Official
Resmi Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1845/46 (AH 1262). On record 1866 to 1893, 28 annual entries. Death recorded 1893/94.
Archive reference 27_155; 307
Life#
Resmi Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1845/46 (AH 1262). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.
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: Greek (Rum), with Tekellum; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1863/64 (AH 1280). The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives 3 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 480 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1866/67, the official was about 20 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1866/67, shows Muhabere Memuru in Geyve, with 480 kuruş a month. In 1867/68 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Osmaneli (Lefke), with 480 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Geyve). In 1868/69 the record shows Başmuhabere Memuru in Yenişehir, the salary going from 480 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Osmaneli). In 1869/70 the record shows 2. Müdür in Karacabey (Mihaliç), the salary going from 600 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Başmuhabere Memuru in Yenişehir). In 1871/72 the record shows 2. Müdür in Mytilene (Midilli), the salary going from 800 to 750 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Karacabey). In 1872/73 the record shows 2. Müdür in Heraklion (Kandiye), with 750 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Mytilene). In 1885/86 the record shows 2. Müdür in Gördes, with 800 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Heraklion). In 1886/87 the record shows Mersule Memuru in Galata, the salary going from 800 to 500 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Gördes).
The highest salary, 1,000 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1876/77 as 2. Müdür. 77 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 582.5 kuruş. Over 28 years with a salary the median is 800 kuruş a month, with 5 rises and 3 cuts. The largest rise, 200 kuruş, is seen in 1869/70. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 0.83 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1892/93, when 59 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
A death is recorded under 1893/94 (AH 1311): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Esnaf
- Death recorded
- 1893/94 (AH 1311)the year of the annual list with the word Vefat, not a date of death
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 3 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
- 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
- 1863/64 (AH 1280)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 480
Legal records
- Legal record note as worded
- Görevi ihmal / Bilecik Muhabere Memuriyeti'nden vazife-i mürettebesince dikkatsizliği vukuu hakkında vaki olan şikayet üzerine azledilmiştir.; Görev İhmali
- Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records
- 1284; 1285; 1286; 1287; 1288; 1289; 1290; 1291; 1292; 1293; 1294; 1295; 1296; 1297; 1298; 1299; 1300; 1301; 1302; 1303; 1304; 1305; 1306; 1307; 1308; 1310
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1863/64AH 1280 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 480first-salary field |
| 1866/67AH 1283 | Muhabere Memuru | Geyve | 480 |
| 1867/68AH 1284 | Muhabere Memuru | Osmaneli (Lefke) | 480 |
| 1868/69AH 1285 | Başmuhabere Memuru | Yenişehir | 600 |
| 1869 to 1871AH 1286 to 1287 | 2. Müdür | Karacabey (Mihaliç) | 800 |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | 2. Müdür | Mytilene (Midilli) | 750 |
| 1872 to 1885AH 1289 to 1302 | 2. Müdür | Heraklion (Kandiye) | 750 to 800 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | 2. Müdür | Gördes | 800 |
| 1886 to 1893AH 1304 to 1310 | Mersule Memuru | Galata | 500 to 600 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Death recorded | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1866/67 | 480 | 600 | 480 | 29% |
| 1867/68 | 480 | 600 | 480 | 32% |
| 1868/69 | 600 | 600 | 660 | 47% |
| 1869/70 | 800 | 600 | 1,000 | 61% |
| 1870/71 | 800 | 600 | 1,000 | 63% |
| 1871/72 | 750 | 550 | 855 | 63% |
| 1872/73 | 750 | 550 | 850 | 63% |
| 1873/74 | 750 | 500 | 830 | 63% |
| 1874/75 | 900 | 535 | 800 | 75% |
| 1875/76 | 900 | 530 | 850 | 75% |
| 1876/77 | 1,000 | 582.5 | 800 | 77% |
| 1877/78 | 1,000 | 560 | 800 | 79% |
| 1878 | 1,000 | 600 | 800 | 76% |
| 1878/79 | 1,000 | 600 | 800 | 77% |
| 1879/80 | 800 | 500 | 800 | 77% |
| 1880/81 | 800 | 500 | 800 | 76% |
| 1881/82 | 800 | 500 | 800 | 77% |
| 1882/83 | 800 | 500 | 800 | 76% |
| 1883/84 | 800 | 500 | 800 | 76% |
| 1884/85 | 800 | 500 | 800 | 76% |
| 1885/86 | 800 | 500 | 800 | 77% |
| 1886/87 | 500 | 500 | 450 | 42% |
| 1887/88 | 600 | 500 | 500 | 58% |
| 1888/89 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 58% |
| 1889/90 | 600 | 500 | 225 | 58% |
| 1890/91 | 600 | 500 | 262.5 | 59% |
| 1891/92 | 600 | 500 | 300 | 59% |
| 1892/93 | 600 | 500 | 325 | 59% |
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 Faiz EfendGalata, 7 shared years
- Ahmet Resmi EfendiGalata, 7 shared years
- Ali Cenap EfendiGalata, 7 shared years
- Dikran Arakilyan EfendiGalata, 7 shared years
- İlya Dakos EfendiGalata, 7 shared years
60 officials in all. Officials recorded in Heraklion (Kandiye)
Same school recorded
- Abdülaziz EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1866/67 (AH 1283)
- Ahmet Bilal EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1866/67 (AH 1283)
- Ali Rıza EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1866/67 (AH 1283)
- Cemal EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1866/67 (AH 1283)
- Hacı İsmail EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1866/67 (AH 1283)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Hamdi EfendiIstanbul, born 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Ahmet Tevfik BeyIstanbul, born 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Ali Refik BeyIstanbul, born 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Ali Rıza EfendiIstanbul, born 1845/46 (AH 1262)
