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Place

Nicosia (Lefkoşa)

Place in Archipelago (Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid) province. Present-day country: Cyprus. Other names: Lefkoşe.

5 officials are recorded serving in Nicosia (Lefkoşa). Fetullah Nuri Efendi is recorded as 2. Müdür here from 1875 to 1899 (AH 1292 to 1316), with 684 to 800 kuruş a month. Born in Aleppo (Halep). Esed Efendi is recorded as 2. Müdür here from 1899 to 1903, with 684 kuruş a month. Born in Homs (Humus). Mustafa İzzet Efendi is recorded as 2. Müdür here in 1901/02, with 684 kuruş a month. Born in Istanbul. Reşid Efendi is recorded as 2. Müdür here from 1904 to 1907, with 684 kuruş a month. Born in Jaffa (Yafa). Devidras Avram Efendi is recorded as 2. Müdür here in 1908/09, with 700 kuruş a month. Born in Izmir (İzmir). 2 officials of the collection were born here.

Officials serving
5
Annual entries1875 to 1909, AH 1292 to 1326
34
Year with most officials2 officials
1901/02
Median monthly salaryfrom 34 recorded salaries
760 kuruş
Officials born here
2
All years

Monthly salary each year

The median of the 34 recorded monthly salaries is 760 kuruş, the mean 738 kuruş.
02004006008001875/76AH 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 13241908/09AH 1326700 kuruş in 1908/09Nicosia (Lefkoşa), fewer than 5 salaries in every year

The same numbers as a table
Monthly salary each year in kuruş, Nicosia (Lefkoşa)
YearRecorded salariesMedianMeanLower quartileUpper quartileMedian of the whole collection
1875/761750750750750530
1876/771800800800800575
1877/781800800800800560
18781800800800800600
1878/791800800800800600
1879/801760760760760500
1880/811760760760760500
1881/821760760760760500
1882/831760760760760500
1883/841760760760760500
1884/851760760760760500
1885/861760760760760500
1886/871760760760760500
1887/881760760760760500
1888/891760760760760500
1889/901760760760760500
1890/911760760760760500
1891/921760760760760500
1892/931760760760760500
1893/941760760760760500
1894/951760760760760500
1895/961760760760760500
1896/971684684684684500
1897/981684684684684500
1898/991684684684684500
1899/19001684684684684500
1900/011684684684684500
1901/022684684684684500
1902/031684684684684500
1904/051684684684684450
1905/061684684684684475
1906/071684684684684450
1908/091700700700700350

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.

Birthplaces and places of service

Birthplaces of the officials recorded here, with the number of officials: Aleppo (Halep) (1), Homs (Humus) (1), Istanbul (Dersaadet) (1), Izmir (İzmir) (1), Jaffa (Yafa) (1).

Places where officials born here are recorded serving, with the number of officials: Bolu (1), Istanbul (Dersaadet) (1), Kibris (1), Mentese (1), Osmaneli (Lefke) (1), Tuzla (1), Zor (1).

Ottoman officials recorded here

5 officials, the one with most annual entries here first.

Officials of Nicosia (Lefkoşa)
OfficialYears hereAnnual entriesMain title hereKuruş a monthBirthplace
Fetullah Nuri Efendi1875 to 1899252. Müdürdirector of the second grade684 to 800Aleppo (Halep)
Esed Efendi1899 to 190342. Müdürdirector of the second grade684Homs (Humus)
Reşid Efendi1904 to 190732. Müdürdirector of the second grade684Jaffa (Yafa)
Devidras Avram Efendi1908/0912. Müdürdirector of the second grade700Izmir (İzmir)
Mustafa İzzet Efendi1901/0212. Müdürdirector of the second grade684Istanbul (Dersaadet)

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.

  1. Cafer Sadik Efendi 1845 to 1882, Tuzla
  2. Ahmet Tevfik Efendi 1877 to 1882, Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Where the same officials are also recorded

Recorded here, and in a later year in
PlaceOfficials
Preveza (Preveze)1
Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa)1
Recorded here, and in an earlier year in
PlaceOfficials
Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç)1
Ankara1
Damascus (Şam)1
Kure1
Tuzla1
Names, position and identifiers of Nicosia (Lefkoşa)
Place
Identifierl-cdfa86a0b3d922d0
Spelling in the cataloguelefkose
NameName matched
Kind of placeDistrict (kaza)
ProvinceArchipelago (Cezayir-i Bahr-i Sefid)
How the province was chosenthe administrative reference names this province
Sancak in the administrative referencekibris
PositionLatitude 35.181712, longitude 33.379123. Position agreed between the records and the reference
Present-day countryCyprus
Names
NameLanguageKind of nameSource
LefkoşaTurkishPreferred nameEditor
NicosiaEnglishPreferred nameEditor
LefkoşeOtherOther nameEditor
lefkoseSpelling in the recordsOther nameAnnual records

How to read these records: years and calendars, what first recorded means, gaps between annual entries, and salaries.

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