Mehmet Sadık Efendi
Born 1877/78 (AH 1294) · Kütahya · Dated entries 1890 to 1910 (AH 1308 to 1327)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA.DH.SAİD., No:185, s.103
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmet Sadık Efendi was born in Kütahya in 1877/78 (AH 1294). The father’s occupation was Uşak Kazası eski Tahrir-i Vergi kâtibi. Schooling included Uşak Sıbyan Mektebi ve Rüştiye Mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Uşak ve Kütahya in 1890/91 (AH 1308). Dated career entries span 1890/91 (AH 1308) to 1909/10 (AH 1327) across 20 AH years, from Uşak ve Kütahya to Gediz, beginning with Tahrir-i Vergi Kalemi mülazımı and ending with entries for Tapu Kitabeti refiki. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Uşak ve Kütahya, Seyyitgazi, Kütahya and Gediz. [1]
Monthly pay went from 150 kuruş in 1898/99 (AH 1316) to 200 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327); the highest recorded monthly rate is 200 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 7 · Kütahya
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1 1877/78 (AH 1294)
Kütahya
Birth
2 1890/91 (AH 1308)
Uşak ve Kütahya
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Uşak ve Kütahya
First work as recorded
Calculated age 14
Tahrir-i Vergi Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 14
3 1891/92 (AH 1309) · 7 recorded years
Uşak ve Kütahya
AH entries: 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Uşak ve Kütahya
Tahrir-i Vergi Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 15
Continuing service as described
Tahrir-i Vergi Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 21
Continuing service as described
4 1898/99 (AH 1316)
Uşak ve Kütahya / Seyyitgazi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Uşak ve Kütahya; Seyyitgazi
Uşak ve Kütahya
Tahrir-i Vergi Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 22
Continuing service as described
Seyyitgazi
Mal ve Tahrirat kâtibi
150 kuruşCalculated age 22
5 1899/1900 (AH 1317) · 8 recorded years
Seyyitgazi
AH entries: 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Seyyitgazi
Mal ve Tahrirat kâtibi
150 kuruşCalculated age 23
Continuing service as described
Mal ve Tahrirat kâtibi (Azil)
Calculated age 30
6 1907/08 (AH 1325)
Kütahya / Gediz
Within-year entry order unresolved
Defter-i Hakani Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 31
Tapu Kitabeti refiki
150 kuruşCalculated age 31
7 1908/09 (AH 1326) · 2 recorded years
Gediz
AH entries: 1326, 1327. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Tapu Kitabeti refiki
150 kuruşCalculated age 32
Continuing service as described
Tapu Kitabeti refiki
200 kuruşCalculated age 33
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.
- Tapu Kitabeti refiki · Gediz · Undated · 200 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Merkez Tapu Kitabeti refiki · Kütahya · Undated · 200 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Tapu Kitabeti refiki (İnfisal) · Gediz · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
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
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How the comparison is calculated
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| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 150 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 10.0% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 150 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 10.4% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 150 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 10.3% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 150 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 9.8% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 150 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 9.0% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 150 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 9.9% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 150 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 10.5% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 150 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 11.4% | 1423 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 150 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 10.0% | 1371 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 150 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 10.9% | 1290 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 150 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 7.7% | 1232 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 200 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 7.8% | 1088 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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● 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- Seyyitgazi150
- Gediz150 to 200
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
- Kütahya149 other officialsAbdurrahman Ferit Bey born 1877/78 (AH 1294); no salary recorded
- Gediz5 other officialsHasan Efendi 3 shared years; highest salary 400 kuruş
- 1890/91 (AH 1308)189 other officialsHasan Ali Efendi first annual entry 1890/91 (AH 1308); highest salary 600 kuruş
Education and personal record
Qualification Formal qualification recorded; Şehadetname [1]
Schooling Uşak Sıbyan Mektebi ve Rüştiye Mektebi [source]
Language skills and historical terms
Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.
- Turkish · Kitâbetokur yazar [1]
Honours and other personal details
- Judicial record indicator (recorded code)
- 1 (recorded code) [source]
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterleri'nde Osmanlı Dönemi Kütahyalı memurlar
MUSTAFA KOCAKAYA · 2018 · Pages 146, 147
25 Muharrem 1319 (1 Mayıs 1317) tarihinde 30 kuruş maaşla Muhasebe -i Umumiye-i Maliye ’nin Merkez Kalemi’ ne tayin edilmiş, ancak 2 Şevval 1321 (7 Kanun-u Sani 1319) tarihinde terk etmiştir. 28 Muharrem 1322 (1 Nisan 1320) tarihinde 155BOA.DH.SAİD., No:185, s.103.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 20 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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