Official
Mehmet Halis Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1858/59 (AH 1275). On record 1877 to 1898, 17 annual entries.
Archive reference 8_57; 109
Life#
Mehmet Halis Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1858/59 (AH 1275). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Gumruk Memuru.
Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 years of schooling recorded. The personnel records also mark the telegraph school. 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 Istanbul in 1874/75 (AH 1291). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 3 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 500 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1877/78, the official was about 18 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1877/78, shows Muhabere Memuru in Ruse (Rusçuk), with 500 kuruş a month. In 1878 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Varna, the salary going from 500 to 750 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Ruse). In 1883/84 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Erzurum, the salary going from 750 to 475 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Varna). In 1889/90 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Aşkale, the salary going from 475 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Erzurum). In 1892/93 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Kemaliye (Eğin), with 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Aşkale). In 1894/95 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Erzurum, the salary going from 500 to 450 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Kemaliye). In 1895/96 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Eleşkirt, with 450 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Erzurum). In 1897/98 the record shows 3. Müdür in Pülümür, the salary going from 450 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Eleşkirt). No annual entry is recorded for 1879 to 1883 and 1893/94.
The highest salary, 750 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1878 as Muhabere Memuru. 61 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 600 kuruş. Over 17 years with a salary the median is 475 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 250 kuruş, is seen in 1878. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1897/98, when 49 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1858/59 (AH 1275)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Gumruk Memuru
Education
- Primary
- Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
- Higher or professional
- Telgraf Mektebitelegraph school; recorded as a code
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 3 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
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 500
Legal records
- Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records
- 1312; 1313; 1314; 1315
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1874/75AH 1291 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 500first-salary field |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Muhabere Memuru | Ruse (Rusçuk) | 500 |
| 1878 to 1879AH 1295 to 1296 | Muhabere Memuru | Varna | 750 |
| No annual entry: 1879 to 1883 (AH 1297 to 1300) | |||
| 1883 to 1889AH 1301 to 1306 | Muhabere Memuru | Erzurum | 475 |
| 1889 to 1892AH 1307 to 1309 | Muhabere Memuru | Aşkale | 500 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhabere Memuru | Kemaliye (Eğin) | 500 |
| No annual entry: 1893/94 (AH 1311) | |||
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Erzurum | 450 |
| 1895 to 1897AH 1313 to 1314 | Muhabere Memuru | Eleşkirt | 450 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | 3. Müdür | Pülümür | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877/78 | 500 | 560 | 410 | 36% |
| 1878 | 750 | 600 | 500 | 61% |
| 1878/79 | 750 | 600 | 420 | 63% |
| 1883/84 | 475 | 500 | 400 | 40% |
| 1884/85 | 475 | 500 | 400 | 39% |
| 1885/86 | 475 | 500 | 400 | 39% |
| 1886/87 | 475 | 500 | 400 | 39% |
| 1887/88 | 475 | 500 | 400 | 38% |
| 1888/89 | 475 | 500 | 400 | 39% |
| 1889/90 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 42% |
| 1890/91 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1891/92 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1892/93 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 44% |
| 1894/95 | 450 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1895/96 | 450 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1896/97 | 450 | 500 | 400 | 44% |
| 1897/98 | 500 | 500 | 540 | 49% |
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
- Mihail Deveciyanis EfendiErzurum, 7 shared years
- Ahmet ismet EfendiErzurum, 7 shared years
- Ali Rıza EfendiErzurum, 7 shared years
- Hafiz Hasan Husnu EfendiErzurum, 7 shared years
- Mehmet Akif EfendiErzurum, 6 shared years
57 officials in all. Officials recorded in Erzurum
Same school recorded
- Abdürrezzak Talat EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Ahmet Fazıl EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Ahmet Şefik EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Ahmet Tevfik EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Ali EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1877/78 (AH 1294)
744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Faik EfendiIstanbul, born 1858/59 (AH 1275)
- Ahmet Haydar BeyIstanbul, born 1858/59 (AH 1275)
- Ahmet Hayri EfendiIstanbul, born 1858/59 (AH 1275)
- Ali Agah EfendiIstanbul, born 1858/59 (AH 1275)
- Ali Fethi BeyIstanbul, born 1858/59 (AH 1275)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (17)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Muhabere Memuru | Ruse (Rusçuk) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_57; 109 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Muhabere Memuru | Varna | 750 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_57; 109 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Muhabere Memuru | Varna | 750 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_57; 109 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Muhabere Memuru | Erzurum | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_57; 109 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Muhabere Memuru | Erzurum | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_57; 109 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Muhabere Memuru | Erzurum | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_57; 109 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Muhabere Memuru | Erzurum | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_57; 109 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Muhabere Memuru | Erzurum | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_57; 109 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Muhabere Memuru | Erzurum | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_57; 109 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Muhabere Memuru | Aşkale | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_57; 109 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Muhabere Memuru | Aşkale | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_57; 109 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Muhabere Memuru | Aşkale | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_57; 109 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhabere Memuru | Kemaliye (Eğin) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_57; 109 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Erzurum | 450 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_57; 109 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Eleşkirt | 450 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_57; 109 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhabere Memuru | Eleşkirt | 450 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_57; 109 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | 3. Müdür | Pülümür | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_57; 109 |
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 (16)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet Halis Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1275 | 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 | Gumruk 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 | Sibyan 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 |
| Telegraph school (recorded code) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 3 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1291 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1874 | 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) | 500 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Legal records | ||
| Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records | 1312; 1313; 1314; 1315 | Later annual personnel extract |
What the sources named in this table are
- Later annual personnel extract
- The detailed annual personnel file of October 2025. It marks single annual entries with a criminal-record flag and holds status words such as Vefat. For a death, the year is the year of the annual list in which the status word stands.
- 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.
- 17 annual entries of 17 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.