Official
Mustafa Sami Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Trabzon in 1854/55 (AH 1271). On record 1887 to 1899, 12 annual entries. Death recorded 1899/1900.
Archive reference 0065_0051; 99
Life#
Mustafa Sami Efendi was born in Trabzon in 1854/55 (AH 1271). 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 no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Van in 1887/88 (AH 1305). The official was then about 33 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 500 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1887/88, the official was about 33 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1887/88, shows Makine Memuru in Van, with 500 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1887/88 as Makine Memuru. 41 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 12 years with a salary the median is 500 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1898/99, when 48 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
A death is recorded under 1899/1900 (AH 1317): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1854/55 (AH 1271)
- Birthplace
- Trabzon
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Death recorded
- 1899/1900 (AH 1317)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)
- 0 years
- 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
- 1887/88 (AH 1305)
- Place
- Van
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 500
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1887/88AH 1305 | First work | Van | 500first-salary field |
| 1887 to 1899AH 1305 to 1316 | Makine Memuru | Van | 500 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887/88 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 41% |
| 1888/89 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 41% |
| 1889/90 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 42% |
| 1890/91 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 43% |
| 1891/92 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 43% |
| 1892/93 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 44% |
| 1893/94 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 46% |
| 1894/95 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 46% |
| 1895/96 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 47% |
| 1896/97 | 500 | 500 | 520 | 49% |
| 1897/98 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 49% |
| 1898/99 | 500 | 500 | 540 | 48% |
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 Ruşen EfendiVan, 12 shared years
- Hasan Tahsin EfendiVan, 12 shared years
- Tevfik EfendiVan, 10 shared years
- Abdülkadir Ziya EfendiVan, 10 shared years
- Mehmet Şakir EfendiVan, 10 shared years
52 officials in all. Officials recorded in Van
Same school recorded
- Abdurrahman Akif EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305)
- Ahmed Talat EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305)
- Ahmet Hilmi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305)
- Ahmet Refik EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305)
- Ahmet Şefik EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ali Rıza EfendiTrabzon, born 1854/55 (AH 1271)
- Salih EfendiTrabzon, born 1854/55 (AH 1271)
- Mehmet Zühdü EfendiTrabzon, born 1855/56 (AH 1272)
- Osman Nahid EfendiTrabzon, born 1855/56 (AH 1272)
- Abdülhamit EfendiTrabzon, born 1852/53 (AH 1269)
65 officials in all. Officials born in Trabzon
Full record
Annual entries (12)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Makine Memuru | Van | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0051; 99 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Makine Memuru | Van | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0051; 99 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Makine Memuru | Van | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0051; 99 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Makine Memuru | Van | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0051; 99 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Makine Memuru | Van | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0051; 99 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Makine Memuru | Van | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0051; 99 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Makine Memuru | Van | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0051; 99 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Makine Memuru | Van | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0051; 99 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Makine Memuru | Van | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0051; 99 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Makine Memuru | Van | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0051; 99 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Makine Memuru | Van | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0051; 99 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Makine Memuru | Van | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0051; 99 |
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 | Mustafa Sami Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1271 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | trabzon | 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) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1305 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1888 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Van | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 500 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Status | ||
| Death recorded under the year (AH) | 1317 | 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.
- 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.
- 12 annual entries of 12 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.