Official
Mustafa Lütfü Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Bosna in 1861/62 (AH 1278). On record 1888 to 1895, 7 annual entries. Death recorded 1895/96.
Archive reference 0062_0205; 405
Life#
Mustafa Lütfü Efendi was born in Bosna in 1861/62 (AH 1278). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Kaymakam.
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: Greek (Rum), with Tekellum; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1888/89 (AH 1306). The official was then about 27 years old. The record gives 0.5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1888/89, the official was about 27 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1888/89, shows Musillik in Istanbul, with 200 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 325 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1892/93 as Musillik. 22 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 7 years with a salary the median is 275 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 50 kuruş, is seen in 1889/90. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 8.43 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1894/95, when 24 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
A death is recorded under 1895/96 (AH 1313): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1861/62 (AH 1278)
- Birthplace
- Bosna
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Kaymakam
- Death recorded
- 1895/96 (AH 1313)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)
- 0.5 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
- 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
- 1888/89 (AH 1306)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 200
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1888/89AH 1306 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200first-salary field |
| 1888 to 1895AH 1306 to 1312 | Musillik | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 to 325 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888/89 | 200 | 500 | 150 | 5% |
| 1889/90 | 250 | 500 | 150 | 10% |
| 1890/91 | 275 | 500 | 150 | 13% |
| 1891/92 | 275 | 500 | 175 | 14% |
| 1892/93 | 325 | 500 | 200 | 22% |
| 1893/94 | 325 | 500 | 200 | 23% |
| 1894/95 | 325 | 500 | 200 | 24% |
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
- Albert Karol EfendiIstanbul, 7 shared years
- Mehmet Nuri EfendiIstanbul, 7 shared years
- Ali Rıza EfendiIstanbul, 7 shared years
- Mehmet RifatIstanbul, 7 shared years
- Hafız Tevfik EfendiIstanbul, 7 shared years
752 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Abbas Zihni EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1888/89 (AH 1306)
- Abdullah Kemal BeyRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1888/89 (AH 1306)
- Abdullah Kemal BeyRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1888/89 (AH 1306)
- Abdullah Mazhar EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1888/89 (AH 1306)
- Abdurrahman Halis EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1888/89 (AH 1306)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Salih EfendiBosna, born 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Mustafa Şevket EfendiBosna, born 1859/60 (AH 1276)
- Hafız Ahmet EfendiBosna, born 1864/65 (AH 1281)
- Mehmet Sait EfendiBosna, born 1864/65 (AH 1281)
- Mehmet Nuri EfendiBosna, born 1865/66 (AH 1282)
22 officials in all. Officials born in Bosna
Full record
Annual entries (7)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Musillik | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0205; 405 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Musillik | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0205; 405 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Musillik | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 275 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0205; 405 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Musillik | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 275 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0205; 405 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Musillik | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 325 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0205; 405 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Musillik | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 325 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0205; 405 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Musillik | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 325 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0062_0205; 405 |
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 Lütfü Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1278 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | bosna | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | bosna | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | kaymakam | 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) | 0.5 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1306 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1889 | 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) | 200 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Status | ||
| Death recorded under the year (AH) | 1313 | 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.
- 7 annual entries of 7 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.