Official
Mehmet İrfan Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1890/91 (AH 1308). On record 1907 to 1909, 2 annual entries.
Archive reference 153-151-297
Life#
Mehmet İrfan Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1890/91 (AH 1308). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Yuzbasi.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 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 Istanbul in 1906/07 (AH 1324). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 100 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1907/08, the official was about 16 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1907/08, shows Mevrude Memuru in Istanbul, with 100 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 100 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1907/08 as Mevrude Memuru. 4 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 300 kuruş. Over 2 years with a salary the median is 100 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1908/09, when 3 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1890/91 (AH 1308)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Yuzbasi
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 1 year
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Middle
- 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
- 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 100
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906/07AH 1324 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100first-salary field |
| 1907 to 1909AH 1325 to 1326 | Mevrude Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907/08 | 100 | 300 | 4% | |
| 1908/09 | 100 | 350 | 150 | 3% |
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
- Ahmet Kenan EfendiIstanbul, 2 shared years
- Hüseyin Hüsnü EfendiIstanbul, 2 shared years
- Kadri İhsan EfendiIstanbul, 2 shared years
- Mehmet Enver EfendiIstanbul, 2 shared years
- Mehmet Necati efendiIstanbul, 2 shared years
256 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Abdülkadir Selahaddin EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
- Ahmet Atıf EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
- Ahmet Bahaeddin EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
- Ahmet Celalettin EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
- Ahmet Cemal EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdullah Nusret BeyIstanbul, born 1890/91 (AH 1308)
- Ahmet Nadir EfendiIstanbul, born 1890/91 (AH 1308)
- Ali Kemal EfendiIstanbul, born 1890/91 (AH 1308)
- Ali Sadık EfendiIstanbul, born 1890/91 (AH 1308)
- Hüseyin Avni EfendiIstanbul, born 1890/91 (AH 1308)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (2)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Mevrude Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 153-151-297 |
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Mevrude Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 153-151-297 |
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 (15)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet İrfan Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1308 | 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 | yuzbasi | 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) | 1 used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 other value | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1324 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1906 | 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) | 100 | 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.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.