Official
Mehmet Nuri Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Sarıyer in 1871/72 (AH 1288). On record 1901 to 1907, 6 annual entries.
Archive reference 147-243-481
Life#
Mehmet Nuri Efendi was born in Sarıyer in 1871/72 (AH 1288). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Bekci.
Schooling recorded: Mekteb-i Sultani, with 12 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: French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Beyoğlu in 1901/02 (AH 1319). The official was then about 30 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 1901/02, the official was about 30 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1901/02, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu, with 200 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 250 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti. 15 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 6 years with a salary the median is 200 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 50 kuruş, is seen in 1906/07. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 4.56 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1871/72 (AH 1288)
- Birthplace
- Sarıyer
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Bekci
Education
- Higher or professional
- Mekteb-i Sultani (12 years)Imperial School (Galatasaray)
- 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
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1901/02 (AH 1319)
- Place
- Beyoğlu
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 200
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901/02AH 1319 | First work | Beyoğlu | 200first-salary field |
| 1901 to 1907AH 1319 to 1324 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 200 to 250 |
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 | 200 | 500 | 480 | 9% |
| 1902/03 | 200 | 500 | 400 | 9% |
| 1903/04 | 200 | 475 | 450 | 8% |
| 1904/05 | 200 | 450 | 455 | 8% |
| 1905/06 | 200 | 475 | 445 | 8% |
| 1906/07 | 250 | 450 | 350 | 15% |
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 Nazım EfendiBeyoğlu, 6 shared years
- Mehmet Rifat EfendiBeyoğlu, 6 shared years
- ALİ RIZA EFENDİBeyoğlu, 6 shared years
- Mehmet Ziya EfendiBeyoğlu, 6 shared years
- Unnamed official (0098_0163; 323)Beyoğlu, 6 shared years
191 officials in all. Officials recorded in Beyoğlu
Same school recorded
- ALİ HİKMET EFENDİMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
- Davut Vehbi EfendiMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
- Hüseyin Avni EfendiMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
- Mehmet Ali EfendiMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
- Ali Adil EfendiMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
52 officials in all. Officials with Mekteb-i Sultani recorded
Full record
Annual entries (6)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 147-243-481 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 147-243-481 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 147-243-481 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 147-243-481 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 147-243-481 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 147-243-481 |
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 | Mehmet Nuri Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1288 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | sariyer | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Bekci | 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 | Mektebi Sultani | 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 |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1319 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1901 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | beyoglu | 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 6 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.