Mehmed Zihni Efendi
Born 1854/55 (AH 1271) · Harput · Dated entries 1877 to 1893 (AH 1294 to 1310)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD 64-94
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Zihni Efendi was born in Harput in 1854/55 (AH 1271). The father’s occupation was Aşar baş velayeti. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; rüşdiye; medrese. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
The earliest service point in the record is dated 1877/78 (AH 1294). Dated career entries span 1877/78 (AH 1294) to 1892/93 (AH 1310) across 17 AH years. More than one post or place appears in 7 of those years. Place names include Adapazarı, İnebolu, Mamuratülaziz and Kartal and 2 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 400 kuruş in 1877/78 (AH 1294) to 1,200 kuruş in 1892/93 (AH 1310); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,200 kuruş in 1890/91 (AH 1308). [1]
Life and career
Follow 14 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 14 · Harput
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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.
3 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1854/55 (AH 1271)
Harput
Birth
2 1877/78 (AH 1294)
Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
First work as recorded
Calculated age 23
Bâb ve Alay Seraskerî Hastahanesi ikinci kâtibi
400 kuruşCalculated age 23
3 1878 (AH 1295) · 3 recorded years
Place not recorded
AH entries: 1295, 1296, 1297. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Bâb ve Alay Seraskerî Hastahanesi ikinci kâtibi
400 kuruşCalculated age 24
Continuing service as described
Bâb ve Alay Seraskerî Hastahanesi ikinci kâtibi
320 kuruşCalculated age 26
4 1880/81 (AH 1298)
Place not recorded / Adapazarı
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Place not recorded
Bâb ve Alay Seraskerî Hastahanesi ikinci kâtibi
320 kuruşCalculated age 27
Continuing service as described
Adapazarı Rüsumat Müdürlüğü tezkire muharriri
250 kuruşCalculated age 27
5 1881/82 (AH 1299)
Adapazarı
Adapazarı Rüsumat Müdürlüğü tezkire muharriri
250 kuruşCalculated age 28
Continuing service as described
6 1882/83 (AH 1300)
Adapazarı / İnebolu
Within-year entry order unresolved
Adapazarı Rüsumat Müdürlüğü tezkire muharriri
250 kuruşCalculated age 29
Continuing service as described
İnebolu Rüsumat Müdürü
800 kuruşCalculated age 29
7 İnebolu Rüsumat Müdürü
800 kuruşCalculated age 30
Continuing service as described
İnebolu Rüsumat Müdürü
800 kuruşCalculated age 31
Continuing service as described
8 1885/86 (AH 1303)
İnebolu / Mamuratülaziz
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Mamuratülaziz
İnebolu Rüsumat Müdürü
800 kuruşCalculated age 32
Continuing service as described
Mamuratülaziz
Mamuratülaziz Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 32
9 1886/87 (AH 1304)
Mamuratülaziz
Not yet located on the map: Mamuratülaziz
Mamuratülaziz Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 33
Continuing service as described
10 1887/88 (AH 1305)
Mamuratülaziz / Kartal
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Mamuratülaziz
Mamuratülaziz
Mamuratülaziz Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü
1,000 kuruşCalculated age 34
Continuing service as described
Kartal Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü
900 kuruşCalculated age 34
11 Kartal Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü
900 kuruşCalculated age 35
Continuing service as described
Kartal Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü
900 kuruşCalculated age 36
Continuing service as described
12 1890/91 (AH 1308)
Kartal / Samsun
Within-year entry order unresolved
Kartal Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü
900 kuruşCalculated age 37
Continuing service as described
Samsun Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü
1,200 kuruşCalculated age 37
13 1891/92 (AH 1309)
Samsun
Samsun Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü
1,200 kuruşCalculated age 38
Continuing service as described
14 1892/93 (AH 1310)
Samsun / Kütahya
Within-year entry order unresolved
Samsun Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü
1,200 kuruşCalculated age 39
Continuing service as described
Kütahya Düyun-ı Umumiye Müdürü
1,200 kuruşCalculated age 39
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 400 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 43.0% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 400 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 42.7% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 44.1% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 400 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 44.2% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 320 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 38.1% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 250 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 20.0% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 800 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 77.9% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 800 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 78.2% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 800 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 77.2% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 1,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 80.2% | 1787 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 1,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 80.0% | 1725 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 1,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 79.0% | 1762 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 900 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 79.5% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 900 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 80.0% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 1,200 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 83.4% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 1,200 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 83.5% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 1,200 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 85.1% | 1935 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
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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
- Harput168 other officialsBedros Sezai Efendi born 1854/55 (AH 1271); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Kartal2 other officialsAbdullah Sezai Efendi 4 shared years; highest salary 600 kuruş
- 1877/78 (AH 1294)160 other officialsMahmud Hamdi Efendi first annual entry 1877/78 (AH 1294); highest salary 300 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i ahvâl defterlerine göre Harputlu devlet adamları
ENES MUTLUAY · 2018 · Pages 226, 227, 228
BOA. DH. SAİD 64-94
Read the original source accounts · 28 source entries →
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 17 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 28 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.