Official
Karabet Fikri Efendi
Armenian Christian (Ermeni). Born in Şanlıurfa (Urfa) in 1871/72 (AH 1288). On record 1892 to 1895, 3 annual entries.
Archive reference 89_97; 191
Life#
Karabet Fikri Efendi was born in Şanlıurfa (Urfa) in 1871/72 (AH 1288). The record gives the community as Armenian Christian (Ermeni) and the father's occupation as Kuyumcu.
Schooling recorded: Millet Mektebi, with 4 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Şanlıurfa in 1890/91 (AH 1308). The official was then about 19 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1892/93, the official was about 21 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1892/93, shows Posta Memuru in Şanlıurfa, with 300 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 300 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1892/93 as Posta Memuru. 17 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 3 years with a salary the median is 300 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1894/95, when 17 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1871/72 (AH 1288)
- Birthplace
- Şanlıurfa (Urfa)
- Community
- Armenian Christian (Ermeni)
- Nationality as recorded
- Ermeni
- Father's occupation
- Kuyumcu
Education
- Community school
- Millet Mektebi (4 years)community school (school of a non-Muslim community)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 2 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
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1890/91 (AH 1308)
- Place
- Şanlıurfa (Urfa)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 300
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890/91AH 1308 | First work | Şanlıurfa (Urfa) | 300first-salary field |
| 1892 to 1895AH 1310 to 1312 | Posta Memuru | Şanlıurfa (Urfa) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892/93 | 300 | 500 | 350 | 17% |
| 1893/94 | 300 | 500 | 350 | 17% |
| 1894/95 | 300 | 500 | 380 | 17% |
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
- Mehmet Mehdi EfendiŞanlıurfa (Urfa), 3 shared years
- Mehmet Şerif EfendiŞanlıurfa (Urfa), 2 shared years
Same school recorded
- Agop Remzi EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310)
- Antuan EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310)
- Fransuva EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310)
- İbrahim EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310)
- İlya Faik EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310)
262 officials in all. Officials with Millet Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- ABDULLAH VEHBİ EFENDİŞanlıurfa (Urfa), born 1878 (AH 1295)
- Ali sefik EfendiŞanlıurfa (Urfa), born 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- İBRAHİM HALİL EFENDİŞanlıurfa (Urfa), born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Mahmud Celaleddin EfendiŞanlıurfa (Urfa), born 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- Kadri EfendiŞanlıurfa (Urfa), born 1850/51 (AH 1267)
7 officials in all. Officials born in Şanlıurfa (Urfa)
Full record
Annual entries (3)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Posta Memuru | Şanlıurfa (Urfa) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 89_97; 191 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Posta Memuru | Şanlıurfa (Urfa) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 89_97; 191 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Posta Memuru | Şanlıurfa (Urfa) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 89_97; 191 |
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 | Karabet Fikri Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1288 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | urfa | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | halep | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | kuyumcu | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Hristiyan | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Ermeni | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Millet Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 2 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1308 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1891 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Urfa | 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.
- 3 annual entries of 3 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.