Job title
Mektubi Kalemi
Office of the corresponding secretary
Group of job titles: Correspondence and registry
Stored spellings: Mektubi Kalemi; mektubi kalemi
Note: The mektubi was the corresponding secretary of a ministry or province, in charge of incoming and outgoing letters (Findley 1980, pp. 78, 179-180; TDV, Dahiliye Nezareti)
81 officials held the job title Mektubi Kalemi. Its 488 annual entries run from 1850 to 1910 (AH 1267 to 1327). The median of the 488 recorded monthly salaries is 437.5 kuruş, against 500 kuruş for the whole collection in the same years. The median entry paid 89 per cent of the collection median of its year. On average an official was paid more than 40 per cent of the other officials with a salary in the same year. Half of the officials have an entry in it in no more than 4 different years, and a quarter in 9 or more. It was the first title on record for 56 per cent of the officials and the last for 41 per cent. No other title is recorded for 16 per cent of them. The title held just before it by most officials is Muhabere Memuru (10 officials). The entries name 12 places. The place with the largest number of officials is Istanbul, with 64.
- Officials
- 81
- Years on recordAH 1267 to 1327, 58 years with an entry
- 1850 to 1910
- Median monthly salary0.89× the collection median of the same years (500 kuruş)
- 437.5 kuruş
- Places with officials
- 12
- First job title on recordfor 45 of the 81 officials
- 56%
What the job was
A post in the office of the corresponding secretary (mektubi or mektupçu) of a ministry or a province. At the Sublime Porte the corresponding secretary of the grand vezir handled incoming and outgoing correspondence; ministries and provinces had corresponding secretaries of their own.
History
The Ministry of the Interior had a corresponding secretary for internal affairs (mektubi-i dahiliye) from its re-establishment in 1869, and the Ministry of Justice one from its regulation of 1879.
Sources
- Findley, Carter V. (1980). Bureaucratic Reform in the Ottoman Empire: The Sublime Porte, 1789-1922. Princeton: Princeton University Press.Pages or part: 78, 179-180. Used for: summary, history.
- Yavuz, Hulusi (1988). Adliye Nezâreti. TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, vol. 1, 389-390. Online copy (read 14 October 2026).Pages or part: 389. Used for: history.
- İpşirli, Mehmet (1993). Dahiliye Nezâreti. TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, vol. 8, 414-416. Online copy (read 14 October 2026).Pages or part: 415. Used for: summary, history.
Monthly salary each year
The same numbers as a table
| Year | Recorded salaries | Median | Mean | Lower quartile | Upper quartile | Median of the whole collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850/51 | 1 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 175 |
| 1851/52 | 2 | 150 | 150 | 125 | 175 | 282.5 |
| 1852/53 | 1 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 350 |
| 1853/54 | 1 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 400 |
| 1854/55 | 1 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 400 |
| 1855/56 | 1 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 450 |
| 1856/57 | 1 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 375 |
| 1857/58 | 1 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 475 |
| 1858/59 | 1 | 230 | 230 | 230 | 230 | 500 |
| 1860/61 | 1 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 500 |
| 1862/63 | 1 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 500 |
| 1864/65 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 625 |
