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Official

Unnamed official (0067_00227; sayfa no:451)

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Skopje (Üsküp) in 1863/64 (AH 1280). On record 1890 to 1908, 18 annual entries.

Life

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Skopje (Üsküp) in 1863/64 (AH 1280). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.

Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration).

First work is recorded in Skopje in 1889/90 (AH 1307). The official was then about 26 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 112 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1890/91, the official was about 27 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1890/91, shows Memur in Skopje, with 112 kuruş a month. In 1891/92 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Sjenica (Seniçe), the salary going from 112 to 190 kuruş a month (before: Memur in Skopje). In 1892/93 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Prizren, with 190 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Sjenica). In 1893/94 the record shows Seyyar Memur in Skopje, the salary going from 190 to 370 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Prizren). In 1895/96 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Carova, the salary going from 370 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Seyyar Memur in Skopje). In 1896/97 the record shows Nakliye Memuru in Pristina (Priştine), with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Carova). In 1899/1900 the record shows Nakliye Memuru in Mitrovica (Mitroviça), with 400 kuruş a month (before: Nakliye Memuru in Pristina). In 1907/08 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Skopje, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Nakliye Memuru in Mitrovica).

The highest salary, 400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1895/96 as Muhabere Memuru. 30 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 18 years with a salary the median is 400 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 180 kuruş, is seen in 1893/94. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 7.78 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1907/08, when 56 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1863/64 (AH 1280)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Esnaf

Education

Primary
Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
1 year
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Low
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
NoShown as in the earlier annual personnel extract. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives yes.

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

First work

Year
1889/90 (AH 1307)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
112

Career

Career of Unnamed official (0067_00227; sayfa no:451), one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1889/90AH 1307First workSkopje (Üsküp)112first-salary field
1890/91AH 1308MemurSkopje (Üsküp)112
1891/92AH 1309Muhabere MemuruSjenica (Seniçe)190
1892/93AH 1310Muhabere MemuruPrizren190
1893 to 1895AH 1311 to 1312Seyyar Memur
2 entries
YearSalary
1893/94370
1894/95370
Skopje (Üsküp)370
1895/96AH 1313Muhabere MemuruCarova400
1896 to 1899AH 1314 to 1316Nakliye Memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1896/97400
1897/98400
1898/99400
Pristina (Priştine)400
1899 to 1907AH 1317 to 1324Nakliye Memuru
8 entries
YearSalary
1899/1900400
1900/01400
1901/02400
1902/03400
1903/04400
1904/05400
1905/06400
1906/07400
Mitrovica (Mitroviça)400
1907/08AH 1325Muhabere MemuruSkopje (Üsküp)400
Monthly salary, kuruş
01002003004001892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 1325400 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001,0001892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 1325This 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 (0067_00227; sayfa no:451) against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1890/911125002854%
1891/921905004009%
1892/931905004009%
1893/9437050060025%
1894/9537050060026%
1895/9640050040030%
1896/9740050030032%
1897/9840050030032%
1898/9940050030031%
1899/190040050030031%
1900/0140050034031%
1901/0240050032532%
1902/0340050034033%
1903/0440047530036%
1904/0540045030038%
1905/0640047530038%
1906/0740045030039%
1907/0840030025056%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
SkopjeSjenicaPrizrenCarovaPristinaMitrovica

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

62 officials in all. Officials recorded in Mitrovica (Mitroviça)

Same school recorded

744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

27 officials in all. Officials born in Skopje (Üsküp)

Full record

Annual entries (18)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (0067_00227; sayfa no:451)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1890/91AH 1308MemurSkopje (Üsküp)112Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_00227; Sayfa No:451
1891/92AH 1309Muhabere MemuruSjenica (Seniçe)190Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_00227; Sayfa No:451
1892/93AH 1310Muhabere MemuruPrizren190Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_00227; Sayfa No:451
1893/94AH 1311Seyyar MemurSkopje (Üsküp)370Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_00227; Sayfa No:451
1894/95AH 1312Seyyar MemurSkopje (Üsküp)370Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_00227; Sayfa No:451
1895/96AH 1313Muhabere MemuruCarova400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_00227; Sayfa No:451
1896/97AH 1314Nakliye MemuruPristina (Priştine)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_00227; Sayfa No:451
1897/98AH 1315Nakliye MemuruPristina (Priştine)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_00227; Sayfa No:451
1898/99AH 1316Nakliye MemuruPristina (Priştine)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_00227; Sayfa No:451
1899/1900AH 1317Nakliye MemuruMitrovica (Mitroviça)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_00227; Sayfa No:451
1900/01AH 1318Nakliye MemuruMitrovica (Mitroviça)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_00227; Sayfa No:451
1901/02AH 1319Nakliye MemuruMitrovica (Mitroviça)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_00227; Sayfa No:451
1902/03AH 1320Nakliye MemuruMitrovica (Mitroviça)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_00227; Sayfa No:451
1903/04AH 1321Nakliye MemuruMitrovica (Mitroviça)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_00227; Sayfa No:451
1904/05AH 1322Nakliye MemuruMitrovica (Mitroviça)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_00227; Sayfa No:451
1905/06AH 1323Nakliye MemuruMitrovica (Mitroviça)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_00227; Sayfa No:451
1906/07AH 1324Nakliye MemuruMitrovica (Mitroviça)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_00227; Sayfa No:451
1907/08AH 1325Muhabere MemuruSkopje (Üsküp)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_00227; Sayfa No:451
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 (13)

Recorded values of Unnamed official (0067_00227; sayfa no:451) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1280Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceuskupRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthkosovaRecovered 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
SchoolSibyan MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)1Recovered annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1307Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1890Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeuskupRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)112Recovered 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.

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