Official
Mahmut Ragıp Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1880/81 (AH 1298). On record 1902 to 1907, 5 annual entries.
Archive reference 119-78-151
Life#
Mahmut Ragıp Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1880/81 (AH 1298). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Komiser.
Schooling recorded: İdadi Mektebi, with 9 years of schooling recorded. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1902/03 (AH 1320). The official was then about 21 years old. The record gives 0.5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 100 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1902/03, the official was about 21 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1902/03, shows Ittihat Posta Memuru in Istanbul, with 100 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 200 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as Ittihat Posta 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 5 years with a salary the median is 150 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 50 kuruş, is seen in 1904/05. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 18.92 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Komiser
Education
- Idadi
- İdadi Mektebi (9 years)idadi school (preparatory secondary school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0.5 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Other High
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- 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
- 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 100
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03AH 1320 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100first-salary field |
| 1902 to 1907AH 1320 to 1324 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 to 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03 | 100 | 500 | 400 | 1% |
| 1903/04 | 100 | 475 | 420 | 1% |
| 1904/05 | 150 | 450 | 400 | 5% |
| 1905/06 | 150 | 475 | 150 | 5% |
| 1906/07 | 200 | 450 | 200 | 10% |
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 Azmi BeyIstanbul, 5 shared years
- Mehmet Tevfik EfendiIstanbul, 5 shared years
- Mustafa Emin EfendiIstanbul, 5 shared years
- AHMET REFİK EFENDİIstanbul, 5 shared years
- Hüseyin Cevdet EfendiIstanbul, 5 shared years
807 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Abdülvahid Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- ALİ NUSRET EFENDİİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- MEHMET EFENDİİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Mehmet Faik Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Mehmet Salahattin Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
132 officials in all. Officials with İdadi Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdullah Kamil EfendiIstanbul, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ahmet Celal EfendiIstanbul, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ahmet Cemal EfendiIstanbul, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ahmet İzzet EfendiIstanbul, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ahmet Kemal EfendiIstanbul, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 119-78-151 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 119-78-151 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 119-78-151 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 119-78-151 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 119-78-151 |
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 | Mahmut Ragıp Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1298 | 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 | Komiser | 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 | idadi Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 9 | 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) | 1320 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1902 | 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) | 100 | 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.
- 4 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.