Official
Yusuf Mecit Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Bandırma in 1875/76 (AH 1292). On record 1904 to 1906, 2 annual entries.
Archive reference 116_192; 381
Life#
Yusuf Mecit Efendi was born in Bandırma in 1875/76 (AH 1292). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Mahkeme Azasi.
Schooling recorded: Sıbyan 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: Armenian, with Kitabet; English, with Kitabet; French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Ankara in 1904/05 (AH 1322). The official was then about 29 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 500 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1904/05, the official was about 29 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1904/05, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Ankara, with 500 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1904/05 as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti. 52 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 2 years with a salary the median is 500 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1905/06, when 50 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Birthplace
- Bandırma
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Mahkeme Azasi
Education
- Primary
- Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- 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
- English
- Kitabetwriting
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Place
- Ankara
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 500
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904/05AH 1322 | First work | Ankara | 500first-salary field |
| 1904 to 1906AH 1322 to 1323 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Ankara | 500 |
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 | 500 | 450 | 455 | 52% |
| 1905/06 | 500 | 475 | 445 | 50% |
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
- Hüseyin Hilmi EfendiAnkara, 2 shared years
- Mehmet Nazmi EfendiAnkara, 2 shared years
- Mehmet Şükrü EfendiAnkara, 2 shared years
- Ali Mümtaz EfendiAnkara, 2 shared years
- İsmail Hakkı EfendiAnkara, 2 shared years
19 officials in all. Officials recorded in Ankara
Same school recorded
- Ali Rıza EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Ali Rıza EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Fütuhi EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Henry Kitasyoli Efendi.Sıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Abdurrahim EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1903/04 (AH 1321)
744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Mahir EfendiBandırma, born 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- İbrahim Vehbi EfendiBandırma, born 1870/71 (AH 1287)
- Zekeriyya EfendiBandırma, born 1879/80 (AH 1297)
- Mustafa Vehbi EfendiBandırma, born 1886/87 (AH 1304)
Full record
Annual entries (2)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Ankara | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 116_192; 381 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Ankara | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 116_192; 381 |
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 | Yusuf Mecit Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1292 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | bandirma | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | hudavendigar | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | mahkeme azasi | 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 | Sibyan 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) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1322 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1904 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Ankara | 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.
- 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.