Official
Agop Efendi
Armenian Christian (Ermeni). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1840/41 (AH 1256). On record 1867 to 1894, 28 annual entries.
Archive reference 0065_0104; 205
Life#
Agop Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1840/41 (AH 1256) into the Armenian Christian (Ermeni) community. Schooling took four years, at an Armenian community school (Ermeni Millet Mektebi); Agop also wrote Armenian as well as Turkish.
Agop began work in Diyarbakır in 1867/68, at about 27, paid from the start, on 300 kuruş a month. From the first annual entry, for 1867/68, to 1893/94, every annual entry places Agop in the same post, machine official (Makine Memuru), in Diyarbakır. Of the 1,586 officials whose entries span 20 years or more, 41 kept one title in one place throughout.
Pay rose from 300 kuruş a month in 1867/68 to a peak of 400 in 1881/82, when 31 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over 28 years the salaries add up to 115,140 kuruş, 64 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The final annual entry is for 1893/94.
Places in order of time#
Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.
Born 1840/41 (AH 1256)
First work 1867/68 (AH 1284); 1867 to 1894 (AH 1284 to 1311)
285 to 400 kuruş a month; entries in 28 years
Career and salary#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1867/68 | 300 | 600 | 8% | |
| 1868/69 | 300 | 600 | 442.5 | 10% |
| 1869/70 | 300 | 600 | 450 | 12% |
| 1870/71 | 300 | 600 | 450 | 12% |
| 1871/72 | 285 | 550 | 525 | 11% |
| 1872/73 | 285 | 550 | 525 | 9% |
| 1873/74 | 285 | 500 | 522.5 | 10% |
| 1874/75 | 285 | 535 | 537.5 | 11% |
| 1875/76 | 285 | 530 | 537.5 | 11% |
| 1876/77 | 300 | 582.5 | 600 | 9% |
| 1877/78 | 300 | 560 | 600 | 8% |
| 1878 | 300 | 600 | 600 | 8% |
| 1878/79 | 300 | 600 | 600 | 9% |
| 1879/80 | 285 | 500 | 500 | 11% |
| 1880/81 | 285 | 500 | 500 | 11% |
| 1881/82 | 400 | 500 | 500 | 31% |
| 1882/83 | 400 | 500 | 500 | 28% |
| 1883/84 | 400 | 500 | 500 | 27% |
| 1884/85 | 400 | 500 | 500 | 27% |
| 1885/86 | 400 | 500 | 500 | 27% |
| 1886/87 | 400 | 500 | 500 | 27% |
| 1887/88 | 400 | 500 | 500 | 27% |
| 1888/89 | 400 | 500 | 500 | 27% |
| 1889/90 | 400 | 500 | 500 | 27% |
| 1890/91 | 400 | 500 | 500 | 28% |
| 1891/92 | 400 | 500 | 500 | 29% |
| 1892/93 | 400 | 500 | 500 | 29% |
| 1893/94 | 400 | 500 | 500 | 30% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1867/68AH 1284 | First work | Diyarbakır | 300first-salary field |
| 1867 to 1894AH 1284 to 1311 | Makine Memuru | Diyarbakır | 300 to 400 |
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1840/41 (AH 1256)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Armenian Christian (Ermeni)
- Nationality as recorded
- Ermeni
Education
- Community school
- Ermeni Millet Mektebi (4 years)Armenian community school
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives yes.
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Armenian
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1867/68 (AH 1284)
- Place
- Diyarbakır
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 300
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.
Possible links: 3 entries in 1 work
- Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre İstanbul doğumlu Ermeni devlet adamları: AGOB EFENDİPossible link: same name and birthplace; several officials or entries qualify, so none is probable
- Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre İstanbul doğumlu Ermeni devlet adamları: AGOB EFENDİPossible link: same name, birthplace and register and page of the archive reference; several officials or entries qualify, so none is probable
- Sicill-i Ahvâl defterlerine göre İstanbul doğumlu Ermeni devlet adamları: AGOB EFENDİPossible link: same name and birthplace; several officials or entries qualify, so none is probable
Recorded with#
Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.
Same place, same years
Of the 111 officials with entries in Diyarbakır in the same years, Agop Efendi had the 103rd highest salary.
- Luk Amasyan Efendi28 shared years; highest salary 980 kuruş
- David Efendi20 shared years; highest salary 820 kuruş
- Abdullah Efendi17 shared years; highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Abdürrezzak Talat Efendi15 shared years; highest salary 750 kuruş
- Dimitri Altunyadi Efendi14 shared years; highest salary 1,000 kuruş
Same job title, same years
Of the 17 officials with the title Makine Memuru in the same years, Agop Efendi had the 14th highest salary.
