Mehmet Emin Efendi
Born 1871/72 (AH 1288) · Bilecik · Dated entries 1889 to 1906 (AH 1307 to 1323)
Archival references BOA.DH.SAİD., No: 165, s. 431; BOA.DH.SAİD., No: 90, s. 1
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmet Emin Efendi was born in Bilecik in 1871/72 (AH 1288). The father’s occupation was Bıçakçı. Schooling included Başlangıç ilimleri ve rüştiye derslerini tamamladı. [source]
The first place of work was Ertugrul. Dated career entries span 1889/90 (AH 1307) to 1905/06 (AH 1323) across 5 AH years, beginning with Tapu Defterleri Kalemi görevlisi. More than one post or place appears in 3 of those years. Place names include Ertugrul, Pazarcık, Gölpazarı and Osmaneli (Lefke). [1] [2]
Monthly pay went from 80 kuruş in 1893/94 (AH 1311) to 150 kuruş in 1905/06 (AH 1323); the highest recorded monthly rate is 400 kuruş in 1894/95 (AH 1312). [1] [2]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 6 · Bilecik
How to read this map
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1 1871/72 (AH 1288)
Bilecik
Birth
2 1889/90 (AH 1307)
Ertugrul
Tapu Defterleri Kalemi görevlisi
Calculated age 19
3 1893/94 (AH 1311)
Place not recorded / Ertugrul
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Place not recorded
Muhasebe Kalemi gelir kâtibi
80 kuruşCalculated age 23
Muhasebe Kalemi varidat kâtibi
80 kuruşCalculated age 23
4 Muhasebe Kalemi varidat kâtibi
80 kuruşCalculated age 24
Continuing service as described
Muhasebe Kalemi varidat kâtibi
400 kuruşCalculated age 24
5 1899/1900 (AH 1317)
Pazarcık
Mal kâtibi (İstifa)
Calculated age 29
6 1905/06 (AH 1323)
Gölpazarı / Osmaneli (Lefke)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Gölpazarı
Gölpazarı
Mal kâtibi
150 kuruşCalculated age 35
Mal kâtibi
150 kuruşCalculated age 35
5 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.
- Muhasebe Kalemi gelir kâtibi (İnfisal) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1] Source [2]
- Mal kâtibi · Pazarcık · Undated · 200 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1] Source [2]
- Tahsilat-ı Mukadderat kâtibi · Yenişehir · Undated · 200 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1] Source [2]
- Askerlik (İnfisal) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1] Source [2]
- First work as recorded · Ertugrul · Year not recorded
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
One highest recorded salary per official and AH year. Same-year medians, nearest-rank 10th and 90th percentiles, and relative standing are recomputed from the selected collection.
Amounts are nominal monthly kuruş in years with a recorded salary. Gaps are left blank; values are not adjusted for prices. Explicitly unpaid zero entries remain in the chronology and are omitted from logarithmic salary plots.
View the yearly values
| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 80 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 3.7% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 44.9% | 2004 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 150 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 11.4% | 1423 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
Kuruş · dated amountsSelect an amount for its date, post, place and age.
● 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- Ertugrul80 to 400
- Gölpazarı150
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
- Bilecik50 other officialsMehmet Zekai Efendi born 1871/72 (AH 1288); highest salary 200 kuruş
- Ertugrul10 other officialsDikran Efendi 3 shared years; highest salary 400 kuruş
- 1889/90 (AH 1307)197 other officialsAhmed Hamdi Efendi first entry in Shkodër (İşkodra); highest salary 500 kuruş
Education and personal record
Qualification Formal qualification recorded [source]
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Osmanlı Devletinde görev yapan Bilecikli devlet adamları
MEHMET GEYİK · 2022 · Pages 55
BOA.DH.SAİD., No: 165, s. 431; 77 BOA.DH.SAİD., No: 165, s. 431.
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Osmanlı Devletinde görev yapan Bilecikli devlet adamları
MEHMET GEYİK · 2022 · Pages 55, 56
BOA.DH.SAİD., No: 90, s. 1; 78 BOA.DH.SAİD., No: 90, s. 1.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 5 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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