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Official

Mustafa İzzet Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1873/74 (AH 1290). On record 1896 to 1907, 8 annual entries.

Life

Mustafa İzzet Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1873/74 (AH 1290). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Asker.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Yenisehir in 1896/97 (AH 1314). The official was then about 23 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 700 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1896/97, the official was about 23 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1896/97, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Larissa (Yenişehir-i Fener), with 700 kuruş a month. In 1899/1900 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 700 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Larissa). In 1900/01 the record shows Seyyar Memur in Ankara, the salary going from 500 to 540 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul). In 1901/02 the record shows 2. Müdür in Nicosia (Lefkoşa), the salary going from 540 to 684 kuruş a month (before: Seyyar Memur in Ankara). In 1902/03 the record shows Sef in Preveza (Preveze), the salary going from 684 to 600 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Nicosia). In 1905/06 the record shows 2. Müdür in Gelemis, the salary going from 600 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Sef in Preveza). No annual entry is recorded for 1898/99 and 1903 to 1905.

The highest salary, 800 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1905/06 as 2. Müdür. 78 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 8 years with a salary the median is 692 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and 3 cuts. The largest rise, 200 kuruş, is seen in 1905/06. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 0.56 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 76 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1873/74 (AH 1290)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Asker

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Middle
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
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
1896/97 (AH 1314)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
700

Legal records

Legal record note as worded
idaresizlik / vazifesince görülen harekat-ı lakaydisinden dolayı mucib-i iştibahi olmak üzere bin üç yüz yirmi bir senesi Cemaziyelahiresinin sekizinde 19 Ağustos sene 319; idareten açığa çıkarılıp; İdaresizlikten
Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records
1323; 1324

Career

Career of Mustafa İzzet Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1896/97AH 1314First workYenisehir700first-salary field
1896 to 1898AH 1314 to 1315Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
2 entries
YearSalary
1896/97700
1897/98700
Larissa (Yenişehir-i Fener)700
No annual entry: 1898/99 (AH 1316)
1899/1900AH 1317Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)500
1900/01AH 1318Seyyar MemurAnkara540
1901/02AH 13192. MüdürNicosia (Lefkoşa)684
1902/03AH 1320SefPreveza (Preveze)600
No annual entry: 1903 to 1905 (AH 1321 to 1322)
1905 to 1907AH 1323 to 13242. Müdür
2 entries
YearSalary
1905/06800
1906/07740
Gelemis800 to 740
Monthly salary, kuruş
no entryno entry02004006008001896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 1324800 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 1324This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same title

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
Salary of Mustafa İzzet Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1896/9770050049580%
1897/9870050048081%
1899/190050050040047%
1900/0154050060059%
1901/0268450080075%
1902/0360050067%
1905/0680047580578%
1906/0774045080076%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
IstanbulGelemisLarissaAnkaraNicosiaPreveza

Not drawn. No position recorded: Yenisehir.

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

626 officials in all. Officials recorded in Larissa (Yenişehir-i Fener)

Same school recorded

3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Full record

Annual entries (8)

Annual entries of Mustafa İzzet Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1896/97AH 1314Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiLarissa (Yenişehir-i Fener)700Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0084_0153; 301
1897/98AH 1315Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiLarissa (Yenişehir-i Fener)700Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0084_0153; 301
1899/1900AH 1317Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0084_0153; 301
1900/01AH 1318Seyyar MemurAnkara540Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0084_0153; 301
1901/02AH 13192. MüdürNicosia (Lefkoşa)684Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0084_0153; 301
1902/03AH 1320SefPreveza (Preveze)600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0084_0153; 301
1905/06AH 13232. MüdürGelemis800Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0084_0153; 301
1906/07AH 13242. MüdürGelemis740Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0084_0153; 301
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 (18)

Recorded values of Mustafa İzzet Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMustafa İzzet EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1290Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacedersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationAskerRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionMuslumanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityTurkishRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
SchoolRusdiye MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling7Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1314Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1896Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeYenisehirRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)700Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Legal records
Legal record note as wordedidaresizlik / vazifesince görülen harekat-ı lakaydisinden dolayı mucib-i iştibahi olmak üzere bin üç yüz yirmi bir senesi Cemaziyelahiresinin sekizinde 19 Ağustos sene 319 used on this pageLegal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy)
Legal record note as wordedidareten açığa çıkarılıp other valueLegal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy)
Legal record note as wordedİdaresizlikten other valueLegal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy)
Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records1323; 1324Later 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.
  • 7 annual entries of 8 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.