Mehmet Raşit Efendi
Born Year not recorded · Silistra (Silistre) · Dated entries 1877 to 1886 (AH 1294 to 1303)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA, DH. SAİD,d, 14/347
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Mehmet Raşit Efendi was born in Silistra (Silistre). Schooling included Sıbyan Mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
The first place of work was Haskovo (Hasköy). Dated career entries span 1877/78 (AH 1294) to 1885/86 (AH 1303) across 6 AH years, from Düzce to Van vilayeti dahilinde bir nahiye, beginning with Tahrir fırkası ikinci kâtibi and ending with entries for Nahiye tahrir ve vergi kâtibi. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Düzce, Şirvan, Rızvan and Çemişgezek and 1 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 450 kuruş in 1877/78 (AH 1294) to 300 kuruş in 1885/86 (AH 1303); the highest recorded monthly rate is 450 kuruş in 1877/78 (AH 1294). [1]
Life and career
Follow 5 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 5 · Aksaray / Düzce
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.
3 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1877/78 (AH 1294)
Aksaray / Düzce
Within-year entry order unresolved
Fırka-i tahririye mukayyidi (Nakil)
Recorded service ending
Tahrir fırkası ikinci kâtibi
450 kuruş
2 1880/81 (AH 1298) · 2 recorded years
Şirvan
AH entries: 1298, 1299. Gaps remain open.
Not yet located on the map: Şirvan
Vergi kitabeti refiki
250 kuruş
Vergi kitabeti refiki
250 kuruş
Continuing service as described
3 1882/83 (AH 1300)
Şirvan / Rızvan
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Şirvan; Rızvan
4 1883/84 (AH 1301)
Dersim / Çemişgezek
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Dersim
5 1885/86 (AH 1303)
Dersim / Van vilayeti dahilinde bir nahiye
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Dersim; Van vilayeti dahilinde bir nahiye
Dersim
Vergi kâtibi (Nakil)
Recorded service ending
Van vilayeti dahilinde bir nahiye
Nahiye tahrir ve vergi kâtibi
300 kuruş
11 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.
- Fırka-i tahririye mukayyidi · Hasköy · Undated · 250 kuruş Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Fırka-i tahririye mukayyidi (İnfisal) · Hasköy · Undated Entry & evidence → Source [1]
- Tahrir fırkası mukayyidi · Trabzon · Undated · 250 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 450 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 49.8% | 1160 |
| 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) | 250 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 19.4% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 250 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 19.6% | 1720 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 300 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 27.9% | 1787 |
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- Şirvan250
- Çemişgezek250
- Düzce450
- Rızvan250
- Van vilayeti dahilinde bir nahiye300
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
- Düzce1 other officialAhmed Tevfik Efendi 1 shared year; highest salary 500 kuruş
- Sıbyan Mektebi562 other officialsAbdülhalim Paşa born 1807/08 (AH 1222); highest salary 45,000 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 37
BOA, DH. SAİD,d, 14/347; 121 BOA, DH. SAİD,d, 14/347.; BOA, DH. SAİD,d, 14/347
Read the original source accounts · 20 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 · 6 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 11 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.