Official
İsmail Kadri Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1848/49 (AH 1265). On record 1872 to 1907, 36 annual entries.
Archive reference 8_73; 141
Life#
İsmail Kadri Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1848/49 (AH 1265). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The personnel records also mark the telegraph school. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: French, with Asina; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1868/69 (AH 1285). The official was then about 19 years old. The record gives 3 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1872/73, the official was about 23 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1872/73, shows Muhabere Memuru in Beykoz, with 400 kuruş a month. In 1883/84 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Kandıra, the salary going from 475 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Beykoz). In 1888/89 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Kıyıköy (Midye), the salary going from 500 to 475 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Kandıra). In 1893/94 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Çengelköy, the salary going from 475 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Kıyıköy). In 1899/1900 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Emirgan, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Çengelköy).
The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1876/77 as Muhabere Memuru. 36 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 582.5 kuruş. Over 36 years with a salary the median is 475 kuruş a month, with 4 rises and 3 cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1903/04. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 0.64 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 51 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1848/49 (AH 1265)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Esnaf
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Higher or professional
- Telgraf Mektebitelegraph school; recorded as a code
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 3 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
- Asinafamiliarity
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 400
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1868/69AH 1285 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400first-salary field |
| 1872 to 1883AH 1289 to 1300 | Muhabere Memuru | Beykoz | 400 to 475 |
| 1883 to 1888AH 1301 to 1305 | Muhabere Memuru | Kandıra | 500 |
| 1888 to 1893AH 1306 to 1310 | Muhabere Memuru | Kıyıköy (Midye) | 475 |
| 1893 to 1899AH 1311 to 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Çengelköy | 400 |
| 1899 to 1907AH 1317 to 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Emirgan | 400 to 500 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1872/73 | 400 | 550 | 400 | 26% |
| 1873/74 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 24% |
| 1874/75 | 475 | 535 | 450 | 39% |
| 1875/76 | 475 | 530 | 400 | 40% |
| 1876/77 | 500 | 582.5 | 410 | 36% |
| 1877/78 | 500 | 560 | 410 | 36% |
| 1878 | 500 | 600 | 500 | 33% |
| 1878/79 | 500 | 600 | 420 | 34% |
| 1879/80 | 475 | 500 | 380 | 42% |
| 1880/81 | 475 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1881/82 | 475 | 500 | 400 | 42% |
| 1882/83 | 475 | 500 | 400 | 39% |
| 1883/84 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1884/85 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 42% |
| 1885/86 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 42% |
| 1886/87 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 42% |
| 1887/88 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 41% |
| 1888/89 | 475 | 500 | 400 | 39% |
| 1889/90 | 475 | 500 | 400 | 40% |
| 1890/91 | 475 | 500 | 400 | 41% |
| 1891/92 | 475 | 500 | 400 | 42% |
| 1892/93 | 475 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1893/94 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 30% |
| 1894/95 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 30% |
| 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 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 32% |
| 1902/03 | 400 | 500 | 380 | 33% |
| 1903/04 | 500 | 475 | 350 | 51% |
| 1904/05 | 500 | 450 | 350 | 52% |
| 1905/06 | 500 | 475 | 330 | 50% |
| 1906/07 | 500 | 450 | 300 | 51% |
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
- Hafız Mustafa Şefik EfendiBeykoz, 12 shared years
- Ahmet Canib EfendiBeykoz, 8 shared years
- Ahmet Hayri EfendiEmirgan, 8 shared years
- Mustafa Ziver EfendiBeykoz, 5 shared years
- İsmail Şükrü EfendiEmirgan, 4 shared years
14 officials in all. Officials recorded in Beykoz
Same school recorded
- Ahmet Rıza EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Cafer Sadık EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Feyzi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Haci Cemal BeyRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Hasan Ruhi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1872/73 (AH 1289)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmed Rıfat EfendiIstanbul, born 1848/49 (AH 1265)
- Ahmed Sadık EfendiIstanbul, born 1848/49 (AH 1265)
- Ali Afif EfendiIstanbul, born 1848/49 (AH 1265)
- Ali Nafiz EfendiIstanbul, born 1848/49 (AH 1265)
- Andon Körkis EfendiIstanbul, born 1848/49 (AH 1265)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (36)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Muhabere Memuru | Beykoz | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Muhabere Memuru | Beykoz | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Muhabere Memuru | Beykoz | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Muhabere Memuru | Beykoz | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Muhabere Memuru | Beykoz | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Muhabere Memuru | Beykoz | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Muhabere Memuru | Beykoz | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Muhabere Memuru | Beykoz | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Muhabere Memuru | Beykoz | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Muhabere Memuru | Beykoz | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Muhabere Memuru | Beykoz | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Muhabere Memuru | Beykoz | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Muhabere Memuru | Kandıra | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Muhabere Memuru | Kandıra | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Muhabere Memuru | Kandıra | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Muhabere Memuru | Kandıra | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Muhabere Memuru | Kandıra | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Muhabere Memuru | Kıyıköy (Midye) | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Muhabere Memuru | Kıyıköy (Midye) | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Muhabere Memuru | Kıyıköy (Midye) | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Muhabere Memuru | Kıyıköy (Midye) | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhabere Memuru | Kıyıköy (Midye) | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Muhabere Memuru | Çengelköy | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Çengelköy | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Çengelköy | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhabere Memuru | Çengelköy | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Çengelköy | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Çengelköy | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Emirgan | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Emirgan | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Emirgan | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Emirgan | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Emirgan | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Emirgan | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Emirgan | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Emirgan | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_73; 141 |
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 (15)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | İsmail Kadri Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1265 | 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 | esnaf | 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 |
| Telegraph school (recorded code) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 3 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1285 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1868 | 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.
- 35 annual entries of 36 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.