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Official

Halil Pertev Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Kafkasya in 1864/65 (AH 1281). On record 1889 to 1905, 16 annual entries.

Archive reference 0074_0073; 143

Life

Halil Pertev Efendi was born in Kafkasya in 1864/65 (AH 1281). 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 Kurveles in 1889/90 (AH 1307). The official was then about 25 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1889/90, the official was about 25 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1889/90, shows Musillik in Kurveles, with 200 kuruş a month. In 1890/91 the record shows Musillik in Delvine, with 200 kuruş a month (before: Musillik in Kurveles). In 1892/93 the record shows Musillik in Ioannina (Yanya), with 200 kuruş a month (before: Musillik in Delvine). In 1898/99 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Servia (Serfiçe), the salary going from 200 to 285 kuruş a month (before: Musillik in Ioannina). In 1899/1900 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Preveza (Preveze), the salary going from 285 to 250 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Servia). In 1900/01 the record shows Merkez Memuru in Salahora, the salary going from 250 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Preveza). In 1904/05 the record shows 3. Müdür in Zagor, with 500 kuruş a month (before: Merkez Memuru in Salahora).

The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1900/01 as Merkez 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 500 kuruş. Over 16 years with a salary the median is 200 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and 1 cut. The largest rise, 250 kuruş, is seen in 1900/01. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 6.3 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1904/05, when 52 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1864/65 (AH 1281)
Birthplace
Kafkasya
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
1889/90 (AH 1307)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
200

Career

Career of Halil Pertev Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1889/90AH 1307First workKurveles200first-salary field
1889/90AH 1307MusillikKurveles200
1890 to 1892AH 1308 to 1309Musillik
2 entries
YearSalary
1890/91200
1891/92200
Delvine200
1892 to 1898AH 1310 to 1315Musillik
6 entries
YearSalary
1892/93200
1893/94200
1894/95200
1895/96200
1896/97200
1897/98200
Ioannina (Yanya)200
1898/99AH 1316Muhabere MemuruServia (Serfiçe)285
1899/1900AH 1317Muhabere MemuruPreveza (Preveze)250
1900 to 1904AH 1318 to 1321Merkez Memuru
4 entries
YearSalary
1900/01500
1901/02500
1902/03500
1903/04500
Salahora500
1904/05AH 13223. MüdürZagor500
Monthly salary, kuruş
02004006001892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 1320500 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001,0001892/93AH 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 Halil Pertev Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1889/902005001507%
1890/912005001508%
1891/922005001759%
1892/932005002009%
1893/942005002009%
1894/952005002009%
1895/962005009%
1896/972005002008%
1897/982005002009%
1898/9928550040018%
1899/190025050040012%
1900/0150050052047%
1901/0250050050049%
1902/0350050050049%
1903/0450047550051%
1904/0550045054052%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
KafkasyaKurvelesDelvineServiaPrevezaSalahora

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

Named in scholarly works

No link between a work and an official has been accepted. Each entry was found by fixed rules on the name and the recorded fields, and says what it rests on.

Recorded with

Recorded in the same place in the same years

71 officials in all. Officials recorded in Ioannina (Yanya)

Same school recorded

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

Same birthplace

7 officials in all. Officials born in Kafkasya

Full record

Annual entries (16)

Annual entries of Halil Pertev Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1889/90AH 1307MusillikKurveles200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0074_0073; 143
1890/91AH 1308MusillikDelvine200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0074_0073; 143
1891/92AH 1309MusillikDelvine200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0074_0073; 143
1892/93AH 1310MusillikIoannina (Yanya)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0074_0073; 143
1893/94AH 1311MusillikIoannina (Yanya)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0074_0073; 143
1894/95AH 1312MusillikIoannina (Yanya)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0074_0073; 143
1895/96AH 1313MusillikIoannina (Yanya)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0074_0073; 143
1896/97AH 1314MusillikIoannina (Yanya)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0074_0073; 143
1897/98AH 1315MusillikIoannina (Yanya)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0074_0073; 143
1898/99AH 1316Muhabere MemuruServia (Serfiçe)285Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0074_0073; 143
1899/1900AH 1317Muhabere MemuruPreveza (Preveze)250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0074_0073; 143
1900/01AH 1318Merkez MemuruSalahora500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0074_0073; 143
1901/02AH 1319Merkez MemuruSalahora500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0074_0073; 143
1902/03AH 1320Merkez MemuruSalahora500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0074_0073; 143
1903/04AH 1321Merkez MemuruSalahora500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0074_0073; 143
1904/05AH 13223. MüdürZagor500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0074_0073; 143
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 (12)

Recorded values of Halil Pertev Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameHalil Pertev EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1281Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacekafkasyaRecovered 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)0Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1307Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1890Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeKurvelesRecovered 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.

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