Official
Kostanti Efendi
Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum). Born in Edirne in 1890/91 (AH 1308). On record 1907 to 1909, 2 annual entries.
Archive reference 151-197-389
Life#
Kostanti Efendi was born in Edirne in 1890/91 (AH 1308). The record gives the community as Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum) and the father's occupation as mudur.
Schooling recorded: Fransız Mektebi (French school), with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: French, with Kitabet; Greek (Rum), with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Beyoğlu in 1906/07 (AH 1324). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1907/08, the official was about 16 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1907/08, shows Muhabere Memuru in Beyoğlu, with 200 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 200 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1907/08 as Muhabere Memuru. 18 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 300 kuruş. Over 2 years with a salary the median is 200 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1908/09, when 16 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1890/91 (AH 1308)
- Birthplace
- Edirne
- Community
- Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum)
- Nationality as recorded
- Rum
- Father's occupation
- mudur
Education
- Foreign school
- Fransız Mektebi (7 years)French school
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 1 year
- 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
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Greek (Rum)
- Kitabetwriting. 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
- 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Place
- Beyoğlu
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 200
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906/07AH 1324 | First work | Beyoğlu | 200first-salary field |
| 1907 to 1909AH 1325 to 1326 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 200 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907/08 | 200 | 300 | 250 | 18% |
| 1908/09 | 200 | 350 | 250 | 16% |
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
- Ahmet Atıf EfendiBeyoğlu, 2 shared years
- Osep Kirkor Muradyan EfendiBeyoğlu, 2 shared years
- İsmail Hakkı EfendiBeyoğlu, 2 shared years
- Mehmet Rüşdi EfendiBeyoğlu, 2 shared years
- Arnold karnım efendiBeyoğlu, 2 shared years
34 officials in all. Officials recorded in Beyoğlu
Same school recorded
- Kimon Fagaro EfendiFransız Mektebi, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
- Osep Kirkor Muradyan EfendiFransız Mektebi, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
- Polidoros EfendiFransız Mektebi, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
- Salih Sadeddin EfendiFransız Mektebi, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
- Diran Erdaşis EfendiFransız Mektebi, first annual entry 1908/09 (AH 1326)
62 officials in all. Officials with Fransız Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Halil Hilmi EfendiEdirne, born 1889/90 (AH 1307)
- Mehmet Vehbi EfendiEdirne, born 1888/89 (AH 1306)
- Mehmet Şevket EfendiEdirne, born 1887/88 (AH 1305)
- Hüsnü EfendiEdirne, born 1886/87 (AH 1304)
- İsmail Hakkı EfendiEdirne, born 1884/85 (AH 1302)
65 officials in all. Officials born in Edirne
Full record
Annual entries (2)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 151-197-389 |
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 151-197-389 |
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 (15)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Kostanti Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1308 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | edirne | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | edirne | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | mudur | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Hristiyan | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Rum | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Fransiz 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) | 1 used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 other value | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1324 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1906 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | beyoglu | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 200 | 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.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.