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Official

Hasan Edip Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1834/35 (AH 1250). On record 1858 to 1886, 33 annual entries. Death recorded 1886/87.

Archive reference 0002_0189; 374

Life

Hasan Edip Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1834/35 (AH 1250). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Tuccar.

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 Istanbul in 1858/59 (AH 1275): Ticaret Mahkemesi. The official was then about 24 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1858/59, the official was about 24 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1858/59, shows Memur in Istanbul, with 200 kuruş a month. In 1859/60 the record shows Zabit Katibi in Istanbul, the salary going from 200 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Memur in Istanbul). In 1861/62 the record shows Istinaf Mahkemesi Baskitabeti in Istanbul, the salary going from 600 to 1,000 kuruş a month (before: Zabit Katibi in Istanbul). In 1866/67 the record shows Muhacirin Memuriyeti in Trabzon, the salary going from 1,000 to 3,000 kuruş a month (before: Istinaf Mahkemesi Baskitabeti in Istanbul). In 1867/68 the record shows no title (before: Muhacirin Memuriyeti in Trabzon). In 1868/69 the record shows Zaptiye Nezaret Mumeyyizligi in İzmit, with 3,500 kuruş a month (before: no title). 8 further changes of title or place follow in the record. In 1877/78 the record shows Istinaf Mahkemesi Azasi in Istanbul, the salary going from 7,000 to 3,250 kuruş a month (before: Meclisi Temyiz Baskani in Tuna). In 1878 the record shows Bidayet Mahkemesi Baskani in Beyoğlu, the salary going from 3,250 to 4,750 kuruş a month (before: Istinaf Mahkemesi Azasi in Istanbul). In 1881/82 the record shows Adliye Mufettisi in Kastamonu, the salary going from 3,500 to 7,000 kuruş a month (before: Bidayet Mahkemesi Baskani in Beyoğlu). In 1882/83 the record shows Adliye Mufettisi in Konya, with 7,000 kuruş a month (before: Adliye Mufettisi in Kastamonu). In 1884/85 the record shows Temyiz Mahkemesi Azasi in Konya, the salary going from 7,000 to 5,000 kuruş a month (before: Adliye Mufettisi in Konya).

The highest salary, 7,000 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1875/76 as Meclisi Temyiz Baskani. 99 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 530 kuruş. Over 28 years with a salary the median is 3,500 kuruş a month, with 10 rises and 5 cuts. The largest rise, 4,500 kuruş, is seen in 1875/76. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 12.18 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1885/86, when 99 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Honours recorded in the cross-ministry workbook: Rank (recorded code): 1, 2.

A death is recorded under 1886/87 (AH 1304): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.

Record

Personal

Born
1834/35 (AH 1250)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Tuccar
Death recorded
1886/87 (AH 1304)the year of the annual list with the word Vefat, not a date of death

Education

Primary
Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 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
1858/59 (AH 1275)
First job as worded
Ticaret Mahkemesi
Age at first work (workbook field)
25
First salary field (kuruş a month)
200
First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
200

