Mehmed Mecdi 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
Mehmed Mecdi Efendi was born in Bursa in 1842/43 (AH 1258) into the İslam community. At about 16, in 1858/59, Mehmed Mecdi began work. The first annual entry, for 1858/59, names Mehmed Mecdi as Bursa mal kalemi (mülazemet), with no place. The annual lists then follow Mehmed Mecdi to Istanbul in 1860/61. The lists have no entry for 1861 to 1868. The last entries, from 1868 to 1891, name Mehmed Mecdi as Dağardı nâhiyesi müdiriyeti, with no place. For 1869 to 1871 the lists have no entry. The lists have no entry for 1873 to 1876. For 1878 to 1881 the lists have no entry. The lists have no entry for 1882 to 1887. In place of a title the lists give Infisal for 1871 to 1873 and Vefat (death) for 1891/92.
Pay rose from 175 kuruş a month in 1860/61 to a peak of 1,750 in 1887/88, when 91 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over nine years the salaries add up to 141,300 kuruş, 3.1 times what an official on the median salary earned. The final annual entry is for 1891/92.
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.
Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Place not recorded), stop 4 (Place not recorded), stop 5 (Simav kazası), stop 6 (Karahisar-ı sahib sancağına tabî Çal kazası), stop 7 (Selanik vilâyeti), stop 8 (Kastamonu vilâyeti müzafatından).
Born 1842/43 (AH 1258)
Place not recorded not on the map
1858/59 (AH 1275)
Bursa mal kalemi (mülazemet)
entries in 1 year
1860/61 (AH 1277)
No annual entry for 1859/60 (AH 1276) before it.
ebniye dairesi kalemi
75 to 175 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year
Place not recorded not on the map
1868 to 1873 (AH 1285 to 1289)
No annual entry for 1861 to 1868 (AH 1278 to 1284) before it.
Dağardı nâhiyesi müdiriyeti 1868/69 (AH 1285); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1871 to 1873 (AH 1288 to 1289)
750 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years
Simav kazası as worded, no place record not on the map
1871/72 (AH 1288)
No annual entry for 1869 to 1871 (AH 1286 to 1287) before it.
katib
entries in 1 year
Karahisar-ı sahib sancağına tabî Çal kazası as worded, no place record not on the map
1876 to 1878 (AH 1293 to 1294)
No annual entry for 1873 to 1876 (AH 1290 to 1292) before it.
Çal kazası kai'makamlığı
1,300 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years
Selanik vilâyeti as worded, no place record not on the map
1881/82 (AH 1299)
No annual entry for 1878 to 1881 (AH 1295 to 1298) before it.
Petriç kazası ka'imakamlığı
1,250 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year
Kastamonu vilâyeti müzafatından as worded, no place record not on the map
1887 to 1892 (AH 1305 to 1309)
No annual entry for 1882 to 1887 (AH 1300 to 1304) before it.
Araklı kazası kai'makamlığı 1887 to 1891 (AH 1305 to 1308); Vefat (death (a note on status, not a job)) 1891/92 (AH 1309)
1,750 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860/61 | 175 | 500 | 550 | 12% | |
| 1868/69 | 750 | 475 | 66% | ||
| 1876/77 | 1,300 | 420 | 84% | ||
| 1877/78 | 1,300 | 450 | 84% | ||
| 1881/82 | 1,250 | 400 | 86% | ||
| 1887/88 | 1,750 | 400 | 91% | ||
| 1888/89 | 1,750 | 400 | 91% | ||
| 1889/90 | 1,750 | 400 | 91% | ||
| 1890/91 | 1,750 | 400 | 90% |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1858/59AH 1275 | First work | ||
| 1858/59AH 1275 | Bursa mal kalemi (mülazemet) | ||
| No annual entry: 1859/60 (AH 1276) | |||
| 1860/61AH 1277 | ebniye dairesi kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 75 to 175 |
| No annual entry: 1861 to 1868 (AH 1278 to 1284) | |||
| 1868/69AH 1285 | Dağardı nâhiyesi müdiriyeti | 750 | |
| No annual entry: 1869 to 1871 (AH 1286 to 1287) | |||
| 1871 to 1873AH 1288 to 1289 | Infisala note on status, not a job | ||
| 1871/72AH 1288 | katib | ||
| No annual entry: 1873 to 1876 (AH 1290 to 1292) | |||
| 1876 to 1878AH 1293 to 1294 | Çal kazası kai'makamlığı | 1,300 | |
| No annual entry: 1878 to 1881 (AH 1295 to 1298) | |||
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Petriç kazası ka'imakamlığı | 1,250 | |
| No annual entry: 1882 to 1887 (AH 1300 to 1304) | |||
| 1887 to 1891AH 1305 to 1308 | Araklı kazası kai'makamlığı | 1,750 | |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Vefatdeath (a note on status, not a job) | ||
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1842/43 (AH 1258)
- Birthplace
- Bursa
- Community
- İslam
First work
- Year
- 1858/59 (AH 1275)
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 37 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, 35 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Mecdi Efendi had the 23rd highest salary of them.
