Mehmet Behçet Efendi
Born 1876/77 (AH 1293) · Bandırma · Dated entries 1896 to 1910 (AH 1314 to 1327)
Languages Turkish
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmet Behçet Efendi was born in Bandırma in 1876/77 (AH 1293). The father’s occupation was Bafra kazası binbaşısı. Schooling included Bandırma ve İstanbul rüştiye mektepleri. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Bandırma in 1896/97 (AH 1314). Dated career entries span 1896/97 (AH 1314) to 1909/10 (AH 1327) across 12 AH years, from Bandırma to Kol Kaputancı, beginning with Tahrirat kitabeti mukayyit vekili and ending with entries for Tapu kâtibi. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Bandırma and Kol Kaputancı. [1]
Monthly pay went from 80 kuruş in 1896/97 (AH 1314) to 250 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327); the highest recorded monthly rate is 250 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327). [1]
Life and career
Follow 6 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 6 · Bandırma
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 1876/77 (AH 1293)
Bandırma
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 21
Tahrirat kitabeti mukayyit vekili
80 kuruşCalculated age 21
3 1897/98 (AH 1315) · 3 recorded years
Bandırma
AH entries: 1315, 1316, 1317. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Tahrirat kitabeti mukayyit vekili
80 kuruşCalculated age 22
Continuing service as described
Tapu Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 24
Continuing service as described
4 1900/01 (AH 1318)
Bandırma / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Tapu Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 25
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
Askerlik hizmeti
Calculated age 25
5 1901/02 (AH 1319) · 4 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Askerlik hizmeti
Calculated age 26
Continuing service as described
Fahri serçavuş (İnfisal)
Calculated age 29
6 1907/08 (AH 1325) · 3 recorded years
Kol Kaputancı
AH entries: 1325, 1326, 1327. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kol Kaputancı
Tapu kâtibi
200 kuruşCalculated age 32
Tapu kâtibi (Azil)
Calculated age 34
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 80 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 3.1% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 80 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 3.6% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 80 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 3.6% | 1844 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 200 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 16.1% | 1290 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 200 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 12.8% | 1232 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 250 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 15.1% | 1088 |
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- Bandırma80
- Kol Kaputancı200 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
- Bandırma40 other officialsMehmet Efendi born 1877/78 (AH 1294); highest salary 190 kuruş
- Bandırma19 other officialsAbdullah Agah Efendi 5 shared years; highest salary 500 kuruş
- 1896/97 (AH 1314)185 other officialsMehmet Efendi first entry in Bandırma; highest salary 190 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Bandırmalı devlet adamları
ŞERİFE AÇIKGÖZ · 2020 · Pages 99, 100
Read the original source accounts · 19 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 · 12 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 19 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.