Official
Mustafa Tevfik Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Mytilene (Midilli) in 1836/37 (AH 1252). On record 1855 to 1890, 35 annual entries. Death recorded 1890/91.
Archive reference 3_281;558
Life#
Born in Mytilene (Midilli) in 1836/37 (AH 1252), Mustafa Tevfik Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a mufti (müftü). Work began in the Evkaf Kalemi in Istanbul in 1854/55, at about 18, with one unpaid year as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 30 kuruş. The annual lists begin in 1855/56, with Mustafa Tevfik in the accounts office (Muhasebe Kalemi) in Mytilene, the birthplace. Mustafa Tevfik then moved to Vidin in 1870/71, then back to Mytilene from 1872 to 1876. The annual lists then follow Mustafa Tevfik to Elazığ from 1876 to 1881, then Aleppo (Halep) from 1881 to 1886. Next came Bitlis in 1886/87. The last posts were in Mosul (Musul) from 1887 to 1890.
The salary went from 30 kuruş a month in 1855/56 to 5,000 in 1878, the peak, as Asar Muduru in Elazığ, when 99 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 34 years the salaries add up to 849,960 kuruş, 3.9 times the median official's, a level reached by fewer than 3 per cent of the 3,805 officials paid for five years or more. Pay rose to 166.7 times the first salary; only 7 of the 2,859 officials paid for ten years or more rose as far. After the last annual entry, for 1889/90, the list of 1890/91 (AH 1308) gives the status word Vefat (death). Mustafa Tevfik received a rank (rütbe) and the Osmani order.
Places in order of time#
Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.
Born 1836/37 (AH 1252)
1855 to 1870 (AH 1272 to 1286)
Muhasebe Kalemi 1855 to 1869 (AH 1272 to 1285); Aşar Memuru 1869/70 (AH 1286)
30 to 1,000 kuruş a month; entries in 15 years
1872 to 1876 (AH 1289 to 1292)
No annual entry for 1871/72 (AH 1288) before it.
1,500 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years
1876 to 1881 (AH 1293 to 1298)
Asar Muduru 1876 to 1879 (AH 1293 to 1296); Asar Nezareti 1879 to 1881 (AH 1297 to 1298)
3,000 to 5,000 kuruş a month; entries in 6 years
Death recorded in the annual list of 1890/91 (AH 1308): the word Vefat, not a date of death.
Career and salary#
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, and the median of the same province for the years in which at least 5 officials were paid in the province of the official's salary that year.
The numbers of the chart
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Median, same province | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1855/56 | 30 | 432.5 | 100 | 0% | |
| 1856/57 | 100 | 375 | 110 | 10% | |
| 1857/58 | 150 | 475 | 150 | 13% | |
| 1858/59 | 200 | 500 | 200 | 19% | |
| 1859/60 | 250 | 500 | 20% | ||
| 1860/61 | 300 | 500 | 350 | 22% | |
| 1861/62 | 350 | 600 | 475 | 24% | |
| 1862/63 | 350 | 500 | 600 | 24% | |
| 1863/64 | 350 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 20% |
| 1864/65 | 350 | 625 | 480 | 17% | |
| 1865/66 | 350 | 650 | 367 | 15% | |
| 1866/67 | 350 | 600 | 392 | 15% | |
| 1867/68 | 350 | 600 | 392 | 13% | |
| 1868/69 | 350 | 600 | 450 | 14% | |
| 1869/70 | 1,000 | 600 | 71% | ||
| 1872/73 | 1,500 | 550 | 975 | 89% | |
| 1873/74 | 1,500 | 500 | 1,100 | 89% | |
| 1874/75 | 1,500 | 535 | 1,110 | 89% | |
| 1875/76 | 1,500 | 530 | 1,075 | 88% | |
| 1876/77 | 4,000 | 582.5 | 597.5 | 98% | |
| 1877/78 | 4,000 | 560 | 525 | 98% | |
| 1878 | 5,000 | 600 | 500 | 99% | |
| 1878/79 | 5,000 | 600 | 500 | 99% | |
| 1879/80 | 3,000 | 500 | 390 | 97% | |
| 1880/81 | 3,000 | 500 | 650 | 97% | |
| 1881/82 | 4,000 | 500 | 3,500 | 475 | 99% |
| 1882/83 | 4,000 | 500 | 3,500 | 500 | 99% |
| 1883/84 | 4,000 | 500 | 3,500 | 462.5 | 99% |
| 1884/85 | 4,000 | 500 | 3,500 | 462.5 | 99% |
| 1885/86 | 4,000 | 500 | 500 | 99% | |
| 1886/87 | 4,000 | 500 | 550 | 99% | |
| 1887/88 | 4,000 | 500 | 475 | 99% | |
| 1888/89 | 4,000 | 500 | 475 | 99% | |
| 1889/90 | 4,000 | 500 | 570 | 99% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1854/55AH 1271 | Evkaf Kalemifirst work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 30first-salary field |
