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Official

Fahri Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Geyve in 1873/74 (AH 1290). On record 1892 to 1900, 8 annual entries.

Archive reference 0086_0131: 257

Life

Fahri Efendi was born in Geyve in 1873/74 (AH 1290). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.

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 Geyve in 1892/93 (AH 1310). The official was then about 19 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 240 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1892/93, the official was about 19 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1892/93, shows Musillik in Geyve, with 240 kuruş a month. In 1894/95 the record shows Nakliye Memuru in Geyve, the salary going from 240 to 200 kuruş a month (before: Musillik in Geyve).

The highest salary, 240 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1892/93 as Musillik. 13 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 8 years with a salary the median is 200 kuruş a month, with no rises and 1 cut. From the first salary to the last the salary fell by 2.57 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1899/1900, when 7 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1873/74 (AH 1290)
Birthplace
Geyve
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Esnaf

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
1892/93 (AH 1310)
Place
Geyve
First salary field (kuruş a month)
240

Legal records

Legal record note as worded
Zimmet / zuhur eden beş bin üç yüz yetmiş beş kuruş zimmetinden dolayı azledilip Nezaret Hukuk Müşavirliğiꞌnin işarı üzerine meblağ-ı mezbur kendisiyle kefilinden biꞌt-tahsil kaydı terkin olunduğu Telgraf ve Posta Sicil Şubesiꞌnin 2 Recep sene 319 tarihli vukuat pusulasında gösterilmiştir. M; Zimmet

Career

Career of Fahri Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1892/93AH 1310First workGeyve240first-salary field
1892 to 1894AH 1310 to 1311Musillik
2 entries
YearSalary
1892/93240
1893/94240
Geyve240
1894 to 1900AH 1312 to 1317Nakliye Memuru
6 entries
YearSalary
1894/95200
1895/96200
1896/97200
1897/98200
1898/99200
1899/1900200
Geyve200
Monthly salary, kuruş
01002003001892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 1316240 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 1316This 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 Fahri Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1892/9324050020013%
1893/9424050020013%
1894/952005002509%
1895/962005002509%
1896/972005003008%
1897/982005003009%
1898/992005003009%
1899/19002005003007%

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.

Recorded with

Recorded in the same place in the same years

14 officials in all. Officials recorded in Geyve

Same school recorded

744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

Officials born in Geyve

Full record

Annual entries (8)

Annual entries of Fahri Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1892/93AH 1310MusillikGeyve240Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0131: 257
1893/94AH 1311MusillikGeyve240Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0131: 257
1894/95AH 1312Nakliye MemuruGeyve200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0131: 257
1895/96AH 1313Nakliye MemuruGeyve200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0131: 257
1896/97AH 1314Nakliye MemuruGeyve200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0131: 257
1897/98AH 1315Nakliye MemuruGeyve200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0131: 257
1898/99AH 1316Nakliye MemuruGeyve200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0131: 257
1899/1900AH 1317Nakliye MemuruGeyve200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0131: 257
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 (16)

Recorded values of Fahri Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameFahri EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1290Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacegeyveRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthizmitRecovered 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
SchoolSibyan MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes 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)1310Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1892Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeGeyveRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)240Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Legal records
Legal record note as wordedZimmet / zuhur eden beş bin üç yüz yetmiş beş kuruş zimmetinden dolayı azledilip Nezaret Hukuk Müşavirliğiꞌnin işarı üzerine meblağ-ı mezbur kendisiyle kefilinden biꞌt-tahsil kaydı terkin olunduğu Telgraf ve Posta Sicil Şubesiꞌnin 2 Recep sene 319 tarihli vukuat pusulasında gösterilmiştir. M used on this pageLegal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy)
Legal record note as wordedZimmet other valueLegal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy)
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.
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.
  • 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.