Official
Dikran Efendi
Armenian Christian (Ermeni). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1866/67 (AH 1283). On record 1886 to 1910, 24 annual entries.
Archive reference 54_144; 285-286
Life#
Dikran Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1866/67 (AH 1283). The record gives the community as Armenian Christian (Ermeni).
Schooling recorded: Mülkiye Mektebi (School of Civil Administration), with 14 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 Istanbul in 1885/86 (AH 1303): Ticaret Kalemi. The official was then about 19 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 600 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1886/87, the official was about 20 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1886/87, shows Tahrirati Ecnebiye Kalemi in Istanbul, with 600 kuruş a month. In 1902/03 the record shows Mesalihi Kalemi in Istanbul, with 800 kuruş a month (before: Tahrirati Ecnebiye Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1909/10 the record shows Vali Muavini in Elazığ, the salary going from 1,050 to 4,500 kuruş a month (before: Mesalihi Kalemi in Istanbul).
The highest salary, 4,500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1909/10 as Vali Muavini. 97 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 462.5 kuruş. Over 24 years with a salary the median is 800 kuruş a month, with 7 rises and 1 cut. The largest rise, 3,450 kuruş, is seen in 1909/10. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 9.16 per cent a year on average.
Honours recorded in the cross-ministry workbook: Rank (recorded code): 3; Medal (recorded code): 1.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1866/67 (AH 1283)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Armenian Christian (Ermeni)
- Nationality as recorded
- Ermeni
Education
- Higher or professional
- Mülkiye Mektebi (14 years)School of Civil Administration
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 1 year
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Other High
- 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
- 1885/86 (AH 1303)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First job as worded
- Ticaret Kalemi
- Age at first work (workbook field)
- 14
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 600
- First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
- 600
Honours and ranks
- Rank (recorded code)
- 3
- Medal (recorded code)
- 1
Notes from the record
- Merit and competence grade (recorded code)
- 1
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Ticaret Kalemifirst work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 600first-salary field |
| 1886 to 1902AH 1304 to 1319 | Tahrirati Ecnebiye Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 600 to 800 |
| 1902 to 1909AH 1320 to 1326 | Mesalihi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 800 to 1,050 |
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Vali Muavini | Elazığ | 4,500 |
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 | 600 | 500 | 59% | |
| 1887/88 | 600 | 500 | 58% | |
| 1888/89 | 700 | 500 | 72% | |
| 1889/90 | 750 | 500 | 725 | 74% |
| 1890/91 | 750 | 500 | 725 | 75% |
| 1891/92 | 800 | 500 | 725 | 79% |
| 1892/93 | 800 | 500 | 725 | 80% |
| 1893/94 | 800 | 500 | 737.5 | 80% |
| 1894/95 | 830 | 500 | 572.5 | 85% |
| 1895/96 | 830 | 500 | 626 | 84% |
| 1896/97 | 747 | 500 | 652 | 85% |
| 1897/98 | 747 | 500 | 626 | 85% |
| 1898/99 | 747 | 500 | 652 | 84% |
| 1899/1900 | 800 | 500 | 750 | 83% |
| 1900/01 | 800 | 500 | 750 | 81% |
| 1901/02 | 800 | 500 | 750 | 81% |
| 1902/03 | 800 | 500 | 800 | 81% |
| 1903/04 | 1,050 | 475 | 300 | 89% |
| 1904/05 | 1,050 | 450 | 200 | 89% |
| 1905/06 | 1,050 | 475 | 88% | |
| 1906/07 | 1,050 | 450 | 88% | |
| 1907/08 | 1,050 | 300 | 87% | |
| 1908/09 | 1,050 | 350 | 400 | 82% |
| 1909/10 | 4,500 | 462.5 | 97% |
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.
Named in scholarly works#
No link between a work and an official has been accepted. Each entry was found by fixed rules on the name and the recorded fields, and says what it rests on.
