Mehmed Halid Efendi①
Born 1863/64 (AH 1280) · Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) · Dated entries 1879 to 1886 (AH 1297 to 1303)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİDd. 19-152
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Halid Efendi① was born in Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) in 1863/64 (AH 1280). Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Dimetoka Rüşdiyesi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) in 1879/80 (AH 1297). Dated career entries span 1879/80 (AH 1297) to 1885/86 (AH 1303) across 7 AH years. More than one post or place appears in 5 of those years. Place names include Didymoteicho (Dimetoka), Dimetoka havalisi, Soufli (Sofulu) and Hasa. [1]
Monthly pay went from 225 kuruş in 1879/80 (AH 1297) to 450 kuruş in 1885/86 (AH 1303); the highest recorded monthly rate is 450 kuruş in 1884/85 (AH 1302). [1]
Life and career
Follow 8 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 8 · Didymoteicho (Dimetoka)
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 1863/64 (AH 1280)
Didymoteicho (Dimetoka)
Birth
2 1879/80 (AH 1297)
Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) / Dimetoka havalisi
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Dimetoka havalisi
First work as recorded
Calculated age 17
Dimetoka havalisi
Tahrir-i Seyyar Altıncı Fırka mesah memuru
225 kuruşCalculated age 17
3 1880/81 (AH 1298)
Dimetoka havalisi / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Dimetoka havalisi; Location not recorded
Dimetoka havalisi
Tahrir-i Seyyar Altıncı Fırka mesah memuru
225 kuruşCalculated age 18
Continuing service as described
Dimetoka havalisi
Tahrir-i Seyyar Altıncı Fırka mukayyidi
275 kuruşCalculated age 18
4 1881/82 (AH 1299)
Dimetoka havalisi
Not yet located on the map: Dimetoka havalisi
Tahrir-i Seyyar Altıncı Fırka mukayyidi
275 kuruşCalculated age 19
Continuing service as described
5 1882/83 (AH 1300)
Dimetoka havalisi / Soufli (Sofulu)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Dimetoka havalisi
Dimetoka havalisi
Tahrir-i Seyyar Altıncı Fırka mukayyidi
275 kuruşCalculated age 20
Continuing service as described
Aşar ikinci kâtibi
240 kuruşCalculated age 20
6 1883/84 (AH 1301)
Soufli (Sofulu)
Aşar ikinci kâtibi
240 kuruşCalculated age 21
Continuing service as described
7 1884/85 (AH 1302)
Soufli (Sofulu) / Hasa
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hasa
Aşar ikinci kâtibi
240 kuruşCalculated age 22
Continuing service as described
Hasa
Aşar ve Ağnam başkâtibi
450 kuruşCalculated age 22
8 1885/86 (AH 1303)
Hasa / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hasa; Location not recorded
Hasa
Aşar ve Ağnam başkâtibi
450 kuruşCalculated age 23
Continuing service as described
Place not recorded
Infisal
Calculated age 23
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 225 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 15.1% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 275 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 27.2% | 1448 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 275 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 26.6% | 1489 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 275 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 26.5% | 1655 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 240 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 17.6% | 1720 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 450 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 54.7% | 1748 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 450 | 400 | 150 to 1,500 | 53.6% | 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- Dimetoka havalisi225 to 275
- Hasa450
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
- Didymoteicho (Dimetoka)80 other officialsMehmed Halid Efendi② born 1863/64 (AH 1280); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Soufli (Sofulu)1 other officialYasef Efendi 1 shared year; highest salary 800 kuruş
- 1879/80 (AH 1297)206 other officialsMehmed Halid Efendi② first entry in Didymoteicho (Dimetoka); highest salary 500 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Dimetokalı memurlar
SİBEL EDEMEN · 2025 · Pages 146, 147
BOA. DH. SAİDd. 19-152
Read the original source accounts · 14 source entries →
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 7 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 14 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.