Official
Salih Zeki Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Baghdad (Bağdat) in 1885/86 (AH 1303). On record 1902 to 1910, 7 annual entries.
Archive reference 152-202-399
Life#
Born in Baghdad (Bağdat) in 1885/86 (AH 1303) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, Salih Zeki Efendi was the child of a telegraph official (telgraf memuru). Salih Zeki had nine years of schooling, at the School of Industry (Sanayi Mektebi), wrote Arabic as well as Turkish, and held a qualification (a diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Of the 5,146 officials with a school, 8 studied at the School of Industry (Sanayi Mektebi).
Work began in Baghdad in 1902/03, at about 16, paid from the start, on 300 kuruş a month. The first annual entry, for 1902/03, places Salih Zeki in Baghdad, the birthplace, as a fair-copy clerk (Mübeyyiz), where the entries run to 1904/05. Next came Gaza (Gazze) from 1905 to 1907. From 1907 to 1910 the annual entries place Salih Zeki in Jaffa (Yafa), with a rise to communications official (Muhabere Memuru) in 1909/10.
The salary never rose above the first in the lists, 300 kuruş a month in 1902/03, as Mübeyyiz in Baghdad, when 21 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over seven years the salaries add up to 19,200 kuruş, 51 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The last annual entry is for 1909/10.
Places in order of time#
Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.
Born 1885/86 (AH 1303); First work 1902/03 (AH 1320); 1902 to 1905 (AH 1320 to 1322)
300 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years
1907 to 1910 (AH 1325 to 1327)
Mübeyyiz 1907/08 (AH 1325); Muhabere Memuru 1909/10 (AH 1327)
150 to 250 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years
No annual entry for 1908/09 (AH 1326).
Career and salary#
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 | 300 | 500 | 340 | 21% |
| 1903/04 | 300 | 475 | 385 | 23% |
| 1904/05 | 300 | 450 | 300 | 23% |
| 1905/06 | 150 | 475 | 5% | |
| 1906/07 | 150 | 450 | 150 | 6% |
| 1907/08 | 150 | 300 | 12% | |
| 1909/10 | 250 | 462.5 | 300 | 13% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03AH 1320 | First work | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 300first-salary field |
| 1902 to 1905AH 1320 to 1322 | Mübeyyiz | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 300 |
| 1905 to 1907AH 1323 to 1324 | Mübeyyiz | Gaza (Gazze) | 150 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Mübeyyiz | Jaffa (Yafa) | 150 |
| No annual entry: 1908/09 (AH 1326) | |||
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Muhabere Memuru | Jaffa (Yafa) | 250 |
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1885/86 (AH 1303)
- Birthplace
- Baghdad (Bağdat)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Telgraf Memuru
Education
- Higher or professional
- Sanayi Mektebi (9 years)School of Industry
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Other High
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- Yes
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Arabic
- Kitabetwriting
- 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
- Baghdad (Bağdat)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 300
Legal records
- Legal record note as worded
- işrete düşkünlüğünden istifa ettirildi; İşret
Recorded with#
Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.
Same place, same years
Of the 43 officials with entries in Baghdad (Bağdat) in the same years, Salih Zeki Efendi had the 37th highest salary.
- Bekir Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 2,700 kuruş
- Ahmet Fehmi Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 1,200 kuruş
- Abdülbaki Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Mehmet Ali Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Unnamed official (0087_0089, sayfa no:175.)3 shared years; highest salary 700 kuruş
Same job title, same years
Of the 11 officials with the title Mübeyyiz in the same years, Salih Zeki Efendi had the 6th highest salary.
- Mehmet Talat Efendi6 shared years; highest salary 600 kuruş
- Unnamed official (43_96; 189)5 shared years; highest salary 600 kuruş
- Hüseyin Hilmi Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 85 kuruş
- Abdülaziz Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 900 kuruş
- Mehmet Rıfkı Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 430 kuruş
Same school
Of the 8 officials with Sanayi Mektebi among their schools, Salih Zeki Efendi had the 4th highest salary.
- İSMAİL HAKKI EFENDİborn 1885/86 (AH 1303); highest salary 50 kuruş
- Mustafa Rıza Efendiborn 1884/85 (AH 1302); highest salary 100 kuruş
- Mehmet Lütfi Efendiborn 1887/88 (AH 1305); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Şaban Efendiborn 1881/82 (AH 1299); highest salary 250 kuruş
- Refet Efendiborn 1879/80 (AH 1297); highest salary 500 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 73 officials born in Baghdad (Bağdat), Salih Zeki Efendi had the 60th highest salary.
- Mehmet Ali Efendiborn 1885/86 (AH 1303); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Unnamed official (188-57-56)born 1887/88 (AH 1305); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Ahmet Tevfik Efendiborn 1882/83 (AH 1300); highest salary 200 kuruş
- Mehmet Hayri Efendiborn 1882/83 (AH 1300); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Mehmet Reşit Efendiborn 1882/83 (AH 1300); highest salary 300 kuruş
The page of Baghdad (Bağdat), with the 73 officials born there
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 168 officials whose first annual entry is for 1902/03 (AH 1320), Salih Zeki Efendi had the 74th highest salary.
- Hamdi Efendifirst entry in Baghdad (Bağdat); highest salary 380 kuruş
- EMİN HASAN EFENDİfirst entry in Beyoğlu; highest salary 140 kuruş
- Mehmet Salahattin Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 450 kuruş
- Ahmed Hulusi Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 95 kuruş
- Ahmet Raif Efendifirst entry in Diyarbakır; highest salary 300 kuruş
Full record
Annual entries (7)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Mübeyyiz | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 152-202-399 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Mübeyyiz | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 152-202-399 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Mübeyyiz | Baghdad (Bağdat) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 152-202-399 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Mübeyyiz | Gaza (Gazze) | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 152-202-399 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Mübeyyiz | Gaza (Gazze) | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 152-202-399 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Mübeyyiz | Jaffa (Yafa) | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 152-202-399 |
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Muhabere Memuru | Jaffa (Yafa) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 152-202-399 |
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 (16)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Salih Zeki Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1303 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | bagdat | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | bagdat | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | telgraf memuru | 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 | sanayi mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 9 | 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 | Bagdat | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 300 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Legal records | ||
| Legal record note as worded | işrete düşkünlüğünden istifa ettirildi used on this page | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | İşret other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
What the sources named in this table are
- Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)
- A workbook of notes on legal records. The wording is kept as written. It may hold an accusation or an acquittal, it is not the finding of a court, and its year is the year of the record, not the date of an event.
- Legal notes (later workbook copy)
- A later copy of the workbook of notes on legal records. The same wording in both copies is one note, not two.
- 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.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 4 annual entries of 7 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.
Subjects
- Salih Zeki Efendi
- Fair-copy clerk (Mübeyyiz)
- Baghdad (Bağdat)
- School of Industry (Sanayi Mektebi)
- Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Communications official (Muhabere Memuru)
- Biography of an Ottoman official (Osmanlı memurunun biyografisi)
- Career and pay (memuriyet ve maaş)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)