Official
Ali Baha Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Edirne in 1880/81 (AH 1298). On record 1900 to 1905, 5 annual entries. Death recorded 1905/06.
Archive reference 116_219; 435
Life#
Ali Baha Efendi was born in Edirne in 1880/81 (AH 1298). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as cavus.
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 Xanthi (İskeçe) in 1896/97 (AH 1314). 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 1900/01, the official was about 19 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1900/01, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Komotini (Gümülcine), with 300 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 300 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1900/01 as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti. 18 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 300 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1904/05, when 23 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
A death is recorded under 1905/06 (AH 1323): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Birthplace
- Edirne
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- cavus
- Death recorded
- 1905/06 (AH 1323)the year of the annual list with the word Vefat, not a date of death
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 4 years
- 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
- 1896/97 (AH 1314)
- Place
- Xanthi (İskeçe)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 300
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896/97AH 1314 | First work | Xanthi (İskeçe) | 300first-salary field |
| 1900 to 1905AH 1318 to 1322 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Komotini (Gümülcine) | 300 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Death recorded | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900/01 | 300 | 500 | 500 | 18% |
| 1901/02 | 300 | 500 | 480 | 20% |
| 1902/03 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 21% |
| 1903/04 | 300 | 475 | 450 | 23% |
| 1904/05 | 300 | 450 | 455 | 23% |
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.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Mehmet Ragıp EfendiKomotini (Gümülcine), 2 shared years
- Mehmet EfendiKomotini (Gümülcine), 2 shared years
- Ahmet Lütfi EfendiKomotini (Gümülcine), 2 shared years
- Yordan Resmi EfendiKomotini (Gümülcine), 1 shared year
- Ahmet Hilmi EfendiKomotini (Gümülcine), 1 shared year
Same school recorded
- Abdülbaki EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Abdülkerim Hüsnü EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Abdullah EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Abdullatif EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Ahmet Asaf EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdülaziz EfendiEdirne, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Mehmet Cemal EfendiEdirne, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Mustafa Sami EfendiEdirne, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Vasilaki EfendiEdirne, born 1879/80 (AH 1297)
- Hasan EfendiEdirne, born 1878/79 (AH 1296)
65 officials in all. Officials born in Edirne
Full record
Annual entries (5)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Komotini (Gümülcine) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 116_219; 435 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Komotini (Gümülcine) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 116_219; 435 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Komotini (Gümülcine) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 116_219; 435 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Komotini (Gümülcine) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 116_219; 435 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Komotini (Gümülcine) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 116_219; 435 |
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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Ali Baha Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1298 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | edirne | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | edirne | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | cavus | 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) | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1314 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1896 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | iskece | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 300 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Status | ||
| Death recorded under the year (AH) | 1323 | Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy); Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy) |
What the sources named in this table are
- Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
- A copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read for the title wording of each year. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death.
- Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
- A second copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read in the same way. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death. Two copies that agree are one piece of evidence, not two.
- 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.
- 5 annual entries of 5 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.