Official
Mehmet Lütfi Bey
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1837/38 (AH 1253). On record 1866 to 1878, 13 annual entries.
Archive reference 0001_0229; 454
Life#
Mehmet Lütfi Bey was born in Istanbul in 1837/38 (AH 1253). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Atik Meclis-i Muhasebe-i Maliye Azasi.
Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Arabic, with asina; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1847/48 (AH 1264): Muhasebe Kalemi. The official was then about 11 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 15 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1866/67, the official was about 29 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1866/67, shows Muhimme Kalemi Muduru in Istanbul, with 1,500 kuruş a month. In 1867/68 the record shows Yemen Kitabeti in Istanbul, the salary going from 1,500 to 1,900 kuruş a month (before: Muhimme Kalemi Muduru in Istanbul). In 1878 the record shows Maliye Nezareti in Istanbul, with 1,900 kuruş a month (before: Yemen Kitabeti in Istanbul).
The highest salary, 1,900 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1867/68 as Yemen Kitabeti. 89 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 13 years with a salary the median is 1,900 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 400 kuruş, is seen in 1867/68. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 1.99 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1878, when 91 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Honours recorded in the cross-ministry workbook: Rank (recorded code): 3.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1837/38 (AH 1253)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Atik Meclis-i Muhasebe-i Maliye Azasi
Education
- Primary
- Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 1 year
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives yes.
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Arabic
- asinafamiliarity
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1847/48 (AH 1264)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First job as worded
- Muhasebe Kalemi
- Age at first work (workbook field)
- 11
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 15
- First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
- 15
Honours and ranks
- Rank (recorded code)
- 3
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1847/48AH 1264 | Muhasebe Kalemifirst work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 15first-salary field |
| 1866/67AH 1283 | Muhimme Kalemi Muduru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,500 |
| 1867 to 1878AH 1284 to 1294 | Yemen Kitabeti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,900 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Maliye Nezareti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,900 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1866/67 | 1,500 | 600 | 84% | |
| 1867/68 | 1,900 | 600 | 89% | |
| 1868/69 | 1,900 | 600 | 89% | |
| 1869/70 | 1,900 | 600 | 90% | |
| 1870/71 | 1,900 | 600 | 90% | |
| 1871/72 | 1,900 | 550 | 92% | |
| 1872/73 | 1,900 | 550 | 92% | |
| 1873/74 | 1,900 | 500 | 92% | |
| 1874/75 | 1,900 | 535 | 93% | |
| 1875/76 | 1,900 | 530 | 93% | |
| 1876/77 | 1,900 | 582.5 | 92% | |
| 1877/78 | 1,900 | 560 | 92% | |
| 1878 | 1,900 | 600 | 91% |
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.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Bekir Sami EfendiIstanbul, 13 shared years
- Mehmet Ebugarar EfendiIstanbul, 13 shared years
- Ahmet Şakir EfendiIstanbul, 13 shared years
- Mustafa Hikemi EfendiIstanbul, 13 shared years
- Ali Rıza EfendiIstanbul, 13 shared years
441 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Abdüllatif EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1866/67 (AH 1283)
- Ahmet Raif EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1866/67 (AH 1283)
- Ahmet Rıfat EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1866/67 (AH 1283)
- Ali Faik EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1866/67 (AH 1283)
- Ali Medhi BeySıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1866/67 (AH 1283)
744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ali Kaya BeyIstanbul, born 1837/38 (AH 1253)
- Ali Riza EfendiIstanbul, born 1837/38 (AH 1253)
- Ali Rıza EfendiIstanbul, born 1837/38 (AH 1253)
- Anastaş Nikolaidis EfendiIstanbul, born 1837/38 (AH 1253)
- Hasan EfendiIstanbul, born 1837/38 (AH 1253)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (13)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1866/67AH 1283 | Muhimme Kalemi Muduru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,500 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 0001_0229; 454 |
| 1867/68AH 1284 | Yemen Kitabeti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,900 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0001_0229; 454 |
| 1868/69AH 1285 | Yemen Kitabeti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,900 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0001_0229; 454 |
| 1869/70AH 1286 | Yemen Kitabeti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,900 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0001_0229; 454 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Yemen Kitabeti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,900 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0001_0229; 454 |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Yemen Kitabeti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,900 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0001_0229; 454 |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Yemen Kitabeti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,900 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0001_0229; 454 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Yemen Kitabeti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,900 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0001_0229; 454 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Yemen Kitabeti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,900 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0001_0229; 454 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Yemen Kitabeti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,900 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0001_0229; 454 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Yemen Kitabeti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,900 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0001_0229; 454 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Yemen Kitabeti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,900 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0001_0229; 454 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Maliye Nezareti | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,900 | Finance (Maliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 0001_0229; 454 |
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 (25)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet Lütfi Bey | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| Birth year (AH) | 1253 | 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 | Atik Meclis-i Muhasebe-i Maliye Azasi | 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 | Sibyan mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1264 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1848 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: district (kaza) | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: sancak | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: province (vilayet) | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First job as worded | Muhasebe Kalemi | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Age at first work (workbook field) | 11 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 15 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month) | 15 | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Honours | ||
| Rank (recorded code) | 3 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
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.
- 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.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 8 annual entries of 13 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.