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Official

Abdülhalim Bey

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Plovdiv (Filibe) in 1836/37 (AH 1252). On record 1856 to 1906, 44 annual entries. Death recorded 1906/07.

Archive reference 0001_0037; 72-73

Life

Born in Plovdiv (Filibe) in 1836/37 (AH 1252) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, Abdülhalim Bey was the child of a district governor or lieutenant colonel (kaymakam). Work began in Plovdiv in 1856/57, at about 20, with 0.25 years without pay as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 400 kuruş. The annual lists begin in 1856/57, with Abdülhalim as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru) in Plovdiv, the birthplace. Next came Serres (Siroz) from 1860 to 1863, then a return to Plovdiv from 1863 to 1867. The annual lists then follow Abdülhalim to Thessaloniki (Selanik), Prizren, Edirne, Istanbul and Hudavendigar, five places in 13 years, then Rumeli sarki from 1881 to 1886. Abdülhalim then moved to Tripoli (Trablusgarp), Istanbul and Hicaz from 1887 to 1892. From 1896 to 1906 the annual entries place Abdülhalim again in Istanbul. Entries spanning 51 years are rare, reached by only 8 of the 5,211 officials. Few officials served on three continents (Africa, Asia and Europe); fewer than 2 per cent of the 5,200 officials with a place of service did.

Pay rose from 400 kuruş a month in 1856/57 to a peak of 3,500 in 1889/90, as Başmüdür in Hicaz, when 98 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1905/06; the list of 1906/07 (AH 1324) gives the status word Vefat (death).

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.

All 13 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
Further places, smaller scaleFurther places, smaller scale1860/611863/641867/681870/711873/741875/761877/781881/821887/881888/891889/901896/9712345678910111213Plovdiv, Rumeli sarkiSerresThessalonikiPrizrenEdirneIstanbulHudavendigar
  1. Plovdiv (Filibe)

    Born 1836/37 (AH 1252); First work 1856/57 (AH 1273); 1856 to 1860 (AH 1273 to 1276)

    Muhabere Memuru

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  2. Serres (Siroz)

    1860 to 1863 (AH 1277 to 1279)

    2. Müdür

    1,000 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  3. Plovdiv (Filibe)

    1863 to 1867 (AH 1280 to 1283)

    1. Müdür

    1,440 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  4. Thessaloniki (Selanik)

    1867 to 1870 (AH 1284 to 1286)

    Müdür 1867/68 (AH 1284); Müfettiş 1868 to 1870 (AH 1285 to 1286)

    1,600 to 2,500 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  5. Prizren

    1870 to 1873 (AH 1287 to 1289)

    Müfettiş

    3,000 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  6. Edirne

    1873 to 1875 (AH 1290 to 1291)

    Müfettiş

    3,000 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  7. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1875 to 1877 (AH 1292 to 1293)

    PT Nezareti Meclisi Azasi 1875/76 (AH 1292); Müdür 1876/77 (AH 1293)

    2,500 to 3,000 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  8. Hudavendigar

    1877 to 1879 (AH 1294 to 1296)

    Başmüdür

    3,000 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  9. Rumeli sarki

    1881 to 1886 (AH 1299 to 1303)

    No annual entry for 1879 to 1881 (AH 1297 to 1298) before it.

    Başmüdür

    2,400 to 3,000 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

  10. Tripoli (Trablusgarp)

    1887/88 (AH 1305)

    No annual entry for 1886/87 (AH 1304) before it.

    Başmüdür

    3,000 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  11. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1888/89 (AH 1306)

    Müdür

    3,000 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  12. Hicaz

    1889 to 1892 (AH 1307 to 1309)

    Başmüdür

    3,500 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years

  13. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    1896 to 1906 (AH 1314 to 1323)

    No annual entry for 1892 to 1896 (AH 1310 to 1313) before it.

