Official
Halid Niyazi Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1884/85 (AH 1302). On record 1908/09, 1 annual entry.
Archive reference 159-220-435
Life#
Born in Istanbul in 1884/85 (AH 1302), Halid Niyazi Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Work began in Istanbul in 1903/04, at about 18, paid from the start, on 100 kuruş a month. A single annual entry, for 1908/09, places Halid Niyazi in Istanbul as a letters official (Mekâtib Memuru), on 100 kuruş a month.
One annual entry, for 1908/09 (AH 1326): Mekâtib Memuru in Istanbul (Dersaadet), with 100 kuruş a month. Institution: Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf).
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1884/85 (AH 1302)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- turkish
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- No
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
- 1903/04 (AH 1321)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 100
Recorded with#
Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.
Same place, same years
Of the 165 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Halid Niyazi Efendi had the 130th highest salary.
- Abdurrahman Serafettin Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 25,000 kuruş
- Ali Galip Bey1 shared year; highest salary 20,000 kuruş
- Mehmet Ata Bey1 shared year; highest salary 20,000 kuruş
- Ahmet Muhittin Bey1 shared year; highest salary 8,000 kuruş
- Suleyman Resat Bey1 shared year; highest salary 7,000 kuruş
Same job title, same years
Of the 18 officials with the title Mekâtib Memuru in the same years, Halid Niyazi Efendi had the 14th highest salary.
- Hasan Şükrü Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 500 kuruş
- Ahmet Fevzi Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 400 kuruş
- Ömer Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 400 kuruş
- Abdülkadir Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 300 kuruş
- Abdullah Hilmi Efendi1 shared year; highest salary 300 kuruş
Same school
Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; Halid Niyazi Efendi had the 3,019th highest salary of them.
- Abdülkadir Hifzi Efendiborn 1884/85 (AH 1302); highest salary 380 kuruş
- Abdullah İhsan Efendiborn 1884/85 (AH 1302); highest salary 250 kuruş
- Ahmed Edip Efendiborn 1884/85 (AH 1302); highest salary 200 kuruş
- Ahmed Hulusi Efendiborn 1884/85 (AH 1302); highest salary 95 kuruş
- Ahmed Şükrü Efendiborn 1884/85 (AH 1302); highest salary 300 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Halid Niyazi Efendi had the 1,806th highest salary of them.
- Abdülkadir Hifzi Efendiborn 1884/85 (AH 1302); highest salary 380 kuruş
- Abdullah İhsan Efendiborn 1884/85 (AH 1302); highest salary 250 kuruş
- Ahmed Edip Efendiborn 1884/85 (AH 1302); highest salary 200 kuruş
- Ahmet Cemal Efendiborn 1884/85 (AH 1302); highest salary 50 kuruş
- Ahmet Ferit Efendiborn 1884/85 (AH 1302); highest salary 70 kuruş
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1908/09 (AH 1326), Halid Niyazi Efendi had the 127th highest salary.
- Diran Erdaşis Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 100 kuruş
- Yako Firuz Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 100 kuruş
- Hasan Nazmi Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 150 kuruş
- Mehmet Nazif Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 200 kuruş
- Cemal Abdullah Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 100 kuruş
Full record
Annual entries (1)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Mekâtib Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 159-220-435 |
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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Halid 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 |
| 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) | 0 used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 5 other value | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1321 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | 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.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.
Subjects
- Halid Niyazi Efendi
- Letters official (Mekâtib Memuru)
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Rüşdiye school (Rüşdiye Mektebi)
- Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Biography of an Ottoman official (Osmanlı memurunun biyografisi)
- Career and pay (memuriyet ve maaş)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)