Official
Dahan Berhordar Efendi
Armenian Christian (Ermeni). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1871/72 (AH 1288). On record 1890 to 1907, 16 annual entries.
Archive reference 0065_0236; 469
Life#
Dahan Berhordar Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1871/72 (AH 1288). The record gives the community as Armenian Christian (Ermeni) and the father's occupation as Telgraf Memuru.
Schooling recorded: Millet Mektebi, with 4 years of schooling recorded. 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 Istanbul in 1889/90 (AH 1307). The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 90 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1890/91, the official was about 19 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1890/91, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu, with 90 kuruş a month. In 1893/94 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Berane, the salary going from 150 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu). In 1898/99 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Çanakkale, the salary going from 540 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Berane). In 1899/1900 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Vlorë (Avlonya), the salary going from 500 to 540 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Çanakkale). In 1900/01 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu, the salary going from 540 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Vlorë). No annual entry is recorded for 1897/98.
The highest salary, 750 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1905/06 as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti. 77 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 475 kuruş. Over 16 years with a salary the median is 540 kuruş a month, with 5 rises and 4 cuts. The largest rise, 450 kuruş, is seen in 1893/94. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 11.85 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 61 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1871/72 (AH 1288)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Armenian Christian (Ermeni)
- Nationality as recorded
- Ermeni
- Father's occupation
- Telgraf Memuru
Education
- Community school
- Millet Mektebi (4 years)community school (school of a non-Muslim community)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 1 year
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives 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
- 1889/90 (AH 1307)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 90
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1889/90AH 1307 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 90first-salary field |
| 1890 to 1893AH 1308 to 1310 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 90 to 150 |
| 1893 to 1897AH 1311 to 1314 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Berane | 600 to 540 |
| No annual entry: 1897/98 (AH 1315) | |||
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Çanakkale | 500 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Vlorë (Avlonya) | 540 |
| 1900 to 1907AH 1318 to 1324 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 500 to 540 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890/91 | 90 | 500 | 500 | 2% |
| 1891/92 | 150 | 500 | 500 | 6% |
| 1892/93 | 150 | 500 | 500 | 7% |
| 1893/94 | 600 | 500 | 500 | 60% |
| 1894/95 | 600 | 500 | 500 | 60% |
| 1895/96 | 600 | 500 | 500 | 59% |
| 1896/97 | 540 | 500 | 495 | 61% |
| 1898/99 | 500 | 500 | 495 | 48% |
| 1899/1900 | 540 | 500 | 500 | 60% |
| 1900/01 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 47% |
| 1901/02 | 500 | 500 | 480 | 49% |
| 1902/03 | 550 | 500 | 400 | 65% |
| 1903/04 | 550 | 475 | 450 | 65% |
| 1904/05 | 550 | 450 | 455 | 65% |
| 1905/06 | 750 | 475 | 445 | 77% |
| 1906/07 | 540 | 450 | 350 | 61% |
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
- Sepoh Basmacıyan EfendiBeyoğlu, 10 shared years
- Mehmet Esat EfendiBeyoğlu, 10 shared years
- Hamit EfendiBeyoğlu, 10 shared years
- Petraki Yavorski EfendiBeyoğlu, 10 shared years
- Andon İzekiyan EfendiBeyoğlu, 10 shared years
272 officials in all. Officials recorded in Beyoğlu
Same school recorded
- Abdullah Hıtar EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1890/91 (AH 1308)
- Balizar EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1890/91 (AH 1308)
- Çaker EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1890/91 (AH 1308)
- Cebrail EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1890/91 (AH 1308)
- İstepan Çakmak EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1890/91 (AH 1308)
262 officials in all. Officials with Millet Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Bahaattin EfendiIstanbul, born 1871/72 (AH 1288)
- Ahmet Cevdet EfendiIstanbul, born 1871/72 (AH 1288)
- Ahmet Hamdi EfendiIstanbul, born 1871/72 (AH 1288)
- Ahmet Hamdi EfendiIstanbul, born 1871/72 (AH 1288)
- Ahmet Hulusi EfendiIstanbul, born 1871/72 (AH 1288)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (16)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 90 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0236; 469 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0236; 469 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0236; 469 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Berane | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0236; 469 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Berane | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0236; 469 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Berane | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0236; 469 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Berane | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0236; 469 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Çanakkale | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0236; 469 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Vlorë (Avlonya) | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0236; 469 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0236; 469 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0236; 469 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 550 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0236; 469 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 550 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0236; 469 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 550 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0236; 469 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 750 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0236; 469 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0236; 469 |
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 | Dahan Berhordar Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1288 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | dersaadet | 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 | telgraf memuru | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Hristiyan | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Ermeni | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Millet Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 4 | 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) | 1307 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1890 | 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) | 90 | 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.
- 15 annual entries of 16 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.