Place
Didymoteicho (Dimetoka)
Place in Edirne province. Present-day country: Greece.
24 officials are recorded serving in Didymoteicho (Dimetoka), from 1867 to 1909 (AH 1284 to 1326), in 94 annual entries. The median of the 94 recorded monthly salaries is 400 kuruş. The fullest year is 1878/79 with 5 officials. 9 officials of the collection were born here.
- Officials serving
- 24
- Annual entries1867 to 1909, AH 1284 to 1326
- 94
- Year with most officials5 officials
- 1878/79
- Median monthly salaryfrom 94 recorded salaries
- 400 kuruş
- Officials born here
- 9
Officials on record each year
The same numbers as a table
| Year | Officials on record | First recorded | Annual entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1867/68 (AH 1284) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1867/68 | 1 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 600 |
| 1871/72 | 1 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 550 |
| 1874/75 | 1 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 535 |
| 1875/76 | 2 | 315 | 315 | 232.5 | 397.5 | 530 |
| 1876/77 | 2 | 325 | 325 | 237.5 | 412.5 | 575 |
| 1877/78 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 560 |
| 1878 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 600 |
| 1878/79 | 5 | 500 | 630 | 400 | 600 | 600 |
| 1879/80 | 5 | 380 | 551 | 250 | 475 | 500 |
| 1880/81 | 5 | 450 | 541 | 380 | 475 | 500 |
| 1881/82 | 4 | 500 | 600 | 350 | 750 | 500 |
| 1882/83 | 4 | 500 | 600 | 350 | 750 | 500 |
| 1883/84 | 4 | 500 | 600 | 350 | 750 | 500 |
| 1884/85 | 4 | 500 | 600 | 350 | 750 | 500 |
| 1885/86 | 4 | 500 | 600 | 350 | 750 | 500 |
| 1886/87 | 3 | 400 | 400 | 300 | 500 | 500 |
| 1887/88 | 3 | 400 | 400 | 300 | 500 | 500 |
| 1888/89 | 2 | 300 | 300 | 250 | 350 | 500 |
| 1889/90 | 2 | 300 | 300 | 250 | 350 | 500 |
| 1890/91 | 2 | 300 | 300 | 250 | 350 | 500 |
| 1891/92 | 2 | 300 | 300 | 250 | 350 | 500 |
| 1892/93 | 2 | 300 | 300 | 250 | 350 | 500 |
| 1893/94 | 1 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 500 |
| 1894/95 | 1 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 500 |
| 1895/96 | 3 | 380 | 393.33 | 290 | 490 | 500 |
| 1896/97 | 3 | 200 | 333.33 | 200 | 400 | 500 |
| 1897/98 | 2 | 400 | 400 | 300 | 500 | 500 |
| 1898/99 | 4 | 300 | 350 | 275 | 375 | 500 |
| 1899/1900 | 3 | 300 | 366.67 | 250 | 450 | 500 |
| 1900/01 | 3 | 400 | 400 | 300 | 500 | 500 |
| 1901/02 | 3 | 400 | 400 | 300 | 500 | 500 |
| 1902/03 | 3 | 400 | 400 | 300 | 500 | 500 |
| 1903/04 | 2 | 400 | 400 | 300 | 500 | 475 |
| 1904/05 | 2 | 370 | 370 | 285 | 455 | 450 |
| 1905/06 | 1 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 475 |
| 1906/07 | 1 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 450 |
| 1907/08 | 1 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 300 |
| 1908/09 | 1 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 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 | Nakliye Memuru | 3. Müdür | Merkez Memuru | Arazi Kalemi | Bidayet Mahkemesi Zabit Kitabeti Muavinligi | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Mal Kitabeti |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1867/68 | 1 | |||||||
| 1871/72 | 1 | |||||||
| 1874/75 | 1 | |||||||
| 1875/76 | 1 | |||||||
| 1876/77 | 1 | |||||||
| 1877/78 | 1 | |||||||
| 1878 | 1 | |||||||
| 1878/79 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1879/80 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1880/81 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1881/82 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1882/83 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1883/84 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1884/85 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1885/86 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1886/87 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1887/88 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1888/89 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1889/90 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1890/91 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1891/92 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1892/93 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1893/94 | 1 | |||||||
| 1894/95 | 1 | |||||||
| 1895/96 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1896/97 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 1897/98 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1898/99 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1899/1900 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1900/01 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1901/02 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1902/03 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1903/04 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1904/05 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1905/06 | 1 | |||||||
| 1906/07 | 1 | |||||||
| 1907/08 | 1 | |||||||
| 1908/09 | 1 |
Jobs and their officials, all years
All 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Edirne | 6 | |
| Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 6 | |
| Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) | 3 | this place |
| Bursa | 1 | |
| Damascus (Şam) | 1 | |
| Kütahya | 1 | |
| Larissa (Yenişehir-i Fener) | 1 | |
| Niš (Niş) | 1 | |
| Skopje (Üsküp) | 1 | |
| Sofia (Sofya) | 1 |
| Place | Officials | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) | 3 | this place |
| Edirne | 3 | |
| Soufli (Sofulu) | 2 | |
| Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa) | 2 | |
| Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 2 | |
| Arapgir | 1 | |
| Feres (Ferecik) | 1 | |
| Havsa | 1 | |
| Ioannina (Yanya) | 1 | |
| Kırklareli | 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
24 officials, the one with most annual entries here first.
