Place
Komotini (Gümülcine)
Place in Edirne province. Present-day country: Greece.
34 officials are recorded serving in Komotini (Gümülcine), from 1860 to 1909 (AH 1277 to 1326), in 102 annual entries. The median of the 102 recorded monthly salaries is 400 kuruş. The fullest year is 1880/81 with 5 officials. 2 officials of the collection were born here.
- Officials serving
- 34
- Annual entries1860 to 1909, AH 1277 to 1326
- 102
- Year with most officials5 officials
- 1880/81
- Median monthly salaryfrom 102 recorded salaries
- 400 kuruş
- Officials born here
- 2
Officials on record each year
The same numbers as a table
| Year | Officials on record | First recorded | Annual entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1860/61 (AH 1277) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1861/62 (AH 1278) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1864/65 (AH 1281) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1866/67 (AH 1283) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1867/68 (AH 1284) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1868/69 (AH 1285) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1869/70 (AH 1286) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860/61 | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 500 |
| 1861/62 | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 600 |
| 1864/65 | 1 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 625 |
| 1866/67 | 1 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 600 |
| 1867/68 | 1 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 600 |
| 1868/69 | 1 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 600 |
| 1869/70 | 1 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 600 |
| 1873/74 | 1 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 500 |
| 1878/79 | 2 | 900 | 900 | 600 | 1,200 | 600 |
| 1879/80 | 2 | 892.5 | 892.5 | 588.75 | 1,196.25 | 500 |
| 1880/81 | 5 | 600 | 774 | 285 | 1,200 | 500 |
| 1881/82 | 3 | 600 | 695 | 442.5 | 900 | 500 |
| 1882/83 | 3 | 600 | 695 | 442.5 | 900 | 500 |
| 1883/84 | 4 | 490 | 616.25 | 356.25 | 750 | 500 |
| 1884/85 | 4 | 490 | 616.25 | 356.25 | 750 | 500 |
| 1885/86 | 5 | 500 | 593 | 380 | 600 | 500 |
| 1886/87 | 3 | 380 | 421.67 | 332.5 | 490 | 500 |
| 1887/88 | 3 | 600 | 726.67 | 490 | 900 | 500 |
| 1888/89 | 4 | 500 | 621.25 | 371.25 | 750 | 500 |
| 1889/90 | 4 | 500 | 621.25 | 371.25 | 750 | 500 |
| 1890/91 | 3 | 600 | 733.33 | 500 | 900 | 500 |
| 1891/92 | 2 | 500 | 500 | 450 | 550 | 500 |
| 1892/93 | 2 | 700 | 700 | 650 | 750 | 500 |
| 1893/94 | 2 | 700 | 700 | 650 | 750 | 500 |
| 1894/95 | 2 | 700 | 700 | 650 | 750 | 500 |
| 1895/96 | 3 | 285 | 345 | 217.5 | 442.5 | 500 |
| 1896/97 | 5 | 300 | 335 | 285 | 400 | 500 |
| 1897/98 | 5 | 300 | 335 | 285 | 400 | 500 |
| 1898/99 | 4 | 350 | 381.25 | 296.25 | 435 | 500 |
| 1899/1900 | 2 | 420 | 420 | 360 | 480 | 500 |
| 1900/01 | 2 | 420 | 420 | 360 | 480 | 500 |
| 1901/02 | 3 | 300 | 373.33 | 290 | 420 | 500 |
| 1902/03 | 3 | 300 | 373.33 | 290 | 420 | 500 |
| 1903/04 | 2 | 275 | 275 | 262.5 | 287.5 | 475 |
| 1904/05 | 3 | 300 | 416.67 | 275 | 500 | 450 |
| 1905/06 | 4 | 400 | 437.5 | 287.5 | 550 | 475 |
| 1906/07 | 2 | 475 | 475 | 362.5 | 587.5 | 450 |
| 1907/08 | 1 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 300 |
| 1908/09 | 2 | 225 | 225 | 212.5 | 237.5 | 350 |
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 8 titles with most officials. A darker cell means more officials in that year.
