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Place

Üsküdar

Place in Istanbul (Dersaadet) province. Present-day country: Turkey. Other names: Scutari.

120 officials are recorded serving in Üsküdar, from 1858 to 1913 (AH 1275 to 1331), in 549 annual entries. The median of the 548 recorded monthly salaries is 500 kuruş. The fullest year is 1870/71 with 23 officials. 1 official of the collection was born here.

Officials serving
120
Annual entries1858 to 1913, AH 1275 to 1331
549
Year with most officials23 officials
1870/71
Median monthly salaryfrom 548 recorded salaries
500 kuruş
Officials born here
1
All years

Officials on record each year

The fullest year is 1870/71 (AH 1287) with 23 officials. Years with an annual entry: 55.
05101520251863/64AH 12801873/74AH 12901882/83AH 13001892/93AH 13101902/03AH 13201911/12AH 133023 in 1870/71Recorded in an earlier year tooFirst recorded in this year

The same numbers as a table
Officials on record each year, Üsküdar
YearOfficials on recordFirst recordedAnnual entries
1858/59 (AH 1275)222
1859/60 (AH 1276)111
1860/61 (AH 1277)323
1861/62 (AH 1278)212
1862/63 (AH 1279)323
1863/64 (AH 1280)636
1864/65 (AH 1281)505
1865/66 (AH 1282)737
1866/67 (AH 1283)717
1867/68 (AH 1284)626
1868/69 (AH 1285)949
1869/70 (AH 1286)15715
1870/71 (AH 1287)23823
1871/72 (AH 1288)17717
1872/73 (AH 1289)616
1873/74 (AH 1290)818
1874/75 (AH 1291)717
1875/76 (AH 1292)929
1876/77 (AH 1293)11411
1877/78 (AH 1294)11211
1878 (AH 1295)818
1878/79 (AH 1296)12312
1879/80 (AH 1297)15315
1880/81 (AH 1298)13313
1881/82 (AH 1299)11111
1882/83 (AH 1300)13213
1883/84 (AH 1301)13113
1884/85 (AH 1302)12212
1885/86 (AH 1303)10210
1886/87 (AH 1304)12212
1887/88 (AH 1305)10210
1888/89 (AH 1306)13413
1889/90 (AH 1307)11111
1890/91 (AH 1308)12212
1891/92 (AH 1309)14314
1892/93 (AH 1310)15215
1893/94 (AH 1311)14314
1894/95 (AH 1312)15215
1895/96 (AH 1313)16516
1896/97 (AH 1314)16416
1897/98 (AH 1315)14214
1898/99 (AH 1316)14214
1899/1900 (AH 1317)15115
1900/01 (AH 1318)17517
1901/02 (AH 1319)15115
1902/03 (AH 1320)11011
1903/04 (AH 1321)11011
1904/05 (AH 1322)10210
1905/06 (AH 1323)808
1906/07 (AH 1324)808
1907/08 (AH 1325)414
1908/09 (AH 1326)626
1909/10 (AH 1327)101
1910/11 (AH 1328)111
1912/13 (AH 1331)111

An official is counted once in a year. First recorded is the first year in which the collection has an annual entry of the official on this page. It is not a hiring date.

Monthly salary each year

The median of the 548 recorded monthly salaries is 500 kuruş, the mean 779 kuruş.
05001,0001,5002,0002,5001863/64AH 12801873/74AH 12901882/83AH 13001892/93AH 13101902/03AH 13201911/12AH 1330Median 1,700 kuruş in 1908/09Üsküdar, median of years with 5 or more salariesMean of the same yearsWhole collectionFewer than 5 salaries, not joined to the lineAbove the scale

