Official
Mehmet Ali Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Gebze in 1882/83 (AH 1300). On record 1903 to 1907, 4 annual entries.
Archive reference 148-199-393
Life#
Mehmet Ali Efendi was born in Gebze in 1882/83 (AH 1300). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Mal muduru.
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: French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in İğneada in 1898/99 (AH 1316). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 5 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 20 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1903/04, shows Muhabere Memuru in İğneada, with 250 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 600 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as Muhabere Memuru. 65 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 450 kuruş. Over 4 years with a salary the median is 250 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 350 kuruş, is seen in 1906/07. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 33.89 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- Birthplace
- Gebze
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Mal muduru
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 5 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
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1898/99 (AH 1316)
- Place
- İğneada
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 250
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1898/99AH 1316 | First work | İğneada | 250first-salary field |
| 1903 to 1907AH 1321 to 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | İğneada | 250 to 600 |
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 | 250 | 475 | 330 | 14% |
| 1906/07 | 600 | 450 | 300 | 65% |
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
- Hasan Tahsin Efendiİğneada, 2 shared years
- Ahmet Kazım Efendiİğneada, 2 shared years
- Ali Enver Efendiİğneada, 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
- Hüseyin EfendiGebze, born 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- Abdullah EfendiGebze, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Hüseyin Kemal EfendiGebze, born 1885/86 (AH 1303)
- Cemal Süleyman EfendiGebze, born 1877/78 (AH 1294)
Full record
Annual entries (4)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | İğneada | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 148-199-393 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | İğneada | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 148-199-393 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | İğneada | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 148-199-393 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | İğneada | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 148-199-393 |
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 Ali Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1300 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | gebze | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | mal muduru | 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) | 5 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1316 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1898 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | igneada | 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 4 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.