Place
Silistra (Silistre)
Place in Danube (Tuna) province. Present-day country: Bulgaria.
7 officials are recorded serving in Silistra (Silistre), from 1848 to 1878 (AH 1265 to 1294), in 25 annual entries. The median of the 25 recorded monthly salaries is 800 kuruş. The fullest year is 1877/78 with 4 officials. 4 officials of the collection were born here.
- Officials serving
- 7
- Annual entries1848 to 1878, AH 1265 to 1294
- 25
- Year with most officials4 officials
- 1877/78
- Median monthly salaryfrom 25 recorded salaries
- 800 kuruş
- Officials born here
- 4
Officials on record each year
The same numbers as a table
| Year | Officials on record | First recorded | Annual entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1848/49 (AH 1265) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1849/50 (AH 1266) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1850/51 (AH 1267) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1851/52 (AH 1268) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1852/53 (AH 1269) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1853/54 (AH 1270) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1854/55 (AH 1271) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1855/56 (AH 1272) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1856/57 (AH 1273) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1857/58 (AH 1274) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1867/68 (AH 1284) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1868/69 (AH 1285) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1869/70 (AH 1286) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 4 | 1 | 4 |
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 same numbers as a table
| Year | Recorded salaries | Median | Mean | Lower quartile | Upper quartile | Median of the whole collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1848/49 | 1 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 300 |
| 1849/50 | 1 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 250 |
| 1850/51 | 1 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 175 |
| 1851/52 | 1 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 282.5 |
| 1852/53 | 1 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 350 |
| 1853/54 | 1 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 400 |
| 1854/55 | 1 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 400 |
| 1855/56 | 1 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 450 |
| 1856/57 | 1 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 375 |
| 1857/58 | 1 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 475 |
| 1867/68 | 1 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 600 |
| 1868/69 | 1 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 600 |
| 1869/70 | 1 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 600 |
| 1870/71 | 1 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 600 |
| 1871/72 | 1 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 550 |
| 1874/75 | 1 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 535 |
| 1875/76 | 2 | 625 | 625 | 512.5 | 737.5 | 530 |
| 1876/77 | 3 | 400 | 426.67 | 240 | 600 | 575 |
| 1877/78 | 4 | 400 | 445 | 345 | 500 | 560 |
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
The 5 titles with most officials. A darker cell means more officials in that year.
The same numbers as a table
| Year | Muhabere Memuru | 2. Müdür | Cephane Cavusu | Humayu Tahrirat Kalemi | Mülazım |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1848/49 | 1 | ||||
| 1849/50 | 1 | ||||
| 1850/51 | 1 | ||||
| 1851/52 | 1 | ||||
| 1852/53 | 1 | ||||
| 1853/54 | 1 | ||||
| 1854/55 | 1 | ||||
| 1855/56 | 1 | ||||
| 1856/57 | 1 | ||||
| 1857/58 | 1 | ||||
| 1867/68 | 1 | ||||
| 1868/69 | 1 | ||||
| 1869/70 | 1 | ||||
| 1870/71 | 1 | ||||
| 1871/72 | 1 | ||||
| 1874/75 | 1 | ||||
| 1875/76 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1876/77 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1877/78 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Jobs and their officials, all years
All 5 titles. Over all years an official is counted once under each title. A title with a page of its own is a link.
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.
Seat of a province (vilayet) Seat of a sancak District (kaza)
| Place | Officials | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 3 | |
| Constanța (Köstence) | 2 | |
| Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova) | 2 |
Places where officials born here are recorded serving, with the number of officials: Ankara (1), Arhavi (1), Bozkır (1), Eskişehir (1), Istanbul (Dersaadet) (1), Larissa (Yenişehir-i Fener) (1), Ordu (1), Salahora (1), Trabzon (1), Yemen (1).
