Official
Ahmet Haydar Bey
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1858/59 (AH 1275). On record 1874 to 1904, 30 annual entries.
Archive reference 5_65; 127
Life#
Ahmet Haydar Bey was born in Istanbul in 1858/59 (AH 1275). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Kaymakam.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Arabic, with asina; Persian, with asina; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1873/74 (AH 1290). The official was then about 15 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 60 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1874/75, the official was about 16 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1874/75, shows Mulazemet in Istanbul, with 60 kuruş a month. In 1875/76 the record shows Mektubi Kalemi in Istanbul, the salary going from 60 to 570 kuruş a month (before: Mulazemet in Istanbul). In 1885/86 the record shows Baskitabet Muavini in Istanbul, the salary going from 570 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Mektubi Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1892/93 the record shows Başkitabet in Istanbul, the salary going from 1,200 to 1,375 kuruş a month (before: Baskitabet Muavini in Istanbul). In 1896/97 the record shows Ecnebiye Kalemi in Istanbul, with 1,600 kuruş a month (before: Başkitabet in Istanbul). No annual entry is recorded for 1895/96.
The highest salary, 1,600 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1894/95 as Başkitabet. 95 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 30 years with a salary the median is 1,200 kuruş a month, with 6 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 510 kuruş, is seen in 1875/76. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 11.57 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1903/04, when 95 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1858/59 (AH 1275)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Kaymakam
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 1 year
- 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.
Languages
- Arabic
- asinafamiliarity
- Persian
- asinafamiliarity
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 60
Legal records
- Legal record note as worded
- Görev İhmali/ Mumaileyh Meclis-i İdare işlerinde ihtiyar edilen bazı tesamuh ve yolsuzluktan naşi der-dest tevkif bulunan hususattan dolayı işten el çektirilip ileride bir şey terettüp edecek olur ise icabı ol vakit icra edilmek üzere bin üç yüz on üç senesi şehr-i Receb-i şerifinin yirmi yedisinde 1 Kânunusanisene 1311 maaş-ı hâlisiyle nezaret-i müşarünileyha Tahrirat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi’ne nakil edilmiştir.; Görev İhmali
- Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records
- 1314; 1315; 1316; 1317; 1318; 1319; 1320; 1321
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1873/74AH 1290 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 60first-salary field |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Mulazemet | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 60 |
| 1875 to 1885AH 1292 to 1302 | Mektubi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 570 |
| 1885 to 1892AH 1303 to 1309 | Baskitabet Muavini | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 800 to 1,200 |
| 1892 to 1895AH 1310 to 1312 | Başkitabet | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,375 to 1,600 |
| No annual entry: 1895/96 (AH 1313) | |||
| 1896 to 1904AH 1314 to 1321 | Ecnebiye Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,600 |
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
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1874/75 | 60 | 535 | 0% | |
| 1875/76 | 570 | 530 | 400 | 51% |
| 1876/77 | 570 | 582.5 | 300 | 49% |
| 1877/78 | 570 | 560 | 400 | 50% |
| 1878 | 570 | 600 | 450 | 46% |
| 1878/79 | 570 | 600 | 400 | 46% |
| 1879/80 | 570 | 500 | 380 | 58% |
| 1880/81 | 570 | 500 | 380 | 58% |
| 1881/82 | 570 | 500 | 450 | 58% |
| 1882/83 | 570 | 500 | 475 | 58% |
| 1883/84 | 570 | 500 | 500 | 57% |
| 1884/85 | 570 | 500 | 570 | 57% |
| 1885/86 | 800 | 500 | 77% | |
| 1886/87 | 800 | 500 | 77% | |
| 1887/88 | 1,200 | 500 | 87% | |
| 1888/89 | 1,200 | 500 | 87% | |
| 1889/90 | 1,200 | 500 | 88% | |
| 1890/91 | 1,200 | 500 | 89% | |
| 1891/92 | 1,200 | 500 | 90% | |
| 1892/93 | 1,375 | 500 | 1,000 | 93% |
| 1893/94 | 1,450 | 500 | 700 | 94% |
| 1894/95 | 1,600 | 500 | 95% | |
| 1896/97 | 1,600 | 500 | 96% | |
| 1897/98 | 1,600 | 500 | 96% | |
| 1898/99 | 1,600 | 500 | 96% | |
| 1899/1900 | 1,600 | 500 | 95% | |
| 1900/01 | 1,600 | 500 | 95% | |
| 1901/02 | 1,600 | 500 | 95% | |
| 1902/03 | 1,600 | 500 | 95% | |
| 1903/04 | 1,600 | 475 | 95% |
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
- Ahmet Faik EfendiIstanbul, 30 shared years
- Ahmet Refik BeyIstanbul, 30 shared years
- Mehmet Raşit Efendi 1277Istanbul, 30 shared years
- Hüseyin Hüsnü EfendiIstanbul, 30 shared years
- Mehmet Ata EfendiIstanbul, 30 shared years
1,382 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Ahmet Besim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Ahmet EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Ahmet Hayri EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Ahmet Recai EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Ahmet Refik BeyRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Faik EfendiIstanbul, born 1858/59 (AH 1275)
- Ahmet Hayri EfendiIstanbul, born 1858/59 (AH 1275)
- Ali Agah EfendiIstanbul, born 1858/59 (AH 1275)
- Ali Fethi BeyIstanbul, born 1858/59 (AH 1275)
