Job title
Posta Memuru
Postal official
Posta Memuru is the job title in 2,034 annual entries of 467 officials, from 1852 to 1912 (AH 1269 to 1330). The median of the 2,034 recorded monthly salaries is 380 kuruş. The entries name 189 places. The place with the largest number of officials is Istanbul, with 44.
- Officials
- 467
- Annual entries1852 to 1912, AH 1269 to 1330
- 2,034
- Year with most officials98 officials
- 1900/01
- Median monthly salaryfrom 2,034 recorded salaries
- 380 kuruş
- Places with officials
- 189
Stored spellings: Posta Memuru; posta memuru; Posta memuru
Officials on record each year
The same numbers as a table
| Year | Officials on record | First recorded | Annual entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852/53 (AH 1269) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1853/54 (AH 1270) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1854/55 (AH 1271) | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1855/56 (AH 1272) | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 1856/57 (AH 1273) | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 1857/58 (AH 1274) | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 1858/59 (AH 1275) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1859/60 (AH 1276) | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 1860/61 (AH 1277) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1861/62 (AH 1278) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1862/63 (AH 1279) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1863/64 (AH 1280) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1864/65 (AH 1281) | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| 1865/66 (AH 1282) | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 1866/67 (AH 1283) | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 1867/68 (AH 1284) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1868/69 (AH 1285) | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| 1869/70 (AH 1286) | 10 | 4 | 10 |
| 1870/71 (AH 1287) | 12 | 3 | 12 |
| 1871/72 (AH 1288) | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| 1872/73 (AH 1289) | 10 | 3 | 10 |
| 1873/74 (AH 1290) | 14 | 6 | 14 |
| 1874/75 (AH 1291) | 14 | 2 | 14 |
| 1875/76 (AH 1292) | 13 | 2 | 13 |
| 1876/77 (AH 1293) | 21 | 8 | 21 |
| 1877/78 (AH 1294) | 18 | 2 | 18 |
| 1878 (AH 1295) | 18 | 2 | 18 |
| 1878/79 (AH 1296) | 23 | 4 | 23 |
| 1879/80 (AH 1297) | 21 | 2 | 21 |
| 1880/81 (AH 1298) | 26 | 6 | 26 |
| 1881/82 (AH 1299) | 36 | 15 | 36 |
| 1882/83 (AH 1300) | 36 | 8 | 36 |
| 1883/84 (AH 1301) | 35 | 7 | 35 |
| 1884/85 (AH 1302) | 40 | 9 | 40 |
| 1885/86 (AH 1303) | 36 | 6 | 36 |
| 1886/87 (AH 1304) | 40 | 5 | 40 |
| 1887/88 (AH 1305) | 51 | 14 | 51 |
| 1888/89 (AH 1306) | 55 | 12 | 55 |
| 1889/90 (AH 1307) | 61 | 12 | 61 |
| 1890/91 (AH 1308) | 63 | 14 | 63 |
| 1891/92 (AH 1309) | 61 | 8 | 61 |
| 1892/93 (AH 1310) | 73 | 22 | 73 |
| 1893/94 (AH 1311) | 81 | 19 | 81 |
| 1894/95 (AH 1312) | 81 | 22 | 81 |
| 1895/96 (AH 1313) | 80 | 15 | 80 |
| 1896/97 (AH 1314) | 89 | 25 | 89 |
| 1897/98 (AH 1315) | 87 | 13 | 87 |
| 1898/99 (AH 1316) | 94 | 23 | 94 |
| 1899/1900 (AH 1317) | 97 | 24 | 97 |
| 1900/01 (AH 1318) | 98 | 19 | 98 |
| 1901/02 (AH 1319) | 90 | 17 | 90 |
| 1902/03 (AH 1320) | 86 | 14 | 86 |
| 1903/04 (AH 1321) | 85 | 16 | 85 |
| 1904/05 (AH 1322) | 68 | 12 | 68 |
| 1905/06 (AH 1323) | 52 | 19 | 52 |
| 1906/07 (AH 1324) | 38 | 15 | 38 |
| 1907/08 (AH 1325) | 16 | 9 | 16 |
| 1908/09 (AH 1326) | 10 | 6 | 10 |
| 1909/10 (AH 1327) | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 1910/11 (AH 1328) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1911 (AH 1329) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1911/12 (AH 1330) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
An official is counted once in a year. First recorded is the first year in which the collection has an annual entry of the official on this page. It is not a hiring date.
