Official
Hüseyin Faik Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1872/73 (AH 1289). On record 1894 to 1907, 12 annual entries.
Archive reference 70_20; 27
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)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- 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)
- Place
- Elazığ
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 500
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1894/95AH 1312 | First work | Elazığ | 500first-salary field |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Elazığ | 500 |
| No annual entry: 1895/96 (AH 1313) | |||
| 1896/97AH 1314 | 3. Müdür | Diyadin | 500 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | 3. Müdür | Avrathisar | 500 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Skopje (Üsküp) | 500 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Pljevlja (Taşlıca) | 450 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Pristina (Priştine) | 450 |
| 1901 to 1904AH 1319 to 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Pljevlja (Taşlıca) | 450 to 500 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | 3. Müdür | Moykovac | 600 |
| 1905 to 1907AH 1323 to 1324 | 3. Müdür | Havsa | 500 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894/95 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 46% |
| 1896/97 | 500 | 500 | 540 | 49% |
| 1897/98 | 500 | 500 | 540 | 49% |
| 1898/99 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 48% |
| 1899/1900 | 450 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1900/01 | 450 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1901/02 | 450 | 500 | 400 | 45% |
| 1902/03 | 450 | 500 | 380 | 46% |
| 1903/04 | 500 | 475 | 350 | 51% |
| 1904/05 | 600 | 450 | 540 | 67% |
| 1905/06 | 500 | 475 | 540 | 50% |
| 1906/07 | 500 | 450 | 540 | 51% |
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
- Mehmed Mustafa EfendiPljevlja (Taşlıca), 3 shared years
- Emin Zihni EfendiSkopje (Üsküp), 1 shared year
- İbrahim Vehbi EfendiPristina (Priştine), 1 shared year
- Mehmet Tevfik EfendiDiyadin, 1 shared year
- Unnamed official (0067_00160; sayfa no:317)Skopje (Üsküp), 1 shared year
40 officials in all. Officials recorded in Pljevlja (Taşlıca)
Same school recorded
- Abbas EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1894/95 (AH 1312)
- Abdi Nazım EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1894/95 (AH 1312)
- Abdulgafur Sırrı EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1894/95 (AH 1312)
- Abdulgafur Sufi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1894/95 (AH 1312)
- Abdülkerim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1894/95 (AH 1312)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdüllatif EfendiIstanbul, born 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Ahmet Niyazi BeyIstanbul, born 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Ahmet Rauf BeyIstanbul, born 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Ahmet Tevfik EfendiIstanbul, born 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Ali Haydar EfendiIstanbul, born 1872/73 (AH 1289)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (12)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Elazığ | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 70_20; 27 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | 3. Müdür | Diyadin | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 70_20; 27 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | 3. Müdür | Avrathisar | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 70_20; 27 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Skopje (Üsküp) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 70_20; 27 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Pljevlja (Taşlıca) | 450 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 70_20; 27 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Pristina (Priştine) | 450 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 70_20; 27 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Pljevlja (Taşlıca) | 450 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 70_20; 27 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Pljevlja (Taşlıca) | 450 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 70_20; 27 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Pljevlja (Taşlıca) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 70_20; 27 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | 3. Müdür | Moykovac | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 70_20; 27 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | 3. Müdür | Havsa | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 70_20; 27 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | 3. Müdür | Havsa | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 70_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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Hüseyin Faik Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1289 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1312 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1894 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Elazig | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 500 | Recovered 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.