Official
Hacı Mehmet Murat Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Aleppo (Halep) in 1873/74 (AH 1290). On record 1892 to 1897, 5 annual entries.
Archive reference 0084_0116; 227
Life#
Hacı Mehmet Murat Efendi was born in Aleppo (Halep) in 1873/74 (AH 1290). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Mektupcu.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 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; French, with Tekellum; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Ioannina (Yanya) in 1887/88 (AH 1305). The official was then about 15 years old. The record gives 5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1892/93, the official was about 19 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1892/93, shows Muhabere Memuru in Aleppo, with 200 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 200 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1892/93 as Muhabere Memuru. 9 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 5 years with a salary the median is 200 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1896/97, when 8 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Birthplace
- Aleppo (Halep)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Mektupcu
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 5 years
- 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
- Arabic
- Kitabetwriting
- French
- Tekellumspeaking
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1887/88 (AH 1305)
- Place
- Ioannina (Yanya)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 200
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1887/88AH 1305 | First work | Ioannina (Yanya) | 200first-salary field |
| 1892 to 1897AH 1310 to 1314 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 200 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892/93 | 200 | 500 | 400 | 9% |
| 1893/94 | 200 | 500 | 400 | 9% |
| 1894/95 | 200 | 500 | 400 | 9% |
| 1895/96 | 200 | 500 | 400 | 9% |
| 1896/97 | 200 | 500 | 400 | 8% |
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
- Esad Fahreddin EfendiAleppo (Halep), 5 shared years
- Mehmet Arif EfendiAleppo (Halep), 5 shared years
- Ahmet Hilmi EfendiAleppo (Halep), 5 shared years
- Unnamed official (0087_0144, sayfa no:285)Aleppo (Halep), 5 shared years
- Musa Kazım EfendiAleppo (Halep), 5 shared years
63 officials in all. Officials recorded in Aleppo (Halep)
Same school recorded
- Abdülgani EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310)
- Abdullah Kemali EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310)
- Abdurrezzak EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310)
- Abdüssamed Salih EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310)
- Ahmed Gazi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Hilmi EfendiAleppo (Halep), born 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Mehmet Şemsettin EfendiAleppo (Halep), born 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Rafael MusaAleppo (Halep), born 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Refail Mosi EfendiAleppo (Halep), born 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Mehmet Cemil EfendiAleppo (Halep), born 1874/75 (AH 1291)
66 officials in all. Officials born in Aleppo (Halep)
Full record
Annual entries (5)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0084_0116; 227 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0084_0116; 227 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0084_0116; 227 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0084_0116; 227 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0084_0116; 227 |
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 | Hacı Mehmet Murat Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1290 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | halep | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | halep | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | mektupcu | 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 |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 5 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1305 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1888 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Yanya | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 200 | 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.
- 5 annual entries of 5 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.