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Official

OSMAN NURİ EFENDİ

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Trabzon in 1872/73 (AH 1289). On record 1901 to 1903, 2 annual entries.

Archive reference 115_136; 269

Compare OSMAN NURİ EFENDİ with other officials

Life

OSMAN NURİ EFENDİ was born in Trabzon in 1872/73 (AH 1289) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Schooling took seven years, at a middle school (Rüşdiye Mektebi).

Work began in Damascus (Şam) in 1901/02, at about 29, paid from the start, on 250 kuruş a month. Few began so late; fewer than 5 per cent of the 5,128 officials whose age at first work is known started at 29 or older. The annual lists begin in 1901/02, with OSMAN NURİ as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru) in Damascus. In 1902/03 the lists place OSMAN NURİ in Midyat, with a rise to a post in the Mesalihi Kalemi.

Pay rose from 250 kuruş a month in 1901/02 to a peak of 800 in 1902/03, in the Mesalihi Kalemi in Midyat, when 81 per cent of paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1902/03.

Places in order of time

Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.

All 3 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1901/021902/03123TrabzonDamascusMidyat

  1. Trabzon

    Born 1872/73 (AH 1289)

  2. Damascus (Şam)

    First work 1901/02 (AH 1319); 1901/02 (AH 1319)

    Muhabere Memuru

    250 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  3. Midyat

    1902/03 (AH 1320)

    Mesalihi Kalemi

    800 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

Career and salary

Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearyears with one job titleno annual entry
02004006008001901/02AH 13191902/03AH 1320800 kuruşMuhabere MemuruMesalihi Kalemi
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001901/02AH 13191902/03AH 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 OSMAN NURİ EFENDİ against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1901/0225050040014%
1902/0380050080081%

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

Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.

Career of OSMAN NURİ EFENDİ, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1901/02AH 1319First workDamascus (Şam)250first-salary field
1901/02AH 1319Muhabere MemuruDamascus (Şam)250
1902/03AH 1320Mesalihi KalemiMidyat800

Record

Personal

Born
1872/73 (AH 1289)
Birthplace
Trabzon
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
1901/02 (AH 1319)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
250

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 place, same years

Of the 20 officials with entries in Damascus (Şam) in the same years, OSMAN NURİ EFENDİ had the 6th highest salary.

All 145 officials with entries in Damascus (Şam)

Same job title, same years

Of the 834 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, OSMAN NURİ EFENDİ had the 77th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; OSMAN NURİ EFENDİ had the 477th highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 66 officials born in Trabzon, OSMAN NURİ EFENDİ had the 24th highest salary.

The page of Trabzon, with the 66 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 131 officials whose first annual entry is for 1901/02 (AH 1319), OSMAN NURİ EFENDİ had the 5th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (2)

Annual entries of OSMAN NURİ EFENDİ
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1901/02AH 1319Muhabere MemuruDamascus (Şam)250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract115_136; 269
1902/03AH 1320Mesalihi KalemiMidyat800Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract115_136; 269
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 (13)

Recorded values of OSMAN NURİ EFENDİ with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameOSMAN NURİ EFENDİPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1289Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacetrabzonRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthtrabzonRecovered 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)1319Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1901Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placesamRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)250Recovered 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.
  • 2 annual entries of 2 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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

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