Official
Mehmet Salih Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Latakia (Lazkiye) in 1881/82 (AH 1299). On record 1900 to 1906, 6 annual entries.
Archive reference 120-165-325
Life#
Mehmet Salih Efendi was born in Latakia (Lazkiye) in 1881/82 (AH 1299). 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: Arabic, with Kitabet; French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Hama in 1897/98 (AH 1315). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 3 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 800 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1900/01, the official was about 18 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1900/01, shows Muhabere Memuru in Mudawwara (Müdevvere), with 800 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 800 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1900/01 as Muhabere Memuru. 81 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 6 years with a salary the median is 800 kuruş a month, with no rises and 1 cut. From the first salary to the last the salary fell by 17.81 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1905/06, when 23 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Birthplace
- Latakia (Lazkiye)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 3 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
- Arabic
- Kitabetwriting
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1897/98 (AH 1315)
- Place
- Hama
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 800
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1897/98AH 1315 | First work | Hama | 800first-salary field |
| 1900 to 1906AH 1318 to 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Mudawwara (Müdevvere) | 800 to 300 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900/01 | 800 | 500 | 400 | 81% |
| 1901/02 | 800 | 500 | 400 | 81% |
| 1902/03 | 800 | 500 | 380 | 81% |
| 1903/04 | 800 | 475 | 350 | 80% |
| 1904/05 | 300 | 450 | 350 | 23% |
| 1905/06 | 300 | 475 | 330 | 23% |
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 Rasih EfendiMudawwara (Müdevvere), 2 shared years
- Mehmet Zihni EfendiMudawwara (Müdevvere), 1 shared year
Same school recorded
- Abdülbaki EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Abdülkerim Hüsnü EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Abdullah EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Abdullatif EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Ahmet Asaf EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abraham EfendiLatakia (Lazkiye), born 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Mehmet Şevket EfendiLatakia (Lazkiye), born 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Fahri EfendiLatakia (Lazkiye), born 1870/71 (AH 1287)
- Nuh EfendiLatakia (Lazkiye), born 1867/68 (AH 1284)
- Mehmed Hızır EfendiLatakia (Lazkiye), born 1866/67 (AH 1283)
8 officials in all. Officials born in Latakia (Lazkiye)
Full record
Annual entries (6)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Mudawwara (Müdevvere) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-165-325 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Mudawwara (Müdevvere) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-165-325 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Mudawwara (Müdevvere) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-165-325 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Mudawwara (Müdevvere) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-165-325 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Mudawwara (Müdevvere) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-165-325 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Mudawwara (Müdevvere) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-165-325 |
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 | Mehmet Salih Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1299 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | lazkiye | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | beyrut | 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) | 3 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1315 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1897 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Hama | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 800 | 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.
- 6 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.