Official
Mehmet Ragıp Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Izmir (İzmir) in 1878 (AH 1295). On record 1903 to 1906, 3 annual entries.
Archive reference 120-90-175
Life#
Mehmet Ragıp Efendi was born in Izmir (İzmir) in 1878 (AH 1295). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Yuzbasi.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Zlatograd (Darıdere) in 1899/1900 (AH 1317). The official was then about 21 years old. The record gives 4 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 250 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1903/04, the official was about 25 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1903/04, shows Muhabere Memuru in Komotini (Gümülcine), with 250 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 300 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1905/06 as Muhabere Memuru. 23 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 475 kuruş. Over 3 years with a salary the median is 250 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 50 kuruş, is seen in 1905/06. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 9.54 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1878 (AH 1295)
- Birthplace
- Izmir (İzmir)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Yuzbasi
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 4 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Middle
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- Yes
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
- Year
- 1899/1900 (AH 1317)
- Place
- Zlatograd (Darıdere)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 250
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | First work | Zlatograd (Darıdere) | 250first-salary field |
| 1903 to 1906AH 1321 to 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Komotini (Gümülcine) | 250 to 300 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903/04 | 250 | 475 | 350 | 14% |
| 1904/05 | 250 | 450 | 350 | 14% |
| 1905/06 | 300 | 475 | 330 | 23% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
Choose a row to mark its years in the charts and its place on the map.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Ali Baha EfendiKomotini (Gümülcine), 2 shared years
- Yordan Resmi EfendiKomotini (Gümülcine), 2 shared years
- Vasilaki EfendiKomotini (Gümülcine), 1 shared year
- Mehmed Ramiz EfendiKomotini (Gümülcine), 1 shared year
Same school recorded
- Abdullah Behçet EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1903/04 (AH 1321)
- ABDULLAH VEHBİ EFENDİRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1903/04 (AH 1321)
- Ahmed Refik EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1903/04 (AH 1321)
- Ahmet Cemal EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1903/04 (AH 1321)
- AHMET CEMiL EFEndiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1903/04 (AH 1321)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Behor İshak Nesim EfendiIzmir (İzmir), born 1878 (AH 1295)
- İshak Nesim EfendiIzmir (İzmir), born 1878 (AH 1295)
- Baruh Velensi EfendiIzmir (İzmir), born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Mustafa Şükrü EfendiIzmir (İzmir), born 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Abbas Hilmi EfendiIzmir (İzmir), born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
61 officials in all. Officials born in Izmir (İzmir)
Full record
Annual entries (3)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Komotini (Gümülcine) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-90-175 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Komotini (Gümülcine) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-90-175 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Komotini (Gümülcine) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-90-175 |
What the sources named in this table are
- Recovered annual personnel extract
- The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.
Sources and original values (14)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet Ragıp Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1295 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | izmir | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | aydin | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Yuzbasi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Musluman | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Turkish | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Rusdiye Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1317 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1899 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | daridere | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 250 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
What the sources named in this table are
- Earlier annual personnel extract
- The detailed annual personnel file of October 2024. An official found only in this file keeps the years, titles and salaries it gives.
- Recovered annual personnel extract
- The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.
- Personnel attributes extract
- The detailed personnel file of September 2025, read for personal details such as birth, schooling and first work.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 3 annual entries of 3 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.