Official
Ernest Mavromati Efendi
Christian (Hristiyan). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1852/53 (AH 1269). On record 1877 to 1905, 26 annual entries.
Archive reference 0065_0168; 333
Life#
Ernest Mavromati Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1852/53 (AH 1269). The record gives the community as Christian (Hristiyan) and the nationality as Fransiz.
Schooling recorded: Fransız Mektebi (French school), with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: English, with Kitabet; French, with Kitabet; Greek (Rum), with Kitabet; Italian, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1877/78 (AH 1294). The official was then about 24 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1877/78, the official was about 24 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1877/78, shows Tevzi Memuru in Galata, with 400 kuruş a month. In 1881/82 the record shows Mersule Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 400 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Tevzi Memuru in Galata). In 1883/84 the record shows Ittihat Posta Memuru in Rethymno (Resmo), the salary going from 500 to 700 kuruş a month (before: Mersule Memuru in Istanbul). In 1891/92 the record shows Ittihat Posta Memuru in Jaffa (Yafa), with 700 kuruş a month (before: Ittihat Posta Memuru in Rethymno). In 1895/96 the record shows Ittihat Posta Memuru in Chania (Hanya), the salary going from 700 to 750 kuruş a month (before: Ittihat Posta Memuru in Jaffa). In 1903/04 the record shows Tahrirat Kalemi in Galata, the salary going from 675 to 450 kuruş a month (before: Ittihat Posta Memuru in Chania). No annual entry is recorded for 1894/95 and 1901 to 1903.
The highest salary, 750 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1895/96 as Ittihat Posta Memuru. 76 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 26 years with a salary the median is 675 kuruş a month, with 5 rises and 3 cuts. The largest rise, 200 kuruş, is seen in 1883/84. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 1.46 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1904/05, when 67 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1852/53 (AH 1269)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Christian (Hristiyan)
- Nationality as recorded
- Fransiz
Education
- Foreign school
- Fransız Mektebi (7 years)French school
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 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
- English
- Kitabetwriting
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Italian
- Kitabetwriting
- Greek (Rum)
- Kitabetwriting. Rum is the word of the records for Greek as spoken by the Orthodox Christians of the empire. It is kept apart from the column Greek, which the records also have
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 400
Legal records
- Legal record note as worded
- Muzır / Görev İhmali / Mumaileyhe bâ-irade-i seniyye-i hazret-i padişahi Memalik-i Mahrusa-i Şahane'ye duhulu memnu olan muzır gazete ve sairenin duhulünde az çok müsamaha gösterdiğinden bin üç yüz on iki senesi Zilhiccesinin dördünde 16 Mayıs sene 1311 idareten azledilmiştir.; İdaresizlik / tarihli kararıyla tevbih ve vazifesinde görülen lakaydane ve tesamuhkarane harekatından dolayı bin üç yüz on dokuz senesi Şabanının on birinde 10 Teşrinisani sene 1317 beş yüz kuruş maaşla Edirne Vilayeti Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi İttihad Posta Memurluğu'na nakledilmiş ise; Siyasi; İdaresizlikten
- Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records
- 1313; 1314; 1315; 1316; 1317; 1318; 1321; 1322
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1877/78AH 1294 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400first-salary field |
| 1877 to 1881AH 1294 to 1298 | Tevzi Memuru | Galata | 400 |
| 1881 to 1883AH 1299 to 1300 | Mersule Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 500 |
| 1883 to 1891AH 1301 to 1308 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Rethymno (Resmo) | 700 |
| 1891 to 1894AH 1309 to 1311 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Jaffa (Yafa) | 700 |
| No annual entry: 1894/95 (AH 1312) | |||
| 1895 to 1901AH 1313 to 1318 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Chania (Hanya) | 750 to 675 |
| No annual entry: 1901 to 1903 (AH 1319 to 1320) | |||
| 1903 to 1905AH 1321 to 1322 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Galata | 450 to 600 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877/78 | 400 | 560 | 16% | |
| 1878 | 400 | 600 | 17% | |
| 1878/79 | 400 | 600 | 18% | |
| 1879/80 | 320 | 500 | 19% | |
| 1880/81 | 400 | 500 | 34% | |
| 1881/82 | 500 | 500 | 375 | 46% |
| 1882/83 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 43% |
| 1883/84 | 700 | 500 | 500 | 71% |
| 1884/85 | 700 | 500 | 600 | 70% |
| 1885/86 | 700 | 500 | 650 | 72% |
| 1886/87 | 700 | 500 | 650 | 72% |
| 1887/88 | 700 | 500 | 600 | 71% |
| 1888/89 | 700 | 500 | 500 | 72% |
| 1889/90 | 700 | 500 | 500 | 73% |
| 1890/91 | 700 | 500 | 500 | 73% |
| 1891/92 | 700 | 500 | 500 | 73% |
| 1892/93 | 700 | 500 | 600 | 73% |
| 1893/94 | 700 | 500 | 625 | 74% |
| 1895/96 | 750 | 500 | 600 | 76% |
| 1896/97 | 675 | 500 | 500 | 77% |
| 1897/98 | 675 | 500 | 500 | 77% |
| 1898/99 | 675 | 500 | 520 | 76% |
| 1899/1900 | 675 | 500 | 500 | 75% |
| 1900/01 | 675 | 500 | 450 | 74% |
| 1903/04 | 450 | 475 | 837.5 | 47% |
| 1904/05 | 600 | 450 | 775 | 67% |
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
- Mikail Makakyan EfendiGalata and 1 other place, 9 shared years
- Mıgırdıç TanfirakiGalata, 7 shared years
- Dikran Arakilyan EfendiGalata, 6 shared years
- Şarl Laze EfendiGalata, 6 shared years
- Kirkor EfendiGalata, 5 shared years
449 officials in all. Officials recorded in Rethymno (Resmo)
Same school recorded
