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Official

Hasan Vasıf Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Ohrid (Ohri) in 1868/69 (AH 1285). On record 1901 to 1904, 3 annual entries.

Life

Hasan Vasıf Efendi was born in Ohrid (Ohri) in 1868/69 (AH 1285). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.

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: Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Ohrid in 1896/97 (AH 1314). The official was then about 28 years old. The record gives 5 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 250 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1901/02, the official was about 33 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1901/02, shows Muhabere Memuru in Ohrid, with 250 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 250 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1901/02 as Muhabere Memuru. 14 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 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 1903/04, when 14 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1868/69 (AH 1285)
Birthplace
Ohrid (Ohri)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Esnaf

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
5 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.

Languages

Turkish
Kitabetwriting

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

Year
1896/97 (AH 1314)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
250

Career

Career of Hasan Vasıf Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1896/97AH 1314First workOhrid (Ohri)250first-salary field
1901 to 1904AH 1319 to 1321Muhabere Memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1901/02250
1902/03250
1903/04250
Ohrid (Ohri)250
Monthly salary, kuruş
01002003001901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 1321250 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 1321This 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 Vasıf Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1901/0225050040014%
1902/0325050038015%
1903/0425047535014%

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.

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.

Recorded with

Recorded in the same place in the same years

Officials recorded in Ohrid (Ohri)

Same school recorded

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

Same birthplace

Officials born in Ohrid (Ohri)

Full record

Annual entries (3)

Annual entries of Hasan Vasıf Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1901/02AH 1319Muhabere MemuruOhrid (Ohri)250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract114_146; 287
1902/03AH 1320Muhabere MemuruOhrid (Ohri)250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract114_146; 287
1903/04AH 1321Muhabere MemuruOhrid (Ohri)250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract114_146; 287
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 Vasıf Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameHasan Vasıf EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1285Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceohriRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthmanastirRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationEsnafRecovered 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)5Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1314Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1896Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeOhriRecovered 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.
  • 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.