| 1865/66 | 1 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 650 |
| 1866/67 | 1 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 600 |
| 1867/68 | 1 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 600 |
| 1868/69 | 2 | 145 | 145 | 92.5 | 197.5 | 600 |
| 1869/70 | 1 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 600 |
| 1870/71 | 2 | 500 | 500 | 375 | 625 | 600 |
| 1871/72 | 3 | 220 | 286.67 | 135 | 405 | 550 |
| 1872/73 | 4 | 447.5 | 447.5 | 248.75 | 646.25 | 550 |
| 1873/74 | 7 | 400 | 420.71 | 165 | 675 | 500 |
| 1874/75 | 9 | 200 | 335.56 | 130 | 500 | 535 |
| 1875/76 | 11 | 400 | 423.64 | 140 | 750 | 530 |
| 1876/77 | 17 | 300 | 441.76 | 100 | 800 | 575 |
| 1877/78 | 17 | 400 | 594.71 | 250 | 800 | 560 |
| 1878 | 18 | 450 | 577.78 | 260 | 800 | 600 |
| 1878/79 | 21 | 400 | 564.76 | 200 | 800 | 600 |
| 1879/80 | 20 | 380 | 512.25 | 237.5 | 725 | 500 |
| 1880/81 | 17 | 380 | 433.82 | 250 | 600 | 500 |
| 1881/82 | 15 | 450 | 461.67 | 300 | 585 | 500 |
| 1882/83 | 14 | 475 | 487.86 | 380 | 552.5 | 500 |
| 1883/84 | 11 | 500 | 536.36 | 415 | 585 | 500 |
| 1884/85 | 7 | 570 | 595.71 | 450 | 700 | 500 |
| 1885/86 | 6 | 575 | 616.67 | 400 | 750 | 500 |
| 1886/87 | 6 | 575 | 616.67 | 400 | 750 | 500 |
| 1887/88 | 5 | 700 | 740 | 600 | 800 | 500 |
| 1888/89 | 9 | 650 | 650 | 400 | 850 | 500 |
| 1889/90 | 9 | 500 | 523.33 | 360 | 750 | 500 |
| 1890/91 | 11 | 600 | 680.91 | 405 | 840 | 500 |
| 1891/92 | 10 | 580 | 535 | 382.5 | 797.5 | 500 |
| 1892/93 | 12 | 450 | 490 | 237.5 | 707.5 | 500 |
| 1893/94 | 9 | 550 | 543.33 | 400 | 660 | 500 |
| 1894/95 | 7 | 530 | 540 | 375 | 725 | 500 |
| 1895/96 | 11 | 475 | 514.55 | 125 | 750 | 500 |
| 1896/97 | 13 | 495 | 469.23 | 120 | 585 | 500 |
| 1897/98 | 13 | 450 | 498.85 | 120 | 650 | 500 |
| 1898/99 | 12 | 472.5 | 537.08 | 145 | 690 | 500 |
| 1899/1900 | 13 | 500 | 591.54 | 215 | 650 | 500 |
| 1900/01 | 14 | 475 | 582.86 | 295 | 681.25 | 500 |
| 1901/02 | 15 | 500 | 546.33 | 200 | 652.5 | 500 |
| 1902/03 | 17 | 400 | 499.12 | 220 | 600 | 500 |
| 1903/04 | 19 | 400 | 486.05 | 200 | 610 | 475 |
| 1904/05 | 19 | 400 | 486.05 | 200 | 610 | 450 |
| 1905/06 | 22 | 287.5 | 463.64 | 165 | 695 | 475 |
| 1906/07 | 12 | 477.5 | 580.83 | 180 | 812.5 | 450 |
| 1907/08 | 6 | 170 | 277.5 | 75 | 235 | 300 |
| 1908/09 | 3 | 400 | 530 | 295 | 700 | 350 |
| 1909/10 | 3 | 600 | 850 | 425 | 1,150 | 462.5 |
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.
Pay against the whole collection
81 officials with a salary, each counted once in the band of the median of the official's salaries in this job. A bar runs from its number to the next; the last is 2,500 kuruş and more. Most officials (17%) are in the band 200 to 300 kuruş.
The same numbers as a table
| Median monthly salary, kuruş | Officials | Share | Whole collection |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 100 | 13 | 16% | 3% |
| 100 to 200 | 13 | 16% | 10% |
| 200 to 300 | 14 | 17% | 17% |
| 300 to 400 | 6 | 7% | 18% |
| 400 to 500 | 9 | 11% | 17% |
| 500 to 750 | 11 | 14% | 23% |
| 750 to 1,000 | 8 | 10% | 5% |
| 1,000 to 1,500 | 2 | 2% | 4% |
| 1,500 to 2,500 | 5 | 6% | 2% |
| 2,500 and more | 0 | 0% | 1% |
The median of the 488 recorded monthly salaries of this job is 437.5 kuruş. In the same years the whole collection paid a median of 500 kuruş. The median entry paid 0.89× the collection median of its year, and the middle half of the entries between 0.4× and 1.4×. On average an official of this job was paid more than 40% of the other paid officials of the same year.
