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Ömer Recmi 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 Ömer Recmi Efendi began in Tokat in 1847/48 (AH 1264); the father's occupation was "Hekim". Work began in Tokat in 1863/64, at about 16. The first annual entry, for 1863/64, names Ömer Recmi as Gümrük stajyeri, with no place. Alongside, the lists for 1864 to 1867 give a second post, in Erbaa as Tahrirat Kâtip Muavini. At the same time, from 1866/67, the lists also place Ömer Recmi in Sivas as Tahrir Kayıt Memuru. The annual lists then follow Ömer Recmi to Zile from 1867 to 1869. The lists have no entry for 1871 to 1880. From 1880 to 1894 the annual entries place Ömer Recmi in Istanbul.

Pay rose from 250 kuruş a month in 1866/67 to a peak of 400 in 1868/69, in Zile, when 40 per cent of paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1893/94.

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
1866/671867/681880/8113457TokatErbaaSivasZileIstanbul

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Tokat Gümrük İdaresi), stop 6 (Maden-i Sim).

  1. Tokat

    Born 1847/48 (AH 1264); First work 1863/64 (AH 1280)

  2. Tokat Gümrük İdaresi as worded, no place record not on the map

    1863 to 1865 (AH 1280 to 1281)

    Gümrük stajyeri

    entries in 2 years

  3. Erbaa

    1864 to 1867 (AH 1281 to 1283)

    Tahrirat Kâtip Muavini

    entries in 3 years

  4. Sivas

    1866/67 (AH 1283)

    Tahrir Kayıt Memuru

    250 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  5. Zile

    1867 to 1869 (AH 1284 to 1285)

    Vukuat Kâtipliği Refakati

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  6. Maden-i Sim as worded, no place record not on the map

    1870/71 (AH 1287)

    No annual entry for 1869/70 (AH 1286) before it.

    Vukuat Kâtibi

    entries in 1 year

  7. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1880 to 1894 (AH 1298 to 1311)

    No annual entry for 1871 to 1880 (AH 1288 to 1297) before it.

    Vergi Tahsildarı (Altıncı/İkinci Daire, Emlak), Tahsil Kâtibi

    entries in 14 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entry01002003004001863/64AH 12801865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 1310400 kuruşVergi Tahsildarı (Altıncı/İkinci Daire, Emlak), Tahsil Kâtibi
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001863/64AH 12801865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 1310This 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 Ömer Recmi Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1866/6725040037023%
1868/6940047550040%

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 Ömer Recmi Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1863/64AH 1280First workTokat
1863 to 1865AH 1280 to 1281Gümrük stajyeri
3 entries
YearSalary
1863/64
1864/65
1864/65
1864 to 1867AH 1281 to 1283Tahrirat Kâtip Muavini
4 entries
YearSalary
1864/65
1865/66
1866/67
1866/67
Erbaa
1866/67AH 1283Tahrir Kayıt MemuruSivas250
1867 to 1869AH 1284 to 1285Vukuat Kâtipliği Refakati
2 entries
YearSalary
1867/68
1868/69400
Zile400
No annual entry: 1869/70 (AH 1286)
1870/71AH 1287Vukuat Kâtibi
2 entries
YearSalary
1870/71
1870/71
No annual entry: 1871 to 1880 (AH 1288 to 1297)
1880 to 1894AH 1298 to 1311Vergi Tahsildarı (Altıncı/İkinci Daire, Emlak), Tahsil Kâtibi
15 entries
YearSalary
1880/81
1881/82
1882/83
1883/84
1884/85
1885/86
1886/87
1887/88
1888/89
1889/90
1890/91
1891/92
1892/93
1893/94
1893/94
Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Record

Personal

Born
1847/48 (AH 1264)
Birthplace
Tokat
Father's occupation
Hekim

First work

Year
1863/64 (AH 1280)
Place
Tokat

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 477 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, 440 have a recorded salary; Ömer Recmi Efendi had the 358th highest salary of them.

All 1,057 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same birthplace

Of the 123 officials born in Tokat, 117 have a recorded salary; Ömer Recmi Efendi had the 53rd highest salary of them.

The page of Tokat, with the 123 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 72 officials whose first annual entry is for 1863/64 (AH 1280), 57 have a recorded salary; Ömer Recmi Efendi had the 51st highest salary of them.

All 72 officials whose first annual entry is for 1863/64 (AH 1280)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Ömer Recmi Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1863/64AH 1280Gümrük stajyeriTokat Gümrük İdaresiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1864/65AH 1281Gümrük stajyeriTokat Gümrük İdaresiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1864/65AH 1281Gümrük stajyeri (Nakil)Tokat Gümrük İdaresiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1864/65AH 1281Tahrirat Kâtip MuaviniErbaaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1865/66AH 1282Tahrirat Kâtip MuaviniErbaaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1866/67AH 1283Tahrirat Kâtip MuaviniErbaaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1866/67AH 1283Tahrirat Kâtip Muavini (Nakil)ErbaaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1866/67AH 1283Tahrir Kayıt MemuruSivas250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1867/68AH 1284Vukuat Kâtipliği RefakatiZileAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1868/69AH 1285Vukuat KâtibiZile400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1870/71AH 1287Vukuat KâtibiMaden-i SimAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1870/71AH 1287istifa (İnfisal)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1880/81AH 1298Vergi Tahsildarı (Altıncı/İkinci Daire, Emlak), Tahsil KâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1881/82AH 1299Vergi Tahsildarı (Altıncı/İkinci Daire, Emlak), Tahsil KâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1882/83AH 1300Vergi Tahsildarı (Altıncı/İkinci Daire, Emlak), Tahsil KâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1883/84AH 1301Vergi Tahsildarı (Altıncı/İkinci Daire, Emlak), Tahsil KâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1884/85AH 1302Vergi Tahsildarı (Altıncı/İkinci Daire, Emlak), Tahsil KâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1885/86AH 1303Vergi Tahsildarı (Altıncı/İkinci Daire, Emlak), Tahsil KâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1886/87AH 1304Vergi Tahsildarı (Altıncı/İkinci Daire, Emlak), Tahsil KâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1887/88AH 1305Vergi Tahsildarı (Altıncı/İkinci Daire, Emlak), Tahsil KâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1888/89AH 1306Vergi Tahsildarı (Altıncı/İkinci Daire, Emlak), Tahsil KâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1889/90AH 1307Vergi Tahsildarı (Altıncı/İkinci Daire, Emlak), Tahsil KâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1890/91AH 1308Vergi Tahsildarı (Altıncı/İkinci Daire, Emlak), Tahsil KâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1891/92AH 1309Vergi Tahsildarı (Altıncı/İkinci Daire, Emlak), Tahsil KâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1892/93AH 1310Vergi Tahsildarı (Altıncı/İkinci Daire, Emlak), Tahsil KâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1893/94AH 1311Vergi Tahsildarı (Altıncı/İkinci Daire, Emlak), Tahsil KâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1893/94AH 1311Vergi Tahsildarı (Altıncı/İkinci Daire, Emlak), Tahsil Kâtibi (İnfisal)Istanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation 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 Ömer Recmi 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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