Official
Rüştü Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1863/64 (AH 1280). On record 1883 to 1905, 21 annual entries.
Archive reference 54_199; 395
Life#
Rüştü Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1863/64 (AH 1280). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Kaymakam.
Schooling recorded: Mekteb-i Sultani, with 12 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: French, with Asina; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1879/80 (AH 1297). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 4 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 250 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1883/84, the official was about 20 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1883/84, shows Sevk Kalemi in Galata, with 250 kuruş a month. In 1889/90 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Galata, the salary going from 500 to 700 kuruş a month (before: Sevk Kalemi in Galata). In 1891/92 the record shows Başmemur in Haydarpaşa, with 700 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Galata). In 1895/96 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Mytilene (Midilli), the salary going from 700 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Başmemur in Haydarpaşa). In 1896/97 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu, the salary going from 800 to 720 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Mytilene). In 1897/98 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Bozcaada, the salary going from 720 to 1,000 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu). In 1898/99 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu, the salary going from 1,000 to 720 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Bozcaada). No annual entry is recorded for 1894/95.
The highest salary, 1,000 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1897/98 as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti. 90 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 21 years with a salary the median is 700 kuruş a month, with 4 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 280 kuruş, is seen in 1897/98. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 5.17 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1904/05, when 77 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1863/64 (AH 1280)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Kaymakam
Education
- Higher or professional
- Mekteb-i Sultani (12 years)Imperial School (Galatasaray)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 4 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Other High
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- No
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- French
- Asinafamiliarity
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1879/80 (AH 1297)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 250
Legal records
- Legal record note as worded
- Görev ihmali / Mumaileyh bulunduğu Haydarpaşa Merkezi'nin en esaslı kaptanını yoluyla tutmayıp alâ-halihi bıraktığı ve Frank hasılatını vezneye vaktiyle teslim eylemediği tebeyyün eylemesiyle bin üç yüz on iki senesi Rebiülahirinin yirmi üçünde 12 Eylül sene 1310 idareten azl edilmiş; Görev İhmali
- Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records
- 1313; 1314; 1315; 1316; 1317; 1318; 1319; 1320; 1321; 1322
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1879/80AH 1297 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250first-salary field |
| 1883 to 1889AH 1301 to 1306 | Sevk Kalemi | Galata | 250 to 500 |
| 1889 to 1891AH 1307 to 1308 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Galata | 700 |
| 1891 to 1894AH 1309 to 1311 | Başmemur | Haydarpaşa | 700 |
| No annual entry: 1894/95 (AH 1312) | |||
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Mytilene (Midilli) | 800 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 720 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Bozcaada | 1,000 |
| 1898 to 1905AH 1316 to 1322 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 720 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1883/84 | 250 | 500 | 400 | 6% |
| 1884/85 | 250 | 500 | 400 | 6% |
| 1885/86 | 250 | 500 | 437.5 | 6% |
| 1886/87 | 500 | 500 | 475 | 42% |
| 1887/88 | 500 | 500 | 477.5 | 41% |
| 1888/89 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 41% |
| 1889/90 | 700 | 500 | 500 | 73% |
| 1890/91 | 700 | 500 | 500 | 73% |
| 1891/92 | 700 | 500 | 700 | 73% |
| 1892/93 | 700 | 500 | 700 | 73% |
| 1893/94 | 700 | 500 | 725 | 74% |
| 1895/96 | 800 | 500 | 500 | 80% |
| 1896/97 | 720 | 500 | 495 | 81% |
| 1897/98 | 1,000 | 500 | 480 | 90% |
| 1898/99 | 720 | 500 | 495 | 80% |
| 1899/1900 | 720 | 500 | 500 | 79% |
| 1900/01 | 720 | 500 | 500 | 77% |
| 1901/02 | 720 | 500 | 480 | 77% |
| 1902/03 | 720 | 500 | 400 | 77% |
| 1903/04 | 720 | 475 | 450 | 77% |
| 1904/05 | 720 | 450 | 455 | 77% |
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
- Nuri EfendiBeyoğlu and 1 other place, 11 shared years
- Garon EfendiBeyoğlu and 1 other place, 9 shared years
- Ali Cenap EfendiGalata, 8 shared years
- Andon EfendiGalata, 8 shared years
- Kirfor Çalyan EfendiBeyoğlu, 8 shared years
274 officials in all. Officials recorded in Galata
Same school recorded
- Ahmet Nurettin EfendiMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Mahmut BeyMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1886/87 (AH 1304)
- Kirkor Haçatoryan EfendiMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305)
- Mehmet Ferit BeyMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305)
- Ömer Neşet EfendiMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1887/88 (AH 1305)
52 officials in all. Officials with Mekteb-i Sultani recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Cemal EfendiIstanbul, born 1863/64 (AH 1280)
- Ahmet Faiz EfendIstanbul, born 1863/64 (AH 1280)
- Ahmet Hamdi EfendiIstanbul, born 1863/64 (AH 1280)
- Ali Rıza EfendiIstanbul, born 1863/64 (AH 1280)
- Aram EfendiIstanbul, born 1863/64 (AH 1280)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (21)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Sevk Kalemi | Galata | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_199; 395 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Sevk Kalemi | Galata | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_199; 395 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Sevk Kalemi | Galata | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_199; 395 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Sevk Kalemi | Galata | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_199; 395 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Sevk Kalemi | Galata | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_199; 395 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Sevk Kalemi | Galata | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_199; 395 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Galata | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_199; 395 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Galata | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_199; 395 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Başmemur | Haydarpaşa | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_199; 395 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Başmemur | Haydarpaşa | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_199; 395 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Başmemur | Haydarpaşa | 700 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_199; 395 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Mytilene (Midilli) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_199; 395 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 720 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_199; 395 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Bozcaada | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_199; 395 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 720 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_199; 395 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 720 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_199; 395 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 720 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_199; 395 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 720 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_199; 395 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 720 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_199; 395 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 720 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_199; 395 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 720 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_199; 395 |
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 (17)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Rüştü Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1280 | 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 | kaymakam | 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 | Mektebi Sultani | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 12 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1297 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1880 | 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) | 250 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Legal records | ||
| Legal record note as worded | Görev ihmali / Mumaileyh bulunduğu Haydarpaşa Merkezi'nin en esaslı kaptanını yoluyla tutmayıp alâ-halihi bıraktığı ve Frank hasılatını vezneye vaktiyle teslim eylemediği tebeyyün eylemesiyle bin üç yüz on iki senesi Rebiülahirinin yirmi üçünde 12 Eylül sene 1310 idareten azl edilmiş used on this page | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | Görev İhmali other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records | 1313; 1314; 1315; 1316; 1317; 1318; 1319; 1320; 1321; 1322 | Later annual personnel extract |
What the sources named in this table are
- Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)
- A workbook of notes on legal records. The wording is kept as written. It may hold an accusation or an acquittal, it is not the finding of a court, and its year is the year of the record, not the date of an event.
- Legal notes (later workbook copy)
- A later copy of the workbook of notes on legal records. The same wording in both copies is one note, not two.
- Later annual personnel extract
- The detailed annual personnel file of October 2025. It marks single annual entries with a criminal-record flag and holds status words such as Vefat. For a death, the year is the year of the annual list in which the status word stands.
- 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.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 21 annual entries of 21 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.