Official
Mehmed Niyazi Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1864/65 (AH 1281). On record 1882 to 1904, 22 annual entries. Death recorded 1904/05.
Archive reference 58- 0093;179
Life#
Mehmed Niyazi Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1864/65 (AH 1281). 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: French, with Kitabet; Greek (Rum), with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1879/80 (AH 1297). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 3 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 50 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1882/83, the official was about 18 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1882/83, shows Mekâtib Memuru in Istanbul, with 50 kuruş a month. In 1883/84 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 50 to 200 kuruş a month (before: Mekâtib Memuru in Istanbul). In 1892/93 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Büyükdere, the salary going from 395 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul). In 1894/95 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Yeniköy, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Büyükdere). In 1895/96 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Beyoğlu, the salary going from 400 to 440 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Yeniköy). In 1896/97 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Yeniköy, with 440 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Beyoğlu).
The highest salary, 440 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1895/96 as Muhabere Memuru. 43 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 22 years with a salary the median is 400 kuruş a month, with 7 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 150 kuruş, is seen in 1883/84. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 10.91 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1903/04, when 46 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
A death is recorded under 1904/05 (AH 1322): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1864/65 (AH 1281)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Esnaf
- Death recorded
- 1904/05 (AH 1322)the year of the annual list with the word Vefat, not a date of death
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 3 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
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- 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
- 1879/80 (AH 1297)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 50
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1879/80AH 1297 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50first-salary field |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Mekâtib Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 |
| 1883 to 1892AH 1301 to 1309 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 to 395 |
| 1892 to 1894AH 1310 to 1311 | Muhabere Memuru | Büyükdere | 400 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Yeniköy | 400 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 440 |
| 1896 to 1904AH 1314 to 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Yeniköy | 440 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Death recorded | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882/83 | 50 | 500 | 0% | |
| 1883/84 | 200 | 500 | 400 | 4% |
| 1884/85 | 200 | 500 | 400 | 3% |
| 1885/86 | 250 | 500 | 400 | 6% |
| 1886/87 | 250 | 500 | 400 | 6% |
| 1887/88 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 11% |
| 1888/89 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 12% |
| 1889/90 | 340 | 500 | 400 | 19% |
| 1890/91 | 395 | 500 | 400 | 28% |
| 1891/92 | 395 | 500 | 400 | 29% |
| 1892/93 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 29% |
| 1893/94 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 30% |
| 1894/95 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 30% |
| 1895/96 | 440 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1896/97 | 440 | 500 | 400 | 44% |
| 1897/98 | 440 | 500 | 400 | 44% |
| 1898/99 | 440 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1899/1900 | 440 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1900/01 | 440 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1901/02 | 440 | 500 | 400 | 45% |
| 1902/03 | 440 | 500 | 380 | 45% |
| 1903/04 | 440 | 475 | 350 | 46% |
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
- Mustafa Nesimi EfendiIstanbul and 1 other place, 11 shared years
- Mehmet Tahir EfendiIstanbul and 1 other place, 11 shared years
- Unnamed official (0002_0176; 350)Istanbul and 1 other place, 11 shared years
- Hasan Ali EfendiIstanbul, 10 shared years
- İsmail Ziya EfendiIstanbul, 10 shared years
795 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Abdüllatif Lütfü EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- AHMET CEMİL EFENDİRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- Ahmet EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- Ahmet Faiz EfendRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- Ahmet Ferit EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1882/83 (AH 1300)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Kadri EfendiIstanbul, born 1864/65 (AH 1281)
- Ahmet Servet EfendiIstanbul, born 1864/65 (AH 1281)
- Ali Abdi EfendiIstanbul, born 1864/65 (AH 1281)
- Ali Rıza EfendiIstanbul, born 1864/65 (AH 1281)
- Ali Rıza EfendiIstanbul, born 1864/65 (AH 1281)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (22)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Mekâtib Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0093;179 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0093;179 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0093;179 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0093;179 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0093;179 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0093;179 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0093;179 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 340 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0093;179 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 395 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0093;179 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 395 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0093;179 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhabere Memuru | Büyükdere | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0093;179 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Muhabere Memuru | Büyükdere | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0093;179 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Yeniköy | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0093;179 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 440 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0093;179 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhabere Memuru | Yeniköy | 440 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0093;179 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Yeniköy | 440 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0093;179 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Yeniköy | 440 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0093;179 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Yeniköy | 440 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0093;179 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Yeniköy | 440 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0093;179 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Yeniköy | 440 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0093;179 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Yeniköy | 440 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0093;179 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Yeniköy | 440 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 0093;179 |
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 | Mehmed Niyazi Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1281 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | dersaadet | 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) | 3 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1297 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1880 | 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) | 50 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Status | ||
| Death recorded under the year (AH) | 1322 | Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy); Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy) |
What the sources named in this table are
- Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
- A copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read for the title wording of each year. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death.
- Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
- A second copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read in the same way. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death. Two copies that agree are one piece of evidence, not two.
- 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.
- 22 annual entries of 22 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.