Official
Mehmet Muzaffer Bey
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Shkodër (İşkodra) in 1865/66 (AH 1282). On record 1886 to 1911, 25 annual entries.
Archive reference 54_129; 255
Life#
Mehmet Muzaffer Bey was born in Shkodër (İşkodra) in 1865/66 (AH 1282). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Telgraf Basmuduru.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Greek (Rum), with Tekellum; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Kosova in 1884/85 (AH 1302). The official was then about 19 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 50 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1886/87, the official was about 21 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1886/87, shows Memur in Kosova, with 50 kuruş a month. In 1888/89 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Thessaloniki (Selanik), the salary going from 50 to 285 kuruş a month (before: Memur in Kosova). In 1889/90 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Skopje (Üsküp), the salary going from 285 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Thessaloniki). In 1892/93 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Mitrovica (Mitroviça), with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Skopje). In 1895/96 the record shows Seyyar Memur in Skopje, the salary going from 400 to 750 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Mitrovica). In 1899/1900 the record shows Müdür Muavini in Skopje, the salary going from 675 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Seyyar Memur in Skopje). In 1901/02 the record shows 2. Müdür in Pristina (Priştine), the salary going from 800 to 1,000 kuruş a month (before: Müdür Muavini in Skopje). In 1903/04 the record shows 2. Müdür in Skopje, the salary going from 1,000 to 900 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Pristina).
The highest salary, 1,000 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1901/02 as 2. Müdür. 87 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 25 years with a salary the median is 750 kuruş a month, with 6 rises and 3 cuts. The largest rise, 350 kuruş, is seen in 1895/96. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 13.29 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1910/11, when 74 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1865/66 (AH 1282)
- Birthplace
- Shkodër (İşkodra)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Telgraf Basmuduru
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 2 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Middle
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- Yes
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- 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
- 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- Place
- Kosova
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 50
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1884/85AH 1302 | First work | Kosova | 50first-salary field |
| 1886 to 1888AH 1304 to 1305 | Memur | Kosova | 50 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Muhabere Memuru | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 285 |
| 1889 to 1892AH 1307 to 1309 | Muhabere Memuru | Skopje (Üsküp) | 500 to 400 |
| 1892 to 1895AH 1310 to 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Mitrovica (Mitroviça) | 400 |
| 1895 to 1899AH 1313 to 1316 | Seyyar Memur | Skopje (Üsküp) | 750 to 675 |
| 1899 to 1901AH 1317 to 1318 | Müdür Muavini | Skopje (Üsküp) | 800 |
| 1901 to 1903AH 1319 to 1320 | 2. Müdür | Pristina (Priştine) | 1,000 |
| 1903 to 1911AH 1321 to 1328 | 2. Müdür | Skopje (Üsküp) | 900 to 1,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886/87 | 50 | 500 | 400 | 0% |
| 1887/88 | 50 | 500 | 300 | 0% |
| 1888/89 | 285 | 500 | 400 | 10% |
| 1889/90 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 42% |
| 1890/91 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1891/92 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 29% |
| 1892/93 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 29% |
| 1893/94 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 30% |
| 1894/95 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 30% |
| 1895/96 | 750 | 500 | 675 | 76% |
| 1896/97 | 675 | 500 | 575 | 77% |
| 1897/98 | 675 | 500 | 600 | 77% |
| 1898/99 | 675 | 500 | 575 | 76% |
| 1899/1900 | 800 | 500 | 1,200 | 83% |
| 1900/01 | 800 | 500 | 1,250 | 81% |
| 1901/02 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 87% |
| 1902/03 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 87% |
| 1903/04 | 900 | 475 | 800 | 84% |
| 1904/05 | 900 | 450 | 800 | 84% |
| 1905/06 | 1,000 | 475 | 805 | 86% |
| 1906/07 | 1,000 | 450 | 800 | 85% |
| 1907/08 | 1,000 | 300 | 900 | 84% |
| 1908/09 | 1,000 | 350 | 800 | 78% |
| 1909/10 | 1,000 | 462.5 | 800 | 73% |
| 1910/11 | 1,000 | 500 | 900 | 74% |
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.