The same numbers as a table
Monthly salary each year in kuruş, Üsküdar
YearRecorded salariesMedianMeanLower quartileUpper quartileMedian of the whole collection
1858/592875875562.51,187.5500
1859/601150150150150500
1860/613250816.672251,125500
1861/6221,3001,3007501,850600
1862/633200883.331251,300500
1863/646342672.33262.5433.5500
1864/655400826.8350600625
1865/667400698.43312.5540650
1866/677384658.43312.5440600
1867/686370735.83330455600
1868/699385641.22300526600
1869/7015300677.33250588600
1870/7123350617.83275550600
1871/7217380543.53250500550
1872/736600664.17326.25937.5550
1873/747500632.86415875500
1874/7577501,021.434751,275535
1875/7697501,372.225001,250530
1876/77117501,168.184501,725575
1877/78117501,254.555501,725560
187881,0001,221.88712.51,487.5600
1878/79127501,020.834751,437.5600
1879/8015600838.333401,200500
1880/8113500848.083001,000500
1881/82116001,146.824251,500500
1882/83136001,107.695002,000500
1883/84136001,103.855002,000500
1884/85128001,116.675001,400500
1885/8610500700387.5900500
1886/8712500629.17337.5700500
1887/8810550659.6350900500
1888/8913500673.54350800500
1889/9011400473.27255600500
1890/9112375417.17100550500
1891/9214500512.14140775500
1892/9315400428.67135625500
1893/9414475564.29162.5637.5500
1894/9515450548.67175625500
1895/9616425437.5150612.5500
1896/9716475410.94137.5581.25500
1897/9814503510.07425583.75500
1898/9914523509.71250622.5500
1899/190015506520.07225657.5500
1900/0117500508.88150640500
1901/0215506746.73250657.5500
1902/0311506856.91275770500
1903/0411506847.82150790475
1904/0510573947.6500845450
1905/0686601,108.25504.51,062.5475
1906/0785731,0874751,062.5450
1907/0841,7001,9758002,875300
1908/0961,7002,266.676753,625350
1909/1014,0004,0004,0004,000462.5
1910/111300300300300500
1912/1314,0004,0004,0004,0001,300

Salaries are nominal monthly amounts in kuruş, as assigned. The thick line is the median of each year and the thin line the mean. A year with fewer than 5 recorded salaries is drawn as an open mark and is not joined to the line.

Jobs each year

45 job titles on record. The most frequent is Muhabere Memuru, held by 56 officials.
Muhabere Memuru56Memur11Bidayet Mahkeme Azasi72. Sınıf Polis Komiseri6Posta Memuru61. Müdür43. Sınıf Polis Komiseri4Mukayyit41858/59AH 12751863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 13251911/12AH 13301 official15 officials

The 8 titles with most officials. A darker cell means more officials in that year.

The same numbers as a table
Officials by job title and year, Üsküdar
YearMuhabere MemuruMemurBidayet Mahkeme Azasi2. Sınıf Polis KomiseriPosta Memuru1. Müdür3. Sınıf Polis KomiseriMukayyit
1858/5911
1859/601
1860/6111
1861/621
1862/6311
1863/6441
1864/6531
1865/6631
1866/6741
1867/6831
1868/6961
1869/7092
1870/711521
1871/721011
1872/734
1873/7431
1874/75311
1875/7641
1876/7752
1877/78421
18782211
1878/794211
1879/804121
1880/81221
1881/82121
1882/831211
1883/842211
1884/852211
1885/862111
1886/8721111
1887/882111
1888/894121
1889/904121
1890/914122
1891/9231123
1892/93511122
1893/944111122
1894/9541112121
1895/96812111
1896/97714111
1897/986511
1898/9961311
1899/190061211
1900/018212
1901/02722
1902/0361
1903/0461
1904/05411
1905/06211
1906/07211
1907/0811
1908/09111
1909/10
1910/111
1912/13

Birthplaces and places of service

A line links a birthplace and a place of service. A thicker line means more officials, and the arrow head points from the birthplace to the place of service. Places far away are drawn in a small map in a corner.

All years

Seat of a province (vilayet) Seat of a sancak District (kaza) Other place

Where the officials serving here were born
ÜsküdarIstanbul (Dersaadet)KonyaAnamurBitola (Manastır)ÇemişgezekBaghdad (Bağdat)DagistanHakkâriFurther placesCairo (Kahire)Further places93 officials1 official

Not drawn, with the number of officials. No position recorded: Cerkezistan (1).

