Official
Mehmet Tahir Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Arapgir in 1868/69 (AH 1285). On record 1906 to 1908, 2 annual entries.
Archive reference 149-168-331
Life#
Mehmet Tahir Efendi was born in Arapgir in 1868/69 (AH 1285). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Memur.
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 İzmit in 1906/07 (AH 1324). The official was then about 38 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 350 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1906/07, the official was about 38 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1906/07, shows Nakliye Memuru in İzmit, with 350 kuruş a month. In 1907/08 the record shows Nakliye Memuru in Istanbul, with 350 kuruş a month (before: Nakliye Memuru in İzmit).
The highest salary, 350 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as Nakliye Memuru. 36 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 350 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1907/08, when 52 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Birthplace
- Arapgir
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Memur
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 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
- 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Place
- İzmit
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 350
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906/07AH 1324 | First work | İzmit | 350first-salary field |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Nakliye Memuru | İzmit | 350 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Nakliye Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 350 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906/07 | 350 | 450 | 300 | 36% |
| 1907/08 | 350 | 300 | 250 | 52% |
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
- Abdullah Yaşar EfendiIstanbul, 1 shared year
- Ahmet Cemil EfendiIstanbul, 1 shared year
- Ahmet Kenan EfendiIstanbul, 1 shared year
- Ahmet Şükrü EfendiIstanbul, 1 shared year
- Hüseyin Hüsnü EfendiIstanbul, 1 shared year
204 officials in all. Officials recorded in İzmit
Same school recorded
- Abbas Hilmi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Abbas Hilmi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Abdülkadir Haşmet EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Abdullah Nusret BeyRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Abdullah Sıdkı EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- İbrahim Ethem EfendiArapgir, born 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Osman İsmet EfendiArapgir, born 1867/68 (AH 1284)
- Hüseyin Şerif EfendiArapgir, born 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- MEHMET RÜŞTÜ EFENDİArapgir, born 1866/67 (AH 1283)
- Musa EfendiArapgir, born 1866/67 (AH 1283)
42 officials in all. Officials born in Arapgir
Full record
Annual entries (2)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Nakliye Memuru | İzmit | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 149-168-331 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Nakliye Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 149-168-331 |
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 (15)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet Tahir Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1285 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | arapgir | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | elazig used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | mamuretul aziz other value | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Memur | 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) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1324 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1906 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | izmit | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 350 | 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.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.