Official
Mehmet Emin Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Izmir (İzmir) in 1884/85 (AH 1302). On record 1904 to 1908, 4 annual entries.
Archive reference 158-219-433
Life#
Mehmet Emin Efendi was born in Izmir (İzmir) in 1884/85 (AH 1302). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as mudur.
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: Arabic, with Kitabet; French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Beirut (Beyrut) in 1903/04 (AH 1321). The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1904/05, the official was about 19 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1904/05, shows Mukayyit in Beirut, with 200 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 300 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1907/08 as Mukayyit. 39 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 300 kuruş. Over 4 years with a salary the median is 200 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1907/08. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 14.47 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- Birthplace
- Izmir (İzmir)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- mudur
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 1 year
- 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
- Arabic
- Kitabetwriting
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1903/04 (AH 1321)
- Place
- Beirut (Beyrut)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 200
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1903/04AH 1321 | First work | Beirut (Beyrut) | 200first-salary field |
| 1904 to 1908AH 1322 to 1325 | Mukayyit | Beirut (Beyrut) | 200 to 300 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904/05 | 200 | 450 | 210 | 8% |
| 1905/06 | 200 | 475 | 260 | 8% |
| 1906/07 | 200 | 450 | 250 | 10% |
| 1907/08 | 300 | 300 | 237.5 | 39% |
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
- Kâmil EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), 4 shared years
- Abdülhafız EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), 4 shared years
- Mehmet Selim EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), 4 shared years
- Mehmet Besir EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), 4 shared years
- Haci ibrahim Ethem EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), 4 shared years
58 officials in all. Officials recorded in Beirut (Beyrut)
Same school recorded
- Abdülcabbar EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Abdülhalim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Abdullah Nazım EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Abdurrahman Sırrı EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Ahmet İhsan EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Hasan Nazmi EfendiIzmir (İzmir), born 1885/86 (AH 1303)
- Abdürreşid EfendiIzmir (İzmir), born 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- Jozef Fori EfendiIzmir (İzmir), born 1886/87 (AH 1304)
- Abbas Hilmi EfendiIzmir (İzmir), born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Devidras Avram EfendiIzmir (İzmir), born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
61 officials in all. Officials born in Izmir (İzmir)
Full record
Annual entries (4)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Mukayyit | Beirut (Beyrut) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 158-219-433 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Mukayyit | Beirut (Beyrut) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 158-219-433 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Mukayyit | Beirut (Beyrut) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 158-219-433 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Mukayyit | Beirut (Beyrut) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 158-219-433 |
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 (14)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet Emin Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1302 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | izmir | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | aydin | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | mudur | 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) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1321 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1903 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | beyrut | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 200 | 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 4 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.