Official
Mehmet Yahya Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Ioannina (Yanya) in 1878/79 (AH 1296). On record 1903 to 1905, 2 annual entries.
Archive reference 116_155; 307
Life#
Born in Ioannina (Yanya) in 1878/79 (AH 1296) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, Mehmet Yahya Efendi was the child of a telegraph official (telgraf memuru). Schooling took nine years, at a preparatory secondary school (İdadi Mektebi); Mehmet Yahya also wrote Turkish and spoke Greek (Rum).
At about 16, in 1895/96, Mehmet Yahya began work in Ioannina, with eight unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 250 kuruş. Fewer than 4 per cent of the 5,142 officials with a known apprenticeship worked unpaid for eight years or longer. Both annual entries, for 1903/04 and 1904/05, place Mehmet Yahya in Ioannina, the birthplace, as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru).
The salary never rose above the first in the lists, 250 kuruş a month in 1903/04, as Muhabere Memuru in Ioannina, when 14 per cent of paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1904/05.
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, and the median of the same province for the years in which at least 5 officials were paid in the province of the official's salary that year.
The numbers of the chart
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Median, same province | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903/04 | 250 | 475 | 350 | 500 | 14% |
| 1904/05 | 250 | 450 | 350 | 500 | 14% |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1895/96AH 1313 | First work | Ioannina (Yanya) | 250first-salary field |
| 1903 to 1905AH 1321 to 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Ioannina (Yanya) | 250 |
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Birthplace
- Ioannina (Yanya)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Telgraf Memuru
Education
- Idadi
- İdadi Mektebi (9 years)idadi school (preparatory secondary school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 8 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Middle
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- No
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- 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
- 1895/96 (AH 1313)
- Place
- Ioannina (Yanya)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 250
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 post (job title and place), same years
Of the 15 officials who held Muhabere Memuru in Ioannina (Yanya) in the same years, Mehmet Yahya Efendi had the 12th highest salary.
- İsmail Hakkı Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 540 kuruş
- Artin Noris Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 500 kuruş
- Selim Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 500 kuruş
- Osman Nuri Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 450 kuruş
- İbrahim Edhem Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 350 kuruş
Same place, same years
Of the 33 officials with entries in Ioannina (Yanya) in the same years, Mehmet Yahya Efendi had the 30th highest salary.
- Hafız Nazif Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 4,000 kuruş
- Zeynelabidin Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 1,500 kuruş
- Yusuf Ziya Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 1,200 kuruş
- Ömer Zihni Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 1,080 kuruş
- Unnamed official (8-150;293)2 shared years; highest salary 1,000 kuruş
Same job title, same years
Of the 990 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Mehmet Yahya Efendi had the 824th highest salary.
- Mehmet Hulusi Bey2 shared years; highest salary 2,600 kuruş
- Mustafa Fazıl Bey2 shared years; highest salary 1,700 kuruş
- Mehmet Sadullah Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 1,650 kuruş
- Mehmet Asım Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 1,550 kuruş
- Mehmet Hurşit Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 1,500 kuruş
Same school
Of the 136 officials with İdadi Mektebi among their schools, Mehmet Yahya Efendi had the 77th highest salary.
- Ahmed Hayreddin Efendiborn 1878/79 (AH 1296); highest salary 1,800 kuruş
- Salih Sıtkı Efendiborn 1878/79 (AH 1296); highest salary 150 kuruş
- YUSUF ZİYAEDDİN EFENDİborn 1878/79 (AH 1296); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Unnamed official (0156_0032; 61)born 1878/79 (AH 1296); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Abdülfettah Efendiborn 1878 (AH 1295); highest salary 250 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 32 officials born in Ioannina (Yanya), Mehmet Yahya Efendi had the 28th highest salary.
- Mehmet Pertev Efendiborn 1878/79 (AH 1296); highest salary 540 kuruş
- Mustafa Asım Efendiborn 1878/79 (AH 1296); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Hafız Hüseyin Efendiborn 1878 (AH 1295); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Ali Riza Efendiborn 1879/80 (AH 1297); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Mustafa Remzi Efendiborn 1879/80 (AH 1297); highest salary 380 kuruş
The page of Ioannina (Yanya), with the 32 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 Yahya Efendi had the 101st highest salary.
- Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendifirst entry in Ioannina (Yanya); highest salary 358 kuruş
- Rifat Efendifirst entry in Ioannina (Yanya); highest salary 250 kuruş
- Abdurrahim Efendifirst entry in Ioannina (Yanya); highest salary 250 kuruş
- İbrahim Edhem Efendifirst entry in Ioannina (Yanya); highest salary 350 kuruş
- ABDİ EFENDİfirst entry in Ioannina (Yanya); highest salary 500 kuruş
All 174 officials whose first annual entry is for 1903/04 (AH 1321)
Full record
Annual entries (2)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Ioannina (Yanya) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 116_155; 307 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Ioannina (Yanya) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 116_155; 307 |
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 Yahya Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1296 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | yanya | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | yanya | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | telgraf memuru | 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 | idadi Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 9 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 8 | 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 | Yanya | 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.
- 2 annual entries 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.
Subjects
- Mehmet Yahya Efendi
- Communications official (Muhabere Memuru)
- Ioannina (Yanya)
- Idadi school (İdadi Mektebi)
- 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)