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Official

Unnamed official (0157_0182; 359)

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Silivri in 1870/71 (AH 1287). On record 1893 to 1909, 16 annual entries.

Life

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Silivri in 1870/71 (AH 1287). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as cavus.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Silivri in 1893/94 (AH 1311). The official was then about 23 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1893/94, the official was about 23 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1893/94, shows Çavuş in Silivri, with 300 kuruş a month. In 1908/09 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Silivri, the salary going from 300 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Çavuş in Silivri).

The highest salary, 400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1908/09 as Muhabere Memuru. 51 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 350 kuruş. Over 16 years with a salary the median is 300 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1908/09. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 1.94 per cent a year on average.

Record

Personal

Born
1870/71 (AH 1287)
Birthplace
Silivri
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
cavus

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Middle
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
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
1893/94 (AH 1311)
Place
Silivri
First salary field (kuruş a month)
300

Career

Career of Unnamed official (0157_0182; 359), one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1893/94AH 1311First workSilivri300first-salary field
1893 to 1908AH 1311 to 1325Çavuş
15 entries
YearSalary
1893/94300
1894/95300
1895/96300
1896/97300
1897/98300
1898/99300
1899/1900300
1900/01300
1901/02300
1902/03300
1903/04300
1904/05300
1905/06300
1906/07300
1907/08300
Silivri300
1908/09AH 1326Muhabere MemuruSilivri400
Monthly salary, kuruş
01002003004001897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 1325400 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 1325This 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 (0157_0182; 359) against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1893/9430050030017%
1894/9530050030017%
1895/96300500292.517%
1896/9730050030018%
1897/9830050030019%
1898/9930050030019%
1899/190030050018%
1900/0130050018%
1901/0230050020%
1902/0330050021%
1903/0430047523%
1904/0530045023%
1905/0630047523%
1906/0730045025%
1907/0830030039%
1908/0940035025051%

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

Officials recorded in Silivri

Same school recorded

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

Same birthplace

7 officials in all. Officials born in Silivri

Full record

Annual entries (16)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (0157_0182; 359)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1893/94AH 1311ÇavuşSilivri300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0157_0182; 359
1894/95AH 1312ÇavuşSilivri300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0157_0182; 359
1895/96AH 1313ÇavuşSilivri300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0157_0182; 359
1896/97AH 1314ÇavuşSilivri300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0157_0182; 359
1897/98AH 1315ÇavuşSilivri300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0157_0182; 359
1898/99AH 1316ÇavuşSilivri300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0157_0182; 359
1899/1900AH 1317ÇavuşSilivri300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0157_0182; 359
1900/01AH 1318ÇavuşSilivri300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0157_0182; 359
1901/02AH 1319ÇavuşSilivri300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0157_0182; 359
1902/03AH 1320ÇavuşSilivri300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0157_0182; 359
1903/04AH 1321ÇavuşSilivri300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0157_0182; 359
1904/05AH 1322ÇavuşSilivri300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0157_0182; 359
1905/06AH 1323ÇavuşSilivri300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0157_0182; 359
1906/07AH 1324ÇavuşSilivri300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0157_0182; 359
1907/08AH 1325ÇavuşSilivri300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0157_0182; 359
1908/09AH 1326Muhabere MemuruSilivri400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0157_0182; 359
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 (0157_0182; 359) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1287Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacesilivriRecovered 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 occupationcavusRecovered 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)0Recovered annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1311Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1893Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placesilivriRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)300Recovered 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.
  • 13 annual entries of 16 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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