Official
Osman Nuri Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Bilaga in 1877/78 (AH 1294). On record 1896 to 1905, 8 annual entries.
Archive reference 120-175-345
Life#
Born in Bilaga in 1877/78 (AH 1294), Osman Nuri Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a clerk (ketebe). Schooling took seven years, at a middle school (Rüşdiye Mektebi).
Work began in Vidin in 1892/93, at about 16, with four unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 250 kuruş. The annual lists begin in 1896/97, with Osman Nuri as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru) in Lithor. The last posts were in Thessaloniki (Selanik) and Adana from 1897 to 1903 and Kruševo (Kruşova) from 1903 to 1905, with a rise to postal official (Posta Memuru) in 1899/1900.
Pay rose from 250 kuruş a month in 1896/97 to a peak of 500 in 1903/04, as Muhabere Memuru in Kruševo, when 51 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1904/05. Osman Nuri probably has an entry in "II. Abdülhamid Dönemi Bosna-Hersekli devlet adamları" by DİLEK AKDEMİR (2018) (the name and the archive register and page agree, though the birthplace differs).
Places in order of time#
Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.
Not on the map, as no position is recorded: birthplace Bilaga.
First work 1892/93 (AH 1310)
1899 to 1903 (AH 1317 to 1320)
No annual entry for 1898/99 (AH 1316) before it.
400 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years
Career and salary#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896/97 | 250 | 500 | 400 | 13% |
| 1897/98 | 250 | 500 | 400 | 14% |
| 1899/1900 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 31% |
| 1900/01 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 31% |
| 1901/02 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 32% |
| 1902/03 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 33% |
| 1903/04 | 500 | 475 | 350 | 51% |
| 1904/05 | 500 | 450 | 350 | 52% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1892/93AH 1310 | First work | Vidin | 250first-salary field |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhabere Memuru | Lithor | 250 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 250 |
| No annual entry: 1898/99 (AH 1316) | |||
| 1899 to 1903AH 1317 to 1320 | Posta Memuru | Adana | 400 |
| 1903 to 1905AH 1321 to 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Kruševo (Kruşova) | 500 |
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Birthplace
- Bilaga
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- ketebe
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 4 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
- 1892/93 (AH 1310)
- Place
- Vidin
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 250
Named in scholarly works#
No link between a work and an official has been accepted. Each entry was found by fixed rules on the name and the recorded fields, and says what it rests on.
II. Abdülhamid Dönemi Bosna-Hersekli devlet adamları (DİLEK AKDEMİR, 2018). Name as printed: Osman Nuri Efendi. PDF pages 270 and 271.
Probable link: same name and register and page of the archive reference; the recorded birthplace lies outside that place
Recorded with#
Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.
Same place, same years
Of the 36 officials with entries in Adana in the same years, Osman Nuri Efendi had the 20th highest salary.
- Ahmet Rüştü Efendi4 shared years; highest salary 3,000 kuruş
- Ömer Hilmi Efendi4 shared years; highest salary 3,000 kuruş
- Tahsin Necati Efendi4 shared years; highest salary 900 kuruş
- Hacı Sadık Efendi4 shared years; highest salary 850 kuruş
- Halit Şahabettin Efendi4 shared years; highest salary 600 kuruş
Same job title, same years
Of the 1,507 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Osman Nuri Efendi had the 568th highest salary.
- Mehmet Hulusi Bey4 shared years; highest salary 2,600 kuruş
- Mustafa Fazıl Bey4 shared years; highest salary 1,700 kuruş
- Mehmet Sadullah Efendi4 shared years; highest salary 1,650 kuruş
- Mehmet Asım Efendi4 shared years; highest salary 1,550 kuruş
- Mehmet Hurşit Efendi4 shared years; highest salary 1,500 kuruş
Same school
Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Osman Nuri Efendi had the 1,253rd highest salary of them.
- Abdi Nazım Efendiborn 1877/78 (AH 1294); highest salary 600 kuruş
- Abdülaziz Fikri Efendiborn 1877/78 (AH 1294); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Abdülkerim Efendiborn 1877/78 (AH 1294); highest salary 100 kuruş
- Abdullah Efendiborn 1877/78 (AH 1294); highest salary 400 kuruş
- Ahmet Efendiborn 1877/78 (AH 1294); highest salary 800 kuruş
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 164 officials whose first annual entry is for 1896/97 (AH 1314), 163 have a recorded salary; Osman Nuri Efendi had the 54th highest salary of them.
- Abdullah Efendifirst entry in Baghdad (Bağdat); highest salary 460 kuruş
- Ahmet Efendifirst entry in Kalatzemder; highest salary 800 kuruş
- Bayram Hulusi Efendifirst entry in Shkodër (İşkodra); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Elyaho Romanofirst entry in Galata; highest salary 500 kuruş
- İlyaho Romanov Efendifirst entry in Galata; highest salary 500 kuruş
Full record
Annual entries (8)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhabere Memuru | Lithor | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-175-345 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-175-345 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Posta Memuru | Adana | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-175-345 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Posta Memuru | Adana | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-175-345 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Posta Memuru | Adana | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-175-345 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Posta Memuru | Adana | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-175-345 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Kruševo (Kruşova) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-175-345 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Kruševo (Kruşova) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 120-175-345 |
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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Osman Nuri Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1294 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | bilaga | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | bosna | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | ketebe | 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) | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1310 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1892 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Vidin | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 250 | Recovered 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.
- 8 annual entries of 8 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.
Subjects
- Osman Nuri Efendi
- Communications official (Muhabere Memuru)
- Adana
- Bilaga
- Rüşdiye school (Rüşdiye Mektebi)
- Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Biography of an Ottoman official (Osmanlı memurunun biyografisi)
- Career and pay (memuriyet ve maaş)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)