Official
Mehmet Necip Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1858/59 (AH 1275). On record 1873 to 1889, 17 annual entries. Death recorded 1889/90.
Archive reference 5_134; 265
Life#
Mehmet Necip Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1858/59 (AH 1275). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Ketebe.
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 1873/74 (AH 1290). The official was then about 15 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 50 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1873/74, the official was about 15 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1873/74, shows Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul, with 50 kuruş a month. In 1879/80 the record shows Varidat Kalemi in Istanbul, the salary going from 500 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1884/85 the record shows Muvazene Kitabeti in Istanbul, the salary going from 400 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Varidat Kalemi in Istanbul).
The highest salary, 650 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1888/89 as Muvazene Kitabeti. 70 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 17 years with a salary the median is 500 kuruş a month, with 5 rises and 1 cut. The largest rise, 260 kuruş, is seen in 1876/77. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 17.39 per cent a year on average.
A death is recorded under 1889/90 (AH 1307): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1858/59 (AH 1275)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Ketebe
- Death recorded
- 1889/90 (AH 1307)the year of the annual list with the word Vefat, not a date of death
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 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
- 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 50
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1873/74AH 1290 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50first-salary field |
| 1873 to 1879AH 1290 to 1296 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 to 500 |
| 1879 to 1884AH 1297 to 1301 | Varidat Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 |
| 1884 to 1889AH 1302 to 1306 | Muvazene Kitabeti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 600 to 650 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Death recorded | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1873/74 | 50 | 500 | 450 | 0% |
| 1874/75 | 220 | 535 | 340 | 8% |
| 1875/76 | 240 | 530 | 280 | 9% |
| 1876/77 | 500 | 582.5 | 400 | 36% |
| 1877/78 | 500 | 560 | 400 | 36% |
| 1878 | 500 | 600 | 400 | 33% |
| 1878/79 | 500 | 600 | 400 | 34% |
| 1879/80 | 400 | 500 | 35% | |
| 1880/81 | 400 | 500 | 34% | |
| 1881/82 | 400 | 500 | 31% | |
| 1882/83 | 400 | 500 | 28% | |
| 1883/84 | 400 | 500 | 27% | |
| 1884/85 | 600 | 500 | 59% | |
| 1885/86 | 600 | 500 | 58% | |
| 1886/87 | 600 | 500 | 59% | |
| 1887/88 | 600 | 500 | 58% | |
| 1888/89 | 650 | 500 | 70% |
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
- Mahmut Galib EfendiIstanbul, 17 shared years
- İsmail Ziya EfendiIstanbul, 17 shared years
- Mehmet Vecihi BeyIstanbul, 17 shared years
- Teohari EfendiIstanbul, 17 shared years
- İsmail Mazhar EfendiIstanbul, 17 shared years
682 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Ahmet Resmi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Ali Rıza EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Ali Tevfik EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Besim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Hafiz Hasan Husnu EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1873/74 (AH 1290)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Faik EfendiIstanbul, born 1858/59 (AH 1275)
- Ahmet Haydar BeyIstanbul, born 1858/59 (AH 1275)
- Ahmet Hayri EfendiIstanbul, born 1858/59 (AH 1275)
- Ali Agah EfendiIstanbul, born 1858/59 (AH 1275)
- Ali Fethi BeyIstanbul, born 1858/59 (AH 1275)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (17)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_134; 265 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 220 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_134; 265 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 240 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_134; 265 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_134; 265 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_134; 265 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_134; 265 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_134; 265 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Varidat Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_134; 265 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Varidat Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_134; 265 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Varidat Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_134; 265 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Varidat Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_134; 265 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Varidat Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_134; 265 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Muvazene Kitabeti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_134; 265 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Muvazene Kitabeti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_134; 265 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Muvazene Kitabeti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_134; 265 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Muvazene Kitabeti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_134; 265 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Muvazene Kitabeti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 650 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_134; 265 |
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 (15)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet Necip Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1275 | 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 | Ketebe | 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) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1290 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1873 | 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 |
| Status | ||
| Death recorded under the year (AH) | 1307 | Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy); Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy) |
What the sources named in this table are
- Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
- A copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read for the title wording of each year. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death.
- Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
- A second copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read in the same way. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death. Two copies that agree are one piece of evidence, not two.
- 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.
- 17 annual entries of 17 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.