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Yusuf Cemil 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

Yusuf Cemil Efendi was born in Kilis in 1869/70 (AH 1286). Work began in Gaziantep (Antep) in 1885/86, at about 16. The first annual entry, for 1885/86, places Yusuf Cemil in Gaziantep as Telgrafhane mülazımı. Yusuf Cemil then moved to Van from 1887 to 1891. Alongside, the lists for 1890 to 1893 give a second post, in Siirt as Telgraf merkezi muhabere memuru. Alongside, the lists for 1892 to 1898 give a second post, in Erciş as Telgraf merkezi muhabere memuru. Alongside, the lists for 1897/98 give a second post, in Jisr al-Shughur as Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü. Alongside, the lists for 1897 to 1899 give a second post, in Omeraga as Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü. Alongside, the lists for 1898 to 1901 give a second post, in Ereğli as Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü. The last entries, from 1901 to 1906, name Yusuf Cemil as Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü, with no place. Few officials served in as many places; fewer than 6 per cent of the 6,605 officials with a place of service did.

The salary went from 400 kuruş a month in 1889/90 to 540 in 1898/99, the peak, in Ereğli, when 65 per cent of paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1905/06.

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 9 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1885/861887/881890/911892/931897/981897/981898/9912345678KilisGaziantepVanSiirtErcişJisr al-ShughurOmeragaEreğli

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 9 (Yarpuz (Cebel-i Bereket)).

  1. Kilis

    Born 1869/70 (AH 1286)

  2. Gaziantep (Antep)

    First work 1885/86 (AH 1303); 1885/86 (AH 1303)

    Telgrafhane mülazımı

    entries in 1 year

  3. Van

    1887 to 1891 (AH 1305 to 1308)

    No annual entry for 1886/87 (AH 1304) before it.

    Telgraf merkezi muhabere memuru vekili 1887/88 (AH 1305); Telgraf merkezi muhabere memuru 1889 to 1891 (AH 1307 to 1308)

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

    No annual entry for 1888/89 (AH 1306).

  4. Siirt

    1890 to 1893 (AH 1308 to 1310)

    Telgraf merkezi muhabere memuru

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  5. Erciş

    1892 to 1898 (AH 1310 to 1315)

    Telgraf merkezi muhabere memuru

    475 to 500 kuruş a month; entries in 6 years

  6. Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur)

    1897/98 (AH 1315)

    Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  7. Omeraga

    1897 to 1899 (AH 1315 to 1316)

    Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  8. Ereğli

    1898 to 1901 (AH 1316 to 1318)

    Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü

    540 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  9. Yarpuz (Cebel-i Bereket) as worded, no place record not on the map

    1901 to 1906 (AH 1319 to 1323)

    Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü

    540 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entry02004006001886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 1322540 kuruşTelgraf merkezi muhabere memuruTelgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 1322This 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 Yusuf Cemil Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1889/904004001,00046%
1890/914004001,00045%
1891/9240040050045%
1892/935004001,00056%
1893/945004001,00055%
1894/9550040047555%
1895/9650040075055%
1896/975004501,00052%
1897/9850040086056%
1898/9954040039065%
1899/190054040040064%
1900/0154040038063%
1901/0254040062%
1902/0354040063%
1903/0454040562%
1904/0554040063%
1905/0654043061%

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 Yusuf Cemil Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1885/86AH 1303First workGaziantep (Antep)
1885/86AH 1303Telgrafhane mülazımıGaziantep (Antep)
No annual entry: 1886/87 (AH 1304)
1887/88AH 1305Telgraf merkezi muhabere memuru vekiliVan
No annual entry: 1888/89 (AH 1306)
1889 to 1891AH 1307 to 1308Telgraf merkezi muhabere memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1889/90400
1890/91400
Van400
1890 to 1893AH 1308 to 1310Telgraf merkezi muhabere memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1890/91400
1891/92400
1892/93400
Siirt400
1892 to 1898AH 1310 to 1315Telgraf merkezi muhabere memuru
7 entries
YearSalary
1892/93475
1892/93500
1893/94500
1894/95500
1895/96500
1896/97500
1897/98500
Erciş475 to 500
1897/98AH 1315Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürüJisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur)500
1897 to 1899AH 1315 to 1316Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü
2 entries
YearSalary
1897/98400
1898/99400
Omeraga400
1898 to 1901AH 1316 to 1318Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü
4 entries
YearSalary
1898/99540
1899/1900540
1900/01540
1900/01
Ereğli540
1901 to 1906AH 1319 to 1323Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü
7 entries
YearSalary
1901/02540
1902/03540
1903/04540
1904/05540
1905/06540
1905/06
1905/06
540

