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Official

Mehmet Muammer Bey

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1876/77 (AH 1293). On record 1894 to 1906, 12 annual entries.

Life

Mehmet Muammer Bey was born in Istanbul in 1876/77 (AH 1293). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Ketebe.

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: Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1893/94 (AH 1311). The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 30 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1894/95, the official was about 18 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1894/95, shows Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul, with 30 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1905/06 as Muhasebe Kalemi. 38 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 12 years with a salary the median is 150 kuruş a month, with 5 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 200 kuruş, is seen in 1905/06. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 26.55 per cent a year on average.

Record

Personal

Born
1876/77 (AH 1293)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Ketebe

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
1 year
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

Turkish
Kitabetwriting

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

Year
1893/94 (AH 1311)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
30

Career

Career of Mehmet Muammer Bey, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1893/94AH 1311First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)30first-salary field
1894 to 1906AH 1312 to 1323Muhasebe Kalemi
12 entries
YearSalary
1894/9530
1895/9680
1896/97100
1897/98100
1898/99100
1899/1900150
1900/01150
1901/02200
1902/03200
1903/04200
1904/05200
1905/06400
Istanbul (Dersaadet)30 to 400
Monthly salary, kuruş
01002003004001894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 1322400 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
20501002005001894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 1322This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same title

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
Salary of Mehmet Muammer Bey against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1894/95305002500%
1895/96805002502%
1896/971005002452%
1897/981005002752%
1898/99100500262.52%
1899/19001505003004%
1900/011505003004%
1901/022005003409%
1902/032005003509%
1903/042004753508%
1904/052004503758%
1905/0640047540038%

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.

Recorded with

Recorded in the same place in the same years

1,070 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Same school recorded

3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Full record

Annual entries (12)

Annual entries of Mehmet Muammer Bey
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1894/95AH 1312Muhasebe KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)30Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0091_0035: 67
1895/96AH 1313Muhasebe KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)80Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0091_0035: 67
1896/97AH 1314Muhasebe KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0091_0035: 67
1897/98AH 1315Muhasebe KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0091_0035: 67
1898/99AH 1316Muhasebe KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0091_0035: 67
1899/1900AH 1317Muhasebe KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0091_0035: 67
1900/01AH 1318Muhasebe KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0091_0035: 67
1901/02AH 1319Muhasebe KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0091_0035: 67
1902/03AH 1320Muhasebe KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0091_0035: 67
1903/04AH 1321Muhasebe KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0091_0035: 67
1904/05AH 1322Muhasebe KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0091_0035: 67
1905/06AH 1323Muhasebe KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0091_0035: 67
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)

Recorded values of Mehmet Muammer Bey with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Muammer BeyPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1293Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacedersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationketebeRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionMuslumanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityTurkishRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
SchoolRusdiye MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling7Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)1Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1311Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1893Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)30Recovered 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.
  • 12 annual entries of 12 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.