    PT Sicil-i Ahval Sube Muduru

    2,700 to 3,000 kuruş a month; entries in 10 years

  14. Death recorded in the annual list of 1906/07 (AH 1324): the word Vefat, not a date of death.

Career and salary

Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearyears with one job titleno annual entry
no entryno entryno entry01,0002,0003,0004,0001858/59AH 12751863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13203,500 kuruş2. Müdür1. MüdürMüfettişBaşmüdürBaşmüdürPT Sicil-i Ahval Sube Muduru
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0002,0005,0001858/59AH 12751863/64AH 12801868/69AH 12851873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 1320This 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 Abdülhalim Bey against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1856/5740037540050%
1857/5840047540039%
1858/5940050050041%
1859/6040050050043%
1860/611,0005001,00066%
1861/621,0006001,00061%
1862/631,0005001,00063%
1863/641,4405001,50079%
1864/651,4406251,44076%
1865/661,4406501,32078%
1866/671,4406001,32082%
1867/681,6006002,06086%
1868/692,0006003,30090%
1869/702,5006003,50093%
1870/713,0006003,50095%
1871/723,0005503,00096%
1872/733,0005502,85097%
1873/743,0005003,00096%
1874/753,0005353,00096%
1875/762,50053094%
1876/773,000582.52,50096%
1877/783,0005603,00096%
18783,0006003,00095%
1878/793,0006003,00095%
1881/822,4005002,40096%
1882/833,0005002,40097%
1883/843,0005002,40097%
1884/853,0005002,55097%
1885/863,0005003,00097%
1887/883,0005003,00097%
1888/893,0005002,25097%
1889/903,5005003,00098%
1890/913,5005003,00098%
1891/923,5005003,00098%
1896/973,00050098%
1897/983,00050098%
1898/992,70050098%
1899/19002,70050098%
1900/013,00050098%
1901/023,00050098%
1902/033,00050098%
1903/043,00047598%
1904/053,00045098%
1905/063,00047598%

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.

Career of Abdülhalim Bey, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1856/57AH 1273First workPlovdiv (Filibe)400first-salary field
1856 to 1860AH 1273 to 1276Muhabere Memuru
4 entries
YearSalary
1856/57400
1857/58400
1858/59400
1859/60400
Plovdiv (Filibe)400
1860 to 1863AH 1277 to 12792. Müdür
3 entries
YearSalary
1860/611,000
1861/621,000
1862/631,000
Serres (Siroz)1,000
1863 to 1867AH 1280 to 12831. Müdür
4 entries
YearSalary
1863/641,440
1864/651,440
1865/661,440
1866/671,440
Plovdiv (Filibe)1,440
1867/68AH 1284MüdürThessaloniki (Selanik)1,600
1868 to 1870AH 1285 to 1286Müfettiş
2 entries
YearSalary
1868/692,000
1869/702,500
Thessaloniki (Selanik)2,000 to 2,500
1870 to 1873AH 1287 to 1289Müfettiş
3 entries
YearSalary
1870/713,000
1871/723,000
1872/733,000
Prizren3,000
1873 to 1875AH 1290 to 1291Müfettiş
2 entries
YearSalary
1873/743,000
1874/753,000
Edirne3,000
1875/76AH 1292PT Nezareti Meclisi AzasiIstanbul (Dersaadet)2,500
1876/77AH 1293MüdürIstanbul (Dersaadet)3,000
1877 to 1879AH 1294 to 1296Başmüdür
3 entries
YearSalary
1877/783,000
18783,000
1878/793,000
Hudavendigar3,000
No annual entry: 1879 to 1881 (AH 1297 to 1298)
1881 to 1886AH 1299 to 1303Başmüdür
5 entries
YearSalary
1881/822,400
1882/833,000
1883/843,000
1884/853,000
1885/863,000
Rumeli sarki2,400 to 3,000
No annual entry: 1886/87 (AH 1304)
1887/88AH 1305BaşmüdürTripoli (Trablusgarp)3,000
1888/89AH 1306MüdürIstanbul (Dersaadet)3,000
1889 to 1892AH 1307 to 1309Başmüdür
3 entries
YearSalary
1889/903,500
1890/913,500
1891/923,500
Hicaz3,500
No annual entry: 1892 to 1896 (AH 1310 to 1313)
1896 to 1906AH 1314 to 1323PT Sicil-i Ahval Sube Muduru
10 entries
YearSalary
1896/973,000
1897/983,000
1898/992,700
1899/19002,700
1900/013,000
1901/023,000
1902/033,000
1903/043,000
1904/053,000
1905/063,000
Istanbul (Dersaadet)3,000
1906/07AH 1324Death recorded

Record

Personal

Born
1836/37 (AH 1252)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Kaymakam
Death recorded
1906/07 (AH 1324)the year of the annual list with the word Vefat, not a date of death

Education

Primary
Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0.25 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

Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1856/57 (AH 1273)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
400

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 1,257 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, Abdülhalim Bey had the 62nd highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 34 officials with the title Başmüdür in the same years, Abdülhalim Bey had the 12th highest salary.

