Official
Ahmet Bilal Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Arapgir in 1843/44 (AH 1259). On record 1866 to 1895, 26 annual entries.
Archive reference 015_0029; 55
Life#
Ahmet Bilal Efendi was born in Arapgir in 1843/44 (AH 1259). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The personnel records also mark the telegraph school. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Arabic, with Tekellum; Greek (Rum), with Tekellum; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1864/65 (AH 1281). The official was then about 21 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 570 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1866/67, the official was about 23 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1866/67, shows Muhabere Memuru in Beirut (Beyrut), with 570 kuruş a month. In 1869/70 the record shows 2. Müdür in Ohrid (Ohri), the salary going from 570 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Beirut). In 1870/71 the record shows 2. Müdür in Deir ez-Zor (Deyrizor), the salary going from 800 to 1,000 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Ohrid). In 1872/73 the record shows 2. Müdür in Preveza (Preveze), with 850 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Deir ez-Zor). In 1877/78 the record shows Müdür in Sana'a (Sana), the salary going from 850 to 2,000 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Preveza). In 1882/83 the record shows 2. Müdür in Elazığ, the salary going from 1,600 to 1,000 kuruş a month (before: Müdür in Sana'a). In 1883/84 the record shows 2. Müdür in Yozgat, with 1,000 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Elazığ). No annual entry is recorded for 1867 to 1869, 1876/77 and 1881/82.
The highest salary, 2,000 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1877/78 as Müdür. 92 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 560 kuruş. Over 26 years with a salary the median is 1,000 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and 3 cuts. The largest rise, 1,150 kuruş, is seen in 1877/78. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 1.96 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1894/95, when 87 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1843/44 (AH 1259)
- Birthplace
- Arapgir
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Higher or professional
- Telgraf Mektebitelegraph school; recorded as a code
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 2 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
- Arabic
- Tekellumspeaking
- Greek (Rum)
- Tekellumspeaking. 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
- 1864/65 (AH 1281)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 570
Legal records
- Legal record note as worded
- Beraat / Preveze ve Seçen Meclis idarelerinden aldığı iki kıta beraat-i zimmet mazbatası suret-i musaddakaları terceme varakasına merbutdur.; Bereat
- Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records
- 1294; 1295; 1296; 1297; 1298; 1300; 1301; 1302; 1303; 1304; 1305; 1306; 1307; 1308; 1310; 1311; 1312
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1864/65AH 1281 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 570first-salary field |
| 1866/67AH 1283 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 570 |
| No annual entry: 1867 to 1869 (AH 1284 to 1285) | |||
| 1869/70AH 1286 | 2. Müdür | Ohrid (Ohri) | 800 |
| 1870 to 1872AH 1287 to 1288 | 2. Müdür | Deir ez-Zor (Deyrizor) | 1,000 to 850 |
| 1872 to 1876AH 1289 to 1292 | 2. Müdür | Preveza (Preveze) | 850 |
| No annual entry: 1876/77 (AH 1293) | |||
| 1877 to 1881AH 1294 to 1298 | Müdür | Sana'a (Sana) | 2,000 to 1,600 |
| No annual entry: 1881/82 (AH 1299) | |||
| 1882/83AH 1300 | 2. Müdür | Elazığ | 1,000 |
| 1883 to 1895AH 1301 to 1312 | 2. Müdür | Yozgat | 1,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1866/67 | 570 | 600 | 480 | 46% |
| 1869/70 | 800 | 600 | 1,000 | 61% |
| 1870/71 | 1,000 | 600 | 1,000 | 72% |
| 1871/72 | 850 | 550 | 855 | 73% |
| 1872/73 | 850 | 550 | 850 | 73% |
| 1873/74 | 850 | 500 | 830 | 73% |
| 1874/75 | 850 | 535 | 800 | 73% |
| 1875/76 | 850 | 530 | 850 | 74% |
| 1877/78 | 2,000 | 560 | 2,000 | 92% |
| 1878 | 2,000 | 600 | 2,250 | 91% |
| 1878/79 | 2,000 | 600 | 2,000 | 91% |
| 1879/80 | 1,600 | 500 | 2,000 | 92% |
| 1880/81 | 1,600 | 500 | 2,200 | 92% |
| 1882/83 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 82% |
| 1883/84 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 82% |
| 1884/85 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 82% |
| 1885/86 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 83% |
| 1886/87 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 84% |
| 1887/88 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 83% |
| 1888/89 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 84% |
| 1889/90 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 85% |
| 1890/91 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 86% |
| 1891/92 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 86% |
| 1892/93 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 87% |
| 1893/94 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 87% |
| 1894/95 | 1,000 | 500 | 800 | 87% |
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 Refik EfendiYozgat, 10 shared years
- Osman Saib EfendiYozgat, 8 shared years
- Unnamed official (0049_0040; 77)Yozgat, 8 shared years
- Aziz EfendiYozgat, 6 shared years
- İstepan Çadırcıyan EfendiYozgat, 6 shared years
42 officials in all. Officials recorded in Yozgat
Same school recorded
- Abdülaziz EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1866/67 (AH 1283)
- Ali Rıza EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1866/67 (AH 1283)
- Cemal EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1866/67 (AH 1283)
- Hacı İsmail EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1866/67 (AH 1283)
- Hasan Hüsnü EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1866/67 (AH 1283)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- İsmail Hayri EfendiArapgir, born 1846/47 (AH 1263)
- Neşet Agop Tokluyan Yakop EfendiArapgir, born 1847/48 (AH 1264)
- Mehmet Ali EfendiArapgir, born 1848/49 (AH 1265)
- Süleyman Şakir BeyArapgir, born 1849/50 (AH 1266)
