Mehmet Halit Efendi
Born Year not recorded · Silistra (Silistre) · Dated entries 1886 to 1910 (AH 1304 to 1327)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 88/439
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmet Halit Efendi was born in Silistra (Silistre). The father’s occupation was Tüccar. Schooling included Dersaadet ibtidai mektebi; Fatih rüşdiye-i mülkiyesi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [source]
Service began in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1886/87 (AH 1304). Dated career entries span 1886/87 (AH 1304) to 1909/10 (AH 1327) across 4 AH years, beginning with Mülazım (mal kalemi). More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include İstanbul, Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye Mal Kalemi, İstanbul, Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye Muhasebe Kalemi, İstanbul, Zabtiye Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi and İstanbul, Emniyet-i Umumiye Dairesi and 1 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 200 kuruş in 1888/89 (AH 1306) to 1,500 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,500 kuruş in 1909/10 (AH 1327). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 4 · Istanbul (Dersaadet) / İstanbul, Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye Mal Kalemi
How to read this map
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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.
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1 1886/87 (AH 1304)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / İstanbul, Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye Mal Kalemi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: İstanbul, Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye Mal Kalemi
First work as recorded
İstanbul, Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye Mal Kalemi
Mülazım (mal kalemi)
2 1888/89 (AH 1306)
İstanbul, Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye Muhasebe Kalemi
Not yet located on the map: İstanbul, Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye Muhasebe Kalemi
Muhasebe kalemi katibi
200 kuruş
3 1901/02 (AH 1319)
İstanbul, Zabtiye Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi
Not yet located on the map: İstanbul, Zabtiye Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi
4 1909/10 (AH 1327)
İstanbul, Emniyet-i Umumiye Dairesi / İstanbul, Divan-ı Muhasebat
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: İstanbul, Emniyet-i Umumiye Dairesi; İstanbul, Divan-ı Muhasebat
İstanbul, Emniyet-i Umumiye Dairesi
Sicill-i ahval ve muhasebe memuru
1,500 kuruş
İstanbul, Divan-ı Muhasebat
Heyet-i hesabiye sınıf-ı sani mümeyyizi
1,500 kuruş
10 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.
- Mülazım (mal kalemi) (Nakil) · İstanbul, Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye Mal Kalemi · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Muhasebe kalemi katibi · İstanbul, Zabtiye Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi · Undated · 400 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Muhasebe kalemi katibi · İstanbul, Zabtiye Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi · Undated · 430 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 200 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 15.4% | 1797 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 1,000 | 400 | 150 to 1,520 | 80.1% | 1666 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 1,500 | 600 | 200 to 2,000 | 79.9% | 1088 |
Career patterns and pay
Recorded pay over the career
Kuruş · dated amountsSelect an amount for its date, post, place and age.
● 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- İstanbul, Divan-ı Muhasebat1,500
- İstanbul, Dokuzuncu Daire-i Belediye Muhasebe Kalemi200
- İstanbul, Emniyet-i Umumiye Dairesi1,500
- İstanbul, Zabtiye Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi1,000
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
- Silistra (Silistre)53 other officialsMehmet Emin Efendi born 1845 (AH 1261); highest salary 800 kuruş
- 1886/87 (AH 1304)175 other officialsHafız Ahmet Efendi first annual entry 1886/87 (AH 1304); highest salary 900 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Silistreli devlet memurları
KEMAL TERLEMEZ · 2026 · Pages 54, 55
BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 88/439; 176 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 88/439.; 177 BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 88/439.; BOA, DH. SAİD,d. 88/439
Read the original source accounts · 14 source entries →
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 4 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 5 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.