Official
Mehmet Hikmet Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1876/77 (AH 1293). On record 1896 to 1898, 2 annual entries.
Archive reference 0084_0149; 293
Life#
Mehmet Hikmet Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1876/77 (AH 1293). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.
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 Istanbul in 1895/96 (AH 1313). The official was then about 19 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 50 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1896/97, the official was about 20 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1896/97, shows Muhabere Memuru in Beyoğlu, with 50 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 50 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1896/97 as Muhabere Memuru. Less than 1 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 2 years with a salary the median is 50 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1897/98, when less than 1 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Esnaf
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 1 year
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Middle
- 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
- 1895/96 (AH 1313)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 50
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1895/96AH 1313 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50first-salary field |
| 1896 to 1898AH 1314 to 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896/97 | 50 | 500 | 400 | 0% |
| 1897/98 | 50 | 500 | 400 | 0% |
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
- Nikolaki EfendiBeyoğlu, 2 shared years
- Hasan Lütfü EfendiBeyoğlu, 2 shared years
- Hüseyin Sadettin EfendiBeyoğlu, 2 shared years
- Nikola Haco Lulu EfendiBeyoğlu, 2 shared years
- Osman EfendiBeyoğlu, 2 shared years
124 officials in all. Officials recorded in Beyoğlu
Same school recorded
- Abdullah Kamil EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314)
- Abdülmecid EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314)
- Abdüssabur Sabri EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314)
- Ahmet Celalettin EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314)
- Ahmet Cevdet EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdullah Faik EfendiIstanbul, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Ahmet Cemil EfendiIstanbul, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Ahmet Feyzi EfendiIstanbul, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Ahmet İhsan EfendiIstanbul, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Ahmet Nefi EfendiIstanbul, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (2)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 50 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0084_0149; 293 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 50 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0084_0149; 293 |
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 | Mehmet Hikmet Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1293 | 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 |
| Father's occupation | esnaf | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Musluman | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Turkish | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Rusdiye Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 7 | 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) | 1313 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1895 | 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) | 50 | Recovered 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.
- 2 annual entries of 2 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.