Official
Mehmet Sami Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1876/77 (AH 1293). On record 1892 to 1905, 13 annual entries.
Archive reference 0086_0185: 365
Life#
Mehmet Sami Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1876/77 (AH 1293). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Ketebe.
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: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1891/92 (AH 1309). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 25 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1892/93, the official was about 16 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1892/93, shows Sicil Kalemi in Istanbul, with 25 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 350 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1904/05 as Sicil Kalemi. 32 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 13 years with a salary the median is 100 kuruş a month, with 8 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 150 kuruş, is seen in 1899/1900. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 24.6 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Ketebe
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 1 year
- 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
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1891/92 (AH 1309)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 25
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1891/92AH 1309 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 25first-salary field |
| 1892 to 1905AH 1310 to 1322 | Sicil Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 25 to 350 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892/93 | 25 | 500 | 0% | |
| 1893/94 | 50 | 500 | 50 | 0% |
| 1894/95 | 50 | 500 | 50 | 0% |
| 1895/96 | 50 | 500 | 50 | 0% |
| 1896/97 | 80 | 500 | 80 | 2% |
| 1897/98 | 80 | 500 | 80 | 2% |
| 1898/99 | 100 | 500 | 100 | 2% |
| 1899/1900 | 250 | 500 | 250 | 12% |
| 1900/01 | 290 | 500 | 250 | 18% |
| 1901/02 | 310 | 500 | 26% | |
| 1902/03 | 330 | 500 | 29% | |
| 1903/04 | 330 | 475 | 31% | |
| 1904/05 | 350 | 450 | 32% |
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 Hilmi EfendiIstanbul, 13 shared years
- İbrahim Ragıp EfendiIstanbul, 13 shared years
- Mehmed Ata EfendiIstanbul, 13 shared years
- Mehmet Faik EfendiIstanbul, 13 shared years
- Ali Galip BeyIstanbul, 13 shared years
1,098 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Abdülgani EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310)
- Abdullah Kemali EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310)
- Abdurrezzak EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310)
- Abdüssamed Salih EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310)
- Ahmed Gazi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdullah Faik EfendiIstanbul, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Ahmet Cemil EfendiIstanbul, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Ahmet Feyzi EfendiIstanbul, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Ahmet İhsan EfendiIstanbul, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Ahmet Nefi EfendiIstanbul, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (13)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Sicil Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 25 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0086_0185: 365 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Sicil Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0086_0185: 365 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Sicil Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0086_0185: 365 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Sicil Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0086_0185: 365 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Sicil Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 80 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0086_0185: 365 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Sicil Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 80 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0086_0185: 365 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Sicil Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0086_0185: 365 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Sicil Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0086_0185: 365 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Sicil Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 290 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0086_0185: 365 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Sicil Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 310 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0086_0185: 365 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Sicil Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 330 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0086_0185: 365 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Sicil Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 330 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0086_0185: 365 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Sicil Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0086_0185: 365 |
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 | Mehmet Sami Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1293 | 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 | Ketebe | 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) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1309 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1892 | 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) | 25 | 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.
- 13 annual entries of 13 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.