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Mehmet Nuri 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

Mehmet Nuri Efendi was born in Divriği in 1862/63 (AH 1279); the father's occupation was "Bidayet mahkemesi azası". The first annual entry, for 1890/91, names Mehmet Nuri as Nahiye Muduru, with no place. The lists have no entry for 1891 to 1895. The annual lists then follow Mehmet Nuri to Istanbul from 1895 to 1906. For 1898 to 1900, 1902 to 1905 and 1906 to 1908 the lists have no entry. The last entries, from 1908 to 1911, name Mehmet Nuri as Kadro harici, with no place. The lists give Vefat (death) for 1910/11 instead of a title.

The salary went from 520 kuruş a month in 1890/91 to 665 in 1901/02, the peak, in Istanbul, when 70 per cent of paid officials earned less. That salary was paid for a single year, and the next list gives 500 kuruş. 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.

All 4 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1895/9613DivriğiIstanbul

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Ayasluğ), stop 4 (Tuzla).

  1. Divriği

    Born 1862/63 (AH 1279); First work here

  2. Ayasluğ as worded, no place record not on the map

    1890/91 (AH 1308)

    Nahiye Muduru

    520 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  3. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1895 to 1906 (AH 1313 to 1323)

    No annual entry for 1891 to 1895 (AH 1309 to 1312) before it.

    Nüfus müdüriyeti memuru 1895 to 1898 (AH 1313 to 1315); Tahsilat memuru 1900 to 1902 (AH 1318 to 1319); Hitabet kalemi mümeyyizi (ilaveten) 1905/06 (AH 1323)

    100 to 665 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

    No annual entry for 1896/97 (AH 1314) or 1898 to 1900 (AH 1316 to 1317) or 1902 to 1905 (AH 1320 to 1322).

  4. Tuzla as worded, no place record not on the map

    1908 to 1911 (AH 1326 to 1328)

    No annual entry for 1906 to 1908 (AH 1324 to 1325) before it.

    Kadro harici 1908 to 1911 (AH 1326 to 1328); Nahiye Muduru 1909 to 1911 (AH 1327 to 1328); Vefat (death (a note on status, not a job)) 1910/11 (AH 1328)

    248 to 500 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entryno entryno entryno entry02004006008001890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 13241908/09AH 13261910/11AH 1328665 kuruşNüfus müdüriyeti memuruTahsilat memuruKadro hariciNahiye Muduru
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001,0001890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 13241908/09AH 13261910/11AH 1328This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, 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 Mehmet Nuri Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1890/91520400481.563%
1895/961004005754%
1897/9827640048027%
1900/0150040052355%
1901/0266540058070%
1909/1050060040041%
1910/1150050044%

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 Mehmet Nuri Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
First workDivriği
1890/91AH 1308Nahiye Muduru520
No annual entry: 1891 to 1895 (AH 1309 to 1312)
1895/96AH 1313Nüfus müdüriyeti memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)100
No annual entry: 1896/97 (AH 1314)
1897/98AH 1315Nüfus müdüriyeti memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)276
No annual entry: 1898 to 1900 (AH 1316 to 1317)
1900 to 1902AH 1318 to 1319Tahsilat memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1900/01500
1901/02665
Istanbul (Dersaadet)500 to 665
No annual entry: 1902 to 1905 (AH 1320 to 1322)
1905/06AH 1323Hitabet kalemi mümeyyizi (ilaveten)Istanbul (Dersaadet)
No annual entry: 1906 to 1908 (AH 1324 to 1325)
1908 to 1911AH 1326 to 1328Kadro harici
3 entries
YearSalary
1908/09
1909/10248
1910/11
1909 to 1911AH 1327 to 1328Nahiye Muduru
2 entries
YearSalary
1909/10500
1910/11500
500
1910/11AH 1328Vefatdeath (a note on status, not a job)

Record

Personal

Born
1862/63 (AH 1279)
Birthplace
Divriği
Father's occupation
Bidayet mahkemesi azası

First work

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 390 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, 373 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Nuri Efendi had the 225th highest salary of them.

All 1,057 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 45 officials with the title Nahiye Muduru in the same years, 44 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Nuri Efendi had the 22nd highest salary of them.

All 157 officials with the title Nahiye Muduru

Same birthplace

Of the 8 officials born in Divriği, 6 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Nuri Efendi had the highest salary of them.

The page of Divriği, with the 8 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 190 officials whose first annual entry is for 1890/91 (AH 1308), 161 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Nuri Efendi had the 42nd highest salary of them.

All 190 officials whose first annual entry is for 1890/91 (AH 1308)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmet Nuri Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1890/91AH 1308Nahiye MuduruAyasluğ520Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records464 DH. SAİD.d, nr.00047, s.347-348
1895/96AH 1313Nüfus müdüriyeti memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records464 DH. SAİD.d, nr.00047, s.347-348
1897/98AH 1315Nüfus müdüriyeti memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)276Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records464 DH. SAİD.d, nr.00047, s.347-348
1900/01AH 1318Tahsilat memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records464 DH. SAİD.d, nr.00047, s.347-348
1901/02AH 1319Tahsilat memuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)665Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records464 DH. SAİD.d, nr.00047, s.347-348
1905/06AH 1323Hitabet kalemi mümeyyizi (ilaveten)Istanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records464 DH. SAİD.d, nr.00047, s.347-348
1908/09AH 1326Kadro hariciAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records464 DH. SAİD.d, nr.00047, s.347-348
1909/10AH 1327Mazuliyet maaşı (Tekaüt)248Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records464 DH. SAİD.d, nr.00047, s.347-348
1909/10AH 1327Nahiye MuduruTuzla500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records464 DH. SAİD.d, nr.00047, s.347-348
1910/11AH 1328Nahiye MuduruTuzla500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records464 DH. SAİD.d, nr.00047, s.347-348
1910/11AH 1328Nahiye müdürü (Vefat)TuzlaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records464 DH. SAİD.d, nr.00047, s.347-348
1910/11AH 1328VefatAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records464 DH. SAİD.d, nr.00047, s.347-348
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 Mehmet Nuri 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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