Official
Abdulhamit Afif Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1829/30 (AH 1245). On record 1843 to 1892, 51 annual entries.
Archive reference 3_328;652
Life#
Abdulhamit Afif Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1829/30 (AH 1245). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as defteri hakani memuru.
Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 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 Istanbul in 1841/42 (AH 1257): Defteri Hakani Kalemi. The official was then about 12 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 100 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1843/44, the official was about 14 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1843/44, shows Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Istanbul, with 100 kuruş a month. In 1858/59 the record shows Arazi Kalemi in Mosul (Musul), the salary going from 500 to 2,500 kuruş a month (before: Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Istanbul). In 1871/72 the record shows Arazi Kalemi in Trikala (Tırhala), the salary going from 2,500 to 1,250 kuruş a month (before: Arazi Kalemi in Mosul). In 1875/76 the record shows Arazi Kalemi in Adana, the salary going from 1,250 to 950 kuruş a month (before: Arazi Kalemi in Trikala). In 1878/79 the record shows Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Mosul, the salary going from 950 to 2,000 kuruş a month (before: Arazi Kalemi in Adana). In 1884/85 the record shows Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye), the salary going from 1,600 to 1,500 kuruş a month (before: Defter-i Hakani Kalemi in Mosul). The title field holds the status word Tekaud for 1891/92.
The highest salary, 2,500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1858/59 as Arazi Kalemi. 93 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 51 years with a salary the median is 1,500 kuruş a month, with 6 rises and 5 cuts. The largest rise, 2,000 kuruş, is seen in 1858/59. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 4.4 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1891/92, when 84 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Honours recorded in the cross-ministry workbook: Rank (recorded code): 3.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1829/30 (AH 1245)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- turkish
- Father's occupation
- defteri hakani memuru
Education
- Primary
- Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 2 years
- 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
- 1841/42 (AH 1257)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First job as worded
- Defteri Hakani Kalemi
- Age at first work (workbook field)
- 12
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 100
- First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
- 100
Honours and ranks
- Rank (recorded code)
- 3
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1841/42AH 1257 | Defteri Hakani Kalemifirst work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100first-salary field |
| 1843 to 1858AH 1259 to 1274 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 to 500 |
| 1858 to 1871AH 1275 to 1287 | Arazi Kalemi | Mosul (Musul) | 2,500 |
| 1871 to 1875AH 1288 to 1291 | Arazi Kalemi | Trikala (Tırhala) | 1,250 |
| 1875 to 1878AH 1292 to 1295 | Arazi Kalemi | Adana | 950 |
| 1878 to 1884AH 1296 to 1301 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Mosul (Musul) | 2,000 to 1,600 |
| 1884 to 1891AH 1302 to 1308 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) | 1,500 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Tekauda note on status, not a job | 860 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1843/44 | 100 | 700 | 0% | |
| 1844/45 | 100 | 400 | 33% | |
| 1845 | 100 | 350 | 25% | |
| 1845/46 | 100 | 300 | 20% | |
| 1846/47 | 200 | 300 | 28% | |
| 1847/48 | 200 | 250 | 37% | |
| 1848/49 | 200 | 300 | 33% | |
| 1849/50 | 200 | 250 | 37% | |
| 1850/51 | 300 | 175 | 61% | |
| 1851/52 | 300 | 282.5 | 53% | |
| 1852/53 | 300 | 350 | 38% | |
| 1853/54 | 400 | 400 | 48% | |
| 1854/55 | 400 | 400 | 48% | |
| 1855/56 | 400 | 432.5 | 42% | |
| 1856/57 | 500 | 375 | 58% | |
| 1857/58 | 500 | 475 | 50% | |
| 1858/59 | 2,500 | 500 | 93% | |
| 1859/60 | 2,500 | 500 | 92% | |
| 1860/61 | 2,500 | 500 | 94% | |
| 1861/62 | 2,500 | 600 | 700 | 94% |
| 1862/63 | 2,500 | 500 | 450 | 93% |
| 1863/64 | 2,500 | 500 | 610 | 92% |
| 1864/65 | 2,500 | 625 | 700 | 92% |
| 1865/66 | 2,500 | 650 | 1,000 | 91% |
| 1866/67 | 2,500 | 600 | 1,000 | 92% |
| 1867/68 | 2,500 | 600 | 900 | 93% |
| 1868/69 | 2,500 | 600 | 1,000 | 93% |
| 1869/70 | 2,500 | 600 | 975 | 93% |
| 1870/71 | 2,500 | 600 | 975 | 94% |
| 1871/72 | 1,250 | 550 | 975 | 87% |
| 1872/73 | 1,250 | 550 | 1,000 | 88% |
| 1873/74 | 1,250 | 500 | 1,000 | 87% |
| 1874/75 | 1,250 | 535 | 950 | 87% |
| 1875/76 | 950 | 530 | 950 | 77% |
| 1876/77 | 950 | 582.5 | 950 | 76% |
| 1877/78 | 950 | 560 | 78% | |
| 1878 | 950 | 600 | 75% | |
| 1878/79 | 2,000 | 600 | 950 | 91% |
| 1879/80 | 1,600 | 500 | 760 | 92% |
| 1880/81 | 1,600 | 500 | 760 | 92% |
| 1881/82 | 1,600 | 500 | 760 | 91% |
| 1882/83 | 1,600 | 500 | 760 | 91% |
| 1883/84 | 1,600 | 500 | 760 | 91% |
| 1884/85 | 1,500 | 500 | 760 | 90% |
| 1885/86 | 1,500 | 500 | 760 | 91% |
| 1886/87 | 1,500 | 500 | 760 | 91% |
| 1887/88 | 1,500 | 500 | 760 | 92% |
| 1888/89 | 1,500 | 500 | 760 | 92% |
| 1889/90 | 1,500 | 500 | 760 | 93% |
| 1890/91 | 1,500 | 500 | 760 | 93% |
| 1891/92 | 860 | 500 | 84% |
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
- Ahmet Munir BeyIstanbul, 15 shared years
- Ali Avnullah EfendiIstanbul, 14 shared years
- Resul Sıtkı EfendiMosul (Musul), 8 shared years
- Mustafa EfendiIstanbul, 8 shared years
- Haci Mehmet Sezayi BeyIstanbul, 8 shared years
82 officials in all. Officials recorded in Mosul (Musul)
Same school recorded
- Cafer Sadik EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1845 (AH 1261)
- Abdurrahman EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1840/41 (AH 1256)
- Ali Avnullah EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1839/40 (AH 1255)
- Ahmet semsettin EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1846/47 (AH 1263)
- Haci Hafiz ismail EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1846/47 (AH 1263)
744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet semsettin EfendiIstanbul, born 1829/30 (AH 1245)
- Mustafa EfendiIstanbul, born 1829/30 (AH 1245)
- Ahmet Munir BeyIstanbul, born 1828/29 (AH 1244)
- Halil Nese BeyIstanbul, born 1830/31 (AH 1246)
