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Place

Manisa

Place in Aydın province. Present-day country: Turkey.

30 officials are recorded serving in Manisa, from 1865 to 1909 (AH 1282 to 1326), in 87 annual entries. The median of the 87 recorded monthly salaries is 440 kuruş. The fullest year is 1891/92 with 5 officials. 12 officials of the collection were born here.

Officials serving
30
Annual entries1865 to 1909, AH 1282 to 1326
87
Year with most officials5 officials
1891/92
Median monthly salaryfrom 87 recorded salaries
440 kuruş
Officials born here
12
All years

Officials on record each year

The fullest year is 1891/92 (AH 1309) with 5 officials. Years with an annual entry: 41.
0123451868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 13255 in 1891/92Recorded in an earlier year tooFirst recorded in this year

The same numbers as a table
Officials on record each year, Manisa
YearOfficials on recordFirst recordedAnnual entries
1865/66 (AH 1282)111
1866/67 (AH 1283)101
1867/68 (AH 1284)111
1869/70 (AH 1286)111
1872/73 (AH 1289)111
1873/74 (AH 1290)111
1875/76 (AH 1292)111
1876/77 (AH 1293)202
1877/78 (AH 1294)101
1878 (AH 1295)101
1878/79 (AH 1296)323
1879/80 (AH 1297)414
1880/81 (AH 1298)212
1881/82 (AH 1299)202
1882/83 (AH 1300)202
1883/84 (AH 1301)313
1884/85 (AH 1302)313
1885/86 (AH 1303)212
1886/87 (AH 1304)202
1887/88 (AH 1305)313
1888/89 (AH 1306)202
1889/90 (AH 1307)313
1890/91 (AH 1308)424
1891/92 (AH 1309)525
1892/93 (AH 1310)505
1893/94 (AH 1311)202
1894/95 (AH 1312)202
1895/96 (AH 1313)212
1896/97 (AH 1314)202
1897/98 (AH 1315)202
1898/99 (AH 1316)313
1899/1900 (AH 1317)212
1900/01 (AH 1318)212
1901/02 (AH 1319)212
1902/03 (AH 1320)212
1903/04 (AH 1321)212
1904/05 (AH 1322)212
1905/06 (AH 1323)313
1906/07 (AH 1324)101
1907/08 (AH 1325)111
1908/09 (AH 1326)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 87 recorded monthly salaries is 440 kuruş, the mean 564 kuruş.
02004006001868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 1325Median 475 kuruş in 1892/93Manisa, 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, Manisa
YearRecorded salariesMedianMeanLower quartileUpper quartileMedian of the whole collection
1865/6611,0001,0001,0001,000650
1866/6711,0001,0001,0001,000600
1867/6811,7001,7001,7001,700600
1869/7011,0001,0001,0001,000600
1872/731450450450450550
1873/7411,5001,5001,5001,500500
1875/761440440440440530
1876/7721,5001,5001,0002,000575
1877/781500500500500560
18781500500500500600
1878/793600633.33550700600
1879/804600575575600500
1880/812490490435545500
1881/822490490435545500
1882/832490490435545500
1883/843400460390500500
1884/853400526.67390600500
1885/862390390385395500
1886/872390390385395500
1887/883400393.33390400500
1888/892400400400400500
1889/903400393.33390400500
1890/914400520395525500
1891/925475591400800500
1892/935475591400800500
1893/942590590485695500
1894/952590590485695500
1895/962590590485695500
1896/972550550465635500
1897/982550550465635500
1898/993500533.33440610500
1899/19002415415397.5432.5500
1900/012460460440480500
1901/022375375312.5437.5500
1902/032375375312.5437.5500
1903/042250250250250475
1904/052455455352.5557.5450
1905/063300403.33275480475
1906/071250250250250450
1907/0811,4001,4001,4001,400300
1908/091300300300300350

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

12 job titles on record. The most frequent is Muhabere Memuru, held by 17 officials.
Muhabere Memuru172. Müdür5Defter-i Hakani Kalemi33. Müdür2Posta Memuru2Arazi Kalemi1Aşar Memuru1Asar Muduru11868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 13251 official3 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, Manisa
YearMuhabere Memuru2. MüdürDefter-i Hakani Kalemi3. MüdürPosta MemuruArazi KalemiAşar MemuruAsar Muduru
1865/66
1866/67
1867/68
1869/701
1872/731
1873/741
1875/761
1876/7711
1877/781
18781
1878/7911
1879/8012
1880/8111
1881/8211
1882/8311
1883/8421
1884/8521
1885/862
1886/872
1887/883
1888/892
1889/903
1890/9131
1891/92311
1892/93211
1893/9411
1894/9511
1895/9611
1896/9711
1897/9811
1898/9921
1899/19002
1900/012
1901/022
1902/032
1903/042
1904/0511
1905/0621
1906/071
1907/081
1908/091

Jobs and their officials, all years

All 12 titles. Over all years an official is counted once under each title. A title with a page of its own is a link.

