Official
Mihalaki Efendi
Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum). Born in Kayseri in 1845/46 (AH 1262). On record 1871 to 1873, 2 annual entries.
Archive reference 45_76; 149
Life#
Mihalaki Efendi was born in Kayseri in 1845/46 (AH 1262). The record gives the community as Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum).
Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Armenian, with Asina; French, with Asina; Greek (Rum), with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1871/72 (AH 1288): Posta. The official was then about 25 years old. The record gives 0.5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 500 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1871/72, the official was about 25 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1871/72, shows Muhabere Memuru in Volos (Golos), with 475 kuruş a month. In 1872/73 the record shows Mahkeme Kalemi in Istanbul, the salary going from 475 to 480 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Volos).
The highest salary, 480 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1872/73 as Mahkeme Kalemi. 43 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 550 kuruş. Over 2 years with a salary the median is 477.5 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 5 kuruş, is seen in 1872/73. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 1.05 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Birthplace
- Kayseri
- Community
- Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum)
- Nationality as recorded
- Rum
Education
- Primary
- Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0.5 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives yes.
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Armenian
- Asinafamiliarity
- French
- Asinafamiliarity
- Greek (Rum)
- Kitabetwriting. Rum is the word of the records for Greek as spoken by the Orthodox Christians of the empire. It is kept apart from the column Greek, which the records also have
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1871/72 (AH 1288)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First job as worded
- Posta
- Age at first work (workbook field)
- 22
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 500
- First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
- 500
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Postafirst work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 500first-salary field |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Muhabere Memuru | Volos (Golos) | 475 |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Mahkeme Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 480 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871/72 | 475 | 550 | 400 | 41% |
| 1872/73 | 480 | 550 | 43% |
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.
Named in scholarly works#
No link between a work and an official has been accepted. Each entry was found by fixed rules on the name and the recorded fields, and says what it rests on.
Possible links: 2 entries in 1 work
- Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Kayseri doğumlu Gayrimüslim Osmanlı devlet adamları (h. 1255/m. 1839-40-h. 1300/m. 1882-83): Mihalaki EfendiPossible link: same name and birthplace; several officials or entries qualify, so none is probable
- Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Kayseri doğumlu Gayrimüslim Osmanlı devlet adamları (h. 1255/m. 1839-40-h. 1300/m. 1882-83): Mihalaki EfendiPossible link: same name and birthplace; several officials or entries qualify, so none is probable
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Hafız Mehmet Tahir EfendiIstanbul, 1 shared year
- Mehmet Rasim BeyIstanbul, 1 shared year
- Mehmet Nuri BeyIstanbul, 1 shared year
- Mehmet Rasim BeyIstanbul, 1 shared year
- Mehmet Sadık EfendiIstanbul, 1 shared year
174 officials in all. Officials recorded in Volos (Golos)
Same school recorded
- Ahmet EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1871/72 (AH 1288)
- Ahmet Naili EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1871/72 (AH 1288)
- Akif EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1871/72 (AH 1288)
- Ali Mufid EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1871/72 (AH 1288)
- Ali Rıza EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1871/72 (AH 1288)
744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- David EfendiKayseri, born 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Mehteri Ömer İzzet EfendiKayseri, born 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Parsah Zurniyan EfendiKayseri, born 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Yordan Resmi EfendiKayseri, born 1847/48 (AH 1264)
- İbrahim Hakkı EfendiKayseri, born 1843/44 (AH 1259)
22 officials in all. Officials born in Kayseri
Full record
Annual entries (2)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Muhabere Memuru | Volos (Golos) | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 45_76; 149 |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Mahkeme Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 480 | Justice (Adliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 45_76; 149 |
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.
- 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 (22)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mihalaki Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| Birth year (AH) | 1262 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace | kayseri | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: district (kaza) | Kayseri | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: sancak | Kayseri | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: province (vilayet) | Ankara | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Province of birth | ankara | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Hristiyan | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Nationality or community | Rum | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Sibyan Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0.5 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1288 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1871 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: district (kaza) | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: sancak | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: province (vilayet) | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First job as worded | Posta | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Age at first work (workbook field) | 22 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 500 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month) | 500 | Linked personnel workbook; 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.
- 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.
- Linked personnel workbook
- The original personnel workbook, from which selected fields on background and first work are taken.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 1 annual entry of 2 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.