Official
İbrahim Edhem Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Përmet (Premedi) in 1879/80 (AH 1297). On record 1901 to 1906, 5 annual entries.
Archive reference 120-63-121
Life#
İbrahim Edhem Efendi was born in Përmet (Premedi) in 1879/80 (AH 1297). 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 Istanbul in 1900/01 (AH 1318). The official was then about 20 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 1901/02, the official was about 21 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1901/02, shows Mekâtib Memuru in Istanbul, with 100 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 100 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1901/02 as Mekâtib Memuru. 1 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 5 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 1905/06, when 2 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1879/80 (AH 1297)
- Birthplace
- Përmet (Premedi)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 1 year
- 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
- 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 100
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900/01AH 1318 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100first-salary field |
| 1901 to 1906AH 1319 to 1323 | Mekâtib Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901/02 | 100 | 500 | 300 | 1% |
| 1902/03 | 100 | 500 | 235 | 1% |
| 1903/04 | 100 | 475 | 275 | 1% |
| 1904/05 | 100 | 450 | 295 | 2% |
| 1905/06 | 100 | 475 | 300 | 2% |
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
- Ahmet Ferit EfendiIstanbul, 5 shared years
- İbrahim Seyfi EfendiIstanbul, 5 shared years
- Mehmet Kemaleddin EfendiIstanbul, 5 shared years
- Mehmet Talat EfendiIstanbul, 5 shared years
- Mühtedi Ali Behçet EfendiIstanbul, 5 shared years
825 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Abdullah Agah EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
- Abdullah Avni EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
- Ahmed Edip EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
- Ahmet EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
- Ahmet EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- MUSA KÂZIM EFENDİPërmet (Premedi), born 1888/89 (AH 1306)
- MAHMUT BEYPërmet (Premedi), born 1858/59 (AH 1275)
Full record
Annual entries (5)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Mekâtib Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-63-121 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Mekâtib Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-63-121 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Mekâtib Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-63-121 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Mekâtib Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-63-121 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Mekâtib Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-63-121 |
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 | İbrahim Edhem Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1297 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | premedi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | yanya | 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) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1318 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1900 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | 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.
- 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.