Official
Agop Efendi
Armenian Christian (Ermeni). Born in Bitola (Manastır) in 1872/73 (AH 1289). On record 1887 to 1895, 8 annual entries.
Archive reference 90_111; 219
Life#
Agop Efendi was born in Bitola (Manastır) in 1872/73 (AH 1289) into the Armenian Christian (Ermeni) community; the father was a tradesman (esnaf). Schooling took four years, at a community school (Millet Mektebi); Agop also wrote French, Greek (Rum) and Turkish.
At about 12, in 1883/84, Agop began work in Bitola, with four unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 285 kuruş. Few began so young; fewer than 3 per cent of the 5,128 officials whose age at first work is known started at 12 or younger. From the first annual entry, for 1887/88, to 1894/95, every annual entry places Agop in the same post, official for foreign communications (Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti), in Thessaloniki (Selanik).
Pay rose from 285 kuruş a month in 1887/88 to a peak of 380 in 1894/95, as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Thessaloniki, when 26 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, eight years of salary come to 28,680 kuruş, 59 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The final annual entry is for 1894/95.
Places in order of time#
Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.
Born 1872/73 (AH 1289); First work 1883/84 (AH 1301)
1887 to 1895 (AH 1305 to 1312)
Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
285 to 380 kuruş a month; entries in 8 years
Career and salary#
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, and the median of the same province for the years in which at least 5 officials were paid in the province of the official's salary that year.
The numbers of the chart
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Median, same province | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887/88 | 285 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 9% |
| 1888/89 | 285 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 10% |
| 1889/90 | 285 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 12% |
| 1890/91 | 285 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 13% |
| 1891/92 | 285 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 15% |
| 1892/93 | 285 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 15% |
| 1893/94 | 300 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 17% |
| 1894/95 | 380 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 26% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1883/84AH 1301 | First work | Bitola (Manastır) | 285first-salary field |
| 1887 to 1895AH 1305 to 1312 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 285 to 380 |
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Birthplace
- Bitola (Manastır)
- Community
- Armenian Christian (Ermeni)
- Nationality as recorded
- Ermeni
- Father's occupation
- Esnaf
Education
- Community school
- Millet Mektebi (4 years)community school (school of a non-Muslim community)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 4 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
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- 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
- 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- Place
- Bitola (Manastır)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 285
Recorded with#
Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.
Same post (job title and place), same years
Of the 12 officials who held Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Thessaloniki (Selanik) in the same years, Agop Efendi had the lowest salary.
- Unnamed official (23_48; 93)8 shared years; highest salary 780 kuruş
- Nikola Eftiyaka Efendi8 shared years; highest salary 700 kuruş
- Petro Hristo Efendi8 shared years; highest salary 580 kuruş
- Ropen Efendi8 shared years; highest salary 500 kuruş
- Hıristo Efendi7 shared years; highest salary 540 kuruş
Same place, same years
Of the 115 officials with entries in Thessaloniki (Selanik) in the same years, Agop Efendi had the 107th highest salary.
- Ali Rıza Efendi8 shared years; highest salary 3,000 kuruş
- Esad Efendi8 shared years; highest salary 1,500 kuruş
- Salih Vasfi Bey8 shared years; highest salary 900 kuruş
- Berdos [Bedros] Efendi8 shared years; highest salary 800 kuruş
- Sadık Efendi8 shared years; highest salary 800 kuruş
Same job title, same years
Of the 249 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in the same years, Agop Efendi had the 235th highest salary.
- Israti Efendi8 shared years; highest salary 1,500 kuruş
- Melkon Berhadar Efendi8 shared years; highest salary 1,500 kuruş
- Unnamed official (0049_0040; 77)8 shared years; highest salary 1,350 kuruş
- Garon Efendi8 shared years; highest salary 1,300 kuruş
- Mehmet Rıfat Efendi8 shared years; highest salary 1,250 kuruş
All 605 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
Same school
Of the 263 officials with Millet Mektebi among their schools, Agop Efendi had the 196th highest salary.
- Artin Ernaki Köleyan Efendiborn 1872/73 (AH 1289); highest salary 340 kuruş
- Behor Menahim Efendiborn 1872/73 (AH 1289); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Cebrail Efendiborn 1872/73 (AH 1289); highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Fransuva Efendiborn 1872/73 (AH 1289); highest salary 495 kuruş
- İsak Efendiborn 1872/73 (AH 1289); highest salary 550 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 40 officials born in Bitola (Manastır), Agop Efendi had the 29th highest salary.
- Sabri Efendiborn 1872/73 (AH 1289); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Unnamed official (0086_0161: 317)born 1872/73 (AH 1289); highest salary 540 kuruş
- Hasan Tahsin Efendiborn 1871/72 (AH 1288); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Besim Remzi Efendiborn 1874/75 (AH 1291); highest salary 720 kuruş
- Karanfil Sırrı Efendiborn 1874/75 (AH 1291); highest salary 350 kuruş
The page of Bitola (Manastır), with the 40 officials born there
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 89 officials whose first annual entry is for 1887/88 (AH 1305), Agop Efendi had the 76th highest salary.
- Hafız Ahmet Vefik Efendifirst entry in Thessaloniki (Selanik); highest salary 340 kuruş
- Eşref Efendifirst entry in Thessaloniki (Selanik); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Mehmet Cemalettin Efendifirst entry in Thessaloniki (Selanik); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Mehmet Galip Efendifirst entry in Thessaloniki (Selanik); highest salary 600 kuruş
- Mehmet Arif Efendifirst entry in Thessaloniki (Selanik); highest salary 750 kuruş
All 89 officials whose first annual entry is for 1887/88 (AH 1305)
Full record
Annual entries (8)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 285 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_111; 219 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 285 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_111; 219 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 285 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_111; 219 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 285 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_111; 219 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 285 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_111; 219 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 285 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_111; 219 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_111; 219 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_111; 219 |
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 | Agop Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1289 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | manastir | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | manastir | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | esnaf | 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 | 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) | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1301 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1884 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Manastir | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 285 | 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.
- 8 annual entries of 8 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.
Subjects
- Agop Efendi
- Post of official for foreign communications (Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti)
- Thessaloniki (Selanik)
- Bitola (Manastır)
- Community school (Millet Mektebi)
- Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)
- Armenian Christian (Ermeni)
- Biography of an Ottoman official (Osmanlı memurunun biyografisi)
- Career and pay (memuriyet ve maaş)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)