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MEHMED HĠLMĠ EFENDĠ

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

MEHMED HĠLMĠ EFENDĠ was born in Gaziantep (Antep) in 1872/73 (AH 1289); the father was a tradesman (esnaf). Work began in 1894/95, at about 22. The annual lists begin in 1894/95, with MEHMED HĠLMĠ EFENDĠ as Sadaret Mektubi Kalemi mülazımı and no place named. MEHMED HĠLMĠ EFENDĠ then moved to Kemah, İspir and Adana from 1896 to 1899. Alongside, the lists for 1898/99 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Mekteb-i Mülkiye-i Şahane öğrencisi. Next came Bayburt in 1899/1900. The last entries, from 1900 to 1903, name MEHMED HĠLMĠ EFENDĠ as a district governor (Kaymakam), with no place. In place of a title the lists give Vefat (death) for 1902/03.

The salary went from 150 kuruş a month in 1894/95 to 2,150 in 1902/03, the peak, as Kaymakam, when 94 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over six years the salaries add up to 58,740 kuruş, 2 times what an official on the median salary earned. The last annual entry is for 1902/03.

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 8 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1896/971897/981898/991899/190013457GaziantepKemahİspirAdanaBayburt

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Place not recorded), stop 6 (Place not recorded), stop 8 (Eleşkirt).

  1. Gaziantep (Antep)

    Born 1872/73 (AH 1289)

  2. Place not recorded not on the map

    1894 to 1896 (AH 1312 to 1313)

    Sadaret Mektubi Kalemi mülazımı

    150 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  3. Kemah

    1896/97 (AH 1314)

    Kaymakam

    1,053 to 1,170 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  4. İspir

    1897/98 (AH 1315)

    Kaymakam

    entries in 1 year

  5. Adana

    1898/99 (AH 1316)

    Adana İdadisi ilm-i hukuk muallim vekili

    150 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  6. Place not recorded not on the map

    1898/99 (AH 1316)

    Mekteb-i Mülkiye-i Şahane öğrencisi

    entries in 1 year

  7. Bayburt

    1899/1900 (AH 1317)

    Kaymakam vekili

    1,125 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

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

    1900 to 1903 (AH 1318 to 1320)

    Kaymakam 1900 to 1903 (AH 1318 to 1320); Vefat (death (a note on status, not a job)) 1902/03 (AH 1320)

    2,150 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
01,0002,0003,0001894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13202,150 kuruşSadaret Mektubi Kalemi mülazımıKaymakamKaymakam vekiliKaymakam
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001,0002,0005,0001894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 1320This 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 HĠLMĠ EFENDĠ against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1894/9515040010%
1895/9615040010%
1896/971,1704501,25050083%
1898/9915040040010%
1899/19001,12540050086%
1902/032,1504001,50094%

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 HĠLMĠ EFENDĠ, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1894/95AH 1312First work
1894 to 1896AH 1312 to 1313Sadaret Mektubi Kalemi mülazımı
4 entries
YearSalary
1894/95
1894/95150
1895/96150
1895/96
1896/97AH 1314Kaymakam
2 entries
YearSalary
1896/971,170
1896/971,053
Kemah1,170 to 1,053
1897/98AH 1315Kaymakamİspir
1898/99AH 1316Adana İdadisi ilm-i hukuk muallim vekili
2 entries
YearSalary
1898/99150
1898/99
Adana150
1898/99AH 1316Mekteb-i Mülkiye-i Şahane öğrencisi
1899/1900AH 1317Kaymakam vekili
2 entries
YearSalary
1899/19001,125
1899/1900
Bayburt1,125
1900 to 1903AH 1318 to 1320Kaymakam
4 entries
YearSalary
1900/01
1901/02
1902/03
1902/032,150
2,150
1902/03AH 1320Vefatdeath (a note on status, not a job)

Record

Personal

Born
1872/73 (AH 1289)
Father's occupation
Esnaf

First work

Year
1894/95 (AH 1312)

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 2 officials with entries in Kemah in the same years, MEHMED HĠLMĠ EFENDĠ had the highest salary.

All 34 officials with entries in Kemah

Same job title, same years

Of the 80 officials with the title Kaymakam in the same years, 67 have a recorded salary; MEHMED HĠLMĠ EFENDĠ had the 35th highest salary of them.

All 265 officials with the title Kaymakam

Same birthplace

Of the 59 officials born in Gaziantep (Antep), 55 have a recorded salary; MEHMED HĠLMĠ EFENDĠ had the 9th highest salary of them.

The page of Gaziantep (Antep), with the 59 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 225 officials whose first annual entry is for 1894/95 (AH 1312), 198 have a recorded salary; MEHMED HĠLMĠ EFENDĠ had the 6th highest salary of them.

  • Deyyab Nasır Efendifirst annual entry 1894/95 (AH 1312); highest salary 284.25 kuruş
  • Halil Hilmi Efendifirst annual entry 1894/95 (AH 1312); highest salary 200 kuruş
  • İsak Efendifirst annual entry 1894/95 (AH 1312); highest salary 550 kuruş
  • Salih Efendi②first annual entry 1894/95 (AH 1312); highest salary 400 kuruş
  • Veysel Efendifirst annual entry 1894/95 (AH 1312); highest salary 300 kuruş

All 225 officials whose first annual entry is for 1894/95 (AH 1312)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of MEHMED HĠLMĠ EFENDĠ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1894/95AH 1312Sadaret Mektubi Kalemi mülazımıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.; 240 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.
1894/95AH 1312Sadaret Mektubi Kalemi mülazımı150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.; 240 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.
1895/96AH 1313Sadaret Mektubi Kalemi mülazımı150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.; 240 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.
1895/96AH 1313Sadaret Mektubi Kalemi görevlisi (İstifa)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.; 240 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.
1896/97AH 1314KaymakamKemah1,170Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.; 240 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.
1896/97AH 1314KaymakamKemah1,053Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.; 240 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.
1897/98AH 1315KaymakamİspirAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.; 240 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.
1898/99AH 1316Adana İdadisi ilm-i hukuk muallim vekiliAdana150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.; 240 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.
1898/99AH 1316Adana İdadisi ilm-i hukuk muallim vekili (İnfisal)AdanaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.; 240 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.
1898/99AH 1316Mekteb-i Mülkiye-i Şahane öğrencisiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.; 240 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.
1899/1900AH 1317Kaymakam vekiliBayburt1,125Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.; 240 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.
1899/1900AH 1317Kaymakam vekili (İnfisal)BayburtAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.; 240 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.
1900/01AH 1318KaymakamEleşkirtAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.; 240 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.
1901/02AH 1319KaymakamEleşkirtAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.; 240 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.
1902/03AH 1320KaymakamEleşkirtAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.; 240 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.
1902/03AH 1320KaymakamÇapakçur2,150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.; 240 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.
1902/03AH 1320VefatAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 60/26.
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 HĠLMĠ EFENDĠ 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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