Official
Unnamed official (0156_0126;249)
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1886/87 (AH 1304). On record 1902 to 1908, 6 annual entries.
Archive reference 0156_0126;249
Life#
Born in Istanbul in 1886/87 (AH 1304), this official came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a telegraph official (telgraf memuru). Schooling took 12 years, at the Imperial School (Mekteb-i Sultani); the official also wrote French as well as Turkish.
The official began work in Istanbul in 1898/99, at about 12, with four unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 250 kuruş. Fewer than 3 per cent of the 5,128 officials whose age at first work is known began work at 12 or younger. From the first annual entry, for 1902/03, to 1907/08, every annual entry places the official in the same post, official for foreign communications (Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti), in Istanbul, the birthplace.
The salary never rose above the first in the lists, 250 kuruş a month in 1902/03, as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Istanbul, when 15 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, six years of salary come to 18,000 kuruş, 56 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The last annual entry is for 1907/08.
Career and salary#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03 | 250 | 500 | 400 | 15% |
| 1903/04 | 250 | 475 | 450 | 14% |
| 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.
Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1898/99AH 1316 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250first-salary field |
| 1902 to 1908AH 1320 to 1325 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 |
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1886/87 (AH 1304)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Telgraf Memuru
Education
- Higher or professional
- Mekteb-i Sultani (12 years)Imperial School (Galatasaray)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 4 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Other High
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- No
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1898/99 (AH 1316)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 250
Recorded with#
Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.
Same place, same years
Of the 861 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Unnamed official (0156_0126;249) had the 611th highest salary.
- Hüseyin Hasip Efendi6 shared years; highest salary 20,000 kuruş
- Suleyman Resat Bey6 shared years; highest salary 7,000 kuruş
- Hasan Ferit Efendi6 shared years; highest salary 5,000 kuruş
- Melkok Efendi6 shared years; highest salary 5,000 kuruş
- Mustafa İhsan Efendi6 shared years; highest salary 5,000 kuruş
Same job title, same years
Of the 295 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in the same years, Unnamed official (0156_0126;249) had the 251st highest salary.
- Taşçıyan Markar Efendi6 shared years; highest salary 1,300 kuruş
- Andon İzekiyan Efendi6 shared years; highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Esad Efendi6 shared years; highest salary 400 kuruş
- Garon Efendi5 shared years; highest salary 1,300 kuruş
- Acemyan Dikran Efendi5 shared years; highest salary 1,100 kuruş
All 605 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
Same school
Of the 53 officials with Mekteb-i Sultani among their schools, Unnamed official (0156_0126;249) had the 40th highest salary.
- Ömer Naili Efendiborn 1885/86 (AH 1303); highest salary 100 kuruş
- Mehmet Fethi Efendiborn 1887/88 (AH 1305); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Cafer-i Tayyar Efendiborn 1884/85 (AH 1302); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Hasan Sami Efendiborn 1888/89 (AH 1306); highest salary 800 kuruş
- Mehmet Celaleddin Efendiborn 1888/89 (AH 1306); highest salary 250 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Unnamed official (0156_0126;249) had the 1,554th highest salary of them.
- Ahmed Sadi Efendiborn 1886/87 (AH 1304); highest salary 100 kuruş
- Ahmet Cemil Efendiborn 1886/87 (AH 1304); highest salary 100 kuruş
- Ahmet Kenan Efendiborn 1886/87 (AH 1304); highest salary 100 kuruş
- Ahmet Mücahit Efendiborn 1886/87 (AH 1304); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Ahmet Refik Efendiborn 1886/87 (AH 1304); highest salary 500 kuruş
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 168 officials whose first annual entry is for 1902/03 (AH 1320), Unnamed official (0156_0126;249) had the 106th highest salary.
- MEHMET TEVFİK EFENDİfirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 150 kuruş
- Mehmet Salahattin Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 450 kuruş
- Ahmed Hulusi Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 95 kuruş
- Recep Vehbi Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 130 kuruş
- Ali Hayri Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 350 kuruş
Full record
Annual entries (6)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0156_0126;249 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0156_0126;249 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0156_0126;249 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0156_0126;249 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0156_0126;249 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0156_0126;249 |
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 | ||
| Birth year (AH) | 1304 | 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 | telgraf 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 | Mektebi Sultani | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 12 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1316 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1898 | 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) | 250 | 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.
- 4 annual entries of 6 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.
Subjects
- Unnamed official (0156_0126;249)
- Post of official for foreign communications (Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti)
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Imperial School (Mekteb-i Sultani)
- Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Biography of an Ottoman official (Osmanlı memurunun biyografisi)
- Career and pay (memuriyet ve maaş)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)