Official
Abdulvahab Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Lefke in 1849/50 (AH 1266). On record 1868 to 1901, 34 annual entries.
Archive reference 54_110; 217
Life#
Abdulvahab Efendi was born in Lefke in 1849/50 (AH 1266). 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 Izmir (İzmir) in 1867/68 (AH 1284). The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1868/69, the official was about 18 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1868/69, shows Muhabere Memuru in Geyve, with 400 kuruş a month. In 1869/70 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Ankara, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Geyve). In 1870/71 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Yozgat, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Ankara). In 1871/72 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Beyobasi, the salary going from 400 to 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Yozgat). In 1875/76 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Yozgat, the salary going from 400 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Beyobasi). In 1880/81 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Tosya, with 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Yozgat). The title field holds the status word Tekaud for 1900/01.
The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1875/76 as Muhabere Memuru. 41 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 530 kuruş. Over 34 years with a salary the median is 500 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1875/76. From the first salary to the last the salary fell by 1.57 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1900/01, when 12 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1849/50 (AH 1266)
- Birthplace
- Lefke
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 1 year
- 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
- 1867/68 (AH 1284)
- Place
- Izmir (İzmir)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 400
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1867/68AH 1284 | First work | Izmir (İzmir) | 400first-salary field |
| 1868/69AH 1285 | Muhabere Memuru | Geyve | 400 |
| 1869/70AH 1286 | Muhabere Memuru | Ankara | 400 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Muhabere Memuru | Yozgat | 400 |
| 1871 to 1875AH 1288 to 1291 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyobasi | 380 to 400 |
| 1875 to 1880AH 1292 to 1297 | Muhabere Memuru | Yozgat | 500 |
| 1880 to 1900AH 1298 to 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Tosya | 500 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Tekauda note on status, not a job | Tosya | 237 |
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
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1868/69 | 400 | 600 | 480 | 17% |
| 1869/70 | 400 | 600 | 400 | 18% |
| 1870/71 | 400 | 600 | 400 | 20% |
| 1871/72 | 380 | 550 | 400 | 20% |
| 1872/73 | 380 | 550 | 400 | 18% |
| 1873/74 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 18% |
| 1874/75 | 400 | 535 | 450 | 23% |
| 1875/76 | 500 | 530 | 400 | 41% |
| 1876/77 | 500 | 582.5 | 410 | 36% |
| 1877/78 | 500 | 560 | 410 | 36% |
| 1878 | 500 | 600 | 500 | 33% |
| 1878/79 | 500 | 600 | 420 | 34% |
| 1879/80 | 500 | 500 | 380 | 47% |
| 1880/81 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 47% |
| 1881/82 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 46% |
| 1882/83 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1883/84 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1884/85 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 42% |
| 1885/86 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 42% |
| 1886/87 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 42% |
| 1887/88 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 41% |
| 1888/89 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 41% |
| 1889/90 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 42% |
| 1890/91 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1891/92 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1892/93 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 44% |
| 1893/94 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 46% |
| 1894/95 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 46% |
| 1895/96 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 47% |
| 1896/97 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 49% |
| 1897/98 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 49% |
| 1898/99 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 48% |
| 1899/1900 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 47% |
| 1900/01 | 237 | 500 | 12% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
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
- Parsah Zurniyan EfendiYozgat, 7 shared years
- Unnamed official (0049_0040; 77)Yozgat, 7 shared years
- Şehabettin EfendiYozgat, 6 shared years
- Ömer Rıza EfendiYozgat, 6 shared years
- İstepan Çadırcıyan EfendiYozgat, 6 shared years
27 officials in all. Officials recorded in Tosya
Same school recorded
- Ahmet Cemal EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Ahmet Fuat BeyRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Ahmet Safvet EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Ahmet Tevfik BeyRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1868/69 (AH 1285)
- Ali Riza EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1868/69 (AH 1285)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Full record
Annual entries (34)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1868/69AH 1285 | Muhabere Memuru | Geyve | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1869/70AH 1286 | Muhabere Memuru | Ankara | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Muhabere Memuru | Yozgat | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyobasi | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyobasi | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyobasi | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyobasi | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Muhabere Memuru | Yozgat | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Muhabere Memuru | Yozgat | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Muhabere Memuru | Yozgat | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Muhabere Memuru | Yozgat | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Muhabere Memuru | Yozgat | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Muhabere Memuru | Yozgat | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Muhabere Memuru | Tosya | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Muhabere Memuru | Tosya | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Muhabere Memuru | Tosya | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Muhabere Memuru | Tosya | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Muhabere Memuru | Tosya | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Muhabere Memuru | Tosya | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Muhabere Memuru | Tosya | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Muhabere Memuru | Tosya | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Muhabere Memuru | Tosya | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Muhabere Memuru | Tosya | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Muhabere Memuru | Tosya | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Muhabere Memuru | Tosya | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhabere Memuru | Tosya | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Muhabere Memuru | Tosya | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Tosya | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Tosya | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhabere Memuru | Tosya | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Tosya | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Tosya | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Tosya | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Tekaud | Tosya | 237 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 54_110; 217 |
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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Abdulvahab Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1266 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | lefke1 used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | lefke other value | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | hudavendigar | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Musluman | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Turkish | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Rusdiye Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1284 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1867 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | izmir | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 400 | Recovered 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.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 31 annual entries of 34 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.