Official
Yusuf Efendi
Maronite Christian (Maruni). Born in Cebelbogaz in 1861/62 (AH 1278). On record 1885 to 1905, 20 annual entries.
Archive reference 0091_0030: 57
Life#
Yusuf Efendi was born in Cebelbogaz in 1861/62 (AH 1278). The record gives the community as Maronite Christian (Maruni).
Schooling recorded: Millet Mektebi, with 4 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Arabic, with Kitabet; French, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Beirut (Beyrut) in 1881/82 (AH 1299). The official was then about 20 years old. The record gives 4 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 250 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1885/86, the official was about 24 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1885/86, shows Muhabere Memuru in Beirut, with 250 kuruş a month. In 1891/92 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beirut, the salary going from 400 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Beirut). In 1895/96 the record shows Seyyar Memur in Beirut, the salary going from 500 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beirut). In 1898/99 the record shows Posta Memuru in Beirut, with 540 kuruş a month (before: Seyyar Memur in Beirut). In 1902/03 the record shows Posta Kalemi Baskitabeti in Beirut, the salary going from 540 to 640 kuruş a month (before: Posta Memuru in Beirut). In 1903/04 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Acre (Akka), with 640 kuruş a month (before: Posta Kalemi Baskitabeti in Beirut).
The highest salary, 640 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1902/03 as Posta Kalemi Baskitabeti. 72 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 20 years with a salary the median is 520 kuruş a month, with 5 rises and 1 cut. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1887/88. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 5.07 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1904/05, when 72 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1861/62 (AH 1278)
- Birthplace
- Cebelbogaz
- Community
- Maronite Christian (Maruni)
- Nationality as recorded
- Maruni
Education
- Community school
- Millet Mektebi (4 years)community school (school of a non-Muslim community)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 4 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives yes.
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Arabic
- Kitabetwriting
- French
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Place
- Beirut (Beyrut)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 250
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1881/82AH 1299 | First work | Beirut (Beyrut) | 250first-salary field |
| 1885 to 1891AH 1303 to 1308 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 250 to 400 |
| 1891 to 1895AH 1309 to 1312 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beirut (Beyrut) | 500 |
| 1895 to 1898AH 1313 to 1315 | Seyyar Memur | Beirut (Beyrut) | 600 to 540 |
| 1898 to 1902AH 1316 to 1319 | Posta Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 540 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Posta Kalemi Baskitabeti | Beirut (Beyrut) | 640 |
| 1903 to 1905AH 1321 to 1322 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Acre (Akka) | 640 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885/86 | 250 | 500 | 400 | 6% |
| 1886/87 | 250 | 500 | 400 | 6% |
| 1887/88 | 350 | 500 | 400 | 17% |
| 1888/89 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 27% |
| 1889/90 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 27% |
| 1890/91 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 28% |
| 1891/92 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 43% |
| 1892/93 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 44% |
| 1893/94 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 46% |
| 1894/95 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 46% |
| 1895/96 | 600 | 500 | 675 | 59% |
| 1896/97 | 540 | 500 | 575 | 61% |
| 1897/98 | 540 | 500 | 600 | 61% |
| 1898/99 | 540 | 500 | 387.5 | 61% |
| 1899/1900 | 540 | 500 | 400 | 60% |
| 1900/01 | 540 | 500 | 400 | 59% |
| 1901/02 | 540 | 500 | 400 | 60% |
| 1902/03 | 640 | 500 | 72% | |
| 1903/04 | 640 | 475 | 450 | 73% |
| 1904/05 | 640 | 450 | 455 | 72% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
Not drawn. No position recorded: Cebelbogaz.
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Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Kayser Minir EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), 18 shared years
- Kaysar EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), 17 shared years
- Mehmet İzzet EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), 17 shared years
- Habip EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), 14 shared years
- Abdülmecit EfendiBeirut (Beyrut), 14 shared years
164 officials in all. Officials recorded in Beirut (Beyrut)
Same school recorded
- Artin Ayvazyan EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1885/86 (AH 1303)
- Karnik EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1885/86 (AH 1303)
- Rafael MusaMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1885/86 (AH 1303)
- Refail Mosi EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1885/86 (AH 1303)
- Sabit Kigork EfendiMillet Mektebi, first annual entry 1885/86 (AH 1303)
262 officials in all. Officials with Millet Mektebi recorded
Full record
Annual entries (20)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0030: 57 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0030: 57 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0030: 57 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0030: 57 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0030: 57 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Muhabere Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0030: 57 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beirut (Beyrut) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0030: 57 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beirut (Beyrut) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0030: 57 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beirut (Beyrut) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0030: 57 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beirut (Beyrut) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0030: 57 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Seyyar Memur | Beirut (Beyrut) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0030: 57 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Seyyar Memur | Beirut (Beyrut) | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0030: 57 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Seyyar Memur | Beirut (Beyrut) | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0030: 57 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Posta Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0030: 57 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Posta Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0030: 57 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Posta Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0030: 57 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Posta Memuru | Beirut (Beyrut) | 540 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0030: 57 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Posta Kalemi Baskitabeti | Beirut (Beyrut) | 640 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0030: 57 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Acre (Akka) | 640 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0030: 57 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Acre (Akka) | 640 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0091_0030: 57 |
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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Yusuf Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1278 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | cebelbogaz | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | beyrut | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Hristiyan | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Maruni | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Millet Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1299 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1882 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | beyrut | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 250 | 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.
- 20 annual entries of 20 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.