Mehmed Efendi
Born 1867/68 (AH 1284) · Antakya · Dated entries 1887 to 1898 (AH 1305 to 1315)
Languages Arabic, Turkish
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Efendi was born in Antakya in 1867/68 (AH 1284). The father’s occupation was Attar. Schooling included mahalle mektebi. The language repertoire included Arabic and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Antakya in 1887/88 (AH 1305). Dated career entries span 1887/88 (AH 1305) to 1897/98 (AH 1315) across 11 AH years, beginning with stajyer. More than one post or place appears in 4 of those years. Place names include Antakya Düyun-ı Umumiye İdaresi, Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur), Samandağ (Süveydiye) and Birecik. [1]
Monthly pay went from 200 kuruş in 1888/89 (AH 1306) to 400 kuruş in 1897/98 (AH 1315); the highest recorded monthly rate is 400 kuruş in 1894/95 (AH 1312). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 7 · Antakya
How to read this map
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1 1867/68 (AH 1284)
Antakya
Birth
2 1887/88 (AH 1305)
Antakya / Antakya Düyun-ı Umumiye İdaresi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Antakya Düyun-ı Umumiye İdaresi
3 1888/89 (AH 1306) · 5 recorded years
Antakya Düyun-ı Umumiye İdaresi
AH entries: 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Antakya Düyun-ı Umumiye İdaresi
stajyer
Calculated age 22
Continuing service as described
Harir Mukayyidi
200 kuruşCalculated age 26
Continuing service as described
4 1893/94 (AH 1311)
Antakya Düyun-ı Umumiye İdaresi / Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Antakya Düyun-ı Umumiye İdaresi
Antakya Düyun-ı Umumiye İdaresi
Harir Mukayyidi
200 kuruşCalculated age 27
Continuing service as described
Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur)
Düyun-ı Umumiye Memur Vekili
Calculated age 27
5 1894/95 (AH 1312)
Samandağ (Süveydiye) / Birecik
Within-year entry order unresolved
Düyun-ı Umumiye Memur Vekili
Calculated age 28
Düyun-ı Umumiye Memuru
400 kuruşCalculated age 28
6 Düyun-ı Umumiye Memuru
400 kuruşCalculated age 29
Continuing service as described
Düyun-ı Umumiye Memuru
400 kuruşCalculated age 30
Continuing service as described
7 1897/98 (AH 1315)
Birecik / Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Düyun-ı Umumiye Memuru
400 kuruşCalculated age 31
Continuing service as described
Jisr al-Shughur (Cisr-i Şugur)
Düyun-ı Umumiye Memuru
400 kuruşCalculated age 31
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 200 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 15.4% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 200 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 15.3% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 200 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 15.7% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 200 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 14.9% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 200 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 15.0% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 27.9% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 44.9% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 44.7% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 400 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 42.2% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 45.2% | 1891 |
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- Antakya Düyun-ı Umumiye İdaresi200 to 300
- Birecik400
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
- Antakya77 other officialsMehmed Asım Efendi born 1867/68 (AH 1284); highest salary 250 kuruş
- Birecik4 other officialsMustafa Şevket Efendi 4 shared years; highest salary 800 kuruş
- 1887/88 (AH 1305)190 other officialsAhmed Asım Efendi first annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305); highest salary 200 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Antakyalı devlet memurları, 1879 - 1909
NAZİR ÇETİN · 2015 · Pages 175, 176
Read the original source accounts · 16 source entries →
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 11 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 16 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.