Official
Kirkor Efendi
Armenian Christian (Ermeni). Born in Giresun in 1891/92 (AH 1309). On record 1909 to 1911, 3 annual entries.
Archive reference 188-56-55
Life#
Kirkor Efendi was born in Giresun in 1891/92 (AH 1309). The record gives the community as Armenian Christian (Ermeni).
Schooling recorded: Ermeni Millet Mektebi (Armenian community school), with 4 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 Trabzon in 1909/10 (AH 1327). The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 150 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1909/10, the official was about 17 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1909/10, shows Muhabere Memuru in Trabzon, with 150 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 300 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1911 as Muhabere Memuru. 7 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 500 kuruş. Over 3 years with a salary the median is 150 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 150 kuruş, is seen in 1911. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 41.42 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1891/92 (AH 1309)
- Birthplace
- Giresun
- Community
- Armenian Christian (Ermeni)
- Nationality as recorded
- ermeni
Education
- Community school
- Ermeni Millet Mektebi (4 years)Armenian community 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
- 1909/10 (AH 1327)
- Place
- Trabzon
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 150
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1909/10AH 1327 | First work | Trabzon | 150first-salary field |
| 1909 to 1911AH 1327 to 1329 | Muhabere Memuru | Trabzon | 150 to 300 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909/10 | 150 | 462.5 | 300 | 0% |
| 1910/11 | 150 | 500 | 300 | 0% |
| 1911 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 7% |
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: Kirkor Efendi. PDF pages 51 and 52.
Probable link: same name and birthplace
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Mehmet Tevfik EfendiTrabzon, 3 shared years
- Mehmet Şevki EfendiTrabzon, 2 shared years
- Kurtoğlu İsmail Hakkı EfendiTrabzon, 2 shared years
- Salih EfendiTrabzon, 2 shared years
- Hafız İbrahim Kazım EfendiTrabzon, 1 shared year
6 officials in all. Officials recorded in Trabzon
Same school recorded
- Hırant Keresteciyan EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1909/10 (AH 1327)
- Bagos EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1910/11 (AH 1328)
- Bedros Dermenas EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
- Aşud EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
- Mardiros EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
85 officials in all. Officials with Ermeni Millet Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Osman Sabri EfendiGiresun, born 1888/89 (AH 1306)
- Salih Sıdkı EfendiGiresun, born 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- Mehmet Temel EfendiGiresun, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ali Rıza EfendiGiresun, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Mehmet Rifat EfendiGiresun, born 1875/76 (AH 1292)
8 officials in all. Officials born in Giresun
Full record
Annual entries (3)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Muhabere Memuru | Trabzon | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 188-56-55 |
| 1910/11AH 1328 | Muhabere Memuru | Trabzon | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 188-56-55 |
| 1911AH 1329 | Muhabere Memuru | Trabzon | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 188-56-55 |
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 (12)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Kirkor Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1309 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | giresun | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | trabzon | 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) | 1327 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | trabzon | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 150 | 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.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.