Official
Mıgırdıç Kirkoryan
Armenian Christian (Ermeni). Born in Sivas in 1845/46 (AH 1262). On record 1865 to 1899, 31 annual entries.
Archive reference 0065_0073; 143
Life#
Mıgırdıç Kirkoryan was born in Sivas in 1845/46 (AH 1262). The record gives the community as Armenian Christian (Ermeni) and the father's occupation as Sarraf.
Schooling recorded: Millet 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: Arabic, with Tekellum; Armenian, with Kitabet; French, with Kitabet; Greek (Rum), with Tekellum; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1865/66 (AH 1282). The official was then about 19 years old. The record gives 0.5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 720 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1865/66, the official was about 19 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1865/66, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Diyarbakır, with 720 kuruş a month. In 1870/71 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Gaza (Gazze), the salary going from 1,100 to 1,400 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Diyarbakır). In 1872/73 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Jerusalem (Kudüs), with 855 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Gaza). In 1878/79 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Damascus (Şam), with 800 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Jerusalem). In 1881/82 the record shows 2. Müdür in Dikili, the salary going from 700 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Damascus). In 1882/83 the record shows 2. Müdür in Samos (Sisam), the salary going from 800 to 1,000 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Dikili). In 1898/99 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Vlorë (Avlonya), the salary going from 1,000 to 540 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Samos). No annual entry is recorded for 1894 to 1898.
The highest salary, 1,400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1870/71 as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti. 86 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 600 kuruş. Over 31 years with a salary the median is 855 kuruş a month, with 5 rises and 4 cuts. The largest rise, 380 kuruş, is seen in 1868/69. From the first salary to the last the salary fell by 0.84 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1898/99, when 61 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Birthplace
- Sivas
- Community
- Armenian Christian (Ermeni)
- Nationality as recorded
- Ermeni
- Father's occupation
- Sarraf
Education
- Community school
- Millet Mektebi (4 years)community school (school of a non-Muslim community)
- 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
- Arabic
- Tekellumspeaking
- Armenian
- Kitabetwriting
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Greek (Rum)
- Tekellumspeaking. 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
- 1865/66 (AH 1282)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 720
Legal records
- Legal record note as worded
- Zimmet / Mumaileyhin dokuz bin yüz on yedi kuruş on para ile üç yüz yetmiş altı Frank seksen santim ve zimmet ve ihtilası zuhur ettiğinden bin üç yüz on iki senesi şehr-i Muharremü'l-haramı gurresinde 24 Haziran sene 1310 azledilmiştir.; Zimmet / Mumaileyhin zuhur eden zimmetinden dolayı idareten azledilmiş ise de bi'l-muhakeme hükm-i lühukundan evvel zimmetini tesviye etmiş olduğu cihetle hizmetinde ibkası Sisam Emareti'nden iltimas olunmuş ve mahkemeye getirilmeksizin mebhusun anh olan zimmet tesviye edilmiş olmağla şu halde bade'l-hüküm aranması lazım gelen hukuk-ı umumiyenin takibinde bir istinad-ı kanuni kaldığından hukuk-ı umumiye davasından sarf-ı nazarla mumaileyhin istihdamı cihetinde Telgraf ve Posta Nezaret-i aliyyesinin takdirine bırakıldığı; Zimmet
- Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records
- 1316
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1865/66AH 1282 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 720first-salary field |
| 1865 to 1870AH 1282 to 1286 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Diyarbakır | 720 to 1,100 |
| 1870 to 1872AH 1287 to 1288 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Gaza (Gazze) | 1,400 to 855 |
| 1872 to 1878AH 1289 to 1295 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Jerusalem (Kudüs) | 855 to 800 |
| 1878 to 1881AH 1296 to 1298 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Damascus (Şam) | 800 to 700 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | 2. Müdür | Dikili | 800 |
| 1882 to 1894AH 1300 to 1311 | 2. Müdür | Samos (Sisam) | 1,000 |
| No annual entry: 1894 to 1898 (AH 1312 to 1315) | |||
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Vlorë (Avlonya) | 540 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1865/66 | 720 | 650 | 588 | 52% |
| 1866/67 | 720 | 600 | 600 | 58% |
| 1867/68 | 720 | 600 | 600 | 58% |
| 1868/69 | 1,100 | 600 | 570 | 77% |
| 1869/70 | 1,100 | 600 | 576 | 79% |
| 1870/71 | 1,400 | 600 | 600 | 86% |
| 1871/72 | 855 | 550 | 570 | 73% |
| 1872/73 | 855 | 550 | 585 | 74% |
| 1873/74 | 855 | 500 | 570 | 75% |
| 1874/75 | 855 | 535 | 650 | 74% |
| 1875/76 | 855 | 530 | 700 | 75% |
| 1876/77 | 800 | 582.5 | 600 | 67% |
| 1877/78 | 800 | 560 | 600 | 68% |
| 1878 | 800 | 600 | 600 | 65% |
| 1878/79 | 800 | 600 | 600 | 66% |
| 1879/80 | 600 | 500 | 500 | 61% |
| 1880/81 | 700 | 500 | 500 | 71% |
| 1881/82 | 800 | 500 | 800 | 77% |
| 1882/83 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 82% |
| 1883/84 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 82% |
| 1884/85 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 82% |
| 1885/86 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 83% |
| 1886/87 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 84% |
| 1887/88 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 83% |
| 1888/89 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 84% |
| 1889/90 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 85% |
| 1890/91 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 86% |
| 1891/92 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 86% |
| 1892/93 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 87% |
| 1893/94 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 87% |
| 1898/99 | 540 | 500 | 495 | 61% |
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
- Mustafa Vasfi EfendiDiyarbakır, 5 shared years
- Abdullah Şükrü EfendiDiyarbakır, 5 shared years
- Kamil EfendiJerusalem (Kudüs) and 1 other place, 4 shared years
- Ali Fehmi Kemali EfendiDamascus (Şam) and 1 other place, 4 shared years
