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Mercanzade Hafız Ali Vasfi 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

Mercanzade Hafız Ali Vasfi Efendi was born in Kütahya in 1842/43 (AH 1258). Work began in 1881/82, at about 40, on a first salary of 170 kuruş. Fewer than 3 per cent of the 5,664 officials whose age at first work is known began work at 40 or older. The first annual entry, for 1881/82, names Mercanzade Hafız Ali Vasfi as Kanlıca İptidai Mektebi muallimi, with no place. The lists have no entry for 1888 to 1896 and 1902 to 1906.

Pay rose from 170 kuruş a month in 1881/82 to a peak of 420 in 1908/09, when half the paid officials earned less. Over 16 years the salaries add up to 57,120 kuruş, 72 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The last annual entry is for 1908/09.

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. Kütahya

    Born 1842/43 (AH 1258)

  2. Kanlıca, İstanbul as worded, no place record

    1881 to 1888 (AH 1299 to 1305)

    Kanlıca İptidai Mektebi muallimi

    30 to 170 kuruş a month; entries in 7 years

  3. Bayezıt, İstanbul as worded, no place record

    1896 to 1902 (AH 1314 to 1319)

    No annual entry for 1888 to 1896 (AH 1306 to 1313) before it.

    Bayezıt İptidai Mektebi birinci muallimi

    350 to 400 kuruş a month; entries in 6 years

  4. Ayasofya, İstanbul as worded, no place record

    1901/02 (AH 1319)

    Maarif Nezareti iptidaiye mektepleri müfettişi

    350 to 400 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  5. Place not recorded

    1906 to 1909 (AH 1324 to 1326)

    No annual entry for 1902 to 1906 (AH 1320 to 1323) before it.

    Maarif Nezareti iptidaiye mektepleri müfettişi

    410 to 420 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  6. Place not recorded

    1908/09 (AH 1326)

    Levazım Dairesi sevk memuru

    410 to 420 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearentry of another institutionsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entry01002003004005001882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 13241908/09AH 1326420 kuruşKanlıca İptidai Mektebi muallimi
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 13241908/09AH 1326This officialMedian, all officials

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 Mercanzade Hafız Ali Vasfi Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1881/8217040012%
1882/8317040011%
1883/8417040010%
1884/8517040011%
1885/8617040011%
1886/8717040011%
1887/881504009%
1896/9735045036%
1897/9840040045%
1898/9940040044%
1899/190040040044%
1900/0140040045%
1901/0240040043%
1906/0741045048%
1907/0841046048%
1908/0942040050%

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 Mercanzade Hafız Ali Vasfi Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1881/82AH 1299First work170first-salary field
1881 to 1888AH 1299 to 1305Kanlıca İptidai Mektebi muallimi
14 entries
YearSalary
1881/82170
1882/83170
1883/84170
1883/8430
1884/85170
1884/8530
1885/86170
1885/8630
1886/87170
1886/8730
1886/87
1886/87
1886/87
1887/88150
170 to 150
No annual entry: 1888 to 1896 (AH 1306 to 1313)
1896 to 1902AH 1314 to 1319Bayezıt İptidai Mektebi birinci muallimi
8 entries
YearSalary
1896/97350
1897/98350
1897/98400
1898/99400
1899/1900400
1899/1900400
1900/01400
1901/02400
350 to 400
1901/02AH 1319Maarif Nezareti iptidaiye mektepleri müfettişi
Maarif
350
No annual entry: 1902 to 1906 (AH 1320 to 1323)
1906 to 1909AH 1324 to 1326Maarif Nezareti iptidaiye mektepleri müfettişi
Maarif
4 entries
YearSalary
1906/07410
1907/08410
1908/09410
1908/09420
410 to 420
1908/09AH 1326Levazım Dairesi sevk memuru420

Record

Personal

Born
1842/43 (AH 1258)
Birthplace
Kütahya

First work

Year
1881/82 (AH 1299)

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 birthplace

Of the 150 officials born in Kütahya, 140 have a recorded salary; Mercanzade Hafız Ali Vasfi Efendi had the 59th highest salary of them.

