Official
Mehmet Süreyya Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Ioannina (Yanya) in 1873/74 (AH 1290). On record 1895 to 1904, 7 annual entries.
Archive reference 0068_0182; 361
Life#
Mehmet Süreyya Efendi was born in Ioannina (Yanya) in 1873/74 (AH 1290). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Telgraf Mufettisi.
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: Arabic, with Tekellum; French, with Kitabet; Greek (Rum), with Tekellum; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Tripoli (Trablusgarp) in 1882/83 (AH 1300). The official was then about 10 years old. The record gives 13 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 285 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1895/96, the official was about 22 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1895/96, shows Muhabere Memuru in Komotini (Gümülcine), with 285 kuruş a month. In 1897/98 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Sinop, the salary going from 285 to 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Komotini). In 1898/99 the record shows 2. Müdür in Bajil (Bacil), the salary going from 380 to 675 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Sinop). In 1899/1900 the record shows 3. Müdür in Dilevza, the salary going from 675 to 600 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Bajil). In 1901/02 the record shows Nakliye Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 600 to 350 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Dilevza). In 1903/04 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Mocha (Muha), the salary going from 350 to 1,000 kuruş a month (before: Nakliye Memuru in Istanbul). No annual entry is recorded for 1896/97 and 1902/03.
The highest salary, 1,000 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1903/04 as Muhabere Memuru. 87 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 475 kuruş. Over 7 years with a salary the median is 600 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 650 kuruş, is seen in 1903/04. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 16.99 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Birthplace
- Ioannina (Yanya)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Telgraf Mufettisi
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 13 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
- Arabic
- Tekellumspeaking
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Greek (Rum)
- Tekellumspeaking. 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
- 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 285
Legal records
- Legal record note as worded
- Devamsızlık / Mumaileyh istihsal eylediği yirmi gün mezuniyet-i resmiyesini bir hayli müddet tecavüz ettirdiği halde memuriyeti başına gelip ispat-ı vücut etmediğinden bin üç yüz on dört senesi Şabanının on sekizinde 9 Kânunusani sene 1312 azledildiği; Devamsızlık
- Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records
- 1315; 1316; 1317; 1318; 1319; 1321
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1882/83AH 1300 | First work | Tripoli (Trablusgarp) | 285first-salary field |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Komotini (Gümülcine) | 285 |
| No annual entry: 1896/97 (AH 1314) | |||
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Sinop | 380 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | 2. Müdür | Bajil (Bacil) | 675 |
| 1899 to 1901AH 1317 to 1318 | 3. Müdür | Dilevza | 600 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Nakliye Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 350 |
| No annual entry: 1902/03 (AH 1320) | |||
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Mocha (Muha) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895/96 | 285 | 500 | 400 | 16% |
| 1897/98 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 29% |
| 1898/99 | 675 | 500 | 800 | 76% |
| 1899/1900 | 600 | 500 | 540 | 70% |
| 1900/01 | 600 | 500 | 540 | 67% |
| 1901/02 | 350 | 500 | 325 | 27% |
| 1903/04 | 1,000 | 475 | 350 | 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
- Ahmet Bahaettin EfendiIstanbul, 1 shared year
- Ahmet Hamdi EfendiIstanbul, 1 shared year
- Ahmet Şefik EfendiIstanbul, 1 shared year
- Ahmet Vefik EfendiIstanbul, 1 shared year
- Ali Mümtaz BeyIstanbul, 1 shared year
650 officials in all. Officials recorded in Dilevza
Same school recorded
- Abdülaziz Fikri EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1895/96 (AH 1313)
- Abdülkerim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1895/96 (AH 1313)
- Abdülkerim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1895/96 (AH 1313)
- Abdullah EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1895/96 (AH 1313)
- Abdüssabur Sabri EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1895/96 (AH 1313)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdülaziz EfendiIoannina (Yanya), born 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Abdülkerim EfendiIoannina (Yanya), born 1870/71 (AH 1287)
- Cevdet EfendiIoannina (Yanya), born 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Şevket EfendiIoannina (Yanya), born 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Hafız Hüseyin EfendiIoannina (Yanya), born 1878 (AH 1295)
31 officials in all. Officials born in Ioannina (Yanya)
Full record
Annual entries (7)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Komotini (Gümülcine) | 285 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0068_0182; 361 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Sinop | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0068_0182; 361 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | 2. Müdür | Bajil (Bacil) | 675 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0068_0182; 361 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | 3. Müdür | Dilevza | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0068_0182; 361 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | 3. Müdür | Dilevza | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0068_0182; 361 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Nakliye Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0068_0182; 361 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Mocha (Muha) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0068_0182; 361 |
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 (17)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet Süreyya Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1290 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | yanya | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | yanya | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Telgraf Mufettisi | 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) | 13 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1300 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1883 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Trablusgarp | 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 |
| Legal records | ||
| Legal record note as worded | Devamsızlık / Mumaileyh istihsal eylediği yirmi gün mezuniyet-i resmiyesini bir hayli müddet tecavüz ettirdiği halde memuriyeti başına gelip ispat-ı vücut etmediğinden bin üç yüz on dört senesi Şabanının on sekizinde 9 Kânunusani sene 1312 azledildiği used on this page | 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) |
| Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records | 1315; 1316; 1317; 1318; 1319; 1321 | 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.
- 7 annual entries of 7 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.