Official
Mustafa Sadrettin Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1878 (AH 1295). On record 1895 to 1907, 12 annual entries.
Archive reference 0068_0143; 283
Life#
Mustafa Sadrettin Efendi was born in Istanbul 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 no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1890/91 (AH 1308). The official was then about 13 years old. The record gives 5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1895/96, the official was about 17 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1895/96, shows Muhabere Memuru in Trabzon, with 400 kuruş a month. In 1896/97 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Samsun, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Trabzon). In 1900/01 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Alacaagiz, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Samsun). In 1901/02 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Karadeniz Ereğli, the salary going from 400 to 200 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Alacaagiz). In 1906/07 the record shows Merkez Memuru in Debrei bala, the salary going from 200 to 300 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Karadeniz Ereğli).
The highest salary, 400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1895/96 as Muhabere Memuru. 30 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 12 years with a salary the median is 350 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and 1 cut. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1906/07. From the first salary to the last the salary fell by 2.58 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 25 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1878 (AH 1295)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Yuzbasi
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 5 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- No
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
- 1890/91 (AH 1308)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 400
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890/91AH 1308 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400first-salary field |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Trabzon | 400 |
| 1896 to 1900AH 1314 to 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Samsun | 400 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Alacaagiz | 400 |
| 1901 to 1906AH 1319 to 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Karadeniz Ereğli | 200 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Merkez Memuru | Debrei bala | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895/96 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 30% |
| 1896/97 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 32% |
| 1897/98 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 32% |
| 1898/99 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 31% |
| 1899/1900 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 31% |
| 1900/01 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 31% |
| 1901/02 | 200 | 500 | 400 | 9% |
| 1902/03 | 200 | 500 | 380 | 9% |
| 1903/04 | 200 | 475 | 350 | 8% |
| 1904/05 | 200 | 450 | 350 | 8% |
| 1905/06 | 200 | 475 | 330 | 8% |
| 1906/07 | 300 | 450 | 620 | 25% |
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
- Ahmet HamiSamsun, 4 shared years
- Hasan Hilmi EfendiSamsun, 4 shared years
- Unnamed official (0094_18; 33)Samsun, 4 shared years
- Cevri Baha EfendiSamsun, 4 shared years
- Mehmet Rauf EfendiSamsun, 4 shared years
49 officials in all. Officials recorded in Karadeniz Ereğli
Same school recorded
- Abdülaziz Fikri EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1895/96 (AH 1313)
- Abdülkerim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1895/96 (AH 1313)
- Abdülkerim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1895/96 (AH 1313)
- Abdullah EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1895/96 (AH 1313)
- Abdüssabur Sabri EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1895/96 (AH 1313)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdülkerim EfendiIstanbul, born 1878 (AH 1295)
- Ahmet Feyzi EfendiIstanbul, born 1878 (AH 1295)
- Ahmet Muhsin EfendiIstanbul, born 1878 (AH 1295)
- Ahmet Selahattin EfendiIstanbul, born 1878 (AH 1295)
- Ali Saib EfendiIstanbul, born 1878 (AH 1295)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (12)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Trabzon | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0068_0143; 283 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhabere Memuru | Samsun | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0068_0143; 283 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Samsun | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0068_0143; 283 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Samsun | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0068_0143; 283 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Samsun | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0068_0143; 283 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Alacaagiz | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0068_0143; 283 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Karadeniz Ereğli | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0068_0143; 283 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Karadeniz Ereğli | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0068_0143; 283 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Karadeniz Ereğli | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0068_0143; 283 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Karadeniz Ereğli | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0068_0143; 283 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Karadeniz Ereğli | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0068_0143; 283 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Merkez Memuru | Debrei bala | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0068_0143; 283 |
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 | Mustafa Sadrettin Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1295 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | dersaadet | 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 | 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) | 5 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1308 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1891 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 400 | 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.
- 11 annual entries of 12 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.