- Karabet EfendiIstanbul, born 1830/31 (AH 1246)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (51)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1843/44AH 1259 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1844/45AH 1260 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1845AH 1261 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1845/46AH 1262 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1846/47AH 1263 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1847/48AH 1264 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1848/49AH 1265 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1849/50AH 1266 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1850/51AH 1267 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1851/52AH 1268 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1852/53AH 1269 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1853/54AH 1270 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1854/55AH 1271 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1855/56AH 1272 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1856/57AH 1273 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1857/58AH 1274 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1858/59AH 1275 | Arazi Kalemi | Mosul (Musul) | 2,500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1859/60AH 1276 | Arazi Kalemi | Mosul (Musul) | 2,500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1860/61AH 1277 | Arazi Kalemi | Mosul (Musul) | 2,500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1861/62AH 1278 | Arazi Kalemi | Mosul (Musul) | 2,500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1862/63AH 1279 | Arazi Kalemi | Mosul (Musul) | 2,500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1863/64AH 1280 | Arazi Kalemi | Mosul (Musul) | 2,500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1864/65AH 1281 | Arazi Kalemi | Mosul (Musul) | 2,500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1865/66AH 1282 | Arazi Kalemi | Mosul (Musul) | 2,500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1866/67AH 1283 | Arazi Kalemi | Mosul (Musul) | 2,500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1867/68AH 1284 | Arazi Kalemi | Mosul (Musul) | 2,500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1868/69AH 1285 | Arazi Kalemi | Mosul (Musul) | 2,500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1869/70AH 1286 | Arazi Kalemi | Mosul (Musul) | 2,500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Arazi Kalemi | Mosul (Musul) | 2,500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Arazi Kalemi | Trikala (Tırhala) | 1,250 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Arazi Kalemi | Trikala (Tırhala) | 1,250 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Arazi Kalemi | Trikala (Tırhala) | 1,250 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Arazi Kalemi | Trikala (Tırhala) | 1,250 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Arazi Kalemi | Adana | 950 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Arazi Kalemi | Adana | 950 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Arazi Kalemi | Adana | 950 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Arazi Kalemi | Adana | 950 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Mosul (Musul) | 2,000 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Mosul (Musul) | 1,600 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Mosul (Musul) | 1,600 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Mosul (Musul) | 1,600 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Mosul (Musul) | 1,600 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Mosul (Musul) | 1,600 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) | 1,500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) | 1,500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) | 1,500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) | 1,500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) | 1,500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) | 1,500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Defter-i Hakani Kalemi | Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) | 1,500 | Land Registry (Defter-i Hakani) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 3_328;652 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Tekaud | 860 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Earlier annual personnel extract | 3_328;652 |
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.
- 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.
Sources and original values (24)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Abdulhamit Afif Efendi | Linked personnel workbook |
| Birth year (AH) | 1245 | Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace | dersaadet used on this page | Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | istanbul other value | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: district (kaza) | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: sancak | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: province (vilayet) | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Province of birth | dersaadet | Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | defteri hakani memuru | Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Religion | musluman | Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Nationality or community | turkish | Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Schooling | ||
| School | sibyan mektebi | Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 2 | Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1257 | Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| First work: place | istanbul | Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: district (kaza) | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: sancak | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: province (vilayet) | istanbul | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First job as worded | Defteri Hakani Kalemi | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Age at first work (workbook field) | 12 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 100 | Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month) | 100 | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Honours | ||
| Rank (recorded code) | 3 | Cross-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.
- 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.
- Linked personnel workbook
- The original personnel workbook, from which selected fields on background and first work are taken.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.