Named in scholarly works#
No link between a work and an official has been accepted. Each entry was found by fixed rules on the name and the recorded fields, and says what it rests on.
Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde görev yapan İşkodralı devlet memurları (AHMET MURAT ATABAY, 2022). Name as printed: MEHMED MUZAFFER BEY. PDF pages 221, 222 and 223.
Probable link: same name and birthplace
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Ahmed Rıfat EfendiSkopje (Üsküp), 11 shared years
- Osman Hulusi EfendiSkopje (Üsküp), 10 shared years
- Salih Sabri EfendiSkopje (Üsküp) and 1 other place, 10 shared years
- Mazhar Tevfik EfendiSkopje (Üsküp), 9 shared years
- Anderya Papa Dopli EfendiSkopje (Üsküp), 9 shared years
159 officials in all. Officials recorded in Skopje (Üsküp)
Same school recorded
- Abdullah EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1886/87 (AH 1304)
- Abdurrahman EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1886/87 (AH 1304)
- Abrik Nadir EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1886/87 (AH 1304)
- Ahmet Tevfik EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1886/87 (AH 1304)
- Aziz EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1886/87 (AH 1304)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Mustafa Fahri EfendiShkodër (İşkodra), born 1865/66 (AH 1282)
- Abdurrahman Faik BeyShkodër (İşkodra), born 1866/67 (AH 1283)
- Unnamed official (0067_0250; sayfa no:498)Shkodër (İşkodra), born 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Abdülkerim EfendiShkodër (İşkodra), born 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Mehmet Şükrü EfendiShkodër (İşkodra), born 1874/75 (AH 1291)
11 officials in all. Officials born in Shkodër (İşkodra)
Full record
Annual entries (25)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Memur | Kosova | 50 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_129; 255 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Memur | Kosova | 50 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_129; 255 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Muhabere Memuru | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 285 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_129; 255 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Muhabere Memuru | Skopje (Üsküp) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_129; 255 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Muhabere Memuru | Skopje (Üsküp) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_129; 255 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Muhabere Memuru | Skopje (Üsküp) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_129; 255 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhabere Memuru | Mitrovica (Mitroviça) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_129; 255 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Muhabere Memuru | Mitrovica (Mitroviça) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_129; 255 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Mitrovica (Mitroviça) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_129; 255 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Seyyar Memur | Skopje (Üsküp) | 750 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_129; 255 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Seyyar Memur | Skopje (Üsküp) | 675 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_129; 255 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Seyyar Memur | Skopje (Üsküp) | 675 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_129; 255 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Seyyar Memur | Skopje (Üsküp) | 675 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_129; 255 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Müdür Muavini | Skopje (Üsküp) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_129; 255 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Müdür Muavini | Skopje (Üsküp) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_129; 255 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | 2. Müdür | Pristina (Priştine) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_129; 255 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | 2. Müdür | Pristina (Priştine) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_129; 255 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | 2. Müdür | Skopje (Üsküp) | 900 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_129; 255 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | 2. Müdür | Skopje (Üsküp) | 900 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_129; 255 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | 2. Müdür | Skopje (Üsküp) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_129; 255 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | 2. Müdür | Skopje (Üsküp) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_129; 255 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | 2. Müdür | Skopje (Üsküp) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_129; 255 |
| 1908/09AH 1326 | 2. Müdür | Skopje (Üsküp) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_129; 255 |
| 1909/10AH 1327 | 2. Müdür | Skopje (Üsküp) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_129; 255 |
| 1910/11AH 1328 | 2. Müdür | Skopje (Üsküp) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_129; 255 |
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 (15)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet Muzaffer Bey | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1282 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | iskodra | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | iskodra | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | telgraf basmuduru | 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) | 2 used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 other value | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1302 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1885 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | kosova | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 50 | 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.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 20 annual entries of 25 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.