Official
Mehmet Asaf Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1867/68 (AH 1284). On record 1886 to 1907, 21 annual entries.
Archive reference 0034_0237; 471
Life#
Mehmet Asaf Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1867/68 (AH 1284). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Yuzbasi.
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 Gelibolu in 1884/85 (AH 1302). The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 380 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1886/87, the official was about 19 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1886/87, shows Muhabere Memuru in Trabzon, with 380 kuruş a month. In 1888/89 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Fethiye (Meğri), the salary going from 400 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Trabzon). In 1889/90 the record shows 2. Müdür in Tire, the salary going from 600 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Fethiye). In 1891/92 the record shows 2. Müdür in Muğla, with 800 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Tire). In 1894/95 the record shows Müfettiş Muavini in Ioannina (Yanya), the salary going from 800 to 1,200 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Muğla). In 1899/1900 the record shows Müfettiş Muavini in Trabzon, with 1,080 kuruş a month (before: Müfettiş Muavini in Ioannina). In 1906/07 the record shows Müfettiş in Kosova, the salary going from 1,080 to 1,800 kuruş a month (before: Müfettiş Muavini in Trabzon).
The highest salary, 1,800 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as Müfettiş. 94 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 450 kuruş. Over 21 years with a salary the median is 1,080 kuruş a month, with 5 rises and 1 cut. The largest rise, 720 kuruş, is seen in 1906/07. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 8.09 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1867/68 (AH 1284)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Yuzbasi
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
- 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- Place
- Gelibolu
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 380
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1884/85AH 1302 | First work | Gelibolu | 380first-salary field |
| 1886 to 1888AH 1304 to 1305 | Muhabere Memuru | Trabzon | 380 to 400 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Muhabere Memuru | Fethiye (Meğri) | 600 |
| 1889 to 1891AH 1307 to 1308 | 2. Müdür | Tire | 800 |
| 1891 to 1894AH 1309 to 1311 | 2. Müdür | Muğla | 800 |
| 1894 to 1899AH 1312 to 1316 | Müfettiş Muavini | Ioannina (Yanya) | 1,200 to 1,080 |
| 1899 to 1906AH 1317 to 1323 | Müfettiş Muavini | Trabzon | 1,080 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Müfettiş | Kosova | 1,800 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886/87 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 19% |
| 1887/88 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 27% |
| 1888/89 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 58% |
| 1889/90 | 800 | 500 | 800 | 78% |
| 1890/91 | 800 | 500 | 800 | 79% |
| 1891/92 | 800 | 500 | 800 | 79% |
| 1892/93 | 800 | 500 | 800 | 80% |
| 1893/94 | 800 | 500 | 800 | 80% |
| 1894/95 | 1,200 | 500 | 1,200 | 91% |
| 1895/96 | 1,200 | 500 | 1,200 | 90% |
| 1896/97 | 1,080 | 500 | 1,080 | 91% |
| 1897/98 | 1,080 | 500 | 1,080 | 91% |
| 1898/99 | 1,080 | 500 | 1,080 | 91% |
| 1899/1900 | 1,080 | 500 | 1,080 | 90% |
| 1900/01 | 1,080 | 500 | 1,080 | 90% |
| 1901/02 | 1,080 | 500 | 1,080 | 90% |
| 1902/03 | 1,080 | 500 | 1,080 | 90% |
| 1903/04 | 1,080 | 475 | 1,080 | 90% |
| 1904/05 | 1,080 | 450 | 1,180 | 90% |
| 1905/06 | 1,080 | 475 | 1,080 | 89% |
| 1906/07 | 1,800 | 450 | 1,800 | 94% |
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.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Mehmet Besim EfendiTrabzon, 9 shared years
- Salih EfendiTrabzon, 9 shared years
- Hafız İbrahim Kazım EfendiTrabzon, 8 shared years
- Emin Rüştü EfendiTrabzon, 7 shared years
- Ali Şefik EfendiTrabzon, 6 shared years
140 officials in all. Officials recorded in Trabzon
Same school recorded
- Abdullah EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1886/87 (AH 1304)
- Abdurrahman EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1886/87 (AH 1304)
- Abrik Nadir EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1886/87 (AH 1304)
- Ahmet Tevfik EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1886/87 (AH 1304)
- Aziz EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1886/87 (AH 1304)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet EfendiIstanbul, born 1867/68 (AH 1284)
- Ahmet Ferit EfendiIstanbul, born 1867/68 (AH 1284)
- Ahmet Nazif EfendiIstanbul, born 1867/68 (AH 1284)
- Ali Ferit EfendiIstanbul, born 1867/68 (AH 1284)
- Ali Galip BeyIstanbul, born 1867/68 (AH 1284)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (21)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Muhabere Memuru | Trabzon | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0034_0237; 471 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Muhabere Memuru | Trabzon | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0034_0237; 471 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Muhabere Memuru | Fethiye (Meğri) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0034_0237; 471 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | 2. Müdür | Tire | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0034_0237; 471 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | 2. Müdür | Tire | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0034_0237; 471 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | 2. Müdür | Muğla | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0034_0237; 471 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | 2. Müdür | Muğla | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0034_0237; 471 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | 2. Müdür | Muğla | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0034_0237; 471 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Müfettiş Muavini | Ioannina (Yanya) | 1,200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0034_0237; 471 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Müfettiş Muavini | Ioannina (Yanya) | 1,200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0034_0237; 471 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Müfettiş Muavini | Ioannina (Yanya) | 1,080 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0034_0237; 471 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Müfettiş Muavini | Ioannina (Yanya) | 1,080 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0034_0237; 471 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Müfettiş Muavini | Ioannina (Yanya) | 1,080 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0034_0237; 471 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Müfettiş Muavini | Trabzon | 1,080 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0034_0237; 471 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Müfettiş Muavini | Trabzon | 1,080 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0034_0237; 471 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Müfettiş Muavini | Trabzon | 1,080 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0034_0237; 471 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Müfettiş Muavini | Trabzon | 1,080 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0034_0237; 471 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Müfettiş Muavini | Trabzon | 1,080 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0034_0237; 471 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Müfettiş Muavini | Trabzon | 1,080 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0034_0237; 471 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Müfettiş Muavini | Trabzon | 1,080 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0034_0237; 471 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Müfettiş | Kosova | 1,800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0034_0237; 471 |
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 Asaf Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1284 | 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 |
| Father's occupation | yuzbasi | 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) | 1302 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1885 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Gelibolu | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 380 | 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.
- 20 annual entries of 21 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.