Official
Ali Nail Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1875/76 (AH 1292). On record 1896 to 1906, 10 annual entries.
Archive reference 0074_0165; 327
Life#
Ali Nail Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1875/76 (AH 1292). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1895/96 (AH 1313). The official was then about 20 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 30 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1896/97, the official was about 21 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1896/97, shows Mektubi Kalemi in Istanbul, with 30 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 250 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1905/06 as Mektubi Kalemi. 14 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 475 kuruş. Over 10 years with a salary the median is 170 kuruş a month, with 5 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 70 kuruş, is seen in 1897/98. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 26.56 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Esnaf
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 1 year
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- No
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1895/96 (AH 1313)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 30
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1895/96AH 1313 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 30first-salary field |
| 1896 to 1906AH 1314 to 1323 | Mektubi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 30 to 250 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896/97 | 30 | 500 | 495 | 0% |
| 1897/98 | 100 | 500 | 450 | 2% |
| 1898/99 | 100 | 500 | 472.5 | 2% |
| 1899/1900 | 150 | 500 | 500 | 4% |
| 1900/01 | 150 | 500 | 475 | 4% |
| 1901/02 | 190 | 500 | 500 | 9% |
| 1902/03 | 220 | 500 | 400 | 13% |
| 1903/04 | 220 | 475 | 400 | 13% |
| 1904/05 | 220 | 450 | 400 | 13% |
| 1905/06 | 250 | 475 | 287.5 | 14% |
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
- Basri EfendiIstanbul, 10 shared years
- Hafız Ahmet Muhtar EfendiIstanbul, 10 shared years
- Mehmet Faik EfendiIstanbul, 10 shared years
- Mehmet İhsan EfendiIstanbul, 10 shared years
- Mehmet Refik EfendiIstanbul, 10 shared years
996 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Abdullah Kamil EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314)
- Abdülmecid EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314)
- Abdüssabur Sabri EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314)
- Ahmet Celalettin EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314)
- Ahmet Cevdet EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet HamdiIstanbul, born 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Ahmet Kemal EfendiIstanbul, born 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Ahmet Münir EfendiIstanbul, born 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Ahmet Necip EfendiIstanbul, born 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Ahmet Sırrı EfendiIstanbul, born 1875/76 (AH 1292)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (10)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Mektubi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 30 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0165; 327 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Mektubi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0165; 327 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Mektubi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0165; 327 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Mektubi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0165; 327 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Mektubi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0165; 327 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Mektubi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 190 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0165; 327 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Mektubi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 220 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0165; 327 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Mektubi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 220 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0165; 327 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Mektubi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 220 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0165; 327 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Mektubi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0165; 327 |
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 (14)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Ali Nail Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1292 | 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 |
| Father's occupation | esnaf | 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 | Rusdiye Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1313 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1895 | 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) | 30 | 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.
- 10 annual entries of 10 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.