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Official

Ahmet Feyzi Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1876/77 (AH 1293). On record 1896 to 1903, 7 annual entries.

Life

Ahmet Feyzi Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1876/77 (AH 1293). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Yuzbasi.

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 Tarhune in 1889/90 (AH 1307). The official was then about 14 years old. The record gives 7 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1896/97, the official was about 20 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1896/97, shows Muhabere Memuru in Tripoli (Trablusgarp), with 400 kuruş a month. In 1902/03 the record shows 2. Müdür in Hato, the salary going from 420 to 720 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Tripoli).

The highest salary, 720 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1902/03 as 2. Müdür. 77 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 7 years with a salary the median is 420 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 300 kuruş, is seen in 1902/03. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 10.29 per cent a year on average.

Record

Personal

Born
1876/77 (AH 1293)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Yuzbasi

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
7 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
1889/90 (AH 1307)
Place
Tarhune
First salary field (kuruş a month)
400

Career

Career of Ahmet Feyzi Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1889/90AH 1307First workTarhune400first-salary field
1896 to 1902AH 1314 to 1319Muhabere Memuru
6 entries
YearSalary
1896/97400
1897/98400
1898/99400
1899/1900420
1900/01420
1901/02420
Tripoli (Trablusgarp)400 to 420
1902/03AH 13202. MüdürHato720
Monthly salary, kuruş
02004006008001896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 1320720 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 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 Ahmet Feyzi Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1896/9740050040032%
1897/9840050040032%
1898/9940050040031%
1899/190042050040042%
1900/0142050040042%
1901/0242050040044%
1902/0372050080077%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
IstanbulHatoTripoli

Not drawn. No position recorded: Tarhune.

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

19 officials in all. Officials recorded in Tripoli (Trablusgarp)

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 (7)

Annual entries of Ahmet Feyzi Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1896/97AH 1314Muhabere MemuruTripoli (Trablusgarp)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_223_441
1897/98AH 1315Muhabere MemuruTripoli (Trablusgarp)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_223_441
1898/99AH 1316Muhabere MemuruTripoli (Trablusgarp)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_223_441
1899/1900AH 1317Muhabere MemuruTripoli (Trablusgarp)420Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_223_441
1900/01AH 1318Muhabere MemuruTripoli (Trablusgarp)420Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_223_441
1901/02AH 1319Muhabere MemuruTripoli (Trablusgarp)420Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_223_441
1902/03AH 13202. MüdürHato720Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_223_441
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 Ahmet Feyzi Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAhmet Feyzi EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1293Recovered 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
Father's occupationyuzbasiRecovered 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)7Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1307Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1890Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeTarhuneRecovered 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.
  • 7 annual entries of 7 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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