The 10 birthplaces with most officials, of 27, all years
PlaceOfficialsRemark
Istanbul (Dersaadet)93
Konya2
Amasya1
Anamur1
Baghdad (Bağdat)1in the small map
Bitola (Manastır)1
Cairo (Kahire)1in the small map
Çemişgezek1
Cerkezistan1no position recorded
Crete (Girit)1

Places where officials born here are recorded serving, with the number of officials: Beyoğlu (1), Çankırı (1), Gerede (1), Istanbul (Dersaadet) (1), Kalecik (1), Karadeniz Ereğli (1), Safranbolu (1), Taşköprü (1).

One row per official, one cell per recorded year

120 officials, ordered by the first year on record. A row shows in which years an official has an annual entry here and where the entries stop.
11201858/59AH 12751863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 13251911/12AH 1330Post and Telegraph entryEntry of another institution

A gap in a row is a year without an annual entry here. It does not show that the official had left. The list of officials gives the first and the last year of each.

Ottoman officials recorded here

120 officials, the one with most annual entries here first. The first 25 are shown, the others are under them.

Officials of Üsküdar
OfficialYears hereAnnual entriesMain title hereKuruş a monthBirthplace
Mehmet Nazım Bey1878 to 1907291. Müdür1,000 to 1,550Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Sadettin Efendi1880 to 1909293. Sınıf Polis Komiseri300 to 600Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ahmet Mehmet Efendi1865 to 189322Muhabere Memuru450 to 700Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Enver Efendi1879 to 1901223. Sınıf Polis Komiseri300 to 1,500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ali Şefik Efendi1887 to 190720Fabrika Memuru96 to 640Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mustafa Kâmil Bey1871 to 188919Tahsilat Kalemi300 to 750Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ahmet Safvet Efendi1868 to 190617Muhabere Memuru300 to 700Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Nezir Bey1888 to 1902142. Sınıf Polis Komiseri350 to 600Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi1877 to 1889132. Müdür1,000 to 1,250Ürgüp
Bahattin Bey1858 to 187112Müdür1,500 to 2,600Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Behazkil Efendi1871 to 188212Bidayet Mahkeme Azasi1,000 to 2,700Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Tayyip Bey1869 to 188012Bidayet Mahkemesi Mudurlugu750 to 2,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Arif Neset Efendi1893 to 191011Bidayet Mahkemesi Riyaseti2,000 to 4,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet İhsan Efendi1898 to 190911Başkomiser900Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Cemal Efendi1862 to 187210Memur50 to 600Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Agâh Efendi1876 to 188510Bidayet Mahkeme Azasi2,000 to 2,750Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Ali Bey1878 to 188710Posta Memuru500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Tevfik Efendi1897 to 190710Muhabere Memuru506Dagistan
Mustafa Sakıp Efendi1868 to 188010Muhabere Memuru285 to 400Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ali Rıza Efendi1888 to 18979Muhabere Memuru400 to 450Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Tevfik Efendi1872 to 18809Muhabere Memuru600 to 750Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Fazlı Efendi1869 to 18788Seyyar Memur235 to 500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ahmet Memduh Bey1894 to 19017Muhabere Memuru150 to 200Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ahmet Münim Efendi1895 to 19047Muhabere Memuru100 to 150Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Hafiz Mehmet Bahaettin Efendi1888 to 18957Zabit Katibi160 to 200Konya
Show the other 95 officials
Officials of Üsküdar, continued
OfficialYears hereAnnual entriesMain title hereKuruş a monthBirthplace
Mehmet Murat Efendi1892 to 19037Muhabere Memuru100 to 400Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Osman Efendi1883 to 18907Muhabere Memuru250 to 400Istanbul (Dersaadet)
İbrahim Edhem Efendi1865 to 18716Karantina Kitabeti275 to 400Mytilene (Midilli)
Mehmet Atâ Efendi1896 to 19046Muhabere Memuru100 to 150Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Ziya Efendi1889 to 18956Mukayyit100 to 150Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ahmet Sami Efendi1890 to 18955Mukayyit60 to 200Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ahmet Tevfik Bey1869 to 18855Bidayet Mahkeme Azasi2,000 to 3,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Emin Efendi1863 to 18685Muhabere Memuru384 to 480Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Murad Efendi1878 to 18835Mektubi Kalemi95 to 300Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Sukru Efendi1897 to 190252. Sınıf Polis Komiseri500 to 675Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mustafa Neşe Bey1862 to 18675Muhabere Memuru200 to 350Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Süleyman Reşid Efendi1867 to 18725Muhabere Memuru320 to 400Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ahmet Nail Efendi1868 to 18724Muhabere Memuru285 to 400Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ali Rıza Efendi1888 to 18924Muhabere Memuru800Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ali Rıza Efendi1892 to 18964Memur150Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Hasan Rıza Efendi1893 to 18974Posta Memuru100 to 150Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Muhyittin Efendi1891 to 19074Muhabere Memuru60 to 400Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Şükrü Bey1867 to 18714Muhabere Memuru380 to 650Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ahmet Kemal Bey1869 to 18743Muhabere Memuru250 to 300Ohrid (Ohri)
Mahmut Naci Efendi1878 to 18813Muhabere Memuru150Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Macit Efendi1904 to 19073Posta Memuru50 to 200Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Mazhar Efendi1881 to 18843Bidayet Mahkemesi Baskani3,500 to 4,270Şanlıurfa (Urfa)
