Official
Mehmet Emin Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Kayseri in 1861/62 (AH 1278). On record 1900 to 1905, 5 annual entries.
Archive reference 111_0142; 281
Life#
Mehmet Emin Efendi was born in Kayseri in 1861/62 (AH 1278). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.
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 Sivas in 1900/01 (AH 1318). The official was then about 39 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1900/01, the official was about 39 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1900/01, shows Makine Memuru in Sivas, with 200 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 200 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1900/01 as Makine Memuru. 8 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 500 kuruş. Over 5 years with a salary the median is 200 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1904/05, when 8 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1861/62 (AH 1278)
- Birthplace
- Kayseri
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Esnaf
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
- 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Place
- Sivas
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 200
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900/01AH 1318 | First work | Sivas | 200first-salary field |
| 1900 to 1905AH 1318 to 1322 | Makine Memuru | Sivas | 200 |
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 | 200 | 500 | 480 | 8% |
| 1901/02 | 200 | 500 | 420 | 9% |
| 1902/03 | 200 | 500 | 420 | 9% |
| 1903/04 | 200 | 475 | 500 | 8% |
| 1904/05 | 200 | 450 | 450 | 8% |
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
- Ali Rıza EfendiSivas, 5 shared years
- Mehmet Şükrü EfendiSivas, 5 shared years
- Mehmet Refik EfendiSivas, 5 shared years
- Kasım Sırrı EfendiSivas, 5 shared years
- Hafız Mehmet EfendiSivas, 5 shared years
33 officials in all. Officials recorded in Sivas
Same school recorded
- Abdülbaki EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Abdülkerim Hüsnü EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Abdullah EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Abdullatif EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Ahmet Asaf EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Fikri EfendiKayseri, born 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Besim EfendiKayseri, born 1859/60 (AH 1276)
- Balyan EfendiKayseri, born 1858/59 (AH 1275)
- Vartan YıldızyanKayseri, born 1858/59 (AH 1275)
- Şaban EfendiKayseri, born 1864/65 (AH 1281)
22 officials in all. Officials born in Kayseri
Full record
Annual entries (5)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Makine Memuru | Sivas | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 111_0142; 281 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Makine Memuru | Sivas | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 111_0142; 281 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Makine Memuru | Sivas | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 111_0142; 281 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Makine Memuru | Sivas | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 111_0142; 281 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Makine Memuru | Sivas | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 111_0142; 281 |
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 Emin Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1278 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | kayseri | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | ankara | 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 | 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) | 1318 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1900 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Sivas | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 200 | 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.
- 5 annual entries of 5 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.