MEHMED ŞEMSİ EFENDİ
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
MEHMED ŞEMSİ EFENDİ was born in Varna; the father's occupation was "Varna Defter-i Hakani Kalemi başkâtibi". Work began in Varna in 1877/78 (AH 1294), on a first salary of 150 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1877/78, places MEHMED ŞEMSİ in Varna, the birthplace, as Meclis-i Temyiz hukuk kısmı memuru. For 1878 to 1881 the lists have no entry. The last entries, from 1881 to 1910, name MEHMED ŞEMSİ as Defter-i Hakani Kalemi kâtib-i sânîsi, with no place. The lists have no entry for 1901 to 1909.
The salary went from 150 kuruş a month in 1877/78 to 2,000 in 1909/10, the peak, when 86 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 22 years the salaries add up to 90,636 kuruş, 83 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The last annual entry is for 1909/10.
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.
First work 1877/78 (AH 1294); 1877/78 (AH 1294)
Meclis-i Temyiz hukuk kısmı memuru
150 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year
Anadolu Kordonu Defter-i Hakani Kalemi as worded, no place record
1881 to 1901 (AH 1299 to 1318)
No annual entry for 1878 to 1881 (AH 1295 to 1298) before it.
Defter-i Hakani Kalemi kâtib-i sânîsi
200 to 513 kuruş a month; entries in 20 years
Taşra Senedat Kalemi as worded, no place record
1909/10 (AH 1327)
No annual entry for 1901 to 1909 (AH 1319 to 1326) before it.
Taşra Senedat Kalemi birinci sınıf mümeyyizi
2,000 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year
Career and salary#
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
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Median, same province | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877/78 | 150 | 450 | 535 | 9% | |
| 1881/82 | 200 | 400 | 13% | ||
| 1882/83 | 200 | 400 | 12% | ||
| 1883/84 | 200 | 400 | 12% | ||
| 1884/85 | 200 | 400 | 12% | ||
| 1885/86 | 200 | 400 | 13% | ||
| 1886/87 | 200 | 400 | 13% | ||
| 1887/88 | 200 | 400 | 14% | ||
| 1888/89 | 250 | 400 | 21% | ||
| 1889/90 | 250 | 400 | 21% | ||
| 1890/91 | 250 | 400 | 21% | ||
| 1891/92 | 250 | 400 | 21% | ||
| 1892/93 | 250 | 400 | 21% | ||
| 1893/94 | 320 | 400 | 37% | ||
| 1894/95 | 320 | 400 | 37% | ||
| 1895/96 | 320 | 400 | 37% | ||
| 1896/97 | 320 | 450 | 35% | ||
| 1897/98 | 320 | 400 | 38% | ||
| 1898/99 | 320 | 400 | 37% | ||
| 1899/1900 | 320 | 400 | 37% | ||
| 1900/01 | 513 | 400 | 63% | ||
| 1909/10 | 2,000 | 600 | 86% |
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.
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1877/78AH 1294 | First work | Varna | 150first-salary field |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Meclis-i Temyiz hukuk kısmı memuru | Varna | 150 |
| No annual entry: 1878 to 1881 (AH 1295 to 1298) | |||
| 1881 to 1901AH 1299 to 1318 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi kâtib-i sânîsi | 200 to 513 | |
| No annual entry: 1901 to 1909 (AH 1319 to 1326) | |||
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Taşra Senedat Kalemi birinci sınıf mümeyyizi | 2,000 | |
Record#
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 17 officials with entries in Varna in the same years, MEHMED ŞEMSİ EFENDİ had the 4th highest salary.
- Mehmed Said Paşa1 shared year; highest salary 45,000 kuruş
- AHMED ŞEVKİ EFENDİ (B)1 shared year; highest salary 5,000 kuruş
- Sadık Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 2,250 kuruş
- ABDULLAH SIDKI EFENDİ1 shared year; highest salary 1,665 kuruş
- Mehmed Tahir Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 1,400 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 91 officials born in Varna, 89 have a recorded salary; MEHMED ŞEMSİ EFENDİ had the 13th highest salary of them.
