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Official

Zenop Tangaryan Efendi

Armenian Christian (Ermeni). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1856/57 (AH 1273). On record 1872 to 1907, 36 annual entries.

Life

Zenop Tangaryan Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1856/57 (AH 1273). The record gives the community as Armenian Christian (Ermeni) and the father's occupation as Esnaf.

Schooling recorded: Ermeni Sıbyan Mektebi (Armenian school for young children), with 4 years of schooling recorded. The personnel records also mark the telegraph school. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1870/71 (AH 1287). The official was then about 14 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 350 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1872/73, the official was about 16 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1872/73, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu, with 350 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 665 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1903/04 as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti. 74 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 475 kuruş. Over 36 years with a salary the median is 550 kuruş a month, with 6 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 250 kuruş, is seen in 1876/77. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 1.85 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 71 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1856/57 (AH 1273)
Community
Armenian Christian (Ermeni)
Nationality as recorded
Ermeni
Father's occupation
Esnaf

Education

Primary
Ermeni Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)Armenian school for young children
Higher or professional
Telgraf Mektebitelegraph school; recorded as a code
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
2 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

French
Kitabetwriting
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1870/71 (AH 1287)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
350

Career

Career of Zenop Tangaryan Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1870/71AH 1287First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)350first-salary field
1872 to 1907AH 1289 to 1324Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
36 entries
YearSalary
1872/73350
1873/74350
1874/75350
1875/76350
1876/77600
1877/78600
1878600
1878/79600
1879/80500
1880/81500
1881/82500
1882/83500
1883/84500
1884/85500
1885/86500
1886/87500
1887/88500
1888/89550
1889/90550
1890/91550
1891/92550
1892/93550
1893/94575
1894/95575
1895/96600
1896/97540
1897/98540
1898/99540
1899/1900540
1900/01600
1901/02600
1902/03600
1903/04665
1904/05665
1905/06665
1906/07665
Beyoğlu350 to 665
Monthly salary, kuruş
02004006008001873/74AH 12901882/83AH 13001892/93AH 13101902/03AH 1320665 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001873/74AH 12901882/83AH 13001892/93AH 13101902/03AH 1320This 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 Zenop Tangaryan Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1872/7335055058515%
1873/7435050057016%
1874/7535053565016%
1875/7635053070017%
1876/77600582.560050%
1877/7860056060050%
187860060060046%
1878/7960060060047%
1879/8050050050047%
1880/8150050050047%
1881/8250050050046%
1882/8350050050043%
1883/8450050050043%
1884/8550050050042%
1885/8650050050042%
1886/8750050050042%
1887/8850050050041%
1888/8955050050055%
1889/9055050050055%
1890/9155050050056%
1891/9255050050057%
1892/9355050050057%
1893/9457550050059%
1894/9557550050059%
1895/9660050050059%
1896/9754050049561%
1897/9854050048061%
1898/9954050049561%
1899/190054050050060%
1900/0160050050067%
1901/0260050048067%
1902/0360050040067%
1903/0466547545074%
1904/0566545045574%
1905/0666547544572%
1906/0766545035071%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
IstanbulBeyoğlu

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

416 officials in all. Officials recorded in Beyoğlu

Same school recorded

Officials with Ermeni Sıbyan Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Full record

Annual entries (36)

Annual entries of Zenop Tangaryan Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1872/73AH 1289Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu350Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1873/74AH 1290Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu350Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1874/75AH 1291Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu350Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1875/76AH 1292Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu350Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1876/77AH 1293Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1877/78AH 1294Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1878AH 1295Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1878/79AH 1296Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1879/80AH 1297Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1880/81AH 1298Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1881/82AH 1299Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1882/83AH 1300Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1883/84AH 1301Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1884/85AH 1302Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1885/86AH 1303Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1886/87AH 1304Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1887/88AH 1305Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1888/89AH 1306Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu550Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1889/90AH 1307Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu550Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1890/91AH 1308Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu550Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1891/92AH 1309Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu550Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1892/93AH 1310Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu550Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1893/94AH 1311Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu575Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1894/95AH 1312Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu575Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1895/96AH 1313Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1896/97AH 1314Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu540Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1897/98AH 1315Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu540Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1898/99AH 1316Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu540Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1899/1900AH 1317Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu540Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1900/01AH 1318Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1901/02AH 1319Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1902/03AH 1320Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1903/04AH 1321Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu665Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1904/05AH 1322Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu665Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1905/06AH 1323Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu665Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
1906/07AH 1324Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu665Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_356; 709
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 (15)

Recorded values of Zenop Tangaryan Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameZenop Tangaryan EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1273Recovered 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
Father's occupationEsnafRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionHristiyanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityErmeniRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
SchoolErmeni Sibyan mektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Telegraph school (recorded code)1Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)2Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1287Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1870Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered 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.
  • 35 annual entries of 36 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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