Official
Martir Efendi
Armenian Christian (Ermeni). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1845/46 (AH 1262). On record 1863 to 1895, 31 annual entries.
Archive reference 58_0020; 37
Life#
Martir Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1845/46 (AH 1262). The record gives the community as Armenian Christian (Ermeni).
Schooling recorded: Ermeni Millet Mektebi (Armenian community school), 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: Armenian, with Kitabet; English, with Kitabet; French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Izmir (İzmir) in 1863/64 (AH 1280). The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 480 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1863/64, the official was about 17 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1863/64, shows Muhabere Memuru in Izmir, with 480 kuruş a month. In 1865/66 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu, the salary going from 480 to 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Izmir). In 1867/68 the record shows Eşya Kalemi in Istanbul, with 480 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu). In 1871/72 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Diyarbakır, the salary going from 672 to 760 kuruş a month (before: Eşya Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1873/74 the record shows Başmuhabere Memuru in Kastamonu, the salary going from 760 to 1,000 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Diyarbakır). In 1881/82 the record shows Müdür in Suakin (Sevakin), the salary going from 800 to 2,500 kuruş a month (before: Başmuhabere Memuru in Kastamonu). In 1887/88 the record shows 2. Müdür in Sirkeci, the salary going from 2,500 to 1,000 kuruş a month (before: Müdür in Suakin). In 1893/94 the record shows Merkez Memuru in Beyoğlu, with 1,000 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Sirkeci). In 1894/95 the record shows Merkez Memuru in Istanbul, with 1,000 kuruş a month (before: Merkez Memuru in Beyoğlu). No annual entry is recorded for 1870/71 and 1892/93.
The highest salary, 2,500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1881/82 as Müdür. 96 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 31 years with a salary the median is 1,000 kuruş a month, with 6 rises and 3 cuts. The largest rise, 1,700 kuruş, is seen in 1881/82. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 2.32 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1894/95, when 87 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Armenian Christian (Ermeni)
- Nationality as recorded
- Ermeni
Education
- Community school
- Ermeni Millet Mektebi (4 years)Armenian community school
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 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
- Armenian
- Kitabetwriting
- English
- Kitabetwriting
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- 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
- Izmir (İzmir)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 480
Legal records
- Legal record note as worded
- Devamsızlığı dolayısıyla; Rüşvet / Mumaileyh Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa Telgrafhanesiꞌnin Lisan-ı Ecnebi Memuru İhsan Efendiꞌyi münhal olan Sirkeci Mevkii Muhabere Memurluğuꞌna nakl ve tayin ettirmek için rüşvet olarak bir saat talebine dair bir kıta mektup gönderilmesinden dolayı taht-ı muhakemeye alınmışsa da … olunacak madde-i kanuniye bulunmamasından naşi men-i muhakemesine karar verilmiş ve mumaileyhin harekat-ı vakıası salib-i emniyet ahvalden bulunmasına mebni baʻde-mâ Nezaretçe istihdamı haiz olamayacağına dair Şura-yı Devlet Dahiliye Dairesince verilen karar; Devamsızlık; Rüşvet
- Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records
- 1288; 1289; 1290; 1291; 1292; 1293; 1294; 1295; 1296; 1297; 1298; 1299; 1300; 1301; 1302; 1303; 1304; 1305; 1306; 1307; 1308; 1309; 1311; 1312
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1863/64AH 1280 | First work | Izmir (İzmir) | 480first-salary field |
| 1863 to 1865AH 1280 to 1281 | Muhabere Memuru | Izmir (İzmir) | 480 |
| 1865 to 1867AH 1282 to 1283 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 380 to 480 |
| 1867 to 1870AH 1284 to 1286 | Eşya Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 480 to 672 |
| No annual entry: 1870/71 (AH 1287) | |||
| 1871 to 1873AH 1288 to 1289 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Diyarbakır | 760 |
| 1873 to 1881AH 1290 to 1298 | Başmuhabere Memuru | Kastamonu | 1,000 to 800 |
| 1881 to 1887AH 1299 to 1304 | Müdür | Suakin (Sevakin) | 2,500 |
| 1887 to 1892AH 1305 to 1309 | 2. Müdür | Sirkeci | 1,000 |
| No annual entry: 1892/93 (AH 1310) | |||
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Merkez Memuru | Beyoğlu | 1,000 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Merkez Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1863/64 | 480 | 500 | 500 | 30% |
| 1864/65 | 480 | 625 | 570 | 24% |
| 1865/66 | 380 | 650 | 588 | 17% |
| 1866/67 | 480 | 600 | 600 | 29% |
| 1867/68 | 480 | 600 | 32% | |
| 1868/69 | 576 | 600 | 46% | |
| 1869/70 | 672 | 600 | 58% | |
| 1871/72 | 760 | 550 | 570 | 64% |
| 1872/73 | 760 | 550 | 585 | 64% |
| 1873/74 | 1,000 | 500 | 570 | 79% |
| 1874/75 | 1,000 | 535 | 570 | 79% |
| 1875/76 | 1,000 | 530 | 570 | 78% |
| 1876/77 | 1,000 | 582.5 | 600 | 77% |
| 1877/78 | 1,000 | 560 | 600 | 79% |
| 1878 | 1,000 | 600 | 600 | 76% |
| 1878/79 | 1,000 | 600 | 600 | 77% |
| 1879/80 | 800 | 500 | 500 | 77% |
| 1880/81 | 800 | 500 | 570 | 76% |
| 1881/82 | 2,500 | 500 | 2,100 | 96% |
| 1882/83 | 2,500 | 500 | 2,400 | 96% |
| 1883/84 | 2,500 | 500 | 2,250 | 96% |
| 1884/85 | 2,500 | 500 | 2,400 | 95% |
| 1885/86 | 2,500 | 500 | 2,500 | 95% |
| 1886/87 | 2,500 | 500 | 2,500 | 95% |
| 1887/88 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 83% |
| 1888/89 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 84% |
