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Official

Mehmet Niyazi efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1879/80 (AH 1297). On record 1900 to 1906, 6 annual entries.

Life

Mehmet Niyazi efendi was born in Istanbul in 1879/80 (AH 1297). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration).

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1899/1900 (AH 1317). The official was then about 19 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 15 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1900/01, the official was about 20 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1900/01, shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, with 25 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 150 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1902/03 as Muhabere Memuru. 5 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 6 years with a salary the median is 150 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 105 kuruş, is seen in 1902/03. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 43.1 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1905/06, when 5 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1879/80 (AH 1297)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
1 year
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.

First work

Year
1899/1900 (AH 1317)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
15

Career

Career of Mehmet Niyazi efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1899/1900AH 1317First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)15first-salary field
1900 to 1906AH 1318 to 1323Muhabere Memuru
6 entries
YearSalary
1900/0125
1901/0245
1902/03150
1903/04150
1904/05150
1905/06150
Istanbul (Dersaadet)25 to 150
Monthly salary, kuruş
0501001501900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 1323150 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
20501002005001900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 1323This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same title

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
Salary of Mehmet Niyazi efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1900/01255004000%
1901/02455004000%
1902/031505003805%
1903/041504753504%
1904/051504503505%
1905/061504753305%

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.

Recorded with

Recorded in the same place in the same years

861 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Same school recorded

3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Full record

Annual entries (6)

Annual entries of Mehmet Niyazi efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1900/01AH 1318Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)25Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract141-168-131
1901/02AH 1319Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)45Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract141-168-131
1902/03AH 1320Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract141-168-131
1903/04AH 1321Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract141-168-131
1904/05AH 1322Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract141-168-131
1905/06AH 1323Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract141-168-131
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 (13)

Recorded values of Mehmet Niyazi efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Niyazi efendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1297Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacedersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionMuslumanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityTurkishRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
SchoolRusdiye MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling7Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)1Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1317Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1899Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)15Recovered 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.
  • 6 annual entries of 6 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.