- Mehmet Şevki EfendiArapgir, born 1835/36 (AH 1251)
42 officials in all. Officials born in Arapgir
Full record
Annual entries (26)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1866/67AH 1283 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 570 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 015_0029; 55 |
| 1869/70AH 1286 | 2. Müdür | Ohrid (Ohri) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 015_0029; 55 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | 2. Müdür | Deir ez-Zor (Deyrizor) | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 015_0029; 55 |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | 2. Müdür | Deir ez-Zor (Deyrizor) | 850 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 015_0029; 55 |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | 2. Müdür | Preveza (Preveze) | 850 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 015_0029; 55 |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | 2. Müdür | Preveza (Preveze) | 850 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 015_0029; 55 |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | 2. Müdür | Preveza (Preveze) | 850 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 015_0029; 55 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | 2. Müdür | Preveza (Preveze) | 850 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 015_0029; 55 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Müdür | Sana'a (Sana) | 2,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 015_0029; 55 |
| 1878AH 1295 | Müdür | Sana'a (Sana) | 2,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 015_0029; 55 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Müdür | Sana'a (Sana) | 2,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 015_0029; 55 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Müdür | Sana'a (Sana) | 1,600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 015_0029; 55 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Müdür | Sana'a (Sana) | 1,600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 015_0029; 55 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | 2. Müdür | Elazığ | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 015_0029; 55 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | 2. Müdür | Yozgat | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 015_0029; 55 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | 2. Müdür | Yozgat | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 015_0029; 55 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | 2. Müdür | Yozgat | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 015_0029; 55 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | 2. Müdür | Yozgat | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 015_0029; 55 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | 2. Müdür | Yozgat | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 015_0029; 55 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | 2. Müdür | Yozgat | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 015_0029; 55 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | 2. Müdür | Yozgat | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 015_0029; 55 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | 2. Müdür | Yozgat | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 015_0029; 55 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | 2. Müdür | Yozgat | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 015_0029; 55 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | 2. Müdür | Yozgat | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 015_0029; 55 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | 2. Müdür | Yozgat | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 015_0029; 55 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | 2. Müdür | Yozgat | 1,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 015_0029; 55 |
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 (18)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Ahmet Bilal Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1259 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | arapgir | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | elazig used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | mamuretul aziz other value | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Musluman | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Turkish | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Rusdiye Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Telegraph school (recorded code) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 2 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1281 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1864 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 570 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Legal records | ||
| Legal record note as worded | Beraat / Preveze ve Seçen Meclis idarelerinden aldığı iki kıta beraat-i zimmet mazbatası suret-i musaddakaları terceme varakasına merbutdur. used on this page | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | Bereat other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records | 1294; 1295; 1296; 1297; 1298; 1300; 1301; 1302; 1303; 1304; 1305; 1306; 1307; 1308; 1310; 1311; 1312 | Later annual personnel extract |
What the sources named in this table are
- Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)
- A workbook of notes on legal records. The wording is kept as written. It may hold an accusation or an acquittal, it is not the finding of a court, and its year is the year of the record, not the date of an event.
- Legal notes (later workbook copy)
- A later copy of the workbook of notes on legal records. The same wording in both copies is one note, not two.
- Later annual personnel extract
- The detailed annual personnel file of October 2025. It marks single annual entries with a criminal-record flag and holds status words such as Vefat. For a death, the year is the year of the annual list in which the status word stands.
- 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.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 24 annual entries of 26 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.