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Official

Unnamed official (0086_0163: 321)

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Servia (Serfiçe) in 1876/77 (AH 1293). On record 1896 to 1907, 11 annual entries.

Life

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Servia (Serfiçe) in 1876/77 (AH 1293). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Mudur.

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: Greek (Rum), with Tekellum; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Thessaloniki (Selanik) in 1892/93 (AH 1310). 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 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1896/97, the official was about 20 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1896/97, shows Muhabere Memuru in Ioannina (Yanya), with 300 kuruş a month. In 1897/98 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Larissa (Yenişehir-i Fener), the salary going from 300 to 350 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Ioannina). In 1898/99 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Çanakkale, the salary going from 350 to 300 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Larissa). In 1899/1900 the record shows 3. Müdür in Murgula, the salary going from 300 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Çanakkale). In 1900/01 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Thessaloniki, the salary going from 600 to 380 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Murgula).

The highest salary, 600 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1899/1900 as 3. Müdür. 70 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 11 years with a salary the median is 380 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 300 kuruş, is seen in 1899/1900. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 2.92 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 39 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1876/77 (AH 1293)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Mudur

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
4 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

Greek (Rum)
Tekellumspeaking. Rum is the word of the records for Greek as spoken by the Orthodox Christians of the empire. It is kept apart from the column Greek, which the records also have
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

Year
1892/93 (AH 1310)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
300

Career

Career of Unnamed official (0086_0163: 321), one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1892/93AH 1310First workThessaloniki (Selanik)300first-salary field
1896/97AH 1314Muhabere MemuruIoannina (Yanya)300
1897/98AH 1315Muhabere MemuruLarissa (Yenişehir-i Fener)350
1898/99AH 1316Muhabere MemuruÇanakkale300
1899/1900AH 13173. MüdürMurgula600
1900 to 1907AH 1318 to 1324Muhabere Memuru
7 entries
YearSalary
1900/01380
1901/02380
1902/03380
1903/04380
1904/05380
1905/06380
1906/07400
Thessaloniki (Selanik)380 to 400
Monthly salary, kuruş
02004006001896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 1324600 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 1324This 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 (0086_0163: 321) against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1896/9730050040018%
1897/9835050040027%
1898/9930050040019%
1899/190060050054070%
1900/0138050040027%
1901/0238050040029%
1902/0338050038031%
1903/0438047535034%
1904/0538045035035%
1905/0638047533035%
1906/0740045030039%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
ServiaThessalonikiIoanninaLarissaÇanakkaleMurgula

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

238 officials in all. Officials recorded in Thessaloniki (Selanik)

Same school recorded

3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

Officials born in Servia (Serfiçe)

Full record

Annual entries (11)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (0086_0163: 321)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1896/97AH 1314Muhabere MemuruIoannina (Yanya)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0163: 321
1897/98AH 1315Muhabere MemuruLarissa (Yenişehir-i Fener)350Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0163: 321
1898/99AH 1316Muhabere MemuruÇanakkale300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0163: 321
1899/1900AH 13173. MüdürMurgula600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0163: 321
1900/01AH 1318Muhabere MemuruThessaloniki (Selanik)380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0163: 321
1901/02AH 1319Muhabere MemuruThessaloniki (Selanik)380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0163: 321
1902/03AH 1320Muhabere MemuruThessaloniki (Selanik)380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0163: 321
1903/04AH 1321Muhabere MemuruThessaloniki (Selanik)380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0163: 321
1904/05AH 1322Muhabere MemuruThessaloniki (Selanik)380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0163: 321
1905/06AH 1323Muhabere MemuruThessaloniki (Selanik)380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0163: 321
1906/07AH 1324Muhabere MemuruThessaloniki (Selanik)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0163: 321
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 (15)

Recorded values of Unnamed official (0086_0163: 321) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1293Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birthplaceserfice used on this pageRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birthplaceselanik other valueRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthmanastir used on this pageRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthselanik other valueRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationmudurRecovered 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
First work
First work: year (AH)1310Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1892Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeSelanikRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)300Recovered 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.
  • The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
  • Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
  • 10 annual entries of 11 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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