School
Muhendishane-i Berri Humayun
Group of schools: Higher or professional
Stored spellings: Muhendishane-i Berri Humayun; muhendishane-i berri humayun
1 official has Muhendishane-i Berri Humayun recorded as school. The annual entries of this official, 35 in all, run from 1861 to 1895 (AH 1278 to 1312). The median of the 35 recorded monthly salaries is 1,750 kuruş, against 500 kuruş for the whole collection in the same years. The place with the largest number of officials is Istanbul, with 1.
- Officials
- 1
- Years on recordAH 1278 to 1312, 35 years with an entry
- 1861 to 1895
- Median monthly salaryfrom 35 recorded salaries
- 1,750 kuruş
- Places with officials
- 3
Profile of the group: Higher or professional
No source read describes Muhendishane-i Berri Humayun by itself, so this is the profile of its group of schools.
Schools above the secondary level or for a profession. The state founded such schools to train its officials: the Mekteb-i Maarif-i Adliye of 1839, the School of Civil Administration (Mülkiye) of 1859, the Galatasaray lycée of 1868, and the telegraph schools of the Post and Telegraph administration.
Standing and pay of its pupils
In the paper's grouping attendance at a higher school, or a completed idadi, is the highest level of schooling.
Sources
- Akyıldız, Ali (2019). Mekteb-i Maârif-i Adliyye. TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, supplement vol. 2 (revised third printing), 236-238. Online copy (read 14 October 2026).Pages or part: 236. Used for: summary.
- Findley, Carter V. (1980). Bureaucratic Reform in the Ottoman Empire: The Sublime Porte, 1789-1922. Princeton: Princeton University Press.Pages or part: 159. Used for: summary.
- The school and the office: training, entry and pay in the Ottoman Post and Telegraph service, 1870-1905. Working paper, 2026 (the paper behind this collection; its Section II reports Akyıldız 2024, Ata 2022 and Ayhan and Maviş 1994).Pages or part: Sections II and III. Used for: summary, standing and pay of its pupils.
Schooling, first pay and careers
What the records say about the 1 official with this school.
- Years of schooling recorded
- 12.0 yearsmean 12.0; 1 official with years; all schooling up to this school, not the years spent in it
The records give no place for this school.
Monthly salary each year
The same numbers as a table
| Year | Recorded salaries | Median | Mean | Lower quartile | Upper quartile | Median of the whole collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1861/62 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 600 |
| 1862/63 | 1 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 500 |
| 1863/64 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| 1864/65 | 1 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 625 |
| 1865/66 | 1 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 650 |
| 1866/67 | 1 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 600 |
| 1867/68 | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 600 |
| 1868/69 | 1 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 600 |
| 1869/70 | 1 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 600 |
| 1870/71 | 1 | 1,300 | 1,300 | 1,300 | 1,300 | 600 |
| 1871/72 | 1 | 1,900 | 1,900 | 1,900 | 1,900 | 550 |
| 1872/73 | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 550 |
| 1873/74 | 1 | 1,150 | 1,150 | 1,150 | 1,150 | 500 |
| 1874/75 | 1 | 1,250 | 1,250 | 1,250 | 1,250 | 535 |
| 1875/76 | 1 | 1,250 | 1,250 | 1,250 | 1,250 | 530 |
| 1876/77 | 1 | 1,750 | 1,750 | 1,750 | 1,750 | 575 |
| 1877/78 | 1 | 1,750 | 1,750 | 1,750 | 1,750 | 560 |
| 1878 | 1 | 1,750 | 1,750 | 1,750 | 1,750 | 600 |
| 1878/79 | 1 | 1,750 | 1,750 | 1,750 | 1,750 | 600 |
| 1879/80 | 1 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 500 |
| 1880/81 | 1 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 500 |
| 1881/82 | 1 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 500 |
| 1882/83 | 1 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 500 |
| 1883/84 | 1 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 500 |
| 1884/85 | 1 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 500 |
| 1885/86 | 1 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 500 |
| 1886/87 | 1 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 500 |
| 1887/88 | 1 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 500 |
| 1888/89 | 1 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 500 |
| 1889/90 | 1 | 2,600 | 2,600 | 2,600 | 2,600 | 500 |
| 1890/91 | 1 | 2,600 | 2,600 | 2,600 | 2,600 | 500 |
| 1891/92 | 1 | 2,600 | 2,600 | 2,600 | 2,600 | 500 |
| 1892/93 | 1 | 2,800 | 2,800 | 2,800 | 2,800 | 500 |
| 1893/94 | 1 | 2,800 | 2,800 | 2,800 | 2,800 | 500 |
| 1894/95 | 1 | 2,800 | 2,800 | 2,800 | 2,800 | 500 |
Salaries are nominal monthly amounts in kuruş, as assigned. The thick line is the median of each year and the thin line the mean. A year with fewer than 5 recorded salaries is drawn as an open mark and is not joined to the line.
Where its officials served
| Place | Officials | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| Gelibolu | 1 | |
| Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1 | |
| Izmir (İzmir) | 1 |
Places
| Place | Province | Officials | Annual entries | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istanbul (Dersaadet) | Istanbul (Dersaadet) province | 1 | 33 | 1862 to 1895 |
| Gelibolu | Edirne province | 1 | 1 | 1861/62 |
| Izmir (İzmir) | Aydın province | 1 | 1 | 1871/72 |
Ottoman officials recorded
| Official | Years | Annual entries | Main title | Kuruş a month | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| İsmail Zühdü Bey | 1861 to 1895 | 35 | Icmal Kitabeti Basmukayyidi | 450 to 2,800 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
How to read these records: years and calendars, what first recorded means, gaps between annual entries, and salaries.
Subjects
- Muhendishane-i Berri Humayun
- Ottoman education (Osmanlı eğitim tarihi)
- Ottoman schools (Osmanlı mektepleri)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)