The same numbers as a table
| Year | Muhabere Memuru | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | 2. Müdür | 3. Müdür | Çavuş | Nakliye Memuru | Arazi Kalemi | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860/61 | 1 | |||||||
| 1861/62 | 1 | |||||||
| 1864/65 | 1 | |||||||
| 1866/67 | 1 | |||||||
| 1867/68 | 1 | |||||||
| 1868/69 | 1 | |||||||
| 1869/70 | 1 | |||||||
| 1873/74 | 1 | |||||||
| 1878/79 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1879/80 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1880/81 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1881/82 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1882/83 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 1883/84 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 1884/85 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 1885/86 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 1886/87 | 3 | |||||||
| 1887/88 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 1888/89 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 1889/90 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 1890/91 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 1891/92 | 2 | |||||||
| 1892/93 | 2 | |||||||
| 1893/94 | 2 | |||||||
| 1894/95 | 2 | |||||||
| 1895/96 | 2 | |||||||
| 1896/97 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 1897/98 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 1898/99 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 1899/1900 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1900/01 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1901/02 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1902/03 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1903/04 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1904/05 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1905/06 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 1906/07 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1907/08 | 1 | |||||||
| 1908/09 | 1 | 1 |
Jobs and their officials, all years
All 10 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) Other place
| Place | Officials | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 8 | |
| Edirne | 3 | |
| Bitola (Manastır) | 2 | |
| Izmir (İzmir) | 2 | |
| Trabzon | 2 | |
| Aleppo (Halep) | 1 | |
| Balıkesir | 1 | |
| Gelibolu | 1 | |
| Ioannina (Yanya) | 1 | |
| Kavala | 1 |
Places where officials born here are recorded serving, with the number of officials: Erzincan (1), Gusinje (Gusinye) (1), Kemah (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
34 officials, the one with most annual entries here first. The first 25 are shown, the others are under them.
| Official | Years here | Annual entries | Main title here | Kuruş a month | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmet Hilmi Efendi | 1882 to 1901 | 19 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 540 to 600 | Kavala |
| İsmail Hakki Efendi | 1880 to 1891 | 8 | Arazi Kalemiland office | 1,200 | Balıkesir |
| Ali Baha Efendi | 1900 to 1905 | 5 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyetipost of official for foreign communications | 300 | Edirne |
| İbrahim Hilmi Efendi | 1883 to 1888 | 5 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 380 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Ali Bey | 1882 to 1887 | 5 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 285 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Fransuva Efendi | 1896 to 1900 | 4 | Nakliye Memurutransport official | 300 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Hayrullah Ağa | 1866 to 1870 | 4 | Çavuşsergeant (a lower service grade) | 300 | Zlatograd (Darıdere) |
| Osman Nahid Efendi | 1888 to 1892 | 4 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 400 | Trabzon |
| Vasilaki Efendi | 1905 to 1909 | 4 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 250 | Edirne |
| Hafız İsmail Edendi | 1895 to 1898 | 3 | Muharrerat Memuruofficial for written correspondence | 150 | Gelibolu |
| Mehmet Ragıp Efendi | 1903 to 1906 | 3 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 250 to 300 | Izmir (İzmir) |
| Mehmet Rifat Efendi | 1878 to 1881 | 3 | Defter-i Hakani KalemiLand Registry office | 1,500 | Edirne |
| Misak Efendi | 1892 to 1895 | 3 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 800 | Yozgat |
| Tahsin Efendi | 1878 to 1881 | 3 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 285 to 300 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Yordan Resmi Efendi | 1904 to 1907 | 3 | 2. Müdürdirector of the second grade | 700 | Kayseri |
| Ahmet Lütfi Efendi | 1901 to 1903 | 2 | 3. Müdürdirector of the third grade | 540 | Tirebolu |
| Ali Rıza Efendi | 1880 to 1882 | 2 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 285 | Trabzon |
| Ali Rıza Efendi | 1896 to 1898 | 2 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 285 | Bitola (Manastır) |
| İsmail Hakkı Efendi | 1860 to 1862 | 2 | 2. Müdürdirector of the second grade | 1,000 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Efendi | 1901 to 1903 | 2 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 280 | Aleppo (Halep) |
| Raif Efendi | 1880 to 1882 | 2 | 3. Müdürdirector of the third grade | 600 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Todoraki Efendi | 1897 to 1899 | 2 | Pul Kitabetistamp clerkship | 400 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ahmet Efendi | 1864/65 | 1 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 480 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ahmet Hamdi Bey | 1888/89 | 1 | Defter-i Hakani KalemiLand Registry office | 1,200 | Skopje (Üsküp) |
| Besim Remzi Efendi | 1889/90 | 1 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 285 | Bitola (Manastır) |
Show the other 9 officials
| Official | Years here | Annual entries | Main title here | Kuruş a month | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halil Arif Efendi | 1888/89 | 1 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 285 | Thessaloniki (Selanik) |
| HALİL LÜTFİ EFENDİ | 1908/09 | 1 | Nakliye Memurutransport official | 200 | Keşan |
| Hasan Salih Efendi | 1896/97 | 1 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 400 | Manisa |
| Hüseyin Ağa | 1873/74 | 1 | Çavuşsergeant (a lower service grade) | 300 | Serres (Siroz) |
| Mehmed Ramiz Efendi | 1905/06 | 1 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 500 | Sivas |
| Mehmet Emin Efendi | 1885/86 | 1 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 500 | Plovdiv (Filibe) |
| Mehmet Şükrü Efendi | 1898/99 | 1 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 285 | Nevşehir |
| Mehmet Süreyya Efendi | 1895/96 | 1 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 285 | Ioannina (Yanya) |
| Osman Nuri Efendi | 1887/88 | 1 | Defter-i Hakani KalemiLand Registry office | 1,200 | Izmir (İzmir) |
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
2 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.
