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Official

Hızır Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Sivas in 1869/70 (AH 1286). On record 1895 to 1901, 6 annual entries.

Archive reference 0073_0100; 197

Life

Hızır Efendi was born in Sivas in 1869/70 (AH 1286). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. 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 Ioannina (Yanya) in 1895/96 (AH 1313). The official was then about 26 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 1895/96, the official was about 26 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1895/96, shows Muhabere Memuru in Ioannina, with 400 kuruş a month. In 1896/97 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in İskenderun, the salary going from 400 to 350 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Ioannina). In 1897/98 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Antalya, with 350 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in İskenderun).

The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1900/01 as Muhabere Memuru. 47 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 6 years with a salary the median is 350 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and 1 cut. The largest rise, 150 kuruş, is seen in 1900/01. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 4.56 per cent a year on average.

Record

Personal

Born
1869/70 (AH 1286)
Birthplace
Sivas
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Esnaf

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.

Languages

Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1895/96 (AH 1313)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
400

Career

Career of Hızır Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1895/96AH 1313First workIoannina (Yanya)400first-salary field
1895/96AH 1313Muhabere MemuruIoannina (Yanya)400
1896/97AH 1314Muhabere Memuruİskenderun350
1897 to 1901AH 1315 to 1318Muhabere Memuru
4 entries
YearSalary
1897/98350
1898/99350
1899/1900350
1900/01500
Antalya350 to 500
Monthly salary, kuruş
02004006001895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 1318500 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001895/96AH 13131896/97AH 13141897/98AH 13151898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 1318This 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 Hızır Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1895/9640050040030%
1896/9735050040026%
1897/9835050040027%
1898/9935050040026%
1899/190035050040026%
1900/0150050040047%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
SivasAntalyaIoanninaİskenderun

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

30 officials in all. Officials recorded in Antalya

Same school recorded

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

Same birthplace

94 officials in all. Officials born in Sivas

Full record

Annual entries (6)

Annual entries of Hızır Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1895/96AH 1313Muhabere MemuruIoannina (Yanya)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0073_0100; 197
1896/97AH 1314Muhabere Memuruİskenderun350Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0073_0100; 197
1897/98AH 1315Muhabere MemuruAntalya350Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0073_0100; 197
1898/99AH 1316Muhabere MemuruAntalya350Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0073_0100; 197
1899/1900AH 1317Muhabere MemuruAntalya350Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0073_0100; 197
1900/01AH 1318Muhabere MemuruAntalya500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0073_0100; 197
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 Hızır Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameHızır EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1286Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacesivasRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthsivasRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationesnafRecovered 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; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1313Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1895Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeYanyaRecovered 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.
  • 6 annual entries of 6 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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