Official
Mehmet efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1878/79 (AH 1296). On record 1904 to 1909, 5 annual entries.
Archive reference 162-116-227
Life#
Mehmet efendi was born in Istanbul in 1878/79 (AH 1296). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration).
First work is recorded in Beyoğlu in 1904/05 (AH 1322). The official was then about 25 years old. The record gives 0.5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1904/05, the official was about 25 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1904/05, shows Muhabere Memuru in Isparta, with 300 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 300 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1904/05 as Muhabere Memuru. 23 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 450 kuruş. Over 5 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 1908/09, when 36 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Esnaf
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0.5 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.
First work
- Year
- 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Place
- Beyoğlu
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 300
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904/05AH 1322 | First work | Beyoğlu | 300first-salary field |
| 1904 to 1909AH 1322 to 1326 | Muhabere Memuru | Isparta | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904/05 | 300 | 450 | 350 | 23% |
| 1905/06 | 300 | 475 | 330 | 23% |
| 1906/07 | 300 | 450 | 300 | 25% |
| 1907/08 | 300 | 300 | 250 | 39% |
| 1908/09 | 300 | 350 | 250 | 36% |
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
- Ali Rıza EfendiIsparta, 3 shared years
- İbrahim Faik EfendiIsparta, 1 shared year
- Mehmet Hulusi EfendiIsparta, 1 shared year
Same school recorded
- Abdülcabbar EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Abdülhalim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Abdullah Nazım EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Abdurrahman Sırrı EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Ahmet İhsan EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmed Refik EfendiIstanbul, born 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Ahmet Bahaettin EfendiIstanbul, born 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Ahmet Halit EfendiIstanbul, born 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Ahmet Hulusi EfendiIstanbul, born 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- AHMET KEMAL EFENDİIstanbul, born 1878/79 (AH 1296)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (5)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Isparta | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 162-116-227 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Isparta | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 162-116-227 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Isparta | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 162-116-227 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Muhabere Memuru | Isparta | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 162-116-227 |
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Muhabere Memuru | Isparta | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 162-116-227 |
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 (15)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1296 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Esnaf | 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) | 0.5 used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 other value | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1322 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1904 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | beyoglu | 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.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 2 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.