Place
Mecca (Mekke)
Place in Hejaz (Hicaz) province. Present-day country: Saudi Arabia.
31 officials are recorded serving in Mecca (Mekke), from 1881 to 1911 (AH 1299 to 1328), in 106 annual entries. The median of the 106 recorded monthly salaries is 675 kuruş. The fullest year is 1895/96 with 7 officials. 13 officials of the collection were born here.
- Officials serving
- 31
- Annual entries1881 to 1911, AH 1299 to 1328
- 106
- Year with most officials7 officials
- 1895/96
- Median monthly salaryfrom 106 recorded salaries
- 675 kuruş
- Officials born here
- 13
Officials on record each year
The same numbers as a table
| Year | Officials on record | First recorded | Annual entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1910/11 (AH 1328) | 1 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881/82 | 1 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 500 |
| 1882/83 | 1 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 500 |
| 1883/84 | 1 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 500 |
| 1884/85 | 3 | 1,000 | 1,066.67 | 600 | 1,500 | 500 |
| 1885/86 | 2 | 600 | 600 | 400 | 800 | 500 |
| 1886/87 | 2 | 600 | 600 | 400 | 800 | 500 |
| 1887/88 | 2 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 650 | 1,550 | 500 |
| 1888/89 | 2 | 1,875 | 1,875 | 1,812.5 | 1,937.5 | 500 |
| 1889/90 | 1 | 1,750 | 1,750 | 1,750 | 1,750 | 500 |
| 1890/91 | 6 | 750 | 726.67 | 412.5 | 750 | 500 |
| 1891/92 | 3 | 750 | 1,083.33 | 750 | 1,250 | 500 |
| 1892/93 | 4 | 550 | 477.5 | 277.5 | 750 | 500 |
| 1893/94 | 5 | 350 | 452 | 350 | 750 | 500 |
| 1894/95 | 6 | 325 | 460 | 300 | 650 | 500 |
| 1895/96 | 7 | 350 | 501.43 | 300 | 750 | 500 |
| 1896/97 | 4 | 512.5 | 500 | 337.5 | 675 | 500 |
| 1897/98 | 5 | 675 | 535 | 350 | 675 | 500 |
| 1898/99 | 5 | 675 | 535 | 350 | 675 | 500 |
| 1899/1900 | 5 | 675 | 535 | 350 | 675 | 500 |
| 1900/01 | 5 | 675 | 535 | 350 | 675 | 500 |
| 1901/02 | 6 | 537.5 | 512.5 | 362.5 | 675 | 500 |
| 1902/03 | 6 | 562.5 | 570.83 | 412.5 | 693.75 | 500 |
| 1903/04 | 7 | 700 | 621.43 | 425 | 750 | 475 |
| 1904/05 | 5 | 700 | 650 | 450 | 800 | 450 |
| 1905/06 | 5 | 500 | 630 | 500 | 700 | 475 |
| 1906/07 | 5 | 700 | 620 | 500 | 800 | 450 |
| 1907/08 | 1 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 |
| 1910/11 | 1 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 500 |
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 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Posta Memuru | Müdür | Başmuhabere Memuru | Kartpostal Memuru | Merkez Memuru | Musillik |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881/82 | 1 | |||||||
| 1882/83 | 1 | |||||||
| 1883/84 | 1 | |||||||
| 1884/85 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1885/86 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1886/87 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1887/88 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1888/89 | 2 | |||||||
| 1889/90 | 1 | |||||||
| 1890/91 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1891/92 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 1892/93 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1893/94 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 1894/95 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 1895/96 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 1896/97 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 1897/98 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 1898/99 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 1899/1900 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 1900/01 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 1901/02 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1902/03 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| 1903/04 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1904/05 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1905/06 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 1906/07 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 1907/08 | 1 | |||||||
| 1910/11 | 1 |
Jobs and their officials, all years
All 8 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 Office or region
| Place | Officials | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 11 | |
| Mecca (Mekke) | 5 | this place |
| Sivas | 2 | |
| Avanos | 1 | |
| Baghdad (Bağdat) | 1 | |
| Bilecik | 1 | |
| Bitola (Manastır) | 1 | |
| Boyabat | 1 | |
| Erzurum | 1 | |
| Harput | 1 |
| Place | Officials | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| Mecca (Mekke) | 5 | this place |
| Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 3 | |
| Jeddah (Cidde) | 3 | |
| Al-Salt (Salt) | 2 | |
| Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr) | 2 | |
| Abu Kamal (Ebukemal) | 1 | |
| Al Hudaydah (Hudeyde) | 1 | |
| Al-Zabadani (Zebedani) | 1 | |
| Bekaa | 1 | |
| Hicaz | 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
31 officials, the one with most annual entries here first. The first 25 are shown, the others are under them.
