Serkes 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
The life of Serkes Efendi began in Saimbeyli (Haçin) in 1857/58 (AH 1274). Serkes began work in Saimbeyli in 1888/89, at about 31. Every annual entry from 1888/89 to 1908/09 places Serkes in the same post, Tapu yazı işleri, in Saimbeyli, the birthplace. Of the 2,755 officials whose entries span 20 years or more, fewer than 5 per cent stayed in one place throughout.
Pay rose from 125 kuruş a month in 1888/89 to a peak of 200 in 1908/09, in Saimbeyli, when 12 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over four years the salaries add up to 6,900 kuruş, 35 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The last annual entry is for 1908/09.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888/89 | 125 | 400 | 425 | 8% | |
| 1889/90 | 125 | 400 | 425 | 8% | |
| 1890/91 | 125 | 400 | 800 | 8% | |
| 1908/09 | 200 | 400 | 270 | 12% |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1888/89AH 1306 | First work | Saimbeyli (Haçin) | |
| 1888 to 1895AH 1306 to 1312 | Tapu yazı işleri | Saimbeyli (Haçin) | |
| No annual entry: 1895 to 1899 (AH 1313 to 1316) | |||
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Tapu kâtibi (İstifa) | Saimbeyli (Haçin) | |
| No annual entry: 1900 to 1908 (AH 1318 to 1325) | |||
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Müfredat kâtibi | Saimbeyli (Haçin) | 200 |
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1857/58 (AH 1274)
- Birthplace
- Saimbeyli (Haçin)
- Nationality as recorded
- Ermeni
First work
- Year
- 1888/89 (AH 1306)
- Place
- Saimbeyli (Haçin)
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 10 officials with entries in Saimbeyli (Haçin) in the same years, Serkes Efendi had the 9th highest salary.
- Ecibyan Agob Efendi4 shared years; highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Ahmed Vefik Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 500 kuruş
- Mustafa Vasfi Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 300 kuruş
- Ömer Lütfü Bey1 shared year; highest salary 10,000 kuruş
- Yuvanaki Papa Dopula Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 2,250 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 8 officials born in Saimbeyli (Haçin), 7 have a recorded salary; Serkes Efendi had the 5th highest salary of them.
- Ali Gâlib Beyborn 1855/56 (AH 1272); highest salary 900 kuruş
- MAHMUD NEDĠM EFENDĠborn 1865/66 (AH 1282); highest salary 125 kuruş
- Ecibyan Agob Efendiborn 1866/67 (AH 1283); highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Hasan Efendiborn 1846/47 (AH 1263); highest salary 235 kuruş
- Haçer Efendiborn 1868/69 (AH 1285); highest salary 135 kuruş
The page of Saimbeyli (Haçin), with the 8 officials born there
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 173 officials whose first annual entry is for 1888/89 (AH 1306), 155 have a recorded salary; Serkes Efendi had the 130th highest salary of them.
- Ecibyan Agob Efendifirst entry in Saimbeyli (Haçin); highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- İbrahim Ethem Efendifirst annual entry 1888/89 (AH 1306); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Mehmet Ġrfan Efendifirst annual entry 1888/89 (AH 1306); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Mehmed Naci Efendifirst annual entry 1888/89 (AH 1306); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Mehmet Muharrem Efendifirst annual entry 1888/89 (AH 1306); no salary recorded
All 173 officials whose first annual entry is for 1888/89 (AH 1306)
Annual entries and original values
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Tapu yazı işleri | Saimbeyli (Haçin) | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 166/225; 213 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 166/225. | |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Nüfus kâtibi | Saimbeyli (Haçin) | 125 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 166/225; 213 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 166/225. |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Nüfus kâtibi | Saimbeyli (Haçin) | 125 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 166/225; 213 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 166/225. |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Nüfus kâtibi | Saimbeyli (Haçin) | 125 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 166/225; 213 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 166/225. |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Tapu kâtibi | Saimbeyli (Haçin) | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 166/225; 213 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 166/225. | |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Tapu kâtibi | Saimbeyli (Haçin) | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 166/225; 213 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 166/225. | |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Tapu kâtibi | Saimbeyli (Haçin) | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 166/225; 213 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 166/225. | |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Tapu kâtibi | Saimbeyli (Haçin) | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 166/225; 213 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 166/225. | |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Tapu kâtibi | Saimbeyli (Haçin) | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 166/225; 213 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 166/225. | |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Tapu kâtibi (İnfisal) | Saimbeyli (Haçin) | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 166/225; 213 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 166/225. | |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Aza | Saimbeyli (Haçin) | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 166/225; 213 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 166/225. | |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Tapu kâtibi (İstifa) | Saimbeyli (Haçin) | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 166/225; 213 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 166/225. | |
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Müfredat kâtibi | Saimbeyli (Haçin) | 200 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 166/225; 213 BOA, DH. SAĠD. d, 166/225. |
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)