Official
Ahmet Fehmi Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Tonya in 1845/46 (AH 1262). On record 1878 to 1882, 5 annual entries.
Archive reference 0007_0013;24
Life#
Ahmet Fehmi Efendi was born in Tonya in 1845/46 (AH 1262). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.
Schooling recorded: Mülkiye Mektebi (School of Civil Administration), with 14 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: Arabic, with Kitabet; Persian, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1878 (AH 1295). The official was then about 32 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1878, the official was about 32 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1878, shows Başmemur in Istanbul, with 200 kuruş a month. In 1878/79 the record shows 3. Müdür in Konas, the salary going from 200 to 532 kuruş a month (before: Başmemur in Istanbul). In 1881/82 the record shows 3. Müdür in Yagmurdere, the salary going from 532 to 565 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Konas).
The highest salary, 565 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1881/82 as 3. Müdür. 58 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 532 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 332 kuruş, is seen in 1878/79. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 29.64 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Birthplace
- Tonya
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Higher or professional
- Mülkiye Mektebi (14 years)School of Civil Administration
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Other High
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- Yes
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Arabic
- Kitabetwriting
- Persian
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1878 (AH 1295)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 200
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1878AH 1295 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200first-salary field |
| 1878AH 1295 | Başmemur | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 |
| 1878 to 1881AH 1296 to 1298 | 3. Müdür | Konas | 532 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | 3. Müdür | Yagmurdere | 565 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 200 | 600 | 600 | 3% |
| 1878/79 | 532 | 600 | 600 | 45% |
| 1879/80 | 532 | 500 | 600 | 58% |
| 1880/81 | 532 | 500 | 600 | 58% |
| 1881/82 | 565 | 500 | 600 | 58% |
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 Tevfik EfendiIstanbul, 1 shared year
- Mehmet Fahri EfendiIstanbul, 1 shared year
- Ali Galip EfendiIstanbul, 1 shared year
- Mehmet Ziyaettin BeyIstanbul, 1 shared year
- Mehmet Ali EfendiIstanbul, 1 shared year
309 officials in all. Officials recorded in Konas
Same school recorded
- Mehmet sukru Efendi ibn-i AliMülkiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1878 (AH 1295)
- Vartan YıldızyanMülkiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Mehmet EfendiMülkiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Nuri BeyMülkiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- İbrahim EfendiMülkiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1884/85 (AH 1302)
25 officials in all. Officials with Mülkiye Mektebi recorded
Full record
Annual entries (5)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878AH 1295 | Başmemur | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0007_0013;24 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | 3. Müdür | Konas | 532 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0007_0013;24 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | 3. Müdür | Konas | 532 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0007_0013;24 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | 3. Müdür | Konas | 532 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0007_0013;24 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | 3. Müdür | Yagmurdere | 565 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0007_0013;24 |
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 | Ahmet Fehmi Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1262 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | tonya | 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 | Mulkiye Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 14 | 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) | 1295 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1878 | 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) | 200 | 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.