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Official

Hasan Fahri Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1872/73 (AH 1289). On record 1894 to 1897, 3 annual entries.

Life

Hasan Fahri Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1872/73 (AH 1289). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as ciftci.

Schooling recorded: Darüşşafaka, with 12 years of schooling recorded. The personnel records also mark the telegraph school. 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 1894/95 (AH 1312). The official was then about 22 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1894/95, the official was about 22 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1894/95, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu, with 400 kuruş a month. In 1896/97 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Tarabya, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu).

The highest salary, 400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1894/95 as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti. 30 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 3 years with a salary the median is 400 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1896/97, when 32 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1872/73 (AH 1289)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
ciftci

Education

Darüşşafaka
Darüşşafaka (12 years)Darüşşafaka (school for orphans in Istanbul)
Higher or professional
Telgraf Mektebitelegraph school; recorded as a code
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Darüşşafaka
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
1894/95 (AH 1312)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
400

Career

Career of Hasan Fahri Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1894/95AH 1312First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)400first-salary field
1894 to 1896AH 1312 to 1313Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
2 entries
YearSalary
1894/95400
1895/96400
Beyoğlu400
1896/97AH 1314Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiTarabya400
Monthly salary, kuruş
01002003004001894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 1314400 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001894/95AH 13121895/96AH 13131896/97AH 1314This 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 Fahri Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1894/9540050050030%
1895/9640050050030%
1896/9740050049532%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
IstanbulTarabyaBeyoğlu

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

147 officials in all. Officials recorded in Beyoğlu

Same school recorded

202 officials in all. Officials with Darüşşafaka recorded

Same birthplace

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

Full record

Annual entries (3)

Annual entries of Hasan Fahri Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1894/95AH 1312Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract69_178; 353
1895/96AH 1313Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeyoğlu400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract69_178; 353
1896/97AH 1314Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiTarabya400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract69_178; 353
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)

Recorded values of Hasan Fahri Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameHasan Fahri EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1289Recovered 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 occupationciftciRecovered 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
SchoolDarussafakaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling12Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Telegraph school (recorded code)1Recovered annual personnel 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)1312Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1894Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered 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.
  • 3 annual entries 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.