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Unnamed official (0087_0147, sayfa no:291.)

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Çorlu in 1833/34 (AH 1249). On record 1895 to 1905, 5 annual entries.

Life

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Çorlu in 1833/34 (AH 1249). 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).

First work is recorded in Çorlu in 1895/96 (AH 1313). The official was then about 62 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 142 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1895/96, the official was about 62 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1895/96, shows Nakliye Memuru in Çorlu, with 142 kuruş a month. In 1903/04 the record shows Memur in Muğla, the salary going from 142 to 300 kuruş a month (before: Nakliye Memuru in Çorlu). In 1904/05 the record shows Memur in Çanakkale, with 300 kuruş a month (before: Memur in Muğla). No annual entry is recorded for 1898 to 1903.

The highest salary, 300 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1903/04 as Memur. 23 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 475 kuruş. Over 5 years with a salary the median is 142 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 158 kuruş, is seen in 1903/04. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 8.67 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1904/05, when 23 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1833/34 (AH 1249)
Birthplace
Çorlu
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 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.

First work

Year
1895/96 (AH 1313)
Place
Çorlu
First salary field (kuruş a month)
142

Career

Career of Unnamed official (0087_0147, sayfa no:291.), one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1895/96AH 1313First workÇorlu142first-salary field
1895 to 1898AH 1313 to 1315Nakliye Memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1895/96142
1896/97142
1897/98142
Çorlu142
No annual entry: 1898 to 1903 (AH 1316 to 1320)
1903/04AH 1321MemurMuğla300
1904/05AH 1322MemurÇanakkale300
Monthly salary, kuruş
no entry01002003001896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 1322300 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 1322This 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 (0087_0147, sayfa no:291.) against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1895/961425002506%
1896/971425003006%
1897/981425003006%
1903/0430047545023%
1904/0530045045023%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
ÇorluÇanakkaleMuğla

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Recorded with

Recorded in the same place in the same years

13 officials in all. Officials recorded in Çorlu

Same school recorded

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

Same birthplace

9 officials in all. Officials born in Çorlu

Full record

Annual entries (5)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (0087_0147, sayfa no:291.)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1895/96AH 1313Nakliye MemuruÇorlu142Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0147, Sayfa No:291.
1896/97AH 1314Nakliye MemuruÇorlu142Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0147, Sayfa No:291.
1897/98AH 1315Nakliye MemuruÇorlu142Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0147, Sayfa No:291.
1903/04AH 1321MemurMuğla300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0147, Sayfa No:291.
1904/05AH 1322MemurÇanakkale300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0147, Sayfa No:291.
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 (12)

Recorded values of Unnamed official (0087_0147, sayfa no:291.) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1249Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacecorluRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthedirneRecovered 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)0Recovered annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1313Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1895Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placecorluRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)142Recovered 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.