- Haci sefik EfendiIstanbul, born 1845/46 (AH 1262)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (28)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1866/67AH 1283 | Muhabere Memuru | Geyve | 480 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 27_155; 307 |
| 1867/68AH 1284 | Muhabere Memuru | Osmaneli (Lefke) | 480 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 27_155; 307 |
| 1868/69AH 1285 | Başmuhabere Memuru | Yenişehir | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 27_155; 307 |
| 1869/70AH 1286 | 2. Müdür | Karacabey (Mihaliç) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 27_155; 307 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | 2. Müdür | Karacabey (Mihaliç) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 27_155; 307 |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | 2. Müdür | Mytilene (Midilli) | 750 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 27_155; 307 |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | 2. Müdür | Heraklion (Kandiye) | 750 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 27_155; 307 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | 2. Müdür | Heraklion (Kandiye) | 750 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 27_155; 307 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | 2. Müdür | Heraklion (Kandiye) | 900 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 27_155; 307 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | 2. Müdür | Heraklion (Kandiye) | 900 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 27_155; 307 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | 2. Müdür | Heraklion (Kandiye) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 27_155; 307 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | 2. Müdür | Heraklion (Kandiye) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 27_155; 307 |
| 1878AH 1295 | 2. Müdür | Heraklion (Kandiye) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 27_155; 307 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | 2. Müdür | Heraklion (Kandiye) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 27_155; 307 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | 2. Müdür | Heraklion (Kandiye) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 27_155; 307 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | 2. Müdür | Heraklion (Kandiye) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 27_155; 307 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | 2. Müdür | Heraklion (Kandiye) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 27_155; 307 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | 2. Müdür | Heraklion (Kandiye) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 27_155; 307 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | 2. Müdür | Heraklion (Kandiye) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 27_155; 307 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | 2. Müdür | Heraklion (Kandiye) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 27_155; 307 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | 2. Müdür | Gördes | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 27_155; 307 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Mersule Memuru | Galata | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 27_155; 307 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Mersule Memuru | Galata | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 27_155; 307 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Mersule Memuru | Galata | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 27_155; 307 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Mersule Memuru | Galata | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 27_155; 307 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Mersule Memuru | Galata | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 27_155; 307 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Mersule Memuru | Galata | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 27_155; 307 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Mersule Memuru | Galata | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 27_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 (18)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Resmi Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1262 | 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 | esnaf | 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 | Rusdiye 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) | 3 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1280 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1863 | 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) | 480 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Legal records | ||
| Legal record note as worded | Görevi ihmal / Bilecik Muhabere Memuriyeti'nden vazife-i mürettebesince dikkatsizliği vukuu hakkında vaki olan şikayet üzerine azledilmiştir. used on this page | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | Görev İhmali other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records | 1284; 1285; 1286; 1287; 1288; 1289; 1290; 1291; 1292; 1293; 1294; 1295; 1296; 1297; 1298; 1299; 1300; 1301; 1302; 1303; 1304; 1305; 1306; 1307; 1308; 1310 | Later annual personnel extract |
| Status | ||
| Death recorded under the year (AH) | 1311 | Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy); Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy) |
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.
- Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
- A copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read for the title wording of each year. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death.
- Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
- A second copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read in the same way. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death. Two copies that agree are one piece of evidence, 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.
- 24 annual entries of 28 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.