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Official

Dimitri Atnasyadi Efendi

Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1848/49 (AH 1265). On record 1868 to 1895, 27 annual entries.

Life

Dimitri Atnasyadi Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1848/49 (AH 1265). The record gives the community as Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum).

Schooling recorded: Millet Mektebi, with 4 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; Greek (Rum), with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1864/65 (AH 1281). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 4 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 250 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1868/69, the official was about 19 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1868/69, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Istanbul, with 250 kuruş a month. In 1874/75 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Izmir (İzmir), the salary going from 500 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Istanbul). In 1880/81 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu, with 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Izmir). In 1881/82 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Serres (Siroz), with 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu). In 1886/87 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Başmemuru in Eleftheroupoli (Pravişte), the salary going from 600 to 750 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Serres). In 1887/88 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Başmemuru in Latakia (Lazkiye), the salary going from 750 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Başmemuru in Eleftheroupoli). In 1891/92 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Başmemuru in Pristina (Priştine), with 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Başmemuru in Latakia). In 1892/93 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Başmemuru in Xanthi (İskeçe), the salary going from 600 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Başmemuru in Pristina). No annual entry is recorded for 1885/86.

The highest salary, 800 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1874/75 as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti. 69 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 535 kuruş. Over 27 years with a salary the median is 600 kuruş a month, with 5 rises and 4 cuts. The largest rise, 300 kuruş, is seen in 1874/75. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 2.6 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1894/95, when 46 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1848/49 (AH 1265)
Community
Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum)
Nationality as recorded
Rum

Education

Community school
Millet Mektebi (4 years)community school (school of a non-Muslim community)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
4 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Low
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives yes.

The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.

Languages

French
Kitabetwriting
Greek (Rum)
Kitabetwriting. Rum is the word of the records for Greek as spoken by the Orthodox Christians of the empire. It is kept apart from the column Greek, which the records also have
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

Year
1864/65 (AH 1281)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
250

Career

Career of Dimitri Atnasyadi Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1864/65AH 1281First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)250first-salary field
1868 to 1874AH 1285 to 1290Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
6 entries
YearSalary
1868/69250
1869/70300
1870/71384
1871/72360
1872/73500
1873/74500
Istanbul (Dersaadet)250 to 500
1874 to 1880AH 1291 to 1297Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
7 entries
YearSalary
1874/75800
1875/76800
1876/77800
1877/78800
1878800
1878/79800
1879/80600
Izmir (İzmir)800 to 600
1880/81AH 1298Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu600
1881 to 1885AH 1299 to 1302Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
4 entries
YearSalary
1881/82600
1882/83600
1883/84600
1884/85600
Serres (Siroz)600
No annual entry: 1885/86 (AH 1303)
1886/87AH 1304Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye BaşmemuruEleftheroupoli (Pravişte)750
1887 to 1891AH 1305 to 1308Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Başmemuru
4 entries
YearSalary
1887/88600
1888/89600
1889/90600
1890/91600
Latakia (Lazkiye)600
1891/92AH 1309Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye BaşmemuruPristina (Priştine)600
1892 to 1895AH 1310 to 1312Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Başmemuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1892/93500
1893/94500
1894/95500
Xanthi (İskeçe)500
Monthly salary, kuruş
no entry02004006008001868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 1310800 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 1310This 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 Dimitri Atnasyadi Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1868/692506005706%
1869/7030060057612%
1870/7138460060019%
1871/7236055057020%
1872/7350055058544%
1873/7450050057044%
1874/7580053565069%
1875/7680053070070%
1876/77800582.560067%
1877/7880056060068%
187880060060065%
1878/7980060060066%
1879/8060050050061%
1880/8160050050060%
1881/8260050050060%
1882/8360050050059%
1883/8460050050059%
1884/8560050050059%
1886/8775050076073%
1887/8860050076058%
1888/8960050076058%
1889/9060050078058%
1890/9160050080059%
1891/9260050078059%
1892/9350050075044%
1893/9450050070046%
1894/9550050070046%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
IstanbulXanthiIzmirBeyoğluSerresEleftheroupoliLatakiaPristina

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

393 officials in all. Officials recorded in Izmir (İzmir)

Same school recorded

262 officials in all. Officials with Millet Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

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

Full record

Annual entries (27)

Annual entries of Dimitri Atnasyadi Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1868/69AH 1285Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiIstanbul (Dersaadet)250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0100_0038; 73
1869/70AH 1286Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiIstanbul (Dersaadet)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0100_0038; 73
1870/71AH 1287Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiIstanbul (Dersaadet)384Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0100_0038; 73
1871/72AH 1288Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiIstanbul (Dersaadet)360Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0100_0038; 73
1872/73AH 1289Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiIstanbul (Dersaadet)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0100_0038; 73
1873/74AH 1290Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiIstanbul (Dersaadet)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0100_0038; 73
1874/75AH 1291Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiIzmir (İzmir)800Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0100_0038; 73
1875/76AH 1292Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiIzmir (İzmir)800Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0100_0038; 73
1876/77AH 1293Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiIzmir (İzmir)800Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0100_0038; 73
1877/78AH 1294Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiIzmir (İzmir)800Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0100_0038; 73
1878AH 1295Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiIzmir (İzmir)800Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0100_0038; 73
1878/79AH 1296Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiIzmir (İzmir)800Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0100_0038; 73
1879/80AH 1297Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiIzmir (İzmir)600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0100_0038; 73
1880/81AH 1298Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0100_0038; 73
1881/82AH 1299Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiSerres (Siroz)600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0100_0038; 73
1882/83AH 1300Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiSerres (Siroz)600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0100_0038; 73
1883/84AH 1301Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiSerres (Siroz)600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0100_0038; 73
1884/85AH 1302Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiSerres (Siroz)600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0100_0038; 73
1886/87AH 1304Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye BaşmemuruEleftheroupoli (Pravişte)750Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0100_0038; 73
1887/88AH 1305Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye BaşmemuruLatakia (Lazkiye)600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0100_0038; 73
1888/89AH 1306Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye BaşmemuruLatakia (Lazkiye)600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0100_0038; 73
1889/90AH 1307Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye BaşmemuruLatakia (Lazkiye)600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0100_0038; 73
1890/91AH 1308Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye BaşmemuruLatakia (Lazkiye)600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0100_0038; 73
1891/92AH 1309Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye BaşmemuruPristina (Priştine)600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0100_0038; 73
1892/93AH 1310Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye BaşmemuruXanthi (İskeçe)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0100_0038; 73
1893/94AH 1311Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye BaşmemuruXanthi (İskeçe)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0100_0038; 73
1894/95AH 1312Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye BaşmemuruXanthi (İskeçe)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0100_0038; 73
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 Dimitri Atnasyadi Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameDimitri Atnasyadi EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1265Recovered 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
ReligionHristiyanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityRumRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
SchoolMillet MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1281Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1864Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)250Recovered 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.
  • 25 annual entries of 27 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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