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Official

Mehmet Kadri Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1882/83 (AH 1300). On record 1903 to 1907, 4 annual entries.

Life

Mehmet Kadri Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1882/83 (AH 1300). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Fabrika Makinecisi.

Schooling recorded: İdadi Mektebi, with 9 years of schooling recorded. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1903/04 (AH 1321). The official was then about 20 years old. The record gives 0.5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 50 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1903/04, the official was about 20 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1903/04, shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, with 50 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 100 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as Muhabere Memuru. 2 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 450 kuruş. Over 4 years with a salary the median is 50 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 50 kuruş, is seen in 1906/07. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 25.99 per cent a year on average.

Record

Personal

Born
1882/83 (AH 1300)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Fabrika Makinecisi

Education

Idadi
İdadi Mektebi (9 years)idadi school (preparatory secondary school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0.5 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Other High
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
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
1903/04 (AH 1321)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
50

Career

Career of Mehmet Kadri Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1903/04AH 1321First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)50first-salary field
1903 to 1907AH 1321 to 1324Muhabere Memuru
4 entries
YearSalary
1903/0450
1904/0550
1905/0650
1906/07100
Istanbul (Dersaadet)50 to 100
Monthly salary, kuruş
0501001903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 1324100 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
501002005001903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 1324This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same title

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
Salary of Mehmet Kadri Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1903/04504753500%
1904/05504503500%
1905/06504753300%
1906/071004503002%

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.

Recorded with

Recorded in the same place in the same years

752 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Same school recorded

132 officials in all. Officials with İdadi Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Full record

Annual entries (4)

Annual entries of Mehmet Kadri Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1903/04AH 1321Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)50Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract119-68-131
1904/05AH 1322Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)50Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract119-68-131
1905/06AH 1323Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)50Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract119-68-131
1906/07AH 1324Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract119-68-131
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 (14)

Recorded values of Mehmet Kadri Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Kadri EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1300Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacedersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationfabrika makinecisiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionMuslumanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityTurkishRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
Schoolidadi MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling9Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0.5Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1321Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1903Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)50Recovered 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.
  • 3 annual entries of 4 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.