Official
Mehmet Sait Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Erzurum in 1860/61 (AH 1277). On record 1879 to 1902, 21 annual entries. Death recorded 1902/03.
Archive reference 109_102; 201
Life#
Mehmet Sait Efendi was born in Erzurum in 1860/61 (AH 1277). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Hulefa.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Erzurum in 1878/79 (AH 1296): Rusumat Kalemi. The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 270 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1879/80, the official was about 19 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1879/80, shows Tahrirat Kalemi in Bayburt, with 270 kuruş a month. In 1880/81 the record shows Tahrirat Kalemi in Pasinler, the salary going from 270 to 300 kuruş a month (before: Tahrirat Kalemi in Bayburt). In 1884/85 the record shows Tahrirat Kalemi in Bayburt, the salary going from 400 to 520 kuruş a month (before: Tahrirat Kalemi in Pasinler). In 1887/88 the record shows Mal Muduru Muavini in Pasinler, the salary going from 520 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Tahrirat Kalemi in Bayburt). In 1894/95 the record shows Posta Memuru in Erzurum, the salary going from 500 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Mal Muduru Muavini in Pasinler). No annual entry is recorded for 1892 to 1894.
The highest salary, 520 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1884/85 as Tahrirat Kalemi. 56 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 21 years with a salary the median is 400 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 120 kuruş, is seen in 1884/85. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 1.8 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1901/02, when 32 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
A death is recorded under 1902/03 (AH 1320): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Birthplace
- Erzurum
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Hulefa
- Death recorded
- 1902/03 (AH 1320)the year of the annual list with the word Vefat, not a date of death
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 1 year
- 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.
Languages
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Place
- Erzurum
- First job as worded
- Rusumat Kalemi
- Age at first work (workbook field)
- 19
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 270
- First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
- 270
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Rusumat Kalemifirst work | Erzurum | 270first-salary field |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Bayburt | 270 |
| 1880 to 1884AH 1298 to 1301 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Pasinler | 300 to 400 |
| 1884 to 1887AH 1302 to 1304 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Bayburt | 520 |
| 1887 to 1892AH 1305 to 1309 | Mal Muduru Muavini | Pasinler | 500 |
| No annual entry: 1892 to 1894 (AH 1310 to 1311) | |||
| 1894 to 1902AH 1312 to 1319 | Posta Memuru | Erzurum | 400 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Death recorded | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879/80 | 270 | 500 | 450 | 11% |
| 1880/81 | 300 | 500 | 460 | 15% |
| 1881/82 | 400 | 500 | 480 | 31% |
| 1882/83 | 400 | 500 | 500 | 28% |
| 1883/84 | 400 | 500 | 580 | 27% |
| 1884/85 | 520 | 500 | 600 | 56% |
| 1885/86 | 520 | 500 | 600 | 56% |
| 1886/87 | 520 | 500 | 580 | 57% |
| 1887/88 | 500 | 500 | 41% | |
| 1888/89 | 500 | 500 | 41% | |
| 1889/90 | 500 | 500 | 42% | |
| 1890/91 | 500 | 500 | 43% | |
| 1891/92 | 500 | 500 | 43% | |
| 1894/95 | 400 | 500 | 380 | 30% |
| 1895/96 | 400 | 500 | 352.5 | 30% |
| 1896/97 | 400 | 500 | 350 | 32% |
| 1897/98 | 400 | 500 | 350 | 32% |
| 1898/99 | 400 | 500 | 387.5 | 31% |
| 1899/1900 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 31% |
| 1900/01 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 31% |
| 1901/02 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 32% |
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
- İbrahim Ethem EfendiErzurum, 8 shared years
- Ahmet Hamdi EfendiErzurum, 8 shared years
- Hafız Recep Recai EfendiErzurum, 8 shared years
- Hafiz Hasan Husnu EfendiErzurum, 8 shared years
- Mehmet Necati EfendiErzurum, 7 shared years
52 officials in all. Officials recorded in Pasinler
Same school recorded
- Abdullah Hamdi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1879/80 (AH 1297)
- Abdurrahman Rüştü EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1879/80 (AH 1297)
- Ahmet Fazıl BeyRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1879/80 (AH 1297)
- Ahmet Midhat BeyRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1879/80 (AH 1297)
- Ali Galib EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1879/80 (AH 1297)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Bican EfendiErzurum, born 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Hüseyin EfendiErzurum, born 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Ahmet Hamdi EfendiErzurum, born 1858/59 (AH 1275)
- Mehmet Şekip EfendiErzurum, born 1858/59 (AH 1275)
- Hacı Ahmet Tevfik EfendiErzurum, born 1857/58 (AH 1274)
55 officials in all. Officials born in Erzurum
Full record
Annual entries (21)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Bayburt | 270 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 109_102; 201 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Pasinler | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 109_102; 201 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Pasinler | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 109_102; 201 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Pasinler | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 109_102; 201 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Pasinler | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 109_102; 201 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Bayburt | 520 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 109_102; 201 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Bayburt | 520 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 109_102; 201 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Tahrirat Kalemi | Bayburt | 520 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 109_102; 201 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Mal Muduru Muavini | Pasinler | 500 | Finance (Maliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 109_102; 201 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Mal Muduru Muavini | Pasinler | 500 | Finance (Maliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 109_102; 201 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Mal Muduru Muavini | Pasinler | 500 | Finance (Maliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 109_102; 201 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Mal Muduru Muavini | Pasinler | 500 | Finance (Maliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 109_102; 201 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Mal Muduru Muavini | Pasinler | 500 | Finance (Maliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 109_102; 201 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Posta Memuru | Erzurum | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 109_102; 201 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Posta Memuru | Erzurum | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 109_102; 201 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Posta Memuru | Erzurum | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 109_102; 201 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Posta Memuru | Erzurum | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 109_102; 201 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Posta Memuru | Erzurum | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 109_102; 201 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Posta Memuru | Erzurum | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 109_102; 201 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Posta Memuru | Erzurum | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 109_102; 201 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Posta Memuru | Erzurum | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 109_102; 201 |
What the sources named in this table are
- Cross-ministry personnel workbook
- A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
- 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 (24)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet Sait Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| Birth year (AH) | 1277 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace | erzurum | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: district (kaza) | Erzurum | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: sancak | Erzurum | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: province (vilayet) | Erzurum | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Province of birth | erzurum | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Hulefa | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Religion | Musluman | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Nationality or community | Turkish | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Rusdiye Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of schooling | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1296 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1879 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Erzurum | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: district (kaza) | Erzurum | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: sancak | Erzurum | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: province (vilayet) | Erzurum | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First job as worded | Rusumat Kalemi | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Age at first work (workbook field) | 19 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 270 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month) | 270 | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Status | ||
| Death recorded under the year (AH) | 1320 | Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy); Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy) |
What the sources named in this table are
- Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
- A copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read for the title wording of each year. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death.
- Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
- A second copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read in the same way. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death. Two copies that agree are one piece of evidence, not two.
- Cross-ministry personnel workbook
- A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
- 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.
- Linked personnel workbook
- The original personnel workbook, from which selected fields on background and first work are taken.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 16 annual entries of 21 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.