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Official

Hasan Fahri Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Nigbolu in 1872/73 (AH 1289). On record 1889 to 1904, 13 annual entries.

Life

Hasan Fahri Efendi was born in Nigbolu in 1872/73 (AH 1289). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Telgraf Muduru.

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: Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1889/90 (AH 1307): Telgraf. The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives 0.5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1889/90, the official was about 17 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1889/90, shows Muhabere Memuru in Gemlik, with 400 kuruş a month. In 1891/92 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Çorlu, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Gemlik). In 1892/93 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Hayrabolu, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Çorlu). In 1893/94 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Saray, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Hayrabolu). In 1894/95 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Kıyıköy (Midye), the salary going from 400 to 475 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Saray). In 1896/97 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Aydogmus, the salary going from 475 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Kıyıköy). In 1897/98 the record shows no title in Yozgat (before: Muhabere Memuru in Aydogmus). In 1898/99 the record shows 3. Müdür in Marmara Ereğlisi, with 500 kuruş a month (before: no title in Yozgat). In 1900/01 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Burdur, the salary going from 500 to 475 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Marmara Ereğlisi). In 1901/02 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Antalya, the salary going from 475 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Burdur). No annual entry is recorded for 1890/91 and 1899/1900.

The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1898/99 as 3. Müdür. 48 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 12 years with a salary the median is 400 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and 3 cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1898/99. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1903/04, when 36 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1872/73 (AH 1289)
Birthplace
Nigbolu
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Telgraf Muduru

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0.5 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

Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1889/90 (AH 1307)
First job as worded
Telgraf
Age at first work (workbook field)
18
First salary field (kuruş a month)
400
First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
400

Career

Career of Hasan Fahri Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1889/90AH 1307Telgraffirst workIstanbul (Dersaadet)400first-salary field
1889/90AH 1307Muhabere MemuruGemlik400
No annual entry: 1890/91 (AH 1308)
1891/92AH 1309Muhabere MemuruÇorlu400
1892/93AH 1310Muhabere MemuruHayrabolu400
1893/94AH 1311Muhabere MemuruSaray400
1894 to 1896AH 1312 to 1313Muhabere Memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1894/95475
1895/96475
Kıyıköy (Midye)475
1896/97AH 1314Muhabere MemuruAydogmus400
1897/98AH 1315
Other institution
Yozgat
1898/99AH 13163. MüdürMarmara Ereğlisi500
No annual entry: 1899/1900 (AH 1317)
1900/01AH 1318Muhabere MemuruBurdur475
1901 to 1904AH 1319 to 1321Muhabere Memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1901/02400
1902/03400
1903/04400
Antalya400
Monthly salary, kuruş
no entryno entry02004006001892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 1320500 kuruşEntry of another institution
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 1320This 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 Hasan Fahri Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1889/9040050040027%
1891/9240050040029%
1892/9340050040029%
1893/9440050040030%
1894/9547550040044%
1895/9647550040045%
1896/9740050040032%
1898/9950050054048%
1900/0147550040045%
1901/0240050040032%
1902/0340050038033%
1903/0440047535036%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
NigboluAntalyaIstanbulGemlikÇorluHayraboluSarayKıyıköy

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

24 officials in all. Officials recorded in Antalya

Same school recorded

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

Same birthplace

6 officials in all. Officials born in Nigbolu

Full record

Annual entries (13)

Annual entries of Hasan Fahri Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1889/90AH 1307Muhabere MemuruGemlik400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_112; 221
1891/92AH 1309Muhabere MemuruÇorlu400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_112; 221
1892/93AH 1310Muhabere MemuruHayrabolu400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_112; 221
1893/94AH 1311Muhabere MemuruSaray400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_112; 221
1894/95AH 1312Muhabere MemuruKıyıköy (Midye)475Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_112; 221
1895/96AH 1313Muhabere MemuruKıyıköy (Midye)475Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_112; 221
1896/97AH 1314Muhabere MemuruAydogmus400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_112; 221
1897/98AH 1315YozgatOtherCross-ministry personnel workbook54_112; 221
1898/99AH 13163. MüdürMarmara Ereğlisi500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_112; 221
1900/01AH 1318Muhabere MemuruBurdur475Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_112; 221
1901/02AH 1319Muhabere MemuruAntalya400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_112; 221
1902/03AH 1320Muhabere MemuruAntalya400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_112; 221
1903/04AH 1321Muhabere MemuruAntalya400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract54_112; 221
What the sources named in this table are
Cross-ministry personnel workbook
A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
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 (23)

Recorded values of Hasan Fahri Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameHasan Fahri EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook
Birth year (AH)1289Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
BirthplacenigboluRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Birthplace: district (kaza)NigboluCross-ministry personnel workbook
Birthplace: sancakRuscukCross-ministry personnel workbook
Birthplace: province (vilayet)TunaCross-ministry personnel workbook
Province of birthtunaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationTelgraf MuduruRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
ReligionMuslumanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Nationality or communityTurkishRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Schooling
SchoolRusdiye MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Years of schooling7Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0.5Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
First work
First work: year (AH)1307Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook
First work: Gregorian year as stored1890Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
First work: district (kaza)istanbulCross-ministry personnel workbook
First work: sancakistanbulCross-ministry personnel workbook
First work: province (vilayet)istanbulCross-ministry personnel workbook
First job as wordedTelgrafLinked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Age at first work (workbook field)18Cross-ministry personnel workbook
First salary field (kuruş a month)400Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)400Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
What the sources named in this table are
Cross-ministry personnel workbook
A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
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.
Linked personnel workbook
The original personnel workbook, from which selected fields on background and first work are taken.
  • Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
  • 12 annual entries of 13 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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