  1. Muhabere Memuru 17
  2. 2. Müdür 5
  3. Defter-i Hakani Kalemi 3
  4. 3. Müdür 2
  5. Posta Memuru 2
  6. Arazi Kalemi 1
  7. Aşar Memuru 1
  8. Asar Muduru 1
  9. Basmuharriri 1
  10. Nahiye Muduru 1
  11. Seyyar Memur 1
  12. Tahrirat Kalemi Muduru 1

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
Manisa4 born hereIstanbul (Dersaadet)GeliboluÇemişgezekConstanța (Köstence)DenizliHillah (Hille)Further places10 officials1 official

The 10 birthplaces with most officials, of 17, all years
PlaceOfficialsRemark
Istanbul (Dersaadet)10
Manisa4this place
Gelibolu2
Çemişgezek1
Constanța (Köstence)1
Denizli1
Edirne1
Hillah (Hille)1in the small map
Ioannina (Yanya)1
Izmir (İzmir)1
Where the officials born here were serving
Manisa4 serving hereIzmir (İzmir)AydınBeirut (Beyrut)AntakyaBaalbek6 officials1 official

The 10 places of service with most officials, of 25, all years
PlaceOfficialsRemark
Izmir (İzmir)6
Manisa4this place
Aydın2
Beirut (Beyrut)2
Antakya1
Baalbek1
Bekaa1
Beyoğlu1
Burdur1
Çankırı1

One row per official, one cell per recorded year

30 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.
1301868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 1325Post 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

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

Officials of Manisa
OfficialYears hereAnnual entriesMain title hereKuruş a monthBirthplace
Lütfi Efendi1890 to 190111Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)380 to 420Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Aleksan Hurşit Efendi1875 to 189510Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)440 to 800Yozgat
Ali Rıza Efendi1880 to 18888Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)380Gelibolu
Ali Haydar Efendi1901 to 19076Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)250Manisa
Mustafa Asım Efendi1879 to 188563. Müdürthird director (a grade of office head)600 to 800Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ahmed Hulusi Efendi1895 to 189942. Müdürsecond director (a grade of office head)720 to 800Nablus
Mehmet Hilmi Efendi1887 to 18914Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)400Edirne
İbrahim Süreyya Efendi1904 to 190622. Müdürsecond director (a grade of office head)660Denizli
Mehmet Kamil Efendi1891 to 18932Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)475Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Nuri Efendi1891 to 18932Defter-i Hakani KalemiLand Registry office900Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Yunus Efendi1878 to 188022. Müdürsecond director (a grade of office head)600 to 800Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mustafa Necip Bey1873 to 18772Aşar Memurutithe official1,500 to 2,500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Nuri Bey1878 to 18802Nahiye Muduru600Ioannina (Yanya)
Osman Kadri Efendi1900 to 19022Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Osman Nuri Efendi1865 to 18672Basmuharriri1,000Izmir (İzmir)
Ahmet Necip Efendi1898/991Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)500Rethymno (Resmo)
Ahmet Niyazi Efendi1902/031Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)500Larissa (Yenişehir-i Fener)
Ahmet Şekip Efendi1903/041Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)250Muğla
Ahmet semsettin Efendi1867/681Tahrirat Kalemi Muduru1,700Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ali Kazım Efendi1884/851Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)400Gelibolu
Ali Saib Bey1890/911Defter-i Hakani KalemiLand Registry office900Hillah (Hille)
Halil Şükrü Efendi1889/901Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)380Manisa
Hasan Hüseyin Efendi1908/091Posta Memurupostal official300Manisa
Huseyin Mazhar Efendi1869/701Arazi Kalemiland office1,000Manisa
ibrahim Kamil Efendi1907/081Defter-i Hakani KalemiLand Registry office1,400Kafkasya
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Officials of Manisa, continued
OfficialYears hereAnnual entriesMain title hereKuruş a monthBirthplace
İsmail Hakkı Efendi1872/731Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)450Istanbul (Dersaadet)
İsmail Hakkı Efendi1883/841Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)400Kastamonu
Mehmet Fuat Efendi1899/19001Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)450Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Musa Kâzım Efendi1905/061Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)300Çemişgezek
Unnamed official (0067_0242; sayfa no:481)1885 to 18938Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)400Constanța (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

12 officials of the collection were born here. 4 of them are also recorded serving here. After each name: the years on record and the place with most annual entries.

