Skip to content
Ottoman BureaucracyPeople, places and careers in Ottoman public service
Dedicated toCarter V. Findley

Mehmed Şakir 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

Born in Antalya in 1859/60 (AH 1276), Mehmed Şakir Efendi was the child of a merchant (tüccar). Mehmed Şakir began work in 1878, at about 18. The first annual entry, for 1878, names Mehmed Şakir as Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı, with no place. Alongside, the lists for 1878 to 1880 give a second post, in Antakya as Tütün fabrikası memur muavini. The annual lists then follow Mehmed Şakir to a post with no place named from 1880 to 1889. The lists have no entry for 1883 to 1886. Alongside, the lists for 1888 to 1896 give a second post, in Manavgat as Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru. Alongside, the lists for 1895/96 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru.

The salary went from 135 kuruş a month in 1878/79 to 350 in 1886/87, the peak, when 40 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, seven years of salary come to 23,640 kuruş, 70 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The last 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 7 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1878/791888/89136AntalyaAntakyaManavgat

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Teke Sancağı), stop 4 (Murtuna, Antalya), stop 5 (Çıralı ve Agva iskeleleri), stop 7 (Andifli).

  1. Antalya

    Born 1859/60 (AH 1276)

  2. Teke Sancağı as worded, no place record not on the map

    1878 to 1879 (AH 1295 to 1296)

    Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı

    entries in 2 years

  3. Antakya

    1878 to 1880 (AH 1296 to 1297)

    Tütün fabrikası memur muavini

    135 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  4. Murtuna, Antalya as worded, no place record not on the map

    1880 to 1883 (AH 1298 to 1300)

    Öşür muharriri

    entries in 3 years

  5. Çıralı ve Agva iskeleleri as worded, no place record not on the map

    1886 to 1889 (AH 1304 to 1306)

    No annual entry for 1883 to 1886 (AH 1301 to 1303) before it.

    Düyun-ı Umumiye seyyar muhafaza memuru

    350 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  6. Manavgat

    1888 to 1896 (AH 1306 to 1313)

    Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 8 years

  7. Andifli as worded, no place record not on the map

    1895/96 (AH 1313)

    Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru

    350 kuruş a month; 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 entry01002003004001878AH 12951878/79AH 12961879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 13021885/86AH 13031886/87AH 13041887/88AH 13051888/89AH 13061889/90AH 13071890/91AH 13081891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 13121895/96AH 1313350 kuruşÖşür muharririDüyun-ı Umumiye memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001878AH 12951878/79AH 12961879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 13021885/86AH 13031886/87AH 13041887/88AH 13051888/89AH 13061889/90AH 13071890/91AH 13081891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 13121895/96AH 1313This 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 Mehmed Şakir Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1878/791354004756%
1879/801354004006%
1886/8735040040%
1887/8835040038%
1888/8935040039%
1889/9030040033029%
1895/9635040038%

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 Mehmed Şakir Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1878AH 1295First work
1878 to 1879AH 1295 to 1296Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımı
2 entries
YearSalary
1878
1878/79
1878 to 1880AH 1296 to 1297Tütün fabrikası memur muavini
3 entries
YearSalary
1878/79135
1879/80135
1879/80
Antakya135
1880 to 1883AH 1298 to 1300Öşür muharriri
6 entries
YearSalary
1880/81
1881/82
1881/82
1881/82
1882/83
1882/83
No annual entry: 1883 to 1886 (AH 1301 to 1303)
1886 to 1889AH 1304 to 1306Düyun-ı Umumiye seyyar muhafaza memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1886/87350
1887/88350
1888/89350
350
1888 to 1896AH 1306 to 1313Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru
10 entries
YearSalary
1888/89300
1889/90300
1889/90
1889/90
1890/91
1891/92
1892/93
1893/94
1894/95
1895/96
Manavgat300
1895/96AH 1313Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru350

Record

Personal

Born
1859/60 (AH 1276)
Birthplace
Antalya
Father's occupation
Tüccar

First work

Year
1878 (AH 1295)

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 4 officials with entries in Manavgat in the same years, Mehmed Şakir Efendi had the 3rd highest salary.

All 8 officials with entries in Manavgat

Same birthplace

Of the 243 officials born in Antalya, 236 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Şakir Efendi had the 145th highest salary of them.

The page of Antalya, with the 243 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 146 officials whose first annual entry is for 1878 (AH 1295), 129 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Şakir Efendi had the 93rd highest salary of them.

All 146 officials whose first annual entry is for 1878 (AH 1295)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmed Şakir Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1878AH 1295Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımıTeke SancağıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records931 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 56/17.
1878/79AH 1296Tahrirat Kalemi mülazımıTeke SancağıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records931 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 56/17.
1878/79AH 1296Tütün fabrikası memur muaviniAntakya135Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records931 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 56/17.
1879/80AH 1297Tütün fabrikası memur muaviniAntakya135Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records931 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 56/17.
1879/80AH 1297Tütün fabrikası memur muavini (İnfisal)AntakyaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records931 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 56/17.
1880/81AH 1298Öşür muharririMurtuna, AntalyaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records931 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 56/17.
1881/82AH 1299Öşür muharririMurtuna, AntalyaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records931 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 56/17.
1881/82AH 1299Öşür muharriri (Görevin sona ermesi)Murtuna, AntalyaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records931 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 56/17.
1881/82AH 1299Aşar muharririTeke Sancağı, Solak ve Dumanlar karyeleriAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records931 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 56/17.
1882/83AH 1300Aşar muharririTeke Sancağı, Solak ve Dumanlar karyeleriAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records931 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 56/17.
1882/83AH 1300Aşar muharriri (Görevin sona ermesi)Teke Sancağı, Solak ve Dumanlar karyeleriAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records931 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 56/17.
1886/87AH 1304Düyun-ı Umumiye seyyar muhafaza memuruÇıralı ve Agva iskeleleri350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records931 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 56/17.
1887/88AH 1305Düyun-ı Umumiye seyyar muhafaza memuruÇıralı ve Agva iskeleleri350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records931 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 56/17.
1888/89AH 1306Düyun-ı Umumiye seyyar muhafaza memuruÇıralı ve Agva iskeleleri350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records931 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 56/17.
1888/89AH 1306Düyun-ı Umumiye memuruManavgat300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records931 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 56/17.
1889/90AH 1307Düyun-ı Umumiye memuruManavgat300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records931 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 56/17.
1889/90AH 1307Düyun-ı Umumiye memuru (İnfisal)ManavgatAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records931 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 56/17.
1889/90AH 1307Düyun-ı Umumiye memuruManavgatAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records931 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 56/17.
1890/91AH 1308Düyun-ı Umumiye memuruManavgatAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records931 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 56/17.
1891/92AH 1309Düyun-ı Umumiye memuruManavgatAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records931 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 56/17.
1892/93AH 1310Düyun-ı Umumiye memuruManavgatAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records931 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 56/17.
1893/94AH 1311Düyun-ı Umumiye memuruManavgatAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records931 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 56/17.
1894/95AH 1312Düyun-ı Umumiye memuruManavgatAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records931 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 56/17.
1895/96AH 1313Düyun-ı Umumiye memuruManavgatAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records931 BOA. DH. SAĠD. 56/17.
1895/96AH 1313Düyun-ı Umumiye memuruAndifli350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAĠD. 56/17.
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 Mehmed Şakir 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.

Subjects