| Official | Years here | Annual entries | Main title here | Kuruş a month | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasim Efendi | 1874 to 1888 | 15 | Merkez Memurucentral office official | 475 to 600 | Tekirdağ |
| Aneklaki Mahir Efendi | 1878 to 1891 | 13 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 380 to 400 | Edirne |
| Mehmet Rifat Efendi | 1895 to 1904 | 9 | 3. Müdürdirector of the third grade | 600 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Arif Mustafa Efendi | 1898 to 1906 | 8 | Merkez Memurucentral office official | 200 to 300 | Kütahya |
| Hakkı Efendi | 1885 to 1892 | 7 | Nakliye Memurutransport official | 200 | Edirne |
| Mehmet Zihni Efendi | 1880 to 1886 | 6 | Defter-i Hakani KalemiLand Registry office | 1,200 | Niš (Niş) |
| İbrahim Behcet Efendi | 1875 to 1881 | 5 | Memurofficial | 150 to 450 | Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) |
| Hüseyin Avni Efendi | 1892 to 1896 | 4 | Nakliye Memurutransport official | 200 | Larissa (Yenişehir-i Fener) |
| Ahmet Kazım Efendi | 1896 to 1899 | 3 | Nakliye Memurutransport official | 200 to 300 | Edirne |
| Ali Efendi | 1906 to 1909 | 3 | Nakliye Memurutransport official | 200 | Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) |
| Yasef Efendi | 1882 to 1885 | 3 | Nahiye Memuru | 200 | Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) |
| Ahmet Nazif Efendi | 1891 to 1893 | 2 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 400 | Edirne |
| Arif Hilmi Efendi | 1900 to 1902 | 2 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 400 | Bursa |
| Muhyiddin Bey | 1878 to 1880 | 2 | Arazi Kalemiland office | 1,500 | Damascus (Şam) |
| Ahmet Cevdet Efendi | 1896/97 | 1 | Nakliye Memurutransport official | 200 | Sofia (Sofya) |
| Ali Kamil Efendi | 1902/03 | 1 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 400 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ali Rıza Efendi | 1899/1900 | 1 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 300 | Vidin |
| İbrahim Hilmi Efendi | 1878/79 | 1 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 600 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Emin Efendi | 1895/96 | 1 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 380 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Faik Bey | 1871/72 | 1 | Mal Kitabeti | 250 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mustafa İlhami Efendi | 1898/99 | 1 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 300 | Skopje (Üsküp) |
| Salim Sabri Efendi | 1904/05 | 1 | 3. Müdürdirector of the third grade | 540 | Edirne |
| Süleyman Sabri Efendi | 1867/68 | 1 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 400 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Unnamed official (0049_0045; 87) | 1879 to 1882 | 3 | Nakliye Memurutransport official | 150 to 200 | Edirne |
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
9 officials of the collection were born here. 3 of them are also recorded serving here. After each name: the years on record and the place with most annual entries.