- Kular Vanderya EfendiFransız Mektebi, first annual entry 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Lazar EfendiFransız Mektebi, first annual entry 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Lazyan Agob EfendiFransız Mektebi, first annual entry 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Oseb Eğerciyan EfendiFransız Mektebi, first annual entry 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Oseb Yosef EfendiFransız Mektebi, first annual entry 1876/77 (AH 1293)
62 officials in all. Officials with Fransız Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdurrahman serafettin EfendiIstanbul, born 1852/53 (AH 1269)
- Ahmet Muhtar EfendiIstanbul, born 1852/53 (AH 1269)
- Ahmet Refet EfendiIstanbul, born 1852/53 (AH 1269)
- Ali Galip EfendiIstanbul, born 1852/53 (AH 1269)
- Ali Rıza EfendiIstanbul, born 1852/53 (AH 1269)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (26)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Tevzi Memuru | Galata | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0168; 333 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Tevzi Memuru | Galata | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0168; 333 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Tevzi Memuru | Galata | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0168; 333 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Tevzi Memuru | Galata | 320 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0168; 333 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Tevzi Memuru | Galata | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0168; 333 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Mersule Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0168; 333 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Mersule Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0168; 333 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Rethymno (Resmo) | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0168; 333 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Rethymno (Resmo) | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0168; 333 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Rethymno (Resmo) | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0168; 333 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Rethymno (Resmo) | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0168; 333 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Rethymno (Resmo) | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0168; 333 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Rethymno (Resmo) | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0168; 333 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Rethymno (Resmo) | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0168; 333 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Rethymno (Resmo) | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0168; 333 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Jaffa (Yafa) | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0168; 333 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Jaffa (Yafa) | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0168; 333 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Jaffa (Yafa) | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0168; 333 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Chania (Hanya) | 750 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0168; 333 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Chania (Hanya) | 675 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0168; 333 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Chania (Hanya) | 675 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0168; 333 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Chania (Hanya) | 675 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0168; 333 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Chania (Hanya) | 675 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0168; 333 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Ittihat Posta Memuru | Chania (Hanya) | 675 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0168; 333 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Galata | 450 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0168; 333 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Galata | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0168; 333 |
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 (18)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Ernest Mavromati Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1269 | 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 |
| Religion | Hristiyan | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Fransiz | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Fransiz Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1294 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1877 | 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) | 400 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Legal records | ||
| Legal record note as worded | Muzır / Görev İhmali / Mumaileyhe bâ-irade-i seniyye-i hazret-i padişahi Memalik-i Mahrusa-i Şahane'ye duhulu memnu olan muzır gazete ve sairenin duhulünde az çok müsamaha gösterdiğinden bin üç yüz on iki senesi Zilhiccesinin dördünde 16 Mayıs sene 1311 idareten azledilmiştir. used on this page | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | İdaresizlik / tarihli kararıyla tevbih ve vazifesinde görülen lakaydane ve tesamuhkarane harekatından dolayı bin üç yüz on dokuz senesi Şabanının on birinde 10 Teşrinisani sene 1317 beş yüz kuruş maaşla Edirne Vilayeti Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi İttihad Posta Memurluğu'na nakledilmiş ise other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | Siyasi other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | İdaresizlikten other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records | 1313; 1314; 1315; 1316; 1317; 1318; 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.
- 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.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 26 annual entries of 26 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.