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Official

Ahmet Cemal Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1887/88 (AH 1305). On record 1905 to 1908, 3 annual entries.

Life

Ahmet Cemal Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1887/88 (AH 1305). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Bahcivan.

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 1904/05 (AH 1322). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 100 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1905/06, the official was about 17 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1905/06, shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, with 100 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 100 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1905/06 as Muhabere Memuru. 2 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 475 kuruş. Over 3 years with a salary the median is 100 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1907/08, when 4 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1887/88 (AH 1305)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Bahcivan

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
1 year
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
1904/05 (AH 1322)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
100

Career

Career of Ahmet Cemal Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1904/05AH 1322First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)100first-salary field
1905 to 1908AH 1323 to 1325Muhabere Memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1905/06100
1906/07100
1907/08100
Istanbul (Dersaadet)100
Monthly salary, kuruş
0501001905/06AH 13231906/07AH 13241907/08AH 1325100 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001905/06AH 13231906/07AH 13241907/08AH 1325This 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 Ahmet Cemal Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1905/061004753302%
1906/071004503002%
1907/081003002504%

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.

Recorded with

Recorded in the same place in the same years

570 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Same school recorded

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

Same birthplace

1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Full record

Annual entries (3)

Annual entries of Ahmet Cemal Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1905/06AH 1323Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract145-232-459
1906/07AH 1324Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract145-232-459
1907/08AH 1325Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract145-232-459
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)

Recorded values of Ahmet Cemal Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAhmet Cemal EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1305Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacedersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationBahcivanRecovered 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)1Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1322Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1904Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)100Recovered 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.
  • 1 annual entry 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.