Official
Berdos [Bedros] Efendi
Armenian Christian (Ermeni). Born in Amasya in 1851/52 (AH 1268). On record 1874 to 1903, 30 annual entries.
Archive reference 23_44; 85
Life#
Berdos [Bedros] Efendi was born in Amasya in 1851/52 (AH 1268). The record gives the community as Armenian Christian (Ermeni).
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 Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Amasya in 1868/69 (AH 1285): Muhasebe Kalemi. The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 100 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1874/75, the official was about 22 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1874/75, shows Tahrirat Kalemi in Debar (Debre), with 250 kuruş a month. In 1875/76 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Debar, the salary going from 250 to 380 kuruş a month (before: Tahrirat Kalemi in Debar). In 1876/77 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Skopje (Üsküp), with 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Debar). In 1877/78 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Bitola (Manastır), the salary going from 380 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Skopje). In 1879/80 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Thessaloniki (Selanik), the salary going from 400 to 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Bitola). In 1880/81 the record shows Muhasebe Kalemi in Thessaloniki, the salary going from 380 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Thessaloniki).
The highest salary, 800 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1899/1900 as Muhasebe Kalemi. 83 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 30 years with a salary the median is 520 kuruş a month, with 7 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 150 kuruş, is seen in 1899/1900. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 4.09 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1902/03, when 81 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1851/52 (AH 1268)
- Birthplace
- Amasya
- Community
- Armenian Christian (Ermeni)
- Nationality as recorded
- Ermeni
Education
- Primary
- Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 2 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
- Kitabetwriting
- 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
- Amasya
- First job as worded
- Muhasebe Kalemi
- Age at first work (workbook field)
- 17
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 100
- First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
- 100
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1868/69AH 1285 | Muhasebe Kalemifirst work | Amasya | 100first-salary field |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Debar (Debre) | 250 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Muhabere Memuru | Debar (Debre) | 380 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Muhabere Memuru | Skopje (Üsküp) | 380 |
| 1877 to 1879AH 1294 to 1296 | Muhabere Memuru | Bitola (Manastır) | 400 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Muhabere Memuru | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 380 |
| 1880 to 1903AH 1298 to 1320 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 400 to 800 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1874/75 | 250 | 535 | 420 | 9% |
| 1875/76 | 380 | 530 | 400 | 18% |
| 1876/77 | 380 | 582.5 | 410 | 16% |
| 1877/78 | 400 | 560 | 410 | 16% |
| 1878 | 400 | 600 | 500 | 17% |
| 1878/79 | 400 | 600 | 420 | 18% |
| 1879/80 | 380 | 500 | 380 | 22% |
| 1880/81 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 34% |
| 1881/82 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 31% |
| 1882/83 | 500 | 500 | 320 | 43% |
| 1883/84 | 500 | 500 | 320 | 43% |
| 1884/85 | 500 | 500 | 390 | 42% |
| 1885/86 | 500 | 500 | 380 | 42% |
| 1886/87 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 42% |
| 1887/88 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 41% |
| 1888/89 | 600 | 500 | 310 | 58% |
| 1889/90 | 600 | 500 | 250 | 58% |
| 1890/91 | 600 | 500 | 272.5 | 59% |
| 1891/92 | 600 | 500 | 200 | 59% |
| 1892/93 | 600 | 500 | 182.5 | 59% |
| 1893/94 | 600 | 500 | 200 | 60% |
| 1894/95 | 600 | 500 | 250 | 60% |
| 1895/96 | 600 | 500 | 250 | 59% |
| 1896/97 | 540 | 500 | 245 | 61% |
| 1897/98 | 540 | 500 | 275 | 61% |
| 1898/99 | 650 | 500 | 262.5 | 76% |
| 1899/1900 | 800 | 500 | 300 | 83% |
| 1900/01 | 800 | 500 | 300 | 81% |
| 1901/02 | 800 | 500 | 340 | 81% |
| 1902/03 | 800 | 500 | 350 | 81% |
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
- Mehmet Aziz EfendiThessaloniki (Selanik), 24 shared years
- Hasan Nazmi EfendiThessaloniki (Selanik), 22 shared years
- Nikola Eftiyaka EfendiThessaloniki (Selanik) and 1 other place, 22 shared years
- Unnamed official (23_48; 93)Thessaloniki (Selanik), 22 shared years
- Salih Vasfi BeyThessaloniki (Selanik), 21 shared years
291 officials in all. Officials recorded in Thessaloniki (Selanik)
Same school recorded
- Abdulhamit EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Abdürreşid Sabit İzzetSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Ahmet Faik EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Cemal EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Hüseyin EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291)
744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Daim EfendiAmasya, born 1851/52 (AH 1268)
- Mehmet Nuri EfendiAmasya, born 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Hasan Sıtkı EfendiAmasya, born 1861/62 (AH 1278)
- Kigork EfendiAmasya, born 1861/62 (AH 1278)
- Mustafa Nuri EfendiAmasya, born 1867/68 (AH 1284)
10 officials in all. Officials born in Amasya
Full record
Annual entries (30)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Debar (Debre) | 250 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 23_44; 85 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Muhabere Memuru | Debar (Debre) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 23_44; 85 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Muhabere Memuru | Skopje (Üsküp) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 23_44; 85 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Muhabere Memuru | Bitola (Manastır) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 23_44; 85 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Muhabere Memuru | Bitola (Manastır) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 23_44; 85 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Muhabere Memuru | Bitola (Manastır) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 23_44; 85 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Muhabere Memuru | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 23_44; 85 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 23_44; 85 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 23_44; 85 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 23_44; 85 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 23_44; 85 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 23_44; 85 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 23_44; 85 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 23_44; 85 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 23_44; 85 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 23_44; 85 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 23_44; 85 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 23_44; 85 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 23_44; 85 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 23_44; 85 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 23_44; 85 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 23_44; 85 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 23_44; 85 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 23_44; 85 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 23_44; 85 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 650 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 23_44; 85 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 23_44; 85 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 23_44; 85 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 23_44; 85 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 23_44; 85 |
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 | Berdos [Bedros] Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| Birth year (AH) | 1268 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace | amasya | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: district (kaza) | Amasya | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: sancak | Amasya | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: province (vilayet) | Sivas | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Province of birth | sivas | 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 | Ermeni | 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) | 2 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1285 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1868 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Amasya | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: district (kaza) | Amasya | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: sancak | Amasya | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: province (vilayet) | Sivas | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First job as worded | Muhasebe Kalemi | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Age at first work (workbook field) | 17 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 100 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month) | 100 | 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.
- 29 annual entries of 30 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.