Official
Mehmet Ali Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Sivas in 1881/82 (AH 1299). On record 1903 to 1906, 3 annual entries.
Archive reference 114_126; 247
Life#
Mehmet Ali Efendi was born in Sivas in 1881/82 (AH 1299). 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: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1901/02 (AH 1319). The official was then about 19 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 100 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1903/04, the official was about 21 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1903/04, shows Muhasebe Kalemi in Istanbul, with 100 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 160 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1905/06 as Muhasebe Kalemi. 8 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 475 kuruş. Over 3 years with a salary the median is 100 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 60 kuruş, is seen in 1905/06. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 26.49 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Birthplace
- Sivas
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Esnaf
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 2 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
- 1901/02 (AH 1319)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 100
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901/02AH 1319 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100first-salary field |
| 1903 to 1906AH 1321 to 1323 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 to 160 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903/04 | 100 | 475 | 350 | 1% |
| 1904/05 | 100 | 450 | 375 | 2% |
| 1905/06 | 160 | 475 | 400 | 8% |
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.
Named in scholarly works#
No link between a work and an official has been accepted. Each entry was found by fixed rules on the name and the recorded fields, and says what it rests on.
Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Giresunlu devlet adamları (1879-1909) (AHMET YADİ, 2014). Name as printed: Mehmet Ali Efendi. PDF page 113.
Probable link: same name and register and page of the archive reference; the recorded birthplace lies outside that place
Possible links: 2 entries in 1 work
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Sivaslı devlet adamları: Mehmet Ali EfendiPossible link: same name and birthplace; several officials or entries qualify, so none is probable
- Sicill-i Ahval Defterlerine göre Sivaslı devlet adamları: Mehmet Ali EfendiPossible link: same name and birthplace; several officials or entries qualify, so none is probable
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Ali Hayri EfendiIstanbul, 3 shared years
- Halil Ziya EfendiIstanbul, 3 shared years
- Mehmet Haşim EfendiIstanbul, 3 shared years
- Mustafa Hayri EfendiIstanbul, 3 shared years
- Ömer Fazıl EfendiIstanbul, 3 shared years
706 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Abdullah Behçet EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1903/04 (AH 1321)
- ABDULLAH VEHBİ EFENDİRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1903/04 (AH 1321)
- Ahmed Refik EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1903/04 (AH 1321)
- Ahmet Cemal EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1903/04 (AH 1321)
- AHMET CEMiL EFEndiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1903/04 (AH 1321)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ali Rıza EfendiSivas, born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- MEHMET CEVDET EFENDİSivas, born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Unnamed official (0157_0178; 351)Sivas, born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Bekir Fevzi EfendiSivas, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Mehmet Faik EfendiSivas, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
94 officials in all. Officials born in Sivas
Full record
Annual entries (3)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 114_126; 247 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 114_126; 247 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhasebe Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 160 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 114_126; 247 |
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 Ali Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1299 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | sivas | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | sivas | 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) | 2 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1319 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1901 | 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) | 100 | 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.
- 3 annual entries of 3 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.