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Official

Ziya Ahmet Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Ioannina (Yanya) in 1889/90 (AH 1307). On record 1909 to 1911, 2 annual entries.

Archive reference 187-182-180

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Life

Born in Ioannina (Yanya) in 1889/90 (AH 1307), Ziya Ahmet Efendi came from the Muslim (Müslüman) community. Schooling took seven years, at a middle school (Rüşdiye Mektebi); Ziya Ahmet also wrote French, Greek (Rum) and Turkish.

Ziya Ahmet began work in Ioannina in 1909/10, at about 19, paid from the start, on 150 kuruş a month. Every annual entry from 1909/10 to 1910/11 places Ziya Ahmet in Ioannina, the birthplace, first as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru), from 1910/11 as an official for foreign communications (Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti).

The salary never rose above the first in the lists, 150 kuruş a month in 1909/10, as Muhabere Memuru in Ioannina, when fewer than 1 per cent of paid officials earned less. The last annual entry is for 1910/11.

Career and salary

Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearyears with one job titleno annual entry
0501001501909/10AH 13271910/11AH 1328150 kuruşMuhabere MemuruMuhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001909/10AH 13271910/11AH 1328This 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 Ziya Ahmet Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1909/10150462.53000%
1910/111505003000%

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 Ziya Ahmet Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1909/10AH 1327First workIoannina (Yanya)150first-salary field
1909/10AH 1327Muhabere MemuruIoannina (Yanya)150
1910/11AH 1328Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiIoannina (Yanya)150

Record

Personal

Born
1889/90 (AH 1307)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
No

The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.

Languages

French
Kitabetwriting
Greek (Rum)
Kitabetwriting. Rum is the word of the records for Greek as spoken by the Orthodox Christians of the empire. It is kept apart from the column Greek, which the records also have
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

Year
1909/10 (AH 1327)
First salary field (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 place, same years

Of the 8 officials with entries in Ioannina (Yanya) in the same years, Ziya Ahmet Efendi had the lowest salary.

All 208 officials with entries in Ioannina (Yanya)

Same job title, same years

Of the 92 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Ziya Ahmet Efendi had the 90th 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; Ziya Ahmet Efendi had the 2,922nd highest salary of them.

All 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi

Same birthplace

Of the 32 officials born in Ioannina (Yanya), Ziya Ahmet Efendi had the lowest salary.

The page of Ioannina (Yanya), with the 32 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 123 officials whose first annual entry is for 1909/10 (AH 1327), 122 have a recorded salary; Ziya Ahmet Efendi had the 117th highest salary of them.

Full record

Annual entries (2)

Annual entries of Ziya Ahmet Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1909/10AH 1327Muhabere MemuruIoannina (Yanya)150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract187-182-180
1910/11AH 1328Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiIoannina (Yanya)150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract187-182-180
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 Ziya Ahmet Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameZiya Ahmet EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1307Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceyanyaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthyanyaRecovered 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)1327Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: placeyanyaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)150Recovered 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.

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