Official
MEHMET KEMAL EFENDİ
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1878 (AH 1295). On record 1899 to 1904, 5 annual entries.
Archive reference 115_163; 323
Life#
MEHMET KEMAL EFENDİ was born in Istanbul in 1878 (AH 1295). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.
Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 years of schooling recorded. 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 Istanbul in 1898/99 (AH 1316). 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 1899/1900, the official was about 21 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1899/1900, shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, with 200 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 200 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1899/1900 as Muhabere Memuru. 7 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 5 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 1903/04, when 8 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1878 (AH 1295)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Primary
- Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary 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
- 1898/99 (AH 1316)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 200
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1898/99AH 1316 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200first-salary field |
| 1899 to 1904AH 1317 to 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899/1900 | 200 | 500 | 400 | 7% |
| 1900/01 | 200 | 500 | 400 | 8% |
| 1901/02 | 200 | 500 | 400 | 9% |
| 1902/03 | 200 | 500 | 380 | 9% |
| 1903/04 | 200 | 475 | 350 | 8% |
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.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Ahmet Hulusi EfendiIstanbul, 5 shared years
- HÜSEYİN İHSAN EFENDİIstanbul, 5 shared years
- Yusuf İzzet EfendiIstanbul, 5 shared years
- Abdülkadir Hifzi EfendiIstanbul, 5 shared years
- Hamdi EfendiIstanbul, 5 shared years
824 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Ahmet Bahaettin EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1899/1900 (AH 1317)
- Mustafa Harun EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1899/1900 (AH 1317)
- Süleyman Şevki EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1899/1900 (AH 1317)
- Ahmet Niyazi EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1898/99 (AH 1316)
- İsmail EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1898/99 (AH 1316)
744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdülkerim EfendiIstanbul, born 1878 (AH 1295)
- Ahmet Feyzi EfendiIstanbul, born 1878 (AH 1295)
- Ahmet Muhsin EfendiIstanbul, born 1878 (AH 1295)
- Ahmet Selahattin EfendiIstanbul, born 1878 (AH 1295)
- Ali Saib EfendiIstanbul, born 1878 (AH 1295)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (5)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 115_163; 323 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 115_163; 323 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 115_163; 323 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 115_163; 323 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 115_163; 323 |
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 (13)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | MEHMET KEMAL EFENDİ | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1295 | 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 |
| 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 | Sibyan Mektebi | 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 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1316 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1898 | 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) | 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.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 5 annual entries of 5 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.