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Bab-i vala

Place in Istanbul (Dersaadet) province.

5 officials are recorded serving in Bab-i vala. Bekir Efendi is recorded as Sevk Kalemi here from 1871 to 1873 (AH 1288 to 1289), with 550 to 600 kuruş a month. Born in Istanbul. Ahmet Refet Efendi is recorded as Başmemur here from 1880 to 1889, with 1,000 to 1,400 kuruş a month. Born in Istanbul. Garon Efendi is recorded as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti here in 1881/82, with 300 kuruş a month. Born in Istanbul. Hüseyin Efendi is recorded as Muhabere Memuru here from 1895 to 1906, with 180 to 350 kuruş a month. Born in Istanbul. Mustafa Enver Efendi is recorded as Müdür here from 1900 to 1902, with 2,000 kuruş a month. Born in Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova).

Officials serving
5
Annual entries1871 to 1906, AH 1288 to 1323
25
Year with most officials2 officials
1881/82
Median monthly salaryfrom 25 recorded salaries
550 kuruş
All years

Monthly salary each year

The median of the 25 recorded monthly salaries is 550 kuruş, the mean 721 kuruş.
05001,0001,5001871/72AH 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 1322350 kuruş in 1905/06Bab-i vala, fewer than 5 salaries in every year

The same numbers as a table
Monthly salary each year in kuruş, Bab-i vala
YearRecorded salariesMedianMeanLower quartileUpper quartileMedian of the whole collection
1871/721550550550550550
1872/731600600600600550
1880/8111,0001,0001,0001,000500
1881/822650650475825500
1882/8311,0001,0001,0001,000500
1883/8411,0001,0001,0001,000500
1884/8511,0001,0001,0001,000500
1885/8611,0001,0001,0001,000500
1886/8711,0001,0001,0001,000500
1887/8811,0001,0001,0001,000500
1888/8911,4001,4001,4001,400500
1895/961180180180180500
1896/971250250250250500
1897/981300300300300500
1898/991300300300300500
1899/19001300300300300500
1900/0121,1501,1507251,575500
1901/0221,1501,1507251,575500
1902/031300300300300500
1903/041300300300300475
1904/051300300300300450
1905/061350350350350475

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: Istanbul (Dersaadet) (4), Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova) (1).

Ottoman officials recorded here

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

Officials of Bab-i vala
OfficialYears hereAnnual entriesMain title hereKuruş a monthBirthplace
Hüseyin Efendi1895 to 190611Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator)180 to 350Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ahmet Refet Efendi1880 to 18899Başmemurchief official1,000 to 1,400Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Bekir Efendi1871 to 18732Sevk Kalemidispatch office550 to 600Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mustafa Enver Efendi1900 to 19022Müdürdirector2,000Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova)
Garon Efendi1881/821Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyetipost of official for foreign communications300Istanbul (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.

Where the same officials are also recorded

Recorded here, and in a later year in
PlaceOfficials
Al-Khums (Hums)1
Beyoğlu1
Istanbul (Dersaadet)1
Kuruçeşme1
Recorded here, and in an earlier year in
PlaceOfficials
Istanbul (Dersaadet)3
Ankara1
Harbiye1
Names, position and identifiers of Bab-i vala
Place
Identifierl-d51ebc77845b4443
Spelling in the cataloguebab-i vala
NameStored spelling, not confirmed
Kind of placePlace
ProvinceIstanbul (Dersaadet) province
How the province was chosenthe administrative reference names this province
Sancak in the administrative referenceDersaadet
PositionLatitude 41.020447, longitude 28.934736. Position agreed between the records and the reference
Names
NameLanguageKind of nameSource
bab-i valaSpelling in the recordsPreferred nameAnnual records

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

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