Official
MEHMET MÜŞTAK EFENDİ
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Van in 1877/78 (AH 1294). On record 1902 to 1904, 2 annual entries.
Archive reference 115_237; 471
Life#
MEHMET MÜŞTAK EFENDİ was born in Van in 1877/78 (AH 1294) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Schooling took seven years, at a middle school (Rüşdiye Mektebi); MEHMET MÜŞTAK also held a qualification (a diploma, certificate, training or decoration).
MEHMET MÜŞTAK began work in Van in 1896/97, at about 19, with six unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 300 kuruş. Both annual entries, for 1902/03 and 1903/04, place MEHMET MÜŞTAK in Van, the birthplace, as an examining clerk (Mümeyyiz).
The salary never rose above the first in the lists, 300 kuruş a month in 1902/03, as Mümeyyiz in Van, when 21 per cent of paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1903/04.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03 | 300 | 500 | 1,100 | 21% |
| 1903/04 | 300 | 475 | 1,100 | 23% |
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
- 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Birthplace
- Van
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 6 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
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1896/97 (AH 1314)
- Place
- Van
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 300
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 16 officials with entries in Van in the same years, MEHMET MÜŞTAK EFENDİ had the 15th highest salary.
- Mahmut Nihat Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 1,500 kuruş
- İsmail Zühtü Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 1,200 kuruş
- Abdülkadir Ziya Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 900 kuruş
- Zülfikar Fethi Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 720 kuruş
- Ali Rıza Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 500 kuruş
Same job title, same years
Of the 8 officials with the title Mümeyyiz in the same years, MEHMET MÜŞTAK EFENDİ had the lowest salary.
- Mustafa Hilmi Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 2,500 kuruş
- Necip Niyazi Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 1,500 kuruş
- Ali Bey2 shared years; highest salary 1,400 kuruş
- Mustafa Akif Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 1,400 kuruş
- Mehmet Refik Bey2 shared years; highest salary 1,250 kuruş
Same school
Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; MEHMET MÜŞTAK EFENDİ had the 2,211th highest salary of them.
- Abdi Nazım Efendiborn 1877/78 (AH 1294); highest salary 600 kuruş
- Abdülaziz Fikri Efendiborn 1877/78 (AH 1294); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Abdülkerim Efendiborn 1877/78 (AH 1294); highest salary 100 kuruş
- Abdullah Efendiborn 1877/78 (AH 1294); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Ahmet Efendiborn 1877/78 (AH 1294); highest salary 800 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 35 officials born in Van, MEHMET MÜŞTAK EFENDİ had the 24th highest salary.
- İbrahim Efendiborn 1877/78 (AH 1294); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Mehmet Cemal Efendiborn 1877/78 (AH 1294); highest salary 550 kuruş
- Mehmet Hayri Efendiborn 1877/78 (AH 1294); highest salary 540 kuruş
- Mustafa Efendiborn 1878 (AH 1295); highest salary 250 kuruş
- Ahmet Muhtar Efendiborn 1878/79 (AH 1296); highest salary 400 kuruş
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 168 officials whose first annual entry is for 1902/03 (AH 1320), MEHMET MÜŞTAK EFENDİ had the 74th highest salary.
- Ali Adil Efendifirst entry in Beyoğlu; highest salary 200 kuruş
- Hamdi Efendifirst entry in Baghdad (Bağdat); highest salary 380 kuruş
- Kasım Cemil Efendifirst entry in Bitlis; highest salary 300 kuruş
- Mehmet Rifat Efendifirst entry in Kütahya; highest salary 400 kuruş
- Ohannes Efendifirst entry in Yalova; highest salary 500 kuruş
Full record
Annual entries (2)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Mümeyyiz | Van | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 115_237; 471 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Mümeyyiz | Van | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 115_237; 471 |
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 MÜŞTAK EFENDİ | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1294 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | van | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | van | 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) | 6 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1314 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1896 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Van | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 300 | 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.
- 2 annual entries of 2 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 MÜŞTAK EFENDİ
- Examining clerk (Mümeyyiz)
- Van
- Rüşdiye school (Rüşdiye Mektebi)
- Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- 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)