Official
Hüseyin Avni Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Karnobat (Karinabad) in 1880/81 (AH 1298). On record 1902 to 1907, 5 annual entries.
Archive reference 116_186; 369
Life#
Hüseyin Avni Efendi was born in Karnobat (Karinabad) in 1880/81 (AH 1298). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.
Schooling recorded: Sıbyan 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: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Edirne in 1902/03 (AH 1320). The official was then about 21 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 250 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1902/03, the official was about 21 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1902/03, shows Muhabere Memuru in Kosukavak, with 250 kuruş a month. In 1906/07 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Karacaali, with 250 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Kosukavak).
The highest salary, 250 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1902/03 as Muhabere Memuru. 15 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 5 years with a salary the median is 250 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 15 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Birthplace
- Karnobat (Karinabad)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Primary
- Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- 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
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Place
- Edirne
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 250
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03AH 1320 | First work | Edirne | 250first-salary field |
| 1902 to 1906AH 1320 to 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Kosukavak | 250 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Karacaali | 250 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03 | 250 | 500 | 380 | 15% |
| 1903/04 | 250 | 475 | 350 | 14% |
| 1904/05 | 250 | 450 | 350 | 14% |
| 1905/06 | 250 | 475 | 330 | 14% |
| 1906/07 | 250 | 450 | 300 | 15% |
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.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Mehmet Tevfik EfendiKosukavak, 4 shared years
- Hüseyin Vehbi EfendiKosukavak, 1 shared year
Same school recorded
- Hacı Hüseyin EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Henry Kitasyoli Efendi.Sıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Veli EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- Unnamed official (0156_182; 361)Sıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1902/03 (AH 1320)
- İsak Marbut EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1901/02 (AH 1319)
744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ali EfendiKarnobat (Karinabad), born 1885/86 (AH 1303)
- Ahmed İzzet EfendiKarnobat (Karinabad), born 1863/64 (AH 1280)
Full record
Annual entries (5)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Kosukavak | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 116_186; 369 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Kosukavak | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 116_186; 369 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Kosukavak | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 116_186; 369 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Kosukavak | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 116_186; 369 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Karacaali | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 116_186; 369 |
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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Hüseyin Avni Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1298 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | karinabad | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | rumeli sarki | 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 | Sibyan 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) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1320 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1902 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Edirne | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 250 | 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.
- 4 annual entries of 5 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.