Official
Şinork Canban Efendi
Armenian Christian (Ermeni). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1845/46 (AH 1262). On record 1864 to 1897, 33 annual entries. Death recorded 1897/98.
Archive reference 58- 0043;83
Life#
Şinork Canban Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1845/46 (AH 1262). The record gives the community as Armenian Christian (Ermeni).
Schooling recorded: Ermeni Millet Mektebi (Armenian community school), 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: Armenian, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1863/64 (AH 1280). The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 575 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1864/65, the official was about 18 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1864/65, shows Muhabere Memuru in Niš (Niş), with 575 kuruş a month. In 1866/67 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Beyoğlu, the salary going from 720 to 650 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Niš). In 1871/72 the record shows Evrak Kalemi in Istanbul, the salary going from 800 to 250 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Beyoğlu). In 1872/73 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Haskovo (Hasköy), the salary going from 250 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Evrak Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1873/74 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Fener, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Haskovo). In 1877/78 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Şarköy, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Fener). In 1878/79 the record shows Sevk Kalemi in Beyoğlu, the salary going from 400 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Şarköy). In 1894/95 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu, with 700 kuruş a month (before: Sevk Kalemi in Beyoğlu). No annual entry is recorded for 1870/71.
The highest salary, 800 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1867/68 as Muhabere Memuru. 61 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 33 years with a salary the median is 650 kuruş a month, with 5 rises and 4 cuts. The largest rise, 200 kuruş, is seen in 1878/79. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 0.28 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1896/97, when 75 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
A death is recorded under 1897/98 (AH 1315): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Armenian Christian (Ermeni)
- Nationality as recorded
- Ermeni
- Death recorded
- 1897/98 (AH 1315)the year of the annual list with the word Vefat, not a date of death
Education
- Community school
- Ermeni Millet Mektebi (4 years)Armenian community school
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 1 year
- 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
- Armenian
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1863/64 (AH 1280)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 575
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1863/64AH 1280 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 575first-salary field |
| 1864 to 1866AH 1281 to 1282 | Muhabere Memuru | Niš (Niş) | 575 to 720 |
| 1866 to 1870AH 1283 to 1286 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 650 to 800 |
| No annual entry: 1870/71 (AH 1287) | |||
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Evrak Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Muhabere Memuru | Haskovo (Hasköy) | 400 |
| 1873 to 1877AH 1290 to 1293 | Muhabere Memuru | Fener | 400 |
| 1877 to 1878AH 1294 to 1295 | Muhabere Memuru | Şarköy | 400 |
| 1878 to 1894AH 1296 to 1311 | Sevk Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 600 to 700 |
| 1894 to 1897AH 1312 to 1314 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 700 to 630 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1864/65 | 575 | 625 | 570 | 40% |
| 1865/66 | 720 | 650 | 576 | 52% |
| 1866/67 | 650 | 600 | 480 | 57% |
| 1867/68 | 800 | 600 | 480 | 61% |
| 1868/69 | 800 | 600 | 480 | 61% |
| 1869/70 | 800 | 600 | 400 | 61% |
| 1871/72 | 250 | 550 | 9% | |
| 1872/73 | 400 | 550 | 400 | 26% |
| 1873/74 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 24% |
| 1874/75 | 400 | 535 | 450 | 23% |
| 1875/76 | 400 | 530 | 400 | 23% |
| 1876/77 | 400 | 582.5 | 410 | 17% |
| 1877/78 | 400 | 560 | 410 | 16% |
| 1878 | 400 | 600 | 500 | 17% |
| 1878/79 | 600 | 600 | 400 | 47% |
| 1879/80 | 500 | 500 | 382.5 | 47% |
| 1880/81 | 500 | 500 | 380 | 47% |
| 1881/82 | 500 | 500 | 385 | 46% |
| 1882/83 | 500 | 500 | 437.5 | 43% |
| 1883/84 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1884/85 | 700 | 500 | 400 | 70% |
| 1885/86 | 700 | 500 | 437.5 | 72% |
| 1886/87 | 700 | 500 | 475 | 72% |
| 1887/88 | 700 | 500 | 477.5 | 71% |
| 1888/89 | 700 | 500 | 500 | 72% |
| 1889/90 | 700 | 500 | 525 | 73% |
| 1890/91 | 700 | 500 | 525 | 73% |
| 1891/92 | 700 | 500 | 590 | 73% |
| 1892/93 | 700 | 500 | 580 | 73% |
| 1893/94 | 700 | 500 | 476.5 | 74% |
| 1894/95 | 700 | 500 | 500 | 74% |
| 1895/96 | 700 | 500 | 500 | 74% |
| 1896/97 | 630 | 500 | 495 | 75% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
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
- Melkon Berhadar EfendiBeyoğlu, 22 shared years
- Jan Diraço EfendiBeyoğlu, 22 shared years
- Paskal Mıgırdıç Kazancıyan EfendiBeyoğlu, 22 shared years
- Hamparsom Akna EfendiBeyoğlu, 21 shared years
- Aristidi Kaçaris EfendiBeyoğlu, 21 shared years
417 officials in all. Officials recorded in Beyoğlu
Same school recorded
- Karabet EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1864/65 (AH 1281)
- Mihr Tavikyan EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1864/65 (AH 1281)
- Martir EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1863/64 (AH 1280)
- Dikran EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1865/66 (AH 1282)
- Vensan Diraso EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1865/66 (AH 1282)
85 officials in all. Officials with Ermeni Millet Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Hamdi EfendiIstanbul, born 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Ahmet Tevfik BeyIstanbul, born 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Ali Refik BeyIstanbul, born 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Ali Rıza EfendiIstanbul, born 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Haci sefik EfendiIstanbul, born 1845/46 (AH 1262)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (33)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1864/65AH 1281 | Muhabere Memuru | Niš (Niş) | 575 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1865/66AH 1282 | Muhabere Memuru | Niš (Niş) | 720 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1866/67AH 1283 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 650 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1867/68AH 1284 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1868/69AH 1285 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1869/70AH 1286 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Evrak Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Muhabere Memuru | Haskovo (Hasköy) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Muhabere Memuru | Fener | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Muhabere Memuru | Fener | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Muhabere Memuru | Fener | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Muhabere Memuru | Fener | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Muhabere Memuru | Şarköy | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Muhabere Memuru | Şarköy | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Sevk Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Sevk Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Sevk Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Sevk Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Sevk Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Sevk Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Sevk Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Sevk Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Sevk Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Sevk Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Sevk Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Sevk Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Sevk Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Sevk Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Sevk Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Sevk Kalemi | Beyoğlu | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 630 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0043;83 |
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 | Şinork Canban Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1262 | 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 | Hristiyan | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Ermeni | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Ermeni Millet Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1280 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1863 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 575 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Status | ||
| Death recorded under the year (AH) | 1315 | 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.
- 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.
- 27 annual entries of 33 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.