Hüseyin Mekki Efendi
Born 1875/76 (AH 1292) · Mecca (Mekke) · Dated entries 1892 to 1911 (AH 1310 to 1328)
Languages Arabic, Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 153/455 ,s. 455
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Hüseyin Mekki Efendi was born in Mecca (Mekke) in 1875/76 (AH 1292). The father’s occupation was Rabiğ nahiyesi müdürü. Schooling included Sıbyan Mektebi. The language repertoire included Arabic and Turkish. [1]
The first place of work was Hicaz. Dated career entries span 1892/93 (AH 1310) to 1910/11 (AH 1328) across 19 AH years, from Mecca (Mekke) to Kosova, beginning with Şevne kâtibi and ending with entries for Kosova Vilâyeti fırka-i tahririye muharrir-i evveli. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Mecca (Mekke), Hicaz vilayet merkezi and Kosova. [1]
Monthly pay went from 205 kuruş in 1892/93 (AH 1310) to 1,200 kuruş in 1910/11 (AH 1328); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,200 kuruş in 1910/11 (AH 1328). [1]
Life and career
Follow 5 dated stages in the life. Choose a year in the life ribbon below the map. Places and earlier connections accumulate as you advance; All stops reveals the overview.
Stage 1 of 5 · Mecca (Mekke)
How to read this map
Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.
Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
2 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1875/76 (AH 1292)
Mecca (Mekke)
Birth
2 1892/93 (AH 1310) · 11 recorded years
Mecca (Mekke)
AH entries: 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320. Gaps remain open.
Şevne kâtibi
205 kuruşCalculated age 18
Şevne kâtibi
205 kuruşCalculated age 28
Continuing service as described
3 1903/04 (AH 1321)
Mecca (Mekke) / Hicaz vilayet merkezi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hicaz vilayet merkezi
4 1904/05 (AH 1322) · 6 recorded years
Hicaz vilayet merkezi
AH entries: 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1327. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hicaz vilayet merkezi
5 1910/11 (AH 1328)
Hicaz / Kosova
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hicaz; Kosova
Hicaz
Hicaz Vilâyeti Muhasebe Kalemi müsevvidi (İnfisal)
Calculated age 36
Kosova
Kosova Vilâyeti fırka-i tahririye muharrir-i evveli
1,200 kuruşCalculated age 36
10 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.
- Hicaz Vilâyeti Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı · Hicaz · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Hicaz Vilâyeti Muhasebe Kalemi müsevvidi · Hicaz · Undated · 800 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Kosova Vilâyeti fırka-i tahririye muharrir-i evveli · Kosova · Undated · 1,200 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
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
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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) | 205 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 19.2% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 205 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 19.2% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 205 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 19.7% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 205 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 18.8% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 205 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 16.7% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 205 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 18.8% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 205 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 18.6% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 205 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 19.7% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 205 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 19.9% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 205 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 20.1% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 205 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 19.9% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 350 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 38.4% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 400 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 42.2% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 400 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 41.3% | 1423 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 400 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 41.1% | 1371 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 500 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 50.6% | 1290 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 52.4% | 1232 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 700 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 56.7% | 1088 |
| 1910/11 (AH 1328) | 1,200 | 500 | 200 to 2,000 | 76.2% | 732 |
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- Hicaz vilayet merkezi350 to 700
- Kosova1,200
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
- Mecca (Mekke)116 other officialsAli Rıza Efendi born 1875/76 (AH 1292); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Mecca (Mekke)11 other officialsMustafa Fazıl Efendi 11 shared years; highest salary 800 kuruş
- Sıbyan Mektebi562 other officialsAli Şevki Efendi born 1875/76 (AH 1292); highest salary 50 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicil-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Osmanlı Devletinde görev yapan hicazlı devlet memurları
BEYHAN KACIROĞLU · 2021 · Pages 146, 147, 148
214 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 153/455 ,s. 455.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 19 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 24 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.