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Hüseyin Mekki Efendi

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

The life of Hüseyin Mekki Efendi began in Mecca (Mekke) in 1875/76 (AH 1292); the father's occupation was "Rabiğ nahiyesi müdürü". Hüseyin Mekki studied at a school for young children (Sıbyan Mektebi).

The annual lists begin in 1892/93, with Hüseyin Mekki as Şevne kâtibi in Mecca, the birthplace, where the entries run to 1903/04. Alongside, the lists for 1903 to 1911 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Hicaz Vilâyeti Muhasebe Kalemi merkez mukayyidliği refakati.

Pay rose from 205 kuruş a month in 1892/93 to a peak of 1,200 in 1910/11, when 76 per cent of paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1910/11.

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.

  1. Mecca (Mekke)

    Born 1875/76 (AH 1292); 1892 to 1904 (AH 1310 to 1321)

    Şevne kâtibi

    205 kuruş a month; entries in 12 years

  2. Hicaz vilayet merkezi as worded, no place record

    1903 to 1911 (AH 1321 to 1328)

    Hicaz Vilâyeti Muhasebe Kalemi merkez mukayyidliği refakati

    350 to 1,200 kuruş a month; entries in 8 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
05001,0001,5001892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 13241907/08AH 13251908/09AH 13261909/10AH 13271910/11AH 13281,200 kuruşŞevne kâtibiHicaz Vilâyeti Muhasebe Kalemi merkez mukayyidliği refakati
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0002,0001892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 13241907/08AH 13251908/09AH 13261909/10AH 13271910/11AH 1328This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, 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 Hüseyin Mekki Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1892/93205400252.519%
1893/94205400262.519%
1894/9520540032519%
1895/9620540030018%
1896/97205450277.516%
1897/9820540025018%
1898/9920540030018%
1899/190020540030019%
1900/0120540030019%
1901/02205400292.520%
1902/0320540025019%
1903/0435040538%
1904/0540040042%
1905/0640043041%
1906/0740045041%
1907/0850046050%
1908/0950040052%
1909/1070060056%
1910/111,20050076%

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 Hüseyin Mekki Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1892 to 1904AH 1310 to 1321Şevne kâtibi
12 entries
YearSalary
1892/93205
1893/94205
1894/95205
1895/96205
1896/97205
1897/98205
1898/99205
1899/1900205
1900/01205
1901/02205
1902/03205
1903/04205
Mecca (Mekke)205
1903 to 1911AH 1321 to 1328Hicaz Vilâyeti Muhasebe Kalemi merkez mukayyidliği refakati
12 entries
YearSalary
1903/04350
1904/05350
1904/05400
1905/06400
1906/07400
1906/07
1907/08500
1908/09500
1909/10600
1909/10700
1910/11
1910/111,200
350 to 1,200

Record

Personal

Born
1875/76 (AH 1292)
Birthplace
Mecca (Mekke)
Father's occupation
Rabiğ nahiyesi müdürü

Education

School
Sıbyan Mektebischool for young children (primary school)

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 12 officials with entries in Mecca (Mekke) in the same years, Hüseyin Mekki Efendi had the 2nd highest salary.

All 41 officials with entries in Mecca (Mekke)

Same school

Of the 563 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi among their schools, 496 have a recorded salary; Hüseyin Mekki Efendi had the 85th highest salary of them.

All 563 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 117 officials born in Mecca (Mekke), 107 have a recorded salary; Hüseyin Mekki Efendi had the 18th highest salary of them.

The page of Mecca (Mekke), with the 117 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 166 officials whose first annual entry is for 1892/93 (AH 1310), 149 have a recorded salary; Hüseyin Mekki Efendi had the 13th highest salary of them.

All 166 officials whose first annual entry is for 1892/93 (AH 1310)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Hüseyin Mekki Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1892/93AH 1310Şevne kâtibiMecca (Mekke)205Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records214 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 153/455 ,s. 455.
1893/94AH 1311Şevne kâtibiMecca (Mekke)205Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records214 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 153/455 ,s. 455.
1894/95AH 1312Şevne kâtibiMecca (Mekke)205Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records214 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 153/455 ,s. 455.
1895/96AH 1313Şevne kâtibiMecca (Mekke)205Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records214 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 153/455 ,s. 455.
1896/97AH 1314Şevne kâtibiMecca (Mekke)205Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records214 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 153/455 ,s. 455.
1897/98AH 1315Şevne kâtibiMecca (Mekke)205Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records214 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 153/455 ,s. 455.
1898/99AH 1316Şevne kâtibiMecca (Mekke)205Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records214 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 153/455 ,s. 455.
1899/1900AH 1317Şevne kâtibiMecca (Mekke)205Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records214 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 153/455 ,s. 455.
1900/01AH 1318Şevne kâtibiMecca (Mekke)205Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records214 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 153/455 ,s. 455.
1901/02AH 1319Şevne kâtibiMecca (Mekke)205Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records214 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 153/455 ,s. 455.
1902/03AH 1320Şevne kâtibiMecca (Mekke)205Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records214 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 153/455 ,s. 455.
1903/04AH 1321Şevne kâtibiMecca (Mekke)205Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records214 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 153/455 ,s. 455.
1903/04AH 1321Hicaz Vilâyeti Muhasebe Kalemi merkez mukayyidliği refakatiHicaz vilayet merkezi350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records214 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 153/455 ,s. 455.
1904/05AH 1322Hicaz Vilâyeti Muhasebe Kalemi merkez mukayyidliği refakatiHicaz vilayet merkezi350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records214 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 153/455 ,s. 455.
1904/05AH 1322Hicaz Vilâyeti Muhasebe Kalemi merkez mukayyidliği refakatiHicaz vilayet merkezi400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records214 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 153/455 ,s. 455.
1905/06AH 1323Hicaz Vilâyeti Muhasebe Kalemi merkez mukayyidliği refakatiHicaz vilayet merkezi400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records214 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 153/455 ,s. 455.
1906/07AH 1324Hicaz Vilâyeti Muhasebe Kalemi merkez mukayyidliği refakatiHicaz vilayet merkezi400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records214 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 153/455 ,s. 455.
1906/07AH 1324Hicaz Vilâyeti Muhasebe Kalemi merkez mukayyidliği refakati (İnfisal)Hicaz vilayet merkeziAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records214 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 153/455 ,s. 455.
1907/08AH 1325Hicaz vilayet merkezi sandık kâtibiHicaz vilayet merkezi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records214 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 153/455 ,s. 455.
1908/09AH 1326Hicaz vilayet merkezi sandık kâtibiHicaz vilayet merkezi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records214 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 153/455 ,s. 455.
1909/10AH 1327Hicaz Vilâyeti Muhasebesi mesalih-i cariye kâtibiHicaz vilayet merkezi600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records214 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 153/455 ,s. 455.
1909/10AH 1327Hicaz Vilâyeti Muhasebesi mesalih-i cariye kâtibiHicaz vilayet merkezi700Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records214 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 153/455 ,s. 455.
1910/11AH 1328Hicaz Vilâyeti Muhasebe Kalemi müsevvidi (İnfisal)HicazAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records214 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 153/455 ,s. 455.
1910/11AH 1328Kosova Vilâyeti fırka-i tahririye muharrir-i evveliKosova1,200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records214 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 153/455 ,s. 455.
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 Hüseyin Mekki Efendi 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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