Official
Mehmet İrfan Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1884/85 (AH 1302). On record 1905 to 1908, 3 annual entries.
Archive reference 149-215-425
Life#
Mehmet İrfan Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1884/85 (AH 1302). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Telgraf Memuru.
Schooling recorded: Numune-i Terakki Mektebi (Model of Progress School), 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: French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1904/05 (AH 1322). The official was then about 19 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 25 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1905/06, the official was about 20 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1905/06, shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, with 25 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 40 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as Muhabere Memuru. Less than 1 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 450 kuruş. Over 3 years with a salary the median is 40 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 15 kuruş, is seen in 1906/07. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 26.49 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1907/08, when less than 1 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Telgraf Memuru
Education
- Other named school
- Numune-i Terakki Mektebi (7 years)Model of Progress 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
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 25
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904/05AH 1322 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 25first-salary field |
| 1905 to 1908AH 1323 to 1325 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 25 to 40 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905/06 | 25 | 475 | 330 | 0% |
| 1906/07 | 40 | 450 | 300 | 0% |
| 1907/08 | 40 | 300 | 250 | 0% |
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 Sadi EfendiIstanbul, 3 shared years
- Ahmet Cemal EfendiIstanbul, 3 shared years
- Ali Haydar EfendiIstanbul, 3 shared years
- Ali Kudret EfendiIstanbul, 3 shared years
- Huseyin Mirat EfendiIstanbul, 3 shared years
570 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- İbrahim Niyazi EfendiNumune-i Terakki Mektebi, first annual entry 1905/06 (AH 1323)
- Hıfzı EfendiNumune-i Terakki Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- İbrahim EfendiNumune-i Terakki Mektebi, first annual entry 1903/04 (AH 1321)
- Ahmet Mekki EfendiNumune-i Terakki Mektebi, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
- Abdülkadir EfendiNumune-i Terakki Mektebi, first annual entry 1908/09 (AH 1326)
10 officials in all. Officials with Numune-i Terakki Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdülkadir Hifzi EfendiIstanbul, born 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- Abdullah İhsan EfendiIstanbul, born 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- Ahmed Edip EfendiIstanbul, born 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- Ahmet Cemal EfendiIstanbul, born 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- Ahmet Ferit EfendiIstanbul, born 1884/85 (AH 1302)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (3)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 25 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 149-215-425 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 40 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 149-215-425 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 40 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 149-215-425 |
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 İrfan Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1302 | 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 | numunei terakki 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) | 1322 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1904 | 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) | 25 | 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.
- 1 annual entry 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.