One row per official, one cell per recorded year
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
7 officials, the one with most annual entries here first.
| Official | Years here | Annual entries | Main title here | Kuruş a month | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmet Semsettin Efendi | 1848 to 1858 | 10 | Humayu Tahrirat Kalemi | 2,000 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| İsmail Sabri Efendi | 1874 to 1878 | 4 | 2. Müdürdirector of the second grade | 800 to 850 | Constanța (Köstence) |
| Süleyman Ramiz Efendi | 1867 to 1870 | 3 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 400 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Abdülhalil Efendi | 1876 to 1878 | 2 | Cephane Cavusu | 80 to 180 | Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova) |
| Mehmed Salim Efendi | 1870 to 1872 | 2 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 400 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ahmet Kâşif Efendi | 1877/78 | 1 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 400 | Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova) |
| Unnamed official (0067_0242; sayfa no:481) | 1875 to 1878 | 3 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 400 | Constanța (Köstence) |
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
4 officials of the collection were born here. None of them is also recorded serving here. After each name: the years on record and the place with most annual entries.
- Abdülaziz Efendi 1893 to 1908, Bozkır
- Mehmet Nuri Efendi 1888 to 1898, Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Mehmet Necip Efendi 1900 to 1907, Trabzon
- Süleyman Efendi 1905 to 1907, Eskişehir
Where the same officials are also recorded
| Place | Officials |
|---|---|
| Denizli | 1 |
| Eskişehir | 1 |
| Gelibolu | 1 |
| Shumen (Şumnu) | 1 |
| Tarsus | 1 |
| Tripoli (Trablusgarp) | 1 |
| Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova) | 1 |
| Place | Officials |
|---|---|
| Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1 |
| Rumeli | 1 |
| Varna | 1 |
| Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova) | 1 |
| Yalvaç | 1 |
Names, position and identifiers of Silistra (Silistre)
| Identifier | l-2cdfa951805e6fb7 |
|---|---|
| Spelling in the catalogue | silistre |
| Name | Name matched |
| Kind of place | Place |
| Province | Danube (Tuna) |
| How the province was chosen | the administrative reference names this province |
| Sancak in the administrative reference | ruscuk |
| Position | Latitude 44.117163, longitude 27.269229. Position agreed between the records and the reference |
| Present-day country | Bulgaria |
| Name | Language | Kind of name | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silistra | English | Preferred name | Editor |
| Silistre | Turkish | Preferred name | Editor |
| Silistre | Spelling in the records | Other name | Annual records |
| silistre | Spelling in the records | Other name | Annual records |
Named in works about this place
One work of the source register covers people born in or from this place: Terlemez (2026), 57 entries, 3 probably and 4 possibly officials of this collection.
Sicill-i Ahval defterlerine göre Silistreli devlet memurları
KEMAL TERLEMEZ (2026), Thesis. The title names people born in or from this place (Silistreli).
| Name as printed | Pages | Official of the collection |
|---|---|---|
| Aziz Efendi | PDF 35 | Named in the work only |
| Halil Razi Efendi | PDF 35, 36 | Named in the work only |
| Mehmet Efendi | PDF 36, 37 | Named in the work only |
| Mehmet Raşit Efendi | PDF 37 | Named in the work only |
| Hafız Süleyman Efendi | PDF 37, 38 | Possibly Süleyman Efendi |
| Ahmet Sadi Efendi | PDF 38, 39 | Named in the work only |
| Ahmet Efendi | PDF 39 | Named in the work only |
| Mehmet Halit Efendi | PDF 39, 40 | Named in the work only |
| Mehmet Nuri Efendi | PDF 51 | Probably Mehmet Nuri Efendi |
| Mehmet Necip Efendi | PDF 61 | Probably Mehmet Necip Efendi |
| Abdülaziz Efendi | PDF 61, 62 | Probably Abdülaziz Efendi |
| Süleyman Efendi | PDF 62 | Possibly Süleyman Efendi |
| Abdülaziz Efendi | PDF 64, 65 | Possibly Abdülaziz Efendi |
| Süleyman Efendi | PDF 68 | Possibly Süleyman Efendi |
43 more entries are onthe page of the work.
A probable or possible link is made by fixed rules from the name, the birthplace, the birth year and the archive reference. It is not confirmed.
How to read these records: years and calendars, what first recorded means, gaps between annual entries, and salaries.
Subjects
- Silistra (Silistre)
- Danube (Tuna) province
- Ottoman geography (Osmanlı coğrafyası)
- Provincial administration (taşra teşkilatı)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)