Official
Mehmet Muhyittin Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1852/53 (AH 1269). On record 1869 to 1897, 24 annual entries.
Archive reference 92_174; 345
Life#
Mehmet Muhyittin Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1852/53 (AH 1269). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as seyh.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded, at a place worded Uskudar. Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Arabic, with Tekellum; Bosnian, with Tekellum; Greek (Rum), with Tekellum; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Bilecik in 1869/70 (AH 1286): Telgraf. The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1869/70, the official was about 16 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1869/70, shows Muhabere Memuru in Bilecik, with 400 kuruş a month. In 1873/74 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Göynük, the salary going from 475 to 550 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Bilecik). In 1876/77 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Bosna, the salary going from 550 to 750 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Göynük). In 1877/78 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Stolac (İstolça), the salary going from 750 to 550 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Bosna). In 1878 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Lobire, the salary going from 550 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Stolac). In 1884/85 the record shows 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri in Istanbul, the salary going from 800 to 300 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Lobire). In 1889/90 the record shows 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri in Jerusalem (Kudüs), the salary going from 300 to 400 kuruş a month (before: 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri in Istanbul). In 1892/93 the record shows 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri in Kastamonu, with 400 kuruş a month (before: 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri in Jerusalem). In 1894/95 the record shows 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri in Sinop, with 400 kuruş a month (before: 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri in Kastamonu). In 1896/97 the record shows 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri in Adana, with 400 kuruş a month (before: 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri in Sinop). The title field holds the status word Azil for 1891/92. No annual entry is recorded for 1879 to 1884.
The highest salary, 800 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1878/79 as Muhabere Memuru. 66 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 23 years with a salary the median is 400 kuruş a month, with 6 rises and 3 cuts. The largest rise, 200 kuruş, is seen in 1876/77. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1896/97, when 32 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Honours recorded in the cross-ministry workbook: Rank (recorded code): 4.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1852/53 (AH 1269)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- seyh
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school); place of the school as worded: uskudar
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Middle
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Arabic
- Tekellumspeaking
- Bosnian
- 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
- 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Place
- Bilecik
- First job as worded
- Telgraf
- Age at first work (workbook field)
- 17
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 400
- First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
- 400
Honours and ranks
- Rank (recorded code)
- 4
Legal records
- Judicial record (recorded code)
- 2; 1
- Judicial record as worded
- sarhos olarak Daire-i Hukumet'te kocek oynatmasindan ve mahbubuna isret vermesinden dolayi Vilayet'in is’ari ve Heyet-i intihabiye'nin karari uzerine uc yuz on dort senesi Zilhiccesinin altisinda 26 Nisan sene 1313 maas-i hâlisiyle Adana Vilayeti ucuncu Sinif Polis Komiserligi'ne nakledilmistir.
- Legal record note as worded
- Dolandırıcılık / bazı zevatı dolandırarak Dersaadet'e savuşmasına mebni üç yüz dokuz senesi Şabanının on üçünde 28 Şubat sene 1307 azledilmiş; işret / sarhoş olarak Daire-i Hükümet'te köçek oynatmasından ve mahbubuna işret vermesinden dolayı Vilayet'in iş’arı ve Heyet-i İntihabiye'nin kararı üzerine üç yüz on dört senesi Zilhiccesinin altısında 26 Nisan sene 1313 maaş-ı hâlisiyle Adana Vilayeti Üçüncü Sınıf Polis Komiserliği'ne nakledilmiştir.; Zimmet; İşret; sarhos olarak Daire-i Hukumet'te kocek oynatmasindan ve mahbubuna isret vermesinden dolayi Vilayet'in is’ari ve Heyet-i intihabiye'nin karari uzerine uc yuz on dort senesi Zilhiccesinin altisinda 26 Nisan sene 1313 maas-i hâlisiyle Adana Vilayeti ucuncu Sinif Polis Komiserligi'ne nakledilmistir.
- Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records
- 1309
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1869/70AH 1286 | Telgraffirst work | Bilecik | 400first-salary field |
| 1869 to 1873AH 1286 to 1289 | Muhabere Memuru | Bilecik | 400 to 475 |
| 1873 to 1876AH 1290 to 1292 | Muhabere Memuru | Göynük | 550 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Muhabere Memuru | Bosna | 750 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Muhabere Memuru | Stolac (İstolça) | 550 |
| 1878 to 1879AH 1295 to 1296 | Muhabere Memuru | Lobire | 600 to 800 |
| No annual entry: 1879 to 1884 (AH 1297 to 1301) | |||
| 1884 to 1889AH 1302 to 1306 | 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 |
| 1889 to 1891AH 1307 to 1308 | 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri | Jerusalem (Kudüs) | 400 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Azildismissal (a note on status, not a job) | Jerusalem (Kudüs) | |
| 1892 to 1894AH 1310 to 1311 | 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri | Kastamonu | 400 |
| 1894 to 1896AH 1312 to 1313 | 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri | Sinop | 400 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri | Adana | 400 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869/70 | 400 | 600 | 400 | 18% |
| 1870/71 | 500 | 600 | 400 | 43% |
| 1871/72 | 475 | 550 | 400 | 41% |
| 1872/73 | 475 | 550 | 400 | 41% |
| 1873/74 | 550 | 500 | 400 | 50% |
| 1874/75 | 550 | 535 | 450 | 50% |
| 1875/76 | 550 | 530 | 400 | 50% |
| 1876/77 | 750 | 582.5 | 410 | 63% |
| 1877/78 | 550 | 560 | 410 | 49% |
| 1878 | 600 | 600 | 500 | 46% |
| 1878/79 | 800 | 600 | 420 | 66% |
| 1884/85 | 300 | 500 | 500 | 11% |
| 1885/86 | 300 | 500 | 500 | 12% |
| 1886/87 | 300 | 500 | 500 | 11% |
| 1887/88 | 300 | 500 | 500 | 11% |
| 1888/89 | 300 | 500 | 500 | 12% |
| 1889/90 | 400 | 500 | 500 | 27% |
| 1890/91 | 400 | 500 | 500 | 28% |
| 1892/93 | 400 | 500 | 500 | 29% |
| 1893/94 | 400 | 500 | 500 | 30% |
| 1894/95 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 30% |
| 1895/96 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 30% |
| 1896/97 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 32% |
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
- Mehmet Kadri EfendiIstanbul and 1 other place, 6 shared years
- Ahmet Nihalettin EfendiIstanbul, 5 shared years
- Hacı Ali Ratıp EfendiIstanbul, 5 shared years
- Mehmet İbrahim EfendiIstanbul, 5 shared years
- Mustafa Cemal EfendiIstanbul, 5 shared years
538 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Abdullah Hilmi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Abdullah Hilmi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Abdurrahman Nuri EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Ahmet Halit EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Ahmet Reşid BeyRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1869/70 (AH 1286)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdurrahman serafettin EfendiIstanbul, born 1852/53 (AH 1269)
- Ahmet Muhtar EfendiIstanbul, born 1852/53 (AH 1269)
- Ahmet Refet EfendiIstanbul, born 1852/53 (AH 1269)
- Ali Galip EfendiIstanbul, born 1852/53 (AH 1269)
- Ali Rıza EfendiIstanbul, born 1852/53 (AH 1269)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (24)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869/70AH 1286 | Muhabere Memuru | Bilecik | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 92_174; 345 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Muhabere Memuru | Bilecik | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 92_174; 345 |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Muhabere Memuru | Bilecik | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 92_174; 345 |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Muhabere Memuru | Bilecik | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 92_174; 345 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Muhabere Memuru | Göynük | 550 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 92_174; 345 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Muhabere Memuru | Göynük | 550 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 92_174; 345 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Muhabere Memuru | Göynük | 550 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 92_174; 345 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Muhabere Memuru | Bosna | 750 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 92_174; 345 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Muhabere Memuru | Stolac (İstolça) | 550 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 92_174; 345 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Muhabere Memuru | Lobire | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 92_174; 345 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Muhabere Memuru | Lobire | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 92_174; 345 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 | Police (Polis) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 92_174; 345 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 | Police (Polis) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 92_174; 345 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 | Police (Polis) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 92_174; 345 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 | Police (Polis) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 92_174; 345 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 | Police (Polis) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 92_174; 345 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri | Jerusalem (Kudüs) | 400 | Police (Polis) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 92_174; 345 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri | Jerusalem (Kudüs) | 400 | Police (Polis) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 92_174; 345 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Azil | Jerusalem (Kudüs) | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 92_174; 345 | |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri | Kastamonu | 400 | Police (Polis) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 92_174; 345 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri | Kastamonu | 400 | Police (Polis) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 92_174; 345 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri | Sinop | 400 | Police (Polis) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 92_174; 345 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri | Sinop | 400 | Police (Polis) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 92_174; 345 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri | Adana | 400 | Police (Polis) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 92_174; 345 |
What the sources named in this table are
- Cross-ministry personnel workbook
- A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
- 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 (35)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet Muhyittin Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| Birth year (AH) | 1269 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace | dersaadet used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | istanbul other value | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: district (kaza) | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: sancak | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: province (vilayet) | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Province of birth | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | seyh | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Religion | Musluman | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Nationality or community | Turkish | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Rusdiye Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Place of the school | uskudar | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of schooling | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1286 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1869 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Bilecik | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: district (kaza) | Bilecik | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: sancak | Bilecik | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: province (vilayet) | Hudavendigar | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First job as worded | Telgraf | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Age at first work (workbook field) | 17 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 400 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month) | 400 | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Honours | ||
| Rank (recorded code) | 4 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Legal records | ||
| Judicial record (recorded code) | 2 used on this page | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Judicial record (recorded code) | 1 other value | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Judicial record as worded | sarhos olarak Daire-i Hukumet'te kocek oynatmasindan ve mahbubuna isret vermesinden dolayi Vilayet'in is’ari ve Heyet-i intihabiye'nin karari uzerine uc yuz on dort senesi Zilhiccesinin altisinda 26 Nisan sene 1313 maas-i hâlisiyle Adana Vilayeti ucuncu Sinif Polis Komiserligi'ne nakledilmistir. | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Legal record note as worded | Dolandırıcılık / bazı zevatı dolandırarak Dersaadet'e savuşmasına mebni üç yüz dokuz senesi Şabanının on üçünde 28 Şubat sene 1307 azledilmiş used on this page | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | işret / sarhoş olarak Daire-i Hükümet'te köçek oynatmasından ve mahbubuna işret vermesinden dolayı Vilayet'in iş’arı ve Heyet-i İntihabiye'nin kararı üzerine üç yüz on dört senesi Zilhiccesinin altısında 26 Nisan sene 1313 maaş-ı hâlisiyle Adana Vilayeti Üçüncü Sınıf Polis Komiserliği'ne nakledilmiştir. other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | Zimmet other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | İşret other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | sarhos olarak Daire-i Hukumet'te kocek oynatmasindan ve mahbubuna isret vermesinden dolayi Vilayet'in is’ari ve Heyet-i intihabiye'nin karari uzerine uc yuz on dort senesi Zilhiccesinin altisinda 26 Nisan sene 1313 maas-i hâlisiyle Adana Vilayeti ucuncu Sinif Polis Komiserligi'ne nakledilmistir. other value | Linked personnel workbook (legal-record columns) |
| Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records | 1309 | Later annual personnel extract |
What the sources named in this table are
- Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)
- A workbook of notes on legal records. The wording is kept as written. It may hold an accusation or an acquittal, it is not the finding of a court, and its year is the year of the record, not the date of an event.
- Legal notes (later workbook copy)
- A later copy of the workbook of notes on legal records. The same wording in both copies is one note, not two.
- Cross-ministry personnel workbook
- A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
- 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.
- Linked personnel workbook
- The original personnel workbook, from which selected fields on background and first work are taken.
- Linked personnel workbook (legal-record columns)
- The same original personnel workbook, read for its columns on legal records. The wording is a note of the workbook and not the finding of a court.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 10 annual entries of 24 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.