Official
Mehmet Celal Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Tirebolu in 1877/78 (AH 1294). On record 1900 to 1905, 5 annual entries.
Archive reference 116_141; 279
Life#
Mehmet Celal Efendi was born in Tirebolu in 1877/78 (AH 1294). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Giresun in 1892/93 (AH 1310). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 8 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1900/01, the official was about 23 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1900/01, shows Muhabere Memuru in Homs (Humus), with 400 kuruş a month. In 1903/04 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Ma'an (Maan), the salary going from 400 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Homs). In 1904/05 the record shows 2. Müdür in Ma'an, the salary going from 800 to 1,000 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Ma'an).
The highest salary, 1,000 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1904/05 as 2. Müdür. 87 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 400 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 400 kuruş, is seen in 1903/04. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 25.74 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Birthplace
- Tirebolu
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 8 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Middle
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- Yes
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1892/93 (AH 1310)
- Place
- Giresun
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 400
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1892/93AH 1310 | First work | Giresun | 400first-salary field |
| 1900 to 1903AH 1318 to 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Homs (Humus) | 400 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Ma'an (Maan) | 800 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | 2. Müdür | Ma'an (Maan) | 1,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900/01 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 31% |
| 1901/02 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 32% |
| 1902/03 | 400 | 500 | 380 | 33% |
| 1903/04 | 800 | 475 | 350 | 80% |
| 1904/05 | 1,000 | 450 | 800 | 87% |
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
- Mehmet Şevket EfendiHoms (Humus), 3 shared years
- Mehmet Tevfik EfendiMa'an (Maan), 1 shared year
Same school recorded
- Abdülbaki EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Abdülkerim Hüsnü EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Abdullah EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Abdullatif EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Ahmet Asaf EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Şükrü EfendiTirebolu, born 1878 (AH 1295)
- Mehmet Ruhi EfendiTirebolu, born 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Mustafa Zihni EfendiTirebolu, born 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Ahmet Lütfi EfendiTirebolu, born 1867/68 (AH 1284)
- Ahmet Naili EfendiTirebolu, born 1845 (AH 1261)
6 officials in all. Officials born in Tirebolu
Full record
Annual entries (5)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Homs (Humus) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 116_141; 279 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Homs (Humus) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 116_141; 279 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Homs (Humus) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 116_141; 279 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Ma'an (Maan) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 116_141; 279 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | 2. Müdür | Ma'an (Maan) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 116_141; 279 |
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 (13)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet Celal Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1294 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | tirebolu | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | trabzon | 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) | 8 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1310 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1892 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Giresun | 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 |
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.