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Official

Mehmet Celal Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Arapgir in 1889/90 (AH 1307). On record 1909 to 1911, 3 annual entries.

Life

Mehmet Celal Efendi was born in Arapgir in 1889/90 (AH 1307). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as mahkeme memuru.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Arapgir in 1904/05 (AH 1322). The official was then about 15 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1909/10, the official was about 19 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1909/10, shows Muayene Memuru in Diyarbakır, with 300 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 350 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1911 as Muayene Memuru. 25 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 3 years with a salary the median is 300 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 50 kuruş, is seen in 1911. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 8.01 per cent a year on average.

Record

Personal

Born
1889/90 (AH 1307)
Birthplace
Arapgir
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish
Father's occupation
mahkeme memuru

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
Yes

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
1904/05 (AH 1322)
Place
Arapgir
First salary field (kuruş a month)
300

Career

Career of Mehmet Celal Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1904/05AH 1322First workArapgir300first-salary field
1909 to 1911AH 1327 to 1329Muayene Memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1909/10300
1910/11300
1911350
Diyarbakır300 to 350
Monthly salary, kuruş
01002003004001909/10AH 13271910/11AH 13281911AH 1329350 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001909/10AH 13271910/11AH 13281911AH 1329This 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 Celal Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1909/10300462.530015%
1910/1130050035014%
191135050032525%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
ArapgirDiyarbakır

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

Officials recorded in Diyarbakır

Same school recorded

3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

42 officials in all. Officials born in Arapgir

Full record

Annual entries (3)

Annual entries of Mehmet Celal Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1909/10AH 1327Muayene MemuruDiyarbakır300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract188-71-70
1910/11AH 1328Muayene MemuruDiyarbakır300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract188-71-70
1911AH 1329Muayene MemuruDiyarbakır350Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract188-71-70
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)

Recorded values of Mehmet Celal Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Celal EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1307Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacearapgirRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthelazig used on this pageRecovered annual personnel extract
Province of birthmamuretul aziz other valuePersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationmahkeme memuruRecovered 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)0 used on this pageRecovered annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)5 other valuePersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1322Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: placearapgirRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)300Recovered 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.
  • The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
  • Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.

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