- Mehmet Said EfendiDamascus (Şam), 3 shared years
46 officials in all. Officials recorded in Samos (Sisam)
Same school recorded
- Yakup EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1865/66 (AH 1282)
- Unnamed official (0100_0023; 43)Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1865/66 (AH 1282)
- İstepan EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1866/67 (AH 1283)
- Kostantin KotoviliMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1866/67 (AH 1283)
- Ohannes Bogosyan EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1866/67 (AH 1283)
262 officials in all. Officials with Millet Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Agop EfendiSivas, born 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Mehmet Mazhar EfendiSivas, born 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Süleyman Sırrı EfendiSivas, born 1846/47 (AH 1263)
- Osekhan EfendiSivas, born 1844/45 (AH 1260)
- Paskal Mıgırdıç Kazancıyan EfendiSivas, born 1844/45 (AH 1260)
94 officials in all. Officials born in Sivas
Full record
Annual entries (31)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1865/66AH 1282 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Diyarbakır | 720 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
| 1866/67AH 1283 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Diyarbakır | 720 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
| 1867/68AH 1284 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Diyarbakır | 720 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
| 1868/69AH 1285 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Diyarbakır | 1,100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
| 1869/70AH 1286 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Diyarbakır | 1,100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Gaza (Gazze) | 1,400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Gaza (Gazze) | 855 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Jerusalem (Kudüs) | 855 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Jerusalem (Kudüs) | 855 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Jerusalem (Kudüs) | 855 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Jerusalem (Kudüs) | 855 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Jerusalem (Kudüs) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Jerusalem (Kudüs) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Jerusalem (Kudüs) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Damascus (Şam) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Damascus (Şam) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Damascus (Şam) | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | 2. Müdür | Dikili | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | 2. Müdür | Samos (Sisam) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | 2. Müdür | Samos (Sisam) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | 2. Müdür | Samos (Sisam) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | 2. Müdür | Samos (Sisam) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | 2. Müdür | Samos (Sisam) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | 2. Müdür | Samos (Sisam) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | 2. Müdür | Samos (Sisam) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | 2. Müdür | Samos (Sisam) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | 2. Müdür | Samos (Sisam) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | 2. Müdür | Samos (Sisam) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | 2. Müdür | Samos (Sisam) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | 2. Müdür | Samos (Sisam) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Vlorë (Avlonya) | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0073; 143 |
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 (18)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mıgırdıç Kirkoryan | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1262 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | sivas | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | sivas | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Sarraf | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Hristiyan | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Ermeni | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Millet Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0.5 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1282 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1865 | 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) | 720 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Legal records | ||
| Legal record note as worded | Zimmet / Mumaileyhin dokuz bin yüz on yedi kuruş on para ile üç yüz yetmiş altı Frank seksen santim ve zimmet ve ihtilası zuhur ettiğinden bin üç yüz on iki senesi şehr-i Muharremü'l-haramı gurresinde 24 Haziran sene 1310 azledilmiştir. used on this page | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | Zimmet / Mumaileyhin zuhur eden zimmetinden dolayı idareten azledilmiş ise de bi'l-muhakeme hükm-i lühukundan evvel zimmetini tesviye etmiş olduğu cihetle hizmetinde ibkası Sisam Emareti'nden iltimas olunmuş ve mahkemeye getirilmeksizin mebhusun anh olan zimmet tesviye edilmiş olmağla şu halde bade'l-hüküm aranması lazım gelen hukuk-ı umumiyenin takibinde bir istinad-ı kanuni kaldığından hukuk-ı umumiye davasından sarf-ı nazarla mumaileyhin istihdamı cihetinde Telgraf ve Posta Nezaret-i aliyyesinin takdirine bırakıldığı other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | Zimmet other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records | 1316 | Later annual personnel extract |
What the sources named in this table are
- Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)
- A workbook of notes on legal records. The wording is kept as written. It may hold an accusation or an acquittal, it is not the finding of a court, and its year is the year of the record, not the date of an event.
- Legal notes (later workbook copy)
- A later copy of the workbook of notes on legal records. The same wording in both copies is one note, not two.
- Later annual personnel extract
- The detailed annual personnel file of October 2025. It marks single annual entries with a criminal-record flag and holds status words such as Vefat. For a death, the year is the year of the annual list in which the status word stands.
- 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.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 26 annual entries of 31 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.