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Official

Mehmet Emin Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1876/77 (AH 1293). On record 1896 to 1905, 9 annual entries.

Archive reference 0112_0214; 425

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Life

Born in Istanbul in 1876/77 (AH 1293) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, Mehmet Emin Efendi was the child of a storehouse official (ambar memuru). Mehmet Emin had seven years of schooling, at a middle school (Rüşdiye Mektebi). Every annual entry from 1896/97 to 1904/05 places Mehmet Emin in Istanbul, the birthplace, first as a policeman (Polis), from 1904/05 as a police commissioner, third class (3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri).

Pay rose from 350 kuruş a month in 1896/97 to a peak of 500 in 1904/05, as 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri in Istanbul, when 52 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1904/05.

Career and salary

Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearyears with one job titleno annual entry
02004006001896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 1322500 kuruşPolis
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 1322This officialMedian, all officials

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 Emin Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1896/9735050026%
1897/9835050027%
1898/9935050026%
1899/190035050026%
1900/0140050031%
1901/0240050032%
1902/0340050033%
1903/0440047536%
1904/0550045052%

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

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Career of Mehmet Emin Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1896 to 1904AH 1314 to 1321Polis
8 entries
YearSalary
1896/97350
1897/98350
1898/99350
1899/1900350
1900/01400
1901/02400
1902/03400
1903/04400
Istanbul (Dersaadet)350 to 400
1904/05AH 13223. Sınıf Polis KomiseriIstanbul (Dersaadet)500

Record

Personal

Born
1876/77 (AH 1293)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Ambar Memuru

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years

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

First job as worded
Polis
First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
350

Recorded with

Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.

Same place, same years

Of the 960 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Mehmet Emin Efendi had the 493rd highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 5 officials with the title Polis in the same years, Mehmet Emin Efendi had the 3rd highest salary.

All 35 officials with the title Polis

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Emin Efendi had the 1,253rd highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Emin Efendi had the 986th highest salary of them.

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First annual entry in the same year

Of the 164 officials whose first annual entry is for 1896/97 (AH 1314), 163 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Emin Efendi had the 54th highest salary of them.

Full record

Annual entries (9)

Annual entries of Mehmet Emin Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1896/97AH 1314PolisIstanbul (Dersaadet)350Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0112_0214; 425
1897/98AH 1315PolisIstanbul (Dersaadet)350Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0112_0214; 425
1898/99AH 1316PolisIstanbul (Dersaadet)350Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0112_0214; 425
1899/1900AH 1317PolisIstanbul (Dersaadet)350Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0112_0214; 425
1900/01AH 1318PolisIstanbul (Dersaadet)400Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0112_0214; 425
1901/02AH 1319PolisIstanbul (Dersaadet)400Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0112_0214; 425
1902/03AH 1320PolisIstanbul (Dersaadet)400Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0112_0214; 425
1903/04AH 1321PolisIstanbul (Dersaadet)400Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0112_0214; 425
1904/05AH 13223. Sınıf Polis KomiseriIstanbul (Dersaadet)500Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0112_0214; 425
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.

Sources and original values (12)

Recorded values of Mehmet Emin Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Emin EfendiCross-ministry personnel workbook
Birth year (AH)1293Cross-ministry personnel workbook
BirthplaceistanbulCross-ministry personnel workbook
Father's occupationAmbar MemuruCross-ministry personnel workbook
ReligionMuslumanCross-ministry personnel workbook
Nationality or communityTurkishCross-ministry personnel workbook
Schooling
SchoolRusdiye MektebiCross-ministry personnel workbook
Years of schooling7Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0Cross-ministry personnel workbook
First work
First work: year as written (calendar not established)1314Cross-ministry personnel workbook
First job as wordedPolisCross-ministry personnel workbook
First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)350Cross-ministry personnel workbook
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.
  • Origin of the record: Cross-ministry workbook.

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

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