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Mehmed Necip Bey

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 Mehmed Necip Bey began in Diyarbakır in 1846/47 (AH 1263). Mehmed Necip began work in 1868/69, at about 21, on a first salary of 1,050 kuruş. The annual lists begin in 1868/69, with Mehmed Necip as Nahiye Muduru and no place named. Mehmed Necip then moved to Diyarbakır, Diyadin and Silvan from 1869 to 1883. Alongside, the lists for 1882 to 1885 give a second post, in Palu as Kaymakam. Alongside, the lists for 1884 to 1889 give a second post, in Lice as Kaymakam. For 1889 to 1892 the lists have no entry. Alongside, the lists for 1886/87 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Kaymakam. Next came Lice from 1887 to 1889. Alongside, the lists for 1887/88 give a second post, in Cizre as Kaymakam. Alongside, the lists for 1896 to 1900 give a second post, in Ordu as Kaymakam. Alongside, the lists for 1899/1900 give a second post, in Bulanık as Kaymakam. The last entries, from 1901 to 1907, name Mehmed Necip as Kaymakam, with no place. Eight places in all, a number reached by fewer than 4 per cent of the 6,605 officials with a place of service.

Pay rose from 1,050 kuruş a month in 1868/69 to a peak of 2,500 in 1894/95, as Kaymakam, when 95 per cent of paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1906/07.

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 15 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1869/701877/781881/821882/831884/851887/881896/971899/19001345679101213DiyarbakırDiyadinSilvanPaluLiceCizreOrduBulanık

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Vergülü), stop 8 (Çermik), stop 11 (Hasbiya), stop 14 (Eruh), stop 15 (Place not recorded).

  1. Diyarbakır

    Born 1846/47 (AH 1263)

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

    1868/69 (AH 1285)

    Nahiye Muduru

    1,050 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  3. Diyarbakır

    1869 to 1877 (AH 1286 to 1293)

    İkinci Sınıf Tenkisat Memuru 1869/70 (AH 1286); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1876/77 (AH 1293)

    1,100 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  4. Diyadin

    1877/78 (AH 1294)

    No annual entry for 1870 to 1876 (AH 1287 to 1292) before it.

    Kaymakam

    1,300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  5. Silvan

    1881 to 1883 (AH 1299 to 1300)

    No annual entry for 1878 to 1881 (AH 1295 to 1298) before it.

    Kaymakam

    1,250 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  6. Palu

    1882 to 1885 (AH 1300 to 1302)

    Kaymakam

    1,250 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  7. Lice

    1884 to 1889 (AH 1302 to 1306)

    Kaymakam

    1,250 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

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

    1886/87 (AH 1304)

    Kaymakam 1886/87 (AH 1304); Kaymakam (Görevin sona ermesi) 1886/87 (AH 1304)

    1,250 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  9. Lice

    1887 to 1889 (AH 1305 to 1306)

    Kaymakam (Nakil)

    entries in 2 years

  10. Cizre

    1887 to 1893 (AH 1305 to 1310)

    Kaymakam 1887/88 (AH 1305); Azil (dismissal (a note on status, not a job)) 1888/89 (AH 1306); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1888 to 1893 (AH 1306 to 1310)

    1,500 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  11. Hasbiya as worded, no place record not on the map

    1893 to 1897 (AH 1311 to 1314)

    No annual entry for 1889 to 1892 (AH 1307 to 1309) before it.

    Kaymakam

    1,750 to 2,500 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  12. Ordu

    1896 to 1900 (AH 1314 to 1317)

    Kaymakam

    2,250 to 2,500 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  13. Bulanık

    1899/1900 (AH 1317)

    Kaymakam

    2,250 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  14. Eruh as worded, no place record not on the map

    1901 to 1904 (AH 1319 to 1321)

    No annual entry for 1900/01 (AH 1318) before it.

    Kaymakam 1901/02 (AH 1319); Azil (dismissal (a note on status, not a job)) 1903/04 (AH 1321)

    2,250 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  15. Place not recorded not on the map

    1906/07 (AH 1324)

    No annual entry for 1904 to 1906 (AH 1322 to 1323) before it.

    Kaymakam (kaza adı okunamamış)

    2,250 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 entryno entry01,0002,0003,0001869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 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 13242,500 kuruşKaymakamKaymakam
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0002,0005,0001869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 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 1324This 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 Mehmed Necip Bey against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1868/691,05047575%
1869/701,10040073078%
1877/781,3004501,67050084%
1881/821,2504001,25050086%
1882/831,2504001,250587.586%
1883/841,2504001,25050087%
1884/851,2504001,25057586%
1885/861,2504001,25075086%
1886/871,2504001,25090085%
1887/881,5004001,25075088%
1888/891,2504001,25075085%
1893/941,7504001,55092%
1894/952,5004001,25095%
1895/962,5004001,25094%
1896/972,5004501,25094%
1897/982,2504001,512.554094%
1898/992,2504001,12555094%
1899/19002,2504001,12552094%
1901/022,2504001,22593%
1906/072,25045094%

