Official
Ali İrfan Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Pomorie (Ahyolu) in 1860/61 (AH 1277). On record 1880 to 1907, 26 annual entries.
Archive reference 5_115; 227
Life#
Ali İrfan Efendi was born in Pomorie (Ahyolu) in 1860/61 (AH 1277). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Posta muduru.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The personnel records also mark the telegraph school. 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 Istanbul in 1877/78 (AH 1294). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 3 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 380 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1880/81, the official was about 20 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1880/81, shows Muhabere Memuru in Başkale, with 380 kuruş a month. In 1883/84 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Hakkâri (Çölemerik), the salary going from 380 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Başkale). In 1884/85 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Başkale, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Hakkâri). In 1886/87 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Van, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Başkale). In 1889/90 the record shows 2. Müdür in Başkale, the salary going from 400 to 900 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Van). In 1897/98 the record shows 2. Müdür in Bitlis, with 810 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Başkale). In 1901/02 the record shows 2. Müdür in Doğubayazıt (Bayezid), with 1,000 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Bitlis). In 1904/05 the record shows Sef in Trabzon, the salary going from 1,000 to 800 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Doğubayazıt). In 1905/06 the record shows 2. Müdür in Rhodes (Rodos), the salary going from 800 to 1,000 kuruş a month (before: Sef in Trabzon). No annual entry is recorded for 1903/04.
The highest salary, 1,000 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1900/01 as 2. Müdür. 87 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 810 kuruş a month, with 4 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 500 kuruş, is seen in 1889/90. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 3.79 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 85 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Birthplace
- Pomorie (Ahyolu)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Posta muduru
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Higher or professional
- Telgraf Mektebitelegraph school; recorded as a code
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 3 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
- 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)
- 380
Legal records
- Legal record note as worded
- İşret / telgrafhaneyi kahve ve daha doğrusu meyhane haline getirerek bir takım kesanın mecma-ı işret mahalli ittihaz eylediği ve bu sebeple vazife ve haysiyet-i memuriyetini muhafaza edemeyerek ahval-i nâ-merziye vukua getirdiği ve hükümet ve ahalinin insilab-ı emniyetini mucib olduğu ve kumandan ve Mutasarrıflık Vekaleti’nde mumaileyhe edilen nesayihin tesiri olmadığı iş‘ar-ı mahallinden anlaşılmasına ve bu gibi ahlaksızların devam-ı memuriyetleri irade-i müteaddide-i hazret-i hilafet-penahiye katʻiyen mugayir bulunmasına binaen; İşret
- Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records
- 1322; 1323; 1324
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1877/78AH 1294 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 380first-salary field |
| 1880 to 1883AH 1298 to 1300 | Muhabere Memuru | Başkale | 380 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Muhabere Memuru | Hakkâri (Çölemerik) | 400 |
| 1884 to 1886AH 1302 to 1303 | Muhabere Memuru | Başkale | 400 |
| 1886 to 1889AH 1304 to 1306 | Muhabere Memuru | Van | 400 |
| 1889 to 1897AH 1307 to 1314 | 2. Müdür | Başkale | 900 to 810 |
| 1897 to 1901AH 1315 to 1318 | 2. Müdür | Bitlis | 810 to 1,000 |
| 1901 to 1903AH 1319 to 1320 | 2. Müdür | Doğubayazıt (Bayezid) | 1,000 |
| No annual entry: 1903/04 (AH 1321) | |||
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Sef | Trabzon | 800 |
| 1905 to 1907AH 1323 to 1324 | 2. Müdür | Rhodes (Rodos) | 1,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880/81 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 21% |
| 1881/82 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 20% |
| 1882/83 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 18% |
| 1883/84 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 27% |
| 1884/85 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 27% |
| 1885/86 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 27% |
| 1886/87 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 27% |
| 1887/88 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 27% |
| 1888/89 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 27% |
| 1889/90 | 900 | 500 | 800 | 83% |
| 1890/91 | 900 | 500 | 800 | 84% |
| 1891/92 | 900 | 500 | 800 | 85% |
| 1892/93 | 900 | 500 | 800 | 85% |
| 1893/94 | 900 | 500 | 800 | 86% |
| 1894/95 | 900 | 500 | 800 | 86% |
| 1895/96 | 900 | 500 | 800 | 85% |
| 1896/97 | 810 | 500 | 765 | 86% |
| 1897/98 | 810 | 500 | 778.5 | 87% |
| 1898/99 | 810 | 500 | 800 | 86% |
| 1899/1900 | 810 | 500 | 783 | 84% |
| 1900/01 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 87% |
| 1901/02 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 87% |
| 1902/03 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 87% |
| 1904/05 | 800 | 450 | 80% | |
| 1905/06 | 1,000 | 475 | 805 | 86% |
| 1906/07 | 1,000 | 450 | 800 | 85% |
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 Emin EfendiVan and 2 other places, 6 shared years
- Mehmet Zeki EfendiBitlis and 1 other place, 5 shared years
- Hasan Zühtü EfendiBitlis, 4 shared years
- Mehmet Tahir EfendiBitlis, 4 shared years