| 1855 to 1869AH 1272 to 1285 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Mytilene (Midilli) | 30 to 350 |
| 1869/70AH 1286 | Aşar Memuru | Mytilene (Midilli) | 1,000 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Vidin | ||
| No annual entry: 1871/72 (AH 1288) | |||
| 1872 to 1876AH 1289 to 1292 | Aşar Memuru | Mytilene (Midilli) | 1,500 |
| 1876 to 1879AH 1293 to 1296 | Asar Muduru | Elazığ | 4,000 to 5,000 |
| 1879 to 1881AH 1297 to 1298 | Asar Nezareti | Elazığ | 3,000 |
| 1881 to 1886AH 1299 to 1303 | Asar Nezareti | Aleppo (Halep) | 4,000 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Defterdar | Bitlis | 4,000 |
| 1887 to 1890AH 1305 to 1307 | Defterdar | Mosul (Musul) | 4,000 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Death recorded | ||
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1836/37 (AH 1252)
- Birthplace
- Mytilene (Midilli)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Muftu
- Death recorded
- 1890/91 (AH 1308)the year of the annual list with the word Vefat, not a date of death
Education
- Primary
- Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school); place of the school as worded: istanbul
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 1 year
- 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
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1854/55 (AH 1271)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First job as worded
- Evkaf Kalemi
- Age at first work (workbook field)
- 19
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 30
- First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
- 30
Honours and ranks
- Rank (recorded code)
- 2; 3
- Osmani order (recorded code)
- 3
Recorded with#
Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.
Same place, same years
Of the 7 officials with entries in Mytilene (Midilli) in the same years, Mustafa Tevfik Efendi had the highest salary.
- İbrahim Edhem Efendi6 shared years; highest salary 1,500 kuruş
- İsmail Hakkı Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 3,000 kuruş
- Mehmet Tevfik Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 3,000 kuruş
- Osman Nuri Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 2,500 kuruş
- Mehmed Raşid Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 2,000 kuruş
Same job title, same years
Of the 21 officials with the title Muhasebe Kalemi in the same years, Mustafa Tevfik Efendi had the 4th highest salary.
- Mustafa Efendi13 shared years; highest salary 1,500 kuruş
- Abdurrezzak Efendi11 shared years; highest salary 1,500 kuruş
- Mustafa Hikemi Efendi9 shared years; highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Mehmet Celalettin Efendi6 shared years; highest salary 1,500 kuruş
- Ahmet Zuhtu Bey5 shared years; highest salary 8,075 kuruş
Same school
Of the 746 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi among their schools, 745 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Tevfik Efendi had the 16th highest salary of them.
- Abdülhalim Beyborn 1836/37 (AH 1252); highest salary 3,500 kuruş
- Ahmet Hamdi Efendiborn 1836/37 (AH 1252); highest salary 2,000 kuruş
- Ali Haydar Efendiborn 1836/37 (AH 1252); highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Huseyin Mazhar Efendiborn 1836/37 (AH 1252); highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Hüseyin Rüştü Efendiborn 1836/37 (AH 1252); highest salary 1,000 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 12 officials born in Mytilene (Midilli), Mustafa Tevfik Efendi had the highest salary.
- İbrahim Edhem Efendiborn 1835/36 (AH 1251); highest salary 1,500 kuruş
- Nikolaki Haris Efendiborn 1840/41 (AH 1256); highest salary 1,200 kuruş
- İbrahim Ali Efendiborn 1851/52 (AH 1268); highest salary 800 kuruş
- Mehmet Emin Efendiborn 1819/20 (AH 1235); highest salary 800 kuruş
- Mehmet Nuri Efendiborn 1853/54 (AH 1270); highest salary 720 kuruş
The page of Mytilene (Midilli), with the 12 officials born there
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 11 officials whose first annual entry is for 1855/56 (AH 1272), Mustafa Tevfik Efendi had the 2nd highest salary.
