Official
Ahmet Naci Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1888/89 (AH 1306). On record 1907 to 1910, 3 annual entries.
Archive reference 189-122-121
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)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- 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)
- Place
- Damascus (Şam)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 300
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907/08AH 1325 | First work | Damascus (Şam) | 300first-salary field |
| 1907 to 1909AH 1325 to 1326 | Muvakkat Memuru | Damascus (Şam) | 300 |
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Muhabere Memuru | Kosova | 600 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907/08 | 300 | 300 | 39% | |
| 1908/09 | 300 | 350 | 300 | 36% |
| 1909/10 | 600 | 462.5 | 300 | 56% |
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 and its place on the map.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Mehmet Hayri EfendiDamascus (Şam), 2 shared years
- Ali Rıza EfendiKosova, 1 shared year
- Mehmet Hüsnü EfendiDamascus (Şam), 1 shared year
- Mehmet Rüştü EfendiDamascus (Şam), 1 shared year
- MEHMET ŞAKİR EFENDİDamascus (Şam), 1 shared year
11 officials in all. Officials recorded in Damascus (Şam)
Same school recorded
- Abdullah Avni Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
- Abidin Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
- Ahmet Müeyyed Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
- Ahmet Şevket Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
- Ali Mazhar Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
132 officials in all. Officials with İdadi Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdurrahman Süreyya BeyIstanbul, born 1888/89 (AH 1306)
- Ahmet Vehbi EfendiIstanbul, born 1888/89 (AH 1306)
- Ali Hayri EfendiIstanbul, born 1888/89 (AH 1306)
- Hasan Sami EfendiIstanbul, born 1888/89 (AH 1306)
- Hüseyin Mazlum EfendiIstanbul, born 1888/89 (AH 1306)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (3)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Muvakkat Memuru | Damascus (Şam) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 189-122-121 |
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Muvakkat Memuru | Damascus (Şam) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 189-122-121 |
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Muhabere Memuru | Kosova | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 189-122-121 |
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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Ahmet Naci Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1306 | 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 | idadi mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 9 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1325 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1907 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | sam | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 300 | 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.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.