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Province

Trabzon province

Ottoman province (vilayet). 32 places with officials on record. 142 officials born in the province.

Trabzon province has 326 officials on record in 32 places, from 1853 to 1911 (AH 1270 to 1329), with 1,687 annual entries. The median of the 1,686 recorded monthly salaries is 500 kuruş. The place with the largest number of officials is Trabzon, with 169. The fullest year is 1896/97 with 61 officials. 142 officials of the collection were born in the province.

Officials serving
326
Annual entries1853 to 1911, AH 1270 to 1329
1,687
Year with most officials61 officials
1896/97
Median monthly salaryfrom 1,686 recorded salaries
500 kuruş
Officials born here
142
All years

Officials on record each year

The fullest year is 1896/97 (AH 1314) with 61 officials. Years with an annual entry: 56.
0204060801853/54AH 12701863/64AH 12801873/74AH 12901882/83AH 13001892/93AH 13101902/03AH 132061 in 1896/97Recorded in an earlier year tooFirst recorded in this year

The same numbers as a table
Officials on record each year, Trabzon province
YearOfficials on recordFirst recordedAnnual entries
1853/54 (AH 1270)111
1858/59 (AH 1275)111
1859/60 (AH 1276)111
1860/61 (AH 1277)101
1861/62 (AH 1278)111
1862/63 (AH 1279)212
1863/64 (AH 1280)434
1864/65 (AH 1281)525
1865/66 (AH 1282)525
1866/67 (AH 1283)515
1867/68 (AH 1284)858
1868/69 (AH 1285)11711
1869/70 (AH 1286)211421
1870/71 (AH 1287)17417
1871/72 (AH 1288)20620
1872/73 (AH 1289)20720
1873/74 (AH 1290)26826
1874/75 (AH 1291)24224
1875/76 (AH 1292)27527
1876/77 (AH 1293)30830
1877/78 (AH 1294)361036
1878 (AH 1295)32332
1878/79 (AH 1296)32832
1879/80 (AH 1297)32632
1880/81 (AH 1298)34834
1881/82 (AH 1299)35735
1882/83 (AH 1300)39739
1883/84 (AH 1301)44744
1884/85 (AH 1302)43643
1885/86 (AH 1303)40740
1886/87 (AH 1304)44544
1887/88 (AH 1305)491049
1888/89 (AH 1306)45545
1889/90 (AH 1307)47647
1890/91 (AH 1308)46546
1891/92 (AH 1309)42442
1892/93 (AH 1310)602160
1893/94 (AH 1311)58958
1894/95 (AH 1312)591159
1895/96 (AH 1313)59659
1896/97 (AH 1314)61661
1897/98 (AH 1315)55555
1898/99 (AH 1316)53653
1899/1900 (AH 1317)551155
1900/01 (AH 1318)53653
1901/02 (AH 1319)50750
1902/03 (AH 1320)49749
1903/04 (AH 1321)46746
1904/05 (AH 1322)37537
1905/06 (AH 1323)361036
1906/07 (AH 1324)32732
1907/08 (AH 1325)16616
1908/09 (AH 1326)17917
1909/10 (AH 1327)10410
1910/11 (AH 1328)606
1911 (AH 1329)505

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 1,686 recorded monthly salaries is 500 kuruş, the mean 659 kuruş.
05001,0001,5002,0001853/54AH 12701863/64AH 12801873/74AH 12901882/83AH 13001892/93AH 13101902/03AH 1320Median 400 kuruş in 1911Trabzon province, median of years with 5 or more salariesMean of the same yearsWhole collectionFewer than 5 salaries, not joined to the line

