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Official

Unnamed official (0067_0242; sayfa no:481)

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Constanța (Köstence) in 1862/63 (AH 1279). On record 1875 to 1907, 28 annual entries.

Life

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Constanța (Köstence) in 1862/63 (AH 1279). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration).

First work is recorded in Silistra (Silistre) in 1874/75 (AH 1291). The official was then about 12 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1875/76, the official was about 13 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1875/76, shows Muhabere Memuru in Silistra, with 400 kuruş a month. In 1882/83 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Denizli, the salary going from 400 to 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Silistra). In 1885/86 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Manisa, the salary going from 380 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Denizli). In 1893/94 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Alexandroupoli (Dedeağaç), the salary going from 400 to 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Manisa). In 1894/95 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Rhodes (Rodos), the salary going from 380 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Alexandroupoli). In 1899/1900 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Payas, the salary going from 400 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Rhodes). In 1906/07 the record shows 2. Müdür in Pljevlja (Taşlıca), the salary going from 500 to 720 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Payas). No annual entry is recorded for 1878 to 1882.

The highest salary, 720 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as 2. Müdür. 74 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 450 kuruş. Over 28 years with a salary the median is 400 kuruş a month, with 4 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 220 kuruş, is seen in 1906/07. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 1.85 per cent a year on average.

Record

Personal

Born
1862/63 (AH 1279)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Esnaf

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
1 year
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.

First work

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

Career

Career of Unnamed official (0067_0242; sayfa no:481), one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1874/75AH 1291First workSilistra (Silistre)400first-salary field
1875 to 1878AH 1292 to 1294Muhabere Memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1875/76400
1876/77400
1877/78400
Silistra (Silistre)400
No annual entry: 1878 to 1882 (AH 1295 to 1299)
1882 to 1885AH 1300 to 1302Muhabere Memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1882/83380
1883/84380
1884/85380
Denizli380
1885 to 1893AH 1303 to 1310Muhabere Memuru
8 entries
YearSalary
1885/86400
1886/87400
1887/88400
1888/89400
1889/90400
1890/91400
1891/92400
1892/93400
Manisa400
1893/94AH 1311Muhabere MemuruAlexandroupoli (Dedeağaç)380
1894 to 1899AH 1312 to 1316Muhabere Memuru
5 entries
YearSalary
1894/95400
1895/96400
1896/97400
1897/98400
1898/99400
Rhodes (Rodos)400
1899 to 1906AH 1317 to 1323Muhabere Memuru
7 entries
YearSalary
1899/1900500
1900/01500
1901/02500
1902/03500
1903/04500
1904/05500
1905/06500
Payas500
1906/07AH 13242. MüdürPljevlja (Taşlıca)720
Monthly salary, kuruş
no entry02004006008001878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 1320720 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 1320This 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 Unnamed official (0067_0242; sayfa no:481) against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1875/7640053040023%
1876/77400582.541017%
1877/7840056041016%
1882/8338050040018%
1883/8438050040018%
1884/8538050040018%
1885/8640050040027%
1886/8740050040027%
1887/8840050040027%
1888/8940050040027%
1889/9040050040027%
1890/9140050040028%
1891/9240050040029%
1892/9340050040029%
1893/9438050040025%
1894/9540050040030%
1895/9640050040030%
1896/9740050040032%
1897/9840050040032%
1898/9940050040031%
1899/190050050040047%
1900/0150050040047%
1901/0250050040049%
1902/0350050038049%
1903/0450047535051%
1904/0550045035052%
1905/0650047533050%
1906/0772045080074%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
ConstanțaPljevljaSilistraDenizliManisaAlexandroupoliRhodesPayas

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

26 officials in all. Officials recorded in Manisa

Same school recorded

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

Same birthplace

6 officials in all. Officials born in Constanța (Köstence)

Full record

Annual entries (28)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (0067_0242; sayfa no:481)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1875/76AH 1292Muhabere MemuruSilistra (Silistre)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0242; Sayfa No:481
1876/77AH 1293Muhabere MemuruSilistra (Silistre)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0242; Sayfa No:481
1877/78AH 1294Muhabere MemuruSilistra (Silistre)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0242; Sayfa No:481
1882/83AH 1300Muhabere MemuruDenizli380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0242; Sayfa No:481
1883/84AH 1301Muhabere MemuruDenizli380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0242; Sayfa No:481
1884/85AH 1302Muhabere MemuruDenizli380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0242; Sayfa No:481
1885/86AH 1303Muhabere MemuruManisa400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0242; Sayfa No:481
1886/87AH 1304Muhabere MemuruManisa400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0242; Sayfa No:481
1887/88AH 1305Muhabere MemuruManisa400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0242; Sayfa No:481
1888/89AH 1306Muhabere MemuruManisa400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0242; Sayfa No:481
1889/90AH 1307Muhabere MemuruManisa400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0242; Sayfa No:481
1890/91AH 1308Muhabere MemuruManisa400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0242; Sayfa No:481
1891/92AH 1309Muhabere MemuruManisa400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0242; Sayfa No:481
1892/93AH 1310Muhabere MemuruManisa400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0242; Sayfa No:481
1893/94AH 1311Muhabere MemuruAlexandroupoli (Dedeağaç)380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0242; Sayfa No:481
1894/95AH 1312Muhabere MemuruRhodes (Rodos)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0242; Sayfa No:481
1895/96AH 1313Muhabere MemuruRhodes (Rodos)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0242; Sayfa No:481
1896/97AH 1314Muhabere MemuruRhodes (Rodos)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0242; Sayfa No:481
1897/98AH 1315Muhabere MemuruRhodes (Rodos)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0242; Sayfa No:481
1898/99AH 1316Muhabere MemuruRhodes (Rodos)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0242; Sayfa No:481
1899/1900AH 1317Muhabere MemuruPayas500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0242; Sayfa No:481
1900/01AH 1318Muhabere MemuruPayas500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0242; Sayfa No:481
1901/02AH 1319Muhabere MemuruPayas500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0242; Sayfa No:481
1902/03AH 1320Muhabere MemuruPayas500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0242; Sayfa No:481
1903/04AH 1321Muhabere MemuruPayas500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0242; Sayfa No:481
1904/05AH 1322Muhabere MemuruPayas500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0242; Sayfa No:481
1905/06AH 1323Muhabere MemuruPayas500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0242; Sayfa No:481
1906/07AH 13242. MüdürPljevlja (Taşlıca)720Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0242; Sayfa No:481
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 Unnamed official (0067_0242; sayfa no:481) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1279Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacekostenceRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthtunaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationEsnafRecovered 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)1Recovered 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: placeSilistreRecovered 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.

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