Mehmed Efendi
Born 1873/74 (AH 1290) · Nağza karyesi · Dated entries 1890 to 1904 (AH 1308 to 1321)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA, DH SAİD nr.105, s.192
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Efendi was born in Nağza karyesi in 1873/74 (AH 1290). The father’s occupation was zürra. Schooling included mahalle mektebi ibtidaisi; Zağfiranbolu rüştiyesi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Sarayi humayun in 1890/91 (AH 1308). Service included haber baş anbar ve odacısı in Sarayi humayun (1890 to 1902 (AH 1308 to 1319)). Later posts included hatab enbarı idaresi mubassırı in Sarayi humayun (1902 to 1904 (AH 1320 to 1321)). Sarayi humayun appears most often, across 14 dated years. [1]
Monthly pay went from 40 kuruş in 1890/91 (AH 1308) to 250 kuruş in 1903/04 (AH 1321); the highest recorded monthly rate is 250 kuruş in 1903/04 (AH 1321). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 3 · Nağza karyesi
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1 1873/74 (AH 1290)
Nağza karyesi
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Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 18
haber baş anbar ve odacısı
40 kuruşCalculated age 18
3 1891/92 (AH 1309) · 13 recorded years
Sarayi humayun
AH entries: 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
haber baş anbar ve odacısı
40 kuruşCalculated age 19
Continuing service as described
hatab enbarı idaresi mubassırı
250 kuruşCalculated age 31
2 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.
- hatab enbarı idaresi mubassırı · Sarayi humayun · Undated · 300 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- hatab enbarı idaresi mubassırı · Sarayi humayun · Undated · 350 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 40 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 1.9% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 40 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 1.4% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 50 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 2.0% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 50 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 2.1% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 70 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 3.3% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 70 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 3.5% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 70 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 2.6% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 70 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 3.2% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 120 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 6.5% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 120 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 6.8% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 120 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 7.2% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 150 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 9.8% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 200 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 14.1% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 250 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 22.1% | 1578 |
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- Sarayi humayun40 to 250
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
- Sarayi humayun3 other officialsMehmed Rıza Efendi 14 shared years; highest salary 720 kuruş
- 1890/91 (AH 1308)189 other officialsAhmed Cemil Bey first annual entry 1890/91 (AH 1308); highest salary 50 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-iahval defterlerindeki Safranbolulu (Zağfiranbolulu) memurlar (1879-1909)
AHMET ERKARTAL · 2007 · Pages 86, 87
BOA, DH SAİD nr.105, s.192
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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 18 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.