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Official

Ahmet Cemil Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Hınıs in 1885/86 (AH 1303). On record 1908 to 1912, 5 annual entries.

Life

Ahmet Cemil Efendi was born in Hınıs in 1885/86 (AH 1303). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.

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: Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Ağrı (Karakilise) in 1908/09 (AH 1326). The official was then about 22 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1908/09, the official was about 22 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1908/09, shows Muhabere Memuru in Ağrı, with 300 kuruş a month. In 1909/10 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Pasinler (Hasankale), the salary going from 300 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Ağrı). In 1910/11 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Palu, the salary going from 400 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Pasinler). In 1911/12 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Tortum, with 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Palu).

The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1910/11 as Muhabere Memuru. 47 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 5 years with a salary the median is 500 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1909/10. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 13.62 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1911/12, when 15 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1885/86 (AH 1303)
Birthplace
Hınıs
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
Yes

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
1908/09 (AH 1326)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
300

Career

Career of Ahmet Cemil Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1908/09AH 1326First workAğrı (Karakilise)300first-salary field
1908/09AH 1326Muhabere MemuruAğrı (Karakilise)300
1909/10AH 1327Muhabere MemuruPasinler (Hasankale)400
1910 to 1911AH 1328 to 1329Muhabere Memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1910/11500
1911500
Palu500
1911/12AH 1330Muhabere MemuruTortum500
Monthly salary, kuruş
02004006001908/09AH 13261909/10AH 13271910/11AH 13281911AH 13291911/12AH 1330500 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001908/09AH 13261909/10AH 13271910/11AH 13281911AH 13291911/12AH 1330This 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 Cemil Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1908/0930035025036%
1909/10400462.530033%
1910/1150050030047%
191150050040050%
1911/1250090015%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
HınısTortumAğrıPasinlerPalu

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

Officials recorded in Palu

Same school recorded

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

Full record

Annual entries (5)

Annual entries of Ahmet Cemil Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1908/09AH 1326Muhabere MemuruAğrı (Karakilise)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract188-20-19
1909/10AH 1327Muhabere MemuruPasinler (Hasankale)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract188-20-19
1910/11AH 1328Muhabere MemuruPalu500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract188-20-19
1911AH 1329Muhabere MemuruPalu500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract188-20-19
1911/12AH 1330Muhabere MemuruTortum500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract188-20-19
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 (12)

Recorded values of Ahmet Cemil Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAhmet Cemil EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1303Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacehinisRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birtherzurumRecovered 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)0Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1326Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: placekarakiliseRecovered 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.
  • Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.

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