Official
Ali Hamit Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Isparta in 1851/52 (AH 1268). On record 1869 to 1898, 17 annual entries.
Archive reference 0074_0168; 333
Life#
Ali Hamit Efendi was born in Isparta in 1851/52 (AH 1268). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Mutasarrif.
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 (İzmir) in 1867/68 (AH 1284). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1869/70, the official was about 17 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1869/70, shows Muhabere Memuru in Izmir, with 400 kuruş a month. In 1875/76 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Drama, the salary going from 380 to 300 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Izmir). In 1884/85 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in İskenderun, the salary going from 400 to 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Drama). In 1887/88 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Trabzon, the salary going from 380 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in İskenderun). In 1893/94 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Aleppo (Halep), with 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Trabzon). In 1894/95 the record shows 3. Müdür in Kilis, with 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Aleppo). In 1895/96 the record shows 3. Müdür in Raqqa (Rakka), with 500 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Kilis). In 1897/98 the record shows 3. Müdür in Bogdan, the salary going from 500 to 540 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Raqqa). No annual entry is recorded for 1872 to 1875, 1878 to 1884, 1885 to 1887 and 1896/97.
The highest salary, 540 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1897/98 as 3. Müdür. 61 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 17 years with a salary the median is 400 kuruş a month, with 4 rises and 3 cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1876/77. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 1.04 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1851/52 (AH 1268)
- Birthplace
- Isparta
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Mutasarrif
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- 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
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1867/68 (AH 1284)
- Place
- Izmir (İzmir)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 400
Legal records
- Legal record note as worded
- Zimmet / tebeyyün eden zimmet-i miriyesinden dolayı azil edilmiş; Zimmet /üç bin altı yüz küsur kuruş zimmeti zuhur eylemesi üzerine; işret / ayyaşlığı ve iktidarsızlığı yüzünden azil; İşret / işretine olan inhimaki yüzünden günlerce makine başına uğramayıp maslahaten tehiri caiz olamayan şifreli ve şifresiz telgrafnamelerin tehirine sebebiyet vermekte olmasına ve bu babta icra kılınan tevbihatın da tesiri görülememesine mebni sene-i mezkure Zilkadesi gurresinde 2 Nisan sene 1312 idareten azil; Zimmet; İşret
- Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records
- 1292; 1293; 1294; 1302; 1305; 1306; 1307; 1308; 1309; 1311; 1312; 1313; 1315
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1867/68AH 1284 | First work | Izmir (İzmir) | 400first-salary field |
| 1869 to 1872AH 1286 to 1288 | Muhabere Memuru | Izmir (İzmir) | 400 to 380 |
| No annual entry: 1872 to 1875 (AH 1289 to 1291) | |||
| 1875 to 1878AH 1292 to 1294 | Muhabere Memuru | Drama | 300 to 400 |
| No annual entry: 1878 to 1884 (AH 1295 to 1301) | |||
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Muhabere Memuru | İskenderun | 380 |
| No annual entry: 1885 to 1887 (AH 1303 to 1304) | |||
| 1887 to 1893AH 1305 to 1310 | Muhabere Memuru | Trabzon | 400 to 500 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 500 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | 3. Müdür | Kilis | 500 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | 3. Müdür | Raqqa (Rakka) | 500 |
| No annual entry: 1896/97 (AH 1314) | |||
| 1897/98AH 1315 | 3. Müdür | Bogdan | 540 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869/70 | 400 | 600 | 400 | 18% |
| 1870/71 | 400 | 600 | 400 | 20% |
| 1871/72 | 380 | 550 | 400 | 20% |
| 1875/76 | 300 | 530 | 400 | 12% |
| 1876/77 | 400 | 582.5 | 410 | 17% |
| 1877/78 | 400 | 560 | 410 | 16% |
| 1884/85 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 18% |
| 1887/88 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 27% |
| 1888/89 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 27% |
| 1889/90 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 27% |
| 1890/91 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 28% |
| 1891/92 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1892/93 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 44% |
| 1893/94 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 46% |
| 1894/95 | 500 | 500 | 600 | 46% |
| 1895/96 | 500 | 500 | 600 | 47% |
| 1897/98 | 540 | 500 | 540 | 61% |
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
- Osman Nuri EfendiTrabzon, 6 shared years
- Hafız İbrahim Kazım EfendiTrabzon, 6 shared years
- Mehmet Besim EfendiTrabzon, 6 shared years
- Hacı Kâmil EfendiTrabzon, 6 shared years
- Armas EfendiTrabzon, 6 shared years
90 officials in all. Officials recorded in Trabzon
Same school recorded
- Abdullah Hilmi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Abdullah Hilmi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Abdurrahman Nuri EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Ahmet Halit EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1869/70 (AH 1286)
- Ahmet Reşid BeyRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1869/70 (AH 1286)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Mehmet Şükrü EfendiIsparta, born 1844/45 (AH 1260)
- Hamit EfendiIsparta, born 1864/65 (AH 1281)
- Mehmet Hamdi EfendiIsparta, born 1865/66 (AH 1282)
- Ali Niyazi efendiIsparta, born 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Unnamed official (0087_0148, sayfa no:293.)Isparta, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
8 officials in all. Officials born in Isparta
Full record
Annual entries (17)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869/70AH 1286 | Muhabere Memuru | Izmir (İzmir) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0168; 333 |
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Muhabere Memuru | Izmir (İzmir) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0168; 333 |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Muhabere Memuru | Izmir (İzmir) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0168; 333 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Muhabere Memuru | Drama | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0168; 333 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Muhabere Memuru | Drama | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0168; 333 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Muhabere Memuru | Drama | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0168; 333 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Muhabere Memuru | İskenderun | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0168; 333 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Muhabere Memuru | Trabzon | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0168; 333 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Muhabere Memuru | Trabzon | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0168; 333 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Muhabere Memuru | Trabzon | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0168; 333 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Muhabere Memuru | Trabzon | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0168; 333 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Muhabere Memuru | Trabzon | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0168; 333 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhabere Memuru | Trabzon | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0168; 333 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Muhabere Memuru | Aleppo (Halep) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0168; 333 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | 3. Müdür | Kilis | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0168; 333 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | 3. Müdür | Raqqa (Rakka) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0168; 333 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | 3. Müdür | Bogdan | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0074_0168; 333 |
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 (21)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Ali Hamit Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1268 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | isparta | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | konya | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | mutasarrif | Recovered annual personnel extract; 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 |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 2 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1284 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1867 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | izmir | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 400 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Legal records | ||
| Legal record note as worded | Zimmet / tebeyyün eden zimmet-i miriyesinden dolayı azil edilmiş used on this page | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | Zimmet /üç bin altı yüz küsur kuruş zimmeti zuhur eylemesi üzerine other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | işret / ayyaşlığı ve iktidarsızlığı yüzünden azil other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | İşret / işretine olan inhimaki yüzünden günlerce makine başına uğramayıp maslahaten tehiri caiz olamayan şifreli ve şifresiz telgrafnamelerin tehirine sebebiyet vermekte olmasına ve bu babta icra kılınan tevbihatın da tesiri görülememesine mebni sene-i mezkure Zilkadesi gurresinde 2 Nisan sene 1312 idareten azil other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | Zimmet other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | İşret other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records | 1292; 1293; 1294; 1302; 1305; 1306; 1307; 1308; 1309; 1311; 1312; 1313; 1315 | 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.
- 16 annual entries of 17 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.