Official
Cemal Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Harput in 1852/53 (AH 1269). On record 1874 to 1896, 23 annual entries. Death recorded 1896/97.
Archive reference 54_107; 211
Life#
Cemal Efendi was born in Harput in 1852/53 (AH 1269). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Tuccar.
Schooling recorded: Sıbyan 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: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Mamuretulaziz in 1872/73 (AH 1289): Tahrirat Kalemi. The official was then about 19 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 285 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1874/75, the official was about 21 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1874/75, shows Tahrirat Kalemi in Elazığ, with 285 kuruş a month. In 1875/76 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Babaeski (Baba-yı Atik), with 285 kuruş a month (before: Tahrirat Kalemi in Elazığ). In 1876/77 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Kastamonu, the salary going from 285 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Babaeski). In 1878 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Ordu, the salary going from 500 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Kastamonu). In 1878/79 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Diyarbakır, the salary going from 600 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Ordu). In 1885/86 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Çemişgezek, the salary going from 570 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Diyarbakır). In 1890/91 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Diyarbakır, with 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Çemişgezek). In 1892/93 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Elazığ, the salary going from 600 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Diyarbakır).
The highest salary, 600 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1878 as Muhabere Memuru. 46 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 600 kuruş. Over 23 years with a salary the median is 570 kuruş a month, with 5 rises and 3 cuts. The largest rise, 215 kuruş, is seen in 1876/77. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 3.44 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1895/96, when 59 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
A death is recorded under 1896/97 (AH 1314): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1852/53 (AH 1269)
- Birthplace
- Harput
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Tuccar
- Death recorded
- 1896/97 (AH 1314)the year of the annual list with the word Vefat, not a date of death
Education
- Primary
- Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 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
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Place
- Mamuretulaziz
- First job as worded
- Tahrirat Kalemi
- Age at first work (workbook field)
- 20
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 285
- First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
- 285
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Tahrirat Kalemifirst work | Mamuretulaziz | 285first-salary field |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Elazığ | 285 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Muhabere Memuru | Babaeski (Baba-yı Atik) | 285 |
| 1876 to 1878AH 1293 to 1294 | Muhabere Memuru | Kastamonu | 500 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Muhabere Memuru | Ordu | 600 |
| 1878 to 1885AH 1296 to 1302 | Muhabere Memuru | Diyarbakır | 500 to 570 |
| 1885 to 1890AH 1303 to 1307 | Muhabere Memuru | Çemişgezek | 600 |
| 1890 to 1892AH 1308 to 1309 | Muhabere Memuru | Diyarbakır | 600 |
| 1892 to 1896AH 1310 to 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Elazığ | 500 to 600 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1874/75 | 285 | 535 | 420 | 11% |
| 1875/76 | 285 | 530 | 400 | 11% |
| 1876/77 | 500 | 582.5 | 410 | 36% |
| 1877/78 | 500 | 560 | 410 | 36% |
| 1878 | 600 | 600 | 500 | 46% |
| 1878/79 | 500 | 600 | 420 | 34% |
| 1879/80 | 475 | 500 | 380 | 42% |
| 1880/81 | 475 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1881/82 | 475 | 500 | 400 | 42% |
| 1882/83 | 570 | 500 | 400 | 58% |
| 1883/84 | 570 | 500 | 400 | 57% |
| 1884/85 | 570 | 500 | 400 | 57% |
| 1885/86 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 58% |
| 1886/87 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 59% |
| 1887/88 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 58% |
| 1888/89 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 58% |
| 1889/90 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 58% |
| 1890/91 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 59% |
| 1891/92 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 59% |
| 1892/93 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 44% |
| 1893/94 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 46% |
| 1894/95 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 46% |
| 1895/96 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 59% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
Not drawn. No position recorded: Mamuretulaziz.
Choose a row to mark its years in the charts and its place on the map.
Named in scholarly works#
No link between a work and an official has been accepted. Each entry was found by fixed rules on the name and the recorded fields, and says what it rests on.
Sicill-i ahvâl defterlerine göre Harputlu devlet adamları (ENES MUTLUAY, 2018). Name as printed: Cemal Efendi. PDF pages 156, 157 and 158.
Probable link: same name, birthplace and register and second number of the archive reference
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Agop EfendiDiyarbakır, 9 shared years
- Abdullah EfendiDiyarbakır, 9 shared years
- David EfendiDiyarbakır, 9 shared years
- Luk Amasyan EfendiDiyarbakır, 9 shared years
- Bogos Hayifyan EfendiDiyarbakır, 7 shared years
106 officials in all. Officials recorded in Diyarbakır
Same school recorded
- Abdulhamit EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Abdürreşid Sabit İzzetSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Ahmet Faik EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Berdos [Bedros] EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Hüseyin EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291)
744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Mehmet Tevfik EfendiHarput, born 1851/52 (AH 1268)
- Abdurarhim Rahmi EfendiHarput, born 1853/54 (AH 1270)
- Mehmet Şükrü EfendiHarput, born 1855/56 (AH 1272)
- Mustafa Atıf EfendiHarput, born 1855/56 (AH 1272)
- Mustafa Cudi EfendiHarput, born 1848/49 (AH 1265)
26 officials in all. Officials born in Harput
Full record
Annual entries (23)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Elazığ | 285 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 54_107; 211 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Muhabere Memuru | Babaeski (Baba-yı Atik) | 285 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_107; 211 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Muhabere Memuru | Kastamonu | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_107; 211 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Muhabere Memuru | Kastamonu | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_107; 211 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Muhabere Memuru | Ordu | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_107; 211 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Muhabere Memuru | Diyarbakır | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_107; 211 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Muhabere Memuru | Diyarbakır | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_107; 211 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Muhabere Memuru | Diyarbakır | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_107; 211 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Muhabere Memuru | Diyarbakır | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_107; 211 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Muhabere Memuru | Diyarbakır | 570 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_107; 211 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Muhabere Memuru | Diyarbakır | 570 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_107; 211 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Muhabere Memuru | Diyarbakır | 570 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_107; 211 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Muhabere Memuru | Çemişgezek | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_107; 211 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Muhabere Memuru | Çemişgezek | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_107; 211 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Muhabere Memuru | Çemişgezek | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_107; 211 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Muhabere Memuru | Çemişgezek | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_107; 211 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Muhabere Memuru | Çemişgezek | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_107; 211 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Muhabere Memuru | Diyarbakır | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_107; 211 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Muhabere Memuru | Diyarbakır | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_107; 211 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhabere Memuru | Elazığ | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_107; 211 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Muhabere Memuru | Elazığ | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_107; 211 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Elazığ | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_107; 211 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Elazığ | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_107; 211 |
What the sources named in this table are
- Cross-ministry personnel workbook
- A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
- 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 (24)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Cemal Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| Birth year (AH) | 1269 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace | harput | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: district (kaza) | Harput | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: sancak | Elazig | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: province (vilayet) | Elazig | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Province of birth | elazig | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | tuccar | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Religion | Musluman | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Nationality or community | Turkish | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Sibyan Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1289 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1872 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Mamuretulaziz | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: district (kaza) | elazig | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: sancak | elazig | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: province (vilayet) | elazig | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First job as worded | Tahrirat Kalemi | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Age at first work (workbook field) | 20 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 285 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month) | 285 | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Status | ||
| Death recorded under the year (AH) | 1314 | 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.
- Cross-ministry personnel workbook
- A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
- 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.
- Linked personnel workbook
- The original personnel workbook, from which selected fields on background and first work are taken.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 22 annual entries of 23 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.