Sırrı Efendi

Born 1853/54 (AH 1270) · Harput · Dated entries 1872 to 1889 (AH 1289 to 1306)

Languages Arabic, Turkish

Archival reference BOA. DH. SAİD 22-140

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The life

Sırrı Efendi was born in Harput in 1853/54 (AH 1270). The father’s occupation was Kadı ve müellif. Schooling included Harput sıbyan mektebi. The language repertoire included Arabic and Turkish.^[source]

Service began in Aleppo (Halep) in 1872/73 (AH 1289). Dated career entries span 1872/73 (AH 1289) to 1888/89 (AH 1306) across 18 AH years. More than one post or place appears in 9 of those years. Place names include Aleppo (Halep), Bâb-ı Cubûl, Adana and Elvanlı and 5 other named places.^[1]

Monthly pay went from 190 kuruş in 1872/73 (AH 1289) to 1,250 kuruş in 1888/89 (AH 1306); the highest recorded monthly rate is 1,250 kuruş in 1888/89 (AH 1306).^[1]

Personal record

Birth: Harput · 1853/54 (AH 1270)^[source]
Father’s occupation: Kadı ve müellif^[source]
Education: Harput sıbyan mektebi^[source]
First work: 1872/73 (AH 1289) · Aleppo (Halep)^[source]
Age at first work: 19^[source]Calculated year-label differences and source-stated ages are distinguished; alternatives remain visible.

Career in numbers

18
Dated AH years: 9
Career place names: 18
Salary years: 190 → 1,250
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month: 1,250
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month: 85.2%
Peers paid less in last year

About these numbers

Dated AH years. Across career and documentary records; not tenure.
Career place names. Distinct place labels; some may not be mapped.
Salary years. One highest recorded monthly rate per official-year; gaps are blank.
Annual series: first → last kuruş/month. 1872/73 (AH 1289) to 1888/89 (AH 1306); nominal rates in observed years.
Peak in annual series, kuruş/month. 1888/89 (AH 1306)
Peers paid less in last year. Share of other officials in the annual salary reference with lower pay in 1888/89 (AH 1306).

Life and career

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Stage 1 of 12 · Harput

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1
1853/54 (AH 1270)
Harput
1. Birth
  Personal record & evidence →
2
1872/73 (AH 1289)
Aleppo (Halep) / Bâb-ı Cubûl
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Bâb-ı Cubûl
1. Aleppo (Halep)
  First work as recorded
  Calculated age 19
  Personal record & evidence →
2. Bâb-ı Cubûl
  Tahrir-i emlak kâtibi
  190 kuruşCalculated age 19
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 3 recorded entries in this stage →
3
1873/74 (AH 1290)
Bâb-ı Cubûl
Not yet located on the map: Bâb-ı Cubûl
1. Tahrir-i emlak kâtibi
  190 kuruşCalculated age 20
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
4
1874/75 (AH 1291)
Bâb-ı Cubûl / Adana
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Bâb-ı Cubûl
1. Bâb-ı Cubûl
  Tahrir-i emlak kâtibi
  190 kuruşCalculated age 21
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Adana
  Memuriyet (unvan eksik)
  600 kuruşCalculated age 21
  Entry & evidence →[1]
5
1875/76 (AH 1292) · 6 recorded years
Adana
AH entries: 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
1. Memuriyet (unvan eksik)
  600 kuruşCalculated age 22
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Hapishane Müdürü
  750 kuruşCalculated age 27
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 9 recorded entries in this stage →
6
1880/81 (AH 1298)
Adana / Elvanlı
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Elvanlı
1. Adana
  Hapishane Müdürü
  750 kuruşCalculated age 28
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Elvanlı
  Nahiye Müdürü
  450 kuruşCalculated age 28
  Entry & evidence →[1]
7
1881/82 (AH 1299)
Elvanlı / Suriye Vilayeti
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Elvanlı; Suriye Vilayeti
1. Elvanlı
  Nahiye Müdürü
  450 kuruşCalculated age 29
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Suriye Vilayeti
  Aşar ve ağnam nezareti tahrirat başkâtibi
  740 kuruşCalculated age 29
  Entry & evidence →[1]
8
1882/83 (AH 1300) · 3 recorded years
Suriye Vilayeti
AH entries: 1300, 1301, 1302. Gaps remain open.
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Suriye Vilayeti
1. Aşar ve ağnam nezareti tahrirat başkâtibi
  740 kuruşCalculated age 30
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Aşar ve ağnam nezareti tahrirat başkâtibi
  840 kuruşCalculated age 32
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 4 recorded entries in this stage →
9
1885/86 (AH 1303)
Suriye Vilayeti / Samra
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Suriye Vilayeti; Samra
1. Suriye Vilayeti
  Aşar ve ağnam nezareti tahrirat başkâtibi
  840 kuruşCalculated age 33
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Samra
  Kaymakam vekili
  625 kuruşCalculated age 33
  Entry & evidence →[1]
10
1886/87 (AH 1304)
Samra
Not yet located on the map: Samra
1. Kaymakam vekili
  625 kuruşCalculated age 34
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
11
1887/88 (AH 1305)
Samra / Kadhimiya (Kâzımiye)
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Samra
1. Samra
  Kaymakam vekili
  625 kuruşCalculated age 35
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Kadhimiya (Kâzımiye)
  Kaymakam vekili
  625 kuruşCalculated age 35
  Entry & evidence →[1]
12
1888/89 (AH 1306)
Kadhimiya (Kâzımiye) / Hizye / Necef-i Eşref
Within-year entry order unresolved
Not yet located on the map: Hizye; Necef-i Eşref
1. Kadhimiya (Kâzımiye)
  Kaymakam vekili
  625 kuruşCalculated age 36
  Continuing service as described
  Entry & evidence →[1]
2. Necef-i Eşref
  Kaymakam vekili
  875 kuruşCalculated age 36
  Entry & evidence →[1]
All 3 recorded entries in this stage →

