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Gümüşhane

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

26 officials are recorded serving in Gümüşhane, from 1868 to 1907 (AH 1285 to 1324), in 62 annual entries. The median of the 62 recorded monthly salaries is 500 kuruş. The fullest year is 1884/85 with 3 officials. 8 officials of the collection were born here.

Officials serving
26
Annual entries1868 to 1907, AH 1285 to 1324
62
Year with most officials3 officials
1884/85
Median monthly salaryfrom 62 recorded salaries
500 kuruş
Officials born here
8
All years

Officials on record each year

The fullest year is 1884/85 (AH 1302) with 3 officials. Years with an annual entry: 35.
01231868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13203 in 1884/85Recorded in an earlier year tooFirst recorded in this year

The same numbers as a table
Officials on record each year, Gümüşhane
YearOfficials on recordFirst recordedAnnual entries
1868/69 (AH 1285)111
1869/70 (AH 1286)111
1870/71 (AH 1287)111
1873/74 (AH 1290)111
1874/75 (AH 1291)101
1875/76 (AH 1292)101
1876/77 (AH 1293)212
1877/78 (AH 1294)212
1878 (AH 1295)212
1880/81 (AH 1298)222
1881/82 (AH 1299)101
1883/84 (AH 1301)222
1884/85 (AH 1302)303
1885/86 (AH 1303)202
1886/87 (AH 1304)101
1887/88 (AH 1305)212
1888/89 (AH 1306)202
1889/90 (AH 1307)212
1890/91 (AH 1308)202
1891/92 (AH 1309)101
1892/93 (AH 1310)101
1893/94 (AH 1311)212
1894/95 (AH 1312)313
1895/96 (AH 1313)202
1896/97 (AH 1314)202
1897/98 (AH 1315)101
1898/99 (AH 1316)111
1899/1900 (AH 1317)323
1900/01 (AH 1318)202
1901/02 (AH 1319)323
1902/03 (AH 1320)212
1903/04 (AH 1321)212
1904/05 (AH 1322)101
1905/06 (AH 1323)333
1906/07 (AH 1324)212

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 62 recorded monthly salaries is 500 kuruş, the mean 476 kuruş.
02004006008001868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 1320697.5 kuruş in 1906/07Gümüşhane, fewer than 5 salaries in every year

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Monthly salary each year in kuruş, Gümüşhane
YearRecorded salariesMedianMeanLower quartileUpper quartileMedian of the whole collection
1868/691600600600600600
1869/701500500500500600
1870/711600600600600600
1873/741800800800800500
1874/751800800800800535
1875/761800800800800530
1876/772500500350650575
1877/782475475312.5637.5560
18782800800800800600
1880/812600600600600500
1881/821600600600600500
1883/842475475412.5537.5500
1884/853500483.33425550500
1885/862425425387.5462.5500
1886/871350350350350500
1887/882365365357.5372.5500
1888/892365365357.5372.5500
1889/902475475412.5537.5500
1890/912475475412.5537.5500
1891/921600600600600500
1892/931600600600600500
1893/942475475412.5537.5500
1894/953500483.33425550500
1895/962475475412.5537.5500
1896/972445445397.5492.5500
1897/981350350350350500
1898/991145145145145500
1899/19003400315272.5400500
1900/012275275212.5337.5500
1901/023300250225300500
1902/032225225187.5262.5500
1903/042345345247.5442.5475
1904/051540540540540450
1905/063720623.33535760475
1906/072697.5697.5686.25708.75450

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

11 job titles on record. The most frequent is Muhabere Memuru, held by 12 officials.
Muhabere Memuru123. Müdür42. Müdür3Başmuhabere Memuru2Defter-i Hakani Kalemi1Hizmetli1Icra Memuru1Memur11868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201 official3 officials

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

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Officials by job title and year, Gümüşhane
YearMuhabere Memuru3. Müdür2. MüdürBaşmuhabere MemuruDefter-i Hakani KalemiHizmetliIcra MemuruMemur
1868/691
1869/701
1870/711
1873/741
1874/751
1875/761
1876/7711
1877/7811
18782
1880/8111
1881/821
1883/8411
1884/85111
1885/8611
1886/871
1887/881
1888/891
1889/9011
1890/9111
1891/921
1892/931
1893/9411
1894/9521
1895/9611
1896/9711
1897/981
1898/991
1899/19003
1900/012
1901/023
1902/032
1903/0411
1904/051
1905/061
1906/0711

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.

All years

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

Where the officials serving here were born
Gümüşhane3 born hereIstanbul (Dersaadet)TrabzonRizeAleppo (Halep)Arapgir7 officials1 official

The 10 birthplaces with most officials, of 13, all years
PlaceOfficialsRemark
Istanbul (Dersaadet)7
Trabzon5
Gümüşhane3this place
Rize2
Aleppo (Halep)1
Arapgir1
Artvin (Livane)1
Constanța (Köstence)1
İzmit1
Konya1
Where the officials born here were serving
Gümüşhane3 serving hereErzurumErzincanSamsunSivasTrabzonKamaranFurther places4 officials1 official

The 10 places of service with most officials, of 31, all years
PlaceOfficialsRemark
Erzurum4
Gümüşhane3this place
Erzincan2
Samsun2
Sivas2
Trabzon2
Acre (Akka)1
Alucra1
Aşkale1
Aydın1

One row per official, one cell per recorded year

26 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.
1261869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 1324Post 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

