Official
Mehmet Ziya Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1872/73 (AH 1289). On record 1890 to 1892, 2 annual entries.
Archive reference 106_31: 59
Life#
Mehmet Ziya Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1872/73 (AH 1289). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Debbag.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.
The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. At the first annual entry, in 1890/91, the official was about 18 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1890/91, shows Duyunu Umumiye Memuru in Istanbul, with 100 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 150 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1891/92 as Duyunu Umumiye Memuru. 6 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 500 kuruş. Over 2 years with a salary the median is 125 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 50 kuruş, is seen in 1891/92. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 50 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Debbag
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 2 years
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- First job as worded
- Telgraf
- First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
- 100
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 to 1892AH 1308 to 1309 | Duyunu Umumiye Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 to 150 |
Log scale: equal steps are equal ratios. The median of the same title is drawn for the years in which at least 5 officials with that title had a salary.
The numbers of the chart
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890/91 | 100 | 500 | 300 | 2% |
| 1891/92 | 150 | 500 | 6% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
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Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- İbrahim EfendiIstanbul, 2 shared years
- Hacı Mahmut Ziya EfendiIstanbul, 2 shared years
- Mehmet Rauf EfendiIstanbul, 2 shared years
- Mehmet Reşat EfendiIstanbul, 2 shared years
- Salomon EfeIstanbul, 2 shared years
515 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Abbas Rüştü EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1890/91 (AH 1308)
- Abdullah Zühtü EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1890/91 (AH 1308)
- Abdurrahman Sezai EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1890/91 (AH 1308)
- Ahmet HamiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1890/91 (AH 1308)
- Ahmet Nuri EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1890/91 (AH 1308)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdüllatif EfendiIstanbul, born 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Ahmet Niyazi BeyIstanbul, born 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Ahmet Rauf BeyIstanbul, born 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Ahmet Tevfik EfendiIstanbul, born 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Ali Haydar EfendiIstanbul, born 1872/73 (AH 1289)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (2)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Duyunu Umumiye Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Public Debt Administration (Düyun-ı Umumiye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 106_31: 59 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Duyunu Umumiye Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 150 | Public Debt Administration (Düyun-ı Umumiye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 106_31: 59 |
What the sources named in this table are
- Cross-ministry personnel workbook
- A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
Sources and original values (12)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet Ziya Efendi | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birth year (AH) | 1289 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Father's occupation | Debbag | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Religion | Musluman | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Nationality or community | Turkish | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Rusdiye Mektebi | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of schooling | 7 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 2 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work | ||
| First work: year as written (calendar not established) | 1306 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First job as worded | Telgraf | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month) | 100 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
What the sources named in this table are
- Cross-ministry personnel workbook
- A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
- Origin of the record: Cross-ministry workbook.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.