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Mehmed Hâzım 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 Hâzım Efendi began in Malatya in 1858/59 (AH 1275). Mehmed Hâzım studied at a school for young children (Sıbyan Mektebi). At about 16, in 1875/76, Mehmed Hâzım began work in Izmir (İzmir). The first annual entry, for 1875/76, names Mehmed Hâzım as Tahrirat Kalemi stajyeri, with no place. Mehmed Hâzım then moved to Ayvalık in 1880/81. Alongside, the lists for 1880 to 1883 give a second post, in Dikili as Rüsumat kâtibi. Alongside, the lists for 1882 to 1899 give a second post, in a post with no place named as istifa (İnfisal). The lists have no entry for 1884 to 1898.

Pay rose from 200 kuruş a month in 1877/78 to a peak of 300 in 1883/84, as a customs official (Rüsumat Memuru), when 28 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, five years of salary come to 13,920 kuruş, 56 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The final annual entry is for 1898/99.

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
1875/761880/811256MalatyaIzmirAyvalık, Dikili

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 3 (İzmir Osmanlı Gümrüğü), stop 4 (Place not recorded), stop 7 (Place not recorded), stop 8 (Havza), stop 9 (Place not recorded).

  1. Malatya

    Born 1858/59 (AH 1275)

  2. Izmir (İzmir)

    First work 1875/76 (AH 1292)

  3. İzmir Osmanlı Gümrüğü as worded, no place record not on the map

    1875 to 1878 (AH 1292 to 1294)

    Tahrirat Kalemi stajyeri

    200 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  4. Place not recorded not on the map

    1878/79 (AH 1296)

    No annual entry for 1878 (AH 1295) before it.

    istifa (İnfisal)

    entries in 1 year

  5. Ayvalık

    1880/81 (AH 1298)

    No annual entry for 1879/80 (AH 1297) before it.

    Rüsumat Müdüriyeti kolcusu

    120 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  6. Dikili

    1880 to 1883 (AH 1298 to 1300)

    Rüsumat kâtibi

    160 to 250 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  7. Place not recorded not on the map

    1882/83 (AH 1300)

    istifa (İnfisal)

    entries in 1 year

  8. Havza as worded, no place record not on the map

    1883/84 (AH 1301)

    Rüsumat Memuru

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  9. Place not recorded not on the map

    1898/99 (AH 1316)

    No annual entry for 1884 to 1898 (AH 1302 to 1315) before it.

    Hastalık nedeniyle yerine başkası tayin (İnfisal)

    entries in 1 year

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entryno entry01002003001875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 1316300 kuruşRüsumat kâtibi
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 1316This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, 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 Mehmed Hâzım Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1877/7820045015%
1880/811604004009%
1881/8225040040019%
1882/8325040047519%
1883/8430040035028%

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 Hâzım Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1875/76AH 1292First workIzmir (İzmir)
1875 to 1878AH 1292 to 1294Tahrirat Kalemi stajyeri
5 entries
YearSalary
1875/76
1876/77
1877/78
1877/78
1877/78200
200
No annual entry: 1878 (AH 1295)
1878/79AH 1296istifa (İnfisal)
No annual entry: 1879/80 (AH 1297)
1880/81AH 1298Rüsumat Müdüriyeti kolcusu
2 entries
YearSalary
1880/81120
1880/81
Ayvalık120
1880 to 1883AH 1298 to 1300Rüsumat kâtibi
5 entries
YearSalary
1880/81160
1881/82
1881/82250
1882/83250
1882/83
Dikili160
1882/83AH 1300istifa (İnfisal)
1883/84AH 1301Rüsumat Memuru300
No annual entry: 1884 to 1898 (AH 1302 to 1315)
1898/99AH 1316Hastalık nedeniyle yerine başkası tayin (İnfisal)

Record

Personal

Born
1858/59 (AH 1275)
Birthplace
Malatya

Education

School
Sıbyan Mektebischool for young children (primary school)

First work

Year
1875/76 (AH 1292)

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 3 officials with entries in Dikili in the same years, Mehmed Hâzım Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 8 officials with entries in Dikili

Same job title, same years

Of the 19 officials with the title Rüsumat Memuru in the same years, Mehmed Hâzım Efendi had the 18th highest salary.

All 117 officials with the title Rüsumat Memuru

Same school

Of the 563 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi among their schools, 496 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Hâzım Efendi had the 359th highest salary of them.

All 563 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 140 officials born in Malatya, 132 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Hâzım Efendi had the 88th highest salary of them.

The page of Malatya, with the 140 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 162 officials whose first annual entry is for 1875/76 (AH 1292), 143 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Hâzım Efendi had the 114th highest salary of them.

All 162 officials whose first annual entry is for 1875/76 (AH 1292)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmed Hâzım Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1875/76AH 1292Tahrirat Kalemi stajyeriİzmir Osmanlı GümrüğüAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00017.00106, s. 209
1876/77AH 1293Tahrirat Kalemi stajyeriİzmir Osmanlı GümrüğüAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00017.00106, s. 209
1877/78AH 1294Tahrirat Kalemi stajyeriİzmir Osmanlı GümrüğüAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00017.00106, s. 209
1877/78AH 1294Tahrirat Kalemi stajyeri (Nakil)İzmir Osmanlı GümrüğüAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00017.00106, s. 209
1877/78AH 1294Duhan Fabrikası muaviniPoyracık Duhan Fabrikası, İzmir200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00017.00106, s. 209
1878/79AH 1296istifa (İnfisal)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00017.00106, s. 209
1880/81AH 1298Rüsumat Müdüriyeti kolcusuAyvalık120Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00017.00106, s. 209
1880/81AH 1298Rüsumat Müdüriyeti kolcusu (Nakil)AyvalıkAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00017.00106, s. 209
1880/81AH 1298Rüsumat kâtibiDikili160Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00017.00106, s. 209
1881/82AH 1299Rüsumat kâtibiDikiliAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00017.00106, s. 209
1881/82AH 1299Rüsumat kâtibiDikili250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00017.00106, s. 209
1882/83AH 1300Rüsumat kâtibiDikili250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00017.00106, s. 209
1882/83AH 1300Rüsumat kâtibi (İstifa)DikiliAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00017.00106, s. 209
1882/83AH 1300istifa (İnfisal)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00017.00106, s. 209
1883/84AH 1301Rüsumat MemuruHavza300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00017.00106, s. 209
1898/99AH 1316Hastalık nedeniyle yerine başkası tayin (İnfisal)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAİD.00017.00106, s. 209
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 Hâzım 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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