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Mustafa Sıdkı 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 Mustafa Sıdkı Efendi began in Pristina (Priştine) in 1847/48 (AH 1264). Mustafa Sıdkı began work in Pljevlja (Taşlıca) in 1863/64, at about 16. The annual lists begin in 1863/64, with Mustafa Sıdkı as Mal Dairesi stajyeri in Pljevlja. Mustafa Sıdkı then moved to a post with no place named from 1865 to 1871, then Veliko Tarnovo in 1872/73 and Sliven in 1875/76. The lists have no entry for 1873 to 1875. Next came Bursa from 1877 to 1881. For 1881 to 1884 the lists have no entry. The last posts were in Vize in 1884/85 and Lüleburgaz in 1895/96. The lists have no entry for 1885 to 1895. In place of a title the lists give Infisal for 1871/72. Five provinces on two continents in all, a number reached by fewer than 6 per cent of the 6,605 officials with a place of service.

Pay rose from 300 kuruş a month in 1865/66 to a peak of 2,100 in 1884/85, as Bidayet Mahkemesi Baskani in Vize, when 94 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, 12 years of salary come to 139,200 kuruş, 2.3 times what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The final annual entry is for 1895/96.

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.

All 8 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1863/641872/731875/761877/781884/851895/961245678PristinaPljevljaVeliko TarnovoSlivenBursaVizeLüleburgaz

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 3 (Hasun).

  1. Pristina (Priştine)

    Born 1847/48 (AH 1264)

  2. Pljevlja (Taşlıca)

    First work 1863/64 (AH 1280); 1863/64 (AH 1280)

    Mal Dairesi stajyeri

    entries in 1 year

  3. Hasun as worded, no place record not on the map

    1865 to 1872 (AH 1282 to 1288)

    No annual entry for 1864/65 (AH 1281) before it.

    Zabtiye Nezareti müfettişi 1865 to 1871 (AH 1282 to 1287); Infisal (a note on status, not a job) 1871/72 (AH 1288)

    300 to 800 kuruş a month; entries in 7 years

  4. Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova)

    1872/73 (AH 1289)

    Cavit Paşa özel kâtibi

    entries in 1 year

  5. Sliven (İslimiye)

    1875/76 (AH 1292)

    No annual entry for 1873 to 1875 (AH 1290 to 1291) before it.

    Belediye Dairesi başkanı

    500 to 800 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  6. Bursa

    1877 to 1881 (AH 1294 to 1298)

    No annual entry for 1876/77 (AH 1293) before it.

    Zabıta Dairesi hapishane kâtibi

    300 to 1,200 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

  7. Vize

    1884/85 (AH 1302)

    No annual entry for 1881 to 1884 (AH 1299 to 1301) before it.

    Bidayet Mahkemesi Baskani

    2,100 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  8. Lüleburgaz

    1895/96 (AH 1313)

    No annual entry for 1885 to 1895 (AH 1303 to 1312) before it.

    Bidayet Mahkemesi Baskani

    entries in 1 year

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entryno entryno entryno entry05001,0001,5002,0002,5001863/64AH 12801865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13122,100 kuruşZabtiye Nezareti müfettişi
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0002,0005,0001863/64AH 12801865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 1312This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same province

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 Mustafa Sıdkı Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1865/6630040032%
1867/6880045868%
1868/6980047569%
1869/7080040072%
1870/7180040072%
1875/7680045072%
1877/7880045040073%
1878800450377.574%
1878/791,20040040081%
1879/801,20040038082%
1880/811,20040038084%
1884/852,10040040094%

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 Mustafa Sıdkı Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1863/64AH 1280First workPljevlja (Taşlıca)
1863/64AH 1280Mal Dairesi stajyeriPljevlja (Taşlıca)
No annual entry: 1864/65 (AH 1281)
1865 to 1871AH 1282 to 1287Zabtiye Nezareti müfettişi
7 entries
YearSalary
1865/66300
1866/67
1867/68
1867/68800
1868/69800
1869/70800
1870/71800
300 to 800
1871/72AH 1288Infisala note on status, not a job
1872/73AH 1289Cavit Paşa özel kâtibiVeliko Tarnovo (Tırnova)
No annual entry: 1873 to 1875 (AH 1290 to 1291)
1875/76AH 1292Belediye Dairesi başkanı
2 entries
YearSalary
1875/76500
1875/76800
Sliven (İslimiye)500 to 800
No annual entry: 1876/77 (AH 1293)
1877 to 1881AH 1294 to 1298Zabıta Dairesi hapishane kâtibi
13 entries
YearSalary
1877/78300
1877/78750
1877/78800
1878800
1878/79800
1878/791,200
1878/79
1879/801,200
1879/80
1880/811,200
1880/81
1880/81
1880/81
Bursa300
No annual entry: 1881 to 1884 (AH 1299 to 1301)
1884/85AH 1302Bidayet Mahkemesi BaskaniVize2,100
No annual entry: 1885 to 1895 (AH 1303 to 1312)
1895/96AH 1313Bidayet Mahkemesi BaskaniLüleburgaz

