Official
Mehmet Nuri Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1845/46 (AH 1262). On record 1872 to 1902, 29 annual entries. Death recorded 1902/03.
Archive reference 0049_0037; 71
Life#
Mehmet Nuri Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1845/46 (AH 1262). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as seyh.
Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 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 Lüleburgaz in 1863/64 (AH 1280): Tahrirat Kalemi. The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives 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 1872/73, the official was about 26 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1872/73, shows Tahrirat Kalemi in Lüleburgaz, with 250 kuruş a month. In 1873/74 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Ruse (Rusçuk), the salary going from 250 to 380 kuruş a month (before: Tahrirat Kalemi in Lüleburgaz). In 1874/75 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Varna, with 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Ruse). In 1879/80 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Çorlu, the salary going from 600 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Varna). In 1880/81 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Babaeski (Baba-yı Atik), with 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Çorlu). In 1887/88 the record shows Merkez Memuru in Edirne, the salary going from 500 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Babaeski). No annual entry is recorded for 1878 to 1879.
The highest salary, 900 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1894/95 as Merkez Memuru. 86 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 500 kuruş. Over 29 years with a salary the median is 600 kuruş a month, with 7 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 200 kuruş, is seen in 1877/78. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 4.24 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1901/02, when 84 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
A death is recorded under 1902/03 (AH 1320): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- seyh
- Death recorded
- 1902/03 (AH 1320)the year of the annual list with the word Vefat, not a date of death
Education
- Primary
- Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 5 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives 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
- 1863/64 (AH 1280)
- Place
- Lüleburgaz
- First job as worded
- Tahrirat Kalemi
- Age at first work (workbook field)
- 18
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 250
- First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
- 250
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1863/64AH 1280 | Tahrirat Kalemifirst work | Lüleburgaz | 250first-salary field |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Lüleburgaz | 250 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Muhabere Memuru | Ruse (Rusçuk) | 380 |
| 1874 to 1878AH 1291 to 1294 | Muhabere Memuru | Varna | 380 to 600 |
| No annual entry: 1878 to 1879 (AH 1295 to 1296) | |||
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Muhabere Memuru | Çorlu | 500 |
| 1880 to 1887AH 1298 to 1304 | Muhabere Memuru | Babaeski (Baba-yı Atik) | 500 |
| 1887 to 1902AH 1305 to 1319 | Merkez Memuru | Edirne | 600 to 870 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Death recorded | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1872/73 | 250 | 550 | 400 | 7% |
| 1873/74 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 18% |
| 1874/75 | 380 | 535 | 450 | 18% |
| 1875/76 | 380 | 530 | 400 | 18% |
| 1876/77 | 400 | 582.5 | 410 | 17% |
| 1877/78 | 600 | 560 | 410 | 50% |
| 1879/80 | 500 | 500 | 380 | 47% |
| 1880/81 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 47% |
| 1881/82 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 46% |
| 1882/83 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1883/84 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1884/85 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 42% |
| 1885/86 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 42% |
| 1886/87 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 42% |
| 1887/88 | 600 | 500 | 570 | 58% |
| 1888/89 | 600 | 500 | 575 | 58% |
| 1889/90 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 58% |
| 1890/91 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 59% |
| 1891/92 | 800 | 500 | 600 | 79% |
| 1892/93 | 800 | 500 | 600 | 80% |
| 1893/94 | 800 | 500 | 600 | 80% |
| 1894/95 | 900 | 500 | 600 | 86% |
| 1895/96 | 900 | 500 | 600 | 85% |
| 1896/97 | 810 | 500 | 540 | 86% |
| 1897/98 | 810 | 500 | 540 | 87% |
| 1898/99 | 810 | 500 | 520 | 86% |
| 1899/1900 | 870 | 500 | 540 | 85% |
| 1900/01 | 870 | 500 | 520 | 85% |
| 1901/02 | 870 | 500 | 500 | 84% |
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
- Yusuf EfendiEdirne, 15 shared years
- Mehmed Şakir EfendiEdirne, 15 shared years
- Salih Hulusi EfendiEdirne, 15 shared years
- Mehmet Tevfik EfendiEdirne, 15 shared years
- Mustafa Raif EfendiEdirne, 14 shared years
156 officials in all. Officials recorded in Edirne
Same school recorded
- Abdullah EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Abdurrahman Şakir BeySıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Ahmet Daim EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Ahmet Rifat EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Ahmet Rıfat EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1872/73 (AH 1289)
744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Hamdi EfendiIstanbul, born 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Ahmet Tevfik BeyIstanbul, born 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Ali Refik BeyIstanbul, born 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Ali Rıza EfendiIstanbul, born 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Haci sefik EfendiIstanbul, born 1845/46 (AH 1262)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (29)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Lüleburgaz | 250 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 0049_0037; 71 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Muhabere Memuru | Ruse (Rusçuk) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0037; 71 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Muhabere Memuru | Varna | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0037; 71 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Muhabere Memuru | Varna | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0037; 71 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Muhabere Memuru | Varna | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0037; 71 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Muhabere Memuru | Varna | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0037; 71 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Muhabere Memuru | Çorlu | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0037; 71 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Muhabere Memuru | Babaeski (Baba-yı Atik) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0037; 71 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Muhabere Memuru | Babaeski (Baba-yı Atik) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0037; 71 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Muhabere Memuru | Babaeski (Baba-yı Atik) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0037; 71 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Muhabere Memuru | Babaeski (Baba-yı Atik) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0037; 71 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Muhabere Memuru | Babaeski (Baba-yı Atik) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0037; 71 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Muhabere Memuru | Babaeski (Baba-yı Atik) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0037; 71 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Muhabere Memuru | Babaeski (Baba-yı Atik) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0037; 71 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Merkez Memuru | Edirne | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0037; 71 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Merkez Memuru | Edirne | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0037; 71 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Merkez Memuru | Edirne | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0037; 71 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Merkez Memuru | Edirne | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0037; 71 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Merkez Memuru | Edirne | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0037; 71 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Merkez Memuru | Edirne | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0037; 71 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Merkez Memuru | Edirne | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0037; 71 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Merkez Memuru | Edirne | 900 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0037; 71 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Merkez Memuru | Edirne | 900 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0037; 71 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Merkez Memuru | Edirne | 810 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0037; 71 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Merkez Memuru | Edirne | 810 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0037; 71 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Merkez Memuru | Edirne | 810 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0037; 71 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Merkez Memuru | Edirne | 870 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0037; 71 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Merkez Memuru | Edirne | 870 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0037; 71 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Merkez Memuru | Edirne | 870 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0049_0037; 71 |
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 (25)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet Nuri Efendi | Linked personnel workbook |
| Birth year (AH) | 1262 | 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 | seyh | 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 | Sibyan Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 5 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1280 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1863 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Luleburgaz | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: district (kaza) | Luleburgaz | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: sancak | kirklareli | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: province (vilayet) | edirne | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First job as worded | Tahrirat Kalemi | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Age at first work (workbook field) | 18 | 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 |
| Status | ||
| Death recorded under the year (AH) | 1320 | Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy); Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy) |
What the sources named in this table are
- Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
- A copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read for the title wording of each year. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death.
- Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
- A second copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read in the same way. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death. Two copies that agree are one piece of evidence, 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.
- 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.
- 28 annual entries of 29 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.