MEHMED RÜġDÜ EFENDĠ

Born 1869/70 (AH 1286) · Antalya · Dated entries 1881 to 1900 (AH 1299 to 1317)

Languages Turkish

Archival reference BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00124 – 00005 /7

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The life

MEHMED RÜġDÜ EFENDĠ was born in Antalya in 1869/70 (AH 1286). The father’s occupation was Asâkir-i zabtiye yüzbaşısı. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Antalya Rüşdiye Mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish.^[1]

Service began in Antalya in 1881/82 (AH 1299). Dated career entries span 1881/82 (AH 1299) to 1899/1900 (AH 1317) across 19 AH years, beginning with Telgrafhane mülazımı. More than one post or place appears in 4 of those years. Place names include Antalya, Damascus (Şam), Thessaloniki (Selanik) and Razlog (Razlık) and 2 other named places.^[1]

Monthly pay went from 285 kuruş in 1887/88 (AH 1305) to 600 kuruş in 1899/1900 (AH 1317); the highest recorded monthly rate is 600 kuruş in 1899/1900 (AH 1317).^[1]

Personal record

Birth: Antalya · 1869/70 (AH 1286)^[source]
Father’s occupation: Asâkir-i zabtiye yüzbaşısı^[source]
Education: Sıbyan mektebi; Antalya Rüşdiye Mektebi^[source]
First work: 1881/82 (AH 1299) · Antalya^[source]
Age at first work: 13^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
Apprenticeship: 6^[source]Duration as recorded; the interval is not dated here.

Career in numbers

19
Dated AH years: 6
Career place names: 1
Entries without a resolved year: 13
Salary years: 285 → 600
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month: 600
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month: 67.4%
Peers paid less in last year

About these numbers

Dated AH years. Across career and documentary records; not tenure.
Career place names. Distinct place labels; some may not be mapped.
Entries without a resolved year. The original calendar wording remains available without inventing an annual year.
Salary years. One highest recorded monthly rate per official-year; gaps are blank.
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month. 1887/88 (AH 1305) to 1899/1900 (AH 1317); nominal rates in observed years.
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month. 1899/1900 (AH 1317)
Peers paid less in last year. Share of other officials in the annual salary reference with lower pay in 1899/1900 (AH 1317).

Life and career

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Stage 1 of 10 · Antalya

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1869/70 (AH 1286)
Antalya
1. Birth
  Personal record & evidence →
2
1881/82 (AH 1299)
Antalya
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. First work as recorded
  Calculated age 13
  Personal record & evidence →
2. Telgrafhane mülazımı
  Calculated age 13
  Entry & evidence →[1]
3
1882/83 (AH 1300) · 5 recorded years
Antalya
AH entries: 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304. Gaps remain open.
1. Telgrafhane mülazımı
  Calculated age 14
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Telgrafhane mülazımı
  Calculated age 18
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 5 recorded entries in this stage →
4
1887/88 (AH 1305)
Antalya / Damascus (Şam)
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. Antalya
  Telgrafhane mülazımı
  Calculated age 19
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Damascus (Şam)
  Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru
  285 kuruşCalculated age 19
  Entry & evidence →[1]
5
1888/89 (AH 1306)
Damascus (Şam) / Thessaloniki (Selanik)
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. Damascus (Şam)
  Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru
  285 kuruşCalculated age 20
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Thessaloniki (Selanik)
  Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru
  380 kuruşCalculated age 20
  Entry & evidence →[1]
6
1889/90 (AH 1307) · 4 recorded years
Thessaloniki (Selanik)
AH entries: 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310. Gaps remain open.
1. Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru
  380 kuruşCalculated age 21
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru
  380 kuruşCalculated age 24
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 4 recorded entries in this stage →
7
1893/94 (AH 1311)
Thessaloniki (Selanik) / Razlog (Razlık)
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. Thessaloniki (Selanik)
  Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru
  380 kuruşCalculated age 25
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Razlog (Razlık)
  Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru
  500 kuruşCalculated age 25
  Entry & evidence →[1]
8
1894/95 (AH 1312) · 3 recorded years
Razlog (Razlık)
AH entries: 1312, 1313, 1314. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru
  500 kuruşCalculated age 26
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru (İnfisal)
  Calculated age 28
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 4 recorded entries in this stage →
9
1897/98 (AH 1315) · 2 recorded years
Moro
AH entries: 1315, 1316. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Moro
1. Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru
  500 kuruşCalculated age 29
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru
  500 kuruşCalculated age 30
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
10
1899/1900 (AH 1317)
Moro / Liskovac
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Moro; Liskovac
1. Moro
  Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru
  500 kuruşCalculated age 31
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Liskovac
  Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru
  600 kuruşCalculated age 31
  Entry & evidence →[1]