Record

Personal

Born
1847/48 (AH 1264)

First work

Year
1863/64 (AH 1280)

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 30 officials with entries in Bursa in the same years, 29 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Sıdkı Efendi had the 7th highest salary of them.

All 156 officials with entries in Bursa

Same job title, same years

Of the 2 officials with the title Bidayet Mahkemesi Baskani in the same years, Mustafa Sıdkı Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 4 officials with the title Bidayet Mahkemesi Baskani

Same birthplace

Of the 91 officials born in Pristina (Priştine), 84 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Sıdkı Efendi had the 6th highest salary of them.

The page of Pristina (Priştine), with the 91 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 72 officials whose first annual entry is for 1863/64 (AH 1280), 57 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Sıdkı Efendi had the 19th highest salary of them.

All 72 officials whose first annual entry is for 1863/64 (AH 1280)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mustafa Sıdkı Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1863/64AH 1280Mal Dairesi stajyeriPljevlja (Taşlıca)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 377 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 378 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 379 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.
1865/66AH 1282Zabtiye Nezareti müfettişi300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 377 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 378 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 379 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.
1866/67AH 1283Cavit Paşa özel kâtibiHasunAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 377 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 378 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 379 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.
1867/68AH 1284Cavit Paşa özel kâtibiHasunAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 377 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 378 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 379 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.
1867/68AH 1284Cinayet başkâtibiHasun800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 377 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 378 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 379 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.
1868/69AH 1285Cinayet başkâtibiHasun800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 377 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 378 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 379 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.
1869/70AH 1286Cinayet başkâtibiHasun800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 377 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 378 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 379 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.
1870/71AH 1287Cinayet başkâtibiHasun800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 377 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 378 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 379 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.
1871/72AH 1288InfisalAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 377 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 378 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 379 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.
1872/73AH 1289Cavit Paşa özel kâtibiVeliko Tarnovo (Tırnova)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 377 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 378 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 379 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.
1875/76AH 1292Belediye Dairesi başkanıSliven (İslimiye)500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 377 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 378 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 379 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.
1875/76AH 1292Cinayet ve İdare Meclisleri başkâtibiSliven (İslimiye)800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 377 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 378 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 379 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.
1877/78AH 1294Zabıta Dairesi hapishane kâtibiBursa300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 377 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 378 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 379 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.
1877/78AH 1294Temyiz Meclisi başkâtibiBursa750Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 377 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 378 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 379 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.
1877/78AH 1294Cinayet Mahkemesi başkâtibiBursa800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 377 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 378 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 379 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.
1878AH 1295Cinayet Mahkemesi başkâtibiBursa800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 377 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 378 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 379 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.
1878/79AH 1296Cinayet Mahkemesi başkâtibiBursa800Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 377 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 378 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 379 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.
1878/79AH 1296Merkez İcra memuruBursa1,200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 377 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 378 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 379 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.
1878/79AH 1296NoterBursaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 377 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 378 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 379 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.
1879/80AH 1297Merkez İcra memuruBursa1,200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 377 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 378 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 379 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.
1879/80AH 1297NoterBursaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 377 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 378 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 379 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.
1880/81AH 1298Merkez İcra memuruBursa1,200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 377 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 378 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 379 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.
1880/81AH 1298NoterBursaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 377 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 378 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 379 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.
1880/81AH 1298İstinaf Mahkemesi Ceza Dairesi başkâtibiBursaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 377 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 378 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 379 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.
1880/81AH 1298NoterBursaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records376 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 377 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 378 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.; 379 BOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.
1884/85AH 1302Bidayet Mahkemesi BaskaniVize2,100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.
1895/96AH 1313Bidayet Mahkemesi BaskaniLüleburgazAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. 18/15.
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 Mustafa Sıdkı 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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