Official
HÜSEYİN HİLMİ BEY
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1880/81 (AH 1298). On record 1898 to 1907, 9 annual entries.
Archive reference 0156_0135;267
Life#
HÜSEYİN HİLMİ BEY was born in Istanbul in 1880/81 (AH 1298). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as binbasi.
Schooling recorded: the wording Hususi Muallim in the school field, which names no school. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Arabic, with Kitabet; Persian, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1897/98 (AH 1315). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 50 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1898/99, the official was about 17 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1898/99, shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, with 50 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 200 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as Muhabere Memuru. 10 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 450 kuruş. Over 9 years with a salary the median is 100 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1906/07. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 18.92 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- binbasi
Education
- Private teaching
- Hususi Muallim (4 years)private teacher (not a school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 1 year
- 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
- Arabic
- Kitabetwriting
- Persian
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1897/98 (AH 1315)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 50
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1897/98AH 1315 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50first-salary field |
| 1898 to 1907AH 1316 to 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 to 200 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898/99 | 50 | 500 | 400 | 0% |
| 1899/1900 | 100 | 500 | 400 | 0% |
| 1900/01 | 100 | 500 | 400 | 1% |
| 1901/02 | 100 | 500 | 400 | 1% |
| 1902/03 | 100 | 500 | 380 | 1% |
| 1903/04 | 100 | 475 | 350 | 1% |
| 1904/05 | 100 | 450 | 350 | 2% |
| 1905/06 | 100 | 475 | 330 | 2% |
| 1906/07 | 200 | 450 | 300 | 10% |
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
- Mehmet Şükrü EfendiIstanbul, 9 shared years
- Aziz İhsan EfendiIstanbul, 9 shared years
- Süleyman Mazhar BeyIstanbul, 9 shared years
- Mehmet Faik EfendiIstanbul, 9 shared years
- Mehmet hayri efendiIstanbul, 9 shared years
975 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- HASAN VASIF EFENDiHususi Muallim, first annual entry 1898/99 (AH 1316)
- Mehmet Şükrü EfendiHususi Muallim, first annual entry 1898/99 (AH 1316)
- AHMET NEDİM EFENHususi Muallim, first annual entry 1899/1900 (AH 1317)
- Mahmut Vehbi EfendiHususi Muallim, first annual entry 1899/1900 (AH 1317)
- Mustafa Kemal BeyHususi Muallim, first annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314)
37 officials in all.
Same birthplace
- Abdullah Kamil EfendiIstanbul, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ahmet Celal EfendiIstanbul, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ahmet Cemal EfendiIstanbul, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ahmet İzzet EfendiIstanbul, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ahmet Kemal EfendiIstanbul, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (9)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0156_0135;267 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0156_0135;267 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0156_0135;267 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0156_0135;267 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0156_0135;267 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0156_0135;267 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0156_0135;267 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0156_0135;267 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0156_0135;267 |
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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | HÜSEYİN HİLMİ BEY | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1298 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | binbasi | 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 | Hususi Muallim | 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) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1315 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1897 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 50 | 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.
- 8 annual entries of 9 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.