Kemal Efendi
Born 1876/77 (AH 1293) · Istanbul (Dersaadet) · Dated entries 1897 to 1910 (AH 1315 to 1327)
Languages French, Turkish
Archival reference BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1067
The career, year by year
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The life
Kemal Efendi was born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1876/77 (AH 1293). The father’s occupation was Maliye Hazinesi Varidat Muhasebesi kâtibi. Schooling included Mekteb-i İbtidai; Fevzi Mustafa Paşa Askerî Rüşdiyesi; Orman ve Maden Mektebi; Ticaret Mecidiye Mektebi. The language repertoire included French and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı İdaresi in 1897/98 (AH 1315). Dated career entries span 1897/98 (AH 1315) to 1909/10 (AH 1327) across 13 AH years, from Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı İdaresi to Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı, beginning with Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı görevlisi. More than one post or place appears in 2 of those years. Place names include Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı İdaresi, İane Sergi-i Askerî (…) and Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı. [1]
Monthly pay went from 400 kuruş in 1898/99 (AH 1316) to 720 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327); the highest recorded monthly rate is 720 kuruş in 1907/08 (AH 1325). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 5 · Istanbul (Dersaadet)
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4 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1876/77 (AH 1293)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Birth
2 1897/98 (AH 1315)
Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı İdaresi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı İdaresi
First work as recorded
Calculated age 22
Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı görevlisi
Calculated age 22
3 1898/99 (AH 1316)
İane Sergi-i Askerî (…) / Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: İane Sergi-i Askerî (…); Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı
İane Sergi-i Askerî (…)
İane Sergi-i Askerî (…) memuru
Calculated age 23
Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı
Mühendis kâtibi ve muavini
400 kuruşCalculated age 23
4 1899/1900 (AH 1317) · 10 recorded years
Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı
AH entries: 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı
Mühendis kâtibi ve muavini
400 kuruşCalculated age 24
Continuing service as described
Mühendis kâtibi ve muavini
720 kuruşCalculated age 33
Continuing service as described
5 1909/10 (AH 1327)
Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı; Location not recorded
Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı
Mühendis kâtibi ve muavini
720 kuruşCalculated age 34
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
Infisal
Calculated age 34
1 entry without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Merasim Dairesi inşaat kâtibi · Saray-ı Hümayun, Merasim Dairesi inşaatı · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
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Pay over time
Pay in its time
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How the comparison is calculated
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View the yearly values
| AH year | Official rate | Sample median | Sample p10 to p90 | Paid less | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 400 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 44.3% | 1844 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 1,440 | 44.1% | 1821 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 450 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 52.9% | 1761 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 450 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 51.5% | 1666 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 500 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 55.5% | 1627 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 500 | 405 | 150 to 1,450 | 54.0% | 1578 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 500 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 55.0% | 1493 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 620 | 430 | 125 to 1,500 | 68.3% | 1423 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 620 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 66.6% | 1371 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 720 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 68.8% | 1290 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 720 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 68.3% | 1232 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 720 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 58.2% | 1088 |
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- Ebniye-i Seniyye Anbarı400 to 720
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
- Istanbul665 other officialsAhmed Nureddin Bey born 1876/77 (AH 1293); no salary recorded
- 1897/98 (AH 1315)162 other officialsLeon Avram Malho Efendi first annual entry 1897/98 (AH 1315); highest salary 300 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- 3 Numaralı Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Hazîne-i Hâssa'da görev yapan memurlar
ÜLKÜ ZÜLAL UYANIK · 2024 · Pages 163, 164
BOA, HH.SAİD, Defter No: 3, s.1067
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 13 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 19 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.