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Official

Ali Galip Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1852/53 (AH 1269). On record 1875 to 1904, 26 annual entries.

Life

Ali Galip Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1852/53 (AH 1269). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The personnel records also mark the telegraph school. 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 1874/75 (AH 1291). The official was then about 21 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1875/76, the official was about 22 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1875/76, shows Muhabere Memuru in Thessaloniki (Selanik), with 300 kuruş a month. In 1877/78 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Kavak, the salary going from 300 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Thessaloniki). In 1880/81 the record shows Başmemur in Ezine, with 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Kavak). In 1896/97 the record shows 3. Müdür in Darende, the salary going from 600 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Başmemur in Ezine). No annual entry is recorded for 1876/77, 1879/80 and 1894 to 1896.

The highest salary, 600 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1877/78 as Muhabere Memuru. 50 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 560 kuruş. Over 26 years with a salary the median is 600 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and 1 cut. The largest rise, 300 kuruş, is seen in 1877/78. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 1.78 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1903/04, when 51 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1852/53 (AH 1269)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Higher or professional
Telgraf Mektebitelegraph school; recorded as a code
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
1 year
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
1874/75 (AH 1291)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
300

Legal records

Legal record note as worded
Zimmet / Mumaileyh merkez kuyudatını tahrif ederek posta paketleri ve saireden yüz elli liraya karib ihtilas eylediği tebeyyün etmekle bin üç yüz yirmi iki senesi Şevvalinin yirmisinde 15 Kânunuevvel sene 1320 işten el çektirilerek vazifesinin vekaletle idaresi kabil olamadığından sene-i merkume Zilkadesinin dördünde 28 Kânunuevvel sene 1320 idareten azil edildiği şube-i merkumenin 24 Şubat sene 1322 tarihli vukuat pusulasında beyan edilmiştir.; Zimmet / Mumaileyhin rüyet olunan muhasebesinde zuhur eden yirmi bin dört yüz yetmiş üç kuruş dört para zimmetinden dolayı İntihab Komisyonu'nun 30 Eylül sene 1311 tarihli kararı üzerine idareten azl olunup netice-i muhakemesinde meblağ-ı mezkuruzimmetine geçirdiği ikrarıyla sabit olduğundan Kanun-ı Ceza'nın doksanıncı maddesi hükmünce üç ay müddet hapsine ve meblağ-ı mezburdan on bin kuruş teslim eylediği cihetle maa-masarif-i muhakeme meblağ-ı mezkurun küsuru olan on bin dört yüz yetmiş üç kuruş dört paranın kefili bulunan Hacı Mehmet Ağa'dan tahsiline karar verildiği Ezine Kazası Meclis-i İdaresi'nin üç numara ve 29 Teşrinievvel sene 1311 tarihli ilamından anlaşılmış ve mezkur ilam suretinin tercüme-i hâl varakasına rabt olunduğu Telgraf ve Posta Sicill-i Ahval Müdüriyeti'nin 8 Şaban sene 1313 tarihli vukuat pusulasında gösterilmiştir.; Zimmet / Mumaileyhin zuhur eden zimmet-i mezkureden gayr-i ez-tahsil küsuru olan on bin dört yüz yetmiş üç kuruş dört paranın tahsil olunduğu ve kendisinin üç mah müddet mahbusiyet cezasını ikmal eylediği Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti Deavi Kalemi'nin 30 Mart sene 1312 tarihli müzekkeresine atfen nezaret-i müşarünileyha Sicill-i Ahval Şubesi Müdüriyeti'nin 24 Zilhicce sene 1313 tarihli vukuat pusulasında gösterilmiştir.; Zimmet
Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records
1314; 1315; 1316; 1317; 1318; 1319; 1320; 1321

Career

Career of Ali Galip Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1874/75AH 1291First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)300first-salary field
1875/76AH 1292Muhabere MemuruThessaloniki (Selanik)300
No annual entry: 1876/77 (AH 1293)
1877 to 1879AH 1294 to 1296Muhabere Memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1877/78600
1878600
1878/79600
Kavak600
No annual entry: 1879/80 (AH 1297)
1880 to 1894AH 1298 to 1311Başmemur
14 entries
YearSalary
1880/81600
1881/82600
1882/83600
1883/84600
1884/85600
1885/86600
1886/87600
1887/88600
1888/89600
1889/90600
1890/91600
1891/92600
1892/93600
1893/94600
Ezine600
No annual entry: 1894 to 1896 (AH 1312 to 1313)
1896 to 1904AH 1314 to 13213. Müdür
8 entries
YearSalary
1896/97500
1897/98500
1898/99500
1899/1900500
1900/01500
1901/02500
1902/03500
1903/04500
Darende500
Monthly salary, kuruş
no entryno entry02004006001878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 1320600 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 Ali Galip Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1875/7630053040012%
1877/7860056041050%
187860060050046%
1878/7960060042047%
1880/8160050050060%
1881/8260050060060%
1882/8360050057059%
1883/8460050058559%
1884/8560050060059%
1885/8660050060058%
1886/8760050058559%
1887/8860050060058%
1888/8960050067058%
1889/9060050060058%
1890/9160050060059%
1891/9260050070059%
1892/9360050070059%
1893/9460050072560%
1896/9750050054049%
1897/9850050054049%
1898/9950050054048%
1899/190050050054047%
1900/0150050054047%
1901/0250050054049%
1902/0350050054049%
1903/0450047554051%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
IstanbulDarendeThessalonikiKavakEzine

