Official
Mehmet Refik Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1884/85 (AH 1302). On record 1906 to 1909, 3 annual entries.
Archive reference 161-15-25
Life#
Mehmet Refik Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1884/85 (AH 1302). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Yuzbasi.
Schooling recorded: the wording Hususi Muallim in the school field, which names no school. 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 Katerini (Katerin) in 1905/06 (AH 1323). The official was then about 20 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1906/07, the official was about 21 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1906/07, shows Muhabere Memuru in Razlog (Razlık), with 200 kuruş a month. In 1908/09 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Kavala, with 200 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Razlog).
The highest salary, 200 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as Muhabere Memuru. 10 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 3 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 1908/09, when 16 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Yuzbasi
Education
- Private teaching
- Hususi Muallim (4 years)private teacher (not a school)
- 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
- 1905/06 (AH 1323)
- Place
- Katerini (Katerin)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 200
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1905/06AH 1323 | First work | Katerini (Katerin) | 200first-salary field |
| 1906 to 1908AH 1324 to 1325 | Muhabere Memuru | Razlog (Razlık) | 200 |
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Muhabere Memuru | Kavala | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906/07 | 200 | 450 | 300 | 10% |
| 1907/08 | 200 | 300 | 250 | 18% |
| 1908/09 | 200 | 350 | 250 | 16% |
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
- Abdurrahim EfendiRazlog (Razlık), 1 shared year
- Unnamed official (0156_182; 361)Kavala, 1 shared year
Same school recorded
- Abdurrahim EfendiHususi Muallim, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Ahmet EfendiHususi Muallim, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Emin EfendiHususi Muallim, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Hüseyin EfendiHususi Muallim, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- İsmail EfendiHususi Muallim, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
37 officials in all.
Same birthplace
- Abdülkadir Hifzi EfendiIstanbul, born 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- Abdullah İhsan EfendiIstanbul, born 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- Ahmed Edip EfendiIstanbul, born 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- Ahmet Cemal EfendiIstanbul, born 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- Ahmet Ferit EfendiIstanbul, born 1884/85 (AH 1302)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (3)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Razlog (Razlık) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 161-15-25 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Muhabere Memuru | Razlog (Razlık) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 161-15-25 |
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Muhabere Memuru | Kavala | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 161-15-25 |
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 | Mehmet Refik Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1302 | 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 | yuzbasi | 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 | hususi muallim | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 1 used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 other value | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1323 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1905 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | katerin | 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.
- 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.