- Mustafa Agah Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 4,000 kuruş
- Hüseyin Hayrettin Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 4,000 kuruş
- Ahmet Rıfat Efendifirst annual entry 1855/56 (AH 1272); highest salary 3,000 kuruş
- Bahattin Beyfirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 4,000 kuruş
- Mahmut Hamdi Efendifirst entry in Cizre; highest salary 300 kuruş
All 11 officials whose first annual entry is for 1855/56 (AH 1272)
Full record
Annual entries (35)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1855/56AH 1272 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Mytilene (Midilli) | 30 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 3_281;558 |
| 1856/57AH 1273 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Mytilene (Midilli) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 3_281;558 |
| 1857/58AH 1274 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Mytilene (Midilli) | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 3_281;558 |
| 1858/59AH 1275 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Mytilene (Midilli) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 3_281;558 |
| 1859/60AH 1276 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Mytilene (Midilli) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 3_281;558 |
| 1860/61AH 1277 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Mytilene (Midilli) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 3_281;558 |
| 1861/62AH 1278 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Mytilene (Midilli) | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 3_281;558 |
| 1862/63AH 1279 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Mytilene (Midilli) | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 3_281;558 |
| 1863/64AH 1280 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Mytilene (Midilli) | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 3_281;558 |
| 1864/65AH 1281 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Mytilene (Midilli) | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 3_281;558 |
| 1865/66AH 1282 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Mytilene (Midilli) | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 3_281;558 |
| 1866/67AH 1283 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Mytilene (Midilli) | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 3_281;558 |
| 1867/68AH 1284 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Mytilene (Midilli) | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 3_281;558 |
| 1868/69AH 1285 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Mytilene (Midilli) | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 3_281;558 |
| 1869/70AH 1286 | Aşar Memuru | Mytilene (Midilli) | 1,000 | Finance (Maliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_281;558 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Vidin | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_281;558 | ||
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Aşar Memuru | Mytilene (Midilli) | 1,500 | Finance (Maliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_281;558 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Aşar Memuru | Mytilene (Midilli) | 1,500 | Finance (Maliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_281;558 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Aşar Memuru | Mytilene (Midilli) | 1,500 | Finance (Maliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_281;558 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Aşar Memuru | Mytilene (Midilli) | 1,500 | Finance (Maliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_281;558 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Asar Muduru | Elazığ | 4,000 | Finance (Maliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_281;558 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Asar Muduru | Elazığ | 4,000 | Finance (Maliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_281;558 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Asar Muduru | Elazığ | 5,000 | Finance (Maliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_281;558 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Asar Muduru | Elazığ | 5,000 | Finance (Maliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_281;558 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Asar Nezareti | Elazığ | 3,000 | Finance (Maliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_281;558 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Asar Nezareti | Elazığ | 3,000 | Finance (Maliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_281;558 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Asar Nezareti | Aleppo (Halep) | 4,000 | Finance (Maliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_281;558 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Asar Nezareti | Aleppo (Halep) | 4,000 | Finance (Maliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_281;558 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Asar Nezareti | Aleppo (Halep) | 4,000 | Finance (Maliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_281;558 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Asar Nezareti | Aleppo (Halep) | 4,000 | Finance (Maliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_281;558 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Asar Nezareti | Aleppo (Halep) | 4,000 | Finance (Maliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_281;558 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Defterdar | Bitlis | 4,000 | Finance (Maliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_281;558 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Defterdar | Mosul (Musul) | 4,000 | Finance (Maliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_281;558 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Defterdar | Mosul (Musul) | 4,000 | Finance (Maliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_281;558 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Defterdar | Mosul (Musul) | 4,000 | Finance (Maliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_281;558 |
What the sources named in this table are
- Cross-ministry personnel workbook
- A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
- 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 (29)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mustafa Tevfik Efendi | Linked personnel workbook |
| Birth year (AH) | 1252 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace | midilli | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: district (kaza) | Midilli | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: sancak | Midilli | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: province (vilayet) | Cezairi bahri sefid | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Province of birth | cezairi bahri sefid | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Muftu | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Religion | Musluman | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Nationality or community | turkish | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Sibyan Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Place of the school | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 1 used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 other value | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1271 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1855 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: district (kaza) | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: sancak | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: province (vilayet) | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First job as worded | Evkaf Kalemi | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Age at first work (workbook field) | 19 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 30 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month) | 30 | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Honours | ||
| Rank (recorded code) | 2 used on this page | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Rank (recorded code) | 3 other value | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Osmani order (recorded code) | 3 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Status | ||
| Death recorded under the year (AH) | 1308 | 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.
- Cross-ministry personnel workbook
- A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
- 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.
- Linked personnel workbook
- The original personnel workbook, from which selected fields on background and first work are taken.
- 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.
Subjects
- Mustafa Tevfik Efendi
- Accounts office (Muhasebe Kalemi)
- Mytilene (Midilli)
- School for young children (Sıbyan Mektebi)
- Finance (Maliye)
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Asar Nezareti
- Biography of an Ottoman official (Osmanlı memurunun biyografisi)
- Career and pay (memuriyet ve maaş)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)