Official
Ahmet Mithat Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Konitsa (Koniçe) in 1877/78 (AH 1294). On record 1894 to 1902, 8 annual entries.
Archive reference 110_157; 311
Life#
Ahmet Mithat Efendi was born in Konitsa (Koniçe) in 1877/78 (AH 1294). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Telgraf Memuru.
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: Bulgarian, with Kitabet; French, with Kitabet; Greek (Rum), with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Bitola (Manastır) in 1890/91 (AH 1308). The official was then about 14 years old. The record gives 4 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1894/95, the official was about 17 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1894/95, shows Muhabere Memuru in Bitola, with 300 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 300 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1894/95 as Muhabere Memuru. 17 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 8 years with a salary the median is 300 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1901/02, when 20 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Birthplace
- Konitsa (Koniçe)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Telgraf Memuru
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 4 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
- Bulgarian
- Kitabetwriting
- 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
- 1890/91 (AH 1308)
- Place
- Bitola (Manastır)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 300
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890/91AH 1308 | First work | Bitola (Manastır) | 300first-salary field |
| 1894 to 1902AH 1312 to 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Bitola (Manastır) | 300 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894/95 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 17% |
| 1895/96 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 17% |
| 1896/97 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 18% |
| 1897/98 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 19% |
| 1898/99 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 19% |
| 1899/1900 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 18% |
| 1900/01 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 18% |
| 1901/02 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 20% |
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
- Mehmet Nuri EfendiBitola (Manastır), 8 shared years
- Eşref EfendiBitola (Manastır), 7 shared years
- Mehmet Resmi EfendiBitola (Manastır), 7 shared years
- Ali Niyazi EfendiBitola (Manastır), 6 shared years
- Ali Rıza EfendiBitola (Manastır), 6 shared years
39 officials in all. Officials recorded in Bitola (Manastır)
Same school recorded
- Abbas EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1894/95 (AH 1312)
- Abdi Nazım EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1894/95 (AH 1312)
- Abdulgafur Sırrı EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1894/95 (AH 1312)
- Abdulgafur Sufi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1894/95 (AH 1312)
- Abdülkerim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1894/95 (AH 1312)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Hilmi EfendiKonitsa (Koniçe), born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ali Teymur EfendiKonitsa (Koniçe), born 1884/85 (AH 1302)
Full record
Annual entries (8)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Bitola (Manastır) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 110_157; 311 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Bitola (Manastır) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 110_157; 311 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhabere Memuru | Bitola (Manastır) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 110_157; 311 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Bitola (Manastır) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 110_157; 311 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Bitola (Manastır) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 110_157; 311 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Bitola (Manastır) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 110_157; 311 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Bitola (Manastır) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 110_157; 311 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Bitola (Manastır) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 110_157; 311 |
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 | Ahmet Mithat Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1294 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | konice | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | yanya | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Telgraf Memuru | 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) | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1308 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1891 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Manastir | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 300 | 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.
- 8 annual entries of 8 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.