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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Relative pay percentileShare of other annual-entry officials paid less

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How the comparison is calculated

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Monthly nominal kuruş. “Paid less” is the share of other officials in the same-year annual-entry sample with lower recorded pay; N is official-year observations.
AH year	Official rate	Sample median	Sample p10 to p90	Paid less	N
1872/73 (AH 1289)	190	450	140 to 2,350	14.6%	736
1873/74 (AH 1290)	190	405	130 to 2,200	15.2%	805
1874/75 (AH 1291)	600	450	150 to 1,800	63.8%	882
1875/76 (AH 1292)	600	450	150 to 2,000	63.4%	976
1876/77 (AH 1293)	400	420	150 to 2,000	43.3%	1102
1877/78 (AH 1294)	400	450	150 to 1,800	43.0%	1160
1878 (AH 1295)	400	450	150 to 2,000	42.7%	1196
1878/79 (AH 1296)	750	400	150 to 2,000	70.5%	1328
1879/80 (AH 1297)	750	400	180 to 1,800	73.1%	1534
1880/81 (AH 1298)	750	400	160 to 1,500	75.9%	1448
1881/82 (AH 1299)	740	400	150 to 1,500	75.3%	1489
1882/83 (AH 1300)	740	400	150 to 1,400	75.6%	1655
1883/84 (AH 1301)	840	400	150 to 1,400	80.7%	1720
1884/85 (AH 1302)	840	400	150 to 1,500	79.6%	1748
1885/86 (AH 1303)	840	400	150 to 1,500	78.7%	1787
1886/87 (AH 1304)	625	400	150 to 1,500	70.9%	1725
1887/88 (AH 1305)	625	400	150 to 1,500	70.5%	1762
1888/89 (AH 1306)	1,250	400	135 to 1,500	85.2%	1797

Career patterns and pay

Recorded pay over the career

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Where the career is recorded

Distinct AH years with career entries

Adana8
1874 to 1881 (AH 1291 to 1298)
Suriye Vilayeti5
1881 to 1886 (AH 1299 to 1303)
Bâb-ı Cubûl3
1872 to 1875 (AH 1289 to 1291)
Samra3
1885 to 1888 (AH 1303 to 1305)
Elvanlı2
1880 to 1882 (AH 1298 to 1299)
Kadhimiya (Kâzımiye)2
1887 to 1889 (AH 1305 to 1306)

The six most recorded places. Gaps do not count as service. One year can have entries in several places.

Amounts recorded by place

Kuruş · smallest to largest dated rate

Adana400 to 750
Suriye Vilayeti740 to 840
Bâb-ı Cubûl190
Samra625
Elvanlı450
Kadhimiya (Kâzımiye)625

Six places with the most recorded career years. 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 title

Aşar ve ağnam nezareti tahrirat başkâtibi5
1881 to 1886 (AH 1299 to 1303)
Belediye müfettişi4
1875 to 1878 (AH 1292 to 1295)
Kaymakam vekili4
1885 to 1889 (AH 1303 to 1306)
Hapishane Müdürü3
1878 to 1881 (AH 1296 to 1298)
Tahrir-i emlak kâtibi3
1872 to 1875 (AH 1289 to 1291)
Memuriyet (unvan eksik)2
1874 to 1876 (AH 1291 to 1292)

The 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

Harput168 other officialsAbdurrahman Rahmi Efendi born 1853/54 (AH 1270); highest salary 900 kuruş
Adana17 other officialsMehmed Hilmi Efendi 8 shared years; highest salary 1,400 kuruş
1872/73 (AH 1289)135 other officialsHasan Vehbi Efendi first entry in Aleppo (Halep); highest salary 725 kuruş

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Education and personal record

Schooling Harput sıbyan mektebi^[source]

Language skills and historical terms

Kitâbet means writing; tekellüm means speaking; âşinâ means familiarity.

Arabic · Tekellüm ve kitâbet^[source]
Turkish · Tekellüm ve kitâbet^[source]

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Sources and evidence

Sicill-i ahvâl defterlerine göre Harputlu devlet adamları
ENES MUTLUAY · 2018 · Pages 258, 259
BOA. DH. SAİD 22-140

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