Mehmet Nazım Efendi1869 to 18723Muhabere Memuru150 to 300Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Ziya Efendi1901 to 19043Muhabere Memuru50 to 100Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ahmet Celal Efendi1895 to 18972Muhabere Memuru50Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ahmet Refet Efendi1869 to 18712Memur150 to 300Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ali Riza Bey1907 to 19092Bidayet Mahkeme Azasi2,500Anamur
Ali Rıza Efendi1870 to 18722Muhabere Memuru400 to 450Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Bahcivan Oglu Kalparki Efendi1885 to 18872Bidayet Mahkeme Azasi2,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Bekir Zuhtu Efendi1896 to 189822. Sınıf Polis Komiseri580Nevşehir
Ethem Efendi1863 to 18652Muhabere Memuru250 to 600Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Haci Ahmet Salâhattin Efendi1886 to 18882Memur50 to 100Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Haci İbrahim Ethem Efendi1900 to 190223. Sınıf Polis Komiseri350Shumen (Şumnu)
Hayim Ancel Efendi1899 to 19012Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti250Veles (Köprülü)
Hüseyin Hilmi Bey1871 to 18732Muhabere Memuru140 to 250Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi1900 to 19022Muhabere Memuru150Istanbul (Dersaadet)
İbrahim Fahri Efendi1898 to 19002Memur50Istanbul (Dersaadet)
İbrahim Vahi Efendi1896 to 189822. Sınıf Polis Komiseri500Crete (Girit)
İsmail Şükrü Efendi1870 to 18722Posta Memuru500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Kapril Efendi1882 to 188422. Bidayet Mahkemesi Riyaseti2,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmed Cemal Efendi1870 to 18722Muhabere Memuru250Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Cemalettin Bey1887 to 18892Bidayet Mahkeme Azasi2,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Halit Efendi1876 to 18782Muhabere Memuru400Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Kemal Efendi1885 to 18872Polis300Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Şevki Efendi1895 to 18972Muhabere Memuru200Niğde
Mehmet Tevfik Bey1876 to 18782Müfettiş3,000Cairo (Kahire)
Mehmet Tevfik Efendi1882 to 18842Müvezzi200Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Tevfik Mazhar Efendi1869 to 18712Muhabere Memuru150 to 300Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Yusuf Cemal Efendi1891 to 18932Başkomiser800Cerkezistan
Ahmet Daim Efendi1873/741Memur100Amasya
Ahmet Reşid Bey1876/771Muhabere Memuru400Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ahmet Rüştü Efendi1870/711Muhabere Memuru250Mudurnu
Ali Galib Efendi1879/801Memur50Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ali Haydar Bey1895/961Muhabere Memuru100Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ali Rıza Efendi1870/711Muhabere Memuru210Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ali Rıza Efendi1863/641Muhabere Memuru450Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Bekir Selami Efendi1908/091Muhabere Memuru600Bitola (Manastır)
Feyzi Efendi1877/781Muhabere Memuru400Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Hafız Mustafa Şefik Efendi1871/721Muhabere Memuru150Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Halil Nese Bey1879/801Bidayet Ceza Dairesi Azasi2,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Hasan Rifat1891/921Polis Meclisi Riyaseti1,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Hayri Efendi1910/111Muhabere Memuru300Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Hüseyin Besim Efendi1859/601Posta Memuru150Kemah
Hüseyin Hayrettin Efendi1871/721Telgraf Muduru2,400Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Hüsnü Efendi1874/7511. Müdür1,300Istanbul (Dersaadet)
İbrahim İsmet Efendi1900/011Muhabere Memuru100Istanbul (Dersaadet)
İsmail Hakki Bey1875/761Hukuk Mahkemesi Riyaseti5,000Ioannina (Yanya)
İsmail Hakkı Efendi1870/711Başmemur650Tulcea (Tulça)
Kadri Efendi1861/621Memur200Sivas
Karakin Efendi1871/721Sehir Posta Memuru380Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmed Raşid Efendi1858/591Memur250Tekirdağ
Mehmet Ali Bey1912/131Belediye Muduru4,000Hakkâri
Mehmet Ali Efendi1895/961Bidayet Mahkemesi Kitabeti700Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Emin Bey1884/851Bidayet Mahkeme Reisi3,500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Hayri Bey1860/611Memur200Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Mazhar Efendi1893/941Muhabere Memuru400Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Nazmi Efendi1894/951Posta Memuru380Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Nuri Efendi1900/011Muhabere Memuru50Edirne
Mehmet Said Efendi1886/871Polis300Çemişgezek
Mehmet Salim Bey1860/611Muhabere Memuru250Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Şevket Efendi1880/811Tamir Komiserligi2,500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Şevket Efendi1870/711Muhabere Memuru250Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Sevket Efendi1880/811Bidayet Mahkemesi Kitabeti80Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mikail Efendi1865/661Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti600Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Musa Kazim Efendi1908/091Mutasarrif5,000Baghdad (Bağdat)
Mustafa Asım Efendi1871/721Muhabere Memuru150Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ohannes Efendi1868/691Makine Memuru385Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Salih Hayri Efendi1890/911Mukayyit100Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Süleyman Ramiz Efendi1875/761Muhabere Memuru500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Süleyman Vehbi Efendi1904/051Muhabere Memuru500Konya
Tayyar Efendi1870/711Muhabere Memuru250Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Tevfik Bey1884/851Bidayet Mahkemesi Mufettisi Vekili1,200Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Unnamed official (0087_0143, sayfa no:283.)1900 to 19055Muhabere Memuru150Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Unnamed official (0007_0144; 285)1866/671Muhabere Memuru384Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Unnamed official (76_61; 119)1896/971Memur40Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Years here run from the first to the last annual entry here. An official without a recorded name is listed after the named officials.

