Official
Mehmet Emin Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Arapgir in 1882/83 (AH 1300). On record 1904 to 1907, 3 annual entries.
Archive reference 149-141-277
Life#
Mehmet Emin Efendi was born in Arapgir in 1882/83 (AH 1300). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.
Schooling recorded: Darüşşafaka, with 12 years of schooling recorded. The personnel records also mark the telegraph school. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Beyoğlu in 1904/05 (AH 1322). The official was then about 21 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 1904/05, the official was about 21 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1904/05, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu, with 300 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti. 39 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 450 kuruş. Over 3 years with a salary the median is 300 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1906/07. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 15.47 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- Birthplace
- Arapgir
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Esnaf
Education
- Darüşşafaka
- Darüşşafaka (12 years)Darüşşafaka (school for orphans in Istanbul)
- Higher or professional
- Telgraf Mektebitelegraph school; recorded as a code
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Darüşşafaka
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- Yes
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Place
- Beyoğlu
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 300
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904/05AH 1322 | First work | Beyoğlu | 300first-salary field |
| 1904 to 1907AH 1322 to 1324 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 300 to 400 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904/05 | 300 | 450 | 455 | 23% |
| 1905/06 | 300 | 475 | 445 | 23% |
| 1906/07 | 400 | 450 | 350 | 39% |
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
- Mehmet Salih EfendiBeyoğlu, 3 shared years
- Bekir Vefa EfendiBeyoğlu, 3 shared years
- Mehmet İrfan EfendiBeyoğlu, 3 shared years
- Mehmet Tahir EfendiBeyoğlu, 3 shared years
- Ahmet Fethi EfendiBeyoğlu, 3 shared years
142 officials in all. Officials recorded in Beyoğlu
Same school recorded
- Ahmet Şemsettin EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Bekir Vefa EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Mehmet Salih EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Mehmet Tevfik EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Namık Şükrü EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
202 officials in all. Officials with Darüşşafaka recorded
Same birthplace
- Hüseyin Hüsnü EfendiArapgir, born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Osman Reşad BeyArapgir, born 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- Hasan Rıfkı EfendiArapgir, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Mehmet EfendiArapgir, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Mehmet Talip EfendiArapgir, born 1884/85 (AH 1302)
42 officials in all. Officials born in Arapgir
Full record
Annual entries (3)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 149-141-277 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 149-141-277 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 149-141-277 |
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 Emin Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1300 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | arapgir | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | elazig used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | mamuretul aziz other value | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Esnaf | 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 | Darussafaka | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 12 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Telegraph school (recorded code) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel 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) | 1322 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1904 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | beyoglu | 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 |
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.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 2 annual entries of 3 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.