Official
Kadri Paşa
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Gaziantep (Antep) in 1832/33 (AH 1248). On record 1864 to 1866, 2 annual entries.
Archive reference 0001_0007; 12
Life#
Kadri Paşa was born in Gaziantep (Antep) in 1832/33 (AH 1248). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Pasa.
Schooling recorded: the wording Muallim-i Mahsustan 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 asina; English, with asina; French, with asina; Persian, with asina; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Gaziantep in 1849/50 (AH 1266). The official was then about 17 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 1864/65, the official was about 32 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1864/65, shows PT Naziri in Istanbul, with 5,000 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 5,000 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1864/65 as PT Naziri. 98 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 625 kuruş. Over 2 years with a salary the median is 5,000 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1865/66, when 99 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1832/33 (AH 1248)
- Birthplace
- Gaziantep (Antep)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Pasa
Education
- Private teaching
- Muallim-i Mahsustan (4 years)from a private teacher (not a 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
- Arabic
- asinafamiliarity
- English
- asinafamiliarity
- French
- asinafamiliarity
- Persian
- asinafamiliarity
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1849/50 (AH 1266)
- Place
- Gaziantep (Antep)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 250
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1849/50AH 1266 | First work | Gaziantep (Antep) | 250first-salary field |
| 1864 to 1866AH 1281 to 1282 | PT Naziri | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 5,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1864/65 | 5,000 | 625 | 98% | |
| 1865/66 | 5,000 | 650 | 99% |
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.
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.
Sicill-i Ahvâl Defterlerine göre Gaziantepli memurlar (EDA CEREN ERKABALCI, 2019). Name as printed: KADRĠ PAġA. PDF pages 102, 103 and 104.
Probable link: same name, birthplace and register and second number of the archive reference
Sicill-i ahval kayıtlarına göre Şûrâ-yı Devlet reisleri (BURAK BALCI, 2025). Name as printed: Kadri Paşa. PDF pages 76, 77 and 78.
Probable link: same name and register and page of the archive reference
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Mehmet Tevfik EfendiIstanbul, 2 shared years
- Bekir Sami EfendiIstanbul, 2 shared years
- Hafız Osman Resmi EfendiIstanbul, 2 shared years
- Ahmet Şakir EfendiIstanbul, 2 shared years
- Mustafa Hikemi EfendiIstanbul, 2 shared years
90 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Mehmet Şevki EfendiMuallim-i Mahsustan, first annual entry 1864/65 (AH 1281)
- İsmail Hakkı EfendiMuallim-i Mahsustan, first annual entry 1865/66 (AH 1282)
- Mehmet Asaf BeyMuallim-i Mahsustan, first annual entry 1865/66 (AH 1282)
- Haci Nazmi EfendiMuallim-i Mahsustan, first annual entry 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Mehmet Cemalettin BeyMuallim-i Mahsustan, first annual entry 1868/69 (AH 1285)
15 officials in all.
Same birthplace
- Ali Rıza EfendiGaziantep (Antep), born 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Mehmet Arif EfendiGaziantep (Antep), born 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Ahmet Midhat EfendiGaziantep (Antep), born 1879/80 (AH 1297)
Full record
Annual entries (2)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1864/65AH 1281 | PT Naziri | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 5,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0001_0007; 12 |
| 1865/66AH 1282 | PT Naziri | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 5,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0001_0007; 12 |
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 | Kadri Paşa | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1248 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | antep | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | halep | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | pasa | 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 | Muallim-i mahsustan | 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) | 1266 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1850 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Antep | 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.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.