Official
Ömer Fevzi Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1875/76 (AH 1292). On record 1893 to 1906, 12 annual entries.
Archive reference 110_201; 399
Life#
Ömer Fevzi Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1875/76 (AH 1292). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Telgraf Memuru.
Schooling recorded: İdadi Mektebi, with 9 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 Izmir (İzmir) in 1892/93 (AH 1310). The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 120 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1893/94, the official was about 18 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1893/94, shows Posta Memuru in Ayvalık, with 120 kuruş a month. In 1898/99 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Isparta, the salary going from 120 to 380 kuruş a month (before: Posta Memuru in Ayvalık). In 1899/1900 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Burdur, with 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Isparta). In 1902/03 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Muş, the salary going from 380 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Burdur). In 1903/04 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Siirt, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Muş). In 1905/06 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Erciş, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Siirt). No annual entry is recorded for 1901/02.
The highest salary, 400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1902/03 as Muhabere Memuru. 33 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 500 kuruş. Over 12 years with a salary the median is 380 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 260 kuruş, is seen in 1898/99. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 10.55 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1905/06, when 38 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- 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)
- 1 year
- 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
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1892/93 (AH 1310)
- Place
- Izmir (İzmir)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 120
Legal records
- Legal record note as worded
- işret / Mumaileyhin işret yüzünden seyyi'ât-ı ahvȃl ve harekat-ı nâ-becâsı ve emrine adem-i itaati cihetiyle tehzib-i ahlak etmek üzere bin üç yüz on dokuz senesi Recebinin yirmi yedisinde 27 Teşrinievvel sene 1317 İdareten açığa çıkarıldığı; İşret
- Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records
- 1320; 1321; 1322; 1323
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1892/93AH 1310 | First work | Izmir (İzmir) | 120first-salary field |
| 1893 to 1898AH 1311 to 1315 | Posta Memuru | Ayvalık | 120 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Isparta | 380 |
| 1899 to 1901AH 1317 to 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Burdur | 380 |
| No annual entry: 1901/02 (AH 1319) | |||
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Muş | 400 |
| 1903 to 1905AH 1321 to 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Siirt | 400 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Erciş | 400 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893/94 | 120 | 500 | 350 | 5% |
| 1894/95 | 120 | 500 | 380 | 5% |
| 1895/96 | 120 | 500 | 352.5 | 5% |
| 1896/97 | 120 | 500 | 350 | 4% |
| 1897/98 | 120 | 500 | 350 | 4% |
| 1898/99 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 28% |
| 1899/1900 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 27% |
| 1900/01 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 27% |
| 1902/03 | 400 | 500 | 380 | 33% |
| 1903/04 | 400 | 475 | 350 | 36% |
| 1904/05 | 400 | 450 | 350 | 38% |
| 1905/06 | 400 | 475 | 330 | 38% |
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
- John Vitali EfendiAyvalık, 5 shared years
- Mehmet Nuri EfendiAyvalık, 3 shared years
- Ahmed İzzet EfendiAyvalık, 3 shared years
- Mustafa Sakıp EfendiBurdur, 2 shared years
- Ahmet Feyzi EfendiAyvalık, 1 shared year
18 officials in all. Officials recorded in Ayvalık
Same school recorded
- Ahmet Midhat Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1891/92 (AH 1309)
- Mehmet Suphi Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1895/96 (AH 1313)
- Mehmet Fahri Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314)
- Abdulgafur Hamit Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1897/98 (AH 1315)
- Albert Karol Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1888/89 (AH 1306)
132 officials in all. Officials with İdadi Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet HamdiIstanbul, born 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Ahmet Kemal EfendiIstanbul, born 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Ahmet Münir EfendiIstanbul, born 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Ahmet Necip EfendiIstanbul, born 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Ahmet Sırrı EfendiIstanbul, born 1875/76 (AH 1292)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (12)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Posta Memuru | Ayvalık | 120 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 110_201; 399 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Posta Memuru | Ayvalık | 120 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 110_201; 399 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Posta Memuru | Ayvalık | 120 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 110_201; 399 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Posta Memuru | Ayvalık | 120 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 110_201; 399 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Posta Memuru | Ayvalık | 120 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 110_201; 399 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Isparta | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 110_201; 399 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Burdur | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 110_201; 399 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Burdur | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 110_201; 399 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Muş | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 110_201; 399 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Siirt | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 110_201; 399 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Siirt | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 110_201; 399 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Erciş | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 110_201; 399 |
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 (17)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Ömer Fevzi Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1292 | 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 |
| 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) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1310 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1892 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | izmir | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 120 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Legal records | ||
| Legal record note as worded | işret / Mumaileyhin işret yüzünden seyyi'ât-ı ahvȃl ve harekat-ı nâ-becâsı ve emrine adem-i itaati cihetiyle tehzib-i ahlak etmek üzere bin üç yüz on dokuz senesi Recebinin yirmi yedisinde 27 Teşrinievvel sene 1317 İdareten açığa çıkarıldığı used on this page | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | İşret other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records | 1320; 1321; 1322; 1323 | Later annual personnel extract |
What the sources named in this table are
- Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)
- A workbook of notes on legal records. The wording is kept as written. It may hold an accusation or an acquittal, it is not the finding of a court, and its year is the year of the record, not the date of an event.
- Legal notes (later workbook copy)
- A later copy of the workbook of notes on legal records. The same wording in both copies is one note, not two.
- Later annual personnel extract
- The detailed annual personnel file of October 2025. It marks single annual entries with a criminal-record flag and holds status words such as Vefat. For a death, the year is the year of the annual list in which the status word stands.
- 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.
- 12 annual entries of 12 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.