Official
Yuvan Fahri Efendi
Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum). Born in Kayseri in 1870/71 (AH 1287). On record 1889 to 1898, 9 annual entries.
Archive reference 0065_0208; 413
Life#
Yuvan Fahri Efendi was born in Kayseri in 1870/71 (AH 1287). The record gives the community as Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum) and the father's occupation as Reji Memuru.
Schooling recorded: Rum 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: French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Samsun in 1888/89 (AH 1306). The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 380 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1889/90, the official was about 19 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1889/90, shows Posta Memuru in Samsun, with 380 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 380 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1889/90 as Posta Memuru. 21 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 9 years with a salary the median is 380 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1897/98, when 29 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1870/71 (AH 1287)
- Birthplace
- Kayseri
- Community
- Greek Orthodox Christian (Rum)
- Nationality as recorded
- Rum
- Father's occupation
- Reji Memuru
Education
- Community school
- Rum Mektebi (4 years)Greek Orthodox (Rum) school
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 1 year
- 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
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1888/89 (AH 1306)
- Place
- Samsun
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 380
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1888/89AH 1306 | First work | Samsun | 380first-salary field |
| 1889 to 1898AH 1307 to 1315 | Posta Memuru | Samsun | 380 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889/90 | 380 | 500 | 380 | 21% |
| 1890/91 | 380 | 500 | 380 | 22% |
| 1891/92 | 380 | 500 | 350 | 24% |
| 1892/93 | 380 | 500 | 350 | 24% |
| 1893/94 | 380 | 500 | 350 | 25% |
| 1894/95 | 380 | 500 | 380 | 26% |
| 1895/96 | 380 | 500 | 352.5 | 26% |
| 1896/97 | 380 | 500 | 350 | 28% |
| 1897/98 | 380 | 500 | 350 | 29% |
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 and its place on the map.
Named in scholarly works#
No link between a work and an official has been accepted. Each entry was found by fixed rules on the name and the recorded fields, and says what it rests on.
Sicill-i Ahvâl kayıtlarına göre Kayseri doğumlu Gayrimüslim Osmanlı devlet adamları (h. 1255/m. 1839-40-h. 1300/m. 1882-83) (YAĞMUR ŞAHİN, 2017). Name as printed: Yuvan Fahri Efendi. Printed pages 112, 113, PDF pages 126 and 127.
Probable link: same name and birthplace
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Cevri Baha EfendiSamsun, 9 shared years
- Ali BeySamsun, 9 shared years
- Mehmet Muhtar EfendiSamsun, 8 shared years
- Yorgi Vasilyadi EfendiSamsun, 8 shared years
- Mehmet Rauf EfendiSamsun, 8 shared years
23 officials in all. Officials recorded in Samsun
Same school recorded
- AHMET ELMAS EFENDiRum Mektebi, first annual entry 1889/90 (AH 1307)
- Ali Fuat EfendiRum Mektebi, first annual entry 1889/90 (AH 1307)
- Faik EfendiRum Mektebi, first annual entry 1888/89 (AH 1306)
- Kostaki Kudsi EfendiRum Mektebi, first annual entry 1888/89 (AH 1306)
- Garofalidi EfendiRum Mektebi, first annual entry 1890/91 (AH 1308)
60 officials in all. Officials with Rum Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Hüseyin Hüsnü EfendiKayseri, born 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Ohannes EfendiKayseri, born 1866/67 (AH 1283)
- Kamil EfendiKayseri, born 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Şaban EfendiKayseri, born 1864/65 (AH 1281)
- Mehmet Emin EfendiKayseri, born 1861/62 (AH 1278)
22 officials in all. Officials born in Kayseri
Full record
Annual entries (9)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Posta Memuru | Samsun | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0208; 413 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Posta Memuru | Samsun | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0208; 413 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Posta Memuru | Samsun | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0208; 413 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Posta Memuru | Samsun | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0208; 413 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Posta Memuru | Samsun | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0208; 413 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Posta Memuru | Samsun | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0208; 413 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Posta Memuru | Samsun | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0208; 413 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Posta Memuru | Samsun | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0208; 413 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Posta Memuru | Samsun | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0065_0208; 413 |
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 (14)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Yuvan Fahri Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1287 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | kayseri | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | ankara | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Reji Memuru | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Hristiyan | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Rum | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Rum Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 4 | 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) | 1306 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1889 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Samsun | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 380 | 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.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 9 annual entries of 9 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.