Official
Besim Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1851/52 (AH 1268). On record 1873 to 1898, 26 annual entries. Death recorded 1898/99.
Archive reference 54_115; 227
Life#
Besim Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1851/52 (AH 1268). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Kaymakam.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 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 Damascus (Şam) in 1868/69 (AH 1285). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 380 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1873/74, the official was about 21 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1873/74, shows Muhabere Memuru in Karesi, with 380 kuruş a month. In 1887/88 the record shows 3. Müdür in Sarayköy, the salary going from 450 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Karesi). In 1894/95 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, with 600 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Sarayköy). In 1895/96 the record shows Başmuhabere Memuru in Kuruçeşme, with 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul). In 1896/97 the record shows Başmuhabere Memuru in Peja (İpek), the salary going from 600 to 540 kuruş a month (before: Başmuhabere Memuru in Kuruçeşme).
The highest salary, 600 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1887/88 as 3. Müdür. 58 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 26 years with a salary the median is 450 kuruş a month, with 4 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 150 kuruş, is seen in 1887/88. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 1.42 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1897/98, when 61 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
A death is recorded under 1898/99 (AH 1316): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1851/52 (AH 1268)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Kaymakam
- Death recorded
- 1898/99 (AH 1316)the year of the annual list with the word Vefat, not a date of death
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 5 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- No
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
- 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Place
- Damascus (Şam)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 380
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1868/69AH 1285 | First work | Damascus (Şam) | 380first-salary field |
| 1873 to 1887AH 1290 to 1304 | Muhabere Memuru | Karesi | 380 to 450 |
| 1887 to 1894AH 1305 to 1311 | 3. Müdür | Sarayköy | 600 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 600 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Başmuhabere Memuru | Kuruçeşme | 600 |
| 1896 to 1898AH 1314 to 1315 | Başmuhabere Memuru | Peja (İpek) | 540 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Death recorded | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1873/74 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 18% |
| 1874/75 | 380 | 535 | 450 | 18% |
| 1875/76 | 380 | 530 | 400 | 18% |
| 1876/77 | 400 | 582.5 | 410 | 17% |
| 1877/78 | 400 | 560 | 410 | 16% |
| 1878 | 400 | 600 | 500 | 17% |
| 1878/79 | 500 | 600 | 420 | 34% |
| 1879/80 | 400 | 500 | 380 | 35% |
| 1880/81 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 34% |
| 1881/82 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 31% |
| 1882/83 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 28% |
| 1883/84 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 27% |
| 1884/85 | 450 | 500 | 400 | 37% |
| 1885/86 | 450 | 500 | 400 | 37% |
| 1886/87 | 450 | 500 | 400 | 37% |
| 1887/88 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 58% |
| 1888/89 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 58% |
| 1889/90 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 58% |
| 1890/91 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 59% |
| 1891/92 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 59% |
| 1892/93 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 59% |
| 1893/94 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 60% |
| 1894/95 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 60% |
| 1895/96 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 59% |
| 1896/97 | 540 | 500 | 540 | 61% |
| 1897/98 | 540 | 500 | 540 | 61% |
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 Sakıp EfendiKaresi, 6 shared years
- Kadri EfendiIstanbul and 1 other place, 2 shared years
- Mehmet İzzet EfendiPeja (İpek), 2 shared years
- Ahmet Refik EfendiIstanbul, 1 shared year
- Eyüp Ragıp EfendiIstanbul, 1 shared year
557 officials in all. Officials recorded in Karesi
Same school recorded
- Ahmet Resmi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Ali Rıza EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Ali Tevfik EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Hafiz Hasan Husnu EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Hasan Sıtkı EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1873/74 (AH 1290)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Hilmi EfendiIstanbul, born 1851/52 (AH 1268)
- Ahmet Rıfat EfendiIstanbul, born 1851/52 (AH 1268)
- Ahmet Safvet EfendiIstanbul, born 1851/52 (AH 1268)
- Ali BeyIstanbul, born 1851/52 (AH 1268)
- Bahcivan Oglu Kalparki EfendiIstanbul, born 1851/52 (AH 1268)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (26)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Muhabere Memuru | Karesi | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_115; 227 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Muhabere Memuru | Karesi | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_115; 227 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Muhabere Memuru | Karesi | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_115; 227 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Muhabere Memuru | Karesi | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_115; 227 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Muhabere Memuru | Karesi | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_115; 227 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Muhabere Memuru | Karesi | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_115; 227 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Muhabere Memuru | Karesi | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_115; 227 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Muhabere Memuru | Karesi | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_115; 227 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Muhabere Memuru | Karesi | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_115; 227 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Muhabere Memuru | Karesi | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_115; 227 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Muhabere Memuru | Karesi | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_115; 227 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Muhabere Memuru | Karesi | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_115; 227 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Muhabere Memuru | Karesi | 450 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_115; 227 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Muhabere Memuru | Karesi | 450 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_115; 227 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Muhabere Memuru | Karesi | 450 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_115; 227 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | 3. Müdür | Sarayköy | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_115; 227 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | 3. Müdür | Sarayköy | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_115; 227 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | 3. Müdür | Sarayköy | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_115; 227 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | 3. Müdür | Sarayköy | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_115; 227 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | 3. Müdür | Sarayköy | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_115; 227 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | 3. Müdür | Sarayköy | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_115; 227 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | 3. Müdür | Sarayköy | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_115; 227 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_115; 227 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Başmuhabere Memuru | Kuruçeşme | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_115; 227 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Başmuhabere Memuru | Peja (İpek) | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_115; 227 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Başmuhabere Memuru | Peja (İpek) | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_115; 227 |
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 (15)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Besim Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1268 | 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 | Kaymakam | 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 | Rusdiye Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 5 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1285 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1868 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | sam | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 380 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Status | ||
| Death recorded under the year (AH) | 1316 | Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy); Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy) |
What the sources named in this table are
- Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
- A copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read for the title wording of each year. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death.
- Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
- A second copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read in the same way. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death. Two copies that agree are one piece of evidence, not two.
- 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.
- 26 annual entries of 26 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.