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Official

Halit Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1880/81 (AH 1298). On record 1900 to 1903, 3 annual entries.

Archive reference 116_173; 343

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Life

Born in Istanbul in 1880/81 (AH 1298), Halit Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a tradesman (esnaf). Schooling took seven years, at a middle school (Rüşdiye Mektebi).

Work began in Istanbul in 1900/01, at about 19, paid from the start, on 100 kuruş a month. From 1900/01 to 1902/03 every annual entry places Halit in Istanbul, the birthplace, first as a deliverer (Müvezzi), from 1902/03 as a letters official (Mekâtib Memuru).

The salary went from 100 kuruş a month in 1900/01 to 300 in 1902/03, the peak, as Mekâtib Memuru in Istanbul, when 21 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, three years of salary come to 6,000 kuruş, 33 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The last annual entry is for 1902/03.

Career and salary

Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearyears with one job titleno annual entry
01002003001900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 1320300 kuruşMüvezziMekâtib Memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 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 Halit Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1900/011005001701%
1901/021005001501%
1902/0330050023521%

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 Halit Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1900/01AH 1318First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)100first-salary field
1900 to 1902AH 1318 to 1319Müvezzi
2 entries
YearSalary
1900/01100
1901/02100
Istanbul (Dersaadet)100
1902/03AH 1320Mekâtib MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)300

Record

Personal

Born
1880/81 (AH 1298)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Esnaf

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 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
1900/01 (AH 1318)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
100

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 740 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Halit Efendi had the 559th highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 15 officials with the title Müvezzi in the same years, Halit Efendi had the 11th highest salary.

All 65 officials with the title Müvezzi

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Halit Efendi had the 2,211th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Halit Efendi had the 1,419th highest salary of them.

The page of Istanbul, with the 1,999 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 140 officials whose first annual entry is for 1900/01 (AH 1318), 139 have a recorded salary; Halit Efendi had the 84th highest salary of them.

Full record

Annual entries (3)

Annual entries of Halit Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1900/01AH 1318MüvezziIstanbul (Dersaadet)100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract116_173; 343
1901/02AH 1319MüvezziIstanbul (Dersaadet)100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract116_173; 343
1902/03AH 1320Mekâtib MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract116_173; 343
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 Halit Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameHalit EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1298Recovered 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 occupationesnafRecovered 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; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1318Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1900Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)100Recovered 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.
  • 3 annual entries of 3 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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

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