Mehmed Kadri Bey
Born 1856/57 (AH 1273) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1874 to 1889 (AH 1291 to 1306)
Languages Arabic, French, Persian, Turkish
Archival references BOA SAD 18/229; BOA, HR.SAİD., No. 10, Gömlek No. 15, 3
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Mehmed Kadri Bey was born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1856/57 (AH 1273). The father’s occupation was Feshane Nazırı. Schooling included Sıbyan Mektebi; Beşiktaş Rüşdiyesi; Mekteb-i Sultani; Mahrec-i Aklam; Robert Koleji. The language repertoire included Arabic, French, Persian and Turkish. [1] [2]
Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1874/75 (AH 1291). Dated career entries span 1874/75 (AH 1291) to 1888/89 (AH 1306) across 10 AH years, from Istanbul (Dersaadet) to Bombay and ending with entries for Bombay başşehbenderi. More than one post or place appears in 7 of those years. Place names include Istanbul (Dersaadet), Palermo, Tiflis and İstanbul, Bab-ı Ali and 1 other named places. [1] [2]
Monthly pay went from 2,000 kuruş in 1882/83 (AH 1300) to 1,000 kuruş in 1887/88 (AH 1305); the highest recorded monthly rate is 2,000 kuruş in 1882/83 (AH 1300). [1] [2]
Life and career
Follow 9 dated stages in the life. Choose a year in the life ribbon below the map. Places and earlier connections accumulate as you advance; All stops reveals the overview.
Stage 1 of 9 · Istanbul (Dersaadet)
How to read this map
Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.
Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
2 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1856/57 (AH 1273)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 18
Hariciye Nezareti Mezahib Odası mülazımı
Calculated age 18
3 1875/76 (AH 1292) · 2 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1292, 1293. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Mezahib Odası mülazımı
Calculated age 19
Continuing service as described
Hariciye Nezareti Mezahib Odası mülazımı
Calculated age 20
Continuing service as described
4 1877/78 (AH 1294)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Mezahib Odası mülazımı
Calculated age 21
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
Infisal
Calculated age 21
5 1882/83 (AH 1300)
Palermo
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Palermo
Palermo başşehbenderi
Calculated age 27
Palermo şehbenderi
2,000 kuruşCalculated age 27
6 1883/84 (AH 1301)
Tiflis / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Tiflis başşehbenderi
2,000 kuruşCalculated age 28
Place not recorded
Infisal
Calculated age 28
7 1885/86 (AH 1303)
İstanbul, Bab-ı Ali / Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: İstanbul, Bab-ı Ali
İstanbul, Bab-ı Ali
Bab-ı Ali Hukuk Müşavirliği muavini
Calculated age 30
Bâbıâli Hukuk Müşavirliği muavini
Calculated age 30
8 1886/87 (AH 1304) · 2 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1304, 1305. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Bâbıâli Hukuk Müşavirliği muavini
Calculated age 31
Continuing service as described
Bâbıâli Hukuk Müşavirliği muavini
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 32
9 1888/89 (AH 1306)
Bombay
Not yet located on the map: Bombay
Bombay başşehbenderi
Calculated age 33
1 entry without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Bombay başşehbenderi · Bombay · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [2]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 2,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 93.0% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 2,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 93.5% | 1720 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 1,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 79.0% | 1762 |
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- Istanbul (Dersaadet)1,000
- Palermo2,000
- Tiflis2,000
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
- Istanbul665 other officialsAbdullah Şefik Efendi born 1856/57 (AH 1273); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Istanbul350 other officialsSâlih Münir Paşa 7 shared years; highest salary 21,500 kuruş
- 1874/75 (AH 1291)151 other officialsHasan Rüştü Efendi first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 800 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Kemal Paşazâde Said Bey Terâcim-i Ahvâl-ı Muâsırîn
FİLİZ ANADOL · 2005 · Pages 46
BOA SAD 18/229
- II. Abdülhamid dönemi sicil dosyalarına göre şehbenderler (1876-1909)
BERİVAN SULTAN DUMAN · 2024 · Pages 165, 166
BOA, HR.SAİD., No. 10, Gömlek No. 15, 3.
Read the original source accounts · 23 source entries →
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 10 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 20 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.