All 70 officials with the title Başmüdür

Same school

Of the 746 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi among their schools, 745 have a recorded salary; Abdülhalim Bey had the 28th highest salary of them.

All 746 officials with Sıbyan Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 43 officials born in Plovdiv (Filibe), 41 have a recorded salary; Abdülhalim Bey had the highest salary of them.

The page of Plovdiv (Filibe), with the 43 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 19 officials whose first annual entry is for 1856/57 (AH 1273), Abdülhalim Bey had the 6th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (44)

Annual entries of Abdülhalim Bey
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1856/57AH 1273Muhabere MemuruPlovdiv (Filibe)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1857/58AH 1274Muhabere MemuruPlovdiv (Filibe)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1858/59AH 1275Muhabere MemuruPlovdiv (Filibe)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1859/60AH 1276Muhabere MemuruPlovdiv (Filibe)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1860/61AH 12772. MüdürSerres (Siroz)1,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1861/62AH 12782. MüdürSerres (Siroz)1,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1862/63AH 12792. MüdürSerres (Siroz)1,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1863/64AH 12801. MüdürPlovdiv (Filibe)1,440Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1864/65AH 12811. MüdürPlovdiv (Filibe)1,440Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1865/66AH 12821. MüdürPlovdiv (Filibe)1,440Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1866/67AH 12831. MüdürPlovdiv (Filibe)1,440Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1867/68AH 1284MüdürThessaloniki (Selanik)1,600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1868/69AH 1285MüfettişThessaloniki (Selanik)2,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1869/70AH 1286MüfettişThessaloniki (Selanik)2,500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1870/71AH 1287MüfettişPrizren3,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1871/72AH 1288MüfettişPrizren3,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1872/73AH 1289MüfettişPrizren3,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1873/74AH 1290MüfettişEdirne3,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1874/75AH 1291MüfettişEdirne3,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1875/76AH 1292PT Nezareti Meclisi AzasiIstanbul (Dersaadet)2,500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1876/77AH 1293MüdürIstanbul (Dersaadet)3,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1877/78AH 1294BaşmüdürHudavendigar3,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1878AH 1295BaşmüdürHudavendigar3,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1878/79AH 1296BaşmüdürHudavendigar3,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1881/82AH 1299BaşmüdürRumeli sarki2,400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1882/83AH 1300BaşmüdürRumeli sarki3,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1883/84AH 1301BaşmüdürRumeli sarki3,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1884/85AH 1302BaşmüdürRumeli sarki3,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1885/86AH 1303BaşmüdürRumeli sarki3,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1887/88AH 1305BaşmüdürTripoli (Trablusgarp)3,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1888/89AH 1306MüdürIstanbul (Dersaadet)3,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1889/90AH 1307BaşmüdürHicaz3,500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1890/91AH 1308BaşmüdürHicaz3,500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1891/92AH 1309BaşmüdürHicaz3,500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1896/97AH 1314PT Sicil-i Ahval Sube MuduruIstanbul (Dersaadet)3,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1897/98AH 1315PT Sicil-i Ahval Sube MuduruIstanbul (Dersaadet)3,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1898/99AH 1316PT Sicil-i Ahval Sube MuduruIstanbul (Dersaadet)2,700Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1899/1900AH 1317PT Sicil-i Ahval Sube MuduruIstanbul (Dersaadet)2,700Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1900/01AH 1318PT Sicil-i Ahval Sube MuduruIstanbul (Dersaadet)3,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1901/02AH 1319PT Sicil-i Ahval Sube MuduruIstanbul (Dersaadet)3,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1902/03AH 1320PT Sicil-i Ahval Sube MuduruIstanbul (Dersaadet)3,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1903/04AH 1321PT Sicil-i Ahval Sube MuduruIstanbul (Dersaadet)3,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1904/05AH 1322PT Sicil-i Ahval Sube MuduruIstanbul (Dersaadet)3,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
1905/06AH 1323PT Sicil-i Ahval Sube MuduruIstanbul (Dersaadet)3,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0001_0037; 72-73
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 (15)

Recorded values of Abdülhalim Bey with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAbdülhalim BeyPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1252Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacefilibeRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthrumeli sarkiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationKaymakamRecovered 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
SchoolSibyan mektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0.25Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1273Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1857Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeFilibeRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)400Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Status
Death recorded under the year (AH)1324Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy); Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
What the sources named in this table are
Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
A copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read for the title wording of each year. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death.
Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
A second copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read in the same way. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death. Two copies that agree are one piece of evidence, 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.
  • Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
  • 30 annual entries of 44 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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

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