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Mehmet Kadri 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 Mehmet Kadri Efendi began in Çorum in 1861/62 (AH 1278); the father's occupation was "Askerî miralay". Work began in Çorum in 1875/76, at about 14. The annual lists begin in 1875/76, with Mehmet Kadri as Mal ve Yazı İşleri Kalemi stajyeri in Çorum, the birthplace, where the entries run to 1887/88. For 1878 to 1884 the lists have no entry. Alongside, the lists for 1887 to 1892 give a second post, in Trabzon as Tapu Dairesi başkâtibi. At the same time, from 1891/92, the lists also place Mehmet Kadri in Burdur as Tapu memuru. The last post was in Istanbul in 1892/93.

Pay rose from 350 kuruş a month in 1884/85 to a peak of 1,500 in 1892/93, in Istanbul, when nine in ten paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1892/93.

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 4 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1887/881891/921892/931234ÇorumTrabzonBurdurIstanbul
  1. Çorum

    Born 1861/62 (AH 1278); First work 1875/76 (AH 1292); 1875 to 1888 (AH 1292 to 1305)

    Mal ve Yazı İşleri Kalemi stajyeri 1875 to 1878 (AH 1292 to 1295); Vergi Kalemi üçüncü sınıf yazıcısı 1884 to 1888 (AH 1302 to 1305)

    350 kuruş a month; entries in 8 years

    No annual entry for 1878 to 1884 (AH 1296 to 1301).

  2. Trabzon

    1887 to 1892 (AH 1305 to 1309)

    Tapu Dairesi başkâtibi

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

  3. Burdur

    1891/92 (AH 1309)

    Tapu memuru

    760 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  4. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1892/93 (AH 1310)

    Reji Müdürlüğü başkâtibi

    1,250 to 1,500 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 entry05001,0001,5001875/76AH 12921876/77AH 12931877/78AH 12941878AH 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 13101,500 kuruşMal ve Yazı İşleri Kalemi stajyeriVergi Kalemi üçüncü sınıf yazıcısıTapu Dairesi başkâtibi
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0002,0001875/76AH 12921876/77AH 12931877/78AH 12941878AH 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 1310This 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 Mehmet Kadri Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1884/8535040032540%
1885/8635040034640%
1886/8735040038040%
1887/8840040040043%
1888/8940040040045%
1889/9040040040046%
1890/9140040040045%
1891/9276040040075%
1892/931,50040050089%

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 Mehmet Kadri Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1875/76AH 1292First workÇorum
1875 to 1878AH 1292 to 1295Mal ve Yazı İşleri Kalemi stajyeri
4 entries
YearSalary
1875/76
1876/77
1877/78
1878
Çorum
No annual entry: 1878 to 1884 (AH 1296 to 1301)
1884 to 1888AH 1302 to 1305Vergi Kalemi üçüncü sınıf yazıcısı
4 entries
YearSalary
1884/85350
1885/86350
1886/87350
1887/88350
Çorum350
1887 to 1892AH 1305 to 1309Tapu Dairesi başkâtibi
5 entries
YearSalary
1887/88400
1888/89400
1889/90400
1890/91400
1891/92400
Trabzon400
1891/92AH 1309Tapu memuruBurdur760
1892/93AH 1310Reji Müdürlüğü başkâtibi
2 entries
YearSalary
1892/931,250
1892/931,500
Istanbul (Dersaadet)1,250 to 1,500

Record

Personal

Born
1861/62 (AH 1278)
Birthplace
Çorum
Father's occupation
Askerî miralay

First work

Year
1875/76 (AH 1292)
Place
Çorum

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 14 officials with entries in Çorum in the same years, Mehmet Kadri Efendi had the highest salary.

All 48 officials with entries in Çorum

Same birthplace

Of the 54 officials born in Çorum, 45 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Kadri Efendi had the 4th highest salary of them.

The page of Çorum, with the 54 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 162 officials whose first annual entry is for 1875/76 (AH 1292), 143 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Kadri Efendi had the 22nd highest salary of them.

All 162 officials whose first annual entry is for 1875/76 (AH 1292)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmet Kadri Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1875/76AH 1292Mal ve Yazı İşleri Kalemi stajyeriÇorumAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAID 110 /220
1876/77AH 1293Mal ve Yazı İşleri Kalemi stajyeriÇorumAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAID 110 /220
1877/78AH 1294Mal ve Yazı İşleri Kalemi stajyeriÇorumAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAID 110 /220
1878AH 1295Tapu Kalemi görevlisiÇorumAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAID 110 /220
1884/85AH 1302Vergi Kalemi üçüncü sınıf yazıcısıÇorum350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAID 110 /220
1885/86AH 1303Vergi Kalemi üçüncü sınıf yazıcısıÇorum350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAID 110 /220
1886/87AH 1304Vergi Kalemi üçüncü sınıf yazıcısıÇorum350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAID 110 /220
1887/88AH 1305Vergi Kalemi üçüncü sınıf yazıcısıÇorum350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAID 110 /220
1887/88AH 1305Tapu Dairesi başkâtibiTrabzon400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAID 110 /220
1888/89AH 1306Tapu Dairesi başkâtibiTrabzon400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAID 110 /220
1889/90AH 1307Tapu Dairesi başkâtibiTrabzon400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAID 110 /220
1890/91AH 1308Tapu Dairesi başkâtibiTrabzon400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAID 110 /220
1891/92AH 1309Tapu Dairesi başkâtibiTrabzon400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAID 110 /220
1891/92AH 1309Tapu memuruBurdur760Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAID 110 /220
1892/93AH 1310Reji Müdürlüğü başkâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)1,250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAID 110 /220
1892/93AH 1310Reji Müdürlüğü başkâtibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)1,500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsDH. SAID 110 /220
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 Mehmet Kadri 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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