- Hasan Hüsnü EfendiBaşkale, 4 shared years
66 officials in all. Officials recorded in Başkale
Same school recorded
- Abdullah Talat EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ahmet Zihni EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ali Galip EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ali Haydar EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ali Rıza BeyRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1880/81 (AH 1298)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ali Rıza EfendiPomorie (Ahyolu), born 1846/47 (AH 1263)
Full record
Annual entries (26)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Muhabere Memuru | Başkale | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_115; 227 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Muhabere Memuru | Başkale | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_115; 227 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Muhabere Memuru | Başkale | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_115; 227 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Muhabere Memuru | Hakkâri (Çölemerik) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_115; 227 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Muhabere Memuru | Başkale | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_115; 227 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Muhabere Memuru | Başkale | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_115; 227 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Muhabere Memuru | Van | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_115; 227 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Muhabere Memuru | Van | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_115; 227 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Muhabere Memuru | Van | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_115; 227 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | 2. Müdür | Başkale | 900 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_115; 227 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | 2. Müdür | Başkale | 900 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_115; 227 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | 2. Müdür | Başkale | 900 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_115; 227 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | 2. Müdür | Başkale | 900 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_115; 227 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | 2. Müdür | Başkale | 900 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_115; 227 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | 2. Müdür | Başkale | 900 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_115; 227 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | 2. Müdür | Başkale | 900 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_115; 227 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | 2. Müdür | Başkale | 810 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_115; 227 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | 2. Müdür | Bitlis | 810 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_115; 227 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | 2. Müdür | Bitlis | 810 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_115; 227 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | 2. Müdür | Bitlis | 810 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_115; 227 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | 2. Müdür | Bitlis | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_115; 227 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | 2. Müdür | Doğubayazıt (Bayezid) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_115; 227 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | 2. Müdür | Doğubayazıt (Bayezid) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_115; 227 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Sef | Trabzon | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_115; 227 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | 2. Müdür | Rhodes (Rodos) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_115; 227 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | 2. Müdür | Rhodes (Rodos) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_115; 227 |
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 | Ali İrfan Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1277 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | ahyolu | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | rumeli sarki | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Posta muduru | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Musluman | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Turkish | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Rusdiye 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 |
| Telegraph school (recorded code) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 3 | 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) | 380 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Legal records | ||
| Legal record note as worded | İşret / telgrafhaneyi kahve ve daha doğrusu meyhane haline getirerek bir takım kesanın mecma-ı işret mahalli ittihaz eylediği ve bu sebeple vazife ve haysiyet-i memuriyetini muhafaza edemeyerek ahval-i nâ-merziye vukua getirdiği ve hükümet ve ahalinin insilab-ı emniyetini mucib olduğu ve kumandan ve Mutasarrıflık Vekaleti’nde mumaileyhe edilen nesayihin tesiri olmadığı iş‘ar-ı mahallinden anlaşılmasına ve bu gibi ahlaksızların devam-ı memuriyetleri irade-i müteaddide-i hazret-i hilafet-penahiye katʻiyen mugayir bulunmasına binaen used on this page | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | İşret other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records | 1322; 1323; 1324 | 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.
- 25 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.