Official
Mustafa Nail Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Bitola (Manastır) in 1878/79 (AH 1296). On record 1895 to 1907, 12 annual entries.
Archive reference 0085_0113: 221
Life#
Mustafa Nail Efendi was born in Bitola (Manastır) in 1878/79 (AH 1296). 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 Kastoria (Kesriye) in 1891/92 (AH 1309). The official was then about 13 years old. The record gives 4 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 100 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1895/96, the official was about 16 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1895/96, shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, with 100 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 270 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as Muhabere Memuru. 23 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 450 kuruş. Over 12 years with a salary the median is 210 kuruş a month, with 7 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 40 kuruş, is seen in 1898/99. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 9.45 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Birthplace
- Bitola (Manastır)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 4 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
- 1891/92 (AH 1309)
- Place
- Kastoria (Kesriye)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 100
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1891/92AH 1309 | First work | Kastoria (Kesriye) | 100first-salary field |
| 1895 to 1907AH 1313 to 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 to 270 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895/96 | 100 | 500 | 400 | 3% |
| 1896/97 | 100 | 500 | 400 | 2% |
| 1897/98 | 120 | 500 | 400 | 4% |
| 1898/99 | 160 | 500 | 400 | 7% |
| 1899/1900 | 160 | 500 | 400 | 7% |
| 1900/01 | 200 | 500 | 400 | 8% |
| 1901/02 | 220 | 500 | 400 | 13% |
| 1902/03 | 240 | 500 | 380 | 14% |
| 1903/04 | 250 | 475 | 350 | 14% |
| 1904/05 | 250 | 450 | 350 | 14% |
| 1905/06 | 250 | 475 | 330 | 14% |
| 1906/07 | 270 | 450 | 300 | 23% |
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 Talat EfenIstanbul, 12 shared years
- Ahmet Cemil EfendiIstanbul, 12 shared years
- Mehmet Rıfat EfendiIstanbul, 12 shared years
- Abdullah Faik EfendiIstanbul, 12 shared years
- Hüseyin Hasip EfendiIstanbul, 12 shared years
1,072 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Abdülaziz Fikri EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1895/96 (AH 1313)
- Abdülkerim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1895/96 (AH 1313)
- Abdülkerim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1895/96 (AH 1313)
- Abdullah EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1895/96 (AH 1313)
- Abdüssabur Sabri EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1895/96 (AH 1313)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Ali Rıza EfendiBitola (Manastır), born 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Hacı Şükrü EfendiBitola (Manastır), born 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Süleyman EfendiBitola (Manastır), born 1878 (AH 1295)
- Ali Niyazi EfendiBitola (Manastır), born 1879/80 (AH 1297)
- Bekir Selami EfendiBitola (Manastır), born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
39 officials in all. Officials born in Bitola (Manastır)
Full record
Annual entries (12)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0085_0113: 221 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0085_0113: 221 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 120 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0085_0113: 221 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 160 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0085_0113: 221 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 160 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0085_0113: 221 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0085_0113: 221 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 220 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0085_0113: 221 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 240 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0085_0113: 221 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0085_0113: 221 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0085_0113: 221 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0085_0113: 221 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 270 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0085_0113: 221 |
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 | Mustafa Nail Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1296 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | manastir | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | manastir | 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) | 4 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1309 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1892 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Kesriye | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 100 | 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.
- 11 annual entries of 12 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.