The same numbers as a table
Monthly salary each year in kuruş, Trabzon province
YearRecorded salariesMedianMeanLower quartileUpper quartileMedian of the whole collection
1853/541500500500500400
1858/591150150150150500
1859/601500500500500500
1860/611500500500500500
1861/6211,0001,0001,0001,000600
1862/632600600400800500
1863/644750862.52751,337.5500
1864/6551,2008203001,200625
1865/6651,2009124801,200650
1866/6751,0001,2164801,200600
1867/6889008455701,050600
1868/6911600684.55490800600
1869/7021400527.9200800600
1870/7117416867.59300800600
1871/7220380451.65300517.5550
1872/7320460810.5380851.25550
1873/7426475681.73385837.5500
1874/7524475681.04380785535
1875/7627450678.52380780530
1876/7730552.5654.83400800575
1877/7836600688.47400800560
187832600725475800600
1878/7932600732.25400800600
1879/8032500731.16380670500
1880/8134475595.06380600500
1881/8235500605.57380600500
1882/8339500678.64390700500
1883/8444500703.8395837.5500
1884/8543500644.12380675500
1885/8640500662.05380800500
1886/8744487.5618.91380705500
1887/8849475560.65380570500
1888/8945475557.67380570500
1889/9046500551.57380600500
1890/9146487.5555.91380600500
1891/9242500610.48380600500
1892/9360500582.17400600500
1893/9458500561.59400600500
1894/9559500603.85390600500
1895/9659500661.98400600500
1896/9761500823.33400675500
1897/9855475795.96380540500
1898/9953470747.32380540500
1899/190055450734.95380540500
1900/0153470680.28380540500
1901/0250425607.38380540500
1902/0349450604.55380540500
1903/0446475632.07380540475
1904/0537500573.78360540450
1905/0636485604.17337.5625475
1906/0732465609.84300686.25450
1907/0816300591.88250605300
1908/0917350721.47250800350
1909/1010512.5912.53251,100462.5
1910/116412.5779.17212.5706.25500
191154001,6003003,000500

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

77 job titles on record. The most frequent is Muhabere Memuru, held by 171 officials.
Muhabere Memuru1712. Müdür293. Müdür28Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti25Posta Memuru15Başmuhabere Memuru10Memur8Müfettiş81853/54AH 12701858/59AH 12751863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 13251 official31 officials

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

The same numbers as a table
Officials by job title and year, Trabzon province
YearMuhabere Memuru2. Müdür3. MüdürMuhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiPosta MemuruBaşmuhabere MemuruMemurMüfettiş
1853/541
1858/59
1859/601
1860/611
1861/62
1862/63
1863/64
1864/65
1865/662
1866/6721
1867/68231
1868/69522
1869/7062212
1870/715212
1871/728112
1872/73721112
1873/748513121
1874/758322111
1875/769322211
1876/771241211
1877/781731211
18781441111
1878/7915131121
1879/80122311211
1880/81122231311
1881/82141231211
1882/83182131211
1883/84192231211
1884/85192331111
1885/862121211
1886/8724211221
1887/882533421
1888/892512321
1889/9025121211
1890/9125121211
1891/9220242211
1892/9331264121
1893/942827411
1894/9525285121
1895/962627521
1896/97292741
1897/98242652
1898/99262731
1899/1900302442
1900/01282551
1901/02262541
1902/03242531
1903/04183542
1904/05153621
1905/06153422
1906/07124221
1907/08621
1908/0982
1909/101111
1910/1111
19111

Places with officials on record

All years
32 places with officials on record, 31 of them with a position on the map. A larger dot means more officials.
Seat of a province (vilayet) Seat of a sancak District (kaza) Other place
TrabzonSamsunGiresunGümüşhaneRizeOrduKavakÜnye169 officials1 official

Not drawn, with the number of officials. No position recorded: Batumi (Batum) (13).

The 10 places with most officials, of 32, all years
PlaceOfficialsRemark
Trabzon169
Samsun91
Giresun29
Gümüşhane26
Rize20
Ordu15
Kavak14
Batumi (Batum)13no position recorded
Ünye11
Hopa10

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.

On both maps the lines meet at Trabzon, the place recorded as the seat of the province.

All years

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

Where the officials serving here were born
Trabzon provinceIstanbul (Dersaadet)SivasSamsunGümüşhaneHersekLehistanFurther places105 officials1 official

The picture shows the 63 birthplaces with most officials, of 108. Not drawn, with the number of officials. No position recorded: Cerkezistan (1), Ekin (1) and Ertuben (1).

