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Mehmet Ali 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

The life of Mehmet Ali Efendi began in Konya in 1855/56 (AH 1272); the father's occupation was "Tüfekçi". Mehmet Ali began work in 1872/73, at about 16. The first annual entry, for 1872/73, names Mehmet Ali as a candidate official (Mülazım), with no place, with a rise to birinci mübeyyiz in 1878/79.

The salary went from 70 kuruş a month in 1873/74 to 1,400 in 1898/99, the peak, as an examining clerk (Mümeyyiz), when nine in ten paid officials earned less. In all, 20 years of salary come to 98,160 kuruş, about what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The final annual entry is for 1902/03.

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.

  1. Konya

    Born 1855/56 (AH 1272)

  2. Konya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi as worded, no place record

    1872 to 1899 (AH 1289 to 1316)

    Mülazım 1872/73 (AH 1289); Katip 1873 to 1879 (AH 1290 to 1296); birinci mübeyyiz 1878 to 1888 (AH 1296 to 1305); Mümeyyiz 1886 to 1899 (AH 1304 to 1316)

    50 to 1,400 kuruş a month; entries in 28 years

  3. Konya Vilayeti as worded, no place record

    1889 to 1903 (AH 1307 to 1320)

    mektupçu vekili 1889 to 1903 (AH 1307 to 1320); vilayet gazetesi muharriri 1892/93 (AH 1310)

    0 to 100 kuruş a month; entries in 7 years

    No annual entry for 1901/02 (AH 1319).

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entry05001,0001,5001873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201,400 kuruşKatipbirinci mübeyyizMümeyyizmektupçu vekili
Salary against the medians of the same year
501002005001,0002,0001873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 1320This officialMedian, all officials

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 Mehmet Ali Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1873/74704053%
1874/75704502%
1875/761004505%
1876/771504209%
1877/7820045015%
187820045014%
1878/7934540039%
1879/8034540039%
1880/8150040060%
1881/8250040060%
1882/8350040059%
1883/8450040060%
1884/8565040073%
1885/8665040072%
1886/871,00040080%
1889/9004000%
1890/9104000%
1892/931004004%
1896/9790045078%
1898/991,40040089%

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 Mehmet Ali Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1872/73AH 1289First work
1872/73AH 1289Mülazım
1873 to 1879AH 1290 to 1296Katip
11 entries
YearSalary
1873/7450
1873/7470
1874/7570
1875/7670
1875/76100
1876/77100
1876/77150
1877/78150
1877/78200
1878200
1878/79200
50 to 200
1878 to 1888AH 1296 to 1305birinci mübeyyiz
19 entries
YearSalary
1878/79345
1879/80345
1879/80248.25
1879/80279.5
1880/81279.5
1880/81299.5
1880/81500
1881/82500
1882/83500
1883/84500
1884/85500
1884/85650
1885/86650
1885/86100
1886/87650
1886/87100
1886/87
1887/88
1887/88
345
1886 to 1899AH 1304 to 1316Mümeyyiz
15 entries
YearSalary
1886/871,000
1887/88
1888/89
1889/90
1890/91
1891/92
1892/93
1893/94
1894/95
1895/96
1896/97
1896/97900
1897/98
1898/99
1898/991,400
1,000 to 1,400
1889 to 1891AH 1307 to 1308mektupçu vekili
3 entries
YearSalary
1889/900
1890/910
1890/91
0
1892/93AH 1310vilayet gazetesi muharriri100
1894/95AH 1312mektupçu vekili
2 entries
YearSalary
1894/95
1894/95
1899 to 1901AH 1317 to 1318mektupçu vekili
3 entries
YearSalary
1899/1900
1900/01
1900/01
No annual entry: 1901/02 (AH 1319)
1902/03AH 1320mektupçu vekili
2 entries
YearSalary
1902/03
1902/03

Record

Personal

Born
1855/56 (AH 1272)
Birthplace
Konya
Father's occupation
Tüfekçi

First work

Year
1872/73 (AH 1289)

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 job title, same years

Of the 4 officials with the title Mümeyyiz in the same years, Mehmet Ali Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 10 officials with the title Mümeyyiz

Same birthplace

Of the 7 officials born in Konya, 4 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Ali Efendi had the highest salary of them.

