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Mehmed Ataullah 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

Mehmed Ataullah Efendi was born in Bursa in 1868/69 (AH 1285), into the İslam community. Work began in 1884/85, at about 16. The first annual entry, for 1884/85, names Mehmed Ataullah as tahrîrat Türkiye kısmı mülâzemet, with no place. Alongside, the lists for 1889 to 1891 give a second post, in Bursa in the Bursa kazası tahsil-i bakaya komisyonu ikinci kitabeti, with a rise to a post in the Bursa kazası tahsil-i bakaya komisyonu ikinci kitabeti. The annual lists then follow Mehmed Ataullah to Bursa in 1897/98. Alongside, the lists for 1897/98 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Ertuğrul sancağı muhâsebe kalemi masârifat kitâbeti (işe mübaşeret).

Pay rose from 200 kuruş a month in 1885/86 to a peak of 500 in 1894/95, when 55 per cent of paid officials earned less. The peak lasted a single year; the next list gives 0 kuruş. In all, nine years of salary come to 28,800 kuruş, 66 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The last 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 7 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1889/90146Bursa

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Place not recorded), stop 3 (Place not recorded), stop 5 (Place not recorded), stop 7 (Place not recorded).

  1. Bursa

    Born 1868/69 (AH 1285)

  2. Place not recorded not on the map

    1884/85 (AH 1302)

    tahrîrat Türkiye kısmı mülâzemet

    entries in 1 year

  3. Place not recorded not on the map

    1885 to 1890 (AH 1303 to 1307)

    Mübeyyiz 1885 to 1890 (AH 1303 to 1307); İstifa (resignation (a note on status, not a job)) 1889/90 (AH 1307)

    175 to 200 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

  4. Bursa

    1889 to 1894 (AH 1307 to 1311)

    Bursa kazası tahsil-i bakaya komisyonu ikinci kitabeti 1889 to 1891 (AH 1307 to 1308); İstifa (resignation (a note on status, not a job)) 1893/94 (AH 1311)

    300 to 400 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  5. Place not recorded not on the map

    1893 to 1895 (AH 1311 to 1312)

    No annual entry for 1891 to 1893 (AH 1309 to 1310) before it.

    Bursa tarik bedelat-ı nakdiyesi tahsîlât kitâbeti

    250 to 500 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  6. Bursa

    1897/98 (AH 1315)

    No annual entry for 1895 to 1897 (AH 1313 to 1314) before it.

    Bursa kazası tahsil-i bakaya komisyonu ikinci kitabeti 1897/98 (AH 1315); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1897/98 (AH 1315)

    0 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  7. Place not recorded not on the map

    1897/98 (AH 1315)

    Ertuğrul sancağı muhâsebe kalemi masârifat kitâbeti (işe mübaşeret)

    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 entry02004006001884/85AH 13021885/86AH 13031886/87AH 13041887/88AH 13051888/89AH 13061889/90AH 13071890/91AH 13081891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 1315500 kuruşMübeyyiz
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001884/85AH 13021885/86AH 13031886/87AH 13041887/88AH 13051888/89AH 13061889/90AH 13071890/91AH 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 Mehmed Ataullah Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1885/8620040013%
1886/8720040013%
1887/8820040014%
1888/8920040015%
1889/9030040038029%
1890/9140040035045%
1893/9440040044%
1894/9550040055%
1897/9804003000%

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 Mehmed Ataullah Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1884/85AH 1302First work
1884/85AH 1302tahrîrat Türkiye kısmı mülâzemet
1885 to 1890AH 1303 to 1307Mübeyyiz
6 entries
YearSalary
1885/86175
1885/86200
1886/87200
1887/88200
1888/89200
1889/90200
175 to 200
1889/90AH 1307İstifaresignation (a note on status, not a job)
1889 to 1891AH 1307 to 1308Bursa kazası tahsil-i bakaya komisyonu ikinci kitabeti
3 entries
YearSalary
1889/90300
1890/91300
1890/91400
Bursa300 to 400
No annual entry: 1891 to 1893 (AH 1309 to 1310)
1893/94AH 1311İstifaresignation (a note on status, not a job)
1893 to 1895AH 1311 to 1312Bursa tarik bedelat-ı nakdiyesi tahsîlât kitâbeti
4 entries
YearSalary
1893/94250
1893/94300
1893/94400
1894/95500
250 to 500
No annual entry: 1895 to 1897 (AH 1313 to 1314)
1897/98AH 1315Bursa kazası tahsil-i bakaya komisyonu ikinci kitabetiBursa0
1897/98AH 1315Infisala note on status, not a jobBursa
1897/98AH 1315Ertuğrul sancağı muhâsebe kalemi masârifat kitâbeti (işe mübaşeret)

Record

Personal

Born
1868/69 (AH 1285)
Birthplace
Bursa
Community
İslam

First work

Year
1884/85 (AH 1302)

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 32 officials with entries in Bursa in the same years, 31 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Ataullah Efendi had the 17th highest salary of them.

All 156 officials with entries in Bursa

Same job title, same years

Of the 3 officials with the title Mübeyyiz in the same years, 2 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Ataullah Efendi had the highest salary of them.

All 10 officials with the title Mübeyyiz

Same birthplace

Of the 302 officials born in Bursa, 286 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Ataullah Efendi had the 148th highest salary of them.

The page of Bursa, with the 302 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 174 officials whose first annual entry is for 1884/85 (AH 1302), 157 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Ataullah Efendi had the 65th highest salary of them.

All 174 officials whose first annual entry is for 1884/85 (AH 1302)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmed Ataullah Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1884/85AH 1302tahrîrat Türkiye kısmı mülâzemetAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records102/130; 257
1885/86AH 1303Mübeyyiz175Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records102/130; 257
1885/86AH 1303Mübeyyiz200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records102/130; 257
1886/87AH 1304Mübeyyiz200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records102/130; 257
1887/88AH 1305Mübeyyiz200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records102/130; 257
1888/89AH 1306Mübeyyiz200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records102/130; 257
1889/90AH 1307Mübeyyiz200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records102/130; 257
1889/90AH 1307İstifaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records102/130; 257
1889/90AH 1307Bursa kazası tahsil-i bakaya komisyonu ikinci kitabetiBursa300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records102/130; 257
1890/91AH 1308Bursa kazası tahsil-i bakaya komisyonu ikinci kitabetiBursa300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records102/130; 257
1890/91AH 1308Bursa kazası tahsil-i bakaya komisyonu ikinci kitabetiBursa400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records102/130; 257
1893/94AH 1311İstifaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records102/130; 257
1893/94AH 1311Bursa tarik bedelat-ı nakdiyesi tahsîlât kitâbeti250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records102/130; 257
1893/94AH 1311Bursa Ziraat Bankası şubesi katib sânîliği300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records102/130; 257
1893/94AH 1311mezkur şube me'mur muâvinliği vekâleti400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records102/130; 257
1894/95AH 1312mezkur muâvinliği (asalaten)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records102/130; 257
1897/98AH 1315Bursa kazası tahsil-i bakaya komisyonu ikinci kitabetiBursa0Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records102/130; 257
1897/98AH 1315InfisalBursaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records102/130; 257
1897/98AH 1315Ertuğrul sancağı muhâsebe kalemi masârifat kitâbeti (işe mübaşeret)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records102/130; 257
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 Mehmed Ataullah 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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