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Mehmed Şevki 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 Mehmed Şevki Efendi began in Drama in 1842/43 (AH 1258). Mehmed Şevki began work in 1877/78, at about 35. The first annual entry, for 1877/78, names Mehmed Şevki as sağ kolağası, with no place.

The salary went from 560 kuruş a month in 1879/80 to 750 in 1893/94, the peak, as Nahiye Muduru, when three in four paid officials earned less. Over 23 years pay ended below where it began, 432 kuruş against 560. In all, 23 years of salary come to 148,260 kuruş, 1.3 times what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The last annual entry is for 1904/05.

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.

  1. Drama

    Born 1842/43 (AH 1258)

  2. Asakir-i muavene-i sultaniye 1. alay 1. tabur as worded, no place record

    1877 to 1878 (AH 1294 to 1295)

    sağ kolağası

    entries in 2 years

  3. Katrin (Katerini) as worded, no place record

    1879 to 1892 (AH 1297 to 1309)

    No annual entry for 1878/79 (AH 1296) before it.

    Nahiye Muduru 1879 to 1892 (AH 1297 to 1309); nahiye müdürü (Nakil) 1880/81 (AH 1298)

    400 to 560 kuruş a month; entries in 13 years

  4. Çeç as worded, no place record

    1883/84 (AH 1301)

    nahiye müdürü (İnfisal)

    entries in 1 year

  5. Karsındı as worded, no place record

    1890 to 1892 (AH 1308 to 1309)

    nahiye müdürü (Nakil)

    entries in 2 years

  6. Şaklava as worded, no place record

    1893 to 1898 (AH 1311 to 1315)

    No annual entry for 1892/93 (AH 1310) before it.

    Nahiye Muduru 1893 to 1898 (AH 1311 to 1315); nahiye müdürü (Azil) 1896 to 1898 (AH 1314 to 1315)

    450 to 750 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

  7. Sultaniye as worded, no place record

    1899 to 1905 (AH 1317 to 1322)

    No annual entry for 1898/99 (AH 1316) before it.

    Nahiye Muduru 1899 to 1904 (AH 1317 to 1321); nahiye müdürü (Nakil) 1901 to 1905 (AH 1319 to 1322)

    432 to 583 kuruş a month; entries in 6 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entryno entry02004006008001877/78AH 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 1322750 kuruşNahiye MuduruNahiye MuduruNahiye Mudurunahiye müdürü (Nakil)
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001877/78AH 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 1322This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same title

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 Şevki Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1879/8056040050064%
1880/8156040042567%
1881/8240040048046%
1882/8340040040046%
1883/8440040040046%
1884/8548340048059%
1885/8648340040858%
1886/8748340048057%
1887/8848340048054%
1888/8948340048055%
1889/9048340048056%
1890/91483400481.555%
1891/92483400481.556%
1893/9475040050075%
1894/9575040050074%
1895/9675040050074%
1896/9775045048073%
1897/98450400487.553%
1899/190058340049167%
1900/0158340050067%
1901/0258340048066%
1902/0354040050463%
1903/0443240546650%

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 Şevki Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1877/78AH 1294First work
1877 to 1878AH 1294 to 1295sağ kolağası
3 entries
YearSalary
1877/78
1878
1878
No annual entry: 1878/79 (AH 1296)
1879 to 1892AH 1297 to 1309Nahiye Muduru
15 entries
YearSalary
1879/80560
1880/81560
1880/81400
1881/82400
1882/83400
1883/84400
1884/85483
1885/86483
1886/87483
1887/88483
1888/89483
1889/90483
1890/91483
1890/91483
1891/92483
560 to 483
1880/81AH 1298nahiye müdürü (Nakil)
1883/84AH 1301nahiye müdürü (İnfisal)
1890 to 1892AH 1308 to 1309nahiye müdürü (Nakil)
2 entries
YearSalary
1890/91
1891/92
No annual entry: 1892/93 (AH 1310)
1893 to 1898AH 1311 to 1315Nahiye Muduru
6 entries
YearSalary
1893/94750
1894/95750
1895/96750
1896/97750
1896/97450
1897/98450
750 to 450
1896 to 1898AH 1314 to 1315nahiye müdürü (Azil)
2 entries
YearSalary
1896/97
1897/98
No annual entry: 1898/99 (AH 1316)
1899 to 1904AH 1317 to 1321Nahiye Muduru
7 entries
YearSalary
1899/1900583
1900/01583
1901/02583
1901/02540
1902/03540
1902/03432
1903/04432
583 to 432
1901 to 1905AH 1319 to 1322nahiye müdürü (Nakil)
4 entries
YearSalary
1901/02
1902/03
1903/04
1904/05