- Ali Rıza BeyIstanbul, born 1858/59 (AH 1275)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (30)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Mulazemet | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 60 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_65; 127 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Mektubi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 570 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_65; 127 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Mektubi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 570 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_65; 127 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Mektubi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 570 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_65; 127 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Mektubi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 570 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_65; 127 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Mektubi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 570 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_65; 127 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Mektubi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 570 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_65; 127 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Mektubi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 570 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_65; 127 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Mektubi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 570 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_65; 127 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Mektubi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 570 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_65; 127 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Mektubi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 570 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_65; 127 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Mektubi Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 570 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_65; 127 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Baskitabet Muavini | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_65; 127 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Baskitabet Muavini | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_65; 127 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Baskitabet Muavini | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_65; 127 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Baskitabet Muavini | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_65; 127 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Baskitabet Muavini | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_65; 127 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Baskitabet Muavini | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_65; 127 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Baskitabet Muavini | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_65; 127 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Başkitabet | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,375 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_65; 127 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Başkitabet | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,450 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_65; 127 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Başkitabet | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_65; 127 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Ecnebiye Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_65; 127 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Ecnebiye Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_65; 127 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Ecnebiye Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_65; 127 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Ecnebiye Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_65; 127 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Ecnebiye Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_65; 127 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Ecnebiye Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_65; 127 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Ecnebiye Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_65; 127 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Ecnebiye Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 1,600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_65; 127 |
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 (17)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Ahmet Haydar Bey | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1275 | 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 |
| Father's occupation | kaymakam | 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) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1290 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1873 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 60 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Legal records | ||
| Legal record note as worded | Görev İhmali/ Mumaileyh Meclis-i İdare işlerinde ihtiyar edilen bazı tesamuh ve yolsuzluktan naşi der-dest tevkif bulunan hususattan dolayı işten el çektirilip ileride bir şey terettüp edecek olur ise icabı ol vakit icra edilmek üzere bin üç yüz on üç senesi şehr-i Receb-i şerifinin yirmi yedisinde 1 Kânunusanisene 1311 maaş-ı hâlisiyle nezaret-i müşarünileyha Tahrirat-ı Ecnebiye Kalemi’ne nakil edilmiştir. used on this page | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | Görev İhmali other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records | 1314; 1315; 1316; 1317; 1318; 1319; 1320; 1321 | Later annual personnel extract |
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.
- Later annual personnel extract
- The detailed annual personnel file of October 2025. It marks single annual entries with a criminal-record flag and holds status words such as Vefat. For a death, the year is the year of the annual list in which the status word stands.
- 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.
- 30 annual entries of 30 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.