Official
Mehmet Ziyaettin Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1872/73 (AH 1289). On record 1891 to 1906, 15 annual entries.
Archive reference 103_6_9
Life#
Mehmet Ziyaettin Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1872/73 (AH 1289). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Muhasebe Memuru.
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: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1882/83 (AH 1300). The official was then about 11 years old. The record gives 9 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1891/92, the official was about 19 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1891/92, shows Muhabere Memuru in Balıkesir, with 200 kuruş a month. In 1892/93 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Çorlu, the salary going from 200 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Balıkesir). In 1894/95 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa), the salary going from 400 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Çorlu). In 1895/96 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Edirne, with 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Svilengrad). In 1902/03 the record shows 2. Müdür in Lefke, the salary going from 475 to 700 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Edirne). In 1905/06 the record shows 2. Müdür in Kardzhali (Kırcaali), with 700 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Lefke).
The highest salary, 700 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1902/03 as 2. Müdür. 75 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 15 years with a salary the median is 475 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and 1 cut. The largest rise, 225 kuruş, is seen in 1902/03. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 9.36 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1905/06, when 73 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Muhasebe Memuru
Education
- Primary
- Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 9 years
- 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
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 200
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1882/83AH 1300 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200first-salary field |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Muhabere Memuru | Balıkesir | 200 |
| 1892 to 1894AH 1310 to 1311 | Muhabere Memuru | Çorlu | 400 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa) | 500 |
| 1895 to 1902AH 1313 to 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Edirne | 500 to 475 |
| 1902 to 1905AH 1320 to 1322 | 2. Müdür | Lefke | 700 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | 2. Müdür | Kardzhali (Kırcaali) | 700 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891/92 | 200 | 500 | 400 | 9% |
| 1892/93 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 29% |
| 1893/94 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 30% |
| 1894/95 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 46% |
| 1895/96 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 47% |
| 1896/97 | 475 | 500 | 400 | 46% |
| 1897/98 | 475 | 500 | 400 | 47% |
| 1898/99 | 475 | 500 | 400 | 46% |
| 1899/1900 | 475 | 500 | 400 | 45% |
| 1900/01 | 475 | 500 | 400 | 45% |
| 1901/02 | 475 | 500 | 400 | 47% |
| 1902/03 | 700 | 500 | 800 | 75% |
| 1903/04 | 700 | 475 | 800 | 75% |
| 1904/05 | 700 | 450 | 800 | 75% |
| 1905/06 | 700 | 475 | 805 | 73% |
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
- Mustafa Hilmi EfendiEdirne, 7 shared years
- Mehmet Daver EfendiEdirne, 7 shared years
- Mehmet Hulusi EfendiEdirne, 7 shared years
- Dimitri Nikolaki EfendiEdirne, 7 shared years
- Mustafa Lütfi EfendiEdirne, 7 shared years
105 officials in all. Officials recorded in Edirne
Same school recorded
- Ahmet EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1891/92 (AH 1309)
- Hacı Abdüllatif EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1891/92 (AH 1309)
- Hafız Mehmet EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1891/92 (AH 1309)
- Kevser EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1891/92 (AH 1309)
- Mehmet Cevdet EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1891/92 (AH 1309)
744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdüllatif EfendiIstanbul, born 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Ahmet Niyazi BeyIstanbul, born 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Ahmet Rauf BeyIstanbul, born 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Ahmet Tevfik EfendiIstanbul, born 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Ali Haydar EfendiIstanbul, born 1872/73 (AH 1289)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (15)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Muhabere Memuru | Balıkesir | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 103_6_9 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhabere Memuru | Çorlu | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 103_6_9 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Muhabere Memuru | Çorlu | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 103_6_9 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 103_6_9 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Edirne | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 103_6_9 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhabere Memuru | Edirne | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 103_6_9 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Edirne | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 103_6_9 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Edirne | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 103_6_9 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Edirne | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 103_6_9 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Edirne | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 103_6_9 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Edirne | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 103_6_9 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | 2. Müdür | Lefke | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 103_6_9 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | 2. Müdür | Lefke | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 103_6_9 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | 2. Müdür | Lefke | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 103_6_9 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | 2. Müdür | Kardzhali (Kırcaali) | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 103_6_9 |
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 (14)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Mehmet Ziyaettin Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1289 | 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 | Muhasebe 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 | Sibyan 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) | 9 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1300 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1883 | 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 |
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.
- 15 annual entries of 15 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.