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Official

Mehmet Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1878/79 (AH 1296). On record 1899 to 1901, 2 annual entries.

Archive reference 0091_0216: 429

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Life

Mehmet Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1878/79 (AH 1296) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Schooling took seven years, at a middle school (Rüşdiye Mektebi).

Work began in Istanbul in 1897/98, at about 18, with two unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 40 kuruş. Both annual entries, for 1899/1900 and 1900/01, place Mehmet in Istanbul, the birthplace, as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru).

Pay rose from 40 kuruş a month in 1899/1900 to a peak of 100 in 1900/01, as Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, when 1 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1900/01.

Career and salary

Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearyears with one job titleno annual entry
0501001899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 1318100 kuruşMuhabere Memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
20501002005001899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 1318This 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 Mehmet Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1899/1900405004000%
1900/011005004001%

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

Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.

Career of Mehmet Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1897/98AH 1315First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)40first-salary field
1899 to 1901AH 1317 to 1318Muhabere Memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1899/190040
1900/01100
Istanbul (Dersaadet)40 to 100

Record

Personal

Born
1878/79 (AH 1296)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
2 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
1897/98 (AH 1315)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
40

Recorded with

Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.

Same place, same years

Of the 650 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Mehmet Efendi had the 643rd highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 924 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Mehmet Efendi had the 919th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Efendi had the 3,019th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Efendi had the 1,806th highest salary of them.

The page of Istanbul, with the 1,999 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 87 officials whose first annual entry is for 1899/1900 (AH 1317), Mehmet Efendi had the 86th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (2)

Annual entries of Mehmet Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1899/1900AH 1317Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)40Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0091_0216: 429
1900/01AH 1318Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0091_0216: 429
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 (13)

Recorded values of Mehmet Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1296Recovered 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
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)2Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1315Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1897Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)40Recovered 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 2 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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

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