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İsmail Fehmi 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 İsmail Fehmi Efendi began in Bigadiç in 1856/57 (AH 1273). Work began in Bigadiç in 1873/74, at about 16. The first annual entry, for 1873/74, places İsmail Fehmi in Bigadiç, the birthplace, as Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı, where the entries run to 1900/01. The lists have no entry for 1877 to 1883 and 1885 to 1889. The annual lists then follow İsmail Fehmi to Giresun from 1901 to 1905. Alongside, the lists for 1904 to 1906 give a second post, in a post with no place named as Tahsilat müfettişi. Alongside, the lists for 1905/06 give a second post, in Afyonkarahisar as Tahsilat müfettişi. The last posts were in Jerusalem (Kudüs) from 1907 to 1909.

The salary went from 250 kuruş a month in 1875/76 to 400 in 1889/90, the peak, in Bigadiç, when 46 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 20 years the salaries add up to 87,000 kuruş, 89 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.

All 5 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1901/021905/061907/081245BigadiçGiresunAfyonkarahisarJerusalem

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

  1. Bigadiç

    Born 1856/57 (AH 1273); First work 1873/74 (AH 1290); 1873 to 1901 (AH 1290 to 1318)

    Tahrirat kalemi mülazımı 1873/74 (AH 1290); İşar memuriyeti ikinci kâtibi 1875 to 1877 (AH 1292 to 1293); Kaza sandık emini vekili 1883 to 1885 (AH 1301 to 1302); Ziraat Bankası sandığı muhasebe kâtibi 1889 to 1901 (AH 1307 to 1318)

    150 to 400 kuruş a month; entries in 17 years

    No annual entry for 1874/75 (AH 1291) or 1877 to 1883 (AH 1294 to 1300) or 1885 to 1889 (AH 1303 to 1306).

  2. Giresun

    1901 to 1905 (AH 1319 to 1322)

    Fabrika sülüs hissesi hasılatı tahsil memuru

    350 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  3. Place not recorded not on the map

    1904 to 1906 (AH 1322 to 1323)

    Tahsilat müfettişi

    entries in 2 years

  4. Afyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)

    1905/06 (AH 1323)

    Tahsilat müfettişi

    entries in 1 year

  5. Jerusalem (Kudüs)

    1907 to 1909 (AH 1325 to 1326)

    No annual entry for 1906/07 (AH 1324) before it.

    Tahsilat müfettişi (İnfisal)

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

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 entry01002003004001873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 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 1326400 kuruşZiraat Bankası sandığı muhasebe kâtibi
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 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 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 İsmail Fehmi Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1875/7625045035021%
1876/7725042038023%
1883/841504004008%
1889/9040040038046%
1890/9140040035045%
1891/9240040035045%
1892/9340040034045%
1893/94400400377.544%
1894/9540040035044%
1895/9640040030044%
1896/9740045030042%
1897/9840040030045%
1898/9940040035044%
1899/190040040030044%
1900/0140040030045%
1901/0235040038038%
1902/0335040048640%
1903/0435040550038%
1904/0535040050037%
1908/0940040042%

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 İsmail Fehmi Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1873/74AH 1290First workBigadiç
1873/74AH 1290Tahrirat kalemi mülazımıBigadiç
No annual entry: 1874/75 (AH 1291)
1875 to 1877AH 1292 to 1293İşar memuriyeti ikinci kâtibi
5 entries
YearSalary
1875/76250
1876/77250
1876/77
1876/77
1876/77190
Bigadiç250 to 190
No annual entry: 1877 to 1883 (AH 1294 to 1300)
1883 to 1885AH 1301 to 1302Kaza sandık emini vekili
2 entries
YearSalary
1883/84150
1884/85
Bigadiç150
No annual entry: 1885 to 1889 (AH 1303 to 1306)
1889 to 1901AH 1307 to 1318Ziraat Bankası sandığı muhasebe kâtibi
13 entries
YearSalary
1889/90400
1890/91400
1891/92400
1892/93400
1893/94400
1894/95400
1895/96400
1896/97400
1897/98400
1898/99400
1899/1900400
1900/01400
1900/01
Bigadiç400
1901 to 1905AH 1319 to 1322Fabrika sülüs hissesi hasılatı tahsil memuru
5 entries
YearSalary
1901/02350
1902/03350
1903/04350
1904/05350
1904/05
Giresun350
1904 to 1906AH 1322 to 1323Tahsilat müfettişi
3 entries
YearSalary
1904/05
1905/06
1905/06
1905/06AH 1323Tahsilat müfettişiAfyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)
No annual entry: 1906/07 (AH 1324)
1907 to 1909AH 1325 to 1326Tahsilat müfettişi (İnfisal)
2 entries
YearSalary
1907/08
1908/09400
Jerusalem (Kudüs)400

