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Official

Unnamed official (0157_0187; 369)

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Gerede in 1885/86 (AH 1303). On record 1907 to 1909, 2 annual entries.

Archive reference 0157_0187; 369

Compare Unnamed official (0157_0187; 369) with other officials

Life

This official was born in Gerede in 1885/86 (AH 1303) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Schooling took seven years, at a middle school (Rüşdiye Mektebi); the official also held a qualification (a diploma, certificate, training or decoration).

At about 21, in 1907/08, the official began work in Kastamonu, paid from the start, on 150 kuruş a month. The first annual entry, for 1907/08, places the official in Gerede, the birthplace, as Muvassil. The last post was in Karadeniz Ereğli in 1908/09, with a rise to communications official (Muhabere Memuru).

Pay rose from 150 kuruş a month in 1907/08 to a peak of 200 in 1908/09, as Muhabere Memuru in Karadeniz Ereğli, when 16 per cent of paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1908/09.

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 4 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1907/081907/081908/091234GeredeKastamonuKaradeniz Ereğli

  1. Gerede

    Born 1885/86 (AH 1303)

  2. Kastamonu

    First work 1907/08 (AH 1325)

  3. Gerede

    1907/08 (AH 1325)

    Muvassil

    150 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  4. Karadeniz Ereğli

    1908/09 (AH 1326)

    Muhabere Memuru

    200 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

Career and salary

Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearyears with one job titleno annual entry
0501001502001907/08AH 13251908/09AH 1326200 kuruşMuvassilMuhabere Memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001907/08AH 13251908/09AH 1326This 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 (0157_0187; 369) against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1907/0815030012%
1908/0920035025016%

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 Unnamed official (0157_0187; 369), one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1907/08AH 1325First workKastamonu150first-salary field
1907/08AH 1325MuvassilGerede150
1908/09AH 1326Muhabere MemuruKaradeniz Ereğli200

Record

Personal

Born
1885/86 (AH 1303)
Birthplace
Gerede
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Middle
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
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
1907/08 (AH 1325)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
150

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 2 officials with entries in Gerede in the same years, Unnamed official (0157_0187; 369) had the lowest salary.

All 11 officials with entries in Gerede

Same job title, same years

Of the 4 officials with the title Muvassil in the same years, Unnamed official (0157_0187; 369) had the lowest salary.

All 45 officials with the title Muvassil

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Unnamed official (0157_0187; 369) had the 2,739th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 6 officials born in Gerede, Unnamed official (0157_0187; 369) had the lowest salary.

The page of Gerede, with the 6 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 157 officials whose first annual entry is for 1907/08 (AH 1325), Unnamed official (0157_0187; 369) had the 75th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (2)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (0157_0187; 369)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325MuvassilGerede150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0157_0187; 369
1908/09AH 1326Muhabere MemuruKaradeniz Ereğli200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0157_0187; 369
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 (12)

Recorded values of Unnamed official (0157_0187; 369) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1303Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacegeredeRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthkastamonuRecovered 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)0Recovered annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1325Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1907Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeKastamonuRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)150Recovered 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.

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

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