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Official

Unnamed official (0086_0156:307)

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Harput in 1877/78 (AH 1294). On record 1895 to 1907, 12 annual entries.

Life

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Harput in 1877/78 (AH 1294). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Telgraf Memuru.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Harput in 1891/92 (AH 1309). The official was then about 15 years old. The record gives 4 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1895/96, the official was about 18 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1895/96, shows Muhabere Memuru in Dersim, with 400 kuruş a month. In 1902/03 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Diyarbakır, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Dersim). In 1906/07 the record shows 3. Müdür in Palu, the salary going from 400 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Diyarbakır).

The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as 3. Müdür. 51 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 450 kuruş. Over 12 years with a salary the median is 400 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1906/07. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 2.05 per cent a year on average.

Record

Personal

Born
1877/78 (AH 1294)
Birthplace
Harput
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Telgraf Memuru

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
4 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Middle
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
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
1891/92 (AH 1309)
Place
Harput
First salary field (kuruş a month)
400

Career

Career of Unnamed official (0086_0156:307), one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1891/92AH 1309First workHarput400first-salary field
1895 to 1902AH 1313 to 1319Muhabere Memuru
7 entries
YearSalary
1895/96400
1896/97400
1897/98400
1898/99400
1899/1900400
1900/01400
1901/02400
Dersim400
1902 to 1906AH 1320 to 1323Muhabere Memuru
4 entries
YearSalary
1902/03400
1903/04400
1904/05400
1905/06400
Diyarbakır400
1906/07AH 13243. MüdürPalu500
Monthly salary, kuruş
02004006001896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 1324500 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 1324This 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 (0086_0156:307) against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1895/9640050040030%
1896/9740050040032%
1897/9840050040032%
1898/9940050040031%
1899/190040050040031%
1900/0140050040031%
1901/0240050040032%
1902/0340050038033%
1903/0440047535036%
1904/0540045035038%
1905/0640047533038%
1906/0750045054051%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
HarputPaluDersimDiyarbakır

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

44 officials in all. Officials recorded in Dersim

Same school recorded

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

Same birthplace

26 officials in all. Officials born in Harput

Full record

Annual entries (12)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (0086_0156:307)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1895/96AH 1313Muhabere MemuruDersim400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0156:307
1896/97AH 1314Muhabere MemuruDersim400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0156:307
1897/98AH 1315Muhabere MemuruDersim400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0156:307
1898/99AH 1316Muhabere MemuruDersim400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0156:307
1899/1900AH 1317Muhabere MemuruDersim400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0156:307
1900/01AH 1318Muhabere MemuruDersim400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0156:307
1901/02AH 1319Muhabere MemuruDersim400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0156:307
1902/03AH 1320Muhabere MemuruDiyarbakır400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0156:307
1903/04AH 1321Muhabere MemuruDiyarbakır400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0156:307
1904/05AH 1322Muhabere MemuruDiyarbakır400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0156:307
1905/06AH 1323Muhabere MemuruDiyarbakır400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0156:307
1906/07AH 13243. MüdürPalu500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0156:307
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)

Recorded values of Unnamed official (0086_0156:307) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1294Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceharputRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthelazigRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationTelgraf MemuruRecovered 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)4Recovered annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1309Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1892Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeHarputRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)400Recovered 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.
  • 11 annual entries of 12 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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