Honours and ranks

Rank (recorded code)
1; 2

Career

Career of Hasan Edip Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1858/59AH 1275Ticaret Mahkemesifirst workIstanbul (Dersaadet)200first-salary field
1858/59AH 1275Memur
Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)
Istanbul (Dersaadet)200
1859 to 1861AH 1276 to 1277Zabit Katibi
2 entries
YearSalary
1859/60600
1860/61600
Istanbul (Dersaadet)600
1861 to 1866AH 1278 to 1282Istinaf Mahkemesi Baskitabeti
5 entries
YearSalary
1861/621,000
1862/631,000
1863/641,000
1864/651,000
1865/661,000
Istanbul (Dersaadet)1,000
1866/67AH 1283Muhacirin Memuriyeti
Other institution
Trabzon3,000
1867/68AH 1284
Other institution
1868/69AH 1285Zaptiye Nezaret Mumeyyizligi
Other institution
İzmit3,500
1869 to 1871AH 1286 to 1287Ticaret Mahkeme Baskani
2 entries
YearSalary
1869/705,000
1870/715,000
Beirut (Beyrut)5,000
1869/70AH 1286Ticaret Mahkemsi RiyasetiBeirut (Beyrut)5,000
1870 to 1872AH 1287 to 1288PT Nazir Muavini
Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)
2 entries
YearSalary
1870/713,000
1871/724,500
Istanbul (Dersaadet)3,000 to 4,500
1871/72AH 1288Ticaret Mahkeme BaskaniIstanbul (Dersaadet)3,000
1872/73AH 1289Divan Temyiz BaskaniHudavendigar5,000
1872/73AH 1289Divan Temyizi RiyasetiHudavendigar5,000
1873 to 1875AH 1290 to 1291Bidayet Mahkeme Azasi
2 entries
YearSalary
1873/742,500
1874/752,500
Istanbul (Dersaadet)2,500
1875 to 1877AH 1292 to 1293Meclisi Temyiz Baskani
2 entries
YearSalary
1875/767,000
1876/777,000
Tuna7,000
1877/78AH 1294Istinaf Mahkemesi AzasiIstanbul (Dersaadet)3,250
1878 to 1881AH 1295 to 1298Bidayet Mahkemesi Baskani
4 entries
YearSalary
18784,750
1878/794,750
1879/803,000
1880/813,500
Beyoğlu4,750 to 3,500
1881/82AH 1299Adliye MufettisiKastamonu7,000
1882 to 1884AH 1300 to 1301Adliye Mufettisi
2 entries
YearSalary
1882/837,000
1883/847,000
Konya7,000
1884 to 1886AH 1302 to 1303Temyiz Mahkemesi Azasi
2 entries
YearSalary
1884/855,000
1885/865,000
Konya5,000
1886/87AH 1304Death recorded
Monthly salary, kuruş
02,0004,0006,0008,0001858/59AH 12751863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13007,000 kuruşEntry of another institution
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0002,0005,00010,0001858/59AH 12751863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 1300This 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 Edip Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1858/5920050032519%
1859/6060050065%
1860/6160050054%
1861/621,00060061%
1862/631,00050063%
1863/641,00050065%
1864/651,00062563%
1865/661,00065066%
1866/673,00060096%
1868/693,50060097%
1869/705,00060098%
1870/715,00060098%
1871/724,50055099%
1872/735,00055099%
1873/742,50050095%
1874/752,50053594%
1875/767,00053099%
1876/777,000582.599%
1877/783,25056098%
18784,75060099%
1878/794,75060099%
1879/803,00050097%
1880/813,50050098%
1881/827,00050099%
1882/837,00050099%
1883/847,0005007,00099%
1884/855,00050099%
1885/865,00050099%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
IstanbulKonyaTrabzonİzmitBeirutHudavendigarTunaBeyoğlu

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

519 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Same school recorded

744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

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

Full record

Annual entries (33)

