Official
Mehmet Mirat Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Veles (Köprülü) in 1878/79 (AH 1296). On record 1897 to 1908, 11 annual entries.
Archive reference 147-202-399
Life#
Born in Veles (Köprülü) in 1878/79 (AH 1296), Mehmet Mirat Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a medrese teacher (müderris). Schooling took seven years, at a middle school (Rüşdiye Mektebi).
Mehmet Mirat began work in Trabzon in 1897/98, at about 18, paid from the start, on 250 kuruş a month. The annual lists begin in 1897/98, with Mehmet Mirat as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru) in Trabzon. Mehmet Mirat then moved to Strumica (Ustrumca), Tetovo (Kalkandelen), Mersin and Silifke, four places in six years. The last posts were in Mayadin (Meyadin) from 1905 to 1908.
Pay rose from 250 kuruş a month in 1897/98 to a peak of 800 in 1905/06, as Muhabere Memuru in Mayadin, when 78 per cent of paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1907/08.
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 1878/79 (AH 1296)
First work 1897/98 (AH 1315); 1897 to 1899 (AH 1315 to 1316)
250 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years
1899 to 1902 (AH 1317 to 1319)
250 kuruş a month; entries in 3 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.
The numbers of the chart
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897/98 | 250 | 500 | 400 | 14% |
| 1898/99 | 250 | 500 | 400 | 13% |
| 1899/1900 | 250 | 500 | 400 | 12% |
| 1900/01 | 250 | 500 | 400 | 13% |
| 1901/02 | 250 | 500 | 400 | 14% |
| 1902/03 | 250 | 500 | 380 | 15% |
| 1903/04 | 400 | 475 | 350 | 36% |
| 1904/05 | 400 | 450 | 350 | 38% |
| 1905/06 | 800 | 475 | 330 | 78% |
| 1906/07 | 800 | 450 | 300 | 78% |
| 1907/08 | 800 | 300 | 250 | 79% |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1897/98AH 1315 | First work | Trabzon | 250first-salary field |
| 1897 to 1899AH 1315 to 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Trabzon | 250 |
| 1899 to 1902AH 1317 to 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Strumica (Ustrumca) | 250 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Tetovo (Kalkandelen) | 250 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Mersin | 400 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Silifke | 400 |
| 1905 to 1908AH 1323 to 1325 | Muhabere Memuru | Mayadin (Meyadin) | 800 |
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Birthplace
- Veles (Köprülü)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Muderris
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 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
- 1897/98 (AH 1315)
- Place
- Trabzon
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 250
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 place, same years
Of the 29 officials with entries in Trabzon in the same years, Mehmet Mirat Efendi had the 16th highest salary.
- Yusuf Ziya Bey2 shared years; highest salary 5,400 kuruş
- Mehmet Besim Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 5,000 kuruş
- Mehmet Tayyip Bey2 shared years; highest salary 5,000 kuruş
- Ömer Hilmi Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 3,200 kuruş
- İsmail Hakkı Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 3,000 kuruş
Same job title, same years
Of the 1,874 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Mehmet Mirat Efendi had the 148th highest salary.
- Mustafa Fazıl Bey11 shared years; highest salary 1,700 kuruş
- Mustafa Nuri Efendi11 shared years; highest salary 900 kuruş
- Besim Efendi11 shared years; highest salary 800 kuruş
- Nevrikyan Efendi11 shared years; highest salary 800 kuruş
- Tahir Efendi11 shared years; highest salary 700 kuruş
Same school
Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Mirat Efendi had the 477th highest salary of them.
- Abdülcabbar Efendiborn 1878/79 (AH 1296); highest salary 350 kuruş
- Abdülkadir Zihni Efendiborn 1878/79 (AH 1296); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Abdullah Vahdi Efendiborn 1878/79 (AH 1296); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Ahmed Refik Efendiborn 1878/79 (AH 1296); highest salary 350 kuruş
- Ahmet Celalettin Efendiborn 1878/79 (AH 1296); highest salary 700 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 5 officials born in Veles (Köprülü), Mehmet Mirat Efendi had the highest salary.
- Hayim Ancel Efendiborn 1879/80 (AH 1297); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Veli Vehbi Efendiborn 1880/81 (AH 1298); highest salary 150 kuruş
- VELİ VEHBİ EFENDİborn 1880/81 (AH 1298); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Mustafa Nuri Efendiborn 1860/61 (AH 1277); highest salary 400 kuruş
The page of Veles (Köprülü), with the 5 officials born there
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 88 officials whose first annual entry is for 1897/98 (AH 1315), Mehmet Mirat Efendi had the 4th highest salary.
- Halit Efendifirst entry in Korçë (Görice); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Hasan Şevki Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 200 kuruş
- İbrahim Salim Efendifirst entry in Beyoğlu; highest salary 495 kuruş
- Mahmut Nedim Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 200 kuruş
- Mehmet Ali Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 500 kuruş
Full record
Annual entries (11)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Trabzon | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 147-202-399 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Trabzon | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 147-202-399 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Strumica (Ustrumca) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 147-202-399 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Strumica (Ustrumca) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 147-202-399 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Strumica (Ustrumca) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 147-202-399 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Tetovo (Kalkandelen) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 147-202-399 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Mersin | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 147-202-399 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Silifke | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 147-202-399 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Mayadin (Meyadin) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 147-202-399 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Mayadin (Meyadin) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 147-202-399 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Muhabere Memuru | Mayadin (Meyadin) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 147-202-399 |
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 | Mehmet Mirat Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1296 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | koprulu | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | kosova | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Muderris | 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) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1315 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1897 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Trabzon | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 250 | 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.
- 9 annual entries of 11 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
- Mehmet Mirat Efendi
- Communications official (Muhabere Memuru)
- Strumica (Ustrumca)
- Veles (Köprülü)
- Rüşdiye school (Rüşdiye Mektebi)
- Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- 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)