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Official

Hasan Muhlis Bey

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1867/68 (AH 1284). On record 1888 to 1891, 3 annual entries.

Archive reference 0201_0016; 327

Life

Hasan Muhlis Bey was born in Istanbul in 1867/68 (AH 1284). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Mirliva.

Schooling recorded: Mülkiye Mektebi (School of Civil Administration), with 14 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 Istanbul in 1888/89 (AH 1306). The official was then about 21 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 30 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1888/89, the official was about 21 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1888/89, shows Memur in Istanbul, with 30 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 60 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1890/91 as Memur. 1 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 3 years with a salary the median is 50 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 20 kuruş, is seen in 1889/90. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 41.42 per cent a year on average.

Record

Personal

Born
1867/68 (AH 1284)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Mirliva

Education

Higher or professional
Mülkiye Mektebi (14 years)School of Civil Administration
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Other High
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
No

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)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
30

Career

Career of Hasan Muhlis Bey, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1888/89AH 1306First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)30first-salary field
1888 to 1891AH 1306 to 1308Memur
3 entries
YearSalary
1888/8930
1889/9050
1890/9160
Istanbul (Dersaadet)30 to 60
Monthly salary, kuruş
02040601888/89AH 13061889/90AH 13071890/91AH 130860 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
20501002005001888/89AH 13061889/90AH 13071890/91AH 1308This 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 Hasan Muhlis Bey against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1888/89305003750%
1889/90505003000%
1890/91605002851%

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

508 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Same school recorded

25 officials in all. Officials with Mülkiye Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Full record

Annual entries (3)

Annual entries of Hasan Muhlis Bey
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1888/89AH 1306MemurIstanbul (Dersaadet)30Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0201_0016; 327
1889/90AH 1307MemurIstanbul (Dersaadet)50Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0201_0016; 327
1890/91AH 1308MemurIstanbul (Dersaadet)60Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0201_0016; 327
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)

Recorded values of Hasan Muhlis Bey with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameHasan Muhlis BeyPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1284Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacedersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationMirlivaRecovered 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
SchoolMulkiye MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling14Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1306Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1889Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)30Recovered 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.
  • 3 annual entries of 3 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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