Official
Minelasi Dilotti Efendi
Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1880/81 (AH 1298). On record 1900 to 1906, 6 annual entries.
Archive reference 119-58-111
Life#
Minelasi Dilotti Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1880/81 (AH 1298). The record gives the community as Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum) and the father's occupation as Basmudur.
Schooling recorded: Millet Mektebi, 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: French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Beyoğlu in 1899/1900 (AH 1317). The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 100 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1900/01, the official was about 19 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1900/01, shows Muhabere Memuru in Beyoğlu, with 175 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1905/06 as Muhabere Memuru. 38 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 475 kuruş. Over 6 years with a salary the median is 175 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 130 kuruş, is seen in 1904/05. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 17.98 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum)
- Nationality as recorded
- Rum
- Father's occupation
- Basmudur
Education
- Community school
- Millet Mektebi (4 years)community school (school of a non-Muslim community)
- 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
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1899/1900 (AH 1317)
- Place
- Beyoğlu
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 100
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | First work | Beyoğlu | 100first-salary field |
| 1900 to 1906AH 1318 to 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 175 to 400 |
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 | 175 | 500 | 400 | 7% |
| 1901/02 | 175 | 500 | 400 | 8% |
| 1902/03 | 175 | 500 | 380 | 8% |
| 1903/04 | 175 | 475 | 350 | 7% |
| 1904/05 | 305 | 450 | 350 | 31% |
| 1905/06 | 400 | 475 | 330 | 38% |
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
- Mustafa EfendiBeyoğlu, 6 shared years
- ALİ RIZA EFENDİBeyoğlu, 6 shared years
- Mehmet Ziya EfendiBeyoğlu, 6 shared years
- Saffet Adem EfendiBeyoğlu, 6 shared years
- Unnamed official (0098_0163; 323)Beyoğlu, 6 shared years
190 officials in all. Officials recorded in Beyoğlu
Same school recorded
- ANASTAŞ EFENDİMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Andros HürmüziMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Anton Abud EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Avram EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Behor Mois EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
262 officials in all. Officials with Millet Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdullah Kamil EfendiIstanbul, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ahmet Celal EfendiIstanbul, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ahmet Cemal EfendiIstanbul, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ahmet İzzet EfendiIstanbul, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ahmet Kemal EfendiIstanbul, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (6)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 175 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 119-58-111 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 175 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 119-58-111 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 175 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 119-58-111 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 175 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 119-58-111 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 305 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 119-58-111 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 119-58-111 |
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 | Minelasi Dilotti Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1298 | 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 | basmudur | 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 | Rum | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | 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) | 1317 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1899 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | beyoglu | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 100 | 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 6 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.