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Official

Mustafa Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1883/84 (AH 1301). On record 1904 to 1908, 4 annual entries.

Archive reference 147-165-325

Life

Mustafa Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1883/84 (AH 1301). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Belediye Memuru.

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 1904/05 (AH 1322). The official was then about 20 years old. The record gives 0.5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 40 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1904/05, the official was about 20 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1904/05, shows Eşya Kalemi in Istanbul, with 40 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 140 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1907/08 as Eşya Kalemi. 12 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 300 kuruş. Over 4 years with a salary the median is 65 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 50 kuruş, is seen in 1906/07. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 51.83 per cent a year on average.

Record

Personal

Born
1883/84 (AH 1301)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Belediye Memuru

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0.5 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
1904/05 (AH 1322)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
40

Career

Career of Mustafa Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1904/05AH 1322First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)40first-salary field
1904 to 1908AH 1322 to 1325Eşya Kalemi
4 entries
YearSalary
1904/0540
1905/0640
1906/0790
1907/08140
Istanbul (Dersaadet)40 to 140
Monthly salary, kuruş
0501001501904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 13241907/08AH 1325140 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
20501002005001904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 13241907/08AH 1325This 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 Mustafa Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1904/05404503500%
1905/06404753000%
1906/07904503002%
1907/0814030012%

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

673 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Same school recorded

3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Full record

Annual entries (4)

Annual entries of Mustafa Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1904/05AH 1322Eşya KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)40Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract147-165-325
1905/06AH 1323Eşya KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)40Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract147-165-325
1906/07AH 1324Eşya KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)90Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract147-165-325
1907/08AH 1325Eşya KalemiIstanbul (Dersaadet)140Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract147-165-325
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)

Recorded values of Mustafa Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMustafa EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1301Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacedersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationBelediye MemuruRecovered 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)0.5Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1322Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1904Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)40Recovered 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.
  • 2 annual entries of 4 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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