Official
Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Mudurnu in 1873/74 (AH 1290). On record 1896 to 1907, 11 annual entries.
Archive reference 0087_0138. 273
Life#
Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi was born in Mudurnu in 1873/74 (AH 1290). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Kaymakam.
Schooling recorded: Darüşşafaka, with 12 years of schooling recorded. The personnel records also mark the telegraph school. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1896/97 (AH 1314). The official was then about 23 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1896/97, the official was about 23 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1896/97, shows Muhabere Memuru in Beyoğlu, with 400 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 550 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1905/06 as Muhabere Memuru. 65 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 475 kuruş. Over 11 years with a salary the median is 425 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 75 kuruş, is seen in 1905/06. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 3.24 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 64 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- Birthplace
- Mudurnu
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Kaymakam
Education
- Darüşşafaka
- Darüşşafaka (12 years)Darüşşafaka (school for orphans in Istanbul)
- Higher or professional
- Telgraf Mektebitelegraph school; recorded as a code
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Darüşşafaka
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- Yes
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1896/97 (AH 1314)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 400
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896/97AH 1314 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400first-salary field |
| 1896 to 1907AH 1314 to 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 400 to 550 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896/97 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 32% |
| 1897/98 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 32% |
| 1898/99 | 425 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1899/1900 | 425 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1900/01 | 425 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1901/02 | 425 | 500 | 400 | 44% |
| 1902/03 | 475 | 500 | 380 | 48% |
| 1903/04 | 475 | 475 | 350 | 49% |
| 1904/05 | 475 | 450 | 350 | 50% |
| 1905/06 | 550 | 475 | 330 | 65% |
| 1906/07 | 550 | 450 | 300 | 64% |
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
- Mehmet Cevdet EfendiBeyoğlu, 11 shared years
- Mehmet Hayri EfendiBeyoğlu, 11 shared years
- Ohannes Onnik EfendiBeyoğlu, 11 shared years
- Bekir Sami EfendiBeyoğlu, 11 shared years
- Mustafa Fevzi EfendiBeyoğlu, 11 shared years
246 officials in all. Officials recorded in Beyoğlu
Same school recorded
- Ahmet Macit EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314)
- Ahmet Tevfik EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314)
- Aziz İhsan EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314)
- Hüseyin Fahri EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314)
- İbrahim Halil EfendiDarüşşafaka, first annual entry 1896/97 (AH 1314)
202 officials in all. Officials with Darüşşafaka recorded
Same birthplace
- Hüseyin Hüsnü EfendiMudurnu, born 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- Hafız Mehmet Tahir EfendiMudurnu, born 1885/86 (AH 1303)
- Mehmet Hayri EfendiMudurnu, born 1855/56 (AH 1272)
- Ahmet Rüştü EfendiMudurnu, born 1853/54 (AH 1270)
- Mehmet Hulusi EfendiMudurnu, born 1853/54 (AH 1270)
6 officials in all. Officials born in Mudurnu
Full record
Annual entries (11)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0087_0138. 273 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0087_0138. 273 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 425 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0087_0138. 273 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 425 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0087_0138. 273 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 425 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0087_0138. 273 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 425 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0087_0138. 273 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0087_0138. 273 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0087_0138. 273 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 475 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0087_0138. 273 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 550 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0087_0138. 273 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 550 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0087_0138. 273 |
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 (15)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1290 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | mudurnu | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | kastamonu | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | kaymakam | 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 | Darussafaka | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 12 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Telegraph school (recorded code) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1314 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1896 | 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) | 400 | Recovered 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.
- 10 annual entries of 11 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.