Official
İsmail Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1872/73 (AH 1289). On record 1889 to 1910, 20 annual entries.
Archive reference 0062_0167; 329-330
Life#
İsmail Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1872/73 (AH 1289). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Ketebe.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, 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: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1885/86 (AH 1303): Telgraf. The official was then about 14 years old. The record gives 4 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 50 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1889/90, the official was about 17 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1889/90, shows Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul, with 50 kuruş a month. In 1895/96 the record shows Ziraat Bankasi Mukayyiti in Istanbul, the salary going from 120 to 300 kuruş a month (before: Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1898/99 the record shows Veznadar in Istanbul, the salary going from 450 to 750 kuruş a month (before: Ziraat Bankasi Mukayyiti in Istanbul). In 1900/01 the record shows Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul, with 800 kuruş a month (before: Veznadar in Istanbul). In 1908/09 the record shows Vezne Mudur Muavini in Istanbul, the salary going from 900 to 1,500 kuruş a month (before: Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1909/10 the record shows Levazim Kalemi Mumeyyizi in Istanbul, the salary going from 1,500 to 2,000 kuruş a month (before: Vezne Mudur Muavini in Istanbul). No annual entry is recorded for 1894/95.
The highest salary, 2,000 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1909/10 as Levazim Kalemi Mumeyyizi. 86 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 462.5 kuruş. Over 20 years with a salary the median is 800 kuruş a month, with 11 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 600 kuruş, is seen in 1908/09. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 20.25 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Ketebe
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 4 years
- 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
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1885/86 (AH 1303)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First job as worded
- Telgraf
- Age at first work (workbook field)
- 14
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 50
- First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
- 50
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Telgraffirst work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50first-salary field |
| 1889 to 1894AH 1307 to 1311 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 to 120 |
| No annual entry: 1894/95 (AH 1312) | |||
| 1895 to 1898AH 1313 to 1315 | Ziraat Bankasi Mukayyiti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 to 450 |
| 1898 to 1900AH 1316 to 1317 | Veznadar | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 750 to 800 |
| 1900 to 1908AH 1318 to 1325 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 800 to 900 |
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Vezne Mudur Muavini | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,500 |
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Levazim Kalemi Mumeyyizi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 2,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889/90 | 50 | 500 | 250 | 0% |
| 1890/91 | 50 | 500 | 272.5 | 0% |
| 1891/92 | 50 | 500 | 200 | 0% |
| 1892/93 | 100 | 500 | 182.5 | 3% |
| 1893/94 | 120 | 500 | 200 | 5% |
| 1895/96 | 300 | 500 | 17% | |
| 1896/97 | 400 | 500 | 32% | |
| 1897/98 | 450 | 500 | 45% | |
| 1898/99 | 750 | 500 | 84% | |
| 1899/1900 | 800 | 500 | 83% | |
| 1900/01 | 800 | 500 | 300 | 81% |
| 1901/02 | 800 | 500 | 340 | 81% |
| 1902/03 | 800 | 500 | 350 | 81% |
| 1903/04 | 800 | 475 | 350 | 80% |
| 1904/05 | 800 | 450 | 375 | 80% |
| 1905/06 | 850 | 475 | 400 | 82% |
| 1906/07 | 900 | 450 | 400 | 82% |
| 1907/08 | 900 | 300 | 300 | 82% |
| 1908/09 | 1,500 | 350 | 87% | |
| 1909/10 | 2,000 | 462.5 | 86% |
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.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Mehmet Kemal EfendiIstanbul, 20 shared years
- Mehmet Emin EfendiIstanbul, 20 shared years
- Hüseyin EfendiIstanbul, 20 shared years
- Hafiz Mehmet Galib EfendiIstanbul, 20 shared years
- Mahmut Aziz EfendiIstanbul, 20 shared years
1,398 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Abdi Zühtü EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1889/90 (AH 1307)
- Abdülkadir Ziya EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1889/90 (AH 1307)
- Ahmet Hamdi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1889/90 (AH 1307)
- Ahmet Naim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1889/90 (AH 1307)
- Ahmet Refik EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1889/90 (AH 1307)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdüllatif EfendiIstanbul, born 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Ahmet Niyazi BeyIstanbul, born 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Ahmet Rauf BeyIstanbul, born 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Ahmet Tevfik EfendiIstanbul, born 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Ali Haydar EfendiIstanbul, born 1872/73 (AH 1289)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (20)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0167; 329-330 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0167; 329-330 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0167; 329-330 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0167; 329-330 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 120 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0167; 329-330 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Ziraat Bankasi Mukayyiti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 0062_0167; 329-330 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Ziraat Bankasi Mukayyiti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 0062_0167; 329-330 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Ziraat Bankasi Mukayyiti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 450 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 0062_0167; 329-330 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Veznadar | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 750 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0167; 329-330 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Veznadar | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0167; 329-330 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0167; 329-330 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0167; 329-330 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0167; 329-330 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0167; 329-330 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0167; 329-330 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 850 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0167; 329-330 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 900 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0167; 329-330 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 900 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0167; 329-330 |
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Vezne Mudur Muavini | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0167; 329-330 |
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Levazim Kalemi Mumeyyizi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 2,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0167; 329-330 |
What the sources named in this table are
- Cross-ministry personnel workbook
- A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
- 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 (25)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | İsmail Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| Birth year (AH) | 1289 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace | dersaadet used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | istanbul other value | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: district (kaza) | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: sancak | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: province (vilayet) | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Province of birth | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | ketebe | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Religion | Musluman | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Nationality or community | Turkish | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Schooling | ||
| School | rusdiye mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of schooling | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 4 used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 other value | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1303 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1886 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: district (kaza) | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: sancak | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: province (vilayet) | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First job as worded | Telgraf | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Age at first work (workbook field) | 14 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 50 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month) | 50 | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
What the sources named in this table are
- Cross-ministry personnel workbook
- A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
- 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.
- Linked personnel workbook
- The original personnel workbook, from which selected fields on background and first work are taken.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 13 annual entries of 20 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.