Official
Mehmet Tevfik Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Damascus (Şam) in 1876/77 (AH 1293). On record 1900 to 1902, 2 annual entries.
Archive reference 101_246_489
Life#
Mehmet Tevfik Efendi was born in Damascus (Şam) in 1876/77 (AH 1293). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as seyh.
Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Arabic, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Damascus in 1900/01 (AH 1318). The official was then about 24 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 1900/01, the official was about 24 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1900/01, shows Mekâtib Memuru in Damascus, with 300 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 300 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1900/01 as Mekâtib Memuru. 18 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 2 years with a salary the median is 300 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1901/02, when 20 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Birthplace
- Damascus (Şam)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- seyh
Education
- Primary
- Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- 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
- Arabic
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Place
- Damascus (Şam)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 300
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900/01AH 1318 | First work | Damascus (Şam) | 300first-salary field |
| 1900 to 1902AH 1318 to 1319 | Mekâtib Memuru | Damascus (Şam) | 300 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900/01 | 300 | 500 | 300 | 18% |
| 1901/02 | 300 | 500 | 300 | 20% |
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.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- MİŞEL MİHAİL KAYŞO EFENDİDamascus (Şam), 2 shared years
- Ebussuud EfendiDamascus (Şam), 2 shared years
- Yahya EfendiDamascus (Şam), 2 shared years
- Mehmet Resmi EfendiDamascus (Şam), 2 shared years
- Mehmet Necati EfendiDamascus (Şam), 2 shared years
30 officials in all. Officials recorded in Damascus (Şam)
Same school recorded
- Hafız İsmail Ataullah EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Mehmet Nuri EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Mehmet Tevfik EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Mühtedi Mehmet İrfan EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Ahmet Bahaettin EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1899/1900 (AH 1317)
744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Mehmet Ali EfendiDamascus (Şam), born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Mehmet Arif EfendiDamascus (Şam), born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Mehmet Resmi EfendiDamascus (Şam), born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- MİŞEL MİHAİL KAYŞO EFENDİDamascus (Şam), born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Selim EfendiDamascus (Şam), born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
58 officials in all. Officials born in Damascus (Şam)
Full record
Annual entries (2)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Mekâtib Memuru | Damascus (Şam) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 101_246_489 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Mekâtib Memuru | Damascus (Şam) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 101_246_489 |
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 Tevfik Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1293 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | sam | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | suriye | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | seyh | 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 | Sibyan Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 4 | 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) | 1318 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1900 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | sam | 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.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 2 annual entries of 2 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.