Official
Mehmet Şevki Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Erzincan in 1845 (AH 1261). On record 1864 to 1885, 21 annual entries.
Archive reference 37_51; 99
Life#
Mehmet Şevki Efendi was born in Erzincan in 1845 (AH 1261). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Tatar.
Schooling recorded: the wording Muallim-i Mahsustan in the school field, which names no school. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Arabic, with Tekellum; French, with Tekellum; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Erzincan in 1858/59 (AH 1275): Posta. The official was then about 14 years old. The record gives 6 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 500 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1864/65, the official was about 19 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1864/65, shows Posta Memuru in Kütahya, with 500 kuruş a month. In 1867/68 the record shows 2. Müdür in Damascus (Şam), the salary going from 500 to 830 kuruş a month (before: Posta Memuru in Kütahya). In 1870/71 the record shows 2. Müdür in Beirut (Beyrut), with 1,000 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Damascus). In 1871/72 the record shows Tahrirat Kalemi in Bursa, the salary going from 1,000 to 700 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Beirut). In 1884/85 the record shows Evkaf Muhasebeciligi in Edirne, the salary going from 640 to 2,000 kuruş a month (before: Tahrirat Kalemi in Bursa). No annual entry is recorded for 1866/67.
The highest salary, 2,000 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1884/85 as Evkaf Muhasebeciligi. 92 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 21 years with a salary the median is 700 kuruş a month, with 4 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 1,360 kuruş, is seen in 1884/85. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 6.82 per cent a year on average.
Honours recorded in the cross-ministry workbook: Rank (recorded code): 3.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1845 (AH 1261)
- Birthplace
- Erzincan
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Tatar
Education
- Private teaching
- Muallim-i Mahsustan (4 years)from a private teacher (not a school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 6 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives yes.
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Arabic
- Tekellumspeaking
- French
- Tekellumspeaking
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1858/59 (AH 1275)
- Place
- Erzincan
- First job as worded
- Posta
- Age at first work (workbook field)
- 15
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 500
- First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
- 500
Honours and ranks
- Rank (recorded code)
- 3
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1858/59AH 1275 | Postafirst work | Erzincan | 500first-salary field |
| 1864 to 1866AH 1281 to 1282 | Posta Memuru | Kütahya | 500 |
| No annual entry: 1866/67 (AH 1283) | |||
| 1867 to 1870AH 1284 to 1286 | 2. Müdür | Damascus (Şam) | 830 to 1,000 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | 2. Müdür | Beirut (Beyrut) | 1,000 |
| 1871 to 1884AH 1288 to 1301 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Bursa | 700 to 640 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Evkaf Muhasebeciligi | Edirne | 2,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1864/65 | 500 | 625 | 300 | 28% |
| 1865/66 | 500 | 650 | 300 | 31% |
| 1867/68 | 830 | 600 | 1,000 | 66% |
| 1868/69 | 830 | 600 | 1,000 | 67% |
| 1869/70 | 1,000 | 600 | 1,000 | 71% |
| 1870/71 | 1,000 | 600 | 1,000 | 72% |
| 1871/72 | 700 | 550 | 412.5 | 61% |
| 1872/73 | 700 | 550 | 400 | 61% |
| 1873/74 | 700 | 500 | 400 | 61% |
| 1874/75 | 700 | 535 | 420 | 60% |
| 1875/76 | 700 | 530 | 700 | 61% |
| 1876/77 | 800 | 582.5 | 600 | 67% |
| 1877/78 | 800 | 560 | 700 | 68% |
| 1878 | 800 | 600 | 900 | 65% |
| 1878/79 | 800 | 600 | 700 | 66% |
| 1879/80 | 640 | 500 | 450 | 71% |
| 1880/81 | 640 | 500 | 460 | 70% |
| 1881/82 | 640 | 500 | 480 | 71% |
| 1882/83 | 640 | 500 | 500 | 70% |
| 1883/84 | 640 | 500 | 580 | 69% |
| 1884/85 | 2,000 | 500 | 92% |
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.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Unnamed official (0006_0309; 613)Bursa, 11 shared years
- Mustafa EfendiBursa, 10 shared years
- Haci Nazmi EfendiBursa, 9 shared years
- Hasan EfendiBursa, 8 shared years
- Mustafa Bahri EfendiBursa and 1 other place, 8 shared years
68 officials in all. Officials recorded in Bursa
Same school recorded
- Kadri PaşaMuallim-i Mahsustan, first annual entry 1864/65 (AH 1281)
- İsmail Hakkı EfendiMuallim-i Mahsustan, first annual entry 1865/66 (AH 1282)
- Mehmet Asaf BeyMuallim-i Mahsustan, first annual entry 1865/66 (AH 1282)
- Haci Nazmi EfendiMuallim-i Mahsustan, first annual entry 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Mehmet Cemalettin BeyMuallim-i Mahsustan, first annual entry 1868/69 (AH 1285)
15 officials in all.
Same birthplace
- Unnamed official (0049_0040; 77)Erzincan, born 1845 (AH 1261)
- Mehmet EfendiErzincan, born 1844/45 (AH 1260)
- İsmail Hakkı EfendiErzincan, born 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Ahmet Tevfik EfendiErzincan, born 1841/42 (AH 1257)
- ismail Hakki EfendiErzincan, born 1828/29 (AH 1244)
13 officials in all. Officials born in Erzincan
Full record
Annual entries (21)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1864/65AH 1281 | Posta Memuru | Kütahya | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 37_51; 99 |
| 1865/66AH 1282 | Posta Memuru | Kütahya | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 37_51; 99 |
| 1867/68AH 1284 | 2. Müdür | Damascus (Şam) | 830 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 37_51; 99 |
| 1868/69AH 1285 | 2. Müdür | Damascus (Şam) | 830 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 37_51; 99 |
| 1869/70AH 1286 | 2. Müdür | Damascus (Şam) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 37_51; 99 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | 2. Müdür | Beirut (Beyrut) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 37_51; 99 |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Bursa | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 37_51; 99 |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Bursa | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 37_51; 99 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Bursa | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 37_51; 99 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Bursa | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 37_51; 99 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Bursa | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 37_51; 99 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Bursa | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 37_51; 99 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Bursa | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 37_51; 99 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Bursa | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 37_51; 99 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Bursa | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 37_51; 99 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Bursa | 640 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 37_51; 99 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Bursa | 640 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 37_51; 99 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Bursa | 640 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 37_51; 99 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Bursa | 640 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 37_51; 99 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Bursa | 640 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 37_51; 99 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Evkaf Muhasebeciligi | Edirne | 2,000 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 37_51; 99 |
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 (24)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet Şevki Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| Birth year (AH) | 1261 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace | erzincan | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: district (kaza) | Erzincan | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: sancak | Erzincan | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: province (vilayet) | Erzurum | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Province of birth | erzurum | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | tatar | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Religion | Musluman | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Nationality or community | Turkish | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Muallim-i mahsustan | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 6 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1275 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1859 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Erzincan | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: district (kaza) | Erzincan | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: sancak | Erzincan | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: province (vilayet) | erzurum | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First job as worded | Posta | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Age at first work (workbook field) | 15 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 500 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month) | 500 | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Honours | ||
| Rank (recorded code) | 3 | 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.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 15 annual entries of 21 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.