The 10 birthplaces with most officials, of 108, all years
PlaceOfficialsRemark
Istanbul (Dersaadet)105
Trabzon37
Sivas8
Samsun7
Gümüşhane6
Arapgir5
Erzurum5
Kemaliye (Eğin)5
Rize5
Giresun4
Where the officials born here were serving
Trabzon provinceTrabzonIstanbul (Dersaadet)SamsunErzurumYemenIbb (İbb)Further placesSirteSoknaFurther places46 officials1 official

The picture shows the 92 places of service with most officials, of 238. Not drawn, with the number of officials. No position recorded: Batumi (Batum) (2).

The 10 places of service with most officials, of 238, all years
PlaceOfficialsRemark
Trabzon46
Istanbul (Dersaadet)25
Samsun25
Erzurum12
Gümüşhane11
Rize11
Beyoğlu10
Erzincan10
Giresun8
Sivas8

Places

Places of Trabzon province, the place with most officials first
PlaceProvinceOfficialsAnnual entriesYears
TrabzonTrabzon province1697081853 to 1911
SamsunTrabzon province913481862 to 1911
GiresunTrabzon province29811864 to 1910
GümüşhaneTrabzon province26621868 to 1907
RizeTrabzon province20821867 to 1909
OrduTrabzon province15391876 to 1909
KavakTrabzon province14291877 to 1906
Batumi (Batum)Trabzon province13181867 to 1878
ÜnyeTrabzon province11511862 to 1910
HopaTrabzon province10181869 to 1911
TireboluTrabzon province8231868 to 1898
OfTrabzon province8171890 to 1907
BafraTrabzon province6311868 to 1903
FatsaTrabzon province5261881 to 1906
ÇarşambaTrabzon province5241875 to 1895
CanikTrabzon province5101878 to 1906
AlaçamTrabzon province4241879 to 1904
Pazar (Atina)Trabzon province4231875 to 1906
Artvin (Livane)Trabzon province471870 to 1881
GöreleTrabzon province471882 to 1908
ArhaviTrabzon province3151892 to 1907
TermeTrabzon province2101882 to 1890
SürmeneTrabzon province291892 to 1900
Acara-i suflaTrabzon province231877 to 1878
BorçkaTrabzon province161872 to 1878
Show the other 7 places
Places of Trabzon province, the place with most officials first, continued
PlaceProvinceOfficialsAnnual entriesYears
KumruTrabzon province141878 to 1882
KonasTrabzon province131878 to 1881
PerşembeTrabzon province131885 to 1889
ÇamaşTrabzon province131888 to 1891
Akçaabat (Polathane)Trabzon province111904/05
ArdeşenTrabzon province111906/07
YagmurdereTrabzon province111881/82

Ottoman officials recorded here

The 100 officials with most annual entries here, of 326. The first 25 are shown, the others are under them.

