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Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Tekirdağ in 1862/63 (AH 1279). On record 1879 to 1883, 4 annual entries.

Archive reference 5_63; 123

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Life

Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi was born in Tekirdağ in 1862/63 (AH 1279) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father's occupation was "Degirmenci". Schooling took seven years, at a middle school (Rüşdiye Mektebi).

Hüseyin Hüsnü began work in the telegraph service (Telgraf) in Istanbul in 1877/78, at about 15, with three unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 95 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1879/80, places Hüseyin Hüsnü in Istanbul as Icmal Katibi, where the entries run to 1881/82. The last entry, for 1882/83, names neither a title nor a place.

The salary never rose above the first in the lists, 95 kuruş a month in 1879/80, as Icmal Katibi in Istanbul, when fewer than 1 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over three years the salaries add up to 3,420 kuruş, 19 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The last annual entry is for 1882/83.

Places in order of time

Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.

All 3 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1877/7812TekirdağIstanbul

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 3 (Place not recorded).

  1. Tekirdağ

    Born 1862/63 (AH 1279)

  2. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    First work 1877/78 (AH 1294); 1879 to 1882 (AH 1297 to 1299)

    First work as Telgraf

    Icmal Katibi

    95 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  3. Place not recorded not on the map

    1882/83 (AH 1300)

    entries in 1 year

Career and salary

Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearentry of another institutionsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
0501001879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 130095 kuruşIcmal Katibi
Salary against the medians of the same year
501002005001879/80AH 12971880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 1300This officialMedian, all officials

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 Hüsnü Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1879/80955000%
1880/81955000%
1881/82955000%

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

Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.

Career of Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1877/78AH 1294Telgraffirst workIstanbul (Dersaadet)95first-salary field
1879 to 1882AH 1297 to 1299Icmal Katibi
3 entries
YearSalary
1879/8095
1880/8195
1881/8295
Istanbul (Dersaadet)95
1882/83AH 1300
Other institution

Record

Personal

Born
1862/63 (AH 1279)
Birthplace
Tekirdağ
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Degirmenci

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school); place of the school as worded: Galata
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
1877/78 (AH 1294)
First job as worded
Telgraf
Age at first work (workbook field)
15
First salary field (kuruş a month)
95
First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
95

Recorded with

Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.

Same place, same years

Of the 399 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi had the 398th highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi had the 3,123rd highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 21 officials born in Tekirdağ, Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi had the lowest salary.

The page of Tekirdağ, with the 21 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 60 officials whose first annual entry is for 1879/80 (AH 1297), Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi had the lowest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (4)

Annual entries of Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1879/80AH 1297Icmal KatibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)95Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_63; 123
1880/81AH 1298Icmal KatibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)95Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_63; 123
1881/82AH 1299Icmal KatibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)95Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract5_63; 123
1882/83AH 1300OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook5_63; 123
What the sources named in this table are
Cross-ministry personnel workbook
A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
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 (24)

Recorded values of Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameHüseyin Hüsnü EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook
Birth year (AH)1279Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
BirthplacetekirdagRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Birthplace: district (kaza)TekirdagCross-ministry personnel workbook
Birthplace: sancakTekirdagCross-ministry personnel workbook
Birthplace: province (vilayet)EdirneCross-ministry personnel workbook
Province of birthedirneRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationdegirmenciRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
ReligionMuslumanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Nationality or communityTurkishRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Schooling
SchoolRusdiye MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Place of the schoolGalataCross-ministry personnel workbook
Years of schooling7Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)3Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
First work
First work: year (AH)1294Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook
First work: Gregorian year as stored1877Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
First work: district (kaza)istanbulCross-ministry personnel workbook
First work: sancakistanbulCross-ministry personnel workbook
First work: province (vilayet)istanbulCross-ministry personnel workbook
First job as wordedTelgrafLinked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Age at first work (workbook field)15Cross-ministry personnel workbook
First salary field (kuruş a month)95Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)95Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
What the sources named in this table are
Cross-ministry personnel workbook
A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
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.
Linked personnel workbook
The original personnel workbook, from which selected fields on background and first work are taken.
  • Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
  • 3 annual entries of 4 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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

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