Official
Mehmet Nuri Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Vezirköprü in 1881/82 (AH 1299). On record 1905 to 1908, 3 annual entries.
Archive reference 147-239-473
Life#
Mehmet Nuri Efendi was born in Vezirköprü in 1881/82 (AH 1299). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, 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: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Amasya in 1895/96 (AH 1313). The official was then about 14 years old. The record gives 10 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1905/06, the official was about 23 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1905/06, shows Muhabere Memuru in Yozgat, with 200 kuruş a month. In 1907/08 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Kayseri, the salary going from 200 to 300 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Yozgat).
The highest salary, 300 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1907/08 as Muhabere Memuru. 39 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 300 kuruş. Over 3 years with a salary the median is 200 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1907/08. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 22.47 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Birthplace
- Vezirköprü
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 10 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
- 1895/96 (AH 1313)
- Place
- Amasya
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 200
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1895/96AH 1313 | First work | Amasya | 200first-salary field |
| 1905 to 1907AH 1323 to 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Yozgat | 200 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Muhabere Memuru | Kayseri | 300 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905/06 | 200 | 475 | 330 | 8% |
| 1906/07 | 200 | 450 | 300 | 10% |
| 1907/08 | 300 | 300 | 250 | 39% |
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
- Ahmet Refik EfendiYozgat, 2 shared years
- Ibrahim Derviş EfendiYozgat, 1 shared year
- Cafer-i Tayyar EfendiKayseri, 1 shared year
- Mahmut Refik EfendiKayseri, 1 shared year
- Ömer Lütfi EfendiKayseri, 1 shared year
13 officials in all. Officials recorded in Yozgat
Same school recorded
- Abdullah İhsan EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1905/06 (AH 1323)
- Abdurrahman Sırrı EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1905/06 (AH 1323)
- Ahmet Cemal EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1905/06 (AH 1323)
- Ahmet Faik EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1905/06 (AH 1323)
- Ahmet Münib EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1905/06 (AH 1323)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Full record
Annual entries (3)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Yozgat | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 147-239-473 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Yozgat | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 147-239-473 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Muhabere Memuru | Kayseri | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 147-239-473 |
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 (13)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet Nuri Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1299 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | vezirkopru | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | trabzon | 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 |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 10 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1313 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1895 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Amasya | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 200 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
What the sources named in this table are
- 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.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 1 annual entry of 3 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.