Officials of Trabzon province
OfficialYears hereAnnual entriesMain title hereKuruş a monthBirthplace
Ali Bey1869 to 191041Rusumat Muhasebe Memuru120 to 2,400Safranbolu
Salih Efendi1875 to 191137Iskele Memuru150 to 425Trabzon
Ahmet Naili Efendi1871 to 190434Muhabere Memuru300 to 600Tirebolu
Hafız Hamdi Efendi1879 to 1907283. Müdür140 to 720Trabzon
Mehmet Tevfik Efendi1882 to 190927Muhabere Memuru380 to 800Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Armas Efendi1873 to 189826Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti800 to 1,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Hafız İbrahim Kazım Efendi1884 to 1910252. Müdür400 to 1,200Trabzon
Mehmet Besim Efendi1883 to 191125Rusumat Kalem Muduru750 to 4,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Şevki Efendi1869 to 189325Başmuhabere Memuru120 to 500Rize
Haci Lutfullah Efendi1862 to 189723Defter-i Hakani Kalemi200 to 1,000Samsun
Mehmet Rauf Efendi1870 to 1901212. Müdür380 to 1,000Trabzon
Es-Seyyid Ali Riza Efendi1871 to 189020Mukayyit400 to 800Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Sadık Efendi1883 to 190320Muhabere Memuru400 to 475Trabzon
Osman Hulusi Efendi1869 to 188920Posta Memuru180 to 500Trabzon
Osman Nuri Efendi1873 to 190720Muhabere Memuru200 to 540Trabzon
Ali Rıza Efendi1885 to 190719Muhabere Memuru100 to 400Rize
Mehmet Rıfat Efendi1888 to 190719Muhabere Memuru140 to 500Trabzon
İsmail Sabri Efendi1889 to 1907183. Müdür430 to 600Constanța (Köstence)
Mehmet Şakir Efendi1885 to 190418Muhabere Memuru200 to 500Samsun
Osman Nuri Efendi1887 to 190417Muhabere Memuru380 to 600Gümüşhane
Cevri Baha Efendi1886 to 190516Muhabere Memuru500 to 1,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Yorgi Vasilyadi Efendi1881 to 189716Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Başmemuru720 to 800Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ali Rıza Efendi1892 to 190614Muhabere Memuru380 to 600Sliven (İslimiye)
Hasan Hüsnü Efendi1872 to 1888143. Müdür600 to 1,200Trabzon
Kurtoğlu İsmail Hakkı Efendi1897 to 191114Duyunu Umumiye 2. Kitabeti250 to 800Trabzon
Show the other 75 officials
Officials of Trabzon province, continued
OfficialYears hereAnnual entriesMain title hereKuruş a monthBirthplace
Mehmet Tevfik Efendi1858 to 188014Memur150 to 2,500Trabzon
Mehmed Sami Efendi1871 to 188613Muhabere Memuru50 to 600Kütahya
Mehmet Nuri Efendi1880 to 189313Muhabere Memuru400 to 500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mustafa İsmet Efendi1882 to 189513Müfettiş Muavini1,200Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mustafa Şakir Efendi1876 to 188813Muhabere Memuru380 to 475Ürgüp
Ömer Bahaettin Efendi1869 to 188413Merkez Memuru200 to 950Kars
Ali Sami Efendi1893 to 190512Muhabere Memuru142 to 500Ünye
Ali Tevfik Efendi1877 to 189812Muhabere Memuru150 to 350Gümüşhane
Bekir Feyzi Efendi1879 to 189112Merkez Memuru570Çemişgezek
Hacı Ahmet Cevdet Efendi1893 to 191012Muhabere Memuru475 to 680Trabzon
Hacı Kâmil Efendi1887 to 189912Müfettiş Muavini800 to 1,000Vidin
Hüseyin Efendi1894 to 190612Muhabere Memuru450 to 500Trabzon
İbrahim Agah Efendi1877 to 188812Müfettiş950 to 2,000Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Nuri Efendi1880 to 189712Muhabere Memuru200 to 440Amasya
Abbas Zihni Efendi1888 to 189911Mukayyit380 to 540Trabzon
Ahmet Lütfi Efendi1887 to 1899113. Müdür380 to 600Tirebolu
Ali Şefik Efendi1894 to 190511Muhabere Memuru190 to 400Arapgir
Mehmet Fuat Efendi1890 to 190111Muhabere Memuru380 to 500Trabzon
Mustafa Efendi1893 to 190411Muhabere Memuru200 to 300Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mustafa Hulusi Efendi1876 to 188811Muhabere Memuru400 to 500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mustafa Safvet Efendi1892 to 1903112. Sınıf Polis Komiseri300 to 750Trabzon
Mustafa Sami Efendi1894 to 190511Muhabere Memuru380Ordu
Ahmet Hami1894 to 190410Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti495 to 540Trabzon
Ali Rıza Efendi1875 to 188410Muhabere Memuru280 to 600Tokat