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 Necip Bey, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1868/69AH 1285First work1,050first-salary field
1868/69AH 1285Nahiye Muduru1,050
1869/70AH 1286İkinci Sınıf Tenkisat MemuruDiyarbakır1,100
No annual entry: 1870 to 1876 (AH 1287 to 1292)
1876/77AH 1293Infisala note on status, not a job
1877/78AH 1294KaymakamDiyadin1,300
No annual entry: 1878 to 1881 (AH 1295 to 1298)
1881 to 1883AH 1299 to 1300Kaymakam
2 entries
YearSalary
1881/821,250
1882/831,250
Silvan1,250
1882 to 1885AH 1300 to 1302Kaymakam
3 entries
YearSalary
1882/831,250
1883/841,250
1884/851,250
Palu1,250
1884 to 1889AH 1302 to 1306Kaymakam
5 entries
YearSalary
1884/851,250
1885/861,250
1886/871,250
1887/881,250
1888/891,250
Lice1,250
1886/87AH 1304Kaymakam1,250
1886/87AH 1304Kaymakam (Görevin sona ermesi)
1887 to 1889AH 1305 to 1306Kaymakam (Nakil)
2 entries
YearSalary
1887/88
1888/89
Lice
1887/88AH 1305KaymakamCizre1,500
1888/89AH 1306Azildismissal (a note on status, not a job)
1888/89AH 1306Infisala note on status, not a job
No annual entry: 1889 to 1892 (AH 1307 to 1309)
1892/93AH 1310Infisala note on status, not a job
1893 to 1897AH 1311 to 1314Kaymakam
5 entries
YearSalary
1893/941,750
1894/95
1894/952,500
1895/962,500
1896/972,500
1,750 to 2,500
1896 to 1900AH 1314 to 1317Kaymakam
5 entries
YearSalary
1896/972,500
1896/972,250
1897/982,250
1898/992,250
1899/19002,250
Ordu2,500 to 2,250
1899/1900AH 1317KaymakamBulanık2,250
No annual entry: 1900/01 (AH 1318)
1901/02AH 1319Kaymakam2,250
No annual entry: 1902/03 (AH 1320)
1903/04AH 1321Azildismissal (a note on status, not a job)
No annual entry: 1904 to 1906 (AH 1322 to 1323)
1906/07AH 1324Kaymakam (kaza adı okunamamış)2,250

Record

Personal

Born
1846/47 (AH 1263)
Birthplace
Diyarbakır

First work

Year
1868/69 (AH 1285)

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 post (job title and place), same years

Of the 2 officials who held Kaymakam in Cizre in the same years, Mehmed Necip Bey had the highest salary.

Same place, same years

Of the 3 officials with entries in Lice in the same years, Mehmed Necip Bey had the highest salary.

All 15 officials with entries in Lice

Same job title, same years

Of the 168 officials with the title Kaymakam in the same years, 132 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Necip Bey had the 21st highest salary of them.

All 265 officials with the title Kaymakam

Same birthplace

Of the 45 officials born in Diyarbakır, 42 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Necip Bey had the 18th highest salary of them.

The page of Diyarbakır, with the 45 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 112 officials whose first annual entry is for 1868/69 (AH 1285), 99 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Necip Bey had the 12th highest salary of them.

All 112 officials whose first annual entry is for 1868/69 (AH 1285)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmed Necip Bey
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1868/69AH 1285Nahiye MuduruVergülü1,050Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1869/70AH 1286İkinci Sınıf Tenkisat MemuruDiyarbakır1,100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1876/77AH 1293InfisalAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1877/78AH 1294KaymakamDiyadin1,300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1881/82AH 1299KaymakamSilvan1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1882/83AH 1300KaymakamSilvan1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1882/83AH 1300KaymakamPalu1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1883/84AH 1301KaymakamPalu1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1884/85AH 1302KaymakamPalu1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1884/85AH 1302KaymakamLice1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1885/86AH 1303KaymakamLice1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1886/87AH 1304KaymakamLice1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1886/87AH 1304KaymakamÇermik1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1886/87AH 1304Kaymakam (Görevin sona ermesi)ÇermikAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1887/88AH 1305KaymakamLice1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1887/88AH 1305Kaymakam (Nakil)LiceAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1887/88AH 1305KaymakamCizre1,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1888/89AH 1306KaymakamLice1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1888/89AH 1306Kaymakam (Azil)LiceAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1888/89AH 1306AzilAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1888/89AH 1306InfisalAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1892/93AH 1310InfisalAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1893/94AH 1311KaymakamHasbiya1,750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1894/95AH 1312KaymakamHasbiyaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1894/95AH 1312KaymakamEruh2,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1895/96AH 1313KaymakamEruh2,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1896/97AH 1314KaymakamEruh2,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1896/97AH 1314KaymakamOrdu2,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1896/97AH 1314KaymakamOrdu2,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1897/98AH 1315KaymakamOrdu2,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1898/99AH 1316KaymakamOrdu2,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1899/1900AH 1317KaymakamOrdu2,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1899/1900AH 1317KaymakamBulanık2,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1901/02AH 1319KaymakamEruh2,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1903/04AH 1321AzilAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1906/07AH 1324Kaymakam (kaza adı okunamamış)2,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
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 Necip Bey 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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