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Official

Mehmet Hayri Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1881/82 (AH 1299). On record 1899 to 1905, 6 annual entries.

Life

Mehmet Hayri Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1881/82 (AH 1299). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1897/98 (AH 1315). The official was then about 16 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 17 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1899/1900, shows Evrak Kalemi in Istanbul, with 100 kuruş a month. In 1904/05 the record shows Kapici in Istanbul, the salary going from 140 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Evrak Kalemi in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1904/05 as Kapici. 38 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 6 years with a salary the median is 120 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 260 kuruş, is seen in 1904/05. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 31.95 per cent a year on average.

Record

Personal

Born
1881/82 (AH 1299)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
2 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
1897/98 (AH 1315)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
100

Career

Career of Mehmet Hayri Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1897/98AH 1315First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)100first-salary field
1899 to 1904AH 1317 to 1321Evrak Kalemi
5 entries
YearSalary
1899/1900100
1900/01100
1901/02100
1902/03140
1903/04140
Istanbul (Dersaadet)100 to 140
1904/05AH 1322KapiciIstanbul (Dersaadet)400
Monthly salary, kuruş
01002003004001899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 1322400 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 1322This 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 Mehmet Hayri Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1899/19001005003000%
1900/011005003001%
1901/021005002501%
1902/031405002454%
1903/041404752404%
1904/0540045038%

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

865 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Same school recorded

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

Same birthplace

1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Full record

Annual entries (6)

Annual entries of Mehmet Hayri Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1899/1900AH 1317Evrak KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract114_75; 145
1900/01AH 1318Evrak KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract114_75; 145
1901/02AH 1319Evrak KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract114_75; 145
1902/03AH 1320Evrak KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)140Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract114_75; 145
1903/04AH 1321Evrak KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)140Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract114_75; 145
1904/05AH 1322KapiciIstanbul (Dersaadet)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract114_75; 145
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)

Recorded values of Mehmet Hayri Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Hayri EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1299Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacedersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdersaadetRecovered 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)2Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1315Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1897Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)100Recovered 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.
  • 6 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.