  1. Huseyin Mazhar Efendi 1866 to 1899, Çankırı
  2. Dokmecizade Haci Osman Efendi 1861 to 1885, Sinop
  3. Mehmet Emin Efendi 1894 to 1907, Aydın
  4. Hasan Salih Efendi 1896 to 1907, Antakya
  5. Halil Şükrü Efendi 1886 to 1895, Izmir (İzmir)
  6. Ali Haydar Efendi 1901 to 1907, Manisa
  7. Hasan Hüseyin Efendi 1905 to 1909, Izmir (İzmir)
  8. İsmail Cemal Efendi 1894 to 1904, Izmir (İzmir)
  9. Hafız Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi 1895 to 1898, Izmir (İzmir)
  10. Hayim Politi Efendi 1902 to 1905, Yalova
  11. Mehmet muhyiddin efendi 1904 to 1906, Istanbul (Dersaadet)
  12. Unnamed official (0049_0038; 73) 1879 to 1904, Izmir (İzmir)

Where the same officials are also recorded

Recorded here, and in a later year in
PlaceOfficials
Aydın3
Izmir (İzmir)3
Kastamonu2
Nazilli2
Rhodes (Rodos)2
Çanakkale2
Akhisar1
Aleppo (Halep)1
Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç)1
Bayramiç1

The 10 places with most officials, of 16.

Recorded here, and in an earlier year in
PlaceOfficials
Aydın3
Denizli3
Izmir (İzmir)3
Gelibolu2
Rhodes (Rodos)2
Akhisar1
Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç)1
Arta (Narda)1
Beirut (Beyrut)1
Bergama1

The 10 places with most officials, of 20.

Names, position and identifiers of Manisa
Place
Identifierl-4517ea5cd2843b58
Spelling in the cataloguemanisa
NameName matched
Kind of placeSeat of a sancak
ProvinceAydın
How the province was chosenthe administrative reference names this province
Sancak in the administrative referencemanisa
PositionLatitude 38.616143, longitude 27.422479. Position agreed between the records and the reference
Present-day countryTurkey
Names
NameLanguageKind of nameSource
ManisaEnglishPreferred nameEditor
ManisaTurkishPreferred nameEditor
ManisaSpelling in the recordsOther nameAnnual records
manisaSpelling in the recordsOther nameAnnual records

Named in works about this place

One work of the source register covers people born in or from this place: Mercan (2025), 119 entries, 10 probably and 5 possibly officials of this collection.

Sicill-i Ahval kayıtlarına göre Manisa doğumlu memurlar (1879-1909)

NİZAM BERKAN MERCAN (2025), Thesis. The title names people born in or from this place (Manisa doğumlu).

Entries of Sicill-i Ahval kayıtlarına göre Manisa doğumlu memurlar (1879-1909)
Name as printedPagesOfficial of the collection
Hüseyin Mazhar EfendiPDF 44, 45, 46Probably Huseyin Mazhar Efendi
Halil Şükrü EfendiPDF 130, 131Probably Halil Şükrü Efendi
Mehmed Şükrü EfendiPDF 132, 133Probably Mehmet Şükrü Efendi
Ali Haydar EfendiPDF 142Probably Ali Haydar Efendi
İsmail Cemal EfendiPDF 147Probably İsmail Cemal Efendi
Hasan Salih EfendiPDF 151, 152Probably Hasan Salih Efendi
Mehmed Emin EfendiPDF 160, 161, 162Probably Mehmet Emin Efendi
Hüseyin Hüsnü EfendiPDF 170Probably Hafız Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi
Hayım Politi EfendiPDF 175, 176Probably Hayim Politi Efendi
Hasan Hüseyin EfendiPDF 187, 188Probably Hasan Hüseyin Efendi

109 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.