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Kirkor Yıldızyan Efendi

Armenian Christian (Ermeni). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1845/46 (AH 1262). On record 1873 to 1876, 2 annual entries.

Archive reference 22_91; 171

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Life

Kirkor Yıldızyan Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1845/46 (AH 1262) into the Armenian Christian (Ermeni) community. Schooling took seven years, at the Roma Katolik Mektebi; Kirkor Yıldızyan also attended the telegraph school. Kirkor Yıldızyan knew five languages, Armenian, French, Italian and Turkish in writing and Greek (Rum) a little, a number reached by fewer than 2 per cent of the 5,211 officials.

Work began in the telegraph service (Telgraf) in Istanbul in 1866/67, at about 20, with seven unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 400 kuruş. Of the 5,142 officials with a known apprenticeship, fewer than 6 per cent worked unpaid for seven years or longer. The annual lists begin in 1873/74, with Kirkor Yıldızyan as an official for foreign communications (Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti) in Samsun. In 1875/76 the lists place Kirkor Yıldızyan in Bosna, with a rise to Evrak Mudurlu Tercume Memuru.

The salary went from 400 kuruş a month in 1873/74 to 1,200 in 1875/76, the peak, as Evrak Mudurlu Tercume Memuru in Bosna, when 85 per cent of paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1875/76.

Places in order of time

Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.

All 3 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1873/741875/76123IstanbulSamsunBosna

  1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    Born 1845/46 (AH 1262); First work 1866/67 (AH 1283)

    First work as Telgraf

  2. Samsun

    1873/74 (AH 1290)

    Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  3. Bosna

    1875/76 (AH 1292)

    No annual entry for 1874/75 (AH 1291) before it.

    Evrak Mudurlu Tercume Memuru

    1,200 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

Career and salary

Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearentry of another institutionyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entry05001,0001,5001873/74AH 12901874/75AH 12911875/76AH 12921,200 kuruşMuhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiEvrak Mudurlu Tercume Memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0002,0001873/74AH 12901874/75AH 12911875/76AH 1292This 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 Kirkor Yıldızyan Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1873/7440050057024%
1875/761,20053085%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.

Career of Kirkor Yıldızyan Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1866/67AH 1283Telgraffirst workIstanbul (Dersaadet)400first-salary field
1873/74AH 1290Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiSamsun400
No annual entry: 1874/75 (AH 1291)
1875/76AH 1292Evrak Mudurlu Tercume Memuru
Other institution
Bosna1,200

Record

Personal

Born
1845/46 (AH 1262)
Community
Armenian Christian (Ermeni)
Nationality as recorded
Ermeni

Education

Community school
Roma Katolik Mektebi (7 years)place of the school as worded: Paris
Higher or professional
Telgraf Mektebitelegraph school; recorded as a code
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
7 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

Armenian
Kitabetwriting
French
Kitabetwriting
Italian
Kitabetwriting
Greek (Rum)
Asinafamiliarity. 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
1866/67 (AH 1283)
First job as worded
Telgraf
Age at first work (workbook field)
21
First salary field (kuruş a month)
400
First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
400

Recorded with

Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.

Same place, same years

Of the 5 officials with entries in Samsun in the same years, Kirkor Yıldızyan Efendi had the highest salary.

All 91 officials with entries in Samsun

Same job title, same years

Of the 59 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in the same years, Kirkor Yıldızyan Efendi had the 14th highest salary.

All 605 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Kirkor Yıldızyan Efendi had the 282nd highest salary of them.

The page of Istanbul, with the 1,999 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 69 officials whose first annual entry is for 1873/74 (AH 1290), Kirkor Yıldızyan Efendi had the 14th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (2)

Annual entries of Kirkor Yıldızyan Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1873/74AH 1290Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiSamsun400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract22_91; 171
1875/76AH 1292Evrak Mudurlu Tercume MemuruBosna1,200OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook22_91; 171
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 (25)

Recorded values of Kirkor Yıldızyan Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameKirkor Yıldızyan EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook
Birth year (AH)1262Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Birthplacedersaadet used on this pageRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birthplaceistanbul other valueCross-ministry personnel workbook
Birthplace: district (kaza)istanbulCross-ministry personnel workbook
Birthplace: sancakistanbulCross-ministry personnel workbook
Birthplace: province (vilayet)istanbulCross-ministry personnel workbook
Province of birthdersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionHristiyanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Nationality or communityErmeniRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Schooling
SchoolRoma Katolik MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Place of the schoolParisCross-ministry personnel workbook
Years of schooling7Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Telegraph school (recorded code)1Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)7Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
First work
First work: year (AH)1283Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook
First work: Gregorian year as stored1866Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
First work: district (kaza)istanbulCross-ministry personnel workbook
First work: sancakistanbulCross-ministry personnel workbook
First work: province (vilayet)istanbulCross-ministry personnel workbook
First job as wordedTelgrafLinked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Age at first work (workbook field)21Cross-ministry personnel workbook
First salary field (kuruş a month)400Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)400Linked personnel workbook; 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.
  • 1 annual entry of 2 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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

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