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Mihalaki 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

Mihalaki Efendi was born in İncesu. Work began in 1871/72 (AH 1288). The annual lists begin in 1871/72, with Mihalaki as Postahane-i Âmire stajyeri and no place named. From 1873 to 1897 every annual entry places Mihalaki in Istanbul.

Pay rose from 500 kuruş a month in 1871/72 to a peak of 1,000 in 1878/79, in Istanbul, when 76 per cent of paid officials earned less. That salary was paid for a single year, and the next list gives 750 kuruş. In all, 25 years of salary come to 237,840 kuruş, 1.9 times what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The last annual entry is for 1896/97.

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. Postahane-i Âmire as worded, no place record

    1871/72 (AH 1288)

    Postahane-i Âmire stajyeri

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  2. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1873 to 1897 (AH 1290 to 1314)

    No annual entry for 1872/73 (AH 1289) before it.

    Ticaret Mahkemesi ikinci sınıf kâtibi 1873 to 1879 (AH 1290 to 1296); Ticaret Mahkemesi birinci sınıf kâtibi 1880 to 1897 (AH 1298 to 1314)

    747 to 1,000 kuruş a month; entries in 24 years

    No annual entry for 1879/80 (AH 1297).

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entry05001,0001871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141,000 kuruşTicaret Mahkemesi ikinci sınıf kâtibiTicaret Mahkemesi birinci sınıf kâtibi
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 1314This 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 Mihalaki Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1871/72500420.554%
1873/7490040550074%
1874/7590045050075%
1875/7690045052074%
1876/7790042050075%
1877/7890045050075%
187890045057577%
1878/791,00040050076%
1880/8175040047075%
1881/8275040045075%
1882/8375040043575%
1883/8475040040076%
1884/8575040047075%
1885/8675040046074%
1886/8775040048073%
1887/8875040055072%
1888/8975040052574%
1889/9075040050074%
1890/9175040050073%
1891/92750400537.573%
1892/9375040050074%
1893/9475040051075%
1894/9576040053076%
1895/9683040057578%
1896/9783045050077%

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 Mihalaki Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1871/72AH 1288First work
1871/72AH 1288Postahane-i Âmire stajyeri
4 entries
YearSalary
1871/72
1871/72
1871/72500
1871/72
No annual entry: 1872/73 (AH 1289)
1873 to 1879AH 1290 to 1296Ticaret Mahkemesi ikinci sınıf kâtibi
9 entries
YearSalary
1873/74900
1874/75900
1875/76900
1876/77900
1877/78900
1878900
1878/79900
1878/791,000
1878/79900
Istanbul (Dersaadet)900
No annual entry: 1879/80 (AH 1297)
1880 to 1897AH 1298 to 1314Ticaret Mahkemesi birinci sınıf kâtibi
21 entries
YearSalary
1880/81750
1881/82750
1881/82750
1882/83750
1883/84750
1884/85750
1885/86750
1886/87750
1887/88750
1888/89750
1889/90750
1890/91750
1891/92750
1892/93750
1893/94750
1894/95750
1894/95760
1895/96760
1895/96830
1896/97830
1896/97747
Istanbul (Dersaadet)750 to 747

Record

Personal

Birthplace
İncesu
Nationality as recorded
Rum

First work

Year
1871/72 (AH 1288)

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 692 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, 625 have a recorded salary; Mihalaki Efendi had the 296th highest salary of them.

All 1,057 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same birthplace

Of the 3 officials born in İncesu, Mihalaki Efendi had the 2nd highest salary.

The page of İncesu, with the 3 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 116 officials whose first annual entry is for 1871/72 (AH 1288), 103 have a recorded salary; Mihalaki Efendi had the 31st highest salary of them.

All 116 officials whose first annual entry is for 1871/72 (AH 1288)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mihalaki Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1871/72AH 1288Postahane-i Âmire stajyeriPostahane-i ÂmireAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1871/72AH 1288Postahane-i Âmire stajyeri (Görevin sona ermesi)Postahane-i ÂmireAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1871/72AH 1288Posta müdürüGolos500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1871/72AH 1288Posta müdürü (İnfisal)GolosAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1873/74AH 1290Ticaret Mahkemesi ikinci sınıf kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1874/75AH 1291Ticaret Mahkemesi ikinci sınıf kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1875/76AH 1292Ticaret Mahkemesi ikinci sınıf kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1876/77AH 1293Ticaret Mahkemesi ikinci sınıf kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1877/78AH 1294Ticaret Mahkemesi ikinci sınıf kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1878AH 1295Ticaret Mahkemesi ikinci sınıf kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1878/79AH 1296Ticaret Mahkemesi ikinci sınıf kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1878/79AH 1296Ticaret Mahkemesi birinci sınıf kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1878/79AH 1296Ticaret Mahkemesi birinci sınıf kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1880/81AH 1298Ticaret Mahkemesi birinci sınıf kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1881/82AH 1299Ticaret Mahkemesi birinci sınıf kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1881/82AH 1299İkinci Ticaret Mahkemesi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1882/83AH 1300İkinci Ticaret Mahkemesi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1883/84AH 1301İkinci Ticaret Mahkemesi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1884/85AH 1302İkinci Ticaret Mahkemesi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1885/86AH 1303İkinci Ticaret Mahkemesi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1886/87AH 1304İkinci Ticaret Mahkemesi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1887/88AH 1305İkinci Ticaret Mahkemesi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1888/89AH 1306İkinci Ticaret Mahkemesi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1889/90AH 1307İkinci Ticaret Mahkemesi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1890/91AH 1308İkinci Ticaret Mahkemesi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1891/92AH 1309İkinci Ticaret Mahkemesi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1892/93AH 1310İkinci Ticaret Mahkemesi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1893/94AH 1311İkinci Ticaret Mahkemesi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1894/95AH 1312İkinci Ticaret Mahkemesi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1894/95AH 1312İkinci Ticaret Mahkemesi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)760Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1895/96AH 1313İkinci Ticaret Mahkemesi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)760Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1895/96AH 1313İkinci Ticaret Mahkemesi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)830Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1896/97AH 1314İkinci Ticaret Mahkemesi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)830Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
1896/97AH 1314İkinci Ticaret Mahkemesi kâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)747Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149; 128 BOA. DH. SAİD. 45/149.
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 Mihalaki 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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