Record

Personal

Born
1869/70 (AH 1286)
Birthplace
Kilis

First work

Year
1885/86 (AH 1303)

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 17 officials with entries in Van in the same years, 16 have a recorded salary; Yusuf Cemil Efendi had the 12th highest salary of them.

All 56 officials with entries in Van

Same birthplace

Of the 72 officials born in Kilis, 62 have a recorded salary; Yusuf Cemil Efendi had the 26th highest salary of them.

The page of Kilis, with the 72 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 181 officials whose first annual entry is for 1885/86 (AH 1303), 164 have a recorded salary; Yusuf Cemil Efendi had the 75th highest salary of them.

All 181 officials whose first annual entry is for 1885/86 (AH 1303)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Yusuf Cemil Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1885/86AH 1303Telgrafhane mülazımıGaziantep (Antep)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİDd. 102/229
1887/88AH 1305Telgraf merkezi muhabere memuru vekiliVanAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİDd. 102/229
1889/90AH 1307Telgraf merkezi muhabere memuruVan400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİDd. 102/229
1890/91AH 1308Telgraf merkezi muhabere memuruVan400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİDd. 102/229
1890/91AH 1308Telgraf merkezi muhabere memuruSiirt400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİDd. 102/229
1891/92AH 1309Telgraf merkezi muhabere memuruSiirt400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİDd. 102/229
1892/93AH 1310Telgraf merkezi muhabere memuruSiirt400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİDd. 102/229
1892/93AH 1310Telgraf merkezi muhabere memuruErciş475Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİDd. 102/229
1892/93AH 1310Telgraf merkezi muhabere memuruErciş500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİDd. 102/229
1893/94AH 1311Telgraf merkezi muhabere memuruErciş500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİDd. 102/229
1894/95AH 1312Telgraf merkezi muhabere memuruErciş500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİDd. 102/229
1895/96AH 1313Telgraf merkezi muhabere memuruErciş500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİDd. 102/229
1896/97AH 1314Telgraf merkezi muhabere memuruErciş500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİDd. 102/229
1897/98AH 1315Telgraf merkezi muhabere memuruErciş500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİDd. 102/229
1897/98AH 1315Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürüJisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİDd. 102/229
1897/98AH 1315Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürüOmeraga400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİDd. 102/229
1898/99AH 1316Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürüOmeraga400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİDd. 102/229
1898/99AH 1316Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürüEreğli540Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİDd. 102/229
1899/1900AH 1317Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürüEreğli540Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİDd. 102/229
1900/01AH 1318Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürüEreğli540Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİDd. 102/229
1900/01AH 1318Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü (Azil)EreğliAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİDd. 102/229
1901/02AH 1319Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürüYarpuz (Cebel-i Bereket)540Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİDd. 102/229
1902/03AH 1320Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürüYarpuz (Cebel-i Bereket)540Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİDd. 102/229
1903/04AH 1321Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürüYarpuz (Cebel-i Bereket)540Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİDd. 102/229
1904/05AH 1322Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürüYarpuz (Cebel-i Bereket)540Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİDd. 102/229
1905/06AH 1323Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürüYarpuz (Cebel-i Bereket)540Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİDd. 102/229
1905/06AH 1323Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü (İnfisal)Yarpuz (Cebel-i Bereket)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİDd. 102/229
1905/06AH 1323Telgraf ve posta merkezi müdürü (Azil)Yarpuz (Cebel-i Bereket)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİDd. 102/229
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 Yusuf Cemil 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.

Subjects