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Official

Kadri Efend

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Rumeli in 1860/61 (AH 1277). On record 1877 to 1902, 24 annual entries.

Archive reference 37_58; 113

Life

Kadri Efend was born in Rumeli in 1860/61 (AH 1277). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as seyh.

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: Bulgarian, with Tekellum; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Sehirkoy in 1877/78 (AH 1294). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 0.5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1877/78, the official was about 16 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1877/78, shows Muhabere Memuru in Niš (Niş), with 400 kuruş a month. In 1878 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Çatalca, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Niš). In 1881/82 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Edirne, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Çatalca). In 1887/88 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Babaeski (Baba-yı Atik), the salary going from 400 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Edirne). In 1893/94 the record shows 3. Müdür in Sinop, the salary going from 500 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Babaeski). In 1900/01 the record shows 2. Müdür in Adana, the salary going from 540 to 800 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Sinop). No annual entry is recorded for 1879 to 1881.

The highest salary, 800 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1900/01 as 2. Müdür. 81 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 24 years with a salary the median is 500 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and 1 cut. The largest rise, 260 kuruş, is seen in 1900/01. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 2.81 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1901/02, when 81 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1860/61 (AH 1277)
Birthplace
Rumeli
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
seyh

Education

Primary
Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0.5 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

Bulgarian
Tekellumspeaking
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

Year
1877/78 (AH 1294)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
400

Career

Career of Kadri Efend, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1877/78AH 1294First workSehirkoy400first-salary field
1877/78AH 1294Muhabere MemuruNiš (Niş)400
1878 to 1879AH 1295 to 1296Muhabere Memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1878400
1878/79400
Çatalca400
No annual entry: 1879 to 1881 (AH 1297 to 1298)
1881 to 1887AH 1299 to 1304Muhabere Memuru
6 entries
YearSalary
1881/82400
1882/83400
1883/84400
1884/85400
1885/86400
1886/87400
Edirne400
1887 to 1893AH 1305 to 1310Muhabere Memuru
6 entries
YearSalary
1887/88500
1888/89500
1889/90500
1890/91500
1891/92500
1892/93500
Babaeski (Baba-yı Atik)500
1893 to 1900AH 1311 to 13173. Müdür
7 entries
YearSalary
1893/94600
1894/95600
1895/96600
1896/97540
1897/98540
1898/99540
1899/1900540
Sinop600 to 540
1900 to 1902AH 1318 to 13192. Müdür
2 entries
YearSalary
1900/01800
1901/02800
Adana800
Monthly salary, kuruş
no entry02004006008001878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 1315800 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 1315This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same title

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
Salary of Kadri Efend against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1877/7840056041016%
187840060050017%
1878/7940060042018%
1881/8240050040031%
1882/8340050040028%
1883/8440050040027%
1884/8540050040027%
1885/8640050040027%
1886/8740050040027%
1887/8850050040041%
1888/8950050040041%
1889/9050050040042%
1890/9150050040043%
1891/9250050040043%
1892/9350050040044%
1893/9460050060060%
1894/9560050060060%
1895/9660050060059%
1896/9754050054061%
1897/9854050054061%
1898/9954050054061%
1899/190054050054060%
1900/0180050080081%
1901/0280050080081%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
RumeliAdanaNišÇatalcaEdirneBabaeskiSinop

Not drawn. No position recorded: Sehirkoy.

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

108 officials in all. Officials recorded in Sinop

Same school recorded

744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

Officials born in Rumeli

Full record

Annual entries (24)

Annual entries of Kadri Efend
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1877/78AH 1294Muhabere MemuruNiš (Niş)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract37_58; 113
1878AH 1295Muhabere MemuruÇatalca400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract37_58; 113
1878/79AH 1296Muhabere MemuruÇatalca400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract37_58; 113
1881/82AH 1299Muhabere MemuruEdirne400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract37_58; 113
1882/83AH 1300Muhabere MemuruEdirne400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract37_58; 113
1883/84AH 1301Muhabere MemuruEdirne400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract37_58; 113
1884/85AH 1302Muhabere MemuruEdirne400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract37_58; 113
1885/86AH 1303Muhabere MemuruEdirne400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract37_58; 113
1886/87AH 1304Muhabere MemuruEdirne400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract37_58; 113
1887/88AH 1305Muhabere MemuruBabaeski (Baba-yı Atik)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract37_58; 113
1888/89AH 1306Muhabere MemuruBabaeski (Baba-yı Atik)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract37_58; 113
1889/90AH 1307Muhabere MemuruBabaeski (Baba-yı Atik)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract37_58; 113
1890/91AH 1308Muhabere MemuruBabaeski (Baba-yı Atik)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract37_58; 113
1891/92AH 1309Muhabere MemuruBabaeski (Baba-yı Atik)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract37_58; 113
1892/93AH 1310Muhabere MemuruBabaeski (Baba-yı Atik)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract37_58; 113
1893/94AH 13113. MüdürSinop600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract37_58; 113
1894/95AH 13123. MüdürSinop600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract37_58; 113
1895/96AH 13133. MüdürSinop600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract37_58; 113
1896/97AH 13143. MüdürSinop540Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract37_58; 113
1897/98AH 13153. MüdürSinop540Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract37_58; 113
1898/99AH 13163. MüdürSinop540Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract37_58; 113
1899/1900AH 13173. MüdürSinop540Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract37_58; 113
1900/01AH 13182. MüdürAdana800Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract37_58; 113
1901/02AH 13192. MüdürAdana800Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract37_58; 113
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)

Recorded values of Kadri Efend with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameKadri EfendPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1277Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacerumeliRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthrumeli sarkiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationseyhRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionMuslumanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityTurkishRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
SchoolSibyan MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0.5Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1294Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1877Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placesehirkoyRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)400Recovered 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.
  • 24 annual entries of 24 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.