Annual entries of Hasan Edip Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1858/59AH 1275MemurIstanbul (Dersaadet)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0002_0189; 374
1859/60AH 1276Zabit KatibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)600Justice (Adliye)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0002_0189; 374
1860/61AH 1277Zabit KatibiIstanbul (Dersaadet)600Justice (Adliye)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0002_0189; 374
1861/62AH 1278Istinaf Mahkemesi BaskitabetiIstanbul (Dersaadet)1,000Justice (Adliye)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0002_0189; 374
1862/63AH 1279Istinaf Mahkemesi BaskitabetiIstanbul (Dersaadet)1,000Justice (Adliye)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0002_0189; 374
1863/64AH 1280Istinaf Mahkemesi BaskitabetiIstanbul (Dersaadet)1,000Justice (Adliye)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0002_0189; 374
1864/65AH 1281Istinaf Mahkemesi BaskitabetiIstanbul (Dersaadet)1,000Justice (Adliye)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0002_0189; 374
1865/66AH 1282Istinaf Mahkemesi BaskitabetiIstanbul (Dersaadet)1,000Justice (Adliye)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0002_0189; 374
1866/67AH 1283Muhacirin MemuriyetiTrabzon3,000OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0002_0189; 374
1867/68AH 1284OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0002_0189; 374
1868/69AH 1285Zaptiye Nezaret Mumeyyizligiİzmit3,500OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook0002_0189; 374
1869/70AH 1286Ticaret Mahkeme BaskaniBeirut (Beyrut)5,000Justice (Adliye)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0002_0189; 374
1869/70AH 1286Ticaret Mahkemsi RiyasetiBeirut (Beyrut)5,000Justice (Adliye)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0002_0189; 374
1870/71AH 1287Ticaret Mahkeme BaskaniBeirut (Beyrut)5,000Justice (Adliye)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0002_0189; 374
1870/71AH 1287PT Nazir MuaviniIstanbul (Dersaadet)3,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0002_0189; 374
1871/72AH 1288Ticaret Mahkeme BaskaniIstanbul (Dersaadet)3,000Justice (Adliye)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0002_0189; 374
1871/72AH 1288PT Nazir MuaviniIstanbul (Dersaadet)4,500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0002_0189; 374
1872/73AH 1289Divan Temyiz BaskaniHudavendigar5,000Justice (Adliye)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0002_0189; 374
1872/73AH 1289Divan Temyizi RiyasetiHudavendigar5,000Justice (Adliye)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0002_0189; 374
1873/74AH 1290Bidayet Mahkeme AzasiIstanbul (Dersaadet)2,500Justice (Adliye)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0002_0189; 374
1874/75AH 1291Bidayet Mahkeme AzasiIstanbul (Dersaadet)2,500Justice (Adliye)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0002_0189; 374
1875/76AH 1292Meclisi Temyiz BaskaniTuna7,000Justice (Adliye)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0002_0189; 374
1876/77AH 1293Meclisi Temyiz BaskaniTuna7,000Justice (Adliye)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0002_0189; 374
1877/78AH 1294Istinaf Mahkemesi AzasiIstanbul (Dersaadet)3,250Justice (Adliye)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0002_0189; 374
1878AH 1295Bidayet Mahkemesi BaskaniBeyoğlu4,750Justice (Adliye)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0002_0189; 374
1878/79AH 1296Bidayet Mahkemesi BaskaniBeyoğlu4,750Justice (Adliye)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0002_0189; 374
1879/80AH 1297Bidayet Mahkemesi BaskaniBeyoğlu3,000Justice (Adliye)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0002_0189; 374
1880/81AH 1298Bidayet Mahkemesi BaskaniBeyoğlu3,500Justice (Adliye)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0002_0189; 374
1881/82AH 1299Adliye MufettisiKastamonu7,000Justice (Adliye)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0002_0189; 374
1882/83AH 1300Adliye MufettisiKonya7,000Justice (Adliye)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0002_0189; 374
1883/84AH 1301Adliye MufettisiKonya7,000Justice (Adliye)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0002_0189; 374
1884/85AH 1302Temyiz Mahkemesi AzasiKonya5,000Justice (Adliye)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0002_0189; 374
1885/86AH 1303Temyiz Mahkemesi AzasiKonya5,000Justice (Adliye)Cross-ministry personnel workbook0002_0189; 374
What the sources named in this table are
Cross-ministry personnel workbook
A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
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 (27)

Recorded values of Hasan Edip Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameHasan Edip EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook
Birth year (AH)1250Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Birthplacedersaadet used on this pageRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birthplaceistanbul other valueCross-ministry personnel workbook
Birthplace: district (kaza)istanbulCross-ministry personnel workbook
Birthplace: sancakistanbulCross-ministry personnel workbook
Birthplace: province (vilayet)istanbulCross-ministry personnel workbook
Province of birthdersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationTuccarRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
ReligionmuslumanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Nationality or communityturkishRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Schooling
Schoolsibyan mektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Years of schooling4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
First work
First work: year (AH)1275Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook
First work: Gregorian year as stored1859Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
First work: district (kaza)istanbulCross-ministry personnel workbook
First work: sancakistanbulCross-ministry personnel workbook
First work: province (vilayet)istanbulCross-ministry personnel workbook
First job as wordedTicaret MahkemesiLinked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Age at first work (workbook field)25Cross-ministry personnel workbook
First salary field (kuruş a month)200Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)200Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Honours
Rank (recorded code)1 used on this pageCross-ministry personnel workbook
Rank (recorded code)2 other valueCross-ministry personnel workbook
Status
Death recorded under the year (AH)1304Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy); Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
What the sources named in this table are
Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
A copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read for the title wording of each year. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death.
Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
A second copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read in the same way. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death. Two copies that agree are one piece of evidence, not two.
Cross-ministry personnel workbook
A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
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.
Linked personnel workbook
The original personnel workbook, from which selected fields on background and first work are taken.
  • The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
  • Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
  • 2 annual entries of 33 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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