Seyit Ahmet RaĢit Efendi
Born 1843/44 (AH 1259) · Kars · Dated entries 1865 to 1886 (AH 1282 to 1303)
Languages Turkish
Archival references BOA. DH.d. SAĠD. No: 6/359; BOA. DH.d. SAİD. No: 6/359
The career, year by year
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The life
Seyit Ahmet RaĢit Efendi was born in Kars in 1843/44 (AH 1259). The father’s occupation was Süleymaniye Sancağı Sıhhiye Müdürü. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; özel hocalar. The language repertoire included Turkish. [source]
The first place of work was Istanbul (Dersaadet). Dated career entries span 1865/66 (AH 1282) to 1885/86 (AH 1303) across 12 AH years, from Edirne to Izmir (İzmir), beginning with Ruznamçe Kalemi İkinci Muharriri and ending with entries for Tahrir ve Vergi Memuru. More than one post or place appears in 3 of those years. Place names include Edirne, İslimiye, Gelibolu and Istanbul (Dersaadet) and 1 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 800 kuruş in 1865/66 (AH 1282) to 750 kuruş in 1885/86 (AH 1303); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,250 kuruş in 1870/71 (AH 1287). Death is recorded in 1885/86 (AH 1303). [1]
Life and career
Follow 9 dated stages in the life. Choose a year in the life ribbon below the map. Places and earlier connections accumulate as you advance; All stops reveals the overview.
Stage 1 of 9 · Kars
How to read this map
Connections join located entries in chronological stages; other recorded places stay in the text. Dashed connections pass intervening stages without a map position. They do not document a travel route or continuous service.
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 1843/44 (AH 1259)
Kars
Birth
2 1865/66 (AH 1282) · 3 recorded years
Edirne
AH entries: 1282, 1283, 1284. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Ruznamçe Kalemi İkinci Muharriri
800 kuruşCalculated age 23
Ruznamçe Kalemi İkinci Muharriri
666 kuruşCalculated age 25
3 1870/71 (AH 1287)
İslimiye / Gelibolu
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: İslimiye
4 1872/73 (AH 1289)
İslimiye
Not yet located on the map: İslimiye
5 1878 (AH 1295)
İslimiye
Not yet located on the map: İslimiye
6 1878/79 (AH 1296) · 4 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
7 1882/83 (AH 1300)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Izmir (İzmir)
Within-year entry order unresolved
8 9 1885/86 (AH 1303)
Izmir (İzmir) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Tahrir ve Vergi Memuru
750 kuruşCalculated age 44
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
Vefat
Calculated age 44
13 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.
- Tapu Kalemi mülazımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Ruznamçe Kalemi mülazımı · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Ruznamçe Kalemi kâtibi · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Undated · 81 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
Dated AH salary records of the currently selected officials; undated evidence remains in the chronology.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1865/66 (AH 1282) | 800 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 73.2% | 341 |
| 1866/67 (AH 1283) | 800 | 400 | 146 to 2,000 | 73.9% | 399 |
| 1867/68 (AH 1284) | 680 | 458 | 150 to 2,500 | 62.9% | 435 |
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 1,250 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 81.8% | 649 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 500 | 450 | 140 to 2,350 | 54.7% | 736 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 250 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 19.2% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 250 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 20.5% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 250 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 20.0% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 750 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 75.8% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 750 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 76.4% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 750 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 75.6% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 750 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 74.1% | 1787 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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● 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- Istanbul (Dersaadet)250 to 300
- Edirne666 to 800
- İslimiye500
- Gelibolu1,250
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
- Kars192 other officialsSeyit Ahmet Raşit Efendi born 1843/44 (AH 1259); no salary recorded
- Istanbul286 other officialsEdvar Blak Bey 5 shared years; highest salary 30,000 kuruş
- 1865/66 (AH 1282)111 other officialsMORDAHAY SÜREYYA EFENDİ first entry in Edirne; no salary recorded
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Karslı memurlar (1879-1909)
RÜVEYDE ÇİFÇİ · 2015 · Pages 123, 124
121 BOA. DH.d. SAĠD. No: 6/359.; BOA. DH.d. SAİD. No: 6/359
Read the original source accounts · 34 source entries →
The chronology groups compatible entries for reading. Each original account remains available with its wording, dates, amounts and archival reference.
Yearly entries and their source passages · 14 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 22 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.