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Official

İbrahim Hakki Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Trikala (Tırhala) in 1845/46 (AH 1262). On record 1875 to 1907, 33 annual entries.

Life

İbrahim Hakki Efendi was born in Trikala (Tırhala) in 1845/46 (AH 1262). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.

Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 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 Skopje (Üsküp) in 1875/76 (AH 1292). The official was then about 29 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 380 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1875/76, the official was about 29 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1875/76, shows Muhabere Memuru in Skopje, with 380 kuruş a month. In 1876/77 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Larissa (Yenişehir-i Fener), the salary going from 380 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Skopje). In 1878/79 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Trikala, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Larissa). In 1880/81 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Larissa, with 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Trikala). In 1881/82 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Kerebine, the salary going from 380 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Larissa). In 1882/83 the record shows Başmüdür Kitabeti in Ioannina (Yanya), with 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Kerebine). 1 further change of title or place follows in the record. In 1888/89 the record shows Başmuhabere Memuru in Tepelenë (Tepedelen), with 600 kuruş a month (before: Başmuhabere Memuru in Gördes). In 1889/90 the record shows Başmuhabere Memuru in Salahora, the salary going from 600 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Başmuhabere Memuru in Tepelenë). In 1893/94 the record shows Başmuhabere Memuru in Ioannina, the salary going from 500 to 475 kuruş a month (before: Başmuhabere Memuru in Salahora). In 1896/97 the record shows 3. Müdür in Zagor, the salary going from 475 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Başmuhabere Memuru in Ioannina). In 1899/1900 the record shows Başmüdür Kitabeti in Bursa, the salary going from 500 to 545 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Zagor).

The highest salary, 600 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1884/85 as Başmuhabere Memuru. 59 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 33 years with a salary the median is 500 kuruş a month, with 5 rises and 3 cuts. The largest rise, 120 kuruş, is seen in 1881/82. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 1.13 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 64 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1845/46 (AH 1262)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish

Education

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

Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1875/76 (AH 1292)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
380

Career

Career of İbrahim Hakki Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1875/76AH 1292First workSkopje (Üsküp)380first-salary field
1875/76AH 1292Muhabere MemuruSkopje (Üsküp)380
1876 to 1878AH 1293 to 1295Muhabere Memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1876/77400
1877/78400
1878400
Larissa (Yenişehir-i Fener)400
1878 to 1880AH 1296 to 1297Muhabere Memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1878/79400
1879/80380
Trikala (Tırhala)400 to 380
1880/81AH 1298Muhabere MemuruLarissa (Yenişehir-i Fener)380
1881/82AH 1299Muhabere MemuruKerebine500
1882 to 1884AH 1300 to 1301Başmüdür Kitabeti
2 entries
YearSalary
1882/83500
1883/84500
Ioannina (Yanya)500
1884 to 1888AH 1302 to 1305Başmuhabere Memuru
4 entries
YearSalary
1884/85600
1885/86600
1886/87600
1887/88600
Gördes600
1888/89AH 1306Başmuhabere MemuruTepelenë (Tepedelen)600
1889 to 1893AH 1307 to 1310Başmuhabere Memuru
4 entries
YearSalary
1889/90500
1890/91500
1891/92500
1892/93500
Salahora500
1893 to 1896AH 1311 to 1313Başmuhabere Memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1893/94475
1894/95475
1895/96475
Ioannina (Yanya)475
1896 to 1899AH 1314 to 13163. Müdür
3 entries
YearSalary
1896/97500
1897/98500
1898/99500
Zagor500
1899 to 1907AH 1317 to 1324Başmüdür Kitabeti
8 entries
YearSalary
1899/1900545
1900/01545
1901/02545
1902/03545
1903/04545
1904/05545
1905/06545
1906/07545
Bursa545
Monthly salary, kuruş
02004006001878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 1320600 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001878AH 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 İbrahim Hakki Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1875/7638053040018%
1876/77400582.541017%
1877/7840056041016%
187840060050017%
1878/7940060042018%
1879/8038050038022%
1880/8138050040021%
1881/8250050040046%
1882/8350050053543%
1883/8450050060043%
1884/8560050060059%
1885/8660050060058%
1886/8760050060059%
1887/8860050060058%
1888/8960050060058%
1889/9050050060042%
1890/9150050060043%
1891/9250050060043%
1892/9350050060044%
1893/9447550060044%
1894/9547550060044%
1895/9647550060045%
1896/9750050054049%
1897/9850050054049%
1898/9950050054048%
1899/190054550060068%
1900/0154550058566%
1901/0254550055565%
1902/0354550058565%
1903/0454547561065%
1904/0554545068065%
1905/0654547570065%
1906/0754545074564%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
TrikalaBursaSkopjeLarissaKerebineIoanninaGördesTepelenë

Choose a row to mark its years in the charts and its place on the map.

Recorded with

Recorded in the same place in the same years

98 officials in all. Officials recorded in Bursa

Same school recorded

744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

8 officials in all. Officials born in Trikala (Tırhala)

Full record

Annual entries (33)

Annual entries of İbrahim Hakki Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1875/76AH 1292Muhabere MemuruSkopje (Üsküp)380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1876/77AH 1293Muhabere MemuruLarissa (Yenişehir-i Fener)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1877/78AH 1294Muhabere MemuruLarissa (Yenişehir-i Fener)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1878AH 1295Muhabere MemuruLarissa (Yenişehir-i Fener)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1878/79AH 1296Muhabere MemuruTrikala (Tırhala)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1879/80AH 1297Muhabere MemuruTrikala (Tırhala)380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1880/81AH 1298Muhabere MemuruLarissa (Yenişehir-i Fener)380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1881/82AH 1299Muhabere MemuruKerebine500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1882/83AH 1300Başmüdür KitabetiIoannina (Yanya)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1883/84AH 1301Başmüdür KitabetiIoannina (Yanya)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1884/85AH 1302Başmuhabere MemuruGördes600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1885/86AH 1303Başmuhabere MemuruGördes600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1886/87AH 1304Başmuhabere MemuruGördes600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1887/88AH 1305Başmuhabere MemuruGördes600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1888/89AH 1306Başmuhabere MemuruTepelenë (Tepedelen)600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1889/90AH 1307Başmuhabere MemuruSalahora500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1890/91AH 1308Başmuhabere MemuruSalahora500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1891/92AH 1309Başmuhabere MemuruSalahora500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1892/93AH 1310Başmuhabere MemuruSalahora500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1893/94AH 1311Başmuhabere MemuruIoannina (Yanya)475Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1894/95AH 1312Başmuhabere MemuruIoannina (Yanya)475Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1895/96AH 1313Başmuhabere MemuruIoannina (Yanya)475Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1896/97AH 13143. MüdürZagor500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1897/98AH 13153. MüdürZagor500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1898/99AH 13163. MüdürZagor500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1899/1900AH 1317Başmüdür KitabetiBursa545Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1900/01AH 1318Başmüdür KitabetiBursa545Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1901/02AH 1319Başmüdür KitabetiBursa545Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1902/03AH 1320Başmüdür KitabetiBursa545Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1903/04AH 1321Başmüdür KitabetiBursa545Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1904/05AH 1322Başmüdür KitabetiBursa545Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1905/06AH 1323Başmüdür KitabetiBursa545Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
1906/07AH 1324Başmüdür KitabetiBursa545Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract102_57_109
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 İbrahim Hakki Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Nameİbrahim Hakki EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1262Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacetirhalaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthyanyaRecovered 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)0Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1292Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1875Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeuskupRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)380Recovered 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.
  • 32 annual entries of 33 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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