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MEHMET EMĠN EFENDĠ

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 MEHMET EMĠN EFENDĠ began in Antalya in 1844/45 (AH 1260); the father's occupation was "Topçu Asâkir-i Şahane yüzbaşısı". Work began in Istanbul in 1860/61, at about 16. The annual lists begin in 1860/61, with MEHMET EMĠN EFENDĠ as Zabtiye Nezareti mektubiye kalemi mülazımı in Istanbul. For 1861 to 1864 the lists have no entry. Next came Silivri from 1870 to 1873. The lists have no entry for 1866 to 1870. At the same time, from 1872/73, the lists also place MEHMET EMĠN EFENDĠ in a post with no place named as Mal Muduru, with a rise to Mal Muduru. Alongside, the lists for 1872 to 1883 give a second post, in Çatalca as Tahrirat müdür muavini, with a rise to Tahrirat müdür muavini. Alongside, the lists for 1882 to 1887 give a second post, in Büyükçekmece as Tahrirat kâtibi. For 1884 to 1886 the lists have no entry. The lists have no entry for 1887 to 1894. In place of a title the lists give Vefat (death) for 1894/95.

Pay rose from 400 kuruş a month in 1870/71 to a peak of 650 in 1877/78, in Çatalca, when 68 per cent of paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1894/95.

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 7 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1860/611872/7312467AntalyaIstanbulSilivri, Çatalca, Büyükçekmece

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 3 (Place not recorded), stop 5 (Küçükçekmece).

  1. Antalya

    Born 1844/45 (AH 1260)

  2. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    First work 1860/61 (AH 1277); 1860/61 (AH 1277)

    Zabtiye Nezareti mektubiye kalemi mülazımı

    entries in 1 year

  3. Place not recorded not on the map

    1864 to 1866 (AH 1281 to 1282)

    No annual entry for 1861 to 1864 (AH 1278 to 1280) before it.

    Askerlik

    entries in 2 years

  4. Silivri

    1870 to 1873 (AH 1287 to 1289)

    No annual entry for 1866 to 1870 (AH 1283 to 1286) before it.

    Tahrirat kâtibi

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  5. Küçükçekmece as worded, no place record not on the map

    1872/73 (AH 1289)

    Mal Muduru

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  6. Çatalca

    1872 to 1883 (AH 1289 to 1300)

    Tahrirat müdür muavini

    500 to 650 kuruş a month; entries in 12 years

  7. Büyükçekmece (Çekmece-i Kebir)

    1882 to 1895 (AH 1300 to 1312)

    Tahrirat kâtibi 1882 to 1884 (AH 1300 to 1301); Kitabet görevi (İstifa) 1886/87 (AH 1304); Vefat (death (a note on status, not a job)) 1894/95 (AH 1312)

    240 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

    No annual entry for 1884 to 1886 (AH 1302 to 1303).

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entryno entryno entry02004006008001861/62AH 12781863/64AH 12801865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 1312650 kuruşAskerlikTahrirat müdür muavini
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001861/62AH 12781863/64AH 12801865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 1312This 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 MEHMET EMĠN EFENDĠ against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1870/7140040050044%
1871/72400420.550042%
1872/7352045050059%
1873/7452040550060%
1874/7552045050061%
1875/7652045052061%
1876/7752042050062%
1877/7865045050068%
187865045057568%
1878/7950040050055%
1879/8050040050057%
1880/8150040047060%
1881/8250040045060%
1882/8350040043559%

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 MEHMET EMĠN EFENDĠ, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1860/61AH 1277First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)
1860/61AH 1277Zabtiye Nezareti mektubiye kalemi mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)
No annual entry: 1861 to 1864 (AH 1278 to 1280)
1864 to 1866AH 1281 to 1282Askerlik
2 entries
YearSalary
1864/65
1865/66
No annual entry: 1866 to 1870 (AH 1283 to 1286)
1870 to 1873AH 1287 to 1289Tahrirat kâtibi
3 entries
YearSalary
1870/71400
1871/72400
1872/73400
Silivri400
1872/73AH 1289Mal Muduru500
1872 to 1883AH 1289 to 1300Tahrirat müdür muavini
13 entries
YearSalary
1872/73520
1873/74520
1874/75520
1875/76520
1876/77520
1877/78520
1877/78650
1878650
1878/79500
1879/80500
1880/81500
1881/82500
1882/83500
Çatalca520 to 500
1882 to 1884AH 1300 to 1301Tahrirat kâtibi
2 entries
YearSalary
1882/83240
1883/84
Büyükçekmece (Çekmece-i Kebir)240
No annual entry: 1884 to 1886 (AH 1302 to 1303)
1886/87AH 1304Kitabet görevi (İstifa)Büyükçekmece (Çekmece-i Kebir)
No annual entry: 1887 to 1894 (AH 1305 to 1311)
1894/95AH 1312Vefatdeath (a note on status, not a job)