- Ahmet Rıfat Efendi28 shared years; highest salary 650 kuruş
- Ohannes Efendi27 shared years; highest salary 750 kuruş
- Ahmet Hilmi Efendi26 shared years; highest salary 500 kuruş
- Mehmet Nuri Efendi24 shared years; highest salary 650 kuruş
- Unnamed official (0094_15; 27)17 shared years; highest salary 620 kuruş
Same school
Of the 86 officials with Ermeni Millet Mektebi among their schools, Agop Efendi had the 73rd highest salary.
- Kirkor Kakmaciyan Efendiborn 1840/41 (AH 1256); highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Aleksandir Efendiborn 1839/40 (AH 1255); highest salary 2,000 kuruş
- Mikail Efendiborn 1842/43 (AH 1258); highest salary 2,100 kuruş
- Mıgırdiç Acemyanborn 1837/38 (AH 1253); highest salary 2,500 kuruş
- Karabet Efendiborn 1843/44 (AH 1259); highest salary 2,400 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Agop Efendi had the 1,196th highest salary of them.
- Andon Fakaro Efendiborn 1840/41 (AH 1256); highest salary 2,350 kuruş
- Antuvan Jean Daliço Efendiborn 1840/41 (AH 1256); highest salary 1,750 kuruş
- Kirkor Kakmaciyan Efendiborn 1840/41 (AH 1256); highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Mahmut Efendiborn 1840/41 (AH 1256); highest salary 2,500 kuruş
- Mehmet Pertev Efendiborn 1840/41 (AH 1256); highest salary 800 kuruş
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 73 officials whose first annual entry is for 1867/68 (AH 1284), Agop Efendi had the lowest salary.
- Luk Amasyan Efendifirst entry in Diyarbakır; highest salary 980 kuruş
- Kasım Tevfik Efendifirst entry in Batumi (Batum); highest salary 800 kuruş
- Kirkor Kakmaciyan Efendifirst entry in Beyoğlu; highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Mustafa İsmet Efendifirst entry in Kazanlak (Kızanlık); highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Hafiz Mehmet Rustu Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 7,000 kuruş
Full record
Annual entries (28)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1867/68AH 1284 | Makine Memuru | Diyarbakır | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0104; 205 |
| 1868/69AH 1285 | Makine Memuru | Diyarbakır | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0104; 205 |
| 1869/70AH 1286 | Makine Memuru | Diyarbakır | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0104; 205 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Makine Memuru | Diyarbakır | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0104; 205 |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Makine Memuru | Diyarbakır | 285 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0104; 205 |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Makine Memuru | Diyarbakır | 285 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0104; 205 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Makine Memuru | Diyarbakır | 285 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0104; 205 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Makine Memuru | Diyarbakır | 285 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0104; 205 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Makine Memuru | Diyarbakır | 285 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0104; 205 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Makine Memuru | Diyarbakır | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0104; 205 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Makine Memuru | Diyarbakır | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0104; 205 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Makine Memuru | Diyarbakır | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0104; 205 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Makine Memuru | Diyarbakır | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0104; 205 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Makine Memuru | Diyarbakır | 285 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0104; 205 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Makine Memuru | Diyarbakır | 285 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0104; 205 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Makine Memuru | Diyarbakır | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0104; 205 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Makine Memuru | Diyarbakır | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0104; 205 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Makine Memuru | Diyarbakır | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0104; 205 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Makine Memuru | Diyarbakır | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0104; 205 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Makine Memuru | Diyarbakır | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0104; 205 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Makine Memuru | Diyarbakır | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0104; 205 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Makine Memuru | Diyarbakır | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0104; 205 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Makine Memuru | Diyarbakır | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0104; 205 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Makine Memuru | Diyarbakır | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0104; 205 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Makine Memuru | Diyarbakır | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0104; 205 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Makine Memuru | Diyarbakır | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0104; 205 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Makine Memuru | Diyarbakır | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0104; 205 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Makine Memuru | Diyarbakır | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0104; 205 |
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 (13)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Agop Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1256 | 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 |
| Religion | Hristiyan | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Ermeni | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Ermeni Millet Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1284 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1867 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Diyarbakir | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 300 | 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.
- 25 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.
Subjects
- Agop Efendi
- Machine official (Makine Memuru)
- Diyarbakır
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Armenian community school (Ermeni Millet Mektebi)
- Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)
- Armenian Christian (Ermeni)
- Biography of an Ottoman official (Osmanlı memurunun biyografisi)
- Career and pay (memuriyet ve maaş)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)