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.
Archive reference 0007_0145; 287
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)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- 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)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 200
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1878/79AH 1296 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200first-salary field |
| 1880 to 1885AH 1298 to 1302 | Memur | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880/81 | 200 | 500 | 350 | 5% |
| 1881/82 | 200 | 500 | 390 | 5% |
| 1882/83 | 200 | 500 | 400 | 3% |
| 1883/84 | 200 | 500 | 425 | 4% |
| 1884/85 | 200 | 500 | 400 | 3% |
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
- Ali Rıza BeyIstanbul, 5 shared years
- Mehmet Recai EfendiIstanbul, 5 shared years
- Unnamed official (0006_0311; 617)Istanbul, 5 shared years
- Ali Rıza EfendiIstanbul, 5 shared years
- Ömer BeyIstanbul, 5 shared years
425 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Abdullah Naili EfendiHarbiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Hüseyin Şevki EfendiHarbiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Mehmet Nazmi BeyHarbiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1864/65 (AH 1281)
- Ali Riza EfendiHarbiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1863/64 (AH 1280)
- Jan Holoşki Bin JozefHarbiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1860/61 (AH 1277)
Same birthplace
- Abdullah Şemsettin EfendiIstanbul, born 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Ahmet Nurettin EfendiIstanbul, born 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Andon İzekiyan EfendiIstanbul, born 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Andon Yaldızyan EfendiIstanbul, born 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Antuan Teofilidi EfendiIstanbul, born 1860/61 (AH 1277)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (5)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Memur | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0007_0145; 287 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Memur | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0007_0145; 287 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Memur | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0007_0145; 287 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Memur | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0007_0145; 287 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Memur | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0007_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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Birth year (AH) | 1277 | 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 |
| 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 | Mekteb-i Harbiye | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 12 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 2 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1296 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1879 | 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) | 200 | 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.
- 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.