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Official

Unnamed official (0049_0023; 43)

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Ankara in 1845/46 (AH 1262). On record 1874 to 1904, 31 annual entries.

Life

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Ankara in 1845/46 (AH 1262). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Muderris.

Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 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 Ankara in 1866/67 (AH 1283). The official was then about 20 years old. The record gives 8 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 450 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1874/75, the official was about 28 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1874/75, shows Muhabere Memuru in Konya, with 450 kuruş a month. In 1877/78 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Eğirdir, with 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Konya). In 1888/89 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Yozgat, with 475 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Eğirdir). In 1890/91 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Karaagac, the salary going from 475 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Yozgat). In 1903/04 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Servia (Serfiçe), the salary going from 500 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Karaagac).

The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1876/77 as Muhabere Memuru. 36 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 582.5 kuruş. Over 31 years with a salary the median is 500 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 50 kuruş, is seen in 1876/77. From the first salary to the last the salary fell by 0.39 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1903/04, when 36 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1845/46 (AH 1262)
Birthplace
Ankara
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Muderris

Education

Primary
Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
8 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Low
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives yes.

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
1866/67 (AH 1283)
Place
Ankara
First salary field (kuruş a month)
450

Career

Career of Unnamed official (0049_0023; 43), one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1866/67AH 1283First workAnkara450first-salary field
1874 to 1877AH 1291 to 1293Muhabere Memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1874/75450
1875/76450
1876/77500
Konya450 to 500
1877 to 1888AH 1294 to 1305Muhabere Memuru
12 entries
YearSalary
1877/78500
1878500
1878/79500
1879/80475
1880/81475
1881/82475
1882/83475
1883/84475
1884/85475
1885/86475
1886/87475
1887/88475
Eğirdir500 to 475
1888 to 1890AH 1306 to 1307Muhabere Memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1888/89475
1889/90475
Yozgat475
1890 to 1903AH 1308 to 1320Muhabere Memuru
13 entries
YearSalary
1890/91500
1891/92500
1892/93500
1893/94500
1894/95500
1895/96500
1896/97500
1897/98500
1898/99500
1899/1900500
1900/01500
1901/02500
1902/03500
Karaagac500
1903/04AH 1321Muhabere MemuruServia (Serfiçe)400
Monthly salary, kuruş
02004006001878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 1320500 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 1320This 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 (0049_0023; 43) against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1874/7545053545032%
1875/7645053040034%
1876/77500582.541036%
1877/7850056041036%
187850060050033%
1878/7950060042034%
1879/8047550038042%
1880/8147550040043%
1881/8247550040042%
1882/8347550040039%
1883/8447550040040%
1884/8547550040039%
1885/8647550040039%
1886/8747550040039%
1887/8847550040038%
1888/8947550040039%
1889/9047550040040%
1890/9150050040043%
1891/9250050040043%
1892/9350050040044%
1893/9450050040046%
1894/9550050040046%
1895/9650050040047%
1896/9750050040049%
1897/9850050040049%
1898/9950050040048%
1899/190050050040047%
1900/0150050040047%
1901/0250050040049%
1902/0350050038049%
1903/0440047535036%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
AnkaraServiaKonyaEğirdirYozgatKaraagac

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

25 officials in all. Officials recorded in Karaagac

Same school recorded

744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

43 officials in all. Officials born in Ankara

Full record

Annual entries (31)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (0049_0023; 43)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1874/75AH 1291Muhabere MemuruKonya450Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
1875/76AH 1292Muhabere MemuruKonya450Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
1876/77AH 1293Muhabere MemuruKonya500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
1877/78AH 1294Muhabere MemuruEğirdir500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
1878AH 1295Muhabere MemuruEğirdir500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
1878/79AH 1296Muhabere MemuruEğirdir500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
1879/80AH 1297Muhabere MemuruEğirdir475Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
1880/81AH 1298Muhabere MemuruEğirdir475Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
1881/82AH 1299Muhabere MemuruEğirdir475Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
1882/83AH 1300Muhabere MemuruEğirdir475Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
1883/84AH 1301Muhabere MemuruEğirdir475Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
1884/85AH 1302Muhabere MemuruEğirdir475Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
1885/86AH 1303Muhabere MemuruEğirdir475Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
1886/87AH 1304Muhabere MemuruEğirdir475Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
1887/88AH 1305Muhabere MemuruEğirdir475Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
1888/89AH 1306Muhabere MemuruYozgat475Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
1889/90AH 1307Muhabere MemuruYozgat475Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
1890/91AH 1308Muhabere MemuruKaraagac500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
1891/92AH 1309Muhabere MemuruKaraagac500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
1892/93AH 1310Muhabere MemuruKaraagac500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
1893/94AH 1311Muhabere MemuruKaraagac500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
1894/95AH 1312Muhabere MemuruKaraagac500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
1895/96AH 1313Muhabere MemuruKaraagac500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
1896/97AH 1314Muhabere MemuruKaraagac500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
1897/98AH 1315Muhabere MemuruKaraagac500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
1898/99AH 1316Muhabere MemuruKaraagac500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
1899/1900AH 1317Muhabere MemuruKaraagac500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
1900/01AH 1318Muhabere MemuruKaraagac500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
1901/02AH 1319Muhabere MemuruKaraagac500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
1902/03AH 1320Muhabere MemuruKaraagac500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
1903/04AH 1321Muhabere MemuruServia (Serfiçe)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0049_0023; 43
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 (0049_0023; 43) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1262Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceankaraRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthankaraRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationMuderrisRecovered 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
SchoolSibyan MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)8Recovered annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1283Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1866Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeAnkaraRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)450Recovered 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.
  • 31 annual entries of 31 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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