Kostaki Kutsi Efendi
Born 1868/69 (AH 1285) · Aleppo (Halep) · Dated entries 1883 to 1901 (AH 1301 to 1318)
Languages French, Italian, Turkish
Archival reference BOA, DH. SAİDd. 62 295
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
The life
Kostaki Kutsi Efendi was born in Aleppo (Halep) in 1868/69 (AH 1285), within the Hristiyan community. The father’s occupation was Esnaf. Schooling included Halep Rum ve Fransız mektepleri. The language repertoire included French, Italian and Turkish. [1]
Service began in Aleppo (Halep) in 1883/84 (AH 1301). Dated career entries span 1883/84 (AH 1301) to 1895/96 (AH 1313) across 12 AH years, beginning with Telgrafhane memuru. More than one post or place appears in 4 of those years. Place names include Aleppo (Halep), Damascus (Şam), Beirut (Beyrut) and Nazareth (Nasıra) and 1 other named places. [1]
Monthly pay went from 285 kuruş in 1888/89 (AH 1306) to 600 kuruş in 1895/96 (AH 1313); the highest recorded monthly rate is 600 kuruş in 1892/93 (AH 1310). Death is recorded in 1900/01 (AH 1318). [1]
Life and career
Follow 9 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 9 · Aleppo (Halep)
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.
1 stop kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1868/69 (AH 1285)
Aleppo (Halep)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 16
Telgrafhane memuru
Calculated age 16
3 1884/85 (AH 1302) · 4 recorded years
Aleppo (Halep)
AH entries: 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305. Gaps remain open.
Telgrafhane memuru
Calculated age 17
Continuing service as described
Telgrafhane memuru
Calculated age 20
Continuing service as described
4 1888/89 (AH 1306)
Aleppo (Halep) / Damascus (Şam)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Telgrafhane memuru
Calculated age 21
Continuing service as described
Telgrafhane memuru
285 kuruşCalculated age 21
5 1889/90 (AH 1307) · 3 recorded years
Damascus (Şam)
AH entries: 1307, 1308, 1309. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Telgrafhane memuru
285 kuruşCalculated age 22
Continuing service as described
Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa İstasyonu dış telgraf haberleşmesi memuru
400 kuruşCalculated age 24
Continuing service as described
6 1892/93 (AH 1310)
Damascus (Şam) / Beirut (Beyrut)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa İstasyonu dış telgraf haberleşmesi memuru
400 kuruşCalculated age 25
Continuing service as described
Telgraf dış haberleşmesi memuru
600 kuruşCalculated age 25
7 1893/94 (AH 1311)
Nazareth (Nasıra)
Nasıra Merkezi telgraf haberleşmesi memur vekili
150 kuruşCalculated age 26
8 1895/96 (AH 1313)
İskenderun / Aleppo (Halep)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Telgraf ve posta haberleşmesi memuru
600 kuruşCalculated age 28
Posta ve Telgraf Merkezi dış haberleşmesi memuru
600 kuruşCalculated age 28
9 1900/01 (AH 1318)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Vefat
Calculated age 33
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) | 285 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 29.3% | 1797 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 285 | 400 | 130 to 1,500 | 28.8% | 1874 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 400 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 45.4% | 1896 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 400 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 45.3% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 600 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 65.6% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 150 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 10.4% | 1929 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 600 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 64.9% | 1981 |
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- Damascus (Şam)285 to 400
- İskenderun600
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
- Aleppo (Halep)72 other officialsBelizaz Efendi born 1868/69 (AH 1285); highest salary 600 kuruş
- Aleppo (Halep)72 other officialsHasan Mestan Efendi 7 shared years; highest salary 750 kuruş
- 1883/84 (AH 1301)217 other officialsBatres Efendi first entry in Aleppo (Halep); highest salary 350 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Halep doğumlu gayrimüslim memurlar
ZEYNEP ÖTKÜN · 2023 · Pages 68, 69
BOA, DH. SAİDd. 62 295
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 13 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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