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Official

Mehmet Nazif Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1875/76 (AH 1292). On record 1894 to 1897, 3 annual entries.

Archive reference 0085_0117: 229

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Life

Born in Istanbul in 1875/76 (AH 1292), Mehmet Nazif Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was an army captain (yüzbaşı). Schooling took seven years, at a middle school (Rüşdiye Mektebi).

At about 18, in 1893/94, Mehmet Nazif began work in Istanbul, with one unpaid year as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 50 kuruş. From the first annual entry, for 1894/95, to 1896/97, every annual entry places Mehmet Nazif in the same post, communications official (Muhabere Memuru), in Istanbul, the birthplace.

Pay rose from 50 kuruş a month in 1894/95 to a peak of 100 in 1895/96, as Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, when 3 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over three years the salaries add up to 3,000 kuruş, 16 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The last annual entry is for 1896/97.

Career and salary

Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearyears with one job titleno annual entry
0501001894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 1314100 kuruşMuhabere Memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
501002005001894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 1314This 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 Nazif Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1894/95505004000%
1895/961005004003%
1896/971005004002%

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.

Career of Mehmet Nazif Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1893/94AH 1311First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)50first-salary field
1894 to 1897AH 1312 to 1314Muhabere Memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1894/9550
1895/96100
1896/97100
Istanbul (Dersaadet)50 to 100

Record

Personal

Born
1875/76 (AH 1292)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Yuzbasi

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
1893/94 (AH 1311)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
50

Legal records

Legal record note as worded
Devamsızlık / Mumileyh bir müddetten beri vazifesi başına gelmediği gibi icra kılınan tebligattan dahi bir semere hâsıl olamamasına mebni ve bu halin memuriyet-i sairede biꞌl-ahire sirayet edeceği ve muamelat-ı idarenin şiraze-i intizamına halel geleceğine mebni bin üç yüz on beş senesi Zilhiccesinin yirmi birinde 1 Mayıs sene 314 Meclis İdare-i Nezaret kararıyla azl edildiği; 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 663 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Mehmet Nazif Efendi had the 649th highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 1,077 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Mehmet Nazif Efendi had the 1,074th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Nazif Efendi had the 3,019th 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 Nazif Efendi had the 1,806th highest salary of them.

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

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 173 officials whose first annual entry is for 1894/95 (AH 1312), Mehmet Nazif Efendi had the 168th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (3)

Annual entries of Mehmet Nazif Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1894/95AH 1312Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)50Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0085_0117: 229
1895/96AH 1313Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0085_0117: 229
1896/97AH 1314Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0085_0117: 229
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 (16)

Recorded values of Mehmet Nazif Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Nazif EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1292Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacedersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationYuzbasiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionMuslumanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityTurkishRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
SchoolRusdiye MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling7Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)1Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1311Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1893Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)50Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Legal records
Legal record note as wordedDevamsızlık / Mumileyh bir müddetten beri vazifesi başına gelmediği gibi icra kılınan tebligattan dahi bir semere hâsıl olamamasına mebni ve bu halin memuriyet-i sairede biꞌl-ahire sirayet edeceği ve muamelat-ı idarenin şiraze-i intizamına halel geleceğine mebni bin üç yüz on beş senesi Zilhiccesinin yirmi birinde 1 Mayıs sene 314 Meclis İdare-i Nezaret kararıyla azl edildiği 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.
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.
  • The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
  • 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.

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