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Official

HASAN VASIF EFENDi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1874/75 (AH 1291). On record 1898 to 1904, 6 annual entries.

Archive reference 115_31; 59

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Life

Born in Istanbul in 1874/75 (AH 1291) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community, HASAN VASIF EFENDi was the child of a telegraph official (telgraf memuru). HASAN VASIF was taught by a private teacher.

Unpaid work as a mülazım (apprentice) lasted six years. From the first annual entry, for 1898/99, to 1903/04, every annual entry places HASAN VASIF in the same post, Veznadar, in Istanbul, the birthplace.

The salary never rose above the first in the lists, 170 kuruş a month in 1898/99, as Veznadar in Istanbul, when 8 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over six years the salaries add up to 12,240 kuruş, 34 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The final annual entry is for 1903/04.

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearyears with one job titleno annual entry
0501001502001898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 1321170 kuruşVeznadar
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001898/99AH 13161899/1900AH 13171900/01AH 13181901/02AH 13191902/03AH 13201903/04AH 1321This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same province

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, and the median of the same province for the years in which at least 5 officials were paid in the province of the official's salary that year.

The numbers of the chart
Salary of HASAN VASIF EFENDi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1898/991705004408%
1899/19001705004507%
1900/011705004507%
1901/021705004408%
1902/031705004508%
1903/041704754507%

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

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Career of HASAN VASIF EFENDi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1898 to 1904AH 1316 to 1321Veznadar
6 entries
YearSalary
1898/99170
1899/1900170
1900/01170
1901/02170
1902/03170
1903/04170
Istanbul (Dersaadet)170

Record

Personal

Born
1874/75 (AH 1291)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Telgraf Memuru

Education

Private teaching
Hususi Muallim (4 years)private teacher (not a school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
6 years

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

First job as worded
Telgraf
First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
150

Recorded with

Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.

Same post (job title and place), same years

Of the 3 officials who held Veznadar in Istanbul in the same years, HASAN VASIF EFENDi had the lowest salary.

Same place, same years

Of the 854 officials with entries in Istanbul in the same years, HASAN VASIF EFENDi had the 758th highest salary.

All 1,750 officials with entries in Istanbul

Same job title, same years

Of the 4 officials with the title Veznadar in the same years, HASAN VASIF EFENDi had the lowest salary.

All 8 officials with the title Veznadar

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; HASAN VASIF EFENDi had the 1,708th highest salary of them.

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First annual entry in the same year

Of the 93 officials whose first annual entry is for 1898/99 (AH 1316), 92 have a recorded salary; HASAN VASIF EFENDi had the 85th highest salary of them.

Full record

Annual entries (6)

Annual entries of HASAN VASIF EFENDi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1898/99AH 1316VeznadarIstanbul (Dersaadet)170OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook115_31; 59
1899/1900AH 1317VeznadarIstanbul (Dersaadet)170OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook115_31; 59
1900/01AH 1318VeznadarIstanbul (Dersaadet)170OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook115_31; 59
1901/02AH 1319VeznadarIstanbul (Dersaadet)170OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook115_31; 59
1902/03AH 1320VeznadarIstanbul (Dersaadet)170OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook115_31; 59
1903/04AH 1321VeznadarIstanbul (Dersaadet)170OtherCross-ministry personnel workbook115_31; 59
What the sources named in this table are
Cross-ministry personnel workbook
A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.

Sources and original values (12)

Recorded values of HASAN VASIF EFENDi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameHASAN VASIF EFENDiCross-ministry personnel workbook
Birth year (AH)1291Cross-ministry personnel workbook
BirthplaceDersaadetCross-ministry personnel workbook
Father's occupationTelgraf MemuruCross-ministry personnel workbook
ReligionMuslumanCross-ministry personnel workbook
Nationality or communityTurkishCross-ministry personnel workbook
Schooling
SchoolHususi MuallimCross-ministry personnel workbook
Years of schooling4Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)6Cross-ministry personnel workbook
First work
First work: year as written (calendar not established)1310Cross-ministry personnel workbook
First job as wordedTelgrafCross-ministry personnel workbook
First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)150Cross-ministry personnel workbook
What the sources named in this table are
Cross-ministry personnel workbook
A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
  • Origin of the record: Cross-ministry workbook.

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

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