Official
Antuvan Evhani Efendi
Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1881/82 (AH 1299). On record 1903 to 1906, 3 annual entries.
Archive reference 116_159; 315
Life#
Antuvan Evhani Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1881/82 (AH 1299), into the Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum) community, and the father's occupation was "Maarif Nezareti Azasi". Schooling took 12 years, at the Imperial School (Mekteb-i Sultani); Antuvan Evhani also wrote French as well as Turkish.
Antuvan Evhani began work in Istanbul in 1903/04, at about 21, with half a year without pay as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 250 kuruş. Every annual entry from 1903/04 to 1905/06 places Antuvan Evhani in the same post, official for foreign communications (Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti), in Beyoğlu.
The salary went from 250 kuruş a month in 1903/04 to 300 in 1905/06, the peak, as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu, when 23 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over three years the salaries add up to 9,600 kuruş, 57 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The last annual entry is for 1905/06.
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 1881/82 (AH 1299); First work 1903/04 (AH 1321)
1903 to 1906 (AH 1321 to 1323)
Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
250 to 300 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years
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.
The numbers of the chart
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903/04 | 250 | 475 | 450 | 14% |
| 1904/05 | 250 | 450 | 455 | 14% |
| 1905/06 | 300 | 475 | 445 | 23% |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1903/04AH 1321 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250first-salary field |
| 1903 to 1906AH 1321 to 1323 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 250 to 300 |
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum)
- Nationality as recorded
- Rum
- Father's occupation
- Maarif Nezareti Azasi
Education
- Higher or professional
- Mekteb-i Sultani (12 years)Imperial School (Galatasaray)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0.5 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Other High
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- No
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1903/04 (AH 1321)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 250
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 152 officials with entries in Beyoğlu in the same years, Antuvan Evhani Efendi had the 113th highest salary.
- Emrullah Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 10,000 kuruş
- Unnamed official (0002_0176; 350)3 shared years; highest salary 3,500 kuruş
- Mustafa Nesimi Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 3,250 kuruş
- Paskal Mıgırdıç Kazancıyan Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 2,905 kuruş
- Nikola Yunani Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 1,350 kuruş
Same job title, same years
Of the 216 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in the same years, Antuvan Evhani Efendi had the 181st highest salary.
- Mehmet Salih Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 1,800 kuruş
- Garon Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 1,300 kuruş
- Taşçıyan Markar Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 1,300 kuruş
- Ahmet Şükrü Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 1,200 kuruş
- Dikran Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 1,200 kuruş
All 605 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
Same school
Of the 53 officials with Mekteb-i Sultani among their schools, Antuvan Evhani Efendi had the 37th highest salary.
- Yorgi Yorgiyadi Efendiborn 1881/82 (AH 1299); highest salary 150 kuruş
- Ahmet Cemil Beyborn 1880/81 (AH 1298); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Bahaeddin Efendiborn 1880/81 (AH 1298); highest salary 450 kuruş
- Hüseyin Avni Efendiborn 1880/81 (AH 1298); highest salary 800 kuruş
- Mehmet Rüşdi Efendiborn 1880/81 (AH 1298); highest salary 200 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Antuvan Evhani Efendi had the 1,419th highest salary of them.
- Ahmet Hulusi Efendiborn 1881/82 (AH 1299); highest salary 120 kuruş
- Ahmet Refik Efendiborn 1881/82 (AH 1299); highest salary 800 kuruş
- Ahmet Şemsettin Efendiborn 1881/82 (AH 1299); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Ahmet Tevfik Efendiborn 1881/82 (AH 1299); highest salary 120 kuruş
- Ahmet Vefik Efendiborn 1881/82 (AH 1299); highest salary 140 kuruş
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 174 officials whose first annual entry is for 1903/04 (AH 1321), Antuvan Evhani Efendi had the 53rd highest salary.
- Mehmet Şükrü Efendi.first entry in Beyoğlu; highest salary 300 kuruş
- Nesim Baryot Efendifirst entry in Beyoğlu; highest salary 350 kuruş
- Ahmet Fethi Efendifirst entry in Beyoğlu; highest salary 400 kuruş
- Mehmet Tahir Efendifirst entry in Beyoğlu; highest salary 400 kuruş
- Alişan Efendifirst entry in Beyoğlu; highest salary 250 kuruş
Full record
Annual entries (3)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 116_159; 315 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 116_159; 315 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 116_159; 315 |
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 | Antuvan Evhani Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1299 | 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 | Maarif Nezareti Azasi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Hristiyan | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Rum | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Mektebi Sultani | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 12 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0.5 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1321 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1903 | 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) | 250 | 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.
- 3 annual entries of 3 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.
Subjects
- Antuvan Evhani Efendi
- Post of official for foreign communications (Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti)
- Beyoğlu
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Imperial School (Mekteb-i Sultani)
- Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)
- Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum)
- 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)