Official
Telbadi (?) Efendi
Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1841/42 (AH 1257). On record 1872 to 1905, 34 annual entries. Death recorded 1905/06.
Archive reference 0091_0163: 323
Life#
Telbadi (?) Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1841/42 (AH 1257). The record gives the community as Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum).
Schooling recorded: Rum Mektebi, 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: Greek (Rum), with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1872/73 (AH 1289). The official was then about 31 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1872/73, the official was about 31 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1872/73, shows Muvassil in Yeni camii postanesi, with 300 kuruş a month. In 1874/75 the record shows Sevk Kalemi in Yeni camii postanesi, with 300 kuruş a month (before: Muvassil in Yeni camii postanesi). In 1878 the record shows Sevk Kalemi in Galata, the salary going from 375 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Sevk Kalemi in Yeni camii postanesi). In 1884/85 the record shows Sevk Kalemi in Istanbul, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Sevk Kalemi in Galata). In 1890/91 the record shows Seyyar Memur in Kosova, the salary going from 500 to 750 kuruş a month (before: Sevk Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1891/92 the record shows Seyyar Memur in Thessaloniki (Selanik), with 750 kuruş a month (before: Seyyar Memur in Kosova). In 1892/93 the record shows Seyyar Memur in Kosova, with 750 kuruş a month (before: Seyyar Memur in Thessaloniki). In 1901/02 the record shows Seyyar Memur in Thessaloniki, with 675 kuruş a month (before: Seyyar Memur in Kosova).
The highest salary, 750 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1890/91 as Seyyar Memur. 75 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 34 years with a salary the median is 500 kuruş a month, with 5 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 250 kuruş, is seen in 1890/91. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 2.49 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1904/05, when 74 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
A death is recorded under 1905/06 (AH 1323): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1841/42 (AH 1257)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum)
- Nationality as recorded
- Rum
- Death recorded
- 1905/06 (AH 1323)the year of the annual list with the word Vefat, not a date of death
Education
- Community school
- Rum Mektebi (4 years)Greek Orthodox (Rum) 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
- 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
- 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 300
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1872/73AH 1289 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300first-salary field |
| 1872 to 1874AH 1289 to 1290 | Muvassil | Yeni camii postanesi | 300 |
| 1874 to 1878AH 1291 to 1294 | Sevk Kalemi | Yeni camii postanesi | 300 to 375 |
| 1878 to 1884AH 1295 to 1301 | Sevk Kalemi | Galata | 400 |
| 1884 to 1890AH 1302 to 1307 | Sevk Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 to 500 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Seyyar Memur | Kosova | 750 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Seyyar Memur | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 750 |
| 1892 to 1901AH 1310 to 1318 | Seyyar Memur | Kosova | 750 to 675 |
| 1901 to 1905AH 1319 to 1322 | Seyyar Memur | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 675 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Death recorded | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1872/73 | 300 | 550 | 155 | 11% |
| 1873/74 | 300 | 500 | 155 | 12% |
| 1874/75 | 300 | 535 | 400 | 13% |
| 1875/76 | 300 | 530 | 350 | 12% |
| 1876/77 | 375 | 582.5 | 375 | 16% |
| 1877/78 | 375 | 560 | 400 | 15% |
| 1878 | 400 | 600 | 400 | 17% |
| 1878/79 | 400 | 600 | 400 | 18% |
| 1879/80 | 320 | 500 | 382.5 | 19% |
| 1880/81 | 400 | 500 | 380 | 34% |
| 1881/82 | 400 | 500 | 385 | 31% |
| 1882/83 | 400 | 500 | 437.5 | 28% |
| 1883/84 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 27% |
| 1884/85 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 27% |
| 1885/86 | 400 | 500 | 437.5 | 27% |
| 1886/87 | 400 | 500 | 475 | 27% |
| 1887/88 | 500 | 500 | 477.5 | 41% |
| 1888/89 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 41% |
| 1889/90 | 500 | 500 | 525 | 42% |
| 1890/91 | 750 | 500 | 600 | 75% |
| 1891/92 | 750 | 500 | 600 | 75% |
| 1892/93 | 750 | 500 | 600 | 76% |
| 1893/94 | 750 | 500 | 600 | 76% |
| 1894/95 | 750 | 500 | 600 | 76% |
| 1895/96 | 750 | 500 | 675 | 76% |
| 1896/97 | 675 | 500 | 575 | 77% |
| 1897/98 | 675 | 500 | 600 | 77% |
| 1898/99 | 675 | 500 | 575 | 76% |
| 1899/1900 | 675 | 500 | 540 | 75% |
| 1900/01 | 675 | 500 | 600 | 74% |
| 1901/02 | 675 | 500 | 600 | 74% |
| 1902/03 | 675 | 500 | 600 | 74% |
| 1903/04 | 675 | 475 | 675 | 74% |
| 1904/05 | 675 | 450 | 600 | 74% |
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 Halit EfendiGalata and 1 other place, 13 shared years
- İbrahim Saffet EfendiIstanbul and 1 other place, 10 shared years
