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Official

Hafız Mehmet Nuri Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Ankara in 1870/71 (AH 1287). On record 1894 to 1905, 11 annual entries.

Life

Hafız Mehmet Nuri Efendi was born in Ankara in 1870/71 (AH 1287). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Telgraf Memuru.

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 Yozgat in 1891/92 (AH 1309). The official was then about 21 years old. The record gives 3 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1894/95, the official was about 24 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1894/95, shows Muhabere Memuru in Yozgat, with 200 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 380 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1904/05 as Muhabere Memuru. 35 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 450 kuruş. Over 11 years with a salary the median is 200 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 180 kuruş, is seen in 1904/05. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 6.63 per cent a year on average.

Record

Personal

Born
1870/71 (AH 1287)
Birthplace
Ankara
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Telgraf Memuru

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
3 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
1891/92 (AH 1309)
Place
Yozgat
First salary field (kuruş a month)
200

Career

Career of Hafız Mehmet Nuri Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1891/92AH 1309First workYozgat200first-salary field
1894 to 1905AH 1312 to 1322Muhabere Memuru
11 entries
YearSalary
1894/95200
1895/96200
1896/97200
1897/98200
1898/99200
1899/1900200
1900/01200
1901/02200
1902/03200
1903/04200
1904/05380
Yozgat200 to 380
Monthly salary, kuruş
01002003004001894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 1322380 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 1322This 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 Hafız Mehmet Nuri Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1894/952005004009%
1895/962005004009%
1896/972005004008%
1897/982005004009%
1898/992005004009%
1899/19002005004007%
1900/012005004008%
1901/022005004009%
1902/032005003809%
1903/042004753508%
1904/0538045035035%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
AnkaraYozgat

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

32 officials in all. Officials recorded in Yozgat

Same school recorded

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

Same birthplace

43 officials in all. Officials born in Ankara

Full record

Annual entries (11)

Annual entries of Hafız Mehmet Nuri Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1894/95AH 1312Muhabere MemuruYozgat200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_40; 77
1895/96AH 1313Muhabere MemuruYozgat200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_40; 77
1896/97AH 1314Muhabere MemuruYozgat200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_40; 77
1897/98AH 1315Muhabere MemuruYozgat200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_40; 77
1898/99AH 1316Muhabere MemuruYozgat200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_40; 77
1899/1900AH 1317Muhabere MemuruYozgat200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_40; 77
1900/01AH 1318Muhabere MemuruYozgat200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_40; 77
1901/02AH 1319Muhabere MemuruYozgat200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_40; 77
1902/03AH 1320Muhabere MemuruYozgat200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_40; 77
1903/04AH 1321Muhabere MemuruYozgat200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_40; 77
1904/05AH 1322Muhabere MemuruYozgat380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_40; 77
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)

Recorded values of Hafız Mehmet Nuri Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameHafız Mehmet Nuri EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1287Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceankaraRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthankaraRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationTelgraf MemuruRecovered 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)3Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1309Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1892Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeYozgatRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)200Recovered 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.