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Official

Mehmet Ali Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Prilep (Pirlepe) in 1888/89 (AH 1306). On record 1909 to 1912, 4 annual entries.

Archive reference 188-8-7

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Life

Mehmet Ali Efendi was born in Prilep (Pirlepe) in 1888/89 (AH 1306) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was an army captain (yüzbaşı). Schooling took seven years, at a middle school (Rüşdiye Mektebi); Mehmet Ali also held a qualification (a diploma, certificate, training or decoration).

Mehmet Ali began work in Damascus (Şam) in 1909/10, at about 20, paid from the start, on 350 kuruş a month. The annual lists begin in 1909/10, with Mehmet Ali as Muayene Memuru in Damascus, where the entries run to 1911. The last post was in Adana in 1911/12, with a rise to Ihtiyat Memuru.

The salary went from 350 kuruş a month in 1909/10 to 500 in 1911/12, the peak, as Ihtiyat Memuru in Adana, when 15 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over four years the salaries add up to 18,600 kuruş, 65 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The final annual entry is for 1911/12.

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.

All 3 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
Further places, smaller scale1909/101911/12123DamascusAdana

  1. Prilep (Pirlepe)

    Born 1888/89 (AH 1306)

  2. Damascus (Şam)

    First work 1909/10 (AH 1327); 1909 to 1911 (AH 1327 to 1329)

    Muayene Memuru

    350 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  3. Adana

    1911/12 (AH 1330)

    Ihtiyat Memuru

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

Career and salary

Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearyears with one job titleno annual entry
02004006001909/10AH 13271910/11AH 13281911AH 13291911/12AH 1330500 kuruşMuayene MemuruIhtiyat Memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001909/10AH 13271910/11AH 13281911AH 13291911/12AH 1330This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same title

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
Salary of Mehmet Ali Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1909/10350462.530031%
1910/1135050035029%
191135050032525%
1911/1250090015%

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.

Career of Mehmet Ali Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1909/10AH 1327First workDamascus (Şam)350first-salary field
1909 to 1911AH 1327 to 1329Muayene Memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1909/10350
1910/11350
1911350
Damascus (Şam)350
1911/12AH 1330Ihtiyat MemuruAdana500

Record

Personal

Born
1888/89 (AH 1306)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish
Father's occupation
yuzbasi

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
Yes

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
1909/10 (AH 1327)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
350

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 5 officials with entries in Damascus (Şam) in the same years, Mehmet Ali Efendi had the 3rd highest salary.

All 145 officials with entries in Damascus (Şam)

Same job title, same years

Of the 13 officials with the title Muayene Memuru in the same years, Mehmet Ali Efendi had the highest salary.

All 19 officials with the title Muayene Memuru

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Ali Efendi had the 1,253rd highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 5 officials born in Prilep (Pirlepe), Mehmet Ali Efendi had the 3rd highest salary.

The page of Prilep (Pirlepe), with the 5 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 123 officials whose first annual entry is for 1909/10 (AH 1327), 122 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Ali Efendi had the 7th highest salary of them.

Full record

Annual entries (4)

Annual entries of Mehmet Ali Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1909/10AH 1327Muayene MemuruDamascus (Şam)350Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract188-8-7
1910/11AH 1328Muayene MemuruDamascus (Şam)350Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract188-8-7
1911AH 1329Muayene MemuruDamascus (Şam)350Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract188-8-7
1911/12AH 1330Ihtiyat MemuruAdana500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract188-8-7
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 (13)

Recorded values of Mehmet Ali Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Ali EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1306Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacepirlepeRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthmanastirRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationyuzbasiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionmuslumanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityturkishRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
Schoolrusdiye mektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling7Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1327Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: placesamRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)350Recovered 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.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.

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