- Yasef Efendi 1880 to 1903, Edirne
- Mehmet Hulusi Efendi 1894 to 1907, Edirne
- Yaver Yorgi Efendi 1886 to 1896, Edirne
- İbrahim Behcet Efendi 1875 to 1881, Didymoteicho (Dimetoka)
- Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi 1903 to 1907, Thessaloniki (Selanik)
- Ali Efendi 1906 to 1909, Didymoteicho (Dimetoka)
- Mehmet Bahattin Efendi 1903 to 1905, Kırklareli
- Ömer Lütfi Efendi 1906 to 1908, Thessaloniki (Selanik)
- Unnamed official (0157_0184; 363) 1906 to 1909, Havsa
Where the same officials are also recorded
| Place | Officials |
|---|---|
| Edirne | 3 |
| Keşan | 2 |
| Ankara | 1 |
| Ardos | 1 |
| Babaeski (Baba-yı Atik) | 1 |
| Chirpan (Çırpan) | 1 |
| Eyüpsultan | 1 |
| Feres (Ferecik) | 1 |
| Kardzhali (Kırcaali) | 1 |
| Manda | 1 |
The 10 places with most officials, of 16.
| Place | Officials |
|---|---|
| Soufli (Sofulu) | 3 |
| Keşan | 2 |
| Adana | 1 |
| Ankara | 1 |
| Ayvacık | 1 |
| Babaeski (Baba-yı Atik) | 1 |
| Bitola (Manastır) | 1 |
| Edirne | 1 |
| Kardzhali (Kırcaali) | 1 |
| Kayseri | 1 |
The 10 places with most officials, of 14.
Names, position and identifiers of Didymoteicho (Dimetoka)
| Identifier | l-7ca93de045a46a00 |
|---|---|
| Spelling in the catalogue | dimetoka |
| Name | Name matched |
| Kind of place | District (kaza) |
| Province | Edirne province |
| How the province was chosen | the administrative reference names this province |
| Sancak in the administrative reference | edirne |
| Position | Latitude 41.348323, longitude 26.495554. Position agreed between the records and the reference |
| Present-day country | Greece |
| Name | Language | Kind of name | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Didymoteicho | English | Preferred name | Editor |
| Dimetoka | Turkish | Preferred name | Editor |
| Dimetoka | Spelling in the records | Other name | Annual records |
| dimetoka | 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: Edemen (2025), 82 entries, 3 probably and 0 possibly officials of this collection.
Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Dimetokalı memurlar
SİBEL EDEMEN (2025), Thesis. The title names people born in or from this place (Dimetokalı).
| Name as printed | Pages | Official of the collection |
|---|---|---|
| Abdullah Efendi | PDF 88; printed 68 | Named in the work only |
| Abdülhalim Efendi | PDF 88, 89, 90, 91; printed 68, 69, 70, 71 | Named in the work only |
| Ahmet Efendi① | PDF 91; printed 71 | Named in the work only |
| Ahmed Efendi② | PDF 92, 93; printed 72, 73 | Named in the work only |
| Ahmed Efendi③ | PDF 93; printed 73 | Named in the work only |
| Ahmed Asım Efendi | PDF 94, 95; printed 74, 75 | Named in the work only |
| Ahmed Bican Efendi | PDF 95, 96; printed 75, 76 | Named in the work only |
| Ahmed Hamdi Efendi① | PDF 96, 97, 98; printed 76, 77, 78 | Named in the work only |
| Ahmed Hamdi Efendi② | PDF 98, 99; printed 78, 79 | Named in the work only |
| Ahmed Hilmi Efendi | PDF 99, 100, 101; printed 79, 80, 81 | Named in the work only |
| Ahmed Hulusi Efendi | PDF 101, 102, 103; printed 81, 82, 83 | Named in the work only |
| Ahmed İrfan Efendi | PDF 103, 104; printed 83, 84 | Named in the work only |
| Ahmed Lütfi Efendi | PDF 105; printed 85 | Named in the work only |
| Ahmed Remzi Efendi | PDF 105, 106; printed 85, 86 | Named in the work only |
| Mehmed Hulusi Efendi | PDF 150, 151; printed 130, 131 | Probably Mehmet Hulusi Efendi |
| Yasef Efendi | PDF 179, 180; printed 159, 160 | Probably Yasef Efendi |
| Yaver Yorgi Efendi | PDF 180, 181; printed 160, 161 | Probably Yaver Yorgi Efendi |
65 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
- Didymoteicho (Dimetoka)
- 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)