Official
Mehmet Hayri Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1869/70 (AH 1286). On record 1885 to 1905, 18 annual entries.
Archive reference 0099_0042; 81
Life#
Mehmet Hayri Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1869/70 (AH 1286). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded, at a place worded Fatih. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1885/86 (AH 1303): Posta. The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 0.5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 250 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1885/86, the official was about 16 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1885/86, shows Mekâtib Memuru in Galata, with 250 kuruş a month. In 1890/91 the record shows Rüsumat Memuru in Darıca, the salary going from 400 to 175 kuruş a month (before: Mekâtib Memuru in Galata). In 1892/93 the record shows Mevrude Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 175 to 250 kuruş a month (before: Rüsumat Memuru in Darıca). In 1898/99 the record shows Seyyar Memur in Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa), the salary going from 275 to 585 kuruş a month (before: Mevrude Memuru in Istanbul). In 1901/02 the record shows Seyyar Memur in Thessaloniki (Selanik), the salary going from 585 to 630 kuruş a month (before: Seyyar Memur in Svilengrad). In 1902/03 the record shows Seyyar Memur in Istanbul, the salary going from 630 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Seyyar Memur in Thessaloniki). No annual entry is recorded for 1889/90 and 1891/92.
The highest salary, 700 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1904/05 as Seyyar Memur. 75 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 18 years with a salary the median is 337.5 kuruş a month, with 6 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 310 kuruş, is seen in 1898/99. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 5.57 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Esnaf
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school); place of the school as worded: Fatih
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0.5 years
- 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
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1885/86 (AH 1303)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First job as worded
- Posta
- Age at first work (workbook field)
- 17
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 250
- First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
- 250
Legal records
- Judicial record (recorded code)
- 1
- Legal record note as worded
- Zayi / on üç kıta taahhütlü mekatibin ziyaına refiki Ahmet Efendi ile beraber sebebiyet vermesinden dolayı azledilip zayi edilen mektuplara tazminen verilmek üzere on beş Osmanlı altını mumaileyh Hayri Efendi ile refiki Ahmet Efendilere zimmet kayıt edilerek bundan Hayri Efendi'nin hissesine isabet eden yedi buçuk altını mumaileyh Hayri Efendi'den iki defa bi't-tahsil 20 Şubat sene 1305 ve 10 Temmuz sene 1306 tarihlerinde teslim-i vezne kılınıp mumaileyh Hayri Efendi'nin şimdiye kadar açıkta kaldığı müddet hakkında ceza-yı kafi görülmesiyle; Zimmet
- Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records
- 1310; 1311; 1312; 1313; 1314; 1315; 1316; 1317; 1318; 1319; 1320; 1321; 1322
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Postafirst work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250first-salary field |
| 1885 to 1889AH 1303 to 1306 | Mekâtib Memuru | Galata | 250 to 400 |
| No annual entry: 1889/90 (AH 1307) | |||
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Rüsumat Memuru | Darıca | 175 |
| No annual entry: 1891/92 (AH 1309) | |||
| 1892 to 1898AH 1310 to 1315 | Mevrude Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 to 275 |
| 1898 to 1901AH 1316 to 1318 | Seyyar Memur | Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa) | 585 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Seyyar Memur | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 630 |
| 1902 to 1905AH 1320 to 1322 | Seyyar Memur | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 600 to 700 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885/86 | 250 | 500 | 250 | 6% |
| 1886/87 | 250 | 500 | 300 | 6% |
| 1887/88 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 27% |
| 1888/89 | 400 | 500 | 450 | 27% |
| 1890/91 | 175 | 500 | 475 | 7% |
| 1892/93 | 250 | 500 | 300 | 13% |
| 1893/94 | 250 | 500 | 312.5 | 13% |
| 1894/95 | 250 | 500 | 325 | 13% |
| 1895/96 | 250 | 500 | 327.5 | 13% |
| 1896/97 | 250 | 500 | 300 | 13% |
| 1897/98 | 275 | 500 | 275 | 17% |
| 1898/99 | 585 | 500 | 575 | 71% |
| 1899/1900 | 585 | 500 | 540 | 69% |
| 1900/01 | 585 | 500 | 600 | 67% |
| 1901/02 | 630 | 500 | 600 | 72% |
| 1902/03 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 67% |
| 1903/04 | 600 | 475 | 675 | 67% |
| 1904/05 | 700 | 450 | 600 | 75% |
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 and its place on the map.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Mehmet Bahattin EfendiIstanbul and 1 other place, 12 shared years
- Ohannes Abramiyan EfendiIstanbul and 1 other place, 12 shared years
- Ahmet Hamdi EfendiIstanbul, 9 shared years
- Ahmet Rauf BeyIstanbul, 9 shared years
- Bekir EfendiIstanbul, 9 shared years
1,152 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Abdulkadir EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1885/86 (AH 1303)
- Abdülkerim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1885/86 (AH 1303)
- Ahmed Tevfik EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1885/86 (AH 1303)
- Ahmet Hamdi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1885/86 (AH 1303)
