Official
Mehmet Arif Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Kemaliye (Eğin) in 1879/80 (AH 1297). On record 1900 to 1907, 7 annual entries.
Archive reference 120-176-347
Life#
Mehmet Arif Efendi was born in Kemaliye (Eğin) in 1879/80 (AH 1297). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as mudur.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 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 Pah in 1891/92 (AH 1309). The official was then about 12 years old. The record gives 9 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 500 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1900/01, the official was about 20 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1900/01, shows Muhabere Memuru in Yemen, with 1,000 kuruş a month. In 1906/07 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Sana'a (Sana), with 1,000 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Yemen).
The highest salary, 1,000 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1900/01 as Muhabere Memuru. 87 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 7 years with a salary the median is 1,000 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 85 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1879/80 (AH 1297)
- Birthplace
- Kemaliye (Eğin)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- mudur
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 9 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- No
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
- 1891/92 (AH 1309)
- Place
- Pah
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 500
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1891/92AH 1309 | First work | Pah | 500first-salary field |
| 1900 to 1906AH 1318 to 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Yemen | 1,000 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Sana'a (Sana) | 1,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900/01 | 1,000 | 500 | 400 | 87% |
| 1901/02 | 1,000 | 500 | 400 | 87% |
| 1902/03 | 1,000 | 500 | 380 | 87% |
| 1903/04 | 1,000 | 475 | 350 | 87% |
| 1904/05 | 1,000 | 450 | 350 | 87% |
| 1905/06 | 1,000 | 475 | 330 | 86% |
| 1906/07 | 1,000 | 450 | 300 | 85% |
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
- Kazım BeyYemen, 6 shared years
- Aziz Mahmut EfendiYemen, 5 shared years
- Mustafa Hikmet EfendiYemen, 4 shared years
- Abdülvahid EfendiYemen, 4 shared years
- Mahmut Nedim EfendiYemen, 3 shared years
27 officials in all. Officials recorded in Yemen
Same school recorded
- Abdülbaki EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Abdülkerim Hüsnü EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Abdullah EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Abdullatif EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Ahmet Asaf EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Mehmet Sadık EfendiKemaliye (Eğin), born 1879/80 (AH 1297)
- Ali Rıza EfendiKemaliye (Eğin), born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- MEHMET ALİ EFENDİKemaliye (Eğin), born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Mustafa EfendiKemaliye (Eğin), born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Osman Nuri EfendiKemaliye (Eğin), born 1882/83 (AH 1300)
63 officials in all. Officials born in Kemaliye (Eğin)
Full record
Annual entries (7)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Yemen | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-176-347 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Yemen | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-176-347 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Yemen | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-176-347 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Yemen | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-176-347 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Yemen | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-176-347 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Yemen | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-176-347 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Sana'a (Sana) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-176-347 |
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 Arif Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1297 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | egin | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | elazig | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | mudur | 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) | 9 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1309 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1892 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | pah | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 500 | 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.
- 6 annual entries of 7 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.