Official
Avram Efendi
Jewish (Musevi). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1871/72 (AH 1288). On record 1900 to 1904, 4 annual entries.
Archive reference 114_88; 171
Life#
Avram Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1871/72 (AH 1288). The record gives the community as Jewish (Musevi), the nationality as Yahudi and the father's occupation as Doktor.
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; Greek (Rum), with Tekellum; Italian, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1900/01 (AH 1318). The official was then about 29 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 150 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1900/01, the official was about 29 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1900/01, shows Müvezzi in Istanbul, with 150 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 150 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1900/01 as Müvezzi. 4 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 4 years with a salary the median is 150 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1903/04, when 4 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
- Jewish (Musevi)
- Nationality as recorded
- Yahudi
- Father's occupation
- Doktor
Education
- Community school
- Millet Mektebi (4 years)community school (school of a non-Muslim community)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- 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
- Italian
- Kitabetwriting
- Greek (Rum)
- Tekellumspeaking. Rum is the word of the records for Greek as spoken by the Orthodox Christians of the empire. It is kept apart from the column Greek, which the records also have
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 150
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900/01AH 1318 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 150first-salary field |
| 1900 to 1904AH 1318 to 1321 | Müvezzi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 150 |
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 | 150 | 500 | 170 | 4% |
| 1901/02 | 150 | 500 | 150 | 5% |
| 1902/03 | 150 | 500 | 175 | 5% |
| 1903/04 | 150 | 475 | 192.5 | 4% |
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.
Named in scholarly works#
No link between a work and an official has been accepted. Each entry was found by fixed rules on the name and the recorded fields, and says what it rests on.
Possible links: 4 entries in 1 work
- Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde İstanbul doğumlu Yahudi ve Rum devlet adamları: Avram EfendiPossible link: same name and birthplace; served in the place the work covers; several officials or entries qualify, so none is probable
- Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde İstanbul doğumlu Yahudi ve Rum devlet adamları: Avram EfendiPossible link: same name and birthplace; served in the place the work covers; several officials or entries qualify, so none is probable
- Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde İstanbul doğumlu Yahudi ve Rum devlet adamları: Avram EfendiPossible link: same name and birthplace; served in the place the work covers; several officials or entries qualify, so none is probable
- Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde İstanbul doğumlu Yahudi ve Rum devlet adamları: Avram EfendiPossible link: same name and birthplace; served in the place the work covers; several officials or entries qualify, so none is probable
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- İsmail Nuri EfendiIstanbul, 4 shared years
- Mehmet Şevket EfendiIstanbul, 4 shared years
- Mehteri Ömer İzzet EfendiIstanbul, 4 shared years
- Ahmet Cemal EfendiIstanbul, 4 shared years
- Ahmet Hulusi EfendiIstanbul, 4 shared years
782 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- ANASTAŞ EFENDİMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Andros HürmüziMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Anton Abud EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Behor Mois EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Marko EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
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 (4)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Müvezzi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 114_88; 171 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Müvezzi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 114_88; 171 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Müvezzi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 114_88; 171 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Müvezzi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 114_88; 171 |
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 | Avram 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 | doktor | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Musevi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Yahudi | 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) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1318 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1900 | 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) | 150 | 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.
- 4 annual entries of 4 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.