Official
Mehmet Nazif Bey
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1863/64 (AH 1280). On record 1878 to 1913, 20 annual entries.
Archive reference 90_110; 217
Life#
Mehmet Nazif Bey was born in Istanbul in 1863/64 (AH 1280). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Kaymakam.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded, at a place worded Gebze. 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 1878/79 (AH 1296): Telgraf. The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 100 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1878/79, the official was about 16 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1878/79, shows Mektubi Kalemi in Istanbul, with 100 kuruş a month. In 1893/94 the record shows Meclis Kitabeti in Istanbul, the salary going from 100 to 200 kuruş a month (before: Mektubi Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1895/96 the record shows Mukayyit in Istanbul, the salary going from 250 to 280 kuruş a month (before: Meclis Kitabeti in Istanbul). In 1897/98 the record shows Evrak Kalemi in Istanbul, the salary going from 280 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Mukayyit in Istanbul). In 1907/08 the record shows Belediye Muhasebesi in Istanbul, the salary going from 550 to 700 kuruş a month (before: Evrak Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1912/13 the record shows Fen Kalemi in Istanbul, the salary going from 700 to 750 kuruş a month (before: Belediye Muhasebesi in Istanbul). No annual entry is recorded for 1879 to 1893, 1896/97 and 1909/10.
The highest salary, 750 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1912/13 as Fen Kalemi. 12 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 1,300 kuruş. Over 20 years with a salary the median is 500 kuruş a month, with 9 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 150 kuruş, is seen in 1907/08. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 5.93 per cent a year on average.
Honours recorded in the cross-ministry workbook: Rank (recorded code): 2.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1863/64 (AH 1280)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Kaymakam
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school); place of the school as worded: Gebze
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 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
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First job as worded
- Telgraf
- Age at first work (workbook field)
- 16
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 100
- First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
- 100
Honours and ranks
- Rank (recorded code)
- 2
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Telgraffirst work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100first-salary field |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Mektubi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 |
| No annual entry: 1879 to 1893 (AH 1297 to 1310) | |||
| 1893 to 1895AH 1311 to 1312 | Meclis Kitabeti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 to 250 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Mukayyit | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 280 |
| No annual entry: 1896/97 (AH 1314) | |||
| 1897 to 1907AH 1315 to 1324 | Evrak Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 to 550 |
| 1907 to 1909AH 1325 to 1326 | Belediye Muhasebesi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 700 |
| No annual entry: 1909/10 (AH 1327) | |||
| 1910 to 1912AH 1328 to 1330 | Belediye Muhasebesi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 700 |
| 1912/13AH 1331 | Fen Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 750 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878/79 | 100 | 600 | 400 | 0% |
| 1893/94 | 200 | 500 | 9% | |
| 1894/95 | 250 | 500 | 135 | 13% |
| 1895/96 | 280 | 500 | 300 | 16% |
| 1897/98 | 400 | 500 | 222.5 | 32% |
| 1898/99 | 400 | 500 | 250 | 31% |
| 1899/1900 | 450 | 500 | 300 | 43% |
| 1900/01 | 500 | 500 | 300 | 47% |
| 1901/02 | 500 | 500 | 250 | 49% |
| 1902/03 | 500 | 500 | 245 | 49% |
| 1903/04 | 500 | 475 | 240 | 51% |
| 1904/05 | 500 | 450 | 300 | 52% |
| 1905/06 | 550 | 475 | 235 | 65% |
| 1906/07 | 550 | 450 | 240 | 64% |
| 1907/08 | 700 | 300 | 76% | |
| 1908/09 | 700 | 350 | 71% | |
| 1910/11 | 700 | 500 | 61% | |
| 1911 | 700 | 500 | 66% | |
| 1911/12 | 700 | 900 | 35% | |
| 1912/13 | 750 | 1,300 | 12% |
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
- Mustafa İsmet EfendiIstanbul, 18 shared years
- Mehmet Emin EfendiIstanbul, 17 shared years
- Mehmet Tevfik EfendiIstanbul, 17 shared years
- Unnamed official (0006_0294; 583)Istanbul, 17 shared years
- Haci Cemal BeyIstanbul, 17 shared years
1,431 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Abdulkerim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Abdullah sevki EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Ahmet EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Ahmet Rıfat EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Ali Fethi BeyRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1878/79 (AH 1296)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Cemal EfendiIstanbul, born 1863/64 (AH 1280)
- Ahmet Faiz EfendIstanbul, born 1863/64 (AH 1280)
- Ahmet Hamdi EfendiIstanbul, born 1863/64 (AH 1280)
- Ali Rıza EfendiIstanbul, born 1863/64 (AH 1280)
- Aram EfendiIstanbul, born 1863/64 (AH 1280)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (20)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Mektubi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_110; 217 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Meclis Kitabeti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_110; 217 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Meclis Kitabeti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_110; 217 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Mukayyit | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 280 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_110; 217 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Evrak Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_110; 217 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Evrak Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_110; 217 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Evrak Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 450 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_110; 217 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Evrak Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_110; 217 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Evrak Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_110; 217 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Evrak Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_110; 217 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Evrak Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_110; 217 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Evrak Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_110; 217 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Evrak Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 550 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_110; 217 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Evrak Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 550 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_110; 217 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Belediye Muhasebesi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 700 | Interior (Dahiliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 90_110; 217 |
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Belediye Muhasebesi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 700 | Interior (Dahiliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 90_110; 217 |
| 1910/11AH 1328 | Belediye Muhasebesi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 700 | Interior (Dahiliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 90_110; 217 |
| 1911AH 1329 | Belediye Muhasebesi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 700 | Interior (Dahiliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 90_110; 217 |
| 1911/12AH 1330 | Belediye Muhasebesi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 700 | Interior (Dahiliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 90_110; 217 |
| 1912/13AH 1331 | Fen Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 750 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 90_110; 217 |
What the sources named in this table are
- Cross-ministry personnel workbook
- A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
- 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 (26)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet Nazif Bey | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| Birth year (AH) | 1280 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace | dersaadet used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | istanbul other value | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: district (kaza) | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: sancak | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: province (vilayet) | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Province of birth | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | kaymakam | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Religion | Musluman | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Nationality or community | Turkish | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Rusdiye Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Place of the school | Gebze | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of schooling | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1296 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1879 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: district (kaza) | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: sancak | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: province (vilayet) | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First job as worded | Telgraf | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Age at first work (workbook field) | 16 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 100 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month) | 100 | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Honours | ||
| Rank (recorded code) | 2 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
What the sources named in this table are
- Cross-ministry personnel workbook
- A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
- 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.
- Linked personnel workbook
- The original personnel workbook, from which selected fields on background and first work are taken.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 13 annual entries of 20 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.