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

Officials of Gümüşhane
OfficialYears hereAnnual entriesMain title hereKuruş a monthBirthplace
Ali Tevfik Efendi1877 to 189812Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)150 to 350Gümüşhane
Hacı Kazım Efendi1873 to 187862. Müdürsecond director (a grade of office head)800Istanbul (Dersaadet)
İsmail Hakkı Efendi1898 to 19046Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)145 to 150Gümüşhane
Bekir Sami Efendi1893 to 189743. Müdürthird director (a grade of office head)540 to 600Sinop
İsmail Sabri Efendi1889 to 189343. Müdürthird director (a grade of office head)600Constanța (Köstence)
Mehmed Sami Efendi1880 to 18864Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)500 to 600Kütahya
Abdülhadi Efendi1883 to 18852Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)350Artvin (Livane)
Ahmet Şemsettin Efendi1883 to 188523. Müdürthird director (a grade of office head)600Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Elmasyan Pervant Efendi1887 to 18892Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyetipost of official for foreign communications380Trabzon
Hafız Hamdi Efendi1905 to 190722. Müdürsecond director (a grade of office head)720Trabzon
Hasan Kadri Efendi1903 to 190523. Müdürthird director (a grade of office head)540Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Muhsin Rüştü Efendi1899 to 19012Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)400Rize
Ahmet Fehmi Efendi1905/061Posta Memurupostal official350Trabzon
Ahmet Hami1894/951Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)500Trabzon
Ahmet Raif Efendi1870/711Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)600Trabzon
Ahmet Raşit Efendi1899/19001Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)400Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ali Rıza Efendi1901/021Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)300Rize
İbrahim Ethem Efendi1902/031Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)300Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova)
Mehmet Cemil Efendi1905/061Muharrerat Memuruofficial for written correspondence800Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet İzzet Efendi1868/691Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)600Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Kemal Efendi1876/771Memurofficial200Konya
Mehmet Nuri Efendi1906/071Defter-i Hakani KalemiLand Registry office675İzmit
Mehmet Şevki Efendi1869/701Başmuhabere Memuruchief communications official500Gümüşhane
Mehmet Yunus Efendi187812. Müdürsecond director (a grade of office head)800Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mustafa Efendi1901/021Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)300Aleppo (Halep)
Show the other 1 official
Officials of Gümüşhane, continued
OfficialYears hereAnnual entriesMain title hereKuruş a monthBirthplace
Neşet Agop Tokluyan Yakop Efendi1880/811Başmuhabere Memuruchief communications official600Arapgir

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

8 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.

  1. Mehmet Şevki Efendi 1867 to 1901, Şebinkarahisar (Karahisar-ı Şarki)
  2. Ali Tevfik Efendi 1877 to 1907, Gümüşhane
  3. Osman Nuri Efendi 1883 to 1904, Trabzon
  4. Halil Sıtkı Efendi 1890 to 1908, Kamaran
  5. Ahmet Refik Efendi 1892 to 1906, Sivas
  6. Asador Efendi 1884 to 1895, Pristina (Priştine)
  7. İsmail Hakkı Efendi 1898 to 1908, Gümüşhane
  8. Osman Nazım Efendi 1895 to 1906, Erzurum

Where the same officials are also recorded

Recorded here, and in a later year in
PlaceOfficials
Erzurum2
Aksaray1
Arhavi1
Aşkale1
Bayburt1
Birecik1
Bucak1
Erzincan1
Istanbul (Dersaadet)1
Manisa1

The 10 places with most officials, of 20.

Recorded here, and in an earlier year in
PlaceOfficials
Trabzon3
Erzincan2
Ordu2
Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç)1
Arhavi1
Bayburt1
Bitola (Manastır)1
Derrulhamara kalesi1
Drama1
Fatsa1

The 10 places with most officials, of 18.

Names, position and identifiers of Gümüşhane
Place
Identifierl-c11a47fe7f5fd30c
Spelling in the cataloguegumushane
NameName matched
Kind of placeSeat of a sancak
ProvinceTrabzon province
How the province was chosenthe administrative reference names this province
Sancak in the administrative referenceGumushane
PositionLatitude 40.460007, longitude 39.480177. Position agreed between the records and the reference
Present-day countryTurkey
Names
NameLanguageKind of nameSource
GümüşhaneEnglishPreferred nameEditor
GümüşhaneTurkishPreferred nameEditor
GumushaneSpelling in the recordsOther nameAnnual records
gumushaneSpelling 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: Nayir (2025), 13 entries, 1 probably and 0 possibly officials of this collection.

Meşîhat arşivi'ne göre Gümüşhaneli son dönem Osmanlı ulemâsı

YUNUS EMRE NAYİR (2025), Thesis. The title names people born in or from this place (Gümüşhaneli).

Entries of Meşîhat arşivi'ne göre Gümüşhaneli son dönem Osmanlı ulemâsı
Name as printedPagesOfficial of the collection
Ahmed Fevzi EfendiPDF 38, 39, 40Named in the work only
Mahmud Celaleddin EfendiPDF 40, 41, 42Named in the work only
İbrahim Edhem EfendiPDF 42, 43, 44Named in the work only
Hüseyin Hüsnü EfendiPDF 44, 45, 46, 47Named in the work only
Hüseyin Fevzi EfendiPDF 47, 48Named in the work only
Hasan Fehmi EfendiPDF 48, 49, 50Named in the work only
Hasan Necmi EfendiPDF 50, 51, 52Named in the work only
Ahmed Hulûsî EfendiPDF 52, 53, 54Named in the work only
Mehmed Ruşen EfendiPDF 54, 55, 56, 57Named in the work only
Mehmed Sabri EfendiPDF 57, 58, 59Named in the work only
İsmail Hakkı EfendiPDF 59, 60, 61, 62Probably İsmail Hakkı Efendi
Mehmed Raşid EfendiPDF 62, 63, 64, 65Named in the work only
Süleyman Zühdü EfendiPDF 65, 66, 67Named in the work only

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.