Official
Ali Ferit Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1877/78 (AH 1294). On record 1892 to 1903, 11 annual entries.
Archive reference 69_188; 373
Life#
Ali Ferit Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1877/78 (AH 1294). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1892/93 (AH 1310). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 50 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1892/93, the official was about 16 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1892/93, shows Mukayyit in Istanbul, with 50 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 170 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1902/03 as Mukayyit. 8 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 500 kuruş. Over 11 years with a salary the median is 90 kuruş a month, with 5 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 60 kuruş, is seen in 1899/1900. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 13.02 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- No
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
- 1892/93 (AH 1310)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 50
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1892/93AH 1310 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50first-salary field |
| 1892 to 1903AH 1310 to 1320 | Mukayyit | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 to 170 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892/93 | 50 | 500 | 300 | 0% |
| 1893/94 | 50 | 500 | 300 | 0% |
| 1894/95 | 60 | 500 | 300 | 2% |
| 1895/96 | 60 | 500 | 300 | 1% |
| 1896/97 | 80 | 500 | 300 | 2% |
| 1897/98 | 90 | 500 | 287.5 | 2% |
| 1898/99 | 90 | 500 | 300 | 2% |
| 1899/1900 | 150 | 500 | 318.5 | 4% |
| 1900/01 | 150 | 500 | 300 | 4% |
| 1901/02 | 150 | 500 | 225 | 5% |
| 1902/03 | 170 | 500 | 290 | 8% |
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
- Halit EfendiIstanbul, 11 shared years
- Hüsnü EfendiIstanbul, 11 shared years
- Mehmet Ali EfendiIstanbul, 11 shared years
- Mehmet Nuri EfendiIstanbul, 11 shared years
- Ahmet Hilmi EfendiIstanbul, 11 shared years
1,021 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Abdülgani EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310)
- Abdullah Kemali EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310)
- Abdurrezzak EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310)
- Abdüssamed Salih EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310)
- Ahmed Gazi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1892/93 (AH 1310)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Hamdi BeyIstanbul, born 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Ahmet Hayri EfendiIstanbul, born 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Ahmet Lütfi EfendiIstanbul, born 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Ahmet Münim EfendiIstanbul, born 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Ahmet Necati EfendiIstanbul, born 1877/78 (AH 1294)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (11)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Mukayyit | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 69_188; 373 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Mukayyit | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 69_188; 373 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Mukayyit | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 60 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 69_188; 373 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Mukayyit | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 60 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 69_188; 373 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Mukayyit | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 80 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 69_188; 373 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Mukayyit | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 90 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 69_188; 373 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Mukayyit | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 90 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 69_188; 373 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Mukayyit | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 69_188; 373 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Mukayyit | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 69_188; 373 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Mukayyit | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 69_188; 373 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Mukayyit | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 170 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 69_188; 373 |
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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Ali Ferit Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1294 | 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 |
| 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 | Rusdiye Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 7 | 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) | 1310 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1892 | 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.
- 11 annual entries of 11 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.