Monthly salary each year
The same numbers as a table
| Year | Recorded salaries | Median | Mean | Lower quartile | Upper quartile | Median of the whole collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1852/53 | 2 | 475 | 475 | 387.5 | 562.5 | 350 |
| 1853/54 | 2 | 700 | 700 | 675 | 725 | 400 |
| 1854/55 | 3 | 650 | 550 | 450 | 700 | 400 |
| 1855/56 | 4 | 575 | 537.5 | 437.5 | 675 | 450 |
| 1856/57 | 5 | 450 | 430 | 300 | 500 | 375 |
| 1857/58 | 5 | 300 | 350 | 250 | 450 | 475 |
| 1858/59 | 3 | 300 | 333.33 | 275 | 375 | 500 |
| 1859/60 | 4 | 400 | 362.5 | 262.5 | 500 | 500 |
| 1860/61 | 6 | 375 | 358.33 | 262.5 | 487.5 | 500 |
| 1861/62 | 5 | 300 | 340 | 250 | 500 | 600 |
| 1862/63 | 3 | 250 | 233.33 | 200 | 275 | 500 |
| 1863/64 | 2 | 200 | 200 | 175 | 225 | 500 |
| 1864/65 | 5 | 300 | 300 | 250 | 300 | 625 |
| 1865/66 | 6 | 300 | 333.33 | 262.5 | 450 | 650 |
| 1866/67 | 6 | 300 | 308.33 | 300 | 300 | 600 |
| 1867/68 | 5 | 300 | 310 | 300 | 300 | 600 |
| 1868/69 | 7 | 300 | 340.43 | 300 | 416.5 | 600 |
| 1869/70 | 10 | 416.5 | 398.3 | 262.5 | 500 | 600 |
| 1870/71 | 12 | 462.5 | 423.17 | 300 | 500 | 600 |
| 1871/72 | 11 | 475 | 453 | 331.5 | 500 | 550 |
| 1872/73 | 10 | 390 | 401 | 300 | 475 | 550 |
| 1873/74 | 14 | 425 | 416.79 | 330 | 475 | 500 |
| 1874/75 | 14 | 400 | 421.43 | 335 | 475 | 535 |
| 1875/76 | 13 | 450 | 421.54 | 330 | 475 | 530 |
| 1876/77 | 21 | 400 | 388.57 | 300 | 400 | 575 |
| 1877/78 | 18 | 350 | 347.22 | 300 | 400 | 560 |
| 1878 | 18 | 300 | 341.67 | 300 | 400 | 600 |
| 1878/79 | 23 | 300 | 356.52 | 300 | 400 | 600 |
| 1879/80 | 21 | 285 | 296.67 | 240 | 330 | 500 |
| 1880/81 | 26 | 380 | 383.54 | 250 | 500 | 500 |
| 1881/82 | 36 | 300 | 357.28 | 276.25 | 475 | 500 |
| 1882/83 | 36 | 356 | 365.75 | 300 | 475 | 500 |
| 1883/84 | 35 | 350 | 368.57 | 292.5 | 500 | 500 |
| 1884/85 | 40 | 325 | 357.88 | 285 | 500 | 500 |
| 1885/86 | 36 | 325 | 367.64 | 285 | 500 | 500 |
| 1886/87 | 40 | 325 | 383.38 | 276.25 | 500 | 500 |
| 1887/88 | 51 | 400 | 410.59 | 292.5 | 500 | 500 |
| 1888/89 | 55 | 380 | 400.73 | 285 | 500 | 500 |
| 1889/90 | 61 | 380 | 377.49 | 250 | 500 | 500 |
| 1890/91 | 63 | 380 | 365.51 | 292.5 | 400 | 500 |
| 1891/92 | 61 | 350 | 360.11 | 285 | 400 | 500 |
| 1892/93 | 73 | 350 | 350.58 | 300 | 400 | 500 |
| 1893/94 | 81 | 350 | 352 | 250 | 400 | 500 |
| 1894/95 | 81 | 380 | 367.77 | 285 | 500 | 500 |
| 1895/96 | 80 | 352.5 | 370.34 | 250 | 462.5 | 500 |
| 1896/97 | 89 | 350 | 349.49 | 250 | 400 | 500 |
| 1897/98 | 87 | 350 | 350.83 | 267.5 | 400 | 500 |
| 1898/99 | 94 | 387.5 | 377.9 | 300 | 500 | 500 |
| 1899/1900 | 97 | 400 | 379.21 | 300 | 500 | 500 |
| 1900/01 | 98 | 400 | 386.46 | 300 | 483.75 | 500 |
| 1901/02 | 90 | 400 | 409.19 | 300 | 500 | 500 |
| 1902/03 | 86 | 400 | 396.07 | 288.75 | 500 | 500 |
| 1903/04 | 85 | 400 | 387.75 | 300 | 500 | 475 |
| 1904/05 | 68 | 400 | 396.01 | 300 | 500 | 450 |
| 1905/06 | 52 | 400 | 389.52 | 226.25 | 500 | 475 |