- Mehmed Said Efendiborn 1832/33 (AH 1248); highest salary 620 kuruş
- Osman Nuri Efendiborn 1836/37 (AH 1252); highest salary 450 kuruş
- Ahmet Rıfat Efendiborn 1838/39 (AH 1254); highest salary 3,000 kuruş
- Mehmet Emin Efendiborn 1838/39 (AH 1254); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Ahmed Fehmi Efendiborn 1839/40 (AH 1255); highest salary 2,500 kuruş
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1877/78 (AH 1294), 145 have a recorded salary; MEHMED ŞEMSİ EFENDİ had the 15th highest salary of them.
- İSMAİL HAKKI BEY(A)first entry in Varna; highest salary 700 kuruş
- İSMAİL HAKKI BEY (B)first entry in Varna; highest salary 750 kuruş
- Mehmed Efendifirst annual entry 1877/78 (AH 1294); highest salary 1,250 kuruş
- Mehmed Mahvi Efendifirst annual entry 1877/78 (AH 1294); highest salary 720 kuruş
- Şerafeddin Şerif Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; no salary recorded
All 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1877/78 (AH 1294)
Annual entries and original values
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Meclis-i Temyiz hukuk kısmı memuru | Varna | 150 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805; 300 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805. |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi kâtib-i sânîsi | Anadolu Kordonu Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | 200 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805; 300 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805. |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi kâtib-i sânîsi | Anadolu Kordonu Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | 200 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805; 300 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805. |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi kâtib-i sânîsi | Anadolu Kordonu Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | 200 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805; 300 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805. |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi kâtib-i sânîsi | Anadolu Kordonu Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | 200 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805; 300 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805. |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi kâtib-i sânîsi | Anadolu Kordonu Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | 200 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805; 300 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805. |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi kâtib-i sânîsi | Anadolu Kordonu Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | 200 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805; 300 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805. |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi kâtib-i sânîsi | Anadolu Kordonu Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | 200 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805; 300 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805. |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi kâtib-i sânîsi | Anadolu Kordonu Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | 200 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805; 300 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805. |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi kâtib-i sânîsi | Anadolu Kordonu Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805; 300 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805. |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi kâtib-i sânîsi | Anadolu Kordonu Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805; 300 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805. |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi kâtib-i sânîsi | Anadolu Kordonu Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805; 300 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805. |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi kâtib-i sânîsi | Anadolu Kordonu Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805; 300 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805. |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi kâtib-i sânîsi | Anadolu Kordonu Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805; 300 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805. |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi kâtib-i sânîsi | Anadolu Kordonu Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805; 300 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805. |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi kâtib-i sânîsi | Anadolu Kordonu Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | 320 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805; 300 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805. |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi kâtib-i sânîsi | Anadolu Kordonu Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | 320 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805; 300 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805. |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi kâtib-i sânîsi | Anadolu Kordonu Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | 320 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805; 300 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805. |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi kâtib-i sânîsi | Anadolu Kordonu Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | 320 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805; 300 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805. |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi kâtib-i sânîsi | Anadolu Kordonu Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | 320 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805; 300 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805. |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi kâtib-i sânîsi | Anadolu Kordonu Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | 320 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805; 300 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805. |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi kâtib-i sânîsi | Anadolu Kordonu Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | 320 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805; 300 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805. |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi kâtib-i sânîsi | Anadolu Kordonu Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | 320 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805; 300 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805. |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi başkâtibi | Anadolu Kordonu Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | 513 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805; 300 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805. |
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Taşra Senedat Kalemi birinci sınıf mümeyyizi | Taşra Senedat Kalemi | 2,000 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805; 300 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 5/805. |
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.
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|
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.
- Origin of the record: Source collection.
Subjects
- List of Ottoman officials (Osmanlı memurları listesi)
- Collective biography (kolektif biyografi)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)