Official
Mehmet Bekir Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Beirut (Beyrut) in 1885/86 (AH 1303). On record 1904 to 1908, 4 annual entries.
Archive reference 146-181-357
Life#
Mehmet Bekir Efendi was born in Beirut (Beyrut) in 1885/86 (AH 1303). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.
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; English, with Kitabet; French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Beirut in 1903/04 (AH 1321). The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1904/05, the official was about 18 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1904/05, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Jerusalem (Kudüs), with 250 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 250 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1904/05 as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti. 14 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 450 kuruş. Over 4 years with a salary the median is 250 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 28 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1885/86 (AH 1303)
- Birthplace
- Beirut (Beyrut)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 1 year
- 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
- English
- Kitabetwriting
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1903/04 (AH 1321)
- Place
- Beirut (Beyrut)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 300
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1903/04AH 1321 | First work | Beirut (Beyrut) | 300first-salary field |
| 1904 to 1908AH 1322 to 1325 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Jerusalem (Kudüs) | 250 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904/05 | 250 | 450 | 455 | 14% |
| 1905/06 | 250 | 475 | 445 | 14% |
| 1906/07 | 250 | 450 | 350 | 15% |
| 1907/08 | 250 | 300 | 300 | 28% |
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
- Ahmet Naci EfendiJerusalem (Kudüs), 4 shared years
- Mehmet Süreyya EfendiJerusalem (Kudüs), 3 shared years
- İbrahim EfendiJerusalem (Kudüs), 3 shared years
- Ahmet Hamdi EfendiJerusalem (Kudüs), 2 shared years
- Halil Sıtkı EfendiJerusalem (Kudüs), 2 shared years
16 officials in all. Officials recorded in Jerusalem (Kudüs)
Same school recorded
- Abdülcabbar EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Abdülhalim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Abdullah Nazım EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Abdurrahman Sırrı EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Ahmet İhsan EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Mehmet Süleyman EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), born 1885/86 (AH 1303)
- Tevfik Şahin EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), born 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- Abdülhafız EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), born 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- İbrahim EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), born 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- MEHMET ŞAKİR EFENDİBeirut (Beyrut), born 1887/88 (AH 1305)
50 officials in all. Officials born in Beirut (Beyrut)
Full record
Annual entries (4)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Jerusalem (Kudüs) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 146-181-357 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Jerusalem (Kudüs) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 146-181-357 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Jerusalem (Kudüs) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 146-181-357 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Jerusalem (Kudüs) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 146-181-357 |
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 (13)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet Bekir Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1303 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | beyrut | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | beyrut | 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) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1321 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1903 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | beyrut | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 300 | 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.
- 2 annual entries of 4 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.