Mehmed Hamdî Efendi
Born 1845/46 (AH 1262) · Kilis · Dated entries 1863 to 1882 (AH 1280 to 1299)
Languages Arabic, Turkish
Archival reference DH. SAİDd. 10/90
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Hamdî Efendi was born in Kilis in 1845/46 (AH 1262). The father’s occupation was Sipahi. Schooling included Kilis sıbyan mektebi; özel muallim. The language repertoire included Arabic and Turkish. [source]
Service began in Aleppo (Halep) in 1863/64 (AH 1280). Dated career entries span 1863/64 (AH 1280) to 1881/82 (AH 1299) across 17 AH years, from Aleppo (Halep) to Kahramanmaraş (Maraş), beginning with Zaptiye kalemi mülazımı. More than one post or place appears in 3 of those years. Place names include Aleppo (Halep), İzziye, Mersin and Kahramanmaraş (Maraş). [1]
Monthly pay went from 300 kuruş in 1866/67 (AH 1283) to 600 kuruş in 1881/82 (AH 1299); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,185 kuruş in 1872/73 (AH 1289). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 7 · Kilis
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1 1845/46 (AH 1262)
Kilis
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 18
Zaptiye kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 18
3 Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu kalemi üçüncü sınıf refakat kâtibi
300 kuruşCalculated age 21
Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu kalemi üçüncü sınıf refakat kâtibi
300 kuruşCalculated age 22
Continuing service as described
4 1868/69 (AH 1285)
Aleppo (Halep) / İzziye
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: İzziye
Tahrir-i emlak komisyonu kalemi üçüncü sınıf refakat kâtibi
300 kuruşCalculated age 23
Continuing service as described
İzziye
Vukuat kâtibi
250 kuruşCalculated age 23
5 1869/70 (AH 1286) · 3 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1286, 1287, 1288. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Fırka-i seyyare refakat kâtibi
500 kuruşCalculated age 24
Fırka-i seyyare refakat kâtibi
500 kuruşCalculated age 26
Continuing service as described
6 1872/73 (AH 1289)
Place not recorded / Mersin
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Place not recorded
Fırka-i seyyare refakat kâtibi
500 kuruşCalculated age 27
Continuing service as described
Seyyar fırka tahrir memuru
1,185 kuruşCalculated age 27
7 1874/75 (AH 1291) · 9 recorded years
Kahramanmaraş (Maraş)
AH entries: 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Komisyon kalemi başkâtibi
475 kuruşCalculated age 29
Tahrir ve vergi memuru
600 kuruşCalculated age 37
4 entries without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Gümrük idaresi memuru · Aleppo (Halep) · Undated · 150 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Gümrük idaresi memuru (İstifa) · Aleppo (Halep) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Zaptiye kalemi hizmeti · Aleppo (Halep) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Seyyar fırka tahrir memuru (İnfisal) · Mersin · 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
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How the comparison is calculated
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Amounts are nominal monthly kuruş in years with a recorded salary. Gaps are left blank; values are not adjusted for prices. Explicitly unpaid zero entries remain in the chronology and are omitted from logarithmic salary plots.
View the yearly values
| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1866/67 (AH 1283) | 300 | 400 | 146 to 2,000 | 31.7% | 399 |
| 1867/68 (AH 1284) | 300 | 458 | 150 to 2,500 | 29.7% | 435 |
| 1868/69 (AH 1285) | 300 | 475 | 150 to 3,000 | 28.0% | 505 |
| 1869/70 (AH 1286) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 2,250 | 55.1% | 609 |
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 54.9% | 649 |
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 500 | 420.5 | 125 to 2,375 | 54.4% | 712 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 1,185 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 79.6% | 736 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 475 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 52.8% | 882 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 475 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 51.8% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 475 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 52.5% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 475 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 52.1% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 475 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 51.7% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 475 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 53.6% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 475 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 55.5% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 475 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 58.6% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 600 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 67.9% | 1489 |
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 rate- Kahramanmaraş (Maraş)475 to 600
- İzziye250
- Mersin1,185
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 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
- Kilis71 other officialsİbrahim Fehim Efendi born 1845 (AH 1261); highest salary 2,500 kuruş
- Kahramanmaraş (Maraş)6 other officialsMustafa Efendi 8 shared years; highest salary 360 kuruş
- 1863/64 (AH 1280)71 other officialsMehmed Zati Efendi first entry in Travnik; highest salary 420 kuruş
Education and personal record
Schooling Kilis sıbyan mektebi; özel muallim [source]
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicili Ahval kayıtlarına göre Kilisli memurlar
MEHMET YILMAZ · 2022 · Pages 28, 29
DH. SAİDd. 10/90
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 17 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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