Official
Mehmet Ali Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1882/83 (AH 1300). On record 1907 to 1909, 2 annual entries.
Archive reference 153-160-315
Life#
Mehmet Ali Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1882/83 (AH 1300). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.
Schooling recorded: Darüşşafaka, with 12 years of schooling recorded. The personnel records also mark the telegraph school. 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 Thessaloniki (Selanik) in 1907/08 (AH 1325). The official was then about 24 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1907/08, the official was about 24 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1907/08, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Thessaloniki, with 400 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1907/08 as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti. 56 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 300 kuruş. Over 2 years with a salary the median is 400 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1908/09, when 51 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Darüşşafaka
- Darüşşafaka (12 years)Darüşşafaka (school for orphans in Istanbul)
- Higher or professional
- Telgraf Mektebitelegraph school; recorded as a code
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Darüşşafaka
- 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
- 1907/08 (AH 1325)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 400
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907/08AH 1325 | First work | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 400first-salary field |
| 1907 to 1909AH 1325 to 1326 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 400 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907/08 | 400 | 300 | 300 | 56% |
| 1908/09 | 400 | 350 | 250 | 51% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
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Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Tevfik EfendiThessaloniki (Selanik), 2 shared years
- Mustafa Arif EfendiThessaloniki (Selanik), 2 shared years
- Hüseyin Avni EfendiThessaloniki (Selanik), 2 shared years
- Mehmet Şevki EfendiThessaloniki (Selanik), 2 shared years
- Ahmet Rüşti EfendiThessaloniki (Selanik), 2 shared years
34 officials in all. Officials recorded in Thessaloniki (Selanik)
Same school recorded
- Halil Edip EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
- Hüseyin Hüsnü EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
- Hüseyin Hüsnü EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
- Mehmet Cemaleddin EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
- Mehmet Fuat EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
202 officials in all. Officials with Darüşşafaka recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Celal EfendiIstanbul, born 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- Ahmet Fethi EfendiIstanbul, born 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- Ahmet İhsan EfendiIstanbul, born 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- AHMET KEMAL EFENDİIstanbul, born 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- AHMET REFİK EFENDİIstanbul, born 1882/83 (AH 1300)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (2)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 153-160-315 |
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 153-160-315 |
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 Ali Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1300 | 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 |
| 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 | Darussafaka | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 12 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Telegraph school (recorded code) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel 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) | 1325 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1907 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Selanik | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 400 | 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.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.