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Officials

Officials first recorded in 1852/53 (AH 1269)

3 officials with the first annual entry for this year, listed by highest salary

In 1852/53 (AH 1269) the collection records 19 officials; for 3 of them it is the first annual entry. The first annual entry is not the year of hiring: the personnel record gives the year of first work in a separate field. For 1 of the 3 that year is earlier. See How to read the records.

The first entries are in 3 places. The most frequent job title is Posta Memuru (2). The median salary in 1852/53 was 400 kuruş a month, over the 3 with a salary that year.

The table lists them by highest monthly salary, the rank the personal pages give under “Recorded with”. Equal salaries share a rank.

Officials first recorded in 1852/53 (AH 1269)
RankOfficialBornBirthplacePlace of the first entryJob title thereSalary in 1852/53 (kuruş)Highest salary (kuruş)Last entry
1Mehmed Nazım Efendi1832/33Istanbul (Dersaadet)Istanbul (Dersaadet)Posta Memuru6501,5001857/58
2Mehmet Ziver Efendi1831/32ErzurumKastamonuPosta Memuru3001,0001876/77
3Ahmet Efendi1822/23OrtahisarGenisea (Yenice-i Karasu)Muhabere Memuru4005001853/54

Other years

Officials by the year of their first annual entry, with how many each year.

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