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Unnamed official (76_63; 123)

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1873/74 (AH 1290). On record 1891 to 1895, 4 annual entries.

Archive reference 76_63; 123

Compare Unnamed official (76_63; 123) with other officials

Life

This official was born in Istanbul in 1873/74 (AH 1290), into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, and the father's occupation was "Maliye Kalemi Hulefasi". Schooling took seven years, at a middle school (Rüşdiye Mektebi); the official also held a qualification (a diploma, certificate, training or decoration).

The official began work in Istanbul in 1887/88, at about 15, with four unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 20 kuruş. From the first annual entry, for 1891/92, to 1894/95, every annual entry places the official in the same post, official (Memur), in Istanbul, the birthplace.

Pay rose from 20 kuruş a month in 1891/92 to a peak of 50 in 1894/95, as Memur in Istanbul, when fewer than 1 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over four years the salaries add up to 1,560 kuruş, 6 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The final annual entry is for 1894/95.

Career and salary

Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearyears with one job titleno annual entry
02040601891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 131250 kuruşMemur
Salary against the medians of the same year
20501002005001891/92AH 13091892/93AH 13101893/94AH 13111894/95AH 1312This 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 Unnamed official (76_63; 123) against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1891/92205002000%
1892/93205002000%
1893/94405002250%
1894/9550500268.50%

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

Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.

Career of Unnamed official (76_63; 123), one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1887/88AH 1305First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)20first-salary field
1891 to 1895AH 1309 to 1312Memur
4 entries
YearSalary
1891/9220
1892/9320
1893/9440
1894/9550
Istanbul (Dersaadet)20 to 50

Record

Personal

Born
1873/74 (AH 1290)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Maliye Kalemi Hulefasi

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
4 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Middle
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
Yes

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
1887/88 (AH 1305)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
20

Recorded with

Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.

Same place, same years

Of the 676 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Unnamed official (76_63; 123) had the 671st highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 65 officials with the title Memur in the same years, Unnamed official (76_63; 123) had the 62nd highest salary.

All 338 officials with the title Memur

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Unnamed official (76_63; 123) had the 3,159th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Unnamed official (76_63; 123) had the 1,954th highest salary of them.

The page of Istanbul, with the 1,999 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 136 officials whose first annual entry is for 1891/92 (AH 1309), Unnamed official (76_63; 123) had the 134th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (4)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (76_63; 123)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1891/92AH 1309MemurIstanbul (Dersaadet)20Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract76_63; 123
1892/93AH 1310MemurIstanbul (Dersaadet)20Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract76_63; 123
1893/94AH 1311MemurIstanbul (Dersaadet)40Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract76_63; 123
1894/95AH 1312MemurIstanbul (Dersaadet)50Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract76_63; 123
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 Unnamed official (76_63; 123) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1290Recovered 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
Father's occupationMaliye Kalemi HulefasiRecovered 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
SchoolRusdiye MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling7Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1305Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1888Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)20Recovered 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.
  • 4 annual entries of 4 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.

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