Official
Mahmut Cevat Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Niš (Niş) in 1868/69 (AH 1285). On record 1899 to 1905, 6 annual entries.
Archive reference 53_0018; 33
Life#
Mahmut Cevat Efendi was born in Niš (Niş) in 1868/69 (AH 1285). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Posta Memuru.
Schooling recorded: Mekteb-i Sultani, with 12 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 Asina; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1890/91 (AH 1308): Mektubi Kalemi. The official was then about 22 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 1899/1900, the official was about 31 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1899/1900, shows Memur in Istanbul, with 500 kuruş a month. In 1900/01 the record shows Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul, the salary going from 500 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Memur in Istanbul). In 1901/02 the record shows Kontrol Kalemi Basmemuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 800 to 1,000 kuruş a month (before: Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1902/03 the record shows Başmemur in Istanbul, with 1,000 kuruş a month (before: Kontrol Kalemi Basmemuru in Istanbul).
The highest salary, 1,000 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1901/02 as Kontrol Kalemi Basmemuru. 87 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 1,000 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 300 kuruş, is seen in 1900/01. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 14.87 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1904/05, when 87 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Honours recorded in the cross-ministry workbook: Rank (recorded code): 4.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Birthplace
- Niš (Niş)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Posta Memuru
Education
- Higher or professional
- Mekteb-i Sultani (12 years)Imperial School (Galatasaray)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 2 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Other High
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- No
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
- 1890/91 (AH 1308)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First job as worded
- Mektubi Kalemi
- Age at first work (workbook field)
- 23
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 100
- First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
- 100
Honours and ranks
- Rank (recorded code)
- 4
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Mektubi Kalemifirst work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100first-salary field |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Memur | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 500 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 800 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Kontrol Kalemi Basmemuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,000 |
| 1902 to 1905AH 1320 to 1322 | Başmemur | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899/1900 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 47% |
| 1900/01 | 800 | 500 | 300 | 81% |
| 1901/02 | 1,000 | 500 | 87% | |
| 1902/03 | 1,000 | 500 | 855 | 87% |
| 1903/04 | 1,000 | 475 | 725 | 87% |
| 1904/05 | 1,000 | 450 | 780 | 87% |
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
- İbrahim Galib BeyIstanbul, 6 shared years
- Mehmet Hayri EfendiIstanbul, 6 shared years
- Ahmet Bahaettin EfendiIstanbul, 6 shared years
- Ahmet Şefik EfendiIstanbul, 6 shared years
- Ahmet Vefik EfendiIstanbul, 6 shared years
865 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Mustafa Halit EfendiMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1899/1900 (AH 1317)
- Nuri EfendiMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1898/99 (AH 1316)
- ALİ HİKMET EFENDİMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
- Davut Vehbi EfendiMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
- Hüseyin Avni EfendiMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
52 officials in all. Officials with Mekteb-i Sultani recorded
Same birthplace
- Süleyman Hulusi EfendiNiš (Niş), born 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- İbrahim Fahri EfendiNiš (Niş), born 1866/67 (AH 1283)
- Mustafa Ragıp EfendiNiš (Niş), born 1870/71 (AH 1287)
- Mehmet Salih EfendiNiš (Niş), born 1865/66 (AH 1282)
- Hasan Basri EfendiNiš (Niş), born 1871/72 (AH 1288)
25 officials in all. Officials born in Niš (Niş)
Full record
Annual entries (6)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Memur | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 500 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 53_0018; 33 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 53_0018; 33 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Kontrol Kalemi Basmemuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 53_0018; 33 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Başmemur | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 53_0018; 33 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Başmemur | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 53_0018; 33 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Başmemur | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 53_0018; 33 |
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 (24)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mahmut Cevat Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| Birth year (AH) | 1285 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace | nis | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: district (kaza) | Nis | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: sancak | Nis | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: province (vilayet) | Tuna | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Province of birth | tuna | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | posta memuru | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Religion | Musluman | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Nationality or community | Turkish | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Mektebi Sultani | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of schooling | 12 | 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) | 1308 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1891 | 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 | Mektubi Kalemi | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Age at first work (workbook field) | 23 | 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 |
| Honours | ||
| Rank (recorded code) | 4 | 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.
- 5 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.