Official
Osman Rikat Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Arapgir in 1858/59 (AH 1275). On record 1877 to 1901, 21 annual entries.
Archive reference 58_0234; 465
Life#
Osman Rikat Efendi was born in Arapgir in 1858/59 (AH 1275). 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 Tekellum; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Karacabey (Mihaliç) in 1875/76 (AH 1292). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 500 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1877/78, the official was about 18 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1877/78, shows Muhabere Memuru in Larissa (Yenişehir-i Fener), with 500 kuruş a month. In 1878/79 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Trikala (Tırhala), with 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Larissa). In 1880/81 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Filiates (Filat), the salary going from 500 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Trikala). In 1882/83 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Morto, with 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Filiates). In 1883/84 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Pogoni, with 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Morto). In 1886/87 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Mecon, the salary going from 600 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Pogoni). In 1888/89 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Morto, the salary going from 500 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Mecon). In 1891/92 the record shows 3. Müdür in Delvine, with 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Morto). In 1894/95 the record shows Merkez Memuru in Shkodër (İşkodra), with 600 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Delvine). In 1898/99 the record shows 3. Müdür in Gjirokastër (Ergiri), the salary going from 600 to 540 kuruş a month (before: Merkez Memuru in Shkodër). No annual entry is recorded for 1879/80, 1893/94 and 1896 to 1898.
The highest salary, 600 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1880/81 as Muhabere Memuru. 60 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 21 years with a salary the median is 600 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1880/81. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 0.32 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1900/01, when 59 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1858/59 (AH 1275)
- Birthplace
- Arapgir
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 2 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)
- Tekellumspeaking. 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
- 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Place
- Karacabey (Mihaliç)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 500
Legal records
- Legal record note as worded
- Edepsizlik / Mümaileyh hal-i serkeşide bulunup mahalle ahalisiyle adem-i imtizacda beyne’l-ahali iğtişaşatı mucib olacak hallerde bulunduğundan mucib-i intibahı olmak üzere bin üç yüz on bir senesi şehr-i Muharremü’l-haramının on beşinde “19 Temmuz sene 309” azledilmiş; işret / Mümaileyh sarhoşluğa itibar ederek ekseriya Telgrafhanede bulunmadığı ve bazı resmi Telgrafları vazifesi haricinde sert mütalaa ile iade eylediği cihetle her taraftan şikayet vuku bulmakta olduğundan İşkodra Vilayeti’nin işarı ve Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti Meclis-i İdaresi’nin kararı üzerine bin üç yüz on dört senesi Saferü’l-hayrının yirmisinde (19 Temmuz sene 312) idareten azledildiği; işret / Yolsuzluk / Mümaileyhin işret ve sefahati ve daha bazı salib-i emniyet hali ileberaber zuhur eden malumü’l-miktar zimmetinden dolayı mahallince icra kılınan muhakemesi neticesinde meblağ-ı mezkurun kırk bin yedi yüz kırk kuruş olduğu sebit ederek kendisinin tahsiline ve mümaileyhin on sene kalebendliğine karar verildiği Yanya Vilayeti’nin 11 Teşrininsani sene 311 tarihli Telgrafnamesinde müsteban olduğundan meblağ-ı mezburun tahsiliyle beraber mahkumiyet ilamı suretinin gönderilmesi Vilayet-i müşarünileyhaya tebliğ edildiği şube-i mezkurenin 19 Zilhicce sene 324 tarihli vukuat pusulasıyla bildirilmiştir.; Memuriyete Uymayan Hal ve Hareketler; İşret
- Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records
- 1312; 1313; 1316; 1317; 1318
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1875/76AH 1292 | First work | Karacabey (Mihaliç) | 500first-salary field |
| 1877 to 1878AH 1294 to 1295 | Muhabere Memuru | Larissa (Yenişehir-i Fener) | 500 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Muhabere Memuru | Trikala (Tırhala) | 500 |
| No annual entry: 1879/80 (AH 1297) | |||
| 1880 to 1882AH 1298 to 1299 | Muhabere Memuru | Filiates (Filat) | 600 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Muhabere Memuru | Morto | 600 |
| 1883 to 1886AH 1301 to 1303 | Muhabere Memuru | Pogoni | 600 |
| 1886 to 1888AH 1304 to 1305 | Muhabere Memuru | Mecon | 500 |
| 1888 to 1891AH 1306 to 1308 | Muhabere Memuru | Morto | 600 |
| 1891 to 1893AH 1309 to 1310 | 3. Müdür | Delvine | 600 |
| No annual entry: 1893/94 (AH 1311) | |||
| 1894 to 1896AH 1312 to 1313 | Merkez Memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 600 |
| No annual entry: 1896 to 1898 (AH 1314 to 1315) | |||
| 1898 to 1901AH 1316 to 1318 | 3. Müdür | Gjirokastër (Ergiri) | 540 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877/78 | 500 | 560 | 410 | 36% |
| 1878 | 500 | 600 | 500 | 33% |
| 1878/79 | 500 | 600 | 420 | 34% |
| 1880/81 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 60% |
| 1881/82 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 60% |
| 1882/83 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 59% |
| 1883/84 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 59% |
| 1884/85 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 59% |
| 1885/86 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 58% |
| 1886/87 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 42% |
| 1887/88 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 41% |
| 1888/89 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 58% |
| 1889/90 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 58% |
| 1890/91 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 59% |
| 1891/92 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 59% |
| 1892/93 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 59% |
| 1894/95 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 60% |
| 1895/96 | 600 | 500 | 600 | 59% |
| 1898/99 | 540 | 500 | 540 | 61% |
| 1899/1900 | 540 | 500 | 540 | 60% |
| 1900/01 | 540 | 500 | 540 | 59% |
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
- Mehmet Naim EfendiGjirokastër (Ergiri), 3 shared years
- Hüsrev EfendiGjirokastër (Ergiri), 3 shared years
- İbrahim Hakki EfendiLarissa (Yenişehir-i Fener) and 1 other place, 3 shared years
- Abdurrahman Sezai EfendiShkodër (İşkodra), 2 shared years
- Ömer Zihni EfendiLarissa (Yenişehir-i Fener), 2 shared years
22 officials in all. Officials recorded in Morto
Same school recorded