The page of Konya, with the 7 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 136 officials whose first annual entry is for 1872/73 (AH 1289), 115 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Ali Efendi had the 26th highest salary of them.

All 136 officials whose first annual entry is for 1872/73 (AH 1289)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmet Ali Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1872/73AH 1289MülazımKonya Vilayeti Mektubî KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1873/74AH 1290KatipKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi50Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1873/74AH 1290KatipKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi70Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1874/75AH 1291KatipKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi70Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1875/76AH 1292KatipKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi70Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1875/76AH 1292KatipKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1876/77AH 1293KatipKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1876/77AH 1293KatipKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1877/78AH 1294KatipKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1877/78AH 1294KatipKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1878AH 1295KatipKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1878/79AH 1296KatipKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi200Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1878/79AH 1296birinci mübeyyizKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi345Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1879/80AH 1297birinci mübeyyizKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi345Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1879/80AH 1297birinci mübeyyizKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi248.25Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1879/80AH 1297birinci mübeyyizKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi279.5Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1880/81AH 1298birinci mübeyyizKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi279.5Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1880/81AH 1298üçüncü müsevvitKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi299.5Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1880/81AH 1298ikinci müsevvitKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1881/82AH 1299ikinci müsevvitKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1882/83AH 1300ikinci müsevvitKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1883/84AH 1301ikinci müsevvitKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1884/85AH 1302ikinci müsevvitKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1884/85AH 1302birinci müsevvitKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi650Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1885/86AH 1303birinci müsevvitKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi650Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1885/86AH 1303rika muallimiKonya Rüşdiyesi100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1886/87AH 1304birinci müsevvitKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi650Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1886/87AH 1304rika muallimiKonya Rüşdiyesi100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1886/87AH 1304rika muallimi (İstifa)Konya RüşdiyesiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1886/87AH 1304MümeyyizKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi1,000Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1887/88AH 1305MümeyyizKonya Vilayeti Mektubî KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1887/88AH 1305mektupçu vekiliKonya VilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1887/88AH 1305mektupçu vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)Konya VilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1888/89AH 1306MümeyyizKonya Vilayeti Mektubî KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1889/90AH 1307MümeyyizKonya Vilayeti Mektubî KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1889/90AH 1307mektupçu vekiliKonya Vilayeti0Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1890/91AH 1308MümeyyizKonya Vilayeti Mektubî KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1890/91AH 1308mektupçu vekiliKonya Vilayeti0Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1890/91AH 1308mektupçu vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)Konya VilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1891/92AH 1309MümeyyizKonya Vilayeti Mektubî KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1892/93AH 1310MümeyyizKonya Vilayeti Mektubî KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1892/93AH 1310vilayet gazetesi muharririKonya Vilayeti100Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1893/94AH 1311MümeyyizKonya Vilayeti Mektubî KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1894/95AH 1312MümeyyizKonya Vilayeti Mektubî KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1894/95AH 1312mektupçu vekiliKonya VilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1894/95AH 1312mektupçu vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)Konya VilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1895/96AH 1313MümeyyizKonya Vilayeti Mektubî KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1896/97AH 1314MümeyyizKonya Vilayeti Mektubî KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1896/97AH 1314MümeyyizKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi900Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1897/98AH 1315MümeyyizKonya Vilayeti Mektubî KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1898/99AH 1316MümeyyizKonya Vilayeti Mektubî KalemiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1898/99AH 1316MümeyyizKonya Vilayeti Mektubî Kalemi1,400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1899/1900AH 1317mektupçu vekiliKonya VilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1900/01AH 1318mektupçu vekiliKonya VilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1900/01AH 1318mektupçu vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)Konya VilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records353 BOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43.
1902/03AH 1320mektupçu vekiliKonya VilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43
1902/03AH 1320mektupçu vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)Konya VilayetiAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA, DH.SAİD.d, No: 42/43
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 Mehmet Ali 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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