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Official

Hüseyin Faik Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1872/73 (AH 1289). On record 1894 to 1907, 12 annual entries.

Life

Hüseyin Faik Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1872/73 (AH 1289). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.

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 Elazığ in 1894/95 (AH 1312). The official was then about 22 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 500 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1894/95, the official was about 22 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1894/95, shows Muhabere Memuru in Elazığ, with 500 kuruş a month. In 1896/97 the record shows 3. Müdür in Diyadin, with 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Elazığ). In 1897/98 the record shows 3. Müdür in Avrathisar, with 500 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Diyadin). In 1898/99 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Skopje (Üsküp), with 500 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Avrathisar). In 1899/1900 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Pljevlja (Taşlıca), the salary going from 500 to 450 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Skopje). In 1900/01 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Pristina (Priştine), with 450 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Pljevlja). In 1901/02 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Pljevlja, with 450 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Pristina). In 1904/05 the record shows 3. Müdür in Moykovac, the salary going from 500 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Pljevlja). In 1905/06 the record shows 3. Müdür in Havsa, the salary going from 600 to 500 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Moykovac). No annual entry is recorded for 1895/96.

The highest salary, 600 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1904/05 as 3. Müdür. 67 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 450 kuruş. Over 12 years with a salary the median is 500 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1904/05. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 51 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1872/73 (AH 1289)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish

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
1894/95 (AH 1312)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
500

Career

Career of Hüseyin Faik Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1894/95AH 1312First workElazığ500first-salary field
1894/95AH 1312Muhabere MemuruElazığ500
No annual entry: 1895/96 (AH 1313)
1896/97AH 13143. MüdürDiyadin500
1897/98AH 13153. MüdürAvrathisar500
1898/99AH 1316Muhabere MemuruSkopje (Üsküp)500
1899/1900AH 1317Muhabere MemuruPljevlja (Taşlıca)450
1900/01AH 1318Muhabere MemuruPristina (Priştine)450
1901 to 1904AH 1319 to 1321Muhabere Memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1901/02450
1902/03450
1903/04500
Pljevlja (Taşlıca)450 to 500
1904/05AH 13223. MüdürMoykovac600
1905 to 1907AH 1323 to 13243. Müdür
2 entries
YearSalary
1905/06500
1906/07500
Havsa500
Monthly salary, kuruş
no entry02004006001894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 1324600 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 1324This 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 Hüseyin Faik Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1894/9550050040046%
1896/9750050054049%
1897/9850050054049%
1898/9950050040048%
1899/190045050040043%
1900/0145050040043%
1901/0245050040045%
1902/0345050038046%
1903/0450047535051%
1904/0560045054067%
1905/0650047554050%
1906/0750045054051%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
IstanbulHavsaElazığDiyadinAvrathisarSkopjePljevljaPristina

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Recorded with

Recorded in the same place in the same years

40 officials in all. Officials recorded in Pljevlja (Taşlıca)

Same school recorded

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

Same birthplace

1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Full record

Annual entries (12)

Annual entries of Hüseyin Faik Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1894/95AH 1312Muhabere MemuruElazığ500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_20; 27
1896/97AH 13143. MüdürDiyadin500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_20; 27
1897/98AH 13153. MüdürAvrathisar500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_20; 27
1898/99AH 1316Muhabere MemuruSkopje (Üsküp)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_20; 27
1899/1900AH 1317Muhabere MemuruPljevlja (Taşlıca)450Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_20; 27
1900/01AH 1318Muhabere MemuruPristina (Priştine)450Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_20; 27
1901/02AH 1319Muhabere MemuruPljevlja (Taşlıca)450Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_20; 27
1902/03AH 1320Muhabere MemuruPljevlja (Taşlıca)450Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_20; 27
1903/04AH 1321Muhabere MemuruPljevlja (Taşlıca)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_20; 27
1904/05AH 13223. MüdürMoykovac600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_20; 27
1905/06AH 13233. MüdürHavsa500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_20; 27
1906/07AH 13243. MüdürHavsa500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_20; 27
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 Hüseyin Faik Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameHüseyin Faik EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1289Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacedersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdersaadetRecovered 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)1312Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1894Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeElazigRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)500Recovered 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.
  • 11 annual entries of 12 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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