Official
İbrahim Cevat Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Chania (Hanya) in 1873/74 (AH 1290). On record 1892 to 1901, 9 annual entries.
Archive reference 70_34; 65
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)
- Place
- Crete (Girit)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 600
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1892/93AH 1310 | First work | Crete (Girit) | 600first-salary field |
| 1892 to 1898AH 1310 to 1315 | Merkez Memuru | Crete (Girit) | 600 to 540 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Merkez Memuru | Izmir (İzmir) | 540 |
| 1899 to 1901AH 1317 to 1318 | Merkez Memuru | Ayvalık | 540 to 600 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892/93 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 59% |
| 1893/94 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 60% |
| 1894/95 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 60% |
| 1895/96 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 59% |
| 1896/97 | 540 | 500 | 540 | 61% |
| 1897/98 | 540 | 500 | 540 | 61% |
| 1898/99 | 540 | 500 | 520 | 61% |
| 1899/1900 | 540 | 500 | 540 | 60% |
| 1900/01 | 600 | 500 | 520 | 67% |
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
- ibrahim Vahi EfendiCrete (Girit), 3 shared years
- Halil Şükrü EfendiCrete (Girit), 3 shared years
- Unnamed official (0067_0248; sayfa no:493)Ayvalık and 1 other place, 3 shared years
- Mihran EfendiCrete (Girit), 3 shared years
- Bogos Hayifyan EfendiCrete (Girit) and 1 other place, 3 shared years
73 officials in all. Officials recorded in Crete (Girit)
Same school recorded
- Abdülgani EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310)
- Abdullah Kemali EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310)
- Abdurrezzak EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310)
- Abdüssamed Salih EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310)
- Ahmed Gazi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Mahmut Nihat EfendiChania (Hanya), born 1871/72 (AH 1288)
- Unnamed official (0067_0248; sayfa no:493)Chania (Hanya), born 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- HÜSEYİN AVNİ EFENDİChania (Hanya), born 1870/71 (AH 1287)
- Ahmet Bahattin EfendiChania (Hanya), born 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Arif BeyChania (Hanya), born 1867/68 (AH 1284)
10 officials in all. Officials born in Chania (Hanya)
Full record
Annual entries (9)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Merkez Memuru | Crete (Girit) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 70_34; 65 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Merkez Memuru | Crete (Girit) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 70_34; 65 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Merkez Memuru | Crete (Girit) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 70_34; 65 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Merkez Memuru | Crete (Girit) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 70_34; 65 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Merkez Memuru | Crete (Girit) | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 70_34; 65 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Merkez Memuru | Crete (Girit) | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 70_34; 65 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Merkez Memuru | Izmir (İzmir) | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 70_34; 65 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Merkez Memuru | Ayvalık | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 70_34; 65 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Merkez Memuru | Ayvalık | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 70_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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | İbrahim Cevat Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1290 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | hanya | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | girit | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Kaptan | 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 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1310 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1892 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Girit | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 600 | 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.
- 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.