Official
Mehmet Fevzi Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Çarşamba in 1868/69 (AH 1285). On record 1886 to 1895, 9 annual entries.
Archive reference 90_247; 491
Life#
Mehmet Fevzi Efendi was born in Çarşamba in 1868/69 (AH 1285), into the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Schooling took seven years, at a middle school (Rüşdiye Mektebi).
Mehmet Fevzi began work in Çarşamba in 1886/87, at about 18, paid from the start, on 250 kuruş a month. The annual lists begin in 1886/87, with Mehmet Fevzi as an official (Memur) in Çarşamba, the birthplace. Mehmet Fevzi then moved to Çamaş from 1888 to 1891, with a rise to communications official (Muhabere Memuru) in 1888/89. The last posts were in Çarşamba again from 1891 to 1895, with a rise to director of the third grade (3. Müdür).
The salary went from 250 kuruş a month in 1886/87 to 500 in 1891/92, the peak, as 3. Müdür in Çarşamba, when 43 per cent of paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1894/95.
Places in order of time#
Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.
Career and salary#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886/87 | 250 | 500 | 400 | 6% |
| 1887/88 | 250 | 500 | 300 | 7% |
| 1888/89 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 27% |
| 1889/90 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 27% |
| 1890/91 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 28% |
| 1891/92 | 500 | 500 | 600 | 43% |
| 1892/93 | 500 | 500 | 600 | 44% |
| 1893/94 | 500 | 500 | 600 | 46% |
| 1894/95 | 500 | 500 | 600 | 46% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Birthplace
- Çarşamba
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- No
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1886/87 (AH 1304)
- Place
- Çarşamba
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 250
Recorded with#
Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.
Same place, same years
Of the 2 officials with entries in Çarşamba in the same years, Mehmet Fevzi Efendi had the lowest salary.
- Unnamed official (0049_0019; 35)2 shared years; highest salary 800 kuruş
Same job title, same years
Of the 207 officials with the title 3. Müdür in the same years, Mehmet Fevzi Efendi had the 177th highest salary.
- Ahmet Rüştü Efendi4 shared years; highest salary 1,800 kuruş
- Hasan Sezai Efendi4 shared years; highest salary 1,500 kuruş
- Hacı Ahmet Behçet Efendi4 shared years; highest salary 1,150 kuruş
- İsmail Hakkı Efendi4 shared years; highest salary 1,080 kuruş
- Ahmet Hazım Efendi4 shared years; highest salary 1,000 kuruş
Same school
Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Fevzi Efendi had the 1,253rd highest salary of them.
- Ahmed Tevfik Efendiborn 1868/69 (AH 1285); highest salary 594 kuruş
- Ahmet Hamdi Efendiborn 1868/69 (AH 1285); highest salary 450 kuruş
- Ahmet Rifat Efendiborn 1868/69 (AH 1285); highest salary 540 kuruş
- Ahmet Sami Efendiborn 1868/69 (AH 1285); highest salary 200 kuruş
- Ahmet Sami Efendiborn 1868/69 (AH 1285); highest salary 800 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 3 officials born in Çarşamba, Mehmet Fevzi Efendi had the 2nd highest salary.
- Şükrü Beyborn 1849/50 (AH 1266); highest salary 600 kuruş
- Mehmet Kâsif Efendiborn 1886/87 (AH 1304); highest salary 400 kuruş
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 53 officials whose first annual entry is for 1886/87 (AH 1304), Mehmet Fevzi Efendi had the 32nd highest salary.
- Hüseyin Sabri Efendifirst entry in Biga; highest salary 450 kuruş
- Jak Efendifirst entry in Galata; highest salary 400 kuruş
- Macit Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 800 kuruş
- Mehmet Asaf Efendifirst entry in Trabzon; highest salary 1,800 kuruş
- Mehmet Emin Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 3,500 kuruş
Full record
Annual entries (9)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Memur | Çarşamba | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_247; 491 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Memur | Çarşamba | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_247; 491 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Muhabere Memuru | Çamaş | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_247; 491 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Muhabere Memuru | Çamaş | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_247; 491 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Muhabere Memuru | Çamaş | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_247; 491 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | 3. Müdür | Çarşamba | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_247; 491 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | 3. Müdür | Çarşamba | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_247; 491 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | 3. Müdür | Çarşamba | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_247; 491 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | 3. Müdür | Çarşamba | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_247; 491 |
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 (13)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet Fevzi Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1285 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | carsamba | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | trabzon | 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 |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1304 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1887 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | carsamba | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 250 | 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.
- 9 annual entries of 9 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.
Subjects
- Mehmet Fevzi Efendi
- Director of the third grade (3. Müdür)
- Çarşamba
- Rüşdiye school (Rüşdiye Mektebi)
- Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Communications official (Muhabere Memuru)
- Biography of an Ottoman official (Osmanlı memurunun biyografisi)
- Career and pay (memuriyet ve maaş)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)