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Official

Unnamed official (0007_0145; 287)

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1860/61 (AH 1277). On record 1880 to 1885, 5 annual entries.

Life

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Istanbul in 1860/61 (AH 1277). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.

Schooling recorded: Harbiye Mektebi, with 12 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: French, with asina; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1878/79 (AH 1296). The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1880/81, the official was about 20 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1880/81, shows Memur in Istanbul, with 200 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 200 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1880/81 as Memur. 5 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 500 kuruş. Over 5 years with a salary the median is 200 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1884/85, when 3 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1860/61 (AH 1277)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish

Education

Higher or professional
Harbiye Mektebi (12 years)Military School (Harbiye)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
2 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Other High
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
No

The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.

Languages

French
asinafamiliarity
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

Year
1878/79 (AH 1296)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
200

Career

Career of Unnamed official (0007_0145; 287), one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1878/79AH 1296First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)200first-salary field
1880 to 1885AH 1298 to 1302Memur
5 entries
YearSalary
1880/81200
1881/82200
1882/83200
1883/84200
1884/85200
Istanbul (Dersaadet)200
Monthly salary, kuruş
0501001502001880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 1302200 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001880/81AH 12981881/82AH 12991882/83AH 13001883/84AH 13011884/85AH 1302This 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 (0007_0145; 287) against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1880/812005003505%
1881/822005003905%
1882/832005004003%
1883/842005004254%
1884/852005004003%

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.

Recorded with

Recorded in the same place in the same years

425 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Same school recorded

Officials with Harbiye Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Full record

Annual entries (5)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (0007_0145; 287)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1880/81AH 1298MemurIstanbul (Dersaadet)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0007_0145; 287
1881/82AH 1299MemurIstanbul (Dersaadet)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0007_0145; 287
1882/83AH 1300MemurIstanbul (Dersaadet)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0007_0145; 287
1883/84AH 1301MemurIstanbul (Dersaadet)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0007_0145; 287
1884/85AH 1302MemurIstanbul (Dersaadet)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0007_0145; 287
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 (0007_0145; 287) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1277Recovered 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
SchoolMekteb-i HarbiyeRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling12Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)2Recovered annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1296Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1879Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)200Recovered 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.
  • 5 annual entries of 5 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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