Official
Mehmet Hulusi efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1883/84 (AH 1301). On record 1904 to 1906, 2 annual entries.
Archive reference 141-46-87
Life#
Mehmet Hulusi efendi was born in Istanbul in 1883/84 (AH 1301). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Gumruk Memuru.
Schooling recorded: İdadi Mektebi, with 9 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: French, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Beyoğlu in 1903/04 (AH 1321). 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 100 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1904/05, the official was about 20 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1904/05, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu, with 100 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 100 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1904/05 as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti. 2 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 2 years with a salary the median is 100 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1905/06, when 2 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Gumruk Memuru
Education
- Idadi
- İdadi Mektebi (9 years)idadi school (preparatory secondary school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 1 year
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Middle
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- No
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- French
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1903/04 (AH 1321)
- Place
- Beyoğlu
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 100
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1903/04AH 1321 | First work | Beyoğlu | 100first-salary field |
| 1904 to 1906AH 1322 to 1323 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 100 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904/05 | 100 | 450 | 455 | 2% |
| 1905/06 | 100 | 475 | 445 | 2% |
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
- Antuvan Evhani EfendiBeyoğlu, 2 shared years
- İbrahim EfendiBeyoğlu, 2 shared years
- Mehmet Emin EfendiBeyoğlu, 2 shared years
- Mehmet Salih EfendiBeyoğlu, 2 shared years
- Nesim Baryot EfendiBeyoğlu, 2 shared years
130 officials in all. Officials recorded in Beyoğlu
Same school recorded
- Ali Rıza Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Mehmet Abdülcelal Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Mehmet Hayri Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Mehmet Şerif Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Raif Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
132 officials in all. Officials with İdadi Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdülkadir EfendiIstanbul, born 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- Ahmet Fevzi EfendiIstanbul, born 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- Ahmet İhsan EfendiIstanbul, born 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- Ahmet İhsan EfendiIstanbul, born 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- Ahmet Nuri EfendiIstanbul, born 1883/84 (AH 1301)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (2)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 141-46-87 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 141-46-87 |
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 Hulusi efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1301 | 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 | Gumruk Memuru | 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 | idadi Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 9 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1321 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1903 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | beyoglu | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 100 | 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.
- 2 annual entries 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.