Mehmed Tevfik Efendi
Born 1846/47 (AH 1263) · Bursa · Dated entries 1871 to 1901 (AH 1288 to 1318)
Languages Turkish
Archival reference 91/95; 187
The career, year by year
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The life
Mehmed Tevfik Efendi was born in Bursa in 1846/47 (AH 1263), within the İslam community. The father’s occupation was Eski Bursa muaccelât müdürü. Schooling included Sıbyan mektebi; rüşdiye mektebi. The language repertoire included Turkish. [1]
Service began in Hüdâvendigâr in 1871/72 (AH 1288). Service included Hüdâvendigâr vilâyet-i celilesi mektubî kalemine mülâzemetle in Hüdâvendigâr (1871 to 1881 (AH 1288 to 1298)). Later posts included aşar ve ağnam nezareti tahrîrat beyan kitâbeti in vilâyet-i müşârun-ileyhâ (1882/83 (AH 1300)), Infisal (1885/86 (AH 1303)), tahrîrat kalemi mukayyidliği refakati (1890/91 (AH 1308)) and Bursa Düyûn Umûmiye nezareti aşarı (1893/94 (AH 1311)). Hüdâvendigâr appears most often, across 11 dated years. [1]
Monthly pay went from 80 kuruş in 1875/76 (AH 1292) to 300 kuruş in 1893/94 (AH 1311); the highest recorded monthly rate is 600 kuruş in 1882/83 (AH 1300). Death is recorded in 1900/01 (AH 1318). [1]
Life and career
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Stage 1 of 8 · Bursa
How to read this map
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Entries within the same AH year are not ordered. Stages with more than one located locality remain unconnected; each source place stays visible.
7 stops kept as text without a verified locality point. No provincial capital is substituted.
1 1846/47 (AH 1263)
Bursa
Birth
2 1871/72 (AH 1288)
Hüdâvendigâr
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hüdâvendigâr
First work as recorded
Calculated age 25
Hüdâvendigâr vilâyet-i celilesi mektubî kalemine mülâzemetle
Calculated age 25
3 1872/73 (AH 1289) · 10 recorded years
Hüdâvendigâr
AH entries: 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hüdâvendigâr
Hüdâvendigâr vilâyet-i celilesi mektubî kalemine mülâzemetle
Calculated age 26
Hüdâvendigâr vilâyet-i celilesi mektubî kalemine mülâzemetle
60 kuruşCalculated age 35
4 1882/83 (AH 1300)
vilâyet-i müşârun-ileyhâ
Not yet located on the map: vilâyet-i müşârun-ileyhâ
aşar ve ağnam nezareti tahrîrat beyan kitâbeti
600 kuruşCalculated age 37
5 1885/86 (AH 1303)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Infisal
Calculated age 40
6 1890/91 (AH 1308)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
tahrîrat kalemi mukayyidliği refakati
250 kuruşCalculated age 45
7 1893/94 (AH 1311)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Bursa Düyûn Umûmiye nezareti aşarı
300 kuruşCalculated age 48
8 1900/01 (AH 1318)
Place not recorded
Not yet located on the map: Location not recorded
Vefat
Calculated age 55
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.
- İstifa · 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 80 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 3.2% | 976 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 80 | 420 | 150 to 2,000 | 3.2% | 1102 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 80 | 450 | 150 to 1,800 | 3.5% | 1160 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 80 | 450 | 150 to 2,000 | 2.9% | 1196 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 80 | 400 | 150 to 2,000 | 2.4% | 1328 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 80 | 400 | 180 to 1,800 | 2.5% | 1534 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 80 | 400 | 160 to 1,500 | 3.4% | 1448 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 600 | 400 | 150 to 1,400 | 67.4% | 1655 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 250 | 400 | 125 to 1,500 | 21.5% | 1896 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 300 | 400 | 140 to 1,400 | 27.9% | 1929 |
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- Hüdâvendigâr60 to 80
- vilâyet-i müşârun-ileyhâ600
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
- Bursa301 other officialsAhmed Nasib Efendi born 1846/47 (AH 1263); highest salary 1,400 kuruş
- 1871/72 (AH 1288)115 other officialsMahmud Hanefi Efendi first annual entry 1871/72 (AH 1288); highest salary 400 kuruş
Education and personal record
All personal fields and their sources
Sources and evidence
- Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Bursalı memurlar
DERVİŞ ŞAFAK TOPRAK · 2019 · Pages 314,315
91/95; 187
Read the original source accounts · 19 source entries →
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Yearly entries and their source passages · 16 dated AH years
Annual salary study and register readings
The separate annual salary reference account has 18 entries. Its maps, salary comparisons, register readings and original values remain available in the study view.