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Official

Unnamed official (0087_0092, sayfa no:181)

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Sivas in 1868/69 (AH 1285). On record 1892 to 1906, 14 annual entries.

Life

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Sivas in 1868/69 (AH 1285). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan).

First work is recorded in Niksar in 1881/82 (AH 1299). The official was then about 14 years old. The record gives 11 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1892/93, the official was about 24 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1892/93, shows Muhabere Memuru in Bandırma, with 400 kuruş a month. In 1898/99 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Bilecik, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Bandırma). In 1905/06 the record shows Posta Memuru in Ankara, the salary going from 400 to 450 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Bilecik).

The highest salary, 450 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1905/06 as Posta Memuru. 47 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 475 kuruş. Over 14 years with a salary the median is 400 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 50 kuruş, is seen in 1905/06. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 0.91 per cent a year on average.

Record

Personal

Born
1868/69 (AH 1285)
Birthplace
Sivas
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Esnaf

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
11 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Middle
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
Yes

The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.

First work

Year
1881/82 (AH 1299)
Place
Niksar
First salary field (kuruş a month)
400

Career

Career of Unnamed official (0087_0092, sayfa no:181), one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1881/82AH 1299First workNiksar400first-salary field
1892 to 1898AH 1310 to 1315Muhabere Memuru
6 entries
YearSalary
1892/93400
1893/94400
1894/95400
1895/96400
1896/97400
1897/98400
Bandırma400
1898 to 1905AH 1316 to 1322Muhabere Memuru
7 entries
YearSalary
1898/99400
1899/1900400
1900/01400
1901/02400
1902/03400
1903/04400
1904/05400
Bilecik400
1905/06AH 1323Posta MemuruAnkara450
Monthly salary, kuruş
02004006001892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 1320450 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001892/93AH 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 Unnamed official (0087_0092, sayfa no:181) against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1892/9340050040029%
1893/9440050040030%
1894/9540050040030%
1895/9640050040030%
1896/9740050040032%
1897/9840050040032%
1898/9940050040031%
1899/190040050040031%
1900/0140050040031%
1901/0240050040032%
1902/0340050038033%
1903/0440047535036%
1904/0540045035038%
1905/0645047540047%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
SivasAnkaraNiksarBandırmaBilecik

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

42 officials in all. Officials recorded in Bilecik

Same school recorded

3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

94 officials in all. Officials born in Sivas

Full record

Annual entries (14)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (0087_0092, sayfa no:181)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1892/93AH 1310Muhabere MemuruBandırma400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0092, Sayfa No:181
1893/94AH 1311Muhabere MemuruBandırma400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0092, Sayfa No:181
1894/95AH 1312Muhabere MemuruBandırma400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0092, Sayfa No:181
1895/96AH 1313Muhabere MemuruBandırma400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0092, Sayfa No:181
1896/97AH 1314Muhabere MemuruBandırma400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0092, Sayfa No:181
1897/98AH 1315Muhabere MemuruBandırma400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0092, Sayfa No:181
1898/99AH 1316Muhabere MemuruBilecik400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0092, Sayfa No:181
1899/1900AH 1317Muhabere MemuruBilecik400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0092, Sayfa No:181
1900/01AH 1318Muhabere MemuruBilecik400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0092, Sayfa No:181
1901/02AH 1319Muhabere MemuruBilecik400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0092, Sayfa No:181
1902/03AH 1320Muhabere MemuruBilecik400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0092, Sayfa No:181
1903/04AH 1321Muhabere MemuruBilecik400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0092, Sayfa No:181
1904/05AH 1322Muhabere MemuruBilecik400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0092, Sayfa No:181
1905/06AH 1323Posta MemuruAnkara450Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0092, Sayfa No:181
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 Unnamed official (0087_0092, sayfa no:181) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1285Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacesivasRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthsivasRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationEsnafRecovered 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
SchoolRusdiye MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling7Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)11Recovered annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1299Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1882Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeNiksarRecovered 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
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.