Official
Mehmet Vasfi Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Arapgir in 1879/80 (AH 1297). On record 1906 to 1908, 2 annual entries.
Archive reference 147-242-479
Life#
Mehmet Vasfi Efendi was born in Arapgir in 1879/80 (AH 1297). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as ciftci.
Schooling recorded: Darüşşafaka, with 12 years of schooling recorded. The personnel records also mark the telegraph school. 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 Sirkeci in 1906/07 (AH 1324). The official was then about 26 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1906/07, the official was about 26 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1906/07, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu, with 340 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 340 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti. 35 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 340 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 51 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1879/80 (AH 1297)
- Birthplace
- Arapgir
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- ciftci
Education
- Darüşşafaka
- Darüşşafaka (12 years)Darüşşafaka (school for orphans in Istanbul)
- Higher or professional
- Telgraf Mektebitelegraph school; recorded as a code
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Darüşşafaka
- 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
- 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Place
- Sirkeci
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 300
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906/07AH 1324 | First work | Sirkeci | 300first-salary field |
| 1906 to 1908AH 1324 to 1325 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 340 |
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 | 340 | 450 | 350 | 35% |
| 1907/08 | 340 | 300 | 300 | 51% |
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 Nadir EfendiBeyoğlu, 2 shared years
- İbrahim Hakkı BeyBeyoğlu, 2 shared years
- İsmail İhsan EfendiBeyoğlu, 2 shared years
- Ali Refik EfendiBeyoğlu, 2 shared years
- Hasan Hüsnü EfendiBeyoğlu, 2 shared years
77 officials in all. Officials recorded in Beyoğlu
Same school recorded
- Abdullah Safi EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Abdullah Zühdü EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Abdüllatif EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Hüseyin Avni EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- İbrahim Vasıf EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
202 officials in all. Officials with Darüşşafaka recorded
Same birthplace
- Hüseyin Zihni EfendiArapgir, born 1879/80 (AH 1297)
- Mahmut EfendiArapgir, born 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Hasan Rıfkı EfendiArapgir, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Mehmet EfendiArapgir, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ali Şefik EfendiArapgir, born 1878 (AH 1295)
42 officials in all. Officials born in Arapgir
Full record
Annual entries (2)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 340 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 147-242-479 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 340 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 147-242-479 |
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 (16)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet Vasfi Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1297 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | arapgir | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | elazig used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | mamuretul aziz other value | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | ciftci | 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 | Darussafaka | 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 |
| Telegraph school (recorded code) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel 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) | 1324 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1906 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | sirkeci | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 300 | 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.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.