The dot is the median, the box the middle half of the entries. Dashed lines: the collection median of the same years (1×) and the middle of the paid officials (50%).
Where the job was held
| Place | Officials | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 64 | |
| Baghdad (Bağdat) | 3 | |
| Diyarbakır | 2 | |
| Erzurum | 2 | |
| Sadaret | 2 | |
| Sivas | 2 | |
| Beyoğlu | 1 | |
| Bitola (Manastır) | 1 | |
| Kastamonu | 1 | |
| Trabzon | 1 |
Career paths: the titles just before and after
The number is the officials who made the move. Under it, the median change of the monthly salary: the first salary of the later title less the last salary of the earlier one, where at least 5 moves have both.
Held just before
The title of the entries just before a run of Mektubi Kalemi. Pay: the change on moving from that title to Mektubi Kalemi. The 8 titles with most officials, of 38 moves in all.
Held just after
The title of the entries just after a run of Mektubi Kalemi. Pay: the change on moving from Mektubi Kalemi to that title. The 8 titles with most officials, of 50 moves in all.
Of the 45 moves shown, 6 cross at least one year without an annual entry; nothing is known about those years. Two posts held in the same years are not counted as a move.
Time in the job
- Years with an entry in the job
- 4 yearsmedian over 81 officials
- A quarter of the officials
- 9 years or moreupper quartile
- Most years of one official
- 29 years
Years are years with an annual entry in the job, each counted once for an official. They need not follow one another, and nothing is known about a year without an entry. With two posts in the first or last year, both count.
Who held the job
Officials of this jobWhole collection
Community
81 officials with it recorded.
Age at the first annual entry in the job
81 officials with it recorded.
Province of birth
77 officials with it recorded. 10 other values not shown.
Schooling
78 officials with it recorded. An official can have several, so the shares add up to more than 100%. The groups of the schools recorded for each official.
Languages
79 officials with it recorded. An official can have several, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
Qualification
80 officials with it recorded. A diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan) recorded in the schooling or the work.
Source of the record
81 officials with it recorded.
Officials on record each year
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| Year | Officials on record | First recorded | Annual entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1850/51 (AH 1267) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1851/52 (AH 1268) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1852/53 (AH 1269) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1853/54 (AH 1270) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1854/55 (AH 1271) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1855/56 (AH 1272) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1856/57 (AH 1273) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1857/58 (AH 1274) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1858/59 (AH 1275) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1860/61 (AH 1277) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1862/63 (AH 1279) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1864/65 (AH 1281) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1865/66 (AH 1282) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1866/67 (AH 1283) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1867/68 (AH 1284) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1868/69 (AH 1285) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1869/70 (AH 1286) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 9 | 4 | 9 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 11 | 4 | 11 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 17 | 7 | 17 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 17 | 2 | 17 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 18 | 2 | 18 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 21 | 3 | 21 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 20 | 3 | 20 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 17 | 1 | 17 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 9 | 2 | 9 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 9 | 2 | 9 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 11 | 3 | 11 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 12 | 3 | 12 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 11 | 5 | 11 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 13 | 3 | 13 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 13 | 2 | 13 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 13 | 2 | 13 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 14 | 2 | 14 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 15 | 4 | 15 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 17 | 2 | 17 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 19 | 3 | 19 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 22 | 4 | 22 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 12 | 3 | 12 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 3 | 2 | 3 |
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.
Places
| Place | Province | Officials | Annual entries | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istanbul (Dersaadet) | Istanbul (Dersaadet) province | 64 | 408 | 1850 to 1910 |
| Baghdad (Bağdat) | Baghdad (Bağdat) province | 3 | 11 | 1878 to 1903 |
| Sadaret | Istanbul (Dersaadet) province | 2 | 25 | 1851 to 1889 |
| Sivas | Sivas province | 2 | 14 | 1873 to 1881 |
| Diyarbakır | Diyarbakır province | 2 | 2 | 1876/77 |
| Erzurum | Erzurum province | 2 | 2 | 1870 to 1878 |
| Beyoğlu | Istanbul (Dersaadet) province | 1 | 10 | 1896 to 1906 |
| Bitola (Manastır) | Bitola (Manastır) province | 1 | 6 | 1900 to 1906 |
| Üsküdar | Istanbul (Dersaadet) province | 1 | 5 | 1878 to 1883 |
| Trabzon | Trabzon province | 1 | 3 | 1871 to 1874 |
| Kastamonu | Kastamonu province | 1 | 1 | 1879/80 |
| Yemen | Yemen province | 1 | 1 | 1879/80 |
Ottoman officials recorded
81 officials, the one with most annual entries first. The first 25 are shown, the others are under them.