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

13 officials in all. Officials recorded in Ezine

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 (26)

Annual entries of Ali Galip Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1875/76AH 1292Muhabere MemuruThessaloniki (Selanik)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_200; 397
1877/78AH 1294Muhabere MemuruKavak600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_200; 397
1878AH 1295Muhabere MemuruKavak600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_200; 397
1878/79AH 1296Muhabere MemuruKavak600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_200; 397
1880/81AH 1298BaşmemurEzine600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_200; 397
1881/82AH 1299BaşmemurEzine600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_200; 397
1882/83AH 1300BaşmemurEzine600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_200; 397
1883/84AH 1301BaşmemurEzine600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_200; 397
1884/85AH 1302BaşmemurEzine600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_200; 397
1885/86AH 1303BaşmemurEzine600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_200; 397
1886/87AH 1304BaşmemurEzine600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_200; 397
1887/88AH 1305BaşmemurEzine600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_200; 397
1888/89AH 1306BaşmemurEzine600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_200; 397
1889/90AH 1307BaşmemurEzine600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_200; 397
1890/91AH 1308BaşmemurEzine600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_200; 397
1891/92AH 1309BaşmemurEzine600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_200; 397
1892/93AH 1310BaşmemurEzine600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_200; 397
1893/94AH 1311BaşmemurEzine600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_200; 397
1896/97AH 13143. MüdürDarende500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_200; 397
1897/98AH 13153. MüdürDarende500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_200; 397
1898/99AH 13163. MüdürDarende500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_200; 397
1899/1900AH 13173. MüdürDarende500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_200; 397
1900/01AH 13183. MüdürDarende500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_200; 397
1901/02AH 13193. MüdürDarende500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_200; 397
1902/03AH 13203. MüdürDarende500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_200; 397
1903/04AH 13213. MüdürDarende500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_200; 397
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 (19)

Recorded values of Ali Galip Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAli Galip EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1269Recovered 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
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
Telegraph school (recorded code)1Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)1Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1291Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1874Recovered 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
Legal records
Legal record note as wordedZimmet / Mumaileyh merkez kuyudatını tahrif ederek posta paketleri ve saireden yüz elli liraya karib ihtilas eylediği tebeyyün etmekle bin üç yüz yirmi iki senesi Şevvalinin yirmisinde 15 Kânunuevvel sene 1320 işten el çektirilerek vazifesinin vekaletle idaresi kabil olamadığından sene-i merkume Zilkadesinin dördünde 28 Kânunuevvel sene 1320 idareten azil edildiği şube-i merkumenin 24 Şubat sene 1322 tarihli vukuat pusulasında beyan edilmiştir. used on this pageLegal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy)
Legal record note as wordedZimmet / Mumaileyhin rüyet olunan muhasebesinde zuhur eden yirmi bin dört yüz yetmiş üç kuruş dört para zimmetinden dolayı İntihab Komisyonu'nun 30 Eylül sene 1311 tarihli kararı üzerine idareten azl olunup netice-i muhakemesinde meblağ-ı mezkuruzimmetine geçirdiği ikrarıyla sabit olduğundan Kanun-ı Ceza'nın doksanıncı maddesi hükmünce üç ay müddet hapsine ve meblağ-ı mezburdan on bin kuruş teslim eylediği cihetle maa-masarif-i muhakeme meblağ-ı mezkurun küsuru olan on bin dört yüz yetmiş üç kuruş dört paranın kefili bulunan Hacı Mehmet Ağa'dan tahsiline karar verildiği Ezine Kazası Meclis-i İdaresi'nin üç numara ve 29 Teşrinievvel sene 1311 tarihli ilamından anlaşılmış ve mezkur ilam suretinin tercüme-i hâl varakasına rabt olunduğu Telgraf ve Posta Sicill-i Ahval Müdüriyeti'nin 8 Şaban sene 1313 tarihli vukuat pusulasında gösterilmiştir. other valueLegal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy)
Legal record note as wordedZimmet / Mumaileyhin zuhur eden zimmet-i mezkureden gayr-i ez-tahsil küsuru olan on bin dört yüz yetmiş üç kuruş dört paranın tahsil olunduğu ve kendisinin üç mah müddet mahbusiyet cezasını ikmal eylediği Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti Deavi Kalemi'nin 30 Mart sene 1312 tarihli müzekkeresine atfen nezaret-i müşarünileyha Sicill-i Ahval Şubesi Müdüriyeti'nin 24 Zilhicce sene 1313 tarihli vukuat pusulasında gösterilmiştir. other valueLegal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy)
Legal record note as wordedZimmet other valueLegal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy)
Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records1314; 1315; 1316; 1317; 1318; 1319; 1320; 1321Later annual personnel extract
What the sources named in this table are
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)
A workbook of notes on legal records. The wording is kept as written. It may hold an accusation or an acquittal, it is not the finding of a court, and its year is the year of the record, not the date of an event.
Legal notes (later workbook copy)
A later copy of the workbook of notes on legal records. The same wording in both copies is one note, not two.
Later annual personnel extract
The detailed annual personnel file of October 2025. It marks single annual entries with a criminal-record flag and holds status words such as Vefat. For a death, the year is the year of the annual list in which the status word stands.
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.
  • The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
  • Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
  • 26 annual entries of 26 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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