Official
MEHMET BAHADDİN EFENDİ
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1881/82 (AH 1299). On record 1902 to 1906, 4 annual entries.
Archive reference 115_107; 211
Life#
MEHMET BAHADDİN EFENDİ was born in Istanbul in 1881/82 (AH 1299). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Telgraf Memuru.
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 1899/1900 (AH 1317). The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives 3 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 50 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1902/03, the official was about 20 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1902/03, shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, with 50 kuruş a month. In 1905/06 the record shows Kontrol Kalemi in Istanbul, the salary going from 50 to 110 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul).
The highest salary, 110 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1905/06 as Kontrol Kalemi. 4 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 475 kuruş. Over 4 years with a salary the median is 50 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 60 kuruş, is seen in 1905/06. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 30.06 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Telgraf Memuru
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 3 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
- 1899/1900 (AH 1317)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 50
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50first-salary field |
| 1902 to 1905AH 1320 to 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Kontrol Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 110 |
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 | 50 | 500 | 380 | 0% |
| 1903/04 | 50 | 475 | 350 | 0% |
| 1904/05 | 50 | 450 | 350 | 0% |
| 1905/06 | 110 | 475 | 300 | 4% |
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
- Ahmed Hulusi EfendiIstanbul, 4 shared years
- AHMET KEMAL EFENDİIstanbul, 4 shared years
- ALİ CEVAT EFENDİIstanbul, 4 shared years
- Ali Nureddin EfendiIstanbul, 4 shared years
- Ali Rıza EfendiIstanbul, 4 shared years
761 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Abdülhafız EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Abdullah Şevki EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Abdurrahim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Ahmed Hulusi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Ahmet Azmi BeyRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Hulusi EfendiIstanbul, born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Ahmet Refik EfendiIstanbul, born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Ahmet Şemsettin EfendiIstanbul, born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Ahmet Tevfik EfendiIstanbul, born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Ahmet Vefik EfendiIstanbul, born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (4)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 115_107; 211 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 115_107; 211 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 115_107; 211 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Kontrol Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 110 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 115_107; 211 |
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 BAHADDİN EFENDİ | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1299 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | telgraf memuru | 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) | 3 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1317 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1899 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 50 | 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.
- 4 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.