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Official

Mustafa Adil Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1882/83 (AH 1300). On record 1902 to 1907, 5 annual entries.

Life

Mustafa Adil Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1882/83 (AH 1300). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as emekli.

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 Istanbul in 1898/99 (AH 1316). 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 100 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1902/03, the official was about 19 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1902/03, shows Mekâtib Memuru in Istanbul, with 100 kuruş a month. In 1903/04 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Kuruçeşme, the salary going from 100 to 150 kuruş a month (before: Mekâtib Memuru in Istanbul).

The highest salary, 150 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1903/04 as Muhabere Memuru. 4 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 5 years with a salary the median is 150 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 50 kuruş, is seen in 1903/04. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 10.67 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 6 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1882/83 (AH 1300)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
emekli

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
1898/99 (AH 1316)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
100

Career

Career of Mustafa Adil Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1898/99AH 1316First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)100first-salary field
1902/03AH 1320Mekâtib MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)100
1903 to 1907AH 1321 to 1324Muhabere Memuru
4 entries
YearSalary
1903/04150
1904/05150
1905/06150
1906/07150
Kuruçeşme150
Monthly salary, kuruş
0501001501902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 1324150 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001902/03AH 13201903/04AH 13211904/05AH 13221905/06AH 13231906/07AH 1324This 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 Mustafa Adil Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1902/031005002351%
1903/041504753504%
1904/051504503505%
1905/061504753305%
1906/071504503006%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
IstanbulKuruçeşme

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

635 officials in all. Officials recorded in Kuruçeşme

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 (5)

Annual entries of Mustafa Adil Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1902/03AH 1320Mekâtib MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract147-157-309
1903/04AH 1321Muhabere MemuruKuruçeşme150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract147-157-309
1904/05AH 1322Muhabere MemuruKuruçeşme150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract147-157-309
1905/06AH 1323Muhabere MemuruKuruçeşme150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract147-157-309
1906/07AH 1324Muhabere MemuruKuruçeşme150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract147-157-309
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 Mustafa Adil Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMustafa Adil EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1300Recovered 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 occupationemekliRecovered 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)4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1316Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1898Recovered 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.
  • 4 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.