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Andon Fakaro Efendi

Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1840/41 (AH 1256). On record 1863 to 1909, 47 annual entries.

Archive reference 0068_0101; 199

Life

Andon Fakaro Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1840/41 (AH 1256) into the Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum) community. In all Andon Fakaro knew five languages, English, French, Greek (Rum) and Italian in writing and Turkish in speech; fewer than 2 per cent of the 5,211 officials knew as many.

At about 22, in 1862/63, Andon Fakaro began work in Istanbul, with one unpaid year as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 1,056 kuruş. The annual lists begin in 1863/64, with Andon Fakaro as an official for foreign communications (Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti) in Yozgat. Next came Ankara, Beyoğlu and Niš (Niş) from 1864 to 1871, then a return to Beyoğlu from 1871 to 1876. The annual lists then follow Andon Fakaro back to Istanbul, the birthplace, from 1876 to 1894. From 1894 to 1909 every annual entry places Andon Fakaro in Mabeyni humayun. Entries spanning 47 years are rare, reached by only 32 of the 5,211 officials.

Pay rose from 1,056 kuruş a month in 1863/64 to a peak of 2,350 in 1908/09, in the foreign accounts office (Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi) in Mabeyni humayun, when 93 per cent of paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1908/09. Andon Fakaro probably has an entry in "Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde İstanbul doğumlu Yahudi ve ..." by AHMET SÜRMEN (2011) (the name, the birthplace and a place of service agree).

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 8 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1863/641864/651865/661869/701871/7212345678Istanbul, Beyoğlu, Mabeyni humayunYozgatAnkaraNiš
  1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    Born 1840/41 (AH 1256); First work 1862/63 (AH 1279)

  2. Yozgat

    1863/64 (AH 1280)

    Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

    1,056 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  3. Ankara

    1864/65 (AH 1281)

    Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

    1,056 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  4. Beyoğlu

    1865 to 1869 (AH 1282 to 1285)

    Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

    400 to 570 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  5. Niš (Niş)

    1869 to 1871 (AH 1286 to 1287)

    Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

    900 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  6. Beyoğlu

    1871 to 1876 (AH 1288 to 1292)

    Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

    800 to 925 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

  7. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1876 to 1894 (AH 1293 to 1311)

    Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi

    700 to 1,000 kuruş a month; entries in 19 years

  8. Mabeyni humayun

    1894 to 1909 (AH 1312 to 1326)

    Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi

    1,050 to 2,350 kuruş a month; entries in 15 years

Career and salary

Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearyears with one job titleno annual entry
01,0002,0003,0001863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 13252,350 kuruşMuhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiMuhasebat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0002,0005,0001863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 1325This 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 Andon Fakaro Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1863/641,05650075074%
1864/651,05662586068%
1865/6640065058820%
1866/6740060060018%
1867/6840060060017%
1868/6957060057045%
1869/7090060057669%
1870/7190060060070%
1871/7280055057070%
1872/7380055058570%
1873/7480050057070%
1874/7592553565076%
1875/7692553070076%
1876/77750582.560063%
1877/7875056060065%
187875060065061%
1878/7975060065063%
1879/8070050060072%
1880/8170050060071%
1881/8270050060072%
1882/8370050065071%
1883/8470050060071%
1884/8570050060070%
1885/8670050060072%
1886/8770050060072%
1887/8870050060071%
1888/8980050064577%
1889/901,00050063085%
1890/911,00050064586%
1891/921,00050064586%
1892/931,00050071087%
1893/941,00050073087%
1894/951,05050071090%
1895/961,30050071093%
1896/971,17050060093%
1897/981,27050066594%
1898/991,27050075094%
1899/19001,40050077594%
1900/011,70050082595%
1901/022,00050082096%
1902/032,15050082097%
1903/042,15047582097%
1904/052,15045088097%
1905/062,15047596%
1906/072,25045096%
1907/082,25030094%
1908/092,35035093%

