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SALİH LÜTFİ 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

The life of SALİH LÜTFİ EFENDİ began in Varna in 1858/59 (AH 1275); the father's occupation was "Prevadi kazası mal müdürü". At about 22, in 1880/81, SALİH LÜTFİ began work in Ayvalık, on a first salary of 270 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1880/81, places SALİH LÜTFİ in Ayvalık as Duhan Fabrikası memuru, where the entries run to 1884/85. SALİH LÜTFİ then moved to Gelibolu and Mytilene (Midilli) from 1890 to 1898. Alongside, the lists for 1897 to 1900 give a second post, in Ayvalık as Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibi. Alongside, the lists for 1898 to 1900 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Memleha müdürü vekili. Alongside, the lists for 1899/1900 give a second post, in Bozcaada as Düyun-ı Umumiye merkez memuru vekili. Alongside, the lists for 1899 to 1901 give a second post, in Bergama as Düyun-ı Umumiye merkez memuru.

Pay rose from 270 kuruş a month in 1880/81 to a peak of 500 in 1890/91, in Gelibolu, when 56 per cent of paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1900/01.

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.

All 8 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1880/811890/911895/961899/19001234578VarnaAyvalık, MytileneGeliboluBozcaadaBergama

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 6 (Place not recorded).

  1. Varna

    Born 1858/59 (AH 1275)

  2. Ayvalık

    First work 1880/81 (AH 1298); 1880 to 1885 (AH 1298 to 1302)

    Duhan Fabrikası memuru

    270 to 450 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

  3. Gelibolu

    1890/91 (AH 1308)

    No annual entry for 1885 to 1890 (AH 1303 to 1307) before it.

    Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  4. Mytilene (Midilli)

    1895 to 1898 (AH 1313 to 1315)

    No annual entry for 1891 to 1895 (AH 1309 to 1312) before it.

    Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürlüğü tezkire kâtibi

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  5. Ayvalık

    1897 to 1900 (AH 1315 to 1317)

    Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibi

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  6. Place not recorded not on the map

    1898 to 1900 (AH 1316 to 1317)

    Memleha müdürü vekili

    166.66 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  7. Bozcaada

    1899/1900 (AH 1317)

    Düyun-ı Umumiye merkez memuru vekili

    166.66 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  8. Bergama

    1899 to 1901 (AH 1317 to 1318)

    Düyun-ı Umumiye merkez memuru

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

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 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 1318500 kuruşDuhan Fabrikası memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 1318This 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 SALİH LÜTFİ EFENDİ against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1880/8127040025%
1881/8235040035041%
1882/8335040041%
1883/8435040041%
1884/8545040054%
1890/9150040040056%
1895/9640040076044%
1896/97400450637.542%
1897/9850040050056%
1898/9950040055%
1899/190050040055%

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 SALİH LÜTFİ EFENDİ, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1880/81AH 1298First workAyvalık270first-salary field
1880 to 1885AH 1298 to 1302Duhan Fabrikası memuru
7 entries
YearSalary
1880/81270
1881/82270
1881/82350
1882/83350
1883/84350
1884/85350
1884/85450
Ayvalık270 to 450
No annual entry: 1885 to 1890 (AH 1303 to 1307)
1890/91AH 1308Düyun-ı Umumiye memuruGelibolu500
No annual entry: 1891 to 1895 (AH 1309 to 1312)
1895 to 1898AH 1313 to 1315Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürlüğü tezkire kâtibi
3 entries
YearSalary
1895/96400
1896/97400
1897/98400
Mytilene (Midilli)400
1897 to 1900AH 1315 to 1317Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibi
3 entries
YearSalary
1897/98500
1898/99500
1899/1900500
Ayvalık500
1898 to 1900AH 1316 to 1317Memleha müdürü vekili
3 entries
YearSalary
1898/99166.66
1899/1900166.66
1899/1900
166.66
1899/1900AH 1317Düyun-ı Umumiye merkez memuru vekili
2 entries
YearSalary
1899/1900166.66
1899/1900
Bozcaada166.66
1899 to 1901AH 1317 to 1318Düyun-ı Umumiye merkez memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1899/1900500
1900/01
1900/01
Bergama500

Record

Personal

Born
1858/59 (AH 1275)
Birthplace
Varna
Father's occupation
Prevadi kazası mal müdürü

First work

Year
1880/81 (AH 1298)

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 15 officials with entries in Ayvalık in the same years, 14 have a recorded salary; SALİH LÜTFİ EFENDİ had the 7th highest salary of them.

All 41 officials with entries in Ayvalık

Same birthplace

Of the 91 officials born in Varna, 89 have a recorded salary; SALİH LÜTFİ EFENDİ had the 46th highest salary of them.

The page of Varna, with the 91 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; SALİH LÜTFİ EFENDİ had the 80th highest salary of them.

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

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of SALİH LÜTFİ EFENDİ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1880/81AH 1298Duhan Fabrikası memuruAyvalık270Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records322 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 64/245.
1881/82AH 1299Duhan Fabrikası memuruAyvalık270Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records322 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 64/245.
1881/82AH 1299Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürlüğü üçüncü kâtibiAyvalık350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records322 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 64/245.
1882/83AH 1300Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürlüğü üçüncü kâtibiAyvalık350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records322 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 64/245.
1883/84AH 1301Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürlüğü üçüncü kâtibiAyvalık350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records322 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 64/245.
1884/85AH 1302Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürlüğü üçüncü kâtibiAyvalık350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records322 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 64/245.
1884/85AH 1302Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibiAyvalık450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records322 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 64/245.
1890/91AH 1308Düyun-ı Umumiye memuruGelibolu500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records322 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 64/245.
1895/96AH 1313Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürlüğü tezkire kâtibiMytilene (Midilli)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records322 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 64/245.
1896/97AH 1314Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürlüğü tezkire kâtibiMytilene (Midilli)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records322 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 64/245.
1897/98AH 1315Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürlüğü tezkire kâtibiMytilene (Midilli)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records322 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 64/245.
1897/98AH 1315Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibiAyvalık500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records322 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 64/245.
1898/99AH 1316Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibiAyvalık500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records322 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 64/245.
1898/99AH 1316Memleha müdürü vekili166.66Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records322 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 64/245.
1899/1900AH 1317Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibiAyvalık500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records322 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 64/245.
1899/1900AH 1317Memleha müdürü vekili166.66Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records322 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 64/245.
1899/1900AH 1317Memleha müdürü vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records322 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 64/245.
1899/1900AH 1317Düyun-ı Umumiye merkez memuru vekiliBozcaada166.66Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records322 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 64/245.
1899/1900AH 1317Düyun-ı Umumiye merkez memuru vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)BozcaadaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records322 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 64/245.
1899/1900AH 1317Düyun-ı Umumiye merkez memuruBergama500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records322 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 64/245.
1900/01AH 1318Düyun-ı Umumiye merkez memuriyeti kâtip ve sandık eminliği refakatiBergamaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records322 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 64/245.
1900/01AH 1318Düyun-ı Umumiye merkez memuriyeti kâtip ve sandık eminliği refakati (Görevin sona ermesi)BergamaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records322 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 64/245.
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 SALİH LÜTFİ EFENDİ 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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