Official
Salih Hilmi Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Gotse Delchev (Nevrekop) in 1867/68 (AH 1284). On record 1890 to 1892, 2 annual entries.
Archive reference 52_0070; 137
Life#
Salih Hilmi Efendi was born in Gotse Delchev (Nevrekop) in 1867/68 (AH 1284). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.
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 Gotse Delchev in 1883/84 (AH 1301). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 7 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 285 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1890/91, the official was about 23 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1890/91, shows Muhabere Memuru in Thessaloniki (Selanik), with 285 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 285 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1890/91 as Muhabere Memuru. 13 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 2 years with a salary the median is 285 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1891/92, when 15 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1867/68 (AH 1284)
- Birthplace
- Gotse Delchev (Nevrekop)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 7 years
- 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
- 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 285
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1883/84AH 1301 | First work | Gotse Delchev (Nevrekop) | 285first-salary field |
| 1890 to 1892AH 1308 to 1309 | Muhabere Memuru | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 285 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890/91 | 285 | 500 | 400 | 13% |
| 1891/92 | 285 | 500 | 400 | 15% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
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Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Unnamed official (43_66; 129)Thessaloniki (Selanik), 2 shared years
- Agop EfendiThessaloniki (Selanik), 2 shared years
- Mıgırdıç EfendiThessaloniki (Selanik), 2 shared years
- Agop EfendiThessaloniki (Selanik), 2 shared years
- Aleko EfendiThessaloniki (Selanik), 2 shared years
73 officials in all. Officials recorded in Thessaloniki (Selanik)
Same school recorded
- Abbas Rüştü EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1890/91 (AH 1308)
- Abdullah Zühtü EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1890/91 (AH 1308)
- Abdurrahman Sezai EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1890/91 (AH 1308)
- Ahmet HamiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1890/91 (AH 1308)
- Ahmet Nuri EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1890/91 (AH 1308)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Salih Hilmi EfendiGotse Delchev (Nevrekop), born 1867/68 (AH 1284)
- ALİ RIZA EFENDİGotse Delchev (Nevrekop), born 1889/90 (AH 1307)
- Hüseyin Şinasi EfendiGotse Delchev (Nevrekop), born 1889/90 (AH 1307)
- Muhyiddin Nuri EfendiGotse Delchev (Nevrekop), born 1890/91 (AH 1308)
Full record
Annual entries (2)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Muhabere Memuru | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 285 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 52_0070; 137 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Muhabere Memuru | Thessaloniki (Selanik) | 285 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 52_0070; 137 |
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 | Salih Hilmi Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1284 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | nevrekop | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | selanik | 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) | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1301 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1884 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Nevrekop | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 285 | 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.
- 2 annual entries of 2 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.