- Ahmed Ârifî Paşa1 shared year; highest salary 100,000 kuruş
- İbrahim Edhem Paşa1 shared year; highest salary 75,000 kuruş
- Safvet Paşa (Mehmed Esat Safvet Paşa)1 shared year; highest salary 75,000 kuruş
- Mahmud Es'ad Paşa1 shared year; highest salary 45,000 kuruş
- Mehmed Said Paşa1 shared year; highest salary 45,000 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 302 officials born in Bursa, 286 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Mecdi Efendi had the 52nd highest salary of them.
- Ahmed Fevzi Beyborn 1842/43 (AH 1258); highest salary 2,000 kuruş
- Ahmed Mümtaz Beyborn 1842/43 (AH 1258); highest salary 600 kuruş
- Akif Efendiborn 1842/43 (AH 1258); highest salary 1,400 kuruş
- Arif Efendiborn 1841/42 (AH 1257); highest salary 800 kuruş
- Aziz Beyborn 1841/42 (AH 1257); highest salary 4,000 kuruş
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 43 officials whose first annual entry is for 1858/59 (AH 1275), 35 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Mecdi Efendi had the 14th highest salary of them.
- Ahmed Mümtaz Beyfirst annual entry 1858/59 (AH 1275); highest salary 600 kuruş
- Mehmed Said Efendifirst annual entry 1858/59 (AH 1275); highest salary 1,300 kuruş
- Hafız Ebubekir Rıfat Efendifirst annual entry 1858/59 (AH 1275); highest salary 250 kuruş
- Hacı Bekir Ağazade Abdulkadir Efendifirst annual entry 1858/59 (AH 1275); highest salary 3,000 kuruş
- Andon Efendifirst annual entry 1858/59 (AH 1275); no salary recorded
All 43 officials whose first annual entry is for 1858/59 (AH 1275)
Annual entries and original values
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1858/59AH 1275 | Bursa mal kalemi (mülazemet) | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 10/487; 973 | ||
| 1860/61AH 1277 | ebniye dairesi kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 75 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 10/487; 973 |
| 1860/61AH 1277 | ebniye dairesi kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 175 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 10/487; 973 |
| 1868/69AH 1285 | Dağardı nâhiyesi müdiriyeti | 750 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 10/487; 973 | |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Infisal | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 10/487; 973 | ||
| 1871/72AH 1288 | katib | Simav kazası | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 10/487; 973 | |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Infisal | Simav kazası | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 10/487; 973 | |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Çal kazası kai'makamlığı | Karahisar-ı sahib sancağına tabî Çal kazası | 1,300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 10/487; 973 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | vilâyet-i Aziziye ka'imakamlığı | 1,300 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 10/487; 973 | |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Petriç kazası ka'imakamlığı | Selanik vilâyeti | 1,250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 10/487; 973 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Araklı kazası kai'makamlığı | Kastamonu vilâyeti müzafatından | 1,750 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 10/487; 973 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Araklı kazası kai'makamlığı | Kastamonu vilâyeti müzafatından | 1,750 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 10/487; 973 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Adapazarı kazası ka'imakamlığı | İzmid sancağı mülhekatından | 1,750 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 10/487; 973 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Adapazarı kazası ka'imakamlığı | İzmid sancağı mülhekatından | 1,750 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 10/487; 973 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Adapazarı kazası ka'imakamlığı | İzmid sancağı mülhekatından | 1,750 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 10/487; 973 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Vize kai'makamlığı | Avraz vilâyetinde | 1,750 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 10/487; 973 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Vefat | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | 10/487; 973 |
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)