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 Andon Fakaro Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1862/63AH 1279First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)1,056first-salary field
1863/64AH 1280Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiYozgat1,056
1864/65AH 1281Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiAnkara1,056
1865 to 1869AH 1282 to 1285Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
4 entries
YearSalary
1865/66400
1866/67400
1867/68400
1868/69570
Beyoğlu400 to 570
1869 to 1871AH 1286 to 1287Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
2 entries
YearSalary
1869/70900
1870/71900
Niš (Niş)900
1871 to 1876AH 1288 to 1292Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
5 entries
YearSalary
1871/72800
1872/73800
1873/74800
1874/75925
1875/76925
Beyoğlu800 to 925
1876 to 1894AH 1293 to 1311Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi
19 entries
YearSalary
1876/77750
1877/78750
1878750
1878/79750
1879/80700
1880/81700
1881/82700
1882/83700
1883/84700
1884/85700
1885/86700
1886/87700
1887/88700
1888/89800
1889/901,000
1890/911,000
1891/921,000
1892/931,000
1893/941,000
Istanbul (Dersaadet)750 to 1,000
1894 to 1909AH 1312 to 1326Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi
15 entries
YearSalary
1894/951,050
1895/961,300
1896/971,170
1897/981,270
1898/991,270
1899/19001,400
1900/011,700
1901/022,000
1902/032,150
1903/042,150
1904/052,150
1905/062,150
1906/072,250
1907/082,250
1908/092,350
Mabeyni humayun1,050 to 2,350

Record

Personal

Born
1840/41 (AH 1256)
Community
Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum)
Nationality as recorded
Rum

Education

Community school
Rum Mektebi (4 years)Greek Orthodox (Rum) school
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
1 year
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Low
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives yes.

The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.

Languages

English
Kitabetwriting
French
Kitabetwriting
Italian
Kitabetwriting
Greek (Rum)
Kitabetwriting. 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
Tekellumspeaking

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

Year
1862/63 (AH 1279)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
1056

Named in scholarly works

No link between a work and an official has been accepted. Each entry was found by fixed rules on the name and the recorded fields, and says what it rests on.

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 916 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Andon Fakaro Efendi had the 136th highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 25 officials with the title Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi in the same years, Andon Fakaro Efendi had the 6th highest salary.

All 31 officials with the title Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi

Same school

Of the 61 officials with Rum Mektebi among their schools, Andon Fakaro Efendi had the 6th highest salary.

All 61 officials with Rum Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Andon Fakaro Efendi had the 131st highest salary of them.

The page of Istanbul, with the 1,999 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 43 officials whose first annual entry is for 1863/64 (AH 1280), Andon Fakaro Efendi had the 13th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (47)

Annual entries of Andon Fakaro Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1863/64AH 1280Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiYozgat1,056Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1864/65AH 1281Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiAnkara1,056Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1865/66AH 1282Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1866/67AH 1283Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1867/68AH 1284Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1868/69AH 1285Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu570Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1869/70AH 1286Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiNiš (Niş)900Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1870/71AH 1287Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiNiš (Niş)900Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1871/72AH 1288Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu800Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1872/73AH 1289Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu800Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1873/74AH 1290Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu800Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1874/75AH 1291Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu925Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1875/76AH 1292Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu925Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1876/77AH 1293Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)750Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1877/78AH 1294Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)750Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1878AH 1295Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)750Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1878/79AH 1296Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)750Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1879/80AH 1297Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)700Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1880/81AH 1298Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)700Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1881/82AH 1299Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)700Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1882/83AH 1300Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)700Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1883/84AH 1301Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)700Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1884/85AH 1302Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)700Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1885/86AH 1303Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)700Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1886/87AH 1304Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)700Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1887/88AH 1305Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)700Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1888/89AH 1306Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)800Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1889/90AH 1307Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)1,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1890/91AH 1308Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)1,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1891/92AH 1309Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)1,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1892/93AH 1310Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)1,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1893/94AH 1311Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)1,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1894/95AH 1312Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiMabeyni humayun1,050Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1895/96AH 1313Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiMabeyni humayun1,300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1896/97AH 1314Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiMabeyni humayun1,170Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1897/98AH 1315Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiMabeyni humayun1,270Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1898/99AH 1316Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiMabeyni humayun1,270Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1899/1900AH 1317Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiMabeyni humayun1,400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1900/01AH 1318Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiMabeyni humayun1,700Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1901/02AH 1319Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiMabeyni humayun2,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1902/03AH 1320Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiMabeyni humayun2,150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1903/04AH 1321Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiMabeyni humayun2,150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1904/05AH 1322Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiMabeyni humayun2,150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1905/06AH 1323Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiMabeyni humayun2,150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1906/07AH 1324Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiMabeyni humayun2,250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1907/08AH 1325Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiMabeyni humayun2,250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
1908/09AH 1326Muhasebat-ı Ecnebiye KalemiMabeyni humayun2,350Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0068_0101; 199
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)

Recorded values of Andon Fakaro Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAndon Fakaro EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1256Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacedersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionhristiyanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityrumRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
SchoolRum MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)1 used on this pageRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0 other valueRecovered annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1279Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1862Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)1056Recovered 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.
  • 37 annual entries of 47 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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

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