Official
Karabet Efendi
Armenian Christian (Ermeni). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1830/31 (AH 1246). On record 1876 to 1883, 8 annual entries. Death recorded 1883/84.
Archive reference 5_88; 173
Life#
Karabet Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1830/31 (AH 1246). The record gives the community as Armenian Christian (Ermeni) and the father's occupation as Kuyumcu.
Schooling recorded: Patrikhane Kilisesi Mektebi, 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: Armenian, with Tekellum; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1876/77 (AH 1293). The official was then about 46 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 1,000 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1876/77, the official was about 46 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1876/77, shows Muayene Memuru in Istanbul, with 1,000 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 1,000 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1876/77 as Muayene Memuru. 77 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 582.5 kuruş. Over 8 years with a salary the median is 900 kuruş a month, with no rises and 1 cut. From the first salary to the last the salary fell by 3.14 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1882/83, when 76 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
A death is recorded under 1883/84 (AH 1301): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1830/31 (AH 1246)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Armenian Christian (Ermeni)
- Nationality as recorded
- Ermeni
- Father's occupation
- Kuyumcu
- Death recorded
- 1883/84 (AH 1301)the year of the annual list with the word Vefat, not a date of death
Education
- Community school
- Patrikhane Kilisesi Mektebi (4 years)
- 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
- Tekellumspeaking
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 1000
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1876/77AH 1293 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,000first-salary field |
| 1876 to 1883AH 1293 to 1300 | Muayene Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,000 to 800 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Death recorded | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876/77 | 1,000 | 582.5 | 77% | |
| 1877/78 | 1,000 | 560 | 79% | |
| 1878 | 1,000 | 600 | 76% | |
| 1878/79 | 1,000 | 600 | 77% | |
| 1879/80 | 800 | 500 | 77% | |
| 1880/81 | 800 | 500 | 76% | |
| 1881/82 | 800 | 500 | 77% | |
| 1882/83 | 800 | 500 | 76% |
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
- Ali Şefik EfendiIstanbul, 8 shared years
- Mehmet Fuat EfendiIstanbul, 8 shared years
- Ömer Mustafa BeyIstanbul, 8 shared years
- Hafiz Huseyin Sabri EfendiIstanbul, 8 shared years
- İsmail Zihni EfendiIstanbul, 8 shared years
497 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same birthplace
- Halil Nese BeyIstanbul, born 1830/31 (AH 1246)
- Mehmet Arif EfendiIstanbul, born 1830/31 (AH 1246)
- Mehmet Vecihi BeyIstanbul, born 1830/31 (AH 1246)
- Abdulhamit Afif EfendiIstanbul, born 1829/30 (AH 1245)
- Ahmet semsettin EfendiIstanbul, born 1829/30 (AH 1245)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (8)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Muayene Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_88; 173 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Muayene Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_88; 173 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Muayene Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_88; 173 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Muayene Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_88; 173 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Muayene Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_88; 173 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Muayene Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_88; 173 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Muayene Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_88; 173 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Muayene Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_88; 173 |
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 (15)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Karabet Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1246 | 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 | kuyumcu | 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 | Patrikhane kilisesi 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) | 1293 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1876 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 1000 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Status | ||
| Death recorded under the year (AH) | 1301 | Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy); Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy) |
What the sources named in this table are
- Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
- A copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read for the title wording of each year. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death.
- Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
- A second copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read in the same way. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death. Two copies that agree are one piece of evidence, not two.
- 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.
- 8 annual entries of 8 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.