Mehmed Mekki Efendi
Born 1886/87 (AH 1304) · Mecca (Mekke) · Dated entries 1906 to 1909 (AH 1324 to 1326)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 158/467, s.467
The career, year by year
Read every yearEach mark opens a dated entry. Colour identifies the place; blank years remain gaps.
Places and reading notes
- Kartal
- Resne
3 distinct dated years. Stacked marks retain different posts, rates or accounts without assigning an order within that year. Grey marks have no service place.
The life
Mehmed Mekki Efendi was born in Mecca (Mekke) in 1886/87 (AH 1304). The father’s occupation was Topçu kamacı yüzbaşısı. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; Mekke Rüşdiye Mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Kartal in 1906/07 (AH 1324). Dated career entries span 1906/07 (AH 1324) to 1908/09 (AH 1326) across 3 AH years, beginning with Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muharrerat musıllığı. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Kartal and Resne. [1]
Monthly pay went from 150 kuruş in 1906/07 (AH 1324) to 400 kuruş in 1908/09 (AH 1326); the highest recorded monthly rate is 400 kuruş in 1908/09 (AH 1326). [1]
Life and career
Follow 4 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 4 · Mecca (Mekke)
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 1886/87 (AH 1304)
Mecca (Mekke)
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 20
Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muharrerat musıllığı
150 kuruşCalculated age 20
3 1907/08 (AH 1325)
Kartal
Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muharrerat musıllığı
150 kuruşCalculated age 21
Continuing service as described
4 1908/09 (AH 1326)
Kartal / Resne
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Resne
Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muharrerat musıllığı
150 kuruşCalculated age 22
Continuing service as described
Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muharrerat musıllığı (Nakil)
Calculated age 22
Recorded service ending
Resne
Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuru
400 kuruşCalculated age 22
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 150 | 450 | 150 to 1,525 | 10.0% | 1371 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 150 | 460 | 135 to 1,615 | 10.9% | 1290 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 400 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 42.9% | 1232 |
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- Kartal150
- Resne400
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
- Mecca (Mekke)116 other officialsAhmed Remzi Bey born 1886/87 (AH 1304); highest salary 40 kuruş
- Kartal2 other officialsMehmed Fehmi Efendi 2 shared years; highest salary 600 kuruş
- 1906/07 (AH 1324)143 other officialsAbdulhalim Efendi first entry in Ertugrul; highest salary 200 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Personal details
Education and languages
First work and apprenticeship
- Age at first service
- 20 [source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.
- First work place
- Kartal [source]
- First-salary field
- 150 kuruş (personal first-salary field) [source]A personal first-salary field does not by itself establish the pay of a particular career event.
- First work year
- 1906/07 (AH 1324) [source]
Sources and evidence
- Sicil-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Osmanlı Devletinde görev yapan hicazlı devlet memurları
BEYHAN KACIROĞLU · 2021 · Pages 202
262 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 158/467, s.467.
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 3 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
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