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Zekeriya 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 Zekeriya Efendi began in Ürgüp in 1873/74 (AH 1290). Work began in Perşembe in 1890/91, at about 17. The first annual entry, for 1890/91, places Zekeriya in Perşembe as Tahrir-i emlak kalemi mülazımı, where the entries run to 1892/93. For 1893 to 1895 the lists have no entry. The last posts were in Skopje (Üsküp) from 1896 to 1898.

The salary went from 250 kuruş a month in 1895/96 to 400 in 1897/98, the peak, in Skopje, when 45 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, three years of salary come to 10,800 kuruş, 72 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The final annual entry is for 1897/98.

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 4 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1890/911896/97124ÜrgüpPerşembeSkopje

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 3 (Geylan).

  1. Ürgüp

    Born 1873/74 (AH 1290)

  2. Perşembe

    First work 1890/91 (AH 1308); 1890 to 1893 (AH 1308 to 1310)

    Tahrir-i emlak kalemi mülazımı

    entries in 3 years

  3. Geylan as worded, no place record not on the map

    1895/96 (AH 1313)

    No annual entry for 1893 to 1895 (AH 1311 to 1312) before it.

    Ziraat Bankası muhasebe kitabeti refakati

    250 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  4. Skopje (Üsküp)

    1896 to 1898 (AH 1314 to 1315)

    Ziraat Bankası ikinci katibi

    250 to 400 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entry01002003004001890/91AH 13081891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 1315400 kuruşTahrir-i emlak kalemi mülazımıZiraat Bankası ikinci katibi
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001890/91AH 13081891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 1315This 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 Zekeriya Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1895/9625040020%
1896/9725045039018%
1897/9840040040045%

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 Zekeriya Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1890/91AH 1308First workPerşembe
1890 to 1893AH 1308 to 1310Tahrir-i emlak kalemi mülazımı
5 entries
YearSalary
1890/91
1891/92
1892/93
1892/93
1892/93
Perşembe
No annual entry: 1893 to 1895 (AH 1311 to 1312)
1895/96AH 1313Ziraat Bankası muhasebe kitabeti refakati
2 entries
YearSalary
1895/96250
1895/96
250
1896 to 1898AH 1314 to 1315Ziraat Bankası ikinci katibi
3 entries
YearSalary
1896/97250
1897/98250
1897/98400
Skopje (Üsküp)250 to 400

Record

Personal

Born
1873/74 (AH 1290)
Birthplace
Ürgüp

First work

Year
1890/91 (AH 1308)

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 Perşembe in the same years, Zekeriya Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 6 officials with entries in Perşembe

Same birthplace

Of the 118 officials born in Ürgüp, 111 have a recorded salary; Zekeriya Efendi had the 52nd highest salary of them.

The page of Ürgüp, with the 118 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 190 officials whose first annual entry is for 1890/91 (AH 1308), 161 have a recorded salary; Zekeriya Efendi had the 74th highest salary of them.

All 190 officials whose first annual entry is for 1890/91 (AH 1308)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Zekeriya Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1890/91AH 1308Tahrir-i emlak kalemi mülazımıPerşembeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records¹⁵⁵ BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00136/00133.
1891/92AH 1309Tahrir-i emlak kalemi mülazımıPerşembeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records¹⁵⁵ BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00136/00133.
1892/93AH 1310Tahrir-i emlak kalemi mülazımıPerşembeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records¹⁵⁵ BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00136/00133.
1892/93AH 1310Tahrir-i emlak kalemi mülazımı (Nakil)PerşembeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records¹⁵⁵ BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00136/00133.
1892/93AH 1310Liva muhasebe kalemi mülazımıPerşembeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records¹⁵⁵ BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00136/00133.
1895/96AH 1313Ziraat Bankası muhasebe kitabeti refakatiGeylan250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records¹⁵⁵ BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00136/00133.
1895/96AH 1313Ziraat Bankası muhasebe kitabeti refakati (İstifa)GeylanAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records¹⁵⁵ BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00136/00133.
1896/97AH 1314Ziraat Bankası ikinci katibiSkopje (Üsküp)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records¹⁵⁵ BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00136/00133.
1897/98AH 1315Ziraat Bankası ikinci katibiSkopje (Üsküp)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records¹⁵⁵ BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00136/00133.
1897/98AH 1315Ziraat Bankası birinci katibiSkopje (Üsküp)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00136/00133.
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 Zekeriya 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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