| 1906/07 | 38 | 320 | 381.45 | 250 | 400 | 450 |
| 1907/08 | 16 | 300 | 296.88 | 200 | 325 | 300 |
| 1908/09 | 10 | 300 | 336 | 252.5 | 400 | 350 |
| 1909/10 | 5 | 500 | 605 | 425 | 500 | 462.5 |
| 1910/11 | 2 | 812.5 | 812.5 | 618.75 | 1,006.25 | 500 |
| 1911 | 2 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 750 | 1,450 | 500 |
| 1911/12 | 2 | 1,150 | 1,150 | 825 | 1,475 | 900 |
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.
Places
The 150 places with most officials, of 189.
Show the other 125 places
Every place is in the data file of this page.
Ottoman officials recorded
The 100 officials with most annual entries, of 467. The first 25 are shown, the others are under them.
| Official | Years | Annual entries | Kuruş a month | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Rıza Efendi | 1876 to 1906 | 31 | 285 to 600 | Erzurum |
| Ahmet Resmi Efendi | 1873 to 1901 | 28 | 320 to 400 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mahmud Efendi | 1876 to 1903 | 28 | 285 to 400 | Bitola (Manastır) |
| Hacı Mustafa Nuri Efendi | 1873 to 1899 | 23 | 285 to 400 | Diyarbakır |
| Abdullah Fikri Efendi | 1884 to 1905 | 21 | 500 to 600 | Bilecik |
| Hasan Efendi | 1877 to 1896 | 20 | 380 to 500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| İskender Efendi | 1873 to 1892 | 20 | 300 to 1,000 | Beirut (Beyrut) |
| Ruantuvan Efendi | 1887 to 1907 | 20 | 300 to 750 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mustafa Hakkı Efendi | 1885 to 1903 | 18 | 600 to 700 | Damascus (Şam) |
| Osman Hulusi Efendi | 1871 to 1889 | 18 | 330 to 500 | Trabzon |
| Ali Rıza Efendi | 1884 to 1901 | 17 | 200 to 300 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi | 1892 to 1908 | 16 | 400 | Kayseri |
| Mehmed Zülfikar Efendi | 1890 to 1906 | 16 | 400 to 1,000 | Harput |
| Mehmet Ali Bey | 1873 to 1888 | 16 | 495 to 600 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mihran Yazmacıyan Efendi | 1887 to 1904 | 15 | 250 to 500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ömer Neşet Efendi | 1887 to 1904 | 15 | 150 to 500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Antuvan Kabareciyan Efendi | 1878 to 1892 | 14 | 240 to 400 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Hüseyin Avni Efendi | 1884 to 1898 | 14 | 400 to 500 | Sivas |
| Mehmet Eşref Efendi | 1892 to 1906 | 14 | 400 to 450 | Lovech (Lofça) |
| Mehmet Şükrü Efendi | 1884 to 1898 | 14 | 300 to 550 | Sivas |
| Mehmet Vahit Sıtkı Efendi | 1875 to 1888 | 14 | 380 to 500 | Aleppo (Halep) |
| Todori İstavridis Efendi | 1889 to 1903 | 14 | 150 to 285 | Izmir (İzmir) |
| İbrahim Hakkı Efendi | 1881 to 1894 | 13 | 142 to 285 | Kayseri |
| İsmail Şükrü Efendi | 1869 to 1903 | 13 | 500 to 850 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Sait Efendi | 1881 to 1894 | 13 | 475 to 570 | Beirut (Beyrut) |
Show the other 75 officials
| Official | Years | Annual entries | Kuruş a month | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agop Sırrı Efendi | 1880 to 1893 | 12 | 500 | Kütahya |
