Official
Ali Rıza Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Gelibolu in 1887/88 (AH 1305). On record 1909 to 1911, 3 annual entries.
Archive reference 189-55-54
Life#
Ali Rıza Efendi was born in Gelibolu in 1887/88 (AH 1305). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as mahkeme memuru.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Eceabat in 1904/05 (AH 1322). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1909/10, the official was about 21 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1909/10, shows Muhabere Memuru in Keşan, with 300 kuruş a month. In 1911 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Gelibolu, with 300 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Keşan).
The highest salary, 300 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1909/10 as Muhabere Memuru. 15 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 no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1911, when 7 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1887/88 (AH 1305)
- Birthplace
- Gelibolu
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- turkish
- Father's occupation
- mahkeme memuru
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 5 years
- 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
- 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Place
- Eceabat
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 300
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904/05AH 1322 | First work | Eceabat | 300first-salary field |
| 1909 to 1911AH 1327 to 1328 | Muhabere Memuru | Keşan | 300 |
| 1911AH 1329 | Muhabere Memuru | Gelibolu | 300 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909/10 | 300 | 462.5 | 300 | 15% |
| 1910/11 | 300 | 500 | 300 | 14% |
| 1911 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 7% |
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.
Named in scholarly works#
No link between a work and an official has been accepted. Each entry was found by fixed rules on the name and the recorded fields, and says what it rests on.
Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Gelibolu doğumlu memurlar (1879-1909) (OSMAN UMUT NAL, 2026). Name as printed: Ali Rıza Efendi. PDF pages 98 and 99.
Probable link: same name, birthplace and register and page of the archive reference; served in the place the work covers
Possible links: 4 entries in 1 work
- Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Gelibolu doğumlu memurlar (1879-1909): Ali Rıza EfendiPossible link: same name and birthplace; served in the place the work covers; several officials or entries qualify, so none is probable
- Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Gelibolu doğumlu memurlar (1879-1909): Ali Rıza EfendiPossible link: same name and birthplace; served in the place the work covers; several officials or entries qualify, so none is probable
- Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Gelibolu doğumlu memurlar (1879-1909): Ali Rıza EfendiPossible link: same name and birthplace; served in the place the work covers; several officials or entries qualify, so none is probable
- Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Gelibolu doğumlu memurlar (1879-1909): Ali Rıza EfendiPossible link: same name and birthplace; served in the place the work covers; several officials or entries qualify, so none is probable
Recorded with#
Same school recorded
- Abdullah Hulusi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1909/10 (AH 1327)
- Ahmed Şükrü EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1909/10 (AH 1327)
- Ahmet Behçet EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1909/10 (AH 1327)
- Ahmet Celal EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1909/10 (AH 1327)
- Ahmet Cevat EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1909/10 (AH 1327)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Süleyman Sakıp EfendiGelibolu, born 1885/86 (AH 1303)
- Hüseyin Halil EfendiGelibolu, born 1883/84 (AH 1301)
- İsmail Hakkı EfendiGelibolu, born 1882/83 (AH 1300)
- Ahmet Midhat EfendiGelibolu, born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Unnamed official (0156_0032; 61)Gelibolu, born 1878/79 (AH 1296)
30 officials in all. Officials born in Gelibolu
Full record
Annual entries (3)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Muhabere Memuru | Keşan | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 189-55-54 |
| 1910/11AH 1328 | Muhabere Memuru | Keşan | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 189-55-54 |
| 1911AH 1329 | Muhabere Memuru | Gelibolu | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 189-55-54 |
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 | Ali Rıza Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1305 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | gelibolu | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | edirne | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | mahkeme memuru | 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) | 5 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1322 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | eceabad | 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.