Mehmed Cevad Efendi
Born 1874/75 (AH 1291) · Varna · Dated entries 1897 to 1909 (AH 1315 to 1326)
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİDd., 142/181
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Cevad Efendi was born in Varna in 1874/75 (AH 1291). The father’s occupation was Ekmekçi. Schooling included Gelibolu İbtidai Mektebi, Rüşdiye Mektebi ve İdadi Mektebi. [source]
The first place of work was Gelibolu. Dated career entries span 1897/98 (AH 1315) to 1908/09 (AH 1326) across 12 AH years, beginning with Bidayet Mahkemesi ikinci kâtibi. More than one post or place appears in 4 of those years. Place names include Eceabat, Keşan and Ezine. [1]
Monthly pay went from 225 kuruş in 1897/98 (AH 1315) to 600 kuruş in 1908/09 (AH 1326); the highest recorded monthly rate is 600 kuruş in 1908/09 (AH 1326). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 7 · Varna
How to read this map
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1 1874/75 (AH 1291)
Varna
Birth
2 1897/98 (AH 1315)
Eceabat
Bidayet Mahkemesi ikinci kâtibi
225 kuruşCalculated age 24
3 1898/99 (AH 1316)
Eceabat / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Bidayet Mahkemesi ikinci kâtibi
225 kuruşCalculated age 25
Continuing service as described
Ziraat Bankası Sandığı tahsildarı
250 kuruşCalculated age 25
4 Ziraat Bankası Sandığı tahsildarı
250 kuruşCalculated age 26
Continuing service as described
Ziraat Bankası Sandığı tahsildarı
250 kuruşCalculated age 27
Continuing service as described
5 1901/02 (AH 1319) · 2 recorded years
Eceabat / Keşan
AH entries: 1319, 1320. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Ziraat Bankası Sandığı tahsildarı
250 kuruşCalculated age 28
Continuing service as described
Ziraat Bankası Sandığı muhasebe kâtibi
500 kuruşCalculated age 29
6 1903/04 (AH 1321) · 5 recorded years
Eceabat
AH entries: 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325. Gaps remain open.
Ziraat Bankası Sandığı muhasebe kâtibi
500 kuruşCalculated age 30
Continuing service as described
Ziraat Bankası Sandığı muhasebe kâtibi
500 kuruşCalculated age 34
Continuing service as described
7 1908/09 (AH 1326)
Eceabat / Ezine
Within-year entry order unresolved
Ziraat Bankası Sandığı muhasebe kâtibi
500 kuruşCalculated age 35
Continuing service as described
Ziraat Bankası Sandığı muhasebe kâtibi
600 kuruşCalculated age 35
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.
- Gönüllü askerlik · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Gönüllü askerlik (Görevin sona ermesi) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Bidayet Mahkemesi İstintak Dairesi mülazımı · Gelibolu · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- First work as recorded · Gelibolu · 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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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 225 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 19.3% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 250 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 20.3% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 250 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 21.7% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 250 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 22.0% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 29.0% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 55.5% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 500 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 54.0% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 500 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 55.0% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 500 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 52.7% | 1423 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 500 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 51.5% | 1371 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 500 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 50.6% | 1290 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 600 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 62.0% | 1232 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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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 rateRanges 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
- Varna90 other officialsHÜSEYİN HÜSNÜ EFENDİ (D) born 1874/75 (AH 1291); highest salary 6,000 kuruş
- Eceabat2 other officialsİbrahim Edhem Efendi (Hacı) 1 shared year; highest salary 400 kuruş
- 1897/98 (AH 1315)162 other officialsMehmed Vehbi Efendi first annual entry 1897/98 (AH 1315); highest salary 250 kuruş
Education and personal record
Schooling Gelibolu İbtidai Mektebi, Rüşdiye Mektebi ve İdadi Mektebi [source]
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Varnalı devlet adamları
İSA ÖZHAN · 2024 · Pages 134, 135
BOA. DH. SAİDd., 142/181; 286 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 142/181.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 12 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 17 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.