The page of Kütahya, with the 150 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 188 officials whose first annual entry is for 1881/82 (AH 1299), 168 have a recorded salary; Mercanzade Hafız Ali Vasfi Efendi had the 90th highest salary of them.

All 188 officials whose first annual entry is for 1881/82 (AH 1299)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mercanzade Hafız Ali Vasfi Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1881/82AH 1299Kanlıca İptidai Mektebi muallimiKanlıca, İstanbul170Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481; 94 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481.
1882/83AH 1300Kanlıca İptidai Mektebi muallimiKanlıca, İstanbul170Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481; 94 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481.
1883/84AH 1301Kanlıca İptidai Mektebi muallimiKanlıca, İstanbul170Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481; 94 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481.
1883/84AH 1301Beylerbeyi merkez muaviniBeylerbeyi, İstanbul30Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481; 94 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481.
1884/85AH 1302Kanlıca İptidai Mektebi muallimiKanlıca, İstanbul170Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481; 94 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481.
1884/85AH 1302Beylerbeyi merkez muaviniBeylerbeyi, İstanbul30Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481; 94 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481.
1885/86AH 1303Kanlıca İptidai Mektebi muallimiKanlıca, İstanbul170Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481; 94 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481.
1885/86AH 1303Beylerbeyi merkez muaviniBeylerbeyi, İstanbul30Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481; 94 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481.
1886/87AH 1304Kanlıca İptidai Mektebi muallimiKanlıca, İstanbul170Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481; 94 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481.
1886/87AH 1304Beylerbeyi merkez muaviniBeylerbeyi, İstanbul30Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481; 94 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481.
1886/87AH 1304Kanlıca İptidai Mektebi muallimi (İnfisal)Kanlıca, İstanbulAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481; 94 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481.
1886/87AH 1304Beylerbeyi merkez muavini (İnfisal)Beylerbeyi, İstanbulAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481; 94 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481.
1886/87AH 1304Açıkta kalışAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481; 94 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481.
1887/88AH 1305İbrahim Ağa İptidai Mektebi muallimiHaydarpaşa, İstanbul150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481; 94 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481.
1896/97AH 1314Bayezıt İptidai Mektebi birinci muallimiBayezıt, İstanbul350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481; 94 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481.
1897/98AH 1315Bayezıt İptidai Mektebi birinci muallimiBayezıt, İstanbul350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481; 94 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481.
1897/98AH 1315Bayezıt İptidai Mektebi birinci muallimiBayezıt, İstanbul400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481; 94 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481.
1898/99AH 1316Bayezıt İptidai Mektebi birinci muallimiBayezıt, İstanbul400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481; 94 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481.
1899/1900AH 1317Bayezıt İptidai Mektebi birinci muallimiBayezıt, İstanbul400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481; 94 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481.
1899/1900AH 1317Ayasofya Merkez Rüştiye Mektebi iptidaiye kısmı birinci muallimiAyasofya, İstanbul400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481; 94 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481.
1900/01AH 1318Ayasofya Merkez Rüştiye Mektebi iptidaiye kısmı birinci muallimiAyasofya, İstanbul400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481; 94 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481.
1901/02AH 1319Ayasofya Merkez Rüştiye Mektebi iptidaiye kısmı birinci muallimiAyasofya, İstanbul400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481; 94 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481.
1901/02AH 1319Maarif Nezareti iptidaiye mektepleri müfettişi350MaarifSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481; 94 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481.
1906/07AH 1324Maarif Nezareti iptidaiye mektepleri müfettişi410MaarifSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481; 94 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481.
1907/08AH 1325Maarif Nezareti iptidaiye mektepleri müfettişi410MaarifSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481; 94 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481.
1908/09AH 1326Maarif Nezareti iptidaiye mektepleri müfettişi410MaarifSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481; 94 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481.
1908/09AH 1326Maarif Nezareti iptidaiye mektepleri müfettişi420MaarifSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481; 94 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481.
1908/09AH 1326Levazım Dairesi sevk memuru420Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481; 94 BOA.DH.SAİD., No:52, s.481.
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 Mercanzade Hafız Ali Vasfi 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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