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Serkiz 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 Serkiz Efendi began in Bilecik in 1865/66 (AH 1282); the father's occupation was "Rençber". The schooling was at an Armenian school for young children (Ermeni Sıbyan Mektebi).

Serkiz began work in Bilecik in 1880/81, at about 16. The first annual entry, for 1880/81, places Serkiz in Bilecik, the birthplace, as Gümrük idaresinde görev, where the entries run to 1889/90. Alongside, the lists for 1889 to 1900 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Müzayede memuru. The lists have no entry for 1892 to 1896. For 1897 to 1899 the lists have no entry.

The salary never rose above the first in the lists, 600 kuruş a month in 1881/82, in Bilecik, when 67 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 13 years pay ended below where it began, 400 kuruş against 600. The final annual entry is for 1899/1900.

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. Bilecik

    Born 1865/66 (AH 1282); First work 1880/81 (AH 1298); 1880 to 1890 (AH 1298 to 1307)

    Gümrük idaresinde görev

    190 to 600 kuruş a month; entries in 10 years

  2. Gölpazarı as worded, no place record

    1889 to 1892 (AH 1307 to 1309)

    Müzayede memuru

    350 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  3. İznik as worded, no place record

    1896/97 (AH 1314)

    No annual entry for 1892 to 1896 (AH 1310 to 1313) before it.

    Düyun-ı Umumiye kitabet yardımcısı

    250 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  4. Mihaliç as worded, no place record

    1899/1900 (AH 1317)

    No annual entry for 1897 to 1899 (AH 1315 to 1316) before it.

    Düyun-ı Umumiye merkez memuriyeti kâtibi ve sandık emini

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entry02004006001880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 13021885/86AH 13031886/87AH 13041887/88AH 13051888/89AH 13061889/90AH 13071890/91AH 13081891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 1317600 kuruşGümrük idaresinde görevMüzayede memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001,0001880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 13021885/86AH 13031886/87AH 13041887/88AH 13051888/89AH 13061889/90AH 13071890/91AH 13081891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 1317This 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 Serkiz Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1881/8260040038067%
1882/8360040036867%
1883/8460040040068%
1884/8560040040067%
1885/8660040040066%
1886/8719040040012%
1887/8819040037013%
1888/8919040035014%
1889/9035040040%
1890/9135040039%
1891/9235040039%
1896/9725045018%
1899/190040040044%

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 Serkiz Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1880/81AH 1298First workBilecik
1880 to 1890AH 1298 to 1307Gümrük idaresinde görev
12 entries
YearSalary
1880/81
1881/82190
1881/82600
1882/83600
1883/84600
1884/85600
1885/86600
1885/86190
1886/87190
1887/88190
1888/89190
1889/90190
Bilecik190
1889 to 1892AH 1307 to 1309Müzayede memuru
4 entries
YearSalary
1889/90350
1890/91350
1891/92350
1891/92
350
No annual entry: 1892 to 1896 (AH 1310 to 1313)
1896/97AH 1314Düyun-ı Umumiye kitabet yardımcısı250
No annual entry: 1897 to 1899 (AH 1315 to 1316)
1899/1900AH 1317Düyun-ı Umumiye merkez memuriyeti kâtibi ve sandık emini400

Record

Personal

Born
1865/66 (AH 1282)
Birthplace
Bilecik
Nationality as recorded
Ermeni
Father's occupation
Rençber

Education

School
Ermeni Sıbyan MektebiArmenian school for young children

First work

Year
1880/81 (AH 1298)
Place
Bilecik

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 20 officials with entries in Bilecik in the same years, 19 have a recorded salary; Serkiz Efendi had the 7th highest salary of them.

All 43 officials with entries in Bilecik

Same school

Of the 9 officials with Ermeni Sıbyan Mektebi among their schools, 6 have a recorded salary; Serkiz Efendi had the 2nd highest salary of them.

All 9 officials with Ermeni Sıbyan Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 51 officials born in Bilecik, 45 have a recorded salary; Serkiz Efendi had the 14th highest salary of them.

The page of Bilecik, with the 51 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 182 officials whose first annual entry is for 1880/81 (AH 1298), 162 have a recorded salary; Serkiz Efendi had the 66th highest salary of them.

  • Ali Rıza Efendifirst entry in Bilecik; no salary recorded
  • Abdülhamit Efendifirst entry in Yıldızeli (Yenihan); highest salary 400 kuruş
  • Ali Efendifirst entry in Pristina (Priştine); highest salary 500 kuruş
  • Ali Ferruh Beyfirst annual entry 1880/81 (AH 1298); highest salary 3,000 kuruş
  • Ali Rıza Beyfirst annual entry 1880/81 (AH 1298); highest salary 735 kuruş

All 182 officials whose first annual entry is for 1880/81 (AH 1298)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Serkiz Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1880/81AH 1298Gümrük idaresinde görevBilecikAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327; 110 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327.
1881/82AH 1299İpek açık artırma kâtibiBilecik190Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327; 110 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327.
1881/82AH 1299Tütün yazı yoklama kâtibiBilecik600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327; 110 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327.
1882/83AH 1300Tütün yazı yoklama kâtibiBilecik600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327; 110 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327.
1883/84AH 1301Tütün yazı yoklama kâtibiBilecik600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327; 110 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327.
1884/85AH 1302Tütün yazı yoklama kâtibiBilecik600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327; 110 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327.
1885/86AH 1303Tütün yazı yoklama kâtibiBilecik600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327; 110 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327.
1885/86AH 1303Düyun-ı Umumiye müzayede kâtibiBilecik190Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327; 110 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327.
1886/87AH 1304Düyun-ı Umumiye müzayede kâtibiBilecik190Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327; 110 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327.
1887/88AH 1305Düyun-ı Umumiye müzayede kâtibiBilecik190Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327; 110 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327.
1888/89AH 1306Düyun-ı Umumiye müzayede kâtibiBilecik190Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327; 110 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327.
1889/90AH 1307Düyun-ı Umumiye müzayede kâtibiBilecik190Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327; 110 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327.
1889/90AH 1307Müzayede memuruGölpazarı350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327; 110 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327.
1890/91AH 1308Müzayede memuruGölpazarı350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327; 110 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327.
1891/92AH 1309Müzayede memuruGölpazarı350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327; 110 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327.
1891/92AH 1309Müzayede memuru (Azil)GölpazarıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327; 110 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327.
1896/97AH 1314Düyun-ı Umumiye kitabet yardımcısıİznik250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327; 110 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327.
1899/1900AH 1317Düyun-ı Umumiye merkez memuriyeti kâtibi ve sandık eminiMihaliç400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327; 110 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:50, s.327.
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 Serkiz 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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