Record

Personal

Born
1844/45 (AH 1260)
Birthplace
Antalya
Father's occupation
Topçu Asâkir-i Şahane yüzbaşısı

First work

Year
1860/61 (AH 1277)

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 15 officials with entries in Çatalca in the same years, 14 have a recorded salary; MEHMET EMĠN EFENDĠ had the 11th highest salary of them.

All 40 officials with entries in Çatalca

Same job title, same years

Of the 18 officials with the title Mal Muduru in the same years, 16 have a recorded salary; MEHMET EMĠN EFENDĠ had the 11th highest salary of them.

All 223 officials with the title Mal Muduru

Same birthplace

Of the 243 officials born in Antalya, 236 have a recorded salary; MEHMET EMĠN EFENDĠ had the 62nd highest salary of them.

The page of Antalya, with the 243 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 38 officials whose first annual entry is for 1860/61 (AH 1277), 32 have a recorded salary; MEHMET EMĠN EFENDĠ had the 24th highest salary of them.

All 38 officials whose first annual entry is for 1860/61 (AH 1277)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of MEHMET EMĠN EFENDĠ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1860/61AH 1277Zabtiye Nezareti mektubiye kalemi mülazımıIstanbul (Dersaadet)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records96 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00044 – 00198/393
1864/65AH 1281AskerlikAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records96 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00044 – 00198/393
1865/66AH 1282Hassa Ordusu redif yoklama kalemi mülazımıAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records96 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00044 – 00198/393
1870/71AH 1287Tahrirat kâtibiSilivri400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records96 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00044 – 00198/393
1871/72AH 1288Tahrirat kâtibiSilivri400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records96 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00044 – 00198/393
1872/73AH 1289Tahrirat kâtibiSilivri400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records96 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00044 – 00198/393
1872/73AH 1289Mal MuduruKüçükçekmece500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records96 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00044 – 00198/393
1872/73AH 1289Tahrirat müdür muaviniÇatalca520Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records96 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00044 – 00198/393
1873/74AH 1290Tahrirat müdür muaviniÇatalca520Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records96 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00044 – 00198/393
1874/75AH 1291Tahrirat müdür muaviniÇatalca520Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records96 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00044 – 00198/393
1875/76AH 1292Tahrirat müdür muaviniÇatalca520Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records96 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00044 – 00198/393
1876/77AH 1293Tahrirat müdür muaviniÇatalca520Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records96 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00044 – 00198/393
1877/78AH 1294Tahrirat müdür muaviniÇatalca520Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records96 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00044 – 00198/393
1877/78AH 1294Meclis-i idare kâtibiÇatalca650Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records96 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00044 – 00198/393
1878AH 1295Meclis-i idare kâtibiÇatalca650Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records96 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00044 – 00198/393
1878/79AH 1296Meclis-i idare kâtibiÇatalca500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records96 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00044 – 00198/393
1879/80AH 1297Meclis-i idare kâtibiÇatalca500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records96 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00044 – 00198/393
1880/81AH 1298Meclis-i idare kâtibiÇatalca500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records96 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00044 – 00198/393
1881/82AH 1299Meclis-i idare kâtibiÇatalca500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records96 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00044 – 00198/393
1882/83AH 1300Meclis-i idare kâtibiÇatalca500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records96 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00044 – 00198/393
1882/83AH 1300Tahrirat kâtibiBüyükçekmece (Çekmece-i Kebir)240Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records96 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00044 – 00198/393
1883/84AH 1301Tapu kâtibiBüyükçekmece (Çekmece-i Kebir)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records96 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00044 – 00198/393
1886/87AH 1304Kitabet görevi (İstifa)Büyükçekmece (Çekmece-i Kebir)Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records96 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00044 – 00198/393
1894/95AH 1312VefatAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records96 BOA, DH.SAĠD.d.00044 – 00198/393
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 MEHMET EMĠN EFENDĠ 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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