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Official

Manuk Efendi

Armenian Christian (Ermeni). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1846/47 (AH 1263). On record 1893 to 1905, 12 annual entries.

Archive reference 0088_0118: 231

Life

Manuk Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1846/47 (AH 1263). The record gives the community as Armenian Christian (Ermeni).

Schooling recorded: Ermeni Millet Mektebi (Armenian community school), 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.

First work is recorded in 1887/88 (AH 1305). The official was then about 41 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). At the first annual entry, in 1893/94, the official was about 47 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1893/94, shows Fabrika Memuru in Istanbul, with 500 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 520 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1904/05 as Fabrika Memuru. 61 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 12 years with a salary the median is 495 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and 1 cut. The largest rise, 25 kuruş, is seen in 1904/05. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 0.36 per cent a year on average.

Record

Personal

Born
1846/47 (AH 1263)
Community
Armenian Christian (Ermeni)
Nationality as recorded
Ermeni

Education

Community school
Ermeni Millet Mektebi (4 years)Armenian community 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

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

Year
1887/88 (AH 1305)

Career

Career of Manuk Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1887/88AH 1305First work
1893 to 1905AH 1311 to 1322Fabrika Memuru
12 entries
YearSalary
1893/94500
1894/95500
1895/96500
1896/97495
1897/98495
1898/99495
1899/1900495
1900/01495
1901/02495
1902/03495
1903/04495
1904/05520
Istanbul (Dersaadet)500 to 520
Monthly salary, kuruş
02004006001894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 1322520 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 1322This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same title

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
Salary of Manuk Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1893/9450050050046%
1894/9550050050046%
1895/9650050050047%
1896/9749550050048%
1897/9849550050048%
1898/9949550050448%
1899/190049550055447%
1900/0149550055447%
1901/0249550060049%
1902/0349550060049%
1903/0449547563050%
1904/0552045055461%

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.

Recorded with

Recorded in the same place in the same years

1,067 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Same school recorded

  • Abraham EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1891/92 (AH 1309)
  • Agop EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1889/90 (AH 1307)
  • Nişan EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1889/90 (AH 1307)
  • Ohannes EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1889/90 (AH 1307)
  • Mıgırdıç EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1888/89 (AH 1306)

85 officials in all. Officials with Ermeni Millet Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Full record

Annual entries (12)

Annual entries of Manuk Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1893/94AH 1311Fabrika MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0088_0118: 231
1894/95AH 1312Fabrika MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0088_0118: 231
1895/96AH 1313Fabrika MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0088_0118: 231
1896/97AH 1314Fabrika MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)495Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0088_0118: 231
1897/98AH 1315Fabrika MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)495Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0088_0118: 231
1898/99AH 1316Fabrika MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)495Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0088_0118: 231
1899/1900AH 1317Fabrika MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)495Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0088_0118: 231
1900/01AH 1318Fabrika MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)495Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0088_0118: 231
1901/02AH 1319Fabrika MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)495Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0088_0118: 231
1902/03AH 1320Fabrika MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)495Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0088_0118: 231
1903/04AH 1321Fabrika MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)495Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0088_0118: 231
1904/05AH 1322Fabrika MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)520Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0088_0118: 231
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 (11)

Recorded values of Manuk Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameManuk EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1263Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacedersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionHristiyanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityErmeniRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
SchoolErmeni Millet MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1305Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1888Recovered 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.
  • 12 annual entries of 12 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.