Official
Fikri Efendi
Armenian Christian (Ermeni). Born in Kayseri in 1860/61 (AH 1277). On record 1882 to 1903, 18 annual entries.
Archive reference 58- 176;345
Life#
Fikri Efendi was born in Kayseri in 1860/61 (AH 1277). The record gives the community as Armenian Christian (Ermeni) and the father's occupation as Esnaf.
Schooling recorded: Mekteb-i Mahsusa (special school), 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: French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Kayseri in 1878 (AH 1295). The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives 5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1882/83, the official was about 22 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1882/83, shows Posta Memuru in Akdağmadeni (Akdağ), with 400 kuruş a month. In 1883/84 the record shows Merkez Memuru in Yozgat, the salary going from 400 to 475 kuruş a month (before: Posta Memuru in Akdağmadeni). In 1891/92 the record shows Merkez Memuru in Tekirdağ, the salary going from 475 to 300 kuruş a month (before: Merkez Memuru in Yozgat). In 1892/93 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Kavak, the salary going from 300 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Merkez Memuru in Tekirdağ). In 1893/94 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Tarsus, the salary going from 400 to 320 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Kavak). In 1894/95 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Latakia (Lazkiye), with 320 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Tarsus). In 1898/99 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Beirut (Beyrut), with 320 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Latakia). In 1902/03 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Haifa (Hayfa), with 320 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Beirut). No annual entry is recorded for 1888 to 1891.
The highest salary, 475 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1883/84 as Merkez Memuru. 40 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 18 years with a salary the median is 320 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1892/93. From the first salary to the last the salary fell by 1.11 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1902/03, when 28 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Birthplace
- Kayseri
- Community
- Armenian Christian (Ermeni)
- Nationality as recorded
- Ermeni
- Father's occupation
- Esnaf
Education
- Other named school
- Mekteb-i Mahsusa (4 years)special school
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 5 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
- 1878 (AH 1295)
- Place
- Kayseri
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 400
Legal records
- Legal record note as worded
- Devamsızlık / mezuniyetini tecavüz ettirdiği cihetiyle azl edilmiş; Devamsızlık
- Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records
- 1309; 1311; 1312; 1313; 1314; 1315; 1316; 1317; 1318; 1319; 1320
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1878AH 1295 | First work | Kayseri | 400first-salary field |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Posta Memuru | Akdağmadeni (Akdağ) | 400 |
| 1883 to 1888AH 1301 to 1305 | Merkez Memuru | Yozgat | 475 |
| No annual entry: 1888 to 1891 (AH 1306 to 1308) | |||
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Merkez Memuru | Tekirdağ | 300 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhabere Memuru | Kavak | 400 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Muhabere Memuru | Tarsus | 320 |
| 1894 to 1898AH 1312 to 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Latakia (Lazkiye) | 320 |
| 1898 to 1902AH 1316 to 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 320 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Haifa (Hayfa) | 320 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882/83 | 400 | 500 | 356 | 28% |
| 1883/84 | 475 | 500 | 540 | 40% |
| 1884/85 | 475 | 500 | 550 | 39% |
| 1885/86 | 475 | 500 | 560 | 39% |
| 1886/87 | 475 | 500 | 540 | 39% |
| 1887/88 | 475 | 500 | 570 | 38% |
| 1891/92 | 300 | 500 | 600 | 16% |
| 1892/93 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 29% |
| 1893/94 | 320 | 500 | 400 | 23% |
| 1894/95 | 320 | 500 | 400 | 23% |
| 1895/96 | 320 | 500 | 400 | 24% |
| 1896/97 | 320 | 500 | 400 | 25% |
| 1897/98 | 320 | 500 | 400 | 26% |
| 1898/99 | 320 | 500 | 400 | 25% |
| 1899/1900 | 320 | 500 | 400 | 25% |
| 1900/01 | 320 | 500 | 400 | 25% |
| 1901/02 | 320 | 500 | 400 | 26% |
| 1902/03 | 320 | 500 | 380 | 28% |
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
- İstepan Çadırcıyan EfendiYozgat, 5 shared years
- Ahmet Refik EfendiYozgat, 5 shared years
- Ahmet Bilal EfendiYozgat, 5 shared years
- Yakup EfendiBeirut (Beyrut) and 1 other place, 5 shared years
- Unnamed official (0049_0040; 77)Yozgat, 5 shared years
104 officials in all. Officials recorded in Yozgat
Same school recorded
- Besim EfendiMekteb-i Mahsusa, first annual entry 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- Edmun EfendiMekteb-i Mahsusa, first annual entry 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- Kayser Minir EfendiMekteb-i Mahsusa, first annual entry 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- Reşit EfendiMekteb-i Mahsusa, first annual entry 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Zenob Balyan EfendiMekteb-i Mahsusa, first annual entry 1881/82 (AH 1299)
37 officials in all. Officials with Mekteb-i Mahsusa recorded
Same birthplace
- Besim EfendiKayseri, born 1859/60 (AH 1276)
- Mehmet Emin EfendiKayseri, born 1861/62 (AH 1278)
- Balyan EfendiKayseri, born 1858/59 (AH 1275)
- Vartan YıldızyanKayseri, born 1858/59 (AH 1275)
- Mehmet Cemalettin EfendiKayseri, born 1856/57 (AH 1273)
22 officials in all. Officials born in Kayseri
Full record
Annual entries (18)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Posta Memuru | Akdağmadeni (Akdağ) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 176;345 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Merkez Memuru | Yozgat | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 176;345 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Merkez Memuru | Yozgat | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 176;345 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Merkez Memuru | Yozgat | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 176;345 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Merkez Memuru | Yozgat | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 176;345 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Merkez Memuru | Yozgat | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 176;345 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Merkez Memuru | Tekirdağ | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 176;345 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhabere Memuru | Kavak | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 176;345 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Muhabere Memuru | Tarsus | 320 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 176;345 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Latakia (Lazkiye) | 320 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 176;345 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Latakia (Lazkiye) | 320 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 176;345 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhabere Memuru | Latakia (Lazkiye) | 320 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 176;345 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Latakia (Lazkiye) | 320 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 176;345 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 320 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 176;345 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 320 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 176;345 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 320 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 176;345 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 320 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 176;345 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Haifa (Hayfa) | 320 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58- 176;345 |
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 (17)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Fikri Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1277 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | kayseri | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | ankara | 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 | Hristiyan | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Ermeni | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Mektebi Mahsusa | 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) | 5 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1295 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1878 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | kayseri | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 400 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Legal records | ||
| Legal record note as worded | Devamsızlık / mezuniyetini tecavüz ettirdiği cihetiyle azl edilmiş used on this page | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | Devamsızlık other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records | 1309; 1311; 1312; 1313; 1314; 1315; 1316; 1317; 1318; 1319; 1320 | Later annual personnel extract |
What the sources named in this table are
- Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)
- A workbook of notes on legal records. The wording is kept as written. It may hold an accusation or an acquittal, it is not the finding of a court, and its year is the year of the record, not the date of an event.
- Legal notes (later workbook copy)
- A later copy of the workbook of notes on legal records. The same wording in both copies is one note, not two.
- Later annual personnel extract
- The detailed annual personnel file of October 2025. It marks single annual entries with a criminal-record flag and holds status words such as Vefat. For a death, the year is the year of the annual list in which the status word stands.
- 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.
- 18 annual entries of 18 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.