Official
Erkri Hristro Efendi
Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum). Born in Gelibolu in 1845/46 (AH 1262). On record 1868 to 1897, 29 annual entries.
Archive reference 58- 0068;129
Life#
Erkri Hristro Efendi was born in Gelibolu in 1845/46 (AH 1262). The record gives the community as Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum) and the father's occupation as Esnaf.
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; Greek (Rum), with Kitabet; Italian, with Tekellum; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1863/64 (AH 1280). The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives 5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1868/69, the official was about 22 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1868/69, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Pristina (Priştine), with 400 kuruş a month. In 1870/71 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Bosna, the salary going from 480 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Pristina). In 1871/72 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Banja Luka (Banaluka), the salary going from 800 to 650 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Bosna). In 1879/80 the record shows 3. Müdür in Çeşme, the salary going from 800 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Banja Luka). No annual entry is recorded for 1878/79.
The highest salary, 800 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1870/71 as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti. 63 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 600 kuruş. Over 29 years with a salary the median is 600 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and 3 cuts. The largest rise, 320 kuruş, is seen in 1870/71. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 1.04 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1896/97, when 61 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Birthplace
- Gelibolu
- Community
- Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum)
- Nationality as recorded
- Rum
- Father's occupation
- Esnaf
Education
- Community school
- Millet Mektebi (4 years)community school (school of a non-Muslim community)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 5 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
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Italian
- Tekellumspeaking
- Greek (Rum)
- Kitabetwriting. Rum is the word of the records for Greek as spoken by the Orthodox Christians of the empire. It is kept apart from the column Greek, which the records also have
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1863/64 (AH 1280)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 400
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1863/64AH 1280 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400first-salary field |
| 1868 to 1870AH 1285 to 1286 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Pristina (Priştine) | 400 to 480 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Bosna | 800 |
| 1871 to 1878AH 1288 to 1295 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Banja Luka (Banaluka) | 650 to 800 |
| No annual entry: 1878/79 (AH 1296) | |||
| 1879 to 1897AH 1297 to 1314 | 3. Müdür | Çeşme | 600 to 540 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1868/69 | 400 | 600 | 570 | 17% |
| 1869/70 | 480 | 600 | 576 | 34% |
| 1870/71 | 800 | 600 | 600 | 63% |
| 1871/72 | 650 | 550 | 570 | 59% |
| 1872/73 | 650 | 550 | 585 | 59% |
| 1873/74 | 650 | 500 | 570 | 60% |
| 1874/75 | 650 | 535 | 650 | 59% |
| 1875/76 | 650 | 530 | 700 | 59% |
| 1876/77 | 800 | 582.5 | 600 | 67% |
| 1877/78 | 800 | 560 | 600 | 68% |
| 1878 | 800 | 600 | 600 | 65% |
| 1879/80 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 61% |
| 1880/81 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 60% |
| 1881/82 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 60% |
| 1882/83 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 59% |
| 1883/84 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 59% |
| 1884/85 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 59% |
| 1885/86 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 58% |
| 1886/87 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 59% |
| 1887/88 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 58% |
| 1888/89 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 58% |
| 1889/90 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 58% |
| 1890/91 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 59% |
| 1891/92 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 59% |
| 1892/93 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 59% |
| 1893/94 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 60% |
| 1894/95 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 60% |
| 1895/96 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 59% |
| 1896/97 | 540 | 500 | 540 | 61% |
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
- Ahmet Nazif EfendiÇeşme, 17 shared years
- İlya Dakos EfendiÇeşme, 5 shared years
- Mehmet Zeki EfendiPristina (Priştine), 2 shared years
- Armas EfendiPristina (Priştine), 2 shared years
- Fahri EfendiPristina (Priştine), 2 shared years
9 officials in all. Officials recorded in Çeşme
Same school recorded
- Dimitri Atnasyadi EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Hazarusyan Misbak EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Neşet Agop Tokluyan Yakop EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Paskal Enveryan EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Rifat Antuvan EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1867/68 (AH 1284)
262 officials in all. Officials with Millet Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Aristidi EfendiGelibolu, born 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Mehmet Haşim EfendiGelibolu, born 1844/45 (AH 1260)
- Kosta EfendiGelibolu, born 1847/48 (AH 1264)
- Anderya Papa Dopli EfendiGelibolu, born 1848/49 (AH 1265)
- Yanko EfendiGelibolu, born 1850/51 (AH 1267)
30 officials in all. Officials born in Gelibolu
Full record
Annual entries (29)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1868/69AH 1285 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Pristina (Priştine) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0068;129 |
| 1869/70AH 1286 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Pristina (Priştine) | 480 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0068;129 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Bosna | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0068;129 |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Banja Luka (Banaluka) | 650 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0068;129 |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Banja Luka (Banaluka) | 650 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0068;129 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Banja Luka (Banaluka) | 650 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0068;129 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Banja Luka (Banaluka) | 650 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0068;129 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Banja Luka (Banaluka) | 650 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0068;129 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Banja Luka (Banaluka) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0068;129 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Banja Luka (Banaluka) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0068;129 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Banja Luka (Banaluka) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0068;129 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | 3. Müdür | Çeşme | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0068;129 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | 3. Müdür | Çeşme | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0068;129 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | 3. Müdür | Çeşme | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0068;129 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | 3. Müdür | Çeşme | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0068;129 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | 3. Müdür | Çeşme | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0068;129 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | 3. Müdür | Çeşme | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0068;129 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | 3. Müdür | Çeşme | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0068;129 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | 3. Müdür | Çeşme | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0068;129 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | 3. Müdür | Çeşme | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0068;129 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | 3. Müdür | Çeşme | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0068;129 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | 3. Müdür | Çeşme | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0068;129 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | 3. Müdür | Çeşme | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0068;129 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | 3. Müdür | Çeşme | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0068;129 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | 3. Müdür | Çeşme | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0068;129 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | 3. Müdür | Çeşme | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0068;129 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | 3. Müdür | Çeşme | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0068;129 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | 3. Müdür | Çeşme | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0068;129 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | 3. Müdür | Çeşme | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0068;129 |
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 | Erkri Hristro Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1262 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | gelibolu | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | edirne | 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 | 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) | 5 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1280 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1863 | 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) | 400 | 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.
- 27 annual entries of 29 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.