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Unnamed official (0087_0095, sayfa no:187.)

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Sivas in 1865/66 (AH 1282). On record 1885 to 1901, 16 annual entries.

Life

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Sivas in 1865/66 (AH 1282). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Telgraf Muduru.

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 Diyarbakır in 1883/84 (AH 1301). The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 250 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1885/86, the official was about 20 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1885/86, shows Muhabere Memuru in Diyarbakır, with 250 kuruş a month. In 1887/88 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Mardin, the salary going from 250 to 300 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Diyarbakır). In 1888/89 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Diyarbakır, the salary going from 300 to 450 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Mardin). In 1891/92 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Midyat, with 450 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Diyarbakır). In 1900/01 the record shows 3. Müdür in Suşehri, with 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Midyat).

The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1896/97 as Muhabere Memuru. 49 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 16 years with a salary the median is 450 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 150 kuruş, is seen in 1888/89. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 4.73 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1900/01, when 47 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1865/66 (AH 1282)
Birthplace
Sivas
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Telgraf Muduru

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
2 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
1883/84 (AH 1301)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
250

Career

Career of Unnamed official (0087_0095, sayfa no:187.), one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1883/84AH 1301First workDiyarbakır250first-salary field
1885 to 1887AH 1303 to 1304Muhabere Memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1885/86250
1886/87250
Diyarbakır250
1887/88AH 1305Muhabere MemuruMardin300
1888 to 1891AH 1306 to 1308Muhabere Memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1888/89450
1889/90450
1890/91450
Diyarbakır450
1891 to 1900AH 1309 to 1317Muhabere Memuru
9 entries
YearSalary
1891/92450
1892/93450
1893/94450
1894/95450
1895/96450
1896/97500
1897/98500
1898/99500
1899/1900500
Midyat450 to 500
1900/01AH 13183. MüdürSuşehri500
Monthly salary, kuruş
02004006001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 1315500 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 1315This 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_0095, sayfa no:187.) against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1885/862505004006%
1886/872505004006%
1887/8830050040011%
1888/8945050040038%
1889/9045050040038%
1890/9145050040039%
1891/9245050040040%
1892/9345050040041%
1893/9445050040042%
1894/9545050040043%
1895/9645050040043%
1896/9750050040049%
1897/9850050040049%
1898/9950050040048%
1899/190050050040047%
1900/0150050054047%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
SivasSuşehriDiyarbakırMardinMidyat

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

48 officials in all. Officials recorded in Midyat

Same school recorded

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

Same birthplace

94 officials in all. Officials born in Sivas

Full record

Annual entries (16)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (0087_0095, sayfa no:187.)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1885/86AH 1303Muhabere MemuruDiyarbakır250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0095, Sayfa No:187.
1886/87AH 1304Muhabere MemuruDiyarbakır250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0095, Sayfa No:187.
1887/88AH 1305Muhabere MemuruMardin300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0095, Sayfa No:187.
1888/89AH 1306Muhabere MemuruDiyarbakır450Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0095, Sayfa No:187.
1889/90AH 1307Muhabere MemuruDiyarbakır450Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0095, Sayfa No:187.
1890/91AH 1308Muhabere MemuruDiyarbakır450Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0095, Sayfa No:187.
1891/92AH 1309Muhabere MemuruMidyat450Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0095, Sayfa No:187.
1892/93AH 1310Muhabere MemuruMidyat450Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0095, Sayfa No:187.
1893/94AH 1311Muhabere MemuruMidyat450Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0095, Sayfa No:187.
1894/95AH 1312Muhabere MemuruMidyat450Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0095, Sayfa No:187.
1895/96AH 1313Muhabere MemuruMidyat450Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0095, Sayfa No:187.
1896/97AH 1314Muhabere MemuruMidyat500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0095, Sayfa No:187.
1897/98AH 1315Muhabere MemuruMidyat500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0095, Sayfa No:187.
1898/99AH 1316Muhabere MemuruMidyat500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0095, Sayfa No:187.
1899/1900AH 1317Muhabere MemuruMidyat500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0095, Sayfa No:187.
1900/01AH 13183. MüdürSuşehri500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0095, Sayfa No:187.
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 (0087_0095, sayfa no:187.) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1282Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacesivasRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthsivasRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationTelgraf MuduruRecovered 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)2Recovered annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1301Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1884Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeDiyarbakirRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)250Recovered 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.