Officials born here

1 official of the collection was born here. None of them is also recorded serving here. After each name: the years on record and the place with most annual entries.

  1. Ahmet Cemal Efendi 1868 to 1905, Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Where the same officials are also recorded

Recorded here, and in a later year in
PlaceOfficials
Istanbul (Dersaadet)38
Beyoğlu7
Kadıköy3
Beşiktaş2
Edirne2
Galata2
Izmir (İzmir)2
Mabeyni humayun2
Selimiye2
Aleppo (Halep)1

The 10 places with most officials, of 53.

Recorded here, and in an earlier year in
PlaceOfficials
Istanbul (Dersaadet)30
Beyoğlu7
Edirne3
Kadıköy3
Baghdad (Bağdat)2
Bitola (Manastır)2
Bursa2
Izmir (İzmir)2
Mabeyni humayun2
Osmaneli (Lefke)2

The 10 places with most officials, of 41.

Names, position and identifiers of Üsküdar
Place
Identifierl-17aa97a6a065474d
Spelling in the catalogueuskudar
NameName matched
Kind of placePlace
ProvinceIstanbul (Dersaadet) province
How the province was chosenthe administrative reference names this province
Sancak in the administrative referenceDersaadet
PositionLatitude 41.024685, longitude 29.014324. Position agreed between the records and the reference
Present-day countryTurkey
Names
NameLanguageKind of nameSource
ÜsküdarEnglishPreferred nameEditor
ÜsküdarTurkishPreferred nameEditor
ScutariOtherOther nameEditor
uskudarSpelling in the recordsOther nameAnnual records

How to read these records: years and calendars, what first recorded means, gaps between annual entries, and salaries.

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