Mehmet Tahir Bey
Born 1841/42 (AH 1257) · Sivas · Dated entries 1866 to 1896 (AH 1283 to 1313)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference DH.SAİD.d.nr.00092,s.173-174
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmet Tahir Bey was born in Sivas in 1841/42 (AH 1257), within the İslam community. The father’s occupation was Sivas vilayeti idare meclisi azası. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; medrese. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
The first place of work was Sivas. Service included Komisyon kâtibi in Sivas (1866/67 (AH 1283)). Later posts included Vilayet kalemi müsevvidi in Sivas (1870 to 1873 (AH 1287 to 1289)), Infisal (1878/79 (AH 1296)) and Matbaa Müdürü in Ankara (1893 to 1896 (AH 1311 to 1313)). Sivas appears most often, across 5 dated years. [1]
Monthly pay went from 160 kuruş in 1866/67 (AH 1283) to 1,500 kuruş in 1895/96 (AH 1313); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,500 kuruş in 1893/94 (AH 1311). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 9 · Sivas
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Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
2 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1841/42 (AH 1257)
Sivas
Birth
2 1866/67 (AH 1283)
Sivas
Komisyon kâtibi
160 kuruşCalculated age 26
3 4 1878/79 (AH 1296)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
5 1886/87 (AH 1304)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
6 1887/88 (AH 1305)
Sivas
7 1889/90 (AH 1307)
Zile
8 1890/91 (AH 1308)
Niksar
9 1893/94 (AH 1311) · 3 recorded years
Ankara
AH entries: 1311, 1312, 1313. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Matbaa Müdürü
1,500 kuruşCalculated age 54
Matbaa müdürü (Nakil)
Calculated age 56
Recorded service ending
37 entries without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Komisyon kâtibi · Sivas · Undated · 200 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Mektubi kalemi mübeyyizi · Sivas · Undated · 290 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Mektubi kalemi mübeyyizi · Sivas · Undated · 350 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
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
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| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1866/67 (AH 1283) | 160 | 400 | 146 to 2,000 | 15.1% | 399 |
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 285 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 30.1% | 649 |
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 400 | 420.5 | 125 to 2,375 | 42.9% | 712 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 400 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 43.3% | 736 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 800 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 75.4% | 1762 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 1,500 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 90.3% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 1,500 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 89.7% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 1,500 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 89.0% | 1981 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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● Post entry● Retirement● Other status
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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 rateRanges 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
- Sivas398 other officialsHafız Ebubekir Rıfat Efendi born 1841/42 (AH 1257); highest salary 250 kuruş
- Sivas54 other officialsHüseyin Hüsnü Efendi 4 shared years; highest salary 1,690 kuruş
- 1866/67 (AH 1283)95 other officialsMehmet Tayyip Efendi first entry in Sivas; highest salary 250 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Sivaslı devlet adamları
NESLİHAN EROL · 2022 · Pages 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323
510 DH.SAİD.d.nr.00092,s.173-174
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 12 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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