Official
Ahmet Niyazi Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1884/85 (AH 1302). On record 1898 to 1906, 8 annual entries.
Archive reference 121-119-233
Life#
Ahmet Niyazi Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1884/85 (AH 1302). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Muhtar.
Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Büyükdere in 1896/97 (AH 1314). The official was then about 12 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 100 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1898/99, the official was about 14 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1898/99, shows Muhabere Memuru in Büyükdere, with 100 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 225 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1905/06 as Muhabere Memuru. 14 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 8 years with a salary the median is 100 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 75 kuruş, is seen in 1904/05. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 12.28 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Muhtar
Education
- Primary
- Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 2 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives 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
- 1896/97 (AH 1314)
- Place
- Büyükdere
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 100
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896/97AH 1314 | First work | Büyükdere | 100first-salary field |
| 1898 to 1906AH 1316 to 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Büyükdere | 100 to 225 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898/99 | 100 | 500 | 400 | 2% |
| 1899/1900 | 100 | 500 | 400 | 0% |
| 1900/01 | 100 | 500 | 400 | 1% |
| 1901/02 | 100 | 500 | 400 | 1% |
| 1902/03 | 100 | 500 | 380 | 1% |
| 1903/04 | 100 | 475 | 350 | 1% |
| 1904/05 | 175 | 450 | 350 | 8% |
| 1905/06 | 225 | 475 | 330 | 14% |
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
- Dimitraki Çenberli EfendiBüyükdere, 8 shared years
- İrfan Nuri EfendiBüyükdere, 6 shared years
- Andros HürmüziBüyükdere, 5 shared years
- Kosti EfendiBüyükdere, 5 shared years
- Benakulaki Mafridi EfendiBüyükdere, 5 shared years
11 officials in all. Officials recorded in Büyükdere
Same school recorded
- İsmail EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1898/99 (AH 1316)
- MEHMET BEKTAŞ EFENDİSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1898/99 (AH 1316)
- Mehteri Ömer İzzet EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1898/99 (AH 1316)
- Ahmet Necip EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1897/98 (AH 1315)
- Osman Efendi EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1897/98 (AH 1315)
744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdülkadir Hifzi EfendiIstanbul, born 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- Abdullah İhsan EfendiIstanbul, born 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- Ahmed Edip EfendiIstanbul, born 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- Ahmet Cemal EfendiIstanbul, born 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- Ahmet Ferit EfendiIstanbul, born 1884/85 (AH 1302)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (8)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Büyükdere | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 121-119-233 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Büyükdere | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 121-119-233 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Büyükdere | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 121-119-233 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Büyükdere | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 121-119-233 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Büyükdere | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 121-119-233 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Büyükdere | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 121-119-233 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Büyükdere | 175 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 121-119-233 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Büyükdere | 225 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 121-119-233 |
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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Ahmet Niyazi Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1302 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Muhtar | 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 | Sibyan Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 2 | 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 | Buyukdere | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 100 | Recovered 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.
- 8 annual entries of 8 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.