Mehmed Hamdi Efendi
Born 1867/68 (AH 1284) · Antakya · Dated entries 1883 to 1899 (AH 1301 to 1316)
Languages Arabic, Persian, Turkish
Archival reference BOA.DH.SAİD.No.69,s.79
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Hamdi Efendi was born in Antakya in 1867/68 (AH 1284). The father’s occupation was Tımar sipahi ümerası. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Kozan rüştiyesi. The language repertoire included Arabic, Persian and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Payas in 1883/84 (AH 1301). Dated career entries span 1883/84 (AH 1301) to 1898/99 (AH 1316) across 14 AH years, from Payas to Anamur, beginning with Bidayet mahkemesi kâtib-i sanisi and ending with entries for Rüsumat idaresi kâtibi. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Payas, Çokmerzimen karyesi, İskenderun and Anamur. [1]
Monthly pay went from 225 kuruş in 1883/84 (AH 1301) to 200 kuruş in 1898/99 (AH 1316); the highest recorded monthly rate is 300 kuruş in 1891/92 (AH 1309). [1]
Life and career
Follow 8 dated stages in the life. Choose a year in the life ribbon below the map. Places and earlier connections accumulate as you advance; All stops reveals the overview.
Stage 1 of 8 · Antakya
How to read this map
Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.
Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
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1 1867/68 (AH 1284)
Antakya
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 17
Bidayet mahkemesi kâtib-i sanisi
225 kuruşCalculated age 17
3 Bidayet mahkemesi kâtib-i sanisi
225 kuruşCalculated age 18
Continuing service as described
Bidayet mahkemesi kâtib-i sanisi (İnfisal)
Calculated age 18
Recorded service ending
4 1887/88 (AH 1305) · 4 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Askerlik
Calculated age 21
Askerlik (Görevin sona ermesi)
Calculated age 24
Recorded service ending
5 1891/92 (AH 1309)
Çokmerzimen karyesi
Not yet located on the map: Çokmerzimen karyesi
İpek fabrikası geçici memuru
300 kuruşCalculated age 25
6 1892/93 (AH 1310)
İskenderun / Anamur
Within-year entry order unresolved
Rüsumat nezareti stajyeri
Calculated age 26
Rüsumat idaresi kâtibi
200 kuruşCalculated age 26
7 1893/94 (AH 1311) · 5 recorded years
Anamur
AH entries: 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315. Gaps remain open.
Rüsumat idaresi kâtibi
200 kuruşCalculated age 27
Continuing service as described
Rüsumat idaresi kâtibi
200 kuruşCalculated age 31
Continuing service as described
8 1898/99 (AH 1316)
Anamur / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Rüsumat idaresi kâtibi
200 kuruşCalculated age 32
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
Azil
Calculated age 32
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
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| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 225 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 16.2% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 225 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 16.6% | 1748 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 28.5% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 200 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 15.0% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 200 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 14.0% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 200 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 15.5% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 200 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 14.9% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 200 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 12.7% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 200 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 15.0% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 200 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 14.6% | 1844 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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● Post entry● Retirement● Other status
Dated rates and labelled continuing-service entries, not total annual earnings. Missing amounts remain blank; zero remains zero.
Where the career is recorded
Distinct AH years with career entriesGaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.
Amounts recorded by place
Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rateRanges retain different rates and source assertions. Retirement amounts are separate from post pay.
Titles across the recorded years
Distinct AH years with each recorded titleThe 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
- Antakya77 other officialsMehmed Asım Efendi born 1867/68 (AH 1284); highest salary 250 kuruş
- Anamur6 other officialsMehmed Efendi 5 shared years; highest salary 400 kuruş
- 1883/84 (AH 1301)217 other officialsAli Rıza Efendi first annual entry 1883/84 (AH 1301); highest salary 400 kuruş
Education and personal record
Schooling Sıbyan mektebi; Kozan rüştiyesi [source]
Honours and other personal details
- Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
- 1 (recorded code) [source]
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Antakyalı devlet memurları, 1879 - 1909
NAZİR ÇETİN · 2015 · Pages 180, 181, 182
BOA.DH.SAİD.No.69,s.79
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 14 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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