Mehmed Faik Efendi
Born 1853/54 (AH 1270) · Malatya · Dated entries 1874 to 1881 (AH 1291 to 1298)
Languages Arabic, Persian, Turkish
Archival reference DH. SAİD.00009.00486, s. 969
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Faik Efendi was born in Malatya in 1853/54 (AH 1270), within the İslam community. The father’s occupation was Devriye müderrisi. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Rüşdiye. The language repertoire included Arabic, Persian and Turkish. [source]
The first place of work was Malatya. Dated career entries span 1874/75 (AH 1291) to 1880/81 (AH 1298) across 8 AH years, from Malatya to Malatya, beginning with Yevmiye Tahsilat Kâtibi. More than one post or place appears in 3 of those years. Place names include Malatya and Diyarbakır. [1]
Monthly pay went from 250 kuruş in 1874/75 (AH 1291) to 400 kuruş in 1880/81 (AH 1298); the highest recorded monthly rate is 720 kuruş in 1879/80 (AH 1297). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 6 · Malatya
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1 1853/54 (AH 1270)
Malatya
Birth
2 Yevmiye Tahsilat Kâtibi
250 kuruşCalculated age 21
Vukuat Kâtibi
250 kuruşCalculated age 24
Continuing service as described
3 1878 (AH 1295)
Malatya / Diyarbakır
Within-year entry order unresolved
Vukuat Kâtibi
250 kuruşCalculated age 25
Continuing service as described
Birinci Fırka-i Seyyare Muharrir-i Sanisi
435 kuruşCalculated age 25
4 1878/79 (AH 1296)
Diyarbakır
Beşinci Fırka Muharrir-i Sanisi
360 kuruşCalculated age 26
5 1879/80 (AH 1297)
Diyarbakır / Malatya
Within-year entry order unresolved
Ondördüncü Fırka Muharrir-i Evveli
720 kuruşCalculated age 27
Vukuat Kâtibi
225 kuruşCalculated age 27
6 Vukuat Kâtibi
225 kuruşCalculated age 28
Tahrir-i Vergi Kâtibi
400 kuruşCalculated age 28
2 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.
- Evrak Kalemi ve Tahrir-i Nüfus stajyeri · Malatya · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- First work as recorded · Malatya · Year not recorded
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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| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 250 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 22.7% | 882 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 250 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 21.9% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 250 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 23.5% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 250 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 23.3% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 435 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 49.5% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 360 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 41.7% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 720 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 72.8% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 400 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 47.0% | 1448 |
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- Malatya225 to 400
- Diyarbakır360 to 720
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
- Malatya139 other officialsAhmed Turan Efendi born 1853/54 (AH 1270); highest salary 250 kuruş
- Malatya28 other officialsAbdullah Şükrü Efendi 7 shared years; highest salary 600 kuruş
- 1874/75 (AH 1291)151 other officialsAli Vehbi Efendi 1 first entry in Sinop; no salary recorded
Education and personal record
Schooling Sıbyan mektebi; Rüşdiye [source]
Honours and other personal details
- Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
- 0 (recorded code) [source]
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i ahval defterlerine göre Malatya doğumlu memurlar: 1879-1909
RAMAZAN ÇELEM · 2014 · Pages 300, 301
DH. SAİD.00009.00486, s. 969
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 8 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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