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SÜLEYMAN TEVFİK EFENDİ

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 SÜLEYMAN TEVFİK EFENDİ began in Shkodër (İşkodra) in 1880/81 (AH 1298). At about 17, in 1898/99, SÜLEYMAN TEVFİK began work in Shkodër. The first annual entry, for 1898/99, places SÜLEYMAN TEVFİK in Shkodër, the birthplace, as Defter-i Hakani Kalemi emlak kâtibi, where the entries run to 1907/08. Alongside, the lists for 1905 to 1907 give a second post, in Krujë as Kaymakam vekili. The last post was in Elbasan (İlbasan) in 1907/08.

Pay rose from 400 kuruş a month in 1904/05 to a peak of 1,125 in 1907/08, in Elbasan, when 81 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1907/08.

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.

All 3 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1905/061907/08123ShkodërKrujëElbasan
  1. Shkodër (İşkodra)

    Born 1880/81 (AH 1298); First work 1898/99 (AH 1316); 1898 to 1908 (AH 1316 to 1325)

    Defter-i Hakani Kalemi emlak kâtibi 1898 to 1902 (AH 1316 to 1319); Cemiyet-i Rüsûmiye Kalemi mülazımı 1903 to 1908 (AH 1321 to 1325)

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 9 years

    No annual entry for 1902/03 (AH 1320).

  2. Krujë (Akçahisar)

    1905 to 1907 (AH 1323 to 1324)

    Kaymakam vekili

    entries in 2 years

  3. Elbasan (İlbasan)

    1907/08 (AH 1325)

    Tahrirat müdürü

    1,125 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entry05001,0001,5001898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 13241907/08AH 13251,125 kuruşDefter-i Hakani Kalemi emlak kâtibiCemiyet-i Rüsûmiye Kalemi mülazımıKaymakam vekiliTahrirat müdürü
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0002,0001898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 13241907/08AH 1325This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same province

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 SÜLEYMAN TEVFİK EFENDİ against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1904/0540040030042%
1905/0640043025041%
1906/0740045032041%
1907/081,12546055081%

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 SÜLEYMAN TEVFİK EFENDİ, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1898/99AH 1316First workShkodër (İşkodra)
1898 to 1902AH 1316 to 1319Defter-i Hakani Kalemi emlak kâtibi
5 entries
YearSalary
1898/99
1899/1900
1900/01
1901/02
1901/02
Shkodër (İşkodra)
No annual entry: 1902/03 (AH 1320)
1903 to 1908AH 1321 to 1325Cemiyet-i Rüsûmiye Kalemi mülazımı
9 entries
YearSalary
1903/04
1904/05
1904/05
1904/05400
1904/05400
1904/05
1905/06400
1906/07400
1907/08400
Shkodër (İşkodra)400
1905 to 1907AH 1323 to 1324Kaymakam vekili
3 entries
YearSalary
1905/06
1906/07
1906/07
Krujë (Akçahisar)
1907/08AH 1325Tahrirat müdürüElbasan (İlbasan)1,125

Record

Personal

Born
1880/81 (AH 1298)

First work

Year
1898/99 (AH 1316)

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 place, same years

Of the 83 officials with entries in Shkodër (İşkodra) in the same years, 82 have a recorded salary; SÜLEYMAN TEVFİK EFENDİ had the 11th highest salary of them.

All 191 officials with entries in Shkodër (İşkodra)

Same birthplace

Of the 311 officials born in Shkodër (İşkodra), 200 have a recorded salary; SÜLEYMAN TEVFİK EFENDİ had the 23rd highest salary of them.

The page of Shkodër (İşkodra), with the 311 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 152 officials whose first annual entry is for 1898/99 (AH 1316), 131 have a recorded salary; SÜLEYMAN TEVFİK EFENDİ had the 28th highest salary of them.

All 152 officials whose first annual entry is for 1898/99 (AH 1316)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of SÜLEYMAN TEVFİK EFENDİ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1898/99AH 1316Defter-i Hakani Kalemi emlak kâtibiShkodër (İşkodra)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245; 405 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245, s. 487.
1899/1900AH 1317Defter-i Hakani Kalemi emlak kâtibiShkodër (İşkodra)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245; 405 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245, s. 487.
1900/01AH 1318Defter-i Hakani Kalemi emlak kâtibiShkodër (İşkodra)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245; 405 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245, s. 487.
1901/02AH 1319Defter-i Hakani Kalemi emlak kâtibiShkodër (İşkodra)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245; 405 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245, s. 487.
1901/02AH 1319Defter-i Hakani Kalemi emlak kâtibi (İnfisal)Shkodër (İşkodra)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245; 405 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245, s. 487.
1903/04AH 1321Cemiyet-i Rüsûmiye Kalemi mülazımıShkodër (İşkodra)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245; 405 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245, s. 487.
1904/05AH 1322Cemiyet-i Rüsûmiye Kalemi mülazımıShkodër (İşkodra)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245; 405 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245, s. 487.
1904/05AH 1322Cemiyet-i Rüsûmiye Kalemi mülazımı (Görevin sona ermesi)Shkodër (İşkodra)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245; 405 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245, s. 487.
1904/05AH 1322Vilayet Mektûbî Kalemi memuruShkodër (İşkodra)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245; 405 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245, s. 487.
1904/05AH 1322Vilayet Mektûbî Kalemi memuruShkodër (İşkodra)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245; 405 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245, s. 487.
1904/05AH 1322Meclis-i İdare-i Vilayet müddeiumumisiShkodër (İşkodra)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245; 405 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245, s. 487.
1905/06AH 1323Vilayet Mektûbî Kalemi memuruShkodër (İşkodra)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245; 405 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245, s. 487.
1905/06AH 1323Kaymakam vekiliKrujë (Akçahisar)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245; 405 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245, s. 487.
1906/07AH 1324Vilayet Mektûbî Kalemi memuruShkodër (İşkodra)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245; 405 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245, s. 487.
1906/07AH 1324Kaymakam vekiliKrujë (Akçahisar)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245; 405 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245, s. 487.
1906/07AH 1324Kaymakam vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)Krujë (Akçahisar)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245; 405 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245, s. 487.
1907/08AH 1325Vilayet Mektûbî Kalemi memuruShkodër (İşkodra)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245; 405 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245, s. 487.
1907/08AH 1325Tahrirat müdürüElbasan (İlbasan)1,125Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA. DH. SAİDd., 111/245, s. 487.
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 SÜLEYMAN TEVFİK EFENDİ 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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