Official
Hırant Keresteciyan Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1881/82 (AH 1299). On record 1909 to 1911, 2 annual entries.
Archive reference 187-205-203
Life#
Hırant Keresteciyan Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1881/82 (AH 1299). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as esnaf.
Schooling recorded: Ermeni Millet Mektebi (Armenian community school), 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: Armenian, with Kitabet; French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1909/10 (AH 1327). The official was then about 27 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1909/10, the official was about 27 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1909/10, shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, with 300 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1910/11 as Muhabere Memuru. 30 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 2 years with a salary the median is 350 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1910/11. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 33.33 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- turkish
- Father's occupation
- esnaf
Education
- Community school
- Ermeni Millet Mektebi (4 years)Armenian community school
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- No
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Armenian
- Kitabetwriting
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1909/10 (AH 1327)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 300
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1909/10AH 1327 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300first-salary field |
| 1909 to 1911AH 1327 to 1328 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 to 400 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909/10 | 300 | 462.5 | 300 | 15% |
| 1910/11 | 400 | 500 | 300 | 30% |
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
- Ahmet Cevat EfendiIstanbul, 2 shared years
- Ali Osman EfendiIstanbul, 2 shared years
- İbrahim Sami EfendiIstanbul, 2 shared years
- İsmail Hakkı EfendiIstanbul, 2 shared years
- Mahmut Celalettin EfendiIstanbul, 2 shared years
143 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Kirkor EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1909/10 (AH 1327)
- Bagos EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1910/11 (AH 1328)
- Bedros Dermenas EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
- Aşud EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
- Mardiros EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
85 officials in all. Officials with Ermeni Millet Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Hulusi EfendiIstanbul, born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Ahmet Refik EfendiIstanbul, born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Ahmet Şemsettin EfendiIstanbul, born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Ahmet Tevfik EfendiIstanbul, born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Ahmet Vefik EfendiIstanbul, born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (2)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 187-205-203 |
| 1910/11AH 1328 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 187-205-203 |
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 | ||
| Name | Hırant Keresteciyan Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1299 | 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 | esnaf | 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 | ermeni millet mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1327 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 300 | 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.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.