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.
Archive reference 0086_0159: 313
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)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- 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)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 300
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1886/87AH 1304 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300first-salary field |
| 1893 to 1895AH 1311 to 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 300 |
| No annual entry: 1895 to 1898 (AH 1313 to 1315) | |||
| 1898 to 1906AH 1316 to 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 to 950 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893/94 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 17% |
| 1894/95 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 17% |
| 1898/99 | 100 | 500 | 400 | 2% |
| 1899/1900 | 350 | 500 | 400 | 26% |
| 1900/01 | 350 | 500 | 400 | 25% |
| 1901/02 | 350 | 500 | 400 | 27% |
| 1902/03 | 350 | 500 | 380 | 29% |
| 1903/04 | 350 | 475 | 350 | 32% |
| 1904/05 | 450 | 450 | 350 | 48% |
| 1905/06 | 950 | 475 | 330 | 85% |
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
- Hüseyin Hasip EfendiIstanbul and 1 other place, 9 shared years
- Haydar Rıfat EfendiIstanbul and 1 other place, 9 shared years
- Mehmet Ali BeyIstanbul and 1 other place, 9 shared years
- Ali Nail EfendiIstanbul, 8 shared years
- Basri EfendiIstanbul, 8 shared years
1,036 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Abdülaziz EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1893/94 (AH 1311)
- Abdülaziz EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1893/94 (AH 1311)
- Abdullah Arif EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1893/94 (AH 1311)
- Abdullah Faik EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1893/94 (AH 1311)
- Abdullah Halit EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1893/94 (AH 1311)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdullah Faik EfendiIstanbul, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Ahmet Cemil EfendiIstanbul, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Ahmet Feyzi EfendiIstanbul, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Ahmet İhsan EfendiIstanbul, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Ahmet Nefi EfendiIstanbul, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (10)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0086_0159: 313 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0086_0159: 313 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0086_0159: 313 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0086_0159: 313 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0086_0159: 313 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0086_0159: 313 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0086_0159: 313 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0086_0159: 313 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 450 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0086_0159: 313 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 950 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0086_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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Birth year (AH) | 1293 | 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 |
| Father's occupation | imam | 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) | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1304 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1887 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 300 | 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.
- 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.