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Official

Unnamed official (0067_0234; sayfa no:465)

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Diyarbakır in 1861/62 (AH 1278). On record 1888 to 1891, 3 annual entries.

Life

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Diyarbakır in 1861/62 (AH 1278). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Tuccar.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration).

First work is recorded in Diyarbakır in 1878/79 (AH 1296). The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1888/89, the official was about 27 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1888/89, shows Muhabere Memuru in Şanlıurfa (Urfa), with 400 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1888/89 as Muhabere Memuru. 27 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 3 years with a salary the median is 400 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1890/91, when 28 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1861/62 (AH 1278)
Birthplace
Diyarbakır
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Tuccar

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 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.

First work

Year
1878/79 (AH 1296)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
400

Career

Career of Unnamed official (0067_0234; sayfa no:465), one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1878/79AH 1296First workDiyarbakır400first-salary field
1888 to 1891AH 1306 to 1308Muhabere Memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1888/89400
1889/90400
1890/91400
Şanlıurfa (Urfa)400
Monthly salary, kuruş
01002003004001888/89AH 13061889/90AH 13071890/91AH 1308400 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001888/89AH 13061889/90AH 13071890/91AH 1308This 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 Unnamed official (0067_0234; sayfa no:465) against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1888/8940050040027%
1889/9040050040027%
1890/9140050040028%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
DiyarbakırŞanlıurfa

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Recorded with

Recorded in the same place in the same years

Officials recorded in Şanlıurfa (Urfa)

Same school recorded

3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

71 officials in all. Officials born in Diyarbakır

Full record

Annual entries (3)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (0067_0234; sayfa no:465)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1888/89AH 1306Muhabere MemuruŞanlıurfa (Urfa)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0234; Sayfa No:465
1889/90AH 1307Muhabere MemuruŞanlıurfa (Urfa)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0234; Sayfa No:465
1890/91AH 1308Muhabere MemuruŞanlıurfa (Urfa)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0234; Sayfa No:465
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 (13)

Recorded values of Unnamed official (0067_0234; sayfa no:465) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1278Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacediyarbakirRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdiyarbakirRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationTuccarRecovered 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
SchoolRusdiye MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling7Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0Recovered annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1296Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1879Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeDiyarbakirRecovered 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.

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