| Official | Years | Annual entries | Kuruş a month | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salih Hulusi Efendi | 1871 to 1907 | 29 | 590 to 1,000 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Hafız Kemal Bey | 1875 to 1897 | 23 | 600 to 1,000 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ali Bey | 1873 to 1894 | 18 | 100 to 660 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Nazmi Bey | 1872 to 1889 | 18 | 595 to 1,500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ali Rıza Efendi | 1880 to 1897 | 17 | 100 to 600 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Arif Bey | 1874 to 1889 | 16 | 60 to 700 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Raşit Efendi 1277 | 1890 to 1906 | 16 | 450 to 725 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ahmet Efendi | 1878 to 1892 | 15 | 700 to 900 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Asım Bey | 1892 to 1906 | 14 | 250 to 550 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Raif Efendi | 1889 to 1906 | 14 | 100 to 300 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ahmet Haydar Bey | 1875 to 1885 | 11 | 570 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mahmut Aziz Efendi | 1895 to 1906 | 11 | 1,305 to 1,500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ali Nail Efendi | 1896 to 1906 | 10 | 30 to 250 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Nuri Efendi | 1896 to 1906 | 10 | 495 to 710 | Kazanlak (Kızanlık) |
| Tahir Efendi | 1897 to 1907 | 10 | 1,500 | Heraklion (Kandiye) |
| Hasan Tahsin Efendi | 1890 to 1899 | 9 | 50 to 150 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Memduh Bey | 1874 to 1882 | 9 | 330 to 600 | Cerkezistan |
| Mustafa Asım Efendi | 1897 to 1906 | 9 | 110 to 270 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mustafa Mazlum Efendi | 1873 to 1881 | 9 | 130 to 200 | Sivas |
| Mustafa Tevfik Efendi | 1851 to 1861 | 9 | 100 to 412 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ömer Mustafa Bey | 1876 to 1884 | 9 | 300 to 400 | Medina (Medine) |
| Ahmet Hamdi Bey | 1901 to 1909 | 8 | 575 to 1,000 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Hafız Hilmi Efendi | 1876 to 1883 | 8 | 380 to 400 | Cerkezistan |
| Hüsnü Efendi | 1876 to 1883 | 8 | 190 to 450 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Celalettin Efendi | 1879 to 1887 | 8 | 150 to 350 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
Show the other 56 officials
| Official | Years | Annual entries | Kuruş a month | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehmet Celalettin Efendi | 1901 to 1909 | 8 | 75 to 190 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Muhyiddin Bey | 1868 to 1875 | 7 | 40 to 500 | Damascus (Şam) |
| Ömer Bey | 1878 to 1884 | 7 | 150 to 500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Osman Mazhar Bey | 1875 to 1881 | 7 | 700 to 800 | Izmir (İzmir) |
| Hüseyin Remzi Efendi | 1900 to 1906 | 6 | 500 | Niš (Niş) |
| Mehmed Kâzım Bey | 1889 to 1895 | 6 | 360 to 400 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Cemal Efendi | 1878 to 1884 | 6 | 250 to 500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Asaf Efendi | 1895 to 1900 | 5 | 475 to 550 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Hayri Efendi | 1901 to 1910 | 5 | 400 to 1,700 | Bosna |
| Mehmet Kemaleddin Efendi | 1901 to 1906 | 5 | 100 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Murad Efendi | 1878 to 1883 | 5 | 95 to 300 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Şükrü Efendi | 1875 to 1879 | 5 | 20 to 40 | Sivas |
| Mustafa Hilmi Efendi | 1888 to 1893 | 5 | 500 to 980 | Kazanlak (Kızanlık) |
| Ahmet Azmi Bey | 1903 to 1907 | 4 | 620 to 680 | Hersek |
| ALİ CEVAT EFENDİ | 1902 to 1906 | 4 | 65 to 120 | Stara Zagora (Eski Zağra) |
