Official
Hüseyin Tahsin Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Bosna in 1879/80 (AH 1297). On record 1904 to 1907, 3 annual entries.
Archive reference 148-151-297
Life#
Hüseyin Tahsin Efendi was born in Bosna in 1879/80 (AH 1297). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Memur.
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: French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Galata in 1903/04 (AH 1321). The official was then about 23 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 70 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1904/05, the official was about 24 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1904/05, shows Muhabere Memuru in Galata, with 70 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 140 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as Muhabere Memuru. 6 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 450 kuruş. Over 3 years with a salary the median is 100 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 40 kuruş, is seen in 1906/07. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 41.42 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1879/80 (AH 1297)
- Birthplace
- Bosna
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Memur
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 1 year
- 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
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1903/04 (AH 1321)
- Place
- Galata
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 70
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1903/04AH 1321 | First work | Galata | 70first-salary field |
| 1904 to 1907AH 1322 to 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Galata | 70 to 140 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904/05 | 70 | 450 | 350 | 1% |
| 1905/06 | 100 | 475 | 330 | 2% |
| 1906/07 | 140 | 450 | 300 | 6% |
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 Ahval Defterlerine göre Osmanlı bürokrasisinde Bosna doğumlu memurlar (MEHMET AKGÜN, 2017). Name as printed: HÜSEYİN TAHSİN EFENDİ. Printed page kitâbetine nakil edildiği duyûn-ı umûmiye me’mûrîn şûbesinin 2 Ağustos 1902 tarihli, PDF page 177.
Probable link: same name and birthplace
II. Abdülhamid Dönemi Bosna-Hersekli devlet adamları (DİLEK AKDEMİR, 2018). Name as printed: Hüseyin Tahsin Efendi. PDF page 178.
Probable link: same name and birthplace
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Mahmut Cemalettin EfendiGalata, 3 shared years
- Halil Danyal EfendiGalata, 3 shared years
- Ali Rıza EfendiGalata, 3 shared years
- Yusuf Ziya EfendiGalata, 3 shared years
- Mehmet Rıfat EfendiGalata, 3 shared years
49 officials in all. Officials recorded in Galata
Same school recorded
- Abdülcabbar EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Abdülhalim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Abdullah Nazım EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Abdurrahman Sırrı EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
- Ahmet İhsan EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1904/05 (AH 1322)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Hasan Tahsin EfendiBosna, born 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Mehmet hayri efendiBosna, born 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Mehmet Fahri EfendiBosna, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Yusuf Ziya EfendiBosna, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Mustafa Sabri EfendiBosna, born 1875/76 (AH 1292)
22 officials in all. Officials born in Bosna
Full record
Annual entries (3)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Galata | 70 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 148-151-297 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Galata | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 148-151-297 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Galata | 140 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 148-151-297 |
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 | Hüseyin Tahsin Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1297 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | bosna | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | bosna | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | memur | 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) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1321 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1903 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Galata | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 70 | 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 3 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.