Official
Mehmet Şerafettin Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1883/84 (AH 1301). On record 1902 to 1905, 3 annual entries.
Archive reference 114_140; 275
Life#
Mehmet Şerafettin Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1883/84 (AH 1301). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Agavattan.
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 1895/96 (AH 1313). The official was then about 12 years old. The record gives 7 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 250 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1902/03, the official was about 18 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1902/03, shows Eşya Kalemi in Istanbul, with 250 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1904/05 as Eşya 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 450 kuruş. Over 3 years with a salary the median is 250 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 150 kuruş, is seen in 1904/05. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 26.49 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Agavattan
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 7 years
- 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
- 1895/96 (AH 1313)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 250
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1895/96AH 1313 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250first-salary field |
| 1902 to 1905AH 1320 to 1322 | Eşya Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 to 400 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03 | 250 | 500 | 604 | 15% |
| 1903/04 | 250 | 475 | 650 | 14% |
| 1904/05 | 400 | 450 | 350 | 38% |
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
- Mehmet EfendiIstanbul, 3 shared years
- Selahattin EfendiIstanbul, 3 shared years
- Ahmed Hulusi EfendiIstanbul, 3 shared years
- AHMET KEMAL EFENDİIstanbul, 3 shared years
- Alaaddin EfendiIstanbul, 3 shared years
723 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Abdülhafız EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Abdullah Şevki EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Abdurrahim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Ahmed Hulusi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Ahmet Azmi BeyRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdülkadir EfendiIstanbul, born 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- Ahmet Fevzi EfendiIstanbul, born 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- Ahmet İhsan EfendiIstanbul, born 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- Ahmet İhsan EfendiIstanbul, born 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- Ahmet Nuri EfendiIstanbul, born 1883/84 (AH 1301)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (3)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Eşya Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 114_140; 275 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Eşya Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 114_140; 275 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Eşya Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 114_140; 275 |
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 | Mehmet Şerafettin Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1301 | 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 | agavattan | 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) | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1313 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1895 | 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) | 250 | 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.
- 3 annual entries of 3 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.