Official
Hüseyin Avni Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Larissa (Yenişehir-i Fener) in 1854/55 (AH 1271). On record 1881 to 1904, 21 annual entries. Death recorded 1904/05.
Archive reference 54_188; 373
Life#
Hüseyin Avni Efendi was born in Larissa (Yenişehir-i Fener) in 1854/55 (AH 1271). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.
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: Greek (Rum), with Tekellum; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Trikala (Tırhala) in 1879/80 (AH 1297). The official was then about 25 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 142 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1881/82, the official was about 27 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1881/82, shows Memur in Sinop, with 142 kuruş a month. In 1885/86 the record shows Memur in Ayvalık, the salary going from 142 to 240 kuruş a month (before: Memur in Sinop). In 1889/90 the record shows Memur in Soufli (Sofulu), the salary going from 240 to 159 kuruş a month (before: Memur in Ayvalık). In 1892/93 the record shows Nakliye Memuru in Didymoteicho (Dimetoka), the salary going from 159 to 200 kuruş a month (before: Memur in Soufli). In 1896/97 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Soufli, the salary going from 200 to 250 kuruş a month (before: Nakliye Memuru in Didymoteicho). In 1903/04 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Marmaris, the salary going from 250 to 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Soufli). No annual entry is recorded for 1884/85 and 1888/89.
The highest salary, 380 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1903/04 as Muhabere Memuru. 34 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 475 kuruş. Over 21 years with a salary the median is 240 kuruş a month, with 4 rises and 1 cut. The largest rise, 130 kuruş, is seen in 1903/04. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 4.58 per cent a year on average.
A death is recorded under 1904/05 (AH 1322): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1854/55 (AH 1271)
- Birthplace
- Larissa (Yenişehir-i Fener)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Esnaf
- Death recorded
- 1904/05 (AH 1322)the year of the annual list with the word Vefat, not a date of death
Education
- Primary
- Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 2 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
- Greek (Rum)
- Tekellumspeaking. Rum is the word of the records for Greek as spoken by the Orthodox Christians of the empire. It is kept apart from the column Greek, which the records also have
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1879/80 (AH 1297)
- Place
- Trikala (Tırhala)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 142
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1879/80AH 1297 | First work | Trikala (Tırhala) | 142first-salary field |
| 1881 to 1884AH 1299 to 1301 | Memur | Sinop | 142 |
| No annual entry: 1884/85 (AH 1302) | |||
| 1885 to 1888AH 1303 to 1305 | Memur | Ayvalık | 240 |
| No annual entry: 1888/89 (AH 1306) | |||
| 1889 to 1892AH 1307 to 1309 | Memur | Soufli (Sofulu) | 159 |
| 1892 to 1896AH 1310 to 1313 | Nakliye Memuru | Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) | 200 |
| 1896 to 1903AH 1314 to 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Soufli (Sofulu) | 250 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Marmaris | 380 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881/82 | 142 | 500 | 390 | 2% |
| 1882/83 | 142 | 500 | 400 | 1% |
| 1883/84 | 142 | 500 | 425 | 1% |
| 1885/86 | 240 | 500 | 500 | 6% |
| 1886/87 | 240 | 500 | 400 | 6% |
| 1887/88 | 240 | 500 | 300 | 6% |
| 1889/90 | 159 | 500 | 300 | 6% |
| 1890/91 | 159 | 500 | 285 | 7% |
| 1891/92 | 159 | 500 | 200 | 8% |
| 1892/93 | 200 | 500 | 275 | 9% |
| 1893/94 | 200 | 500 | 275 | 9% |
| 1894/95 | 200 | 500 | 250 | 9% |
| 1895/96 | 200 | 500 | 250 | 9% |
| 1896/97 | 250 | 500 | 400 | 13% |
| 1897/98 | 250 | 500 | 400 | 14% |
| 1898/99 | 250 | 500 | 400 | 13% |
| 1899/1900 | 250 | 500 | 400 | 12% |
| 1900/01 | 250 | 500 | 400 | 13% |
| 1901/02 | 250 | 500 | 400 | 14% |
| 1902/03 | 250 | 500 | 380 | 15% |
| 1903/04 | 380 | 475 | 350 | 34% |
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
- Mehmet Hayri EfendiSinop, 3 shared years
- Asım EfendiAyvalık, 3 shared years
- Said Hulusi EfendiSinop, 3 shared years
- John Vitali EfendiAyvalık, 3 shared years
- Bekir Sami EfendiSinop, 2 shared years
15 officials in all. Officials recorded in Soufli (Sofulu)
Same school recorded
- Abdulkadir EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Ahmet Kadri EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Ahmet Tevfik EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Hasan EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- İbrahim Hakkı EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1881/82 (AH 1299)
744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Tahir EfendiLarissa (Yenişehir-i Fener), born 1855/56 (AH 1272)
- Ömer Zihni EfendiLarissa (Yenişehir-i Fener), born 1856/57 (AH 1273)
- Cemal EfendiLarissa (Yenişehir-i Fener), born 1851/52 (AH 1268)
- Hasan Ruhi EfendiLarissa (Yenişehir-i Fener), born 1851/52 (AH 1268)
- Mehmet Celal EfendiLarissa (Yenişehir-i Fener), born 1851/52 (AH 1268)
23 officials in all. Officials born in Larissa (Yenişehir-i Fener)
Full record
Annual entries (21)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Memur | Sinop | 142 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_188; 373 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Memur | Sinop | 142 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_188; 373 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Memur | Sinop | 142 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_188; 373 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Memur | Ayvalık | 240 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_188; 373 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Memur | Ayvalık | 240 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_188; 373 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Memur | Ayvalık | 240 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_188; 373 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Memur | Soufli (Sofulu) | 159 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_188; 373 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Memur | Soufli (Sofulu) | 159 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_188; 373 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Memur | Soufli (Sofulu) | 159 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_188; 373 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Nakliye Memuru | Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_188; 373 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Nakliye Memuru | Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_188; 373 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Nakliye Memuru | Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_188; 373 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Nakliye Memuru | Didymoteicho (Dimetoka) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_188; 373 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhabere Memuru | Soufli (Sofulu) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_188; 373 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Soufli (Sofulu) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_188; 373 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Soufli (Sofulu) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_188; 373 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Soufli (Sofulu) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_188; 373 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Soufli (Sofulu) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_188; 373 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Soufli (Sofulu) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_188; 373 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Soufli (Sofulu) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_188; 373 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Marmaris | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_188; 373 |
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 | Hüseyin Avni Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1271 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | yenisehir2 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | selanik | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Esnaf | 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 | Sibyan Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 2 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1297 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1880 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Tirhala | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 142 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Status | ||
| Death recorded under the year (AH) | 1322 | 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.
- 21 annual entries of 21 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.