same years

Of the 37 officials with the title Mal Muduru in the same years, VELİ TEVFİK EFENDİ had the 35th highest salary.

All 223 officials with the title Mal Muduru

Same school

Of the 563 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi among their schools, 496 have a recorded salary; VELİ TEVFİK EFENDİ had the 210th highest salary of them.

All 563 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 237 officials born in Kirkuk (Kerkük), 227 have a recorded salary; VELİ TEVFİK EFENDİ had the 83rd highest salary of them.

The page of Kirkuk (Kerkük), with the 237 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 96 officials whose first annual entry is for 1866/67 (AH 1283), 81 have a recorded salary; VELİ TEVFİK EFENDİ had the 63rd highest salary of them.

All 96 officials whose first annual entry is for 1866/67 (AH 1283)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of VELİ TEVFİK EFENDİ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1866/67AH 1283mülazım (tahrirat kalemi)Şehr-i zorAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records89 DH_SAİD,00043_00027
1867/68AH 1284mülazım (tahrirat kalemi)Şehr-i zorAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records89 DH_SAİD,00043_00027
1868/69AH 1285mülazım (tahrirat kalemi)Şehr-i zorAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records89 DH_SAİD,00043_00027
1869/70AH 1286mülazım (tahrirat kalemi)Şehr-i zorAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records89 DH_SAİD,00043_00027
1869/70AH 1286mülazım (tahrirat kalemi) (Görevin sona ermesi)Şehr-i zorAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records89 DH_SAİD,00043_00027
1869/70AH 1286aşar katibiKarahasan nahiyesi, Kerkük150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records89 DH_SAİD,00043_00027
1872/73AH 1289sancak idare katibiŞehr-i zor200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records89 DH_SAİD,00043_00027
1873/74AH 1290sancak idare katibiŞehr-i zor200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records89 DH_SAİD,00043_00027
1874/75AH 1291sancak idare katibiŞehr-i zor200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records89 DH_SAİD,00043_00027
1875/76AH 1292sancak idare katibiŞehr-i zor200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records89 DH_SAİD,00043_00027
1876/77AH 1293sancak idare katibiŞehr-i zor200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records89 DH_SAİD,00043_00027
1876/77AH 1293sancak idare katibi (İnfisal)Şehr-i zorAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records89 DH_SAİD,00043_00027
1876/77AH 1293tahrirat katibiRanya kazası400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records89 DH_SAİD,00043_00027
1877/78AH 1294tahrirat katibiRanya kazasıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records89 DH_SAİD,00043_00027
1878AH 1295tahrirat katibiRanya kazasıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records89 DH_SAİD,00043_00027
1878/79AH 1296tahrirat katibiRanya kazasıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records89 DH_SAİD,00043_00027
1879/80AH 1297tahrirat katibiRanya kazasıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records89 DH_SAİD,00043_00027
1879/80AH 1297tahrirat katibiRanya kazası340Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records89 DH_SAİD,00043_00027
1879/80AH 1297tahrirat katibi (Azil)Ranya kazasıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records89 DH_SAİD,00043_00027
1879/80AH 1297aşar başkatibiKoy Sanjaq (Köysancak)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records89 DH_SAİD,00043_00027
1880/81AH 1298aşar başkatibiKoy Sanjaq (Köysancak)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records89 DH_SAİD,00043_00027
1880/81AH 1298aşar başkatibi (memur makamına kaim)Koy Sanjaq (Köysancak)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records89 DH_SAİD,00043_00027
1883/84AH 1301aşar başkatibiRavanduz kazası300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records89 DH_SAİD,00043_00027
1886/87AH 1304emval tahsilat memuruRavanduz kazasıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records89 DH_SAİD,00043_00027
1887/88AH 1305belediye başkatibiŞehr-i zor350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records89 DH_SAİD,00043_00027
1887/88AH 1305belediye başkatibiŞehr-i zor400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records89 DH_SAİD,00043_00027
1889/90AH 1307belediye başkatibi (Nakil)Şehr-i zorAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records89 DH_SAİD,00043_00027
1889/90AH 1307Mal MuduruErbil kazası500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records89 DH_SAİD,00043_00027
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 VELİ TEVFİK EFENDİ 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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