Official
Mehmet Ali Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Damascus (Şam) in 1870/71 (AH 1287). On record 1905 to 1908, 3 annual entries.
Archive reference 146-188-371
Life#
Mehmet Ali Efendi was born in Damascus (Şam) in 1870/71 (AH 1287). 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: Arabic, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Trabzon in 1905/06 (AH 1323). The official was then about 35 years old. The record gives 0.5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 500 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1905/06, the official was about 35 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1905/06, shows Seyyar Memur in Haifa (Hayfa), with 500 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1905/06 as Seyyar Memur. 50 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 475 kuruş. Over 3 years with a salary the median is 500 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1907/08, when 65 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1870/71 (AH 1287)
- Birthplace
- Damascus (Şam)
- 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
- Arabic
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1905/06 (AH 1323)
- Place
- Trabzon
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 500
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1905/06AH 1323 | First work | Trabzon | 500first-salary field |
| 1905 to 1908AH 1323 to 1325 | Seyyar Memur | Haifa (Hayfa) | 500 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905/06 | 500 | 475 | 540 | 50% |
| 1906/07 | 500 | 450 | 500 | 51% |
| 1907/08 | 500 | 300 | 500 | 65% |
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
- Hafız Mehmet Nuri EfendiHaifa (Hayfa), 1 shared year
- Ahmet Hamdi EfendiHaifa (Hayfa), 1 shared year
- Halil Sıtkı EfendiHaifa (Hayfa), 1 shared year
Same school recorded
- Abdullah İhsan EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1905/06 (AH 1323)
- Abdurrahman Sırrı EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1905/06 (AH 1323)
- Ahmet Cemal EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1905/06 (AH 1323)
- Ahmet Faik EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1905/06 (AH 1323)
- Ahmet Münib EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1905/06 (AH 1323)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Kadri EfendiDamascus (Şam), born 1871/72 (AH 1288)
- Mehmet Sait EfendiDamascus (Şam), born 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Tevfik EfendiDamascus (Şam), born 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Mehmet Hayri EfendiDamascus (Şam), born 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Mehmet Tevfik EfendiDamascus (Şam), born 1872/73 (AH 1289)
58 officials in all. Officials born in Damascus (Şam)
Full record
Annual entries (3)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Seyyar Memur | Haifa (Hayfa) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 146-188-371 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Seyyar Memur | Haifa (Hayfa) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 146-188-371 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Seyyar Memur | Haifa (Hayfa) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 146-188-371 |
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 Ali Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1287 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | sam | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | suriye | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Belediye Memuru | 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) | 0.5 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1323 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1905 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Trabzon | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 500 | 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.
- 1 annual entry of 3 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.