Official
Mehmet Necati Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Alanya (Alaiye) in 1873/74 (AH 1290). On record 1903 to 1908, 5 annual entries.
Archive reference 163-51-97
Life#
Born in Alanya (Alaiye) in 1873/74 (AH 1290) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, Mehmet Necati Efendi was the child of a sergeant (çavuş). Schooling took 12 years, at the Imperial School (Mekteb-i Sultani); Mehmet Necati also wrote French and held a qualification (a diploma, certificate, training or decoration).
At about 29, in 1902/03, Mehmet Necati began work in Istanbul, with one unpaid year as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 300 kuruş. Few began so late; fewer than 5 per cent of the 5,128 officials whose age at first work is known started at 29 or older. From the first annual entry, for 1903/04, to 1907/08, every annual entry places Mehmet Necati in the same office, control office (Kontrol Kalemi), in Istanbul.
The salary went from 300 kuruş a month in 1903/04 to 350 in 1906/07, the peak, in the Kontrol Kalemi in Istanbul, when 36 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over five years the salaries add up to 19,200 kuruş, 74 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The last annual entry is for 1907/08.
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.
Born 1873/74 (AH 1290)
First work 1902/03 (AH 1320); 1903 to 1908 (AH 1321 to 1325)
300 to 350 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years
Career and salary#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903/04 | 300 | 475 | 260 | 23% |
| 1904/05 | 300 | 450 | 210 | 23% |
| 1905/06 | 300 | 475 | 300 | 23% |
| 1906/07 | 350 | 450 | 320 | 36% |
| 1907/08 | 350 | 300 | 290 | 52% |
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.
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03AH 1320 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300first-salary field |
| 1903 to 1908AH 1321 to 1325 | Kontrol Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 to 350 |
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Birthplace
- Alanya (Alaiye)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- cavus
Education
- Higher or professional
- Mekteb-i Sultani (12 years)Imperial School (Galatasaray)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 1 year
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Other High
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- Yes
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- French
- kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 300
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 806 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Mehmet Necati Efendi had the 493rd highest salary.
- Hüseyin Hasip Efendi5 shared years; highest salary 20,000 kuruş
- Suleyman Resat Bey5 shared years; highest salary 7,000 kuruş
- Hasan Ferit Efendi5 shared years; highest salary 5,000 kuruş
- Melkok Efendi5 shared years; highest salary 5,000 kuruş
- Mustafa İhsan Efendi5 shared years; highest salary 5,000 kuruş
Same job title, same years
Of the 46 officials with the title Kontrol Kalemi in the same years, Mehmet Necati Efendi had the 24th highest salary.
- Mıgırdıç Tanfiraki5 shared years; highest salary 1,300 kuruş
- Ali Rıza Efendi5 shared years; highest salary 400 kuruş
- Unnamed official (0049_0043; 83)4 shared years; highest salary 850 kuruş
- Mehmet Tevfik Efendi4 shared years; highest salary 500 kuruş
- Mehmet Şükrü Efendi4 shared years; highest salary 400 kuruş
Same school
Of the 53 officials with Mekteb-i Sultani among their schools, Mehmet Necati Efendi had the 36th highest salary.
- Süleyman Eşref Efendiborn 1873/74 (AH 1290); highest salary 540 kuruş
- Unnamed official (0087_0145, sayfa no:287.)born 1873/74 (AH 1290); highest salary 900 kuruş
- Hasan Tevfik Beyborn 1872/73 (AH 1289); highest salary 750 kuruş
- Osman Daver Beyborn 1872/73 (AH 1289); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Mehmet Raif Efendiborn 1874/75 (AH 1291); highest salary 2,000 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 3 officials born in Alanya (Alaiye), Mehmet Necati Efendi had the 2nd highest salary.
- Unnamed official (0156_0020; 37)born 1884/85 (AH 1302); highest salary 200 kuruş
- Abdullah Nafiz Beyborn 1841/42 (AH 1257); highest salary 3,000 kuruş
The page of Alanya (Alaiye), with the 3 officials born there
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 174 officials whose first annual entry is for 1903/04 (AH 1321), Mehmet Necati Efendi had the 44th highest salary.
- Rüstem Nuri Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 350 kuruş
- Ahmed Refik Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 350 kuruş
- Mehmet Fuat Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 400 kuruş
- Halil Ziya Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 100 kuruş
- Henry Kitasyoli Efendi.first entry in Istanbul; highest salary 150 kuruş
Full record
Annual entries (5)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Kontrol Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 163-51-97 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Kontrol Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 163-51-97 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Kontrol Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 163-51-97 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Kontrol Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 163-51-97 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Kontrol Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 163-51-97 |
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 Necati efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1290 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | alaiye | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | konya | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | cavus | Recovered 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 | Mektebi Sultani | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 12 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1320 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1902 | 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) | 300 | 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 5 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.
Subjects
- Mehmet Necati Efendi
- Control office (Kontrol Kalemi)
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Alanya (Alaiye)
- Imperial School (Mekteb-i Sultani)
- Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Biography of an Ottoman official (Osmanlı memurunun biyografisi)
- Career and pay (memuriyet ve maaş)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)