Mehmed Şevket Efendi
Born 1865/66 (AH 1282) · Harput · Dated entries 1887 to 1899 (AH 1305 to 1316)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD 95-134
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Mehmed Şevket Efendi was born in Harput in 1865/66 (AH 1282), within the İslam community. Schooling included Mamuratülaziz sıbyan mektebi; askerî rüşdiye. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
The first place of work was Genç. Dated career entries span 1887/88 (AH 1305) to 1898/99 (AH 1316) across 10 AH years, from Genç to Gevaş, beginning with Muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyitliği and ending with entries for Mal müdürlüğü. More than one post or place appears in 3 of those years. Place names include Genç, Kulb and Gevaş. [1]
Monthly pay went from 200 kuruş in 1887/88 (AH 1305) to 500 kuruş in 1898/99 (AH 1316); the highest recorded monthly rate is 500 kuruş in 1898/99 (AH 1316). [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 · Harput
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.
1 1865/66 (AH 1282)
Harput
Birth
2 Muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyitliği
200 kuruşCalculated age 23
Muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyitliği
Calculated age 24
Continuing service as described
3 1889/90 (AH 1307) · 2 recorded years
Genç / Kulb
AH entries: 1307, 1308. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kulb
Muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyitliği
Calculated age 25
Continuing service as described
Muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyitliği
200 kuruşCalculated age 26
4 1891/92 (AH 1309) · 5 recorded years
Genç
AH entries: 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyitliği
200 kuruşCalculated age 27
Continuing service as described
Muhasebe musahha-i ticariye kâtipliği
350 kuruşCalculated age 31
5 1898/99 (AH 1316)
Erciş / Gevaş
Within-year entry order unresolved
Mal müdürlüğü (İnfisal)
Calculated age 34
Mal müdürlüğü
500 kuruşCalculated age 34
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.
- Muhasebe kalemi evrak mukayyitliği · Genç · Undated · 175 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Mal müdürlüğü · Kulb · Undated · 600 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Mal müdürlüğü · Kulb · Undated · 540 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Mal müdürlüğü · Erciş · Undated · 500 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Mal müdürlüğü · Gevaş · Undated · 500 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- First work as recorded · Genç · Year not recorded
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.
Use Enter, Space or ← / → on a salary point, or click the percentile panel to choose the nearest observed AH year. All yearly values appear below.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 200 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 14.4% | 1762 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 120 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 7.4% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 200 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 15.7% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 270 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 27.4% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 300 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 28.0% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 27.9% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 28.5% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 350 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 38.7% | 1981 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 500 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 55.8% | 1844 |
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 rateRanges 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
- Harput168 other officialsHamdi Efendi born 1865/66 (AH 1282); highest salary 750 kuruş
- Genç2 other officialsMehmet Rıfat Efendi 3 shared years; highest salary 1,250 kuruş
- 1887/88 (AH 1305)190 other officialsAli Sedat Bey first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 600 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i ahvâl defterlerine göre Harputlu devlet adamları
ENES MUTLUAY · 2018 · Pages 221, 222
BOA. DH. SAİD 95-134
Read the original source accounts · 23 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 · 10 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.