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Official

Unnamed official (0086_0159: 313)

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1876/77 (AH 1293). On record 1893 to 1906, 10 annual entries.

Life

This official, whose name is not recorded, 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 imam.

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 Istanbul in 1886/87 (AH 1304). The official was then about 11 years old. The record gives 7 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1893/94, the official was about 17 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1893/94, shows Muhabere Memuru in Beyoğlu, with 300 kuruş a month. In 1898/99 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 300 to 100 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Beyoğlu). No annual entry is recorded for 1895 to 1898.

The highest salary, 950 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1905/06 as Muhabere Memuru. 85 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 475 kuruş. Over 10 years with a salary the median is 350 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and 1 cut. The largest rise, 500 kuruş, is seen in 1905/06. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 10.08 per cent a year on average.

Record

Personal

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

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
1886/87 (AH 1304)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
300

Career

Career of Unnamed official (0086_0159: 313), one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1886/87AH 1304First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)300first-salary field
1893 to 1895AH 1311 to 1312Muhabere Memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1893/94300
1894/95300
Beyoğlu300
No annual entry: 1895 to 1898 (AH 1313 to 1315)
1898 to 1906AH 1316 to 1323Muhabere Memuru
8 entries
YearSalary
1898/99100
1899/1900350
1900/01350
1901/02350
1902/03350
1903/04350
1904/05450
1905/06950
Istanbul (Dersaadet)100 to 950
Monthly salary, kuruş
no entry05001,0001894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 1322950 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001,0001894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 1322This 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 (0086_0159: 313) against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1893/9430050040017%
1894/9530050040017%
1898/991005004002%
1899/190035050040026%
1900/0135050040025%
1901/0235050040027%
1902/0335050038029%
1903/0435047535032%
1904/0545045035048%
1905/0695047533085%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
IstanbulBeyoğlu

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Recorded with

Recorded in the same place in the same years

1,036 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

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 (10)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (0086_0159: 313)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1893/94AH 1311Muhabere MemuruBeyoğlu300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0159: 313
1894/95AH 1312Muhabere MemuruBeyoğlu300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0159: 313
1898/99AH 1316Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0159: 313
1899/1900AH 1317Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)350Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0159: 313
1900/01AH 1318Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)350Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0159: 313
1901/02AH 1319Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)350Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0159: 313
1902/03AH 1320Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)350Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0159: 313
1903/04AH 1321Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)350Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0159: 313
1904/05AH 1322Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)450Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0159: 313
1905/06AH 1323Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)950Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0159: 313
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 (0086_0159: 313) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
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 occupationimamRecovered 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
First work
First work: year (AH)1304Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1887Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)300Recovered 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.
  • 10 annual entries of 10 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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