Possible links: 3 entries in 1 work
- Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre İstanbul doğumlu Ermeni devlet adamları: DİKRAN EFENDİPossible link: same name, birthplace and register and page of the archive reference; served in the place the work covers; several officials or entries qualify, so none is probable
- Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre İstanbul doğumlu Ermeni devlet adamları: DİKRAN EFENDİPossible link: same name and birthplace; served in the place the work covers; several officials or entries qualify, so none is probable
- Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre İstanbul doğumlu Ermeni devlet adamları: DİKRAN EFENDİPossible link: same name, birthplace and register and page of the archive reference; served in the place the work covers; several officials or entries qualify, so none is probable
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Hüseyin EfendiIstanbul, 23 shared years
- Hafiz Mehmet Galib EfendiIstanbul, 23 shared years
- Mahmut Aziz EfendiIstanbul, 23 shared years
- Ahmet Muhtar EfendiIstanbul, 23 shared years
- Ali Galip EfendiIstanbul, 23 shared years
1,413 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Mehmet Muhyittin EfendiMülkiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305)
- İbrahim EfendiMülkiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- Hasan Muhlis BeyMülkiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1888/89 (AH 1306)
- Mahmut Hamdi BeyMülkiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1890/91 (AH 1308)
- Nuri EfendiMülkiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1890/91 (AH 1308)
25 officials in all. Officials with Mülkiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Rıfat EfendiIstanbul, born 1866/67 (AH 1283)
- Aleksan EfendiIstanbul, born 1866/67 (AH 1283)
- Ali Bedri EfendiIstanbul, born 1866/67 (AH 1283)
- Ali Cenap EfendiIstanbul, born 1866/67 (AH 1283)
- Ali Haydar EfendiIstanbul, born 1866/67 (AH 1283)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (24)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Tahrirati Ecnebiye Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_144; 285-286 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Tahrirati Ecnebiye Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_144; 285-286 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Tahrirati Ecnebiye Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_144; 285-286 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Tahrirati Ecnebiye Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 750 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_144; 285-286 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Tahrirati Ecnebiye Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 750 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_144; 285-286 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Tahrirati Ecnebiye Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_144; 285-286 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Tahrirati Ecnebiye Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_144; 285-286 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Tahrirati Ecnebiye Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_144; 285-286 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Tahrirati Ecnebiye Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 830 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_144; 285-286 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Tahrirati Ecnebiye Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 830 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_144; 285-286 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Tahrirati Ecnebiye Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 747 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_144; 285-286 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Tahrirati Ecnebiye Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 747 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_144; 285-286 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Tahrirati Ecnebiye Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 747 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_144; 285-286 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Tahrirati Ecnebiye Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_144; 285-286 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Tahrirati Ecnebiye Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_144; 285-286 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Tahrirati Ecnebiye Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_144; 285-286 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Mesalihi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_144; 285-286 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Mesalihi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,050 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_144; 285-286 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Mesalihi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,050 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_144; 285-286 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Mesalihi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,050 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_144; 285-286 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Mesalihi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,050 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_144; 285-286 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Mesalihi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,050 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_144; 285-286 |
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Mesalihi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,050 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_144; 285-286 |
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Vali Muavini | Elazığ | 4,500 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 54_144; 285-286 |
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 (26)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Dikran Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| Birth year (AH) | 1283 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace | dersaadet used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | istanbul other value | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: district (kaza) | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: sancak | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: province (vilayet) | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Province of birth | dersaadet | 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 | Mulkiye Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of schooling | 14 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1303 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1886 | 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 | Ticaret Kalemi | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Age at first work (workbook field) | 14 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 600 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month) | 600 | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Honours | ||
| Rank (recorded code) | 3 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Medal (recorded code) | 1 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Other recorded values | ||
| Merit and competence grade (recorded code) | 1 | 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.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 20 annual entries of 24 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.