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Official

Ahmet Mirat Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Trabzon in 1884/85 (AH 1302). On record 1906 to 1908, 2 annual entries.

Life

Ahmet Mirat Efendi was born in Trabzon in 1884/85 (AH 1302). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Trabzon in 1902/03 (AH 1320). The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives 4 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1906/07, the official was about 21 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1906/07, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Trabzon, with 300 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 300 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti. 25 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 300 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1907/08, when 39 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1884/85 (AH 1302)
Birthplace
Trabzon
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Esnaf

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
4 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Middle
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
Yes

The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.

Languages

French
Kitabetwriting
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

Year
1902/03 (AH 1320)
Place
Trabzon
First salary field (kuruş a month)
300

Career

Career of Ahmet Mirat Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1902/03AH 1320First workTrabzon300first-salary field
1906 to 1908AH 1324 to 1325Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
2 entries
YearSalary
1906/07300
1907/08300
Trabzon300
Monthly salary, kuruş
01002003001906/07AH 13241907/08AH 1325300 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001906/07AH 13241907/08AH 1325This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same title

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
Salary of Ahmet Mirat Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1906/0730045035025%
1907/0830030030039%

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.

Recorded with

Recorded in the same place in the same years

23 officials in all. Officials recorded in Trabzon

Same school recorded

3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

65 officials in all. Officials born in Trabzon

Full record

Annual entries (2)

Annual entries of Ahmet Mirat Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1906/07AH 1324Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiTrabzon300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract146-144-283
1907/08AH 1325Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiTrabzon300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract146-144-283
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)

Recorded values of Ahmet Mirat Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAhmet Mirat EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1302Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacetrabzonRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthtrabzonRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationEsnafRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionMuslumanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityTurkishRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
SchoolRusdiye MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling7Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1320Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1902Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeTrabzonRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)300Recovered 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.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.