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Official

Mehmet Ragıp Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Aleppo (Halep) in 1884/85 (AH 1302). On record 1909 to 1911, 2 annual entries.

Archive reference 187-187-185

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Life

Mehmet Ragıp Efendi was born in Aleppo (Halep) in 1884/85 (AH 1302), into the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Schooling took seven years, at a middle school (Rüşdiye Mektebi).

Work began in Aleppo in 1905/06, at about 20, paid from the start, on 300 kuruş a month. The first annual entry, for 1909/10, places Mehmet Ragıp in Aleppo, the birthplace, as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru). In 1910/11 the lists place Mehmet Ragıp in Gaziantep (Antep).

Pay rose from 300 kuruş a month in 1909/10 to a peak of 400 in 1910/11, as Muhabere Memuru in Gaziantep, when 30 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1910/11.

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.

All 2 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1910/1112AleppoGaziantep

  1. Aleppo (Halep)

    Born 1884/85 (AH 1302); First work 1905/06 (AH 1323); 1909/10 (AH 1327)

    Muhabere Memuru

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  2. Gaziantep (Antep)

    1910/11 (AH 1328)

    Muhabere Memuru

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

Career and salary

Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearyears with one job titleno annual entry
01002003004001909/10AH 13271910/11AH 1328400 kuruşMuhabere Memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001909/10AH 13271910/11AH 1328This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same title

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
Salary of Mehmet Ragıp Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1909/10300462.530015%
1910/1140050030030%

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.

Career of Mehmet Ragıp Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1905/06AH 1323First workAleppo (Halep)300first-salary field
1909/10AH 1327Muhabere MemuruAleppo (Halep)300
1910/11AH 1328Muhabere MemuruGaziantep (Antep)400

Record

Personal

Born
1884/85 (AH 1302)
Birthplace
Aleppo (Halep)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
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
1905/06 (AH 1323)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
300

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 9 officials with entries in Aleppo (Halep) in the same years, Mehmet Ragıp Efendi had the 5th highest salary.

All 221 officials with entries in Aleppo (Halep)

Same job title, same years

Of the 97 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Mehmet Ragıp Efendi had the 28th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Ragıp Efendi had the 1,725th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 67 officials born in Aleppo (Halep), Mehmet Ragıp Efendi had the 37th highest salary.

The page of Aleppo (Halep), with the 67 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 123 officials whose first annual entry is for 1909/10 (AH 1327), 122 have a recorded salary; Mehmet Ragıp Efendi had the 17th highest salary of them.

Full record

Annual entries (2)

Annual entries of Mehmet Ragıp Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1909/10AH 1327Muhabere MemuruAleppo (Halep)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract187-187-185
1910/11AH 1328Muhabere MemuruGaziantep (Antep)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract187-187-185
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)

Recorded values of Mehmet Ragıp Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMehmet Ragıp EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1302Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacehalepRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthhalepRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionmuslumanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityturkishRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
Schoolrusdiye mektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling7Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0 used on this pageRecovered annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)4 other valuePersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1323Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: placehalepRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)300Recovered 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.
  • The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
  • Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.

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