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Official

Mustafa Nuri Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Izmir (İzmir) in 1873/74 (AH 1290). On record 1894 to 1903, 9 annual entries.

Life

Mustafa Nuri Efendi was born in Izmir (İzmir) in 1873/74 (AH 1290). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Ketebe.

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 in 1888/89 (AH 1306). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 6 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1894/95, the official was about 21 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1894/95, shows Seyyar Memur in Izmir, with 300 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1902/03 as Seyyar Memur. 49 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 9 years with a salary the median is 300 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 200 kuruş, is seen in 1902/03. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 6.59 per cent a year on average.

Record

Personal

Born
1873/74 (AH 1290)
Birthplace
Izmir (İzmir)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Ketebe

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
6 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
1888/89 (AH 1306)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
300

Career

Career of Mustafa Nuri Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1888/89AH 1306First workIzmir (İzmir)300first-salary field
1894 to 1903AH 1312 to 1320Seyyar Memur
9 entries
YearSalary
1894/95300
1895/96300
1896/97300
1897/98300
1898/99300
1899/1900300
1900/01300
1901/02300
1902/03500
Izmir (İzmir)300 to 500
Monthly salary, kuruş
02004006001894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 1320500 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 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 Mustafa Nuri Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1894/9530050060017%
1895/9630050067517%
1896/9730050057518%
1897/9830050060019%
1898/9930050057519%
1899/190030050054018%
1900/0130050060018%
1901/0230050060020%
1902/0350050060049%

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.

Recorded with

Recorded in the same place in the same years

144 officials in all. Officials recorded in Izmir (İzmir)

Same school recorded

3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

61 officials in all. Officials born in Izmir (İzmir)

Full record

Annual entries (9)

Annual entries of Mustafa Nuri Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1894/95AH 1312Seyyar MemurIzmir (İzmir)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_78; 153
1895/96AH 1313Seyyar MemurIzmir (İzmir)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_78; 153
1896/97AH 1314Seyyar MemurIzmir (İzmir)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_78; 153
1897/98AH 1315Seyyar MemurIzmir (İzmir)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_78; 153
1898/99AH 1316Seyyar MemurIzmir (İzmir)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_78; 153
1899/1900AH 1317Seyyar MemurIzmir (İzmir)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_78; 153
1900/01AH 1318Seyyar MemurIzmir (İzmir)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_78; 153
1901/02AH 1319Seyyar MemurIzmir (İzmir)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_78; 153
1902/03AH 1320Seyyar MemurIzmir (İzmir)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract70_78; 153
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)

Recorded values of Mustafa Nuri Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameMustafa Nuri EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1290Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceizmirRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthaydinRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationketebeRecovered 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)6Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1306Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1889Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeizmirRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)300Recovered 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.
  • 9 annual entries of 9 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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