Record

Personal

Born
1856/57 (AH 1273)
Birthplace
Bigadiç

First work

Year
1873/74 (AH 1290)

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 16 officials with entries in Bigadiç in the same years, 10 have a recorded salary; İsmail Fehmi Efendi had the 6th highest salary of them.

All 22 officials with entries in Bigadiç

Same birthplace

Of the 7 officials born in Bigadiç, İsmail Fehmi Efendi had the 3rd highest salary.

The page of Bigadiç, with the 7 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 130 officials whose first annual entry is for 1873/74 (AH 1290), 113 have a recorded salary; İsmail Fehmi Efendi had the 79th highest salary of them.

All 130 officials whose first annual entry is for 1873/74 (AH 1290)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of İsmail Fehmi Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1873/74AH 1290Tahrirat kalemi mülazımıBigadiçAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1875/76AH 1292İşar memuriyeti ikinci kâtibiBigadiç250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1876/77AH 1293İşar memuriyeti ikinci kâtibiBigadiç250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1876/77AH 1293İşar memuriyeti ikinci kâtibi (İnfisal)BigadiçAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1876/77AH 1293Tahrirat kalemi mülazımıBigadiçAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1876/77AH 1293Deavi kâtibiBigadiç190Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1883/84AH 1301Kaza sandık emini vekiliBigadiç150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1884/85AH 1302Menafi sandığı kâtibi vekiliBigadiçAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1889/90AH 1307Ziraat Bankası sandığı muhasebe kâtibiBigadiç400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1890/91AH 1308Ziraat Bankası sandığı muhasebe kâtibiBigadiç400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1891/92AH 1309Ziraat Bankası sandığı muhasebe kâtibiBigadiç400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1892/93AH 1310Ziraat Bankası sandığı muhasebe kâtibiBigadiç400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1893/94AH 1311Ziraat Bankası sandığı muhasebe kâtibiBigadiç400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1894/95AH 1312Ziraat Bankası sandığı muhasebe kâtibiBigadiç400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1895/96AH 1313Ziraat Bankası sandığı muhasebe kâtibiBigadiç400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1896/97AH 1314Ziraat Bankası sandığı muhasebe kâtibiBigadiç400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1897/98AH 1315Ziraat Bankası sandığı muhasebe kâtibiBigadiç400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1898/99AH 1316Ziraat Bankası sandığı muhasebe kâtibiBigadiç400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1899/1900AH 1317Ziraat Bankası sandığı muhasebe kâtibiBigadiç400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1900/01AH 1318Ziraat Bankası sandığı muhasebe kâtibiBigadiç400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1900/01AH 1318Ziraat Bankası sandığı muhasebe kâtibi (Azil)BigadiçAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1901/02AH 1319Fabrika sülüs hissesi hasılatı tahsil memuruGiresun350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1902/03AH 1320Fabrika sülüs hissesi hasılatı tahsil memuruGiresun350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1903/04AH 1321Fabrika sülüs hissesi hasılatı tahsil memuruGiresun350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1904/05AH 1322Fabrika sülüs hissesi hasılatı tahsil memuruGiresun350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1904/05AH 1322Fabrika sülüs hissesi hasılatı tahsil memuru (İnfisal)GiresunAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1904/05AH 1322Tahsilat müfettişiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1905/06AH 1323Tahsilat müfettişiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1905/06AH 1323Tahsilat müfettişi (Nakil)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1905/06AH 1323Tahsilat müfettişiAfyonkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Sahib)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1907/08AH 1325Tahsilat müfettişi (İnfisal)Jerusalem (Kudüs)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
1908/09AH 1326Tahsil memuruJerusalem (Kudüs)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.; 100 BOA. DH. SAİD. d, 00101/00129.
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 İsmail Fehmi 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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