- Abdülhamit EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Ahmed Hamdi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Ahmet Bican EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Ahmet Refik EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Ahmet Rıfat EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1877/78 (AH 1294)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ömer EfendiArapgir, born 1859/60 (AH 1276)
- Mustafa Hulusi EfendiArapgir, born 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Danyel Zihni EfendiArapgir, born 1864/65 (AH 1281)
- İbrahim Edhem EfendiArapgir, born 1864/65 (AH 1281)
- Mehmet Nuri EfendiArapgir, born 1864/65 (AH 1281)
42 officials in all. Officials born in Arapgir
Full record
Annual entries (21)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Muhabere Memuru | Larissa (Yenişehir-i Fener) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0234; 465 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Muhabere Memuru | Larissa (Yenişehir-i Fener) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0234; 465 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Muhabere Memuru | Trikala (Tırhala) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0234; 465 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Muhabere Memuru | Filiates (Filat) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0234; 465 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Muhabere Memuru | Filiates (Filat) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0234; 465 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Muhabere Memuru | Morto | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0234; 465 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Muhabere Memuru | Pogoni | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0234; 465 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Muhabere Memuru | Pogoni | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0234; 465 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Muhabere Memuru | Pogoni | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0234; 465 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Muhabere Memuru | Mecon | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0234; 465 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Muhabere Memuru | Mecon | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0234; 465 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Muhabere Memuru | Morto | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0234; 465 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Muhabere Memuru | Morto | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0234; 465 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Muhabere Memuru | Morto | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0234; 465 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | 3. Müdür | Delvine | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0234; 465 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | 3. Müdür | Delvine | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0234; 465 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Merkez Memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0234; 465 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Merkez Memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0234; 465 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | 3. Müdür | Gjirokastër (Ergiri) | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0234; 465 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | 3. Müdür | Gjirokastër (Ergiri) | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0234; 465 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | 3. Müdür | Gjirokastër (Ergiri) | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 58_0234; 465 |
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 (20)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Osman Rikat Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1275 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | arapgir | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | elazig used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | mamuretul aziz other value | 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 | Rusdiye Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 7 | 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) | 1292 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1875 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Mihalic | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 500 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Legal records | ||
| Legal record note as worded | Edepsizlik / Mümaileyh hal-i serkeşide bulunup mahalle ahalisiyle adem-i imtizacda beyne’l-ahali iğtişaşatı mucib olacak hallerde bulunduğundan mucib-i intibahı olmak üzere bin üç yüz on bir senesi şehr-i Muharremü’l-haramının on beşinde “19 Temmuz sene 309” azledilmiş used on this page | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | işret / Mümaileyh sarhoşluğa itibar ederek ekseriya Telgrafhanede bulunmadığı ve bazı resmi Telgrafları vazifesi haricinde sert mütalaa ile iade eylediği cihetle her taraftan şikayet vuku bulmakta olduğundan İşkodra Vilayeti’nin işarı ve Telgraf ve Posta Nezareti Meclis-i İdaresi’nin kararı üzerine bin üç yüz on dört senesi Saferü’l-hayrının yirmisinde (19 Temmuz sene 312) idareten azledildiği other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | işret / Yolsuzluk / Mümaileyhin işret ve sefahati ve daha bazı salib-i emniyet hali ileberaber zuhur eden malumü’l-miktar zimmetinden dolayı mahallince icra kılınan muhakemesi neticesinde meblağ-ı mezkurun kırk bin yedi yüz kırk kuruş olduğu sebit ederek kendisinin tahsiline ve mümaileyhin on sene kalebendliğine karar verildiği Yanya Vilayeti’nin 11 Teşrininsani sene 311 tarihli Telgrafnamesinde müsteban olduğundan meblağ-ı mezburun tahsiliyle beraber mahkumiyet ilamı suretinin gönderilmesi Vilayet-i müşarünileyhaya tebliğ edildiği şube-i mezkurenin 19 Zilhicce sene 324 tarihli vukuat pusulasıyla bildirilmiştir. other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | Memuriyete Uymayan Hal ve Hareketler other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | İşret other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records | 1312; 1313; 1316; 1317; 1318 | Later annual personnel extract |
What the sources named in this table are
- Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)
- A workbook of notes on legal records. The wording is kept as written. It may hold an accusation or an acquittal, it is not the finding of a court, and its year is the year of the record, not the date of an event.
- Legal notes (later workbook copy)
- A later copy of the workbook of notes on legal records. The same wording in both copies is one note, not two.
- Later annual personnel extract
- The detailed annual personnel file of October 2025. It marks single annual entries with a criminal-record flag and holds status words such as Vefat. For a death, the year is the year of the annual list in which the status word stands.
- 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.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 21 annual entries of 21 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.