Official
Mehmet Nuri Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1882/83 (AH 1300). On record 1906 to 1908, 2 annual entries.
Archive reference 146-147-289
Life#
Mehmet Nuri Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1882/83 (AH 1300). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Mubayaat Memuru.
Schooling recorded: Mekteb-i Sultani, with 12 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 Beyoğlu in 1905/06 (AH 1323). The official was then about 22 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 100 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1906/07, the official was about 23 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1906/07, shows Muhabere Memuru in Al-Faw (Fav), with 100 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 100 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as Muhabere Memuru. 2 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 2 years with a salary the median is 100 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1907/08, when 4 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Mubayaat Memuru
Education
- Higher or professional
- Mekteb-i Sultani (12 years)Imperial School (Galatasaray)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 1 year
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Other High
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- No
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
- 1905/06 (AH 1323)
- Place
- Beyoğlu
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 100
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1905/06AH 1323 | First work | Beyoğlu | 100first-salary field |
| 1906 to 1908AH 1324 to 1325 | Muhabere Memuru | Al-Faw (Fav) | 100 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906/07 | 100 | 450 | 300 | 2% |
| 1907/08 | 100 | 300 | 250 | 4% |
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
- Said EfendiAl-Faw (Fav), 2 shared years
- Yani Mandalisidis EfendiAl-Faw (Fav), 2 shared years
- Hüseyin Azmi EfendiAl-Faw (Fav), 2 shared years
- İsmail Rahmi EfendiAl-Faw (Fav), 2 shared years
- Dikran Ansoryan EfendiAl-Faw (Fav), 1 shared year
7 officials in all. Officials recorded in Al-Faw (Fav)
Same school recorded
- Ahmet Cemil BeyMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Mehmet Celaleddin EfendiMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1905/06 (AH 1323)
- Mehmet Rüşdi EfendiMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1905/06 (AH 1323)
- Süleyman Şevket EfendiMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1905/06 (AH 1323)
- Abdülkadir EfendiMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
52 officials in all. Officials with Mekteb-i Sultani recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Celal EfendiIstanbul, born 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- Ahmet Fethi EfendiIstanbul, born 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- Ahmet İhsan EfendiIstanbul, born 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- AHMET KEMAL EFENDİIstanbul, born 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- AHMET REFİK EFENDİIstanbul, born 1882/83 (AH 1300)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (2)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Al-Faw (Fav) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 146-147-289 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Muhabere Memuru | Al-Faw (Fav) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 146-147-289 |
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 Nuri Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1300 | 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 | mubayaat memuru | 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 | Mektebi Sultani | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 12 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1323 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1905 | 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) | 100 | 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.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.