- Cemil EfendiKosova, 10 shared years
- İbrahim Vehbi EfendiKosova, 10 shared years
- Mikail Makakyan EfendiIstanbul and 1 other place, 9 shared years
756 officials in all. Officials recorded in Kosova
Same school recorded
- Artin Resimciyan EfendiRum Mektebi, first annual entry 1871/72 (AH 1288)
- Duranidis EfendiRum Mektebi, first annual entry 1871/72 (AH 1288)
- Edvar Galyar EfendiRum Mektebi, first annual entry 1871/72 (AH 1288)
- Aristidi EfendiRum Mektebi, first annual entry 1870/71 (AH 1287)
- Anastaş Nikolaidis EfendiRum Mektebi, first annual entry 1869/70 (AH 1286)
60 officials in all. Officials with Rum Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Mehmet EfendiIstanbul, born 1841/42 (AH 1257)
- Aleksan EfendiIstanbul, born 1841/42 (AH 1257)
- Halil EfendiIstanbul, born 1841/42 (AH 1257)
- İlya Dakos EfendiIstanbul, born 1841/42 (AH 1257)
- İsmail İsmet EfendiIstanbul, born 1841/42 (AH 1257)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (34)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Muvassil | Yeni camii postanesi | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Muvassil | Yeni camii postanesi | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Sevk Kalemi | Yeni camii postanesi | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Sevk Kalemi | Yeni camii postanesi | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Sevk Kalemi | Yeni camii postanesi | 375 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Sevk Kalemi | Yeni camii postanesi | 375 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Sevk Kalemi | Galata | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Sevk Kalemi | Galata | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Sevk Kalemi | Galata | 320 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Sevk Kalemi | Galata | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Sevk Kalemi | Galata | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Sevk Kalemi | Galata | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Sevk Kalemi | Galata | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Sevk Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Sevk Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Sevk Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Sevk Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Sevk Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Sevk Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Seyyar Memur | Kosova | 750 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Seyyar Memur | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 750 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Seyyar Memur | Kosova | 750 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Seyyar Memur | Kosova | 750 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Seyyar Memur | Kosova | 750 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Seyyar Memur | Kosova | 750 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Seyyar Memur | Kosova | 675 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Seyyar Memur | Kosova | 675 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Seyyar Memur | Kosova | 675 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Seyyar Memur | Kosova | 675 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Seyyar Memur | Kosova | 675 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Seyyar Memur | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 675 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Seyyar Memur | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 675 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Seyyar Memur | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 675 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Seyyar Memur | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 675 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0163: 323 |
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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Telbadi (?) Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1257 | 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 | Rum | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Rum 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) | 1289 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1872 | 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) | 300 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Status | ||
| Death recorded under the year (AH) | 1323 | Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy); Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy) |
What the sources named in this table are
- Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
- A copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read for the title wording of each year. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death.
- Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
- A second copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read in the same way. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death. Two copies that agree are one piece of evidence, not two.
- 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.
- 34 annual entries of 34 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.