Official
Habib Efendi
Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum). Born in Haifa (Hayfa) in 1880/81 (AH 1298). On record 1901 to 1903, 2 annual entries.
Archive reference 109_86_169
Life#
Habib Efendi was born in Haifa (Hayfa) in 1880/81 (AH 1298). The record gives the community as Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum) and the father's occupation as Tuccar.
Schooling recorded: Millet Mektebi, with 4 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Arabic, with Kitabet; French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Haifa in 1899/1900 (AH 1317). The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 320 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1901/02, the official was about 20 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1901/02, shows Muhabere Memuru in Beirut (Beyrut), with 320 kuruş a month. In 1902/03 the record shows 3. Müdür in Balya, the salary going from 320 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Beirut).
The highest salary, 600 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1902/03 as 3. Müdür. 67 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 460 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 280 kuruş, is seen in 1902/03. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 87.5 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Birthplace
- Haifa (Hayfa)
- Community
- Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum)
- Nationality as recorded
- Rum
- Father's occupation
- Tuccar
Education
- Community school
- Millet Mektebi (4 years)community school (school of a non-Muslim community)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 2 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives yes.
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Arabic
- Kitabetwriting
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1899/1900 (AH 1317)
- Place
- Haifa (Hayfa)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 320
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | First work | Haifa (Hayfa) | 320first-salary field |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 320 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | 3. Müdür | Balya | 600 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901/02 | 320 | 500 | 400 | 26% |
| 1902/03 | 600 | 500 | 540 | 67% |
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
- Elyas Zehlan EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), 1 shared year
- Mehmet Enis EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), 1 shared year
- SÜLEYMAN SIRRI EFENDİBeirut (Beyrut), 1 shared year
- Enis EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), 1 shared year
- Mehmet Salih EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), 1 shared year
44 officials in all. Officials recorded in Beirut (Beyrut)
Same school recorded
- Behçet Cenavi EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
- Behor İsak EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
- Elyas Zehlan EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
- İSAK SOLAM EFENDİMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
- İshak Nesim EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
262 officials in all. Officials with Millet Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Elyas Zehlan EfendiHaifa (Hayfa), born 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- EMİN EFENDİHaifa (Hayfa), born 1889/90 (AH 1307)
- Besim EfendiHaifa (Hayfa), born 1864/65 (AH 1281)
- Corci Asaf EfendiHaifa (Hayfa), born 1858/59 (AH 1275)
Full record
Annual entries (2)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 320 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 109_86_169 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | 3. Müdür | Balya | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 109_86_169 |
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 | Habib Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1298 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | hayfa | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | beyrut | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | tuccar | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Hristiyan | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Rum | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Millet Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 2 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1317 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1899 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Hayfa | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 320 | 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.