| Official | Years here | Annual entries | Main title here | Kuruş a month | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustafa Fazıl Efendi | 1890 to 1903 | 13 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 675 to 800 | Sivas |
| Abdurrahman Vafi Efendi | 1894 to 1906 | 12 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 300 to 450 | Siirt |
| Hacı Mehmet Hüsamettin Efendi | 1890 to 1904 | 10 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 300 to 750 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mustafa Nuri Efendi | 1898 to 1905 | 7 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 675 to 700 | Avanos |
| İsmail Hakkı Efendi | 1881 to 1888 | 5 | Müdürdirector | 2,000 | Tulcea (Tulça) |
| Mehmet Muhittin Efendi | 1890 to 1896 | 5 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyetipost of official for foreign communications | 60 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Tahsin Efendi | 1893 to 1898 | 5 | Posta Memurupostal official | 350 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Halil Kenan Efendi | 1901 to 1905 | 4 | Kartpostal Memuru | 400 | Mecca (Mekke) |
| Mehmed Şefik Efendi | 1888 to 1892 | 4 | Müdürdirector | 1,750 | Sivas |
| Mehmet Nuri Efendi | 1884 to 1888 | 4 | Musillik | 200 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ali Riza Efendi | 1898 to 1901 | 3 | Posta Memurupostal official | 350 | Neapoli (Nasliç) |
| Hacı Mustafa Nuri Efendi | 1884 to 1887 | 3 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 1,000 | Bilecik |
| Osman Nuri Efendi | 1890 to 1893 | 3 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 750 | Kastamonu |
| Abdülkadir Efendi | 1906 to 1908 | 2 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 300 | Mecca (Mekke) |
| Hacı Osman Nureddin Efendi | 1902 to 1904 | 2 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 400 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| İbrahim Hayrettin Efendi | 1905 to 1907 | 2 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyetipost of official for foreign communications | 500 to 800 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| İsmail Fevzi Efendi | 1905 to 1907 | 2 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 700 | Mecca (Mekke) |
| İsmail Hakkı Efendi | 1892 to 1894 | 2 | Posta Memurupostal official | 350 | Harput |
| Mehmet Arif Efendi | 1903 to 1905 | 2 | Başmuhabere Memuruchief communications official | 900 | Boyabat |
| Mehmet Emin Efendi | 1905 to 1907 | 2 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Said Efendi | 1903 to 1905 | 2 | Merkez Memurucentral office official | 800 | Baghdad (Bağdat) |
| Yusuf Hayrullah Efendi | 1894 to 1896 | 2 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyetipost of official for foreign communications | 1,000 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ahmet Hami | 1890/91 | 1 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 750 | Trabzon |
| Ahmet Şevket Efendi | 1897/98 | 1 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 675 | Thessaloniki (Selanik) |
| Hacı Şükrü Efendi | 1901/02 | 1 | Posta Memurupostal official | 350 | Bitola (Manastır) |
Show the other 6 officials
| Official | Years here | Annual entries | Main title here | Kuruş a month | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahmut Celalettin Bey | 1893/94 | 1 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 750 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Sabri Efendi | 1905/06 | 1 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyetipost of official for foreign communications | 1,000 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Süleyman Reşid Efendi | 1888/89 | 1 | Müdürdirector | 2,000 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Unnamed official (119,94,183) | 1894 to 1896 | 2 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 300 | Mecca (Mekke) |
| Unnamed official (0156_0134;265) | 1906/07 | 1 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 800 | Erzurum |
| Unnamed official (189,34-33) | 1910/11 | 1 | Muhabere Memurucommunications official (telegraph operator) | 300 | Mecca (Mekke) |
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
13 officials of the collection were born here. 5 of them are also recorded serving here. After each name: the years on record and the place with most annual entries.
- Ahmet Tevfik Efendi 1881 to 1909, Al Hudaydah (Hudeyde)
- İsmail Safa Efendi 1886 to 1900, Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Muhittin Efendi 1900 to 1907, Al-Salt (Salt)
- Halil Kenan Efendi 1901 to 1906, Mecca (Mekke)
- İsmail Fevzi Efendi 1904 to 1907, Mecca (Mekke)
- Mehmet Mekki Efendi 1906 to 1909, Kartal
- Mehmet Salih Efendi 1905 to 1908, Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Abdülkadir Efendi 1906 to 1908, Mecca (Mekke)
- Ahmet Mekki Efendi 1907/08, Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Hacı Mehmet Hulusi Efendi 1908/09, Mount Athos (Aynaroz)
- Unnamed official (119,94,183) 1894 to 1906, Mudanya
- Unnamed official (189,34-33) 1910 to 1911, Mecca (Mekke)
- Unnamed official (158-203-402) 1906/07, Yanbu (Yenbuülbahr)
Where the same officials are also recorded
| Place | Officials |
|---|---|
| Jeddah (Cidde) | 4 |
| Al Hudaydah (Hudeyde) | 2 |
| Sana'a (Sana) | 2 |
| Acre (Akka) | 1 |
| Babi seraskeri | 1 |
| Bakırköy | 1 |
| Bekaa | 1 |
| Beyoğlu | 1 |
| Edirne | 1 |
| Hafire | 1 |
The 10 places with most officials, of 18.
| Place | Officials |
|---|---|
| Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 3 |
| Izmir (İzmir) | 2 |
| Sana'a (Sana) | 2 |
| Al Hudaydah (Hudeyde) | 1 |
| Babi seraskeri | 1 |
| Baghdad (Bağdat) | 1 |
| Beyoğlu | 1 |
| Biga | 1 |
| Bursa | 1 |
| Edirne | 1 |
The 10 places with most officials, of 21.
Names, position and identifiers of Mecca (Mekke)
| Identifier | l-ed5840bac92c3668 |
|---|---|
| Spelling in the catalogue | mekke |
| Name | Name matched |
| Kind of place | Seat of a sancak |
| Province | Hejaz (Hicaz) |
| How the province was chosen | the administrative reference names this province |
| Sancak in the administrative reference | Mekke |
| Position | Latitude 21.415715, longitude 39.859768. Position agreed between the records and the reference |
| Present-day country | Saudi Arabia |
| Name | Language | Kind of name | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mecca | English | Preferred name | Editor |
| Mekke | Turkish | Preferred name | Editor |
| Mekke | Spelling in the records | Other name | Annual records |
| mekke | Spelling in the records | Other name | Annual records |
How to read these records: years and calendars, what first recorded means, gaps between annual entries, and salaries.