Record

Personal

Born
1842/43 (AH 1258)
Birthplace
Drama

First work

Year
1877/78 (AH 1294)

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 job title, same years

Of the 109 officials with the title Nahiye Muduru in the same years, 104 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Şevki Efendi had the 53rd highest salary of them.

All 157 officials with the title Nahiye Muduru

Same birthplace

Of the 56 officials born in Drama, 53 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Şevki Efendi had the 7th highest salary of them.

The page of Drama, with the 56 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1877/78 (AH 1294), 145 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Şevki Efendi had the 61st highest salary of them.

All 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1877/78 (AH 1294)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmed Şevki Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1877/78AH 1294sağ kolağasıAsakir-i muavene-i sultaniye 1. alay 1. taburAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1878AH 1295sağ kolağasıAsakir-i muavene-i sultaniye 1. alay 1. taburAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1878AH 1295sağ kolağası (İnfisal)Asakir-i muavene-i sultaniye 1. alay 1. taburAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1879/80AH 1297Nahiye MuduruKatrin (Katerini)560Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1880/81AH 1298Nahiye MuduruKatrin (Katerini)560Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1880/81AH 1298nahiye müdürü (Nakil)Katrin (Katerini)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1880/81AH 1298Nahiye MuduruÇeç400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1881/82AH 1299Nahiye MuduruÇeç400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1882/83AH 1300Nahiye MuduruÇeç400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1883/84AH 1301Nahiye MuduruÇeç400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1883/84AH 1301nahiye müdürü (İnfisal)ÇeçAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1884/85AH 1302Nahiye MuduruKarsındı483Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1885/86AH 1303Nahiye MuduruKarsındı483Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1886/87AH 1304Nahiye MuduruKarsındı483Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1887/88AH 1305Nahiye MuduruKarsındı483Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1888/89AH 1306Nahiye MuduruKarsındı483Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1889/90AH 1307Nahiye MuduruKarsındı483Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1890/91AH 1308Nahiye MuduruKarsındı483Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1890/91AH 1308nahiye müdürü (Nakil)KarsındıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1890/91AH 1308Nahiye MuduruSırkıntı483Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1891/92AH 1309Nahiye MuduruSırkıntı483Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1891/92AH 1309nahiye müdürü (İstifa)SırkıntıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1893/94AH 1311Nahiye MuduruŞaklava750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1894/95AH 1312Nahiye MuduruŞaklava750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1895/96AH 1313Nahiye MuduruŞaklava750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1896/97AH 1314Nahiye MuduruŞaklava750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1896/97AH 1314nahiye müdürü (Azil)ŞaklavaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1896/97AH 1314Nahiye MuduruTelafer450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1897/98AH 1315Nahiye MuduruTelafer450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1897/98AH 1315nahiye müdürü (Nakil)TelaferAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1899/1900AH 1317Nahiye MuduruSultaniye583Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1900/01AH 1318Nahiye MuduruSultaniye583Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1901/02AH 1319Nahiye MuduruSultaniye583Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1901/02AH 1319nahiye müdürü (Nakil)SultaniyeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1901/02AH 1319Nahiye MuduruKeyl540Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1902/03AH 1320Nahiye MuduruKeyl540Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1902/03AH 1320nahiye müdürü (Nakil)KeylAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1902/03AH 1320Nahiye MuduruBalik432Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1903/04AH 1321Nahiye MuduruBalik432Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1903/04AH 1321nahiye müdürü (Nakil)BalikAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
1904/05AH 1322nahiye müdürü (İstifa)BeradostAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407; 173 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 42-407.
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 Şevki 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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