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Official

Hasan Hüsnü Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Ioannina (Yanya) in 1860/61 (AH 1277). On record 1877 to 1902, 18 annual entries.

Life

Hasan Hüsnü Efendi was born in Ioannina (Yanya) in 1860/61 (AH 1277). 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 no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Greek (Rum), with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Ioannina in 1874/75 (AH 1291). The official was then about 14 years old. The record gives 3 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1877/78, the official was about 16 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1877/78, shows Muhabere Memuru in Preveza (Preveze), with 400 kuruş a month. In 1883/84 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Korçë (Görice), with 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Preveza). In 1892/93 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Preveza, the salary going from 380 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Korçë). In 1893/94 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Ioannina, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Preveza). In 1895/96 the record shows 3. Müdür in Margilic, the salary going from 400 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Ioannina). In 1896/97 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Ioannina, the salary going from 500 to 400 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Margilic). No annual entry is recorded for 1884 to 1892.

The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1895/96 as 3. Müdür. 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 18 years with a salary the median is 400 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1895/96. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1901/02, when 32 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1860/61 (AH 1277)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
3 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

Greek (Rum)
Kitabetwriting. Rum is the word of the records for Greek as spoken by the Orthodox Christians of the empire. It is kept apart from the column Greek, which the records also have
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1874/75 (AH 1291)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
400

Career

Career of Hasan Hüsnü Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1874/75AH 1291First workIoannina (Yanya)400first-salary field
1877 to 1883AH 1294 to 1300Muhabere Memuru
7 entries
YearSalary
1877/78400
1878400
1878/79400
1879/80380
1880/81380
1881/82380
1882/83380
Preveza (Preveze)400 to 380
1883/84AH 1301Muhabere MemuruKorçë (Görice)380
No annual entry: 1884 to 1892 (AH 1302 to 1309)
1892/93AH 1310Muhabere MemuruPreveza (Preveze)400
1893 to 1895AH 1311 to 1312Muhabere Memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1893/94400
1894/95400
Ioannina (Yanya)400
1895/96AH 13133. MüdürMargilic500
1896 to 1902AH 1314 to 1319Muhabere Memuru
6 entries
YearSalary
1896/97400
1897/98400
1898/99400
1899/1900400
1900/01400
1901/02400
Ioannina (Yanya)400
Monthly salary, kuruş
no entry02004006001878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 1315500 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 1315This 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 Hüsnü Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1877/7840056041016%
187840060050017%
1878/7940060042018%
1879/8038050038022%
1880/8138050040021%
1881/8238050040020%
1882/8338050040018%
1883/8438050040018%
1892/9340050040029%
1893/9440050040030%
1894/9540050040030%
1895/9650050060047%
1896/9740050040032%
1897/9840050040032%
1898/9940050040031%
1899/190040050040031%
1900/0140050040031%
1901/0240050040032%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
IoanninaPrevezaKorçëMargilic

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

94 officials in all. Officials recorded in Preveza (Preveze)

Same school recorded

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

Same birthplace

31 officials in all. Officials born in Ioannina (Yanya)

Full record

Annual entries (18)

Annual entries of Hasan Hüsnü Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1877/78AH 1294Muhabere MemuruPreveza (Preveze)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0154; 305
1878AH 1295Muhabere MemuruPreveza (Preveze)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0154; 305
1878/79AH 1296Muhabere MemuruPreveza (Preveze)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0154; 305
1879/80AH 1297Muhabere MemuruPreveza (Preveze)380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0154; 305
1880/81AH 1298Muhabere MemuruPreveza (Preveze)380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0154; 305
1881/82AH 1299Muhabere MemuruPreveza (Preveze)380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0154; 305
1882/83AH 1300Muhabere MemuruPreveza (Preveze)380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0154; 305
1883/84AH 1301Muhabere MemuruKorçë (Görice)380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0154; 305
1892/93AH 1310Muhabere MemuruPreveza (Preveze)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0154; 305
1893/94AH 1311Muhabere MemuruIoannina (Yanya)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0154; 305
1894/95AH 1312Muhabere MemuruIoannina (Yanya)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0154; 305
1895/96AH 13133. MüdürMargilic500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0154; 305
1896/97AH 1314Muhabere MemuruIoannina (Yanya)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0154; 305
1897/98AH 1315Muhabere MemuruIoannina (Yanya)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0154; 305
1898/99AH 1316Muhabere MemuruIoannina (Yanya)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0154; 305
1899/1900AH 1317Muhabere MemuruIoannina (Yanya)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0154; 305
1900/01AH 1318Muhabere MemuruIoannina (Yanya)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0154; 305
1901/02AH 1319Muhabere MemuruIoannina (Yanya)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0154; 305
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 (13)

Recorded values of Hasan Hüsnü Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameHasan Hüsnü EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1277Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceyanyaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthyanyaRecovered 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)3Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1291Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1874Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeYanyaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)400Recovered 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.
  • 18 annual entries of 18 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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