Official
Mehmet Hakkı Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1834/35 (AH 1250). On record 1869 to 1893, 21 annual entries.
Archive reference 54_233; 463
Life#
Mehmet Hakkı Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1834/35 (AH 1250). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.
Schooling recorded: Sıbyan 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: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1867/68 (AH 1284). The official was then about 33 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1869/70, the official was about 35 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1869/70, shows Muhabere Memuru in Prizren, with 400 kuruş a month. In 1874/75 the record shows 2. Müdür in Idlib (İdlib), the salary going from 380 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Prizren). In 1879/80 the record shows 3. Müdür in Livadi, the salary going from 800 to 600 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Idlib). In 1888/89 the record shows 3. Müdür in Bigadiç, with 600 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Livadi). In 1889/90 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 600 to 400 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Bigadiç). In 1890/91 the record shows 2. Müdür in Homs (Humus), the salary going from 400 to 700 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul). No annual entry is recorded for 1876 to 1879.
The highest salary, 800 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1874/75 as 2. Müdür. 69 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 535 kuruş. Over 21 years with a salary the median is 600 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and 3 cuts. The largest rise, 420 kuruş, is seen in 1874/75. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 2.36 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1892/93, when 73 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1834/35 (AH 1250)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Primary
- Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 2 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
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1867/68 (AH 1284)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 400
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1867/68AH 1284 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400first-salary field |
| 1869 to 1874AH 1286 to 1290 | Muhabere Memuru | Prizren | 400 to 380 |
| 1874 to 1876AH 1291 to 1292 | 2. Müdür | Idlib (İdlib) | 800 |
| No annual entry: 1876 to 1879 (AH 1293 to 1296) | |||
| 1879 to 1888AH 1297 to 1305 | 3. Müdür | Livadi | 600 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | 3. Müdür | Bigadiç | 600 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 |
| 1890 to 1893AH 1308 to 1310 | 2. Müdür | Homs (Humus) | 700 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869/70 | 400 | 600 | 400 | 18% |
| 1870/71 | 400 | 600 | 400 | 20% |
| 1871/72 | 380 | 550 | 400 | 20% |
| 1872/73 | 380 | 550 | 400 | 18% |
| 1873/74 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 18% |
| 1874/75 | 800 | 535 | 800 | 69% |
| 1875/76 | 800 | 530 | 850 | 70% |
| 1879/80 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 61% |
| 1880/81 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 60% |
| 1881/82 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 60% |
| 1882/83 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 59% |
| 1883/84 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 59% |
| 1884/85 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 59% |
| 1885/86 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 58% |
| 1886/87 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 59% |
| 1887/88 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 58% |
| 1888/89 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 58% |
| 1889/90 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 27% |
| 1890/91 | 700 | 500 | 800 | 73% |
| 1891/92 | 700 | 500 | 800 | 73% |
| 1892/93 | 700 | 500 | 800 | 73% |
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 and its place on the map.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Hafiz Veliyuttin EfendiPrizren, 5 shared years
- Hüseyin Hüsnü EfendiPrizren, 5 shared years
- Osman Nuri EfendiHoms (Humus), 3 shared years
- Abdülhalim BeyPrizren, 3 shared years
- Ahmet Hulusi EfendiIstanbul, 1 shared year
442 officials in all. Officials recorded in Livadi
Same school recorded
- Abdullah EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Abdullah Vehbi EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Ahmet Fehmi EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Ahmet Hamdi EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Ahmet Hidayet EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1869/70 (AH 1286)
744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Resmi EfendiIstanbul, born 1834/35 (AH 1250)
- El-Hac Ahmet Nafiz EfendiIstanbul, born 1834/35 (AH 1250)
- Hasan Edip EfendiIstanbul, born 1834/35 (AH 1250)
- İsmail Hakkı EfendiIstanbul, born 1834/35 (AH 1250)
- Karabet EfendiIstanbul, born 1834/35 (AH 1250)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (21)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869/70AH 1286 | Muhabere Memuru | Prizren | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_233; 463 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Muhabere Memuru | Prizren | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_233; 463 |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Muhabere Memuru | Prizren | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_233; 463 |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Muhabere Memuru | Prizren | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_233; 463 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Muhabere Memuru | Prizren | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_233; 463 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | 2. Müdür | Idlib (İdlib) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_233; 463 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | 2. Müdür | Idlib (İdlib) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_233; 463 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | 3. Müdür | Livadi | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_233; 463 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | 3. Müdür | Livadi | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_233; 463 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | 3. Müdür | Livadi | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_233; 463 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | 3. Müdür | Livadi | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_233; 463 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | 3. Müdür | Livadi | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_233; 463 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | 3. Müdür | Livadi | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_233; 463 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | 3. Müdür | Livadi | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_233; 463 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | 3. Müdür | Livadi | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_233; 463 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | 3. Müdür | Livadi | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_233; 463 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | 3. Müdür | Bigadiç | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_233; 463 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_233; 463 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | 2. Müdür | Homs (Humus) | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_233; 463 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | 2. Müdür | Homs (Humus) | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_233; 463 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | 2. Müdür | Homs (Humus) | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_233; 463 |
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 (13)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet Hakkı Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1250 | 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 |
| 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 | Sibyan 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) | 2 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1284 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1867 | 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) | 400 | 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.
- 20 annual entries of 21 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.