1 entry without a resolved year

These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.

Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru · Liskovac · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]

Gregorian spans accompany recorded AH years; exact dates retain their cited wording. Stated ages are labelled; other ages are calculated only within the same recorded calendar. Missing amounts remain unrecorded; zero remains zero.

Pay over time

Pay in its time

Current collection salary comparison

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Relative pay percentileShare of other annual-entry officials paid less

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Monthly nominal kuruş. “Paid less” is the share of other officials in the same-year annual-entry sample with lower recorded pay; N is official-year observations.
AH year	Official rate	Sample median	Sample p10 to p90	Paid less	N
1887/88 (AH 1305)	285	400	150 to 1,500	27.7%	1762
1888/89 (AH 1306)	380	400	135 to 1,500	44.2%	1797
1889/90 (AH 1307)	380	400	130 to 1,500	44.4%	1874
1890/91 (AH 1308)	380	400	125 to 1,500	43.9%	1896
1891/92 (AH 1309)	380	400	140 to 1,600	43.8%	1927
1892/93 (AH 1310)	380	400	135 to 1,500	43.2%	1935
1893/94 (AH 1311)	500	400	140 to 1,400	55.4%	1929
1894/95 (AH 1312)	500	400	140 to 1,500	55.4%	2004
1895/96 (AH 1313)	500	400	140 to 1,500	55.1%	1981
1896/97 (AH 1314)	500	450	150 to 1,575	52.8%	2119
1897/98 (AH 1315)	500	400	140 to 1,425	56.9%	1891
1898/99 (AH 1316)	500	400	144 to 1,400	55.8%	1844
1899/1900 (AH 1317)	600	400	140 to 1,440	67.4%	1821

Career patterns and pay

Recorded pay over the career

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Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries

Antalya7
1881 to 1888 (AH 1299 to 1305)
Thessaloniki (Selanik)6
1888 to 1894 (AH 1306 to 1311)
Razlog (Razlık)4
1893 to 1897 (AH 1311 to 1314)
Moro3
1897 to 1900 (AH 1315 to 1317)
Damascus (Şam)2
1887 to 1889 (AH 1305 to 1306)
Liskovac1
1899/1900 (AH 1317)

Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.

Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate

Thessaloniki (Selanik)380
Razlog (Razlık)500
Moro500
Damascus (Şam)285
Liskovac600

Ranges retain different rates and source assertions. Retirement amounts are separate from post pay.

Titles across the recorded years

Distinct AH years with each recorded title

Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru13
1887 to 1900 (AH 1305 to 1317)
Telgrafhane mülazımı7
1881 to 1888 (AH 1299 to 1305)

The most recorded title wordings. A year may include more than one title; these counts do not establish promotions or continuous tenure.

Related officials in the salary reference

Antalya242 other officialsMehmed Mekki Efendi born 1869/70 (AH 1286); highest salary 1,500 kuruş
Antalya40 other officialsSalih Efendi 7 shared years; highest salary 607.5 kuruş
1881/82 (AH 1299)187 other officialsHÜSEYĠN HÜSNÜ EFENDĠ first entry in Antalya; highest salary 250 kuruş

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Education and personal record

Schooling Sıbyan mektebi; Antalya Rüşdiye Mektebi^[source]

Language skills and historical terms

Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.

Turkish · Kitâbetokur yazar^[1]

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Sources and evidence

Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Antalyalı memurlar (1879-1909)
MEHMET FATİH DEMİRDAŞ · 2019 · Pages 168, 169
142 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00124 – 00005 /7

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