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Official

Mehmet Şefik Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1872/73 (AH 1289). On record 1895 to 1898, 3 annual entries.

Archive reference 53_0248; 493

Compare Mehmet Şefik Efendi with other officials

Life

Born in Istanbul in 1872/73 (AH 1289), Mehmet Şefik Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a telegraph official (telgraf memuru). Schooling took seven years, at a middle school (Rüşdiye Mektebi).

Every annual entry from 1895/96 to 1896/97 places Mehmet Şefik in Istanbul, the birthplace, first in the goods and stores office (Eşya Kalemi), from 1896/97 as an official for outgoing items (Mersule Memuru). In place of a title the lists give Azil (dismissal) for 1897/98.

The salary never rose above the first in the lists, 200 kuruş a month in 1895/96, in the Eşya Kalemi in Istanbul, when one in ten paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1897/98.

Career and salary

Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
0501001502001895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 1315200 kuruşEşya KalemiMersule Memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 1315This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same title

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
Salary of Mehmet Şefik Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1895/962005005759%
1896/97200500212.58%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

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Career of Mehmet Şefik Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1895/96AH 1313Eşya KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)200
1896/97AH 1314Mersule MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)200
1897/98AH 1315Azildismissal (a note on status, not a job)

Record

Personal

Born
1872/73 (AH 1289)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish
Father's occupation
telgraf memuru

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
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.

Legal records

Legal record note as worded
Devamsızlık / Mumaileyh vazifesine devamsızlıkta bulunduğu gibi kendisine edilen tenbihat-ı ekideyi dahi dinlemeyerek haftada ancak bir iki gün gelip erken savuşup gitmekte devam edip Çarşamba mahallesindeki kahvehanelerde Karagöz oynattığı tahkik kılındığından şu hâlde istihdamı gayr-ı caiz görülmekle bin üç yüz on beş senesi Şevvalinin on dokuzunda 1 Mart sene 1314 kaydı terkin edildiği şube-i mezkurenin 15 Şevval sene 1316 tarihli vukuat pusulasında gösterilmiştir.; Devamsızlık

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 611 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Mehmet Şefik Efendi had the 575th highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 5 officials with the title Eşya Kalemi in the same years, Mehmet Şefik Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 23 officials with the title Eşya Kalemi

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Şefik Efendi had the 2,739th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Şefik Efendi had the 1,627th highest salary of them.

The page of Istanbul, with the 1,999 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 183 officials whose first annual entry is for 1895/96 (AH 1313), 182 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Şefik Efendi had the 171st highest salary of them.

Full record

Annual entries (3)

Annual entries of Mehmet Şefik Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1895/96AH 1313Eşya KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Earlier annual personnel extract53_0248; 493
1896/97AH 1314Mersule MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Earlier annual personnel extract53_0248; 493
1897/98AH 1315AzilPost and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Earlier annual personnel extract53_0248; 493
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.

Sources and original values (12)

Recorded values of Mehmet Şefik Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Şefik EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1289Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacedersaadetPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdersaadetPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationtelgraf memuruPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionmuslumanPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityturkishPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
Schoolrusdiye mektebiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling7Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Legal records
Legal record note as wordedDevamsızlık / Mumaileyh vazifesine devamsızlıkta bulunduğu gibi kendisine edilen tenbihat-ı ekideyi dahi dinlemeyerek haftada ancak bir iki gün gelip erken savuşup gitmekte devam edip Çarşamba mahallesindeki kahvehanelerde Karagöz oynattığı tahkik kılındığından şu hâlde istihdamı gayr-ı caiz görülmekle bin üç yüz on beş senesi Şevvalinin on dokuzunda 1 Mart sene 1314 kaydı terkin edildiği şube-i mezkurenin 15 Şevval sene 1316 tarihli vukuat pusulasında gösterilmiştir. used on this pageLegal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy)
Legal record note as wordedDevamsızlık other valueLegal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy)
What the sources named in this table are
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)
A workbook of notes on legal records. The wording is kept as written. It may hold an accusation or an acquittal, it is not the finding of a court, and its year is the year of the record, not the date of an event.
Legal notes (later workbook copy)
A later copy of the workbook of notes on legal records. The same wording in both copies is one note, not two.
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.
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.

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