Mehmet Efendi
Born 1866/67 (AH 1283) · Sungurlu · Dated entries 1892 to 1909 (AH 1310 to 1326)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference DH. SAID 193/24
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmet Efendi was born in Sungurlu in 1866/67 (AH 1283). The father’s occupation was Çiftçi. Schooling included Sungurlu ilk dinî eğitim; Fatih dershaneleri; Darülmuallimîn rüştiye kısmı. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1892/93 (AH 1310). Dated career entries span 1892/93 (AH 1310) to 1908/09 (AH 1326) across 11 AH years, from Istanbul (Dersaadet) to Istanbul (Dersaadet), beginning with Unkapanı Rüştiyesi mubassırı and ending with entries for Gümrük muayene memuru. More than one post or place appears in 6 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet) and Skopje (Üsküp). [1]
Monthly pay went from 200 kuruş in 1892/93 (AH 1310) to 170 kuruş in 1908/09 (AH 1326); the highest recorded monthly rate is 450 kuruş in 1897/98 (AH 1315). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 6 · Sungurlu
How to read this map
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1 1866/67 (AH 1283)
Sungurlu
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 27
Unkapanı Rüştiyesi mubassırı
200 kuruşCalculated age 27
3 1897/98 (AH 1315) · 2 recorded years
Skopje (Üsküp)
AH entries: 1315, 1316. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Üsküp Mülkiye İdadisi mubassırı
450 kuruşCalculated age 32
Üsküp Mülkiye İdadisi kâtibi
Calculated age 33
Continuing service as described
4 1899/1900 (AH 1317)
Skopje (Üsküp) / Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Üsküp Mülkiye İdadisi mubassırı
450 kuruşCalculated age 34
Continuing service as described
Unkapanı Merkez Rüştiyesi sıbyan kısmı öğretmeni
300 kuruşCalculated age 34
5 1900/01 (AH 1318) · 6 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
İç Ticaret Malları Gümrüğü stajyeri
Calculated age 35
Continuing service as described
İç Ticaret Malları Gümrüğü görevlisi
70 kuruşCalculated age 40
6 1908/09 (AH 1326)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Gümrük muayene memuru
170 kuruşCalculated age 43
6 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.
- Fatih Rüştiyesi mubassırı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated · 200 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Fatih Rüştiyesi sıbyan kısmı ikinci öğretmeni · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated · 200 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Üsküp Mülkiye İdadisi mubassırı · Skopje (Üsküp) · Undated · 450 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Üsküp Mülkiye İdadisi kâtibi · Skopje (Üsküp) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- İç Ticaret Malları Gümrüğü görevlisi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated · 100 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- İç Ticaret Malları Gümrüğü görevlisi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated · 120 kuruş 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
One highest recorded salary per official and AH year. Same-year medians, nearest-rank 10th and 90th percentiles, and relative standing are recomputed from the selected collection.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 200 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 15.0% | 1935 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 450 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 53.2% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 450 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 52.0% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 450 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 52.4% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 29.1% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 29.0% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 30 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 1.2% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 45 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 2.3% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 60 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 2.7% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 70 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 3.9% | 1423 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 170 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 11.6% | 1232 |
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- Istanbul (Dersaadet)30 to 300
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
- Sungurlu8 other officialsMESRAT EFENDİ (DH. SAID 132/226) born 1866/67 (AH 1283); highest salary 250 kuruş
- Istanbul453 other officialsMehmed Necmeddin Efendi 9 shared years; highest salary 20,000 kuruş
- 1892/93 (AH 1310)165 other officialsAbdurrahman Efendi first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 300 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicil-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Çorumlu devlet memurları (1879-1909)
HAYRETTİN ÖRS · 2019 · Pages 132, 133
DH. SAID 193/24
Read the original source accounts · 31 source entries →
The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.
Yearly entries and their source passages · 11 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 25 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.