Osman Nuri Efendi

Born in Bihać (Bihke) in 1877/78 (AH 1294), Osman Nuri Efendi was the child of a clerk (katip). Osman Nuri began work in Vidin in 1892/93, at about 16. The annual lists begin in 1892/93, with Osman Nuri as Telgrafhane mülâzımı in Vidin, where the entries run to 1896/97. Alongside, the lists for 1896 to 1898 give a second post, in Lithor as Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuru. Alongside, the lists for 1897 to 1899 give a second post, in Thessaloniki as Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi muhabere memuru. The annual lists then follow Osman Nuri to Adana from 1899 to 1907. Alongside, the lists for 1906/07 give a second post, in Krusova as Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi müdürü. The farthest post, Adana, lay about 1,850 km from Bihać, and fewer than 5 per cent of the 5,339 officials with a known birthplace and place of service served as far from the birthplace.

The salary went from 250 kuruş a month in 1896/97 to 500 in 1906/07, the peak, in Krusova, when 51 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1906/07.