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Official

Ali Haydar Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Oryahovo (Rahova) in 1862/63 (AH 1279). On record 1881 to 1897, 16 annual entries.

Life

Ali Haydar Efendi was born in Oryahovo (Rahova) in 1862/63 (AH 1279). 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 Oryahovo in 1876/77 (AH 1293). The official was then about 14 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 1881/82, the official was about 19 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1881/82, shows Muhabere Memuru in Kastamonu, with 300 kuruş a month. In 1883/84 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Akçakoca (Akçaşehir), the salary going from 300 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Kastamonu). In 1891/92 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Kavak, the salary going from 400 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Akçakoca). In 1892/93 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Samsun, the salary going from 500 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Kavak). In 1894/95 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Sinop, the salary going from 400 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Samsun). In 1896/97 the record shows 3. Müdür in Akçakoca, with 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Sinop).

The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1891/92 as Muhabere Memuru. 43 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 16 years with a salary the median is 400 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and 1 cut. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1883/84. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 3.46 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1896/97, when 49 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1862/63 (AH 1279)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish

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
1876/77 (AH 1293)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
300

Career

Career of Ali Haydar Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1876/77AH 1293First workOryahovo (Rahova)300first-salary field
1881 to 1883AH 1299 to 1300Muhabere Memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1881/82300
1882/83300
Kastamonu300
1883 to 1891AH 1301 to 1308Muhabere Memuru
8 entries
YearSalary
1883/84400
1884/85400
1885/86400
1886/87400
1887/88400
1888/89400
1889/90400
1890/91400
Akçakoca (Akçaşehir)400
1891/92AH 1309Muhabere MemuruKavak500
1892 to 1894AH 1310 to 1311Muhabere Memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1892/93400
1893/94400
Samsun400
1894 to 1896AH 1312 to 1313Muhabere Memuru
2 entries
YearSalary
1894/95500
1895/96500
Sinop500
1896/97AH 13143. MüdürAkçakoca (Akçaşehir)500
Monthly salary, kuruş
02004006001882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 1310500 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 1310This 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 Ali Haydar Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1881/8230050040013%
1882/8330050040011%
1883/8440050040027%
1884/8540050040027%
1885/8640050040027%
1886/8740050040027%
1887/8840050040027%
1888/8940050040027%
1889/9040050040027%
1890/9140050040028%
1891/9250050040043%
1892/9340050040029%
1893/9440050040030%
1894/9550050040046%
1895/9650050040047%
1896/9750050054049%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
OryahovoAkçakocaKastamonuKavakSamsunSinop

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

31 officials in all. Officials recorded in Akçakoca (Akçaşehir)

Same school recorded

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

Same birthplace

Officials born in Oryahovo (Rahova)

Full record

Annual entries (16)

Annual entries of Ali Haydar Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1881/82AH 1299Muhabere MemuruKastamonu300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58_0221;439
1882/83AH 1300Muhabere MemuruKastamonu300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58_0221;439
1883/84AH 1301Muhabere MemuruAkçakoca (Akçaşehir)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58_0221;439
1884/85AH 1302Muhabere MemuruAkçakoca (Akçaşehir)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58_0221;439
1885/86AH 1303Muhabere MemuruAkçakoca (Akçaşehir)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58_0221;439
1886/87AH 1304Muhabere MemuruAkçakoca (Akçaşehir)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58_0221;439
1887/88AH 1305Muhabere MemuruAkçakoca (Akçaşehir)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58_0221;439
1888/89AH 1306Muhabere MemuruAkçakoca (Akçaşehir)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58_0221;439
1889/90AH 1307Muhabere MemuruAkçakoca (Akçaşehir)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58_0221;439
1890/91AH 1308Muhabere MemuruAkçakoca (Akçaşehir)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58_0221;439
1891/92AH 1309Muhabere MemuruKavak500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58_0221;439
1892/93AH 1310Muhabere MemuruSamsun400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58_0221;439
1893/94AH 1311Muhabere MemuruSamsun400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58_0221;439
1894/95AH 1312Muhabere MemuruSinop500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58_0221;439
1895/96AH 1313Muhabere MemuruSinop500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58_0221;439
1896/97AH 13143. MüdürAkçakoca (Akçaşehir)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract58_0221;439
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 Ali Haydar Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAli Haydar EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1279Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacerahovaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthtunaRecovered 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)1293Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1876Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeRahovaRecovered 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.
  • 16 annual entries of 16 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

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