| Ahmet Rıza Efendi | 1872 to 1883 | 12 | 110 to 150 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Şükrü Efendi | 1864 to 1876 | 12 | 300 to 960 | Izmir (İzmir) |
| Viçen Remzi Efendi | 1885 to 1898 | 12 | 150 to 300 | Ankara |
| Ahmet Hamdi Efendi | 1882 to 1906 | 11 | 275 to 400 | Diyarbakır |
| Ali Rasih Efendi | 1866 to 1879 | 11 | 300 | Ankara |
| Bekir Sami Efendi | 1864 to 1875 | 11 | 300 to 600 | Rusya |
| Mehmet Tahsin Efendi | 1893 to 1904 | 11 | 300 to 350 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Osman Efendi | 1890 to 1901 | 11 | 540 to 600 | Thessaloniki (Selanik) |
| Ahmet Nuri Efendi | 1894 to 1904 | 10 | 237 to 400 | Bursa |
| Ali Rıza Efendi | 1883 to 1893 | 10 | 120 to 300 | Ilgaz (Koçhisar) |
| Ali Rıza Efendi | 1890 to 1900 | 10 | 300 to 350 | Kastamonu |
| Hüseyin Besim Efendi | 1859 to 1869 | 10 | 150 | Kemah |
| Mehmet Fikri Efendi | 1893 to 1903 | 10 | 200 to 500 | Kastamonu |
| Mehmet Nuri Efendi | 1888 to 1898 | 10 | 400 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Ruşen Efendi | 1887 to 1897 | 10 | 300 to 400 | Van |
| Salih Efendi | 1896 to 1906 | 10 | 300 to 365 | Bosna |
| Viçen Vinsan? Mecid Efendi | 1876 to 1885 | 10 | 320 to 500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Ali Rıza Efendi | 1893 to 1902 | 9 | 540 to 600 | Rhodes (Rodos) |
| Ali Rıza Efendi | 1897 to 1906 | 9 | 150 to 200 | Debrei bala |
| Andon Efendi | 1869 to 1881 | 9 | 250 to 700 | Ankara |
| Andon Efendi | 1869 to 1881 | 9 | 250 to 700 | Ankara |
| Futuhi Efendi | 1890 to 1899 | 9 | 250 to 300 | Mosul (Musul) |
| Mehmet Behçet Efendi | 1896 to 1905 | 9 | 500 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Muhsin Efendi | 1892 to 1904 | 9 | 285 to 350 | Kemah |
| Nuh Efendi | 1894 to 1905 | 9 | 250 to 400 | Latakia (Lazkiye) |
| Yuvan Fahri Efendi | 1889 to 1898 | 9 | 380 | Kayseri |
| Ahmet Vasıf Efendi | 1892 to 1900 | 8 | 200 to 300 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Hüseyin Fehmi Efendi | 1897 to 1905 | 8 | 560 to 700 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Hüsnü Efendi | 1892 to 1900 | 8 | 500 | Sivas |
| İbrahim Halil Efendi | 1886 to 1905 | 8 | 100 to 300 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| İbrahim Selim Susa Efendi | 1881 to 1889 | 8 | 400 to 700 | Beirut (Beyrut) |
| Ligoraki Efendi | 1894 to 1902 | 8 | 120 to 350 | Silivri |
| Mehmet Sait Efendi | 1894 to 1902 | 8 | 400 | Erzurum |
| Mehmet Salih Efendi | 1893 to 1901 | 8 | 200 to 400 | Niš (Niş) |
| Mehmet Şevket Efendi | 1894 to 1902 | 8 | 400 to 500 | Elazığ |
| Mehmet Ziver Efendi | 1852 to 1861 | 8 | 300 to 750 | Erzurum |
| Mustafa Bayezid Efendi | 1892 to 1900 | 8 | 300 | Bilan |
| Ömer Lütfü Efendi | 1899 to 1907 | 8 | 400 | Nevşehir |
| Osman Fevzi Efendi | 1899 to 1907 | 8 | 300 to 400 | Nevşehir |
| Osman Şevki Efendi | 1894 to 1902 | 8 | 500 to 640 | Elazığ |