| Ali Rıza Efendi | 1876 to 1879 | 4 | 100 to 700 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Emin Bey | 1864 to 1868 | 4 | 30 to 80 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| MEHMET EMİN EFENDİ | 1902 to 1906 | 4 | 30 to 80 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Rıfat Efendi | 1903 to 1907 | 4 | 250 to 275 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Salim Bey | 1877 to 1880 | 4 | 1,200 to 1,650 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Salim Efendi | 1876 to 1879 | 4 | 800 to 900 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mustafa Halit Efendi | 1899 to 1903 | 4 | 215 to 300 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ali Kudret Efendi | 1905 to 1908 | 3 | 50 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mahmut Asım Efendi | 1905 to 1908 | 3 | 250 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmed Sami Efendi | 1871 to 1874 | 3 | 50 to 200 | Kütahya |
| Mehmet Cemil Efendi | 1906 to 1909 | 3 | 25 to 400 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Hamit Efendi | 1903 to 1906 | 3 | 180 to 210 | Koprucuk |
| Mehmet Salih Efendi | 1905 to 1908 | 3 | 130 to 150 | Mecca (Mekke) |
| Ahmet Celalettin Efendi | 1896 to 1898 | 2 | 70 | Gerede |
| Ali Rıza Bey | 1892 to 1894 | 2 | 450 to 550 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Halil Fahri Bey | 1850 to 1852 | 2 | 100 to 200 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Hasan Azmi Efendi | 1874 to 1876 | 2 | 150 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Ekrem Bey | 1888 to 1890 | 2 | 250 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ahmet Efendi | 1909/10 | 1 | 250 | Ürgüp |
| Ahmet Tevfik Bey | 1868/69 | 1 | 250 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ali Efendi | 1877/78 | 1 | 800 | Erzurum |
| Ali Rıza Bey | 1900/01 | 1 | 400 | Mytilene (Midilli) |
| Hafız Hüseyin Müştak Efendi | 1895/96 | 1 | 150 | Trabzon |
| Hafiz Huseyin Sabri Efendi | 1873/74 | 1 | 600 | Cerkezistan |
| Hasan Fehmi Efendi | 1909/10 | 1 | 600 | Tyre (Sur) |
| Hüseyin Rıza Efendi | 1906/07 | 1 | 1,500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| İbrahim Efendi | 1892/93 | 1 | 40 | Baghdad (Bağdat) |
| İsmail Ragıp Efendi | 1895/96 | 1 | 25 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mahmut Hulusi Efendi | 1905/06 | 1 | 300 | Crete (Girit) |
| Mehmet Cemil Beyefendi | 1876/77 | 1 | 100 | Diyarbakır |
| Mehmet Cemil Efendi | 1876/77 | 1 | 100 | Diyarbakır |
| Mehmet Nazif Bey | 1878/79 | 1 | 100 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Sadık Efendi | 1879/80 | 1 | 50 | Kastamonu |
| Mehmet Şükrü Bey | 1862/63 | 1 | 40 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Talat Efendi | 1890/91 | 1 | 2,140 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Muhyiddin Nuri Efendi | 1879/80 | 1 | 1,250 | Sivas |
| Mustafa Daim Efendi | 1874/75 | 1 | 200 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mustafa Kemal Bey | 1906/07 | 1 | 800 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Osman Ferit Efendi | 1870/71 | 1 | 750 | Erzurum |
| Unnamed official (0087_0146, sayfa no:289.) | 1895 to 1901 | 6 | 60 to 425 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Unnamed official (0049_0031; 59) | 1899 to 1901 | 2 | 450 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
Years run from the first to the last annual entry. An official without a recorded name is listed after the named officials.
How to read these records: years and calendars, what first recorded means, gaps between annual entries, and salaries.
Subjects
- Office of the corresponding secretary (Mektubi Kalemi)
- Ottoman job titles (Osmanlı memuriyet unvanları)
- Labour history (emek tarihi)
- Salaries of officials (memur maaşları)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)