Official
Ali Afif Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1848/49 (AH 1265). On record 1865 to 1880, 16 annual entries. Death recorded 1883/84.
Archive reference 5_369; 735
Life#
Ali Afif Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1848/49 (AH 1265). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Hizmetli.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The personnel records also mark the telegraph school. 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 Istanbul in 1862/63 (AH 1279). The official was then about 14 years old. The record gives 3 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 480 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1865/66, the official was about 16 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1865/66, shows Muhabere Memuru in Edremit, with 480 kuruş a month. In 1866/67 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Ayvalık, the salary going from 480 to 576 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Edremit). In 1867/68 the record shows Başmemur in Ayvalık, the salary going from 576 to 720 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Ayvalık). In 1868/69 the record shows 2. Müdür in Ayvalık, the salary going from 720 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Başmemur in Ayvalık). In 1869/70 the record shows 2. Müdür in Enez (İnoz), the salary going from 800 to 1,000 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Ayvalık). In 1871/72 the record shows 2. Müdür in Bergama, the salary going from 1,000 to 800 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Enez). In 1879/80 the record shows 3. Müdür in Bergama, the salary going from 800 to 600 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Bergama).
The highest salary, 1,000 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1869/70 as 2. Müdür. 71 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 600 kuruş. Over 16 years with a salary the median is 800 kuruş a month, with 4 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 200 kuruş, is seen in 1869/70. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 1.5 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1879/80, when 61 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
A death is recorded under 1883/84 (AH 1301): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1848/49 (AH 1265)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Hizmetli
- Death recorded
- 1883/84 (AH 1301)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)
- Higher or professional
- Telgraf Mektebitelegraph school; recorded as a code
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 3 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
- 1862/63 (AH 1279)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 480
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1862/63AH 1279 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 480first-salary field |
| 1865/66AH 1282 | Muhabere Memuru | Edremit | 480 |
| 1866/67AH 1283 | Muhabere Memuru | Ayvalık | 576 |
| 1867/68AH 1284 | Başmemur | Ayvalık | 720 |
| 1868/69AH 1285 | 2. Müdür | Ayvalık | 800 |
| 1869 to 1871AH 1286 to 1287 | 2. Müdür | Enez (İnoz) | 1,000 |
| 1871 to 1879AH 1288 to 1296 | 2. Müdür | Bergama | 800 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | 3. Müdür | Bergama | 600 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1865/66 | 480 | 650 | 576 | 25% |
| 1866/67 | 576 | 600 | 480 | 46% |
| 1867/68 | 720 | 600 | 1,250 | 58% |
| 1868/69 | 800 | 600 | 1,000 | 61% |
| 1869/70 | 1,000 | 600 | 1,000 | 71% |
| 1870/71 | 1,000 | 600 | 1,000 | 72% |
| 1871/72 | 800 | 550 | 855 | 70% |
| 1872/73 | 800 | 550 | 850 | 70% |
| 1873/74 | 800 | 500 | 830 | 70% |
| 1874/75 | 800 | 535 | 800 | 69% |
| 1875/76 | 800 | 530 | 850 | 70% |
| 1876/77 | 800 | 582.5 | 800 | 67% |
| 1877/78 | 800 | 560 | 800 | 68% |
| 1878 | 800 | 600 | 800 | 65% |
| 1878/79 | 800 | 600 | 800 | 66% |
| 1879/80 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 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
- İbrahim Rahmi EfendiBergama, 2 shared years
- İsmail Zühdü BeyAyvalık, 2 shared years
- Ethem EfendiAyvalık, 2 shared years
- Mustafa Necip BeyBergama, 1 shared year
- Kostantin KotoviliAyvalık, 1 shared year
10 officials in all. Officials recorded in Bergama
Same school recorded
- Abdullah Hamit EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1865/66 (AH 1282)
- Ahmet Hamdi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1865/66 (AH 1282)
- Ali Rıza EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1865/66 (AH 1282)
- Hazım Rasim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1865/66 (AH 1282)
- İsmail EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1865/66 (AH 1282)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmed Rıfat EfendiIstanbul, born 1848/49 (AH 1265)
- Ahmed Sadık EfendiIstanbul, born 1848/49 (AH 1265)
- Ali Nafiz EfendiIstanbul, born 1848/49 (AH 1265)
- Andon Körkis EfendiIstanbul, born 1848/49 (AH 1265)
- Cafer Sadık EfendiIstanbul, born 1848/49 (AH 1265)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (16)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1865/66AH 1282 | Muhabere Memuru | Edremit | 480 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_369; 735 |
| 1866/67AH 1283 | Muhabere Memuru | Ayvalık | 576 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_369; 735 |
| 1867/68AH 1284 | Başmemur | Ayvalık | 720 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_369; 735 |
| 1868/69AH 1285 | 2. Müdür | Ayvalık | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_369; 735 |
| 1869/70AH 1286 | 2. Müdür | Enez (İnoz) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_369; 735 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | 2. Müdür | Enez (İnoz) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_369; 735 |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | 2. Müdür | Bergama | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_369; 735 |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | 2. Müdür | Bergama | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_369; 735 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | 2. Müdür | Bergama | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_369; 735 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | 2. Müdür | Bergama | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_369; 735 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | 2. Müdür | Bergama | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_369; 735 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | 2. Müdür | Bergama | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_369; 735 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | 2. Müdür | Bergama | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_369; 735 |
| 1878AH 1295 | 2. Müdür | Bergama | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_369; 735 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | 2. Müdür | Bergama | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_369; 735 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | 3. Müdür | Bergama | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_369; 735 |
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 (16)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Ali Afif Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1265 | 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 | hizmetli | 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 |
| Telegraph school (recorded code) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 3 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1279 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1862 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 480 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Status | ||
| Death recorded under the year (AH) | 1301 | 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.
- 11 annual entries of 16 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.