Ali Rıza Efendi1864 to 1879101. Müdür1,000 to 1,200Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Halil Recai Efendi1895 to 190510Muhabere Memuru400Trabzon
Hasan Hilmi Efendi1894 to 190410Muhabere Memuru380Oryahovo (Rahova)
Mehmet Muhtar Efendi1887 to 189710Muhabere Memuru380 to 400Safranbolu
Mustafa Atıf Efendi1881 to 189110Muhabere Memuru400 to 500Harput
Abdülhadi Efendi1878 to 18919Muhabere Memuru300 to 500Artvin (Livane)
Ahmet Raif Efendi1868 to 18919Muhabere Memuru500 to 1,500Trabzon
David Efendi1880 to 18899Muhabere Memuru380 to 475Diyarbakır
İsmail Hakkı Efendi1885 to 18949Muhabere Memuru380 to 400Oryahovo (Rahova)
Mehmet Asaf Efendi1886 to 19069Müfettiş Muavini380 to 1,080Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Fevzi Efendi1886 to 189593. Müdür250 to 500Çarşamba
Ömer Hilmi Efendi1894 to 19039Başmüdür2,700 to 3,000Ekin
Resmi Efendi1882 to 18919Muhabere Memuru380 to 400Zile
Tahsin Efendi1883 to 18929Muhabere Memuru380Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Yanko Filoklis Efendi1869 to 18789Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti760 to 800Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Yuvan Fahri Efendi1889 to 18989Posta Memuru380Kayseri
Emin Rüştü Efendi1899 to 19078Muhabere Memuru200 to 380Trabzon
Haci Ahmet Salâhattin Efendi1892 to 19038Muhabere Memuru400 to 500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Hacı Kazım Efendi1871 to 187882. Müdür480 to 800Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Halil Sıtkı Efendi1890 to 18988Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti250 to 500Gümüşhane
Hasan Nazmi Efendi1872 to 18798Muhabere Memuru440 to 600Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Hüseyin Avni Efendi1898 to 19068Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti250 to 400Sivas
ismail Hakki Efendi1871 to 187882. Ticaret Mahkemesi Riyaseti750 to 2,000Erzincan
Mehmet Fazıl Efendi1899 to 19078Posta Memuru500 to 720Erzurum
Mehmet Niyazi Efendi1896 to 19048Muhabere Memuru200 to 350Trabzon
Mehmet Sait Efend1880 to 18888Çavuş237 to 380Varna
Zeynelabidin Efendi1887 to 189981. Müdür380 to 1,500Trabzon
Ahmet Hamdi Efendi1889 to 18967Tahrirat Kalemi40 to 400Rize
Ahmet Hilmi Efendi1878 to 188573. Müdür500 to 600Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Hüseyin Mazlum Efendi1892 to 189973. Müdür540 to 600Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Mehmet Necip Efendi1900 to 19077Muhabere Memuru400 to 500Silistra (Silistre)
Osman Avni Efendi1895 to 19027Muhabere Memuru400Kemaliye (Eğin)
Agop Efendi1879 to 188562. Ticaret Mahkemesi Riyaseti2,000Izmir (İzmir)
Ali Hamit Efendi1887 to 18936Muhabere Memuru400 to 500Isparta
Ali Mazlum Efendi1869 to 18756Muhabere Memuru380 to 570Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ali Şefik Efendi1872 to 187862. Müdür800 to 850Skopje (Üsküp)
İsmail Hakkı Efendi1898 to 19046Muhabere Memuru145 to 150Gümüşhane
Mehmet Behçet Efendi1881 to 18876Muhabere Memuru380 to 500Cerkezistan
Mehmet Sait Efendi1902 to 19086Havalename Kalemi30Kütahya
Mihran Kürkciyan1884 to 18906Muhabere Memuru500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ahmet Efendi1898 to 19035Muhabere Memuru400Trabzon
Ahmet Hamdi Efendi1865 to 18885Muhabere Memuru480 to 500Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Ahmet Şükrü Efendi1890 to 18955Muhabere Memuru300 to 500Erzurum
Arif Bey1891 to 18965Polis Komiseri600Chania (Hanya)
Bekir Sami Efendi1892 to 189753. Müdür540 to 600Sinop
Haci Tahsin Efendi1869 to 18805Rüsumat Memuru150 to 2,000Trabzon
Hüseyin Rüşdü Efendi1902 to 19075Muhabere Memuru200 to 400Yozgat
İsmail Hakkı Efendi1896 to 19015Başmüdür2,520Tulcea (Tulça)
İstepan Efendi1880 to 18855Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti380Samsun
Mahmut İsmet Efendi1892 to 18975Muhabere Memuru400 to 500Trabzon
Mehmet Tevfik Efendi1901 to 19065Muhabere Memuru400 to 500Istanbul (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.

The other officials are listed on the pages of the places above. All of them are in the data file of this page.

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