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Mehmed İslam 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

Mehmed İslam Efendi was born in Ohrid (Ohri); the father was a district governor or lieutenant colonel (kaymakam). Work began in Bitola (Manastır) in 1894/95 (AH 1312). The annual lists begin in 1894/95, with Mehmed İslam as Mektubi Kalemi stajyeri in Bitola, where the entries run to 1896/97. At the same time, from 1896 to 1899, the lists also place Mehmed İslam in Servia (Serfiçe) as Duyun-u Umumiye Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibi. Alongside, the lists for 1897/98 give a second post, in Trikala as Duyun-u Umumiye memur vekili. Mehmed İslam then moved to Thessaloniki (Selanik) from 1898 to 1904. For 1904 to 1906 the lists have no entry. The last entry, for 1906/07, names Mehmed İslam as Ziraat Bankası veznedar vekili, with no place.

The salary went from 250 kuruş a month in 1896/97 to 600 in 1902/03, the peak, in Thessaloniki, when 67 per cent of paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1906/07.

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
first workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1896/971897/981898/991234BitolaServiaTrikalaThessaloniki

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 5 (Fahriye).

  1. Bitola (Manastır)

    First work 1894/95 (AH 1312); 1894 to 1897 (AH 1312 to 1314)

    Mektubi Kalemi stajyeri

    entries in 3 years

  2. Servia (Serfiçe)

    1896 to 1899 (AH 1314 to 1316)

    Duyun-u Umumiye Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibi

    250 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  3. Trikala (Tırhala)

    1897/98 (AH 1315)

    Duyun-u Umumiye memur vekili

    entries in 1 year

  4. Thessaloniki (Selanik)

    1898 to 1904 (AH 1316 to 1321)

    Ziraat Bankası Şubesi stajyeri

    400 to 600 kuruş a month; entries in 6 years

  5. Fahriye as worded, no place record not on the map

    1906/07 (AH 1324)

    No annual entry for 1904 to 1906 (AH 1322 to 1323) before it.

    Ziraat Bankası veznedar vekili

    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 entry02004006001894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 1324600 kuruşMektubi Kalemi stajyeriDuyun-u Umumiye Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibiZiraat Bankası Şubesi stajyeri
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 1324This 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 İslam Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1896/9725045040018%
1897/9825040035020%
1898/9940040039044%
1899/190040040050044%
1900/0140040050045%
1901/0240040052043%
1902/0360040050067%

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 İslam Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1894/95AH 1312First workBitola (Manastır)
1894 to 1897AH 1312 to 1314Mektubi Kalemi stajyeri
6 entries
YearSalary
1894/95
1895/96
1895/96
1895/96
1896/97
1896/97
Bitola (Manastır)
1896 to 1899AH 1314 to 1316Duyun-u Umumiye Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibi
4 entries
YearSalary
1896/97250
1897/98250
1898/99250
1898/99
Servia (Serfiçe)250
1897/98AH 1315Duyun-u Umumiye memur vekili
2 entries
YearSalary
1897/98
1897/98
Trikala (Tırhala)
1898 to 1904AH 1316 to 1321Ziraat Bankası Şubesi stajyeri
11 entries
YearSalary
1898/99
1898/99
1898/99400
1899/1900400
1900/01400
1901/02400
1902/03400
1902/03
1902/03600
1903/04
1903/04
Thessaloniki (Selanik)
No annual entry: 1904 to 1906 (AH 1322 to 1323)
1906/07AH 1324Ziraat Bankası veznedar vekili
2 entries
YearSalary
1906/07
1906/07

Record

Personal

Birthplace
Ohrid (Ohri)
Father's occupation
Kaymakam

First work

Year
1894/95 (AH 1312)

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 40 officials with entries in Thessaloniki (Selanik) in the same years, 37 have a recorded salary; Mehmed İslam Efendi had the 22nd highest salary of them.

All 152 officials with entries in Thessaloniki (Selanik)

Same birthplace

Of the 68 officials born in Ohrid (Ohri), 61 have a recorded salary; Mehmed İslam Efendi had the 25th highest salary of them.

The page of Ohrid (Ohri), with the 68 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 225 officials whose first annual entry is for 1894/95 (AH 1312), 198 have a recorded salary; Mehmed İslam Efendi had the 47th highest salary of them.

All 225 officials whose first annual entry is for 1894/95 (AH 1312)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmed İslam Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1894/95AH 1312Mektubi Kalemi stajyeriBitola (Manastır)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1895/96AH 1313Mektubi Kalemi stajyeriBitola (Manastır)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1895/96AH 1313Mektubi Kalemi stajyeri (Nakil)Bitola (Manastır)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1895/96AH 1313Duyun-u Umumiye stajyeriBitola (Manastır)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1896/97AH 1314Duyun-u Umumiye stajyeriBitola (Manastır)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1896/97AH 1314Duyun-u Umumiye stajyeri (Nakil)Bitola (Manastır)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1896/97AH 1314Duyun-u Umumiye Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibiServia (Serfiçe)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1897/98AH 1315Duyun-u Umumiye Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibiServia (Serfiçe)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1897/98AH 1315Duyun-u Umumiye memur vekiliTrikala (Tırhala)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1897/98AH 1315Duyun-u Umumiye memur vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)Trikala (Tırhala)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1898/99AH 1316Duyun-u Umumiye Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibiServia (Serfiçe)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1898/99AH 1316Duyun-u Umumiye Müdürlüğü ikinci kâtibi (İstifa)Servia (Serfiçe)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1898/99AH 1316Ziraat Bankası Şubesi stajyeriThessaloniki (Selanik)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1898/99AH 1316Ziraat Bankası Şubesi stajyeri (Görevin sona ermesi)Thessaloniki (Selanik)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1898/99AH 1316Ziraat Bankası Şubesi kâtibiThessaloniki (Selanik)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1899/1900AH 1317Ziraat Bankası Şubesi kâtibiThessaloniki (Selanik)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1900/01AH 1318Ziraat Bankası Şubesi kâtibiThessaloniki (Selanik)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1901/02AH 1319Ziraat Bankası Şubesi kâtibiThessaloniki (Selanik)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1902/03AH 1320Ziraat Bankası Şubesi kâtibiThessaloniki (Selanik)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1902/03AH 1320Ziraat Bankası Şubesi kâtibi (Nakil)Thessaloniki (Selanik)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1902/03AH 1320Ziraat Bankası Şubesi memur yardımcısıThessaloniki (Selanik)600Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1903/04AH 1321Ziraat Bankası Şubesi veznedar vekiliThessaloniki (Selanik)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1903/04AH 1321Ziraat Bankası Şubesi veznedar vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)Thessaloniki (Selanik)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1906/07AH 1324Ziraat Bankası veznedar vekiliFahriyeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA., DH. SAİD d... / 109 – 383
1906/07AH 1324Ziraat Bankası veznedar vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)FahriyeAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA., DH. SAİD d... / 109 – 383
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 İslam 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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