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Official

İbrahim Cevat Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Chania (Hanya) in 1873/74 (AH 1290). On record 1892 to 1901, 9 annual entries.

Life

İbrahim Cevat Efendi was born in Chania (Hanya) in 1873/74 (AH 1290). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Kaptan.

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: French, with Tekellum; Greek (Rum), with Tekellum; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Crete (Girit) in 1892/93 (AH 1310). The official was then about 19 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 600 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1892/93, the official was about 19 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1892/93, shows Merkez Memuru in Crete, with 600 kuruş a month. In 1898/99 the record shows Merkez Memuru in Izmir (İzmir), with 540 kuruş a month (before: Merkez Memuru in Crete). In 1899/1900 the record shows Merkez Memuru in Ayvalık, with 540 kuruş a month (before: Merkez Memuru in Izmir).

The highest salary, 600 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1892/93 as Merkez Memuru. 59 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 9 years with a salary the median is 600 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and 1 cut. The largest rise, 60 kuruş, is seen in 1900/01. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1900/01, when 67 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1873/74 (AH 1290)
Birthplace
Chania (Hanya)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Kaptan

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 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

French
Tekellumspeaking
Greek (Rum)
Tekellumspeaking. Rum is the word of the records for Greek as spoken by the Orthodox Christians of the empire. It is kept apart from the column Greek, which the records also have
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

Year
1892/93 (AH 1310)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
600

Career

Career of İbrahim Cevat Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1892/93AH 1310First workCrete (Girit)600first-salary field
1892 to 1898AH 1310 to 1315Merkez Memuru
6 entries
YearSalary
1892/93600
1893/94600
1894/95600
1895/96600
1896/97540
1897/98540
Crete (Girit)600 to 540
1898/99AH 1316Merkez MemuruIzmir (İzmir)540
1899 to 1901AH 1317 to 1318Merkez Memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1899/1900540
1900/01600
Ayvalık540 to 600
Monthly salary, kuruş
02004006001892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 1318600 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
5001,0001892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 1318This 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 İbrahim Cevat Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1892/9360050060059%
1893/9460050060060%
1894/9560050060060%
1895/9660050060059%
1896/9754050054061%
1897/9854050054061%
1898/9954050052061%
1899/190054050054060%
1900/0160050052067%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
ChaniaAyvalıkCreteIzmir

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

73 officials in all. Officials recorded in Crete (Girit)

Same school recorded

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

Same birthplace

10 officials in all. Officials born in Chania (Hanya)

Full record

Annual entries (9)

Annual entries of İbrahim Cevat Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1892/93AH 1310Merkez MemuruCrete (Girit)600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_34; 65
1893/94AH 1311Merkez MemuruCrete (Girit)600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_34; 65
1894/95AH 1312Merkez MemuruCrete (Girit)600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_34; 65
1895/96AH 1313Merkez MemuruCrete (Girit)600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_34; 65
1896/97AH 1314Merkez MemuruCrete (Girit)540Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_34; 65
1897/98AH 1315Merkez MemuruCrete (Girit)540Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_34; 65
1898/99AH 1316Merkez MemuruIzmir (İzmir)540Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_34; 65
1899/1900AH 1317Merkez MemuruAyvalık540Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_34; 65
1900/01AH 1318Merkez MemuruAyvalık600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_34; 65
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 İbrahim Cevat Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Nameİbrahim Cevat EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1290Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacehanyaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthgiritRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationKaptanRecovered 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)0Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1310Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1892Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeGiritRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)600Recovered 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.
  • 9 annual entries of 9 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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