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Official

Ahmet Naci Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1888/89 (AH 1306). On record 1907 to 1910, 3 annual entries.

Life

Ahmet Naci Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1888/89 (AH 1306). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.

Schooling recorded: İdadi Mektebi, with 9 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Arabic, with Kitabet; French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Damascus (Şam) in 1907/08 (AH 1325). The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1907/08, the official was about 18 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1907/08, shows Muvakkat Memuru in Damascus, with 300 kuruş a month. In 1909/10 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Kosova, the salary going from 300 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muvakkat Memuru in Damascus).

The highest salary, 600 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1909/10 as Muhabere Memuru. 56 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 462.5 kuruş. Over 3 years with a salary the median is 300 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 300 kuruş, is seen in 1909/10. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 41.42 per cent a year on average.

Record

Personal

Born
1888/89 (AH 1306)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish

Education

Idadi
İdadi Mektebi (9 years)idadi school (preparatory secondary school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Middle
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
No

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

Languages

Arabic
Kitabetwriting
French
Kitabetwriting
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1907/08 (AH 1325)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
300

Career

Career of Ahmet Naci Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1907/08AH 1325First workDamascus (Şam)300first-salary field
1907 to 1909AH 1325 to 1326Muvakkat Memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1907/08300
1908/09300
Damascus (Şam)300
1909/10AH 1327Muhabere MemuruKosova600
Monthly salary, kuruş
02004006001907/08AH 13251908/09AH 13261909/10AH 1327600 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001907/08AH 13251908/09AH 13261909/10AH 1327This 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 Ahmet Naci Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1907/0830030039%
1908/0930035030036%
1909/10600462.530056%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
IstanbulKosovaDamascus

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

11 officials in all. Officials recorded in Damascus (Şam)

Same school recorded

132 officials in all. Officials with İdadi Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

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

Full record

Annual entries (3)

Annual entries of Ahmet Naci Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1907/08AH 1325Muvakkat MemuruDamascus (Şam)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract189-122-121
1908/09AH 1326Muvakkat MemuruDamascus (Şam)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract189-122-121
1909/10AH 1327Muhabere MemuruKosova600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract189-122-121
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 Ahmet Naci Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAhmet Naci EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1306Recovered 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
Schoolidadi mektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling9Recovered 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)1325Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1907Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placesamRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)300Recovered 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.