Mustafa Seyfi Efendi
Born 1865/66 (AH 1282) · Kütahya · Dated entries 1881 to 1899 (AH 1299 to 1316)
Languages Turkish
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
- Kütahya
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Enez (İnoz)
9 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
Mustafa Seyfi Efendi was born in Kütahya in 1865/66 (AH 1282). Schooling included İptidai mektebi; rüştiye. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Kütahya in 1881/82 (AH 1299). Dated career entries span 1881/82 (AH 1299) to 1898/99 (AH 1316) across 9 AH years, from Kütahya to Enez (İnoz), beginning with Cinayet Mahkemesi Kalemi mülazımı and ending with entries for Nüfus memuru. More than one post or place appears in 1 of those years. Place names include Kütahya, Istanbul (Dersaadet) and Enez (İnoz). [1]
Monthly pay went from 300 kuruş in 1891/92 (AH 1309) to 250 kuruş in 1898/99 (AH 1316); the highest recorded monthly rate is 300 kuruş in 1891/92 (AH 1309). [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 · Kütahya
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 1865/66 (AH 1282)
Kütahya
Birth
2 First work as recorded
Calculated age 17
Cinayet Mahkemesi Kalemi mülazımı
Calculated age 17
3 1891/92 (AH 1309) · 6 recorded years
Istanbul (Dersaadet)
AH entries: 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314. Gaps remain open.
Polis
300 kuruşCalculated age 27
Polis
300 kuruşCalculated age 28
Continuing service as described
Polis
300 kuruşCalculated age 29
Continuing service as described
Polis
300 kuruşCalculated age 30
Continuing service as described
Polis
300 kuruşCalculated age 31
Continuing service as described
Polis
300 kuruşCalculated age 32
Continuing service as described
4 1897/98 (AH 1315)
Istanbul (Dersaadet) / Place not recorded
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Polis
300 kuruşCalculated age 33
Continuing service as described
Polis (İstifa)
Calculated age 33
Place not recorded
Polis
Calculated age 33
5 1898/99 (AH 1316)
Enez (İnoz)
Nüfus memuru
250 kuruşCalculated age 34
1 entry without a resolved year
These entries remain outside the dated sequence. Their position in the life cannot be established from the recorded year field.
- Nefer · Undated 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.
Use Enter, Space or ← / → on a salary point, or click the percentile panel to choose the nearest observed AH year. All yearly values appear below.
Marks show observed AH years only; gaps remain blank and no line implies continuous pay or service. The reference range includes the focal official when they are in the sample.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,600 | 28.5% | 1927 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 300 | 400 | 135 to 1,500 | 28.0% | 1935 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 27.9% | 1929 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 28.5% | 2004 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,500 | 27.1% | 1981 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 300 | 450 | 150 to 1,575 | 26.4% | 2119 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,425 | 28.1% | 1891 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 250 | 400 | 144 to 1,400 | 20.3% | 1844 |
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- Enez (İnoz)250
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
- Kütahya149 other officialsMehmet Cemal Efendi born 1865/66 (AH 1282); highest salary 200 kuruş
- Istanbul385 other officialsMehmed Necmeddin Efendi 7 shared years; highest salary 20,000 kuruş
- 1881/82 (AH 1299)187 other officialsAbdullah Hilmi Efendi first entry in Sivas; highest salary 100 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Personal details
Education and languages
First work and apprenticeship
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterleri'nde Osmanlı Dönemi Kütahyalı memurlar
MUSTAFA KOCAKAYA · 2018 · Pages 159
Read the original source accounts · 12 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 · 9 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.