| 1889/90 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 85% |
| 1890/91 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 86% |
| 1891/92 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 86% |
| 1893/94 | 1,000 | 500 | 600 | 87% |
| 1894/95 | 1,000 | 500 | 600 | 87% |
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
- Simon EfendiSuakin (Sevakin) and 1 other place, 6 shared years
- Hafız Mustafa Şefik EfendiSirkeci, 5 shared years
- Antuvan İbrahim Keldani EfendiIstanbul and 1 other place, 5 shared years
- Ahmet Rifat BeyIstanbul and 1 other place, 5 shared years
- Ohannes Abramiyan EfendiSirkeci and 1 other place, 5 shared years
804 officials in all. Officials recorded in Kastamonu
Same school recorded
- Karabet EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1864/65 (AH 1281)
- Mihr Tavikyan EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1864/65 (AH 1281)
- Şinork Canban EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1864/65 (AH 1281)
- Mikail EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1861/62 (AH 1278)
- Dikran EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1865/66 (AH 1282)
85 officials in all. Officials with Ermeni Millet 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 (31)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1863/64AH 1280 | Muhabere Memuru | Izmir (İzmir) | 480 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
| 1864/65AH 1281 | Muhabere Memuru | Izmir (İzmir) | 480 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
| 1865/66AH 1282 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
| 1866/67AH 1283 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 480 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
| 1867/68AH 1284 | Eşya Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 480 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
| 1868/69AH 1285 | Eşya Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 576 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
| 1869/70AH 1286 | Eşya Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 672 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Diyarbakır | 760 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Diyarbakır | 760 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Başmuhabere Memuru | Kastamonu | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Başmuhabere Memuru | Kastamonu | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Başmuhabere Memuru | Kastamonu | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Başmuhabere Memuru | Kastamonu | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Başmuhabere Memuru | Kastamonu | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Başmuhabere Memuru | Kastamonu | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Başmuhabere Memuru | Kastamonu | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Başmuhabere Memuru | Kastamonu | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Başmuhabere Memuru | Kastamonu | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Müdür | Suakin (Sevakin) | 2,500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Müdür | Suakin (Sevakin) | 2,500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Müdür | Suakin (Sevakin) | 2,500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Müdür | Suakin (Sevakin) | 2,500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Müdür | Suakin (Sevakin) | 2,500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Müdür | Suakin (Sevakin) | 2,500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | 2. Müdür | Sirkeci | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | 2. Müdür | Sirkeci | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | 2. Müdür | Sirkeci | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | 2. Müdür | Sirkeci | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | 2. Müdür | Sirkeci | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Merkez Memuru | Beyoğlu | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Merkez Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0020; 37 |
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 | Martir Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1262 | 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 | Ermeni | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Ermeni Millet Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 4 | 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) | 1280 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1863 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | izmir | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 480 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Legal records | ||
| Legal record note as worded | Devamsızlığı dolayısıyla used on this page | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | Rüşvet / Mumaileyh Cisr-i Mustafa Paşa Telgrafhanesiꞌnin Lisan-ı Ecnebi Memuru İhsan Efendiꞌyi münhal olan Sirkeci Mevkii Muhabere Memurluğuꞌna nakl ve tayin ettirmek için rüşvet olarak bir saat talebine dair bir kıta mektup gönderilmesinden dolayı taht-ı muhakemeye alınmışsa da … olunacak madde-i kanuniye bulunmamasından naşi men-i muhakemesine karar verilmiş ve mumaileyhin harekat-ı vakıası salib-i emniyet ahvalden bulunmasına mebni baʻde-mâ Nezaretçe istihdamı haiz olamayacağına dair Şura-yı Devlet Dahiliye Dairesince verilen karar other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | Devamsızlık other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | Rüşvet other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records | 1288; 1289; 1290; 1291; 1292; 1293; 1294; 1295; 1296; 1297; 1298; 1299; 1300; 1301; 1302; 1303; 1304; 1305; 1306; 1307; 1308; 1309; 1311; 1312 | 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.
- 24 annual entries of 31 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.