Official
Mehmet Hidayet Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Debrei bala in 1883/84 (AH 1301). On record 1904 to 1907, 3 annual entries.
Archive reference 148-226-447
Life#
Mehmet Hidayet Efendi was born in Debrei bala in 1883/84 (AH 1301). 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 a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Debrei bala in 1902/03 (AH 1320). The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 600 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1904/05, the official was about 20 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1904/05, shows Muhabere Memuru in Peshkopi (Debre-i Zir), with 600 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 600 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1904/05 as Muhabere Memuru. 67 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 450 kuruş. Over 3 years with a salary the median is 600 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 65 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- Birthplace
- Debrei bala
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- mudur
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 2 years
- 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
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Place
- Debrei bala
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 600
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03AH 1320 | First work | Debrei bala | 600first-salary field |
| 1904 to 1907AH 1322 to 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Peshkopi (Debre-i Zir) | 600 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904/05 | 600 | 450 | 350 | 67% |
| 1905/06 | 600 | 475 | 330 | 67% |
| 1906/07 | 600 | 450 | 300 | 65% |
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#
Same school recorded
- Abdülcabbar EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Abdülhalim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Abdullah Nazım EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Abdurrahman Sırrı EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Ahmet İhsan EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Mehmet Fikri EfendiDebrei bala, born 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- Kanber EfendiDebrei bala, born 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- HASAN FEHMİ EFENDİDebrei bala, born 1887/88 (AH 1305)
- Ali Rıza EfendiDebrei bala, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Ali Rıza EfendiDebrei bala, born 1875/76 (AH 1292)
8 officials in all. Officials born in Debrei bala
Full record
Annual entries (3)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Peshkopi (Debre-i Zir) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 148-226-447 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Peshkopi (Debre-i Zir) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 148-226-447 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Peshkopi (Debre-i Zir) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 148-226-447 |
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 Hidayet Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1301 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | debrei bala | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | manastir | 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) | 2 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1320 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1902 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Debrei Bala | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 600 | 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 3 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.