Mehmet Tevfik Efendi
Born 1877/78 (AH 1294) · Bosna · Dated entries 1888 to 1905 (AH 1306 to 1322)
Languages Turkish
Archival references BOA, DH.SAİD. d, 115/293; BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 115/293; BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 115/293, s.293
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Mehmet Tevfik Efendi was born in Bosna in 1877/78 (AH 1294). The father’s occupation was Fatih hocası. Schooling included Sıbyan Mektebi; Fatih Rüşdiyesi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [source]
The earliest service point in the record is dated 1888/89 (AH 1306). Dated career entries span 1888/89 (AH 1306) to 1904/05 (AH 1322) across 17 AH years, beginning with Tophane-i Âmire İdadî Birinci Sanayi Alayı gönüllüsü. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Kal'a-i Sultaniye, Siros and Istanbul (Dersaadet). [2] [1]
Monthly pay went from 285 kuruş in 1903/04 (AH 1321) to 380 kuruş in 1904/05 (AH 1322); the highest recorded monthly rate is 380 kuruş in 1904/05 (AH 1322). [1] [2]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 5 · Bosna
How to read this map
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Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
4 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1877/78 (AH 1294)
Bosna
Not yet located on the map: Bosna
Birth
2 1888/89 (AH 1306)
Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
First work as recorded
Calculated age 12
Tophane-i Âmire İdadî Birinci Sanayi Alayı gönüllüsü
Calculated age 12
3 1889/90 (AH 1307) · 14 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Tophane-i Âmire İdadî Birinci Sanayi Alayı gönüllüsü
Calculated age 13
Continuing service as described
Tophane-i Âmire İdadî Birinci Sanayi Alayı çavuşu (İnfisal)
Calculated age 26
4 1903/04 (AH 1321)
Kal'a-i Sultaniye
Not yet located on the map: Kal'a-i Sultaniye
Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru
285 kuruşCalculated age 27
5 1904/05 (AH 1322)
Kal'a-i Sultaniye / Siros / Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Kal'a-i Sultaniye; Siros
Kal'a-i Sultaniye
Telgraf ve posta merkezi muhabere memuru
285 kuruşCalculated age 28
Continuing service as described
Telgraf merkezi muhabere memuru
150 kuruşCalculated age 28
3 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.
- Tophane-i Âmire İdadi 1. Alayı gönüllüsü · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Çavuş · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Telgraf mülâzımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [2]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 285 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 28.8% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 380 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 41.5% | 1493 |
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- Kal'a-i Sultaniye285
- Siros380
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
- Istanbul185 other officialsAhmed Tevfik Paşa 1 shared year; highest salary 40,000 kuruş
- 1888/89 (AH 1306)172 other officialsİbrahim Ethem Efendi first annual entry 1888/89 (AH 1306); highest salary 300 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Bosna doğumlu memurlar
MEHMET AKGÜN · 2017 · Pages 169
231 BOA, DH.SAİD. d, 115/293. 155
- II. Abdülhamid Dönemi Bosna-Hersekli devlet adamları
DİLEK AKDEMİR · 2018 · Pages 242, 243
BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 115/293; 330 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, nr. 115/293, s.293.
Read the original source accounts · 27 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 · 17 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 22 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.