İbrahim Ethem Efendi
Born 1864/65 (AH 1281) · Pirot (Şehirköy) · Dated entries 1883 to 1903 (AH 1301 to 1320)
Languages Bulgarian, Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD. 130/236
The career, year by year
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The life
İbrahim Ethem Efendi was born in Pirot (Şehirköy) in 1864/65 (AH 1281). The father’s occupation was ırgat. Schooling included Şehirköy Sıbyan ve Rüştiye mektepleri. The language repertoire included Bulgarian and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Çatalca in 1883/84 (AH 1301). Dated career entries span 1883/84 (AH 1301) to 1902/03 (AH 1320) across 7 AH years, from Çatalca to Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç), beginning with Çatalca müdüriyeti stajyeri and ending with entries for Düyûn-ı Umûmiye Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibi. More than one post or place appears in 3 of those years. Place names include Çatalca, Ayestefanos, Soufli (Sofulu) and Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç). [1]
Monthly pay went from 150 kuruş in 1884/85 (AH 1302) to 300 kuruş in 1902/03 (AH 1320); the highest recorded monthly rate is 500 kuruş in 1893/94 (AH 1311). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 7 · Pirot (Şehirköy)
How to read this map
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1 1864/65 (AH 1281)
Pirot (Şehirköy)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 20
Çatalca müdüriyeti stajyeri
Calculated age 20
3 1884/85 (AH 1302)
Çatalca / Ayestefanos / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Ayestefanos; Location not recorded
Çatalca müdüriyeti stajyeri
Calculated age 21
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
İstifa
Calculated age 21
4 Çatalca Müdürlüğüne bağlı Şah-Ruûs Dairesi memuru
250 kuruşCalculated age 23
Çocuk hâkimliği vekili
250 kuruşCalculated age 23
5 1891/92 (AH 1309) · 2 recorded years
Çatalca
AH entries: 1309, 1310. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Düyûn-ı Umûmiye Müdürlüğü geçici istihare memuru
Calculated age 28
Düyûn-ı Umûmiye Müdürlüğü geçici istihare memuru (Görevin sona ermesi)
Calculated age 29
Recorded service ending
6 1893/94 (AH 1311)
Çatalca / Soufli (Sofulu)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Düyûn-ı Umûmiye Müdürlüğü geçici istihare memuru
500 kuruşCalculated age 30
Düyûn-ı Umûmiye Müdürlüğü İkinci Dairesi memuru
350 kuruşCalculated age 30
7 1902/03 (AH 1320)
Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç)
Düyûn-ı Umûmiye Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibi
300 kuruşCalculated age 39
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 150 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 8.2% | 1748 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 250 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 20.1% | 1725 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 500 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 55.4% | 1929 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 28.8% | 1627 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
Kuruş · dated amountsSelect an amount for its date, post, place and age.
● 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- Çatalca250 to 500
- Ayestefanos150
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
- Pirot (Şehirköy)2 other officialsHalil Hilmi Efendi born 1868/69 (AH 1285); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Çatalca16 other officialsHalil Hulusi Efendi 6 shared years; highest salary 900 kuruş
- 1883/84 (AH 1301)217 other officialsİbrahim Hakkı Efendi first entry in Çatalca; highest salary 270 kuruş
Education and personal record
Schooling Şehirköy Sıbyan ve Rüştiye mektepleri [source]
Honours and other personal details
- Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
- 1 (recorded code) [source]
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Kosova doğumlu Osmanlı devlet memurları (1834-1889)
DÖNDÜ DOĞAN · 2025 · Pages 116, 117, 118
418 BOA. DH. SAİD. 130/236.; 420 BOA. DH. SAİD. 130/236.; 421 BOA. DH. SAİD. 130/236.; BOA. DH. SAİD. 130/236.
Read the original source accounts · 14 source entries →
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 7 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 14 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.