Mehmed Tevfik Efendi
Born 1855/56 (AH 1272) · Malatya · Dated entries 1886 to 1901 (AH 1304 to 1318)
Languages Arabic, Persian, Turkish
Archival reference DH. SAİD.00076.00021, s. 39 - 40
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Tevfik Efendi was born in Malatya in 1855/56 (AH 1272), within the İslam community. Schooling included Medrese; Ayasofya Camii; Mekteb-i Hukuk-ı Şahane. The language repertoire included Arabic, Persian and Turkish. [source]
The earliest service point in the record is dated 1886/87 (AH 1304). Dated career entries span 1886/87 (AH 1304) to 1900/01 (AH 1318) across 14 AH years, beginning with maaş tahsisi (görev belirtilmemiş) and ending with entries for Merkez Bidayet Mahkemesi Hukuk Dairesi Reisi. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Gelibolu, Lüleburgaz, Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) and Bitola (Manastır). [1]
Monthly pay went from 95 kuruş in 1886/87 (AH 1304) to 2,500 kuruş in 1900/01 (AH 1318); the highest recorded monthly rate is 2,800 kuruş in 1890/91 (AH 1308). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 7 · Malatya
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1 1855/56 (AH 1272)
Malatya
Birth
2 1886/87 (AH 1304)
Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
First work as recorded
Calculated age 32
maaş tahsisi (görev belirtilmemiş)
95 kuruşCalculated age 32
3 Bidayet Mahkemesi Ceza Dairesi Reisi
1,400 kuruşCalculated age 34
Bidayet Mahkemesi Ceza Dairesi Reisi (İstifa)
Calculated age 34
Recorded service ending
4 1889/90 (AH 1307)
Lüleburgaz
Bidayet Mahkemesi Reisi
2,000 kuruşCalculated age 35
5 1890/91 (AH 1308)
Lüleburgaz / Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Bidayet Mahkemesi Reisi
2,000 kuruşCalculated age 36
Continuing service as described
Bidayet Mahkemesi Reisi
Calculated age 36
6 1891/92 (AH 1309) · 7 recorded years
Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç)
AH entries: 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Bidayet Mahkemesi Reisi
Calculated age 37
Continuing service as described
Bidayet Mahkemesi Reisi (İnfisal)
Calculated age 43
7 1898/99 (AH 1316) · 3 recorded years
Bitola (Manastır)
AH entries: 1316, 1317, 1318. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Merkez Bidayet Mahkemesi Hukuk Dairesi Reisi
2,500 kuruşCalculated age 44
Merkez Bidayet Mahkemesi Hukuk Dairesi Reisi (Azil)
Calculated age 46
5 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.
- Merkez Bidayet Mahkemesi Hukuk Dairesi (Reisi) · Diyarbakır · Undated · 2,500 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Merkez Bidayet Mahkemesi Hukuk Dairesi (Reisi) (Nakil) · Diyarbakır · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- İstinaf Mahkemesi Müddei-i Umumisi · Trabzon · Undated · 2,700 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Meclis-i Mebusan Azası (Malatya) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Meclis-i Mebusan Azası (Malatya) (Görevin sona ermesi) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 95 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 4.8% | 1725 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 1,400 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 87.9% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 2,000 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 92.9% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 2,800 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 95.9% | 1896 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 2,520 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 95.6% | 2119 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 2,500 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 95.7% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 2,500 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 96.0% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 2,500 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 95.9% | 1761 |
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- Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç)2,520 to 2,800
- Bitola (Manastır)2,500
- Lüleburgaz2,000
- Gelibolu1,400
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 Hamdi Efendi born 1855/56 (AH 1272); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç)15 other officialsYordan Resmi Efendi 8 shared years; highest salary 800 kuruş
- 1886/87 (AH 1304)175 other officialsBedros Vanikyan Efendi first annual entry 1886/87 (AH 1304); highest salary 1,000 kuruş
Education and personal record
Schooling Medrese; Ayasofya Camii; Mekteb-i Hukuk-ı Şahane [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 ahval defterlerine göre Malatya doğumlu memurlar: 1879-1909
RAMAZAN ÇELEM · 2014 · Pages 322, 323, 324, 325
DH. SAİD.00076.00021, s. 39 - 40
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 14 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 23 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.