Official
Mehmet Cemil Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1855/56 (AH 1272). On record 1875 to 1897, 23 annual entries. Death recorded 1897/98.
Archive reference 8_7; 11
Life#
Mehmet Cemil Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1855/56 (AH 1272). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Telgraf memuru.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The personnel records also mark the telegraph school. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1874/75 (AH 1291). The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1875/76, the official was about 19 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1875/76, shows Muhabere Memuru in Kırklareli, with 400 kuruş a month. In 1876/77 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Emirgan, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Kırklareli). In 1880/81 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, with 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Emirgan). In 1892/93 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Kuruçeşme, the salary going from 435 to 555 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul). In 1895/96 the record shows Başmuhabere Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 605 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Kuruçeşme).
The highest salary, 800 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1895/96 as Başmuhabere Memuru. 80 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 23 years with a salary the median is 400 kuruş a month, with 5 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 195 kuruş, is seen in 1895/96. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 2.71 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1896/97, when 81 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
A death is recorded under 1897/98 (AH 1315): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1855/56 (AH 1272)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Telgraf memuru
- Death recorded
- 1897/98 (AH 1315)the year of the annual list with the word Vefat, not a date of death
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Higher or professional
- Telgraf Mektebitelegraph school; recorded as a code
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 1 year
- 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
- 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 400
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1874/75AH 1291 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400first-salary field |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Muhabere Memuru | Kırklareli | 400 |
| 1876 to 1880AH 1293 to 1297 | Muhabere Memuru | Emirgan | 400 to 380 |
| 1880 to 1892AH 1298 to 1309 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 380 to 435 |
| 1892 to 1895AH 1310 to 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Kuruçeşme | 555 to 605 |
| 1895 to 1897AH 1313 to 1314 | Başmuhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 800 to 720 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1875/76 | 400 | 530 | 400 | 23% |
| 1876/77 | 400 | 582.5 | 410 | 17% |
| 1877/78 | 400 | 560 | 410 | 16% |
| 1878 | 400 | 600 | 500 | 17% |
| 1878/79 | 400 | 600 | 420 | 18% |
| 1879/80 | 380 | 500 | 380 | 22% |
| 1880/81 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 21% |
| 1881/82 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 20% |
| 1882/83 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 18% |
| 1883/84 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 18% |
| 1884/85 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 18% |
| 1885/86 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 19% |
| 1886/87 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 19% |
| 1887/88 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 19% |
| 1888/89 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 27% |
| 1889/90 | 435 | 500 | 400 | 38% |
| 1890/91 | 435 | 500 | 400 | 39% |
| 1891/92 | 435 | 500 | 400 | 40% |
| 1892/93 | 555 | 500 | 400 | 58% |
| 1893/94 | 605 | 500 | 400 | 71% |
| 1894/95 | 605 | 500 | 400 | 72% |
| 1895/96 | 800 | 500 | 600 | 80% |
| 1896/97 | 720 | 500 | 540 | 81% |
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
- İsmail EfendiIstanbul, 14 shared years
- Mehmet İbrahim EfendiIstanbul, 14 shared years
- Cemal BeyIstanbul, 14 shared years
- Mehmet Celalettin EfendiIstanbul, 14 shared years
- Ahmet Refik EfendiIstanbul, 14 shared years
941 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Abdullah Tevfik EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Abdülmecit EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Ahmet Faik EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Ahmet Latif EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Ahmet Nazif EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1875/76 (AH 1292)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Fuat BeyIstanbul, born 1855/56 (AH 1272)
- Ahmet Raşit EfendiIstanbul, born 1855/56 (AH 1272)
- Ahmet Tevfik EfendiIstanbul, born 1855/56 (AH 1272)
- Antranik EfendiIstanbul, born 1855/56 (AH 1272)
- Hafiz Ali EfendiIstanbul, born 1855/56 (AH 1272)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (23)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Muhabere Memuru | Kırklareli | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_7; 11 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Muhabere Memuru | Emirgan | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_7; 11 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Muhabere Memuru | Emirgan | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_7; 11 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Muhabere Memuru | Emirgan | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_7; 11 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Muhabere Memuru | Emirgan | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_7; 11 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Muhabere Memuru | Emirgan | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_7; 11 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_7; 11 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_7; 11 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_7; 11 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_7; 11 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_7; 11 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_7; 11 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_7; 11 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_7; 11 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_7; 11 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 435 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_7; 11 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 435 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_7; 11 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 435 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_7; 11 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhabere Memuru | Kuruçeşme | 555 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_7; 11 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Muhabere Memuru | Kuruçeşme | 605 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_7; 11 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Kuruçeşme | 605 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_7; 11 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Başmuhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_7; 11 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Başmuhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 720 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_7; 11 |
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 (16)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet Cemil Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1272 | 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 |
| Father's occupation | Telgraf memuru | 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 |
| Telegraph school (recorded code) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1291 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1874 | 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) | 400 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Status | ||
| Death recorded under the year (AH) | 1315 | 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.
- 23 annual entries of 23 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.