- Ahmet Hulusi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1885/86 (AH 1303)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet EfendiIstanbul, born 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Ahmet Ragıp EfendiIstanbul, born 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Ahmet Raşit EfendiIstanbul, born 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Ahmet Selahattin EfendiIstanbul, born 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Ali Fuat EfendiIstanbul, born 1869/70 (AH 1286)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (18)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Mekâtib Memuru | Galata | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0099_0042; 81 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Mekâtib Memuru | Galata | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0099_0042; 81 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Mekâtib Memuru | Galata | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0099_0042; 81 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Mekâtib Memuru | Galata | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0099_0042; 81 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Rüsumat Memuru | Darıca | 175 | Customs (Gümrük) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 0099_0042; 81 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Mevrude Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0099_0042; 81 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Mevrude Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0099_0042; 81 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Mevrude Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0099_0042; 81 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Mevrude Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0099_0042; 81 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Mevrude Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0099_0042; 81 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Mevrude Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 275 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0099_0042; 81 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Seyyar Memur | Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa) | 585 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0099_0042; 81 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Seyyar Memur | Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa) | 585 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0099_0042; 81 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Seyyar Memur | Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa) | 585 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0099_0042; 81 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Seyyar Memur | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 630 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0099_0042; 81 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Seyyar Memur | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0099_0042; 81 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Seyyar Memur | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0099_0042; 81 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Seyyar Memur | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0099_0042; 81 |
What the sources named in this table are
- Cross-ministry personnel workbook
- A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
- 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 (29)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet Hayri Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| Birth year (AH) | 1286 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace | dersaadet used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | istanbul other value | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: district (kaza) | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: sancak | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: province (vilayet) | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Province of birth | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Esnaf | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Religion | Musluman | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Nationality or community | Turkish | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Rusdiye Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Place of the school | Fatih | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of schooling | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0.5 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1303 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1886 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: district (kaza) | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: sancak | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: province (vilayet) | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First job as worded | Posta | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Age at first work (workbook field) | 17 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 250 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month) | 250 | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Legal records | ||
| Judicial record (recorded code) | 1 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Legal record note as worded | Zayi / on üç kıta taahhütlü mekatibin ziyaına refiki Ahmet Efendi ile beraber sebebiyet vermesinden dolayı azledilip zayi edilen mektuplara tazminen verilmek üzere on beş Osmanlı altını mumaileyh Hayri Efendi ile refiki Ahmet Efendilere zimmet kayıt edilerek bundan Hayri Efendi'nin hissesine isabet eden yedi buçuk altını mumaileyh Hayri Efendi'den iki defa bi't-tahsil 20 Şubat sene 1305 ve 10 Temmuz sene 1306 tarihlerinde teslim-i vezne kılınıp mumaileyh Hayri Efendi'nin şimdiye kadar açıkta kaldığı müddet hakkında ceza-yı kafi görülmesiyle used on this page | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | Zimmet other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records | 1310; 1311; 1312; 1313; 1314; 1315; 1316; 1317; 1318; 1319; 1320; 1321; 1322 | Later annual personnel extract |
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.
- Cross-ministry personnel workbook
- A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
- Later annual personnel extract
- The detailed annual personnel file of October 2025. It marks single annual entries with a criminal-record flag and holds status words such as Vefat. For a death, the year is the year of the annual list in which the status word stands.
- 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.
- Linked personnel workbook
- The original personnel workbook, from which selected fields on background and first work are taken.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 17 annual entries of 18 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.