Official
Mustafa Lütfi Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Vidin in 1856/57 (AH 1273). On record 1877 to 1902, 25 annual entries. Death recorded 1902/03.
Archive reference 0095_0032; 061
Life#
Mustafa Lütfi Efendi was born in Vidin in 1856/57 (AH 1273). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as ciftci.
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: Bulgarian, with Tekellum; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Vratsa (İvraca) in 1875/76 (AH 1292). The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 150 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1877/78, the official was about 20 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1877/78, shows Muvassil in Vratsa, with 150 kuruş a month. In 1878/79 the record shows Muvassil in Urla, with 150 kuruş a month (before: Muvassil in Vratsa). In 1880/81 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Rhodes (Rodos), the salary going from 142 to 380 kuruş a month (before: Muvassil in Urla). In 1886/87 the record shows 3. Müdür in Köyceğiz, the salary going from 380 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Rhodes). In 1892/93 the record shows 3. Müdür in Cezairi bahri sefid, with 600 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Köyceğiz). In 1895/96 the record shows 3. Müdür in Tire, with 600 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Cezairi bahri sefid). No annual entry is recorded for 1878.
The highest salary, 600 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1886/87 as 3. Müdür. 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 25 years with a salary the median is 540 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 238 kuruş, is seen in 1880/81. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 5.26 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1901/02, when 60 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
A death is recorded under 1902/03 (AH 1320): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1856/57 (AH 1273)
- Birthplace
- Vidin
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- ciftci
- Death recorded
- 1902/03 (AH 1320)the year of the annual list with the word Vefat, not a date of death
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 2 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
- Bulgarian
- Tekellumspeaking
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Place
- Vratsa (İvraca)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 150
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1875/76AH 1292 | First work | Vratsa (İvraca) | 150first-salary field |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Muvassil | Vratsa (İvraca) | 150 |
| No annual entry: 1878 (AH 1295) | |||
| 1878 to 1880AH 1296 to 1297 | Muvassil | Urla | 150 to 142 |
| 1880 to 1886AH 1298 to 1303 | Muhabere Memuru | Rhodes (Rodos) | 380 |
| 1886 to 1892AH 1304 to 1309 | 3. Müdür | Köyceğiz | 600 |
| 1892 to 1895AH 1310 to 1312 | 3. Müdür | Cezairi bahri sefid | 600 |
| 1895 to 1902AH 1313 to 1319 | 3. Müdür | Tire | 600 to 540 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Death recorded | ||
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 | 150 | 560 | 2% | |
| 1878/79 | 150 | 600 | 2% | |
| 1879/80 | 142 | 500 | 3% | |
| 1880/81 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 21% |
| 1881/82 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 20% |
| 1882/83 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 18% |
| 1883/84 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 18% |
| 1884/85 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 18% |
| 1885/86 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 19% |
| 1886/87 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 59% |
| 1887/88 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 58% |
| 1888/89 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 58% |
| 1889/90 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 58% |
| 1890/91 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 59% |
| 1891/92 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 59% |
| 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 | 540 | 61% |
| 1899/1900 | 540 | 500 | 540 | 60% |
| 1900/01 | 540 | 500 | 540 | 59% |
| 1901/02 | 540 | 500 | 540 | 60% |
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
- Ali Rıza EfendiRhodes (Rodos), 6 shared years
- Haridois Misaki EfendiCezairi bahri sefid, 3 shared years
- Kirfor Çalyan EfendiRhodes (Rodos), 2 shared years
- Vensan Diraso EfendiRhodes (Rodos), 2 shared years
- Hüsnü EfendiRhodes (Rodos), 2 shared years
8 officials in all. Officials recorded in Tire
Same school recorded
- Abdülhamit EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Ahmed Hamdi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Ahmet Bican EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Ahmet Refik EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Ahmet Rıfat EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1877/78 (AH 1294)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Eyüp Sabri EfendiVidin, born 1858/59 (AH 1275)
- Ali Raif EfendiVidin, born 1852/53 (AH 1269)
- Mehmet Kadri EfendiVidin, born 1862/63 (AH 1279)
- Ali Rıza EfendiVidin, born 1867/68 (AH 1284)
- Hacı Kâmil EfendiVidin, born 1845 (AH 1261)
7 officials in all. Officials born in Vidin
Full record
Annual entries (25)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Muvassil | Vratsa (İvraca) | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0032; 061 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Muvassil | Urla | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0032; 061 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Muvassil | Urla | 142 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0032; 061 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Muhabere Memuru | Rhodes (Rodos) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0032; 061 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Muhabere Memuru | Rhodes (Rodos) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0032; 061 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Muhabere Memuru | Rhodes (Rodos) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0032; 061 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Muhabere Memuru | Rhodes (Rodos) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0032; 061 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Muhabere Memuru | Rhodes (Rodos) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0032; 061 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Muhabere Memuru | Rhodes (Rodos) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0032; 061 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | 3. Müdür | Köyceğiz | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0032; 061 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | 3. Müdür | Köyceğiz | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0032; 061 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | 3. Müdür | Köyceğiz | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0032; 061 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | 3. Müdür | Köyceğiz | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0032; 061 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | 3. Müdür | Köyceğiz | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0032; 061 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | 3. Müdür | Köyceğiz | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0032; 061 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | 3. Müdür | Cezairi bahri sefid | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0032; 061 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | 3. Müdür | Cezairi bahri sefid | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0032; 061 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | 3. Müdür | Cezairi bahri sefid | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0032; 061 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | 3. Müdür | Tire | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0032; 061 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | 3. Müdür | Tire | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0032; 061 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | 3. Müdür | Tire | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0032; 061 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | 3. Müdür | Tire | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0032; 061 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | 3. Müdür | Tire | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0032; 061 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | 3. Müdür | Tire | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0032; 061 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | 3. Müdür | Tire | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0032; 061 |
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 | Mustafa Lütfi Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1273 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | vidin | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | tuna | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | ciftci | 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 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1292 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1875 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | ivraca | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 150 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Status | ||
| Death recorded under the year (AH) | 1320 | Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy); Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy) |
What the sources named in this table are
- Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
- A copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read for the title wording of each year. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death.
- Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
- A second copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read in the same way. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death. Two copies that agree are one piece of evidence, not two.
- 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.
- 25 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.