Official
Mehmet Rüştü Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Antalya in 1869/70 (AH 1286). On record 1887 to 1906, 18 annual entries.
Archive reference 124-6-7
Life#
Mehmet Rüştü Efendi was born in Antalya in 1869/70 (AH 1286). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as yuzbasi.
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 Antalya in 1881/82 (AH 1299). The official was then about 13 years old. The record gives 6 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 285 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1887/88, the official was about 18 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1887/88, shows Muhabere Memuru in Damascus (Şam), with 285 kuruş a month. In 1888/89 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Thessaloniki (Selanik), the salary going from 285 to 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Damascus). In 1893/94 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Razlog (Razlık), the salary going from 380 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Thessaloniki). In 1897/98 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Ioannina (Yanya), with 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Razlog). In 1899/1900 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Kosova, the salary going from 500 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Ioannina). No annual entry is recorded for 1896/97.
The highest salary, 600 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1899/1900 as Muhabere Memuru. 70 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 500 kuruş. Over 18 years with a salary the median is 500 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 120 kuruş, is seen in 1893/94. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 4.22 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1905/06, when 67 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Birthplace
- Antalya
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- yuzbasi
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 6 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
- 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Place
- Antalya
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 285
Legal records
- Legal record note as worded
- işret / merkeze ziyadesiyle sarhoş gelerek vazifesini ifaya iktidarı olmadığı ve diğer merakizin tellerini birbirine karıştırıp muhaberat-ı mühimme-i telgrafîyi tehire düşürdüğü ve bazı eyyam telgrafhaneye uğramayarak şurada burada imrar-ı vakt eylemekte bulunduğu cihetle bir müddet ıslah-ı nefs etmek üzere açığa çıkarılıp; İşret
- Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records
- 1317
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1881/82AH 1299 | First work | Antalya | 285first-salary field |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Muhabere Memuru | Damascus (Şam) | 285 |
| 1888 to 1893AH 1306 to 1310 | Muhabere Memuru | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 380 |
| 1893 to 1896AH 1311 to 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Razlog (Razlık) | 500 |
| No annual entry: 1896/97 (AH 1314) | |||
| 1897 to 1899AH 1315 to 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Ioannina (Yanya) | 500 |
| 1899 to 1906AH 1317 to 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Kosova | 600 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887/88 | 285 | 500 | 400 | 9% |
| 1888/89 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 21% |
| 1889/90 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 21% |
| 1890/91 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 22% |
| 1891/92 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 24% |
| 1892/93 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 24% |
| 1893/94 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 46% |
| 1894/95 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 46% |
| 1895/96 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 47% |
| 1897/98 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 49% |
| 1898/99 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 48% |
| 1899/1900 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 70% |
| 1900/01 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 67% |
| 1901/02 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 67% |
| 1902/03 | 600 | 500 | 380 | 67% |
| 1903/04 | 600 | 475 | 350 | 67% |
| 1904/05 | 600 | 450 | 350 | 67% |
| 1905/06 | 600 | 475 | 330 | 67% |
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.
1879-1909 tarihli Sicil-i Ahval kayıtlarına göre Antalya doğumlu memurlar (OZAN CAN AKPINAR, 2017). Name as printed: Mehmed RüĢtü Efendi (H. 1286 / M. 1869-1870). PDF pages 237 and 238.
Probable link: same name and birthplace
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Halil Hayri EfendiKosova, 7 shared years
- Ali Rıza EfendiKosova, 6 shared years
- Bayram Fehmi EfendiKosova, 6 shared years
- İsmail Hakki EfendiKosova, 6 shared years
- İbrahim Vehbi EfendiKosova, 6 shared years
172 officials in all. Officials recorded in Kosova
Same school recorded
- Abdurrahman Akif EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305)
- Ahmed Talat EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305)
- Ahmet Hilmi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305)
- Ahmet Refik EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305)
- Ahmet Şefik EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Hasan Tahsin EfendiAntalya, born 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Mehmet Sabri EfendiAntalya, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Zülfikar EfendiAntalya, born 1878 (AH 1295)
- Hafiz Mehmet Celalettin EfendiAntalya, born 1856/57 (AH 1273)
- Mustafa Hulusi EfendiAntalya, born 1856/57 (AH 1273)
Full record
Annual entries (18)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Muhabere Memuru | Damascus (Şam) | 285 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 124-6-7 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Muhabere Memuru | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 124-6-7 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Muhabere Memuru | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 124-6-7 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Muhabere Memuru | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 124-6-7 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Muhabere Memuru | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 124-6-7 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhabere Memuru | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 124-6-7 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Muhabere Memuru | Razlog (Razlık) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 124-6-7 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Razlog (Razlık) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 124-6-7 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Razlog (Razlık) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 124-6-7 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Ioannina (Yanya) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 124-6-7 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Ioannina (Yanya) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 124-6-7 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Kosova | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 124-6-7 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Kosova | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 124-6-7 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Kosova | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 124-6-7 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Kosova | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 124-6-7 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Kosova | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 124-6-7 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Kosova | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 124-6-7 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Kosova | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 124-6-7 |
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 (17)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet Rüştü Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1286 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | antalya | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | konya | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | yuzbasi | 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) | 1299 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1882 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Antalya | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 285 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Legal records | ||
| Legal record note as worded | işret / merkeze ziyadesiyle sarhoş gelerek vazifesini ifaya iktidarı olmadığı ve diğer merakizin tellerini birbirine karıştırıp muhaberat-ı mühimme-i telgrafîyi tehire düşürdüğü ve bazı eyyam telgrafhaneye uğramayarak şurada burada imrar-ı vakt eylemekte bulunduğu cihetle bir müddet ıslah-ı nefs etmek üzere açığa çıkarılıp used on this page | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | İşret other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records | 1317 | Later annual personnel extract |
What the sources named in this table are
- Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)
- A workbook of notes on legal records. The wording is kept as written. It may hold an accusation or an acquittal, it is not the finding of a court, and its year is the year of the record, not the date of an event.
- Legal notes (later workbook copy)
- A later copy of the workbook of notes on legal records. The same wording in both copies is one note, not two.
- Later annual personnel extract
- The detailed annual personnel file of October 2025. It marks single annual entries with a criminal-record flag and holds status words such as Vefat. For a death, the year is the year of the annual list in which the status word stands.
- 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.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 18 annual entries of 18 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.