| Salih Celalettin Efendi | 1897 to 1905 | 8 | 300 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| YOSEF ÇOZİF EFENDİ | 1896 to 1904 | 8 | 300 | Aleppo (Halep) |
| Ahmet Efendi | 1874 to 1882 | 7 | 200 | Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa) |
| Ahmet Şevket Efendi | 1895 to 1902 | 7 | 285 to 300 | Kütahya |
| Artin Ayvazyan Efendi | 1885 to 1892 | 7 | 250 to 400 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Fethullah Kemal Efendi | 1888 to 1898 | 7 | 200 to 500 | Aleppo (Halep) |
| Firdevs Efendi | 1888 to 1895 | 7 | 350 | Şarköy |
| Fransuva Efendi | 1892 to 1904 | 7 | 300 to 495 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Hasan Şevki Efendi | 1891 to 1898 | 7 | 400 to 490 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| İbrahim Saffet Efendi | 1878 to 1884 | 7 | 160 to 300 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| İlyaho Romanov Efendi | 1896 to 1905 | 7 | 200 to 500 | Damascus (Şam) |
| Mahmut Hamdi Efendi | 1856 to 1863 | 7 | 300 | Kemaliye (Eğin) |
| Mehmet Fazıl Efendi | 1899 to 1906 | 7 | 500 | Erzurum |
| Mehmet Necati Efendi | 1903 to 1910 | 7 | 250 to 600 | Skopje (Üsküp) |
| Mehmet Salim Efendi | 1878 to 1885 | 7 | 285 to 500 | Lyaskovets (Leskofça) |
| Mehmet Şevki Efendi | 1895 to 1902 | 7 | 150 | Bosna |
| Ömer Fevzi Efendi | 1890 to 1897 | 7 | 300 to 400 | Thessaloniki (Selanik) |
| Salih Vasfi Bey | 1883 to 1890 | 7 | 400 to 600 | Katerini (Katerin) |
| Abdülaziz Efendi | 1898 to 1904 | 6 | 200 to 450 | Ioannina (Yanya) |
| Ali Rıza Efendi | 1888 to 1894 | 6 | 150 | Măcin (Maçin) |
| Ali Riza Efendi | 1898 to 1904 | 6 | 285 to 300 | Ioannina (Yanya) |
| Antas Efendi | 1888 to 1894 | 6 | 350 to 450 | Izmir (İzmir) |
| Arif Efendi | 1893 to 1899 | 6 | 500 | Erzurum |
| Emin Zihni Efendi | 1892 to 1901 | 6 | 100 to 300 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Hafız Mehmet Sadık Efendi | 1887 to 1893 | 6 | 380 | Burdur |
| Hanna Efendi | 1891 to 1901 | 6 | 300 to 400 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Hasan Cemal Efendi | 1901 to 1907 | 6 | 250 to 350 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Hasan Efendi | 1876 to 1881 | 6 | 240 to 300 | Crete (Girit) |
| Hüseyin Efendi | 1900 to 1906 | 6 | 400 | Malatya |
| Hüseyin Sabri Efendi | 1895 to 1901 | 6 | 250 to 300 | Bursa |
| Hüsnü Efendi | 1897 to 1904 | 6 | 200 to 400 | Pristina (Priştine) |
| İsmail Hilmi Efendi | 1893 to 1899 | 6 | 675 to 750 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Kosti Efendi | 1889 to 1895 | 6 | 50 to 250 | Istanbul (Dersaadet) |
| Mehmet Ali Efendi | 1894 to 1900 | 6 | 400 to 500 | Veliko Tarnovo (Tırnova) |
Years run from the first to the last annual entry. An official without a recorded name is listed after the named officials.
The other officials are listed on the pages of the places above. All of them are in the data file of this page.
How to read these records: years and calendars, what first recorded means, gaps between annual entries, and salaries.