- İbrahim Efendi 1898 to 1906, Gusinje (Gusinye)
- Ali Efendi 1909/10
Where the same officials are also recorded
| Place | Officials |
|---|---|
| Aleppo (Halep) | 1 |
| Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç) | 1 |
| Az Zaydiyah (Zeydiye) | 1 |
| Beirut (Beyrut) | 1 |
| Chios (Sakız) | 1 |
| Denizli | 1 |
| Dupnitsa (Dupniçe) | 1 |
| Gelibolu | 1 |
| Kahramanmaraş (Maraş) | 1 |
| Karaağaç | 1 |
The 10 places with most officials, of 26.
| Place | Officials |
|---|---|
| Edirne | 2 |
| Ankara | 1 |
| Bandırma | 1 |
| Beirut (Beyrut) | 1 |
| Denizli | 1 |
| Elbasan (İlbasan) | 1 |
| Evreşe | 1 |
| Gelibolu | 1 |
| Giannitsa (Yenice-i Vardar) | 1 |
| Keşan | 1 |
The 10 places with most officials, of 21.
Names, position and identifiers of Komotini (Gümülcine)
| Identifier | l-308eba7acf4109f5 |
|---|---|
| Spelling in the catalogue | gumulcine |
| Name | Name verified |
| Kind of place | Seat of a sancak |
| Province | Edirne province |
| How the province was chosen | the administrative reference names this province |
| Sancak in the administrative reference | Gumulcine |
| Position | Latitude 41.123871, longitude 25.405564. Position agreed between the records and the reference |
| Present-day country | Greece |
| Name | Language | Kind of name | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gümülcine | Turkish | Preferred name | Editor |
| Komotini | English | Preferred name | Editor |
| gumulcine | 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: Oran (2025), 69 entries, 2 probably and 0 possibly officials of this collection.
Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Gümülcineli devlet adamları
ŞEHADET ORAN (2025), Thesis. The title names people born in or from this place (Gümülcineli).
| Name as printed | Pages | Official of the collection |
|---|---|---|
| AHMED HAMDİ EFENDİ | PDF 44, 45, 46 | Named in the work only |
| AHMED HİLMİ EFENDİ | PDF 46, 47 | Named in the work only |
| AHMED KANİ EFENDİ | PDF 47, 48 | Named in the work only |
| AHMED MUHTEREM EFENDİ | PDF 48, 49, 50 | Named in the work only |
| AHMED NURİ EFENDİ | PDF 50, 51 | Named in the work only |
| AHMED RACİ EFENDİ | PDF 51, 52 | Named in the work only |
| AHMED ŞÜKRÜ EFENDİ | PDF 52, 53 | Named in the work only |
| AHMED TEVFİK EFENDİ | PDF 53, 54 | Named in the work only |
| AHMED YUMNİ EFENDİ | PDF 54, 55 | Named in the work only |
| ALİ EFENDİ | PDF 55, 56 | Probably Ali Efendi |
| ALİ GALİB EFENDİ (A) | PDF 56, 57 | Named in the work only |
| ALİ GALİB EFENDİ (B) | PDF 57, 58 | Named in the work only |
| ALİ RIZA EFENDİ | PDF 58, 59 | Named in the work only |
| ARON KAZEZ EFENDİ | PDF 59, 60 | Named in the work only |
| AVRAM MOLHO EFENDİ | PDF 60, 61 | Named in the work only |
| HAFIZ CAFER SIDKI EFENDİ | PDF 61, 62 | Named in the work only |
| CİCYAN ARTİN EFENDİ | PDF 62, 63 | Named in the work only |
| EMRULLAH FAHRİ EFENDİ | PDF 63, 64, 65 | Named in the work only |
| İBRAHİM EFENDİ | PDF 91, 92 | Probably İbrahim Efendi |
50 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
- Komotini (Gümülcine)
- Edirne 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)