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Official

Hasan Tahsin Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1875/76 (AH 1292). On record 1891 to 1907, 16 annual entries.

Archive reference 0062_0053; 103

Life

Hasan Tahsin Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1875/76 (AH 1292). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Posta Memuru.

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 Istanbul in 1888/89 (AH 1306). The official was then about 14 years old. The record gives 3 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 50 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1891/92, the official was about 16 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1891/92, shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, with 50 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 290 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1906/07 as Muhabere Memuru. 24 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 16 years with a salary the median is 230 kuruş a month, with 8 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 86 kuruş, is seen in 1895/96. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 12.43 per cent a year on average.

Record

Personal

Born
1875/76 (AH 1292)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Posta Memuru

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
3 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
1888/89 (AH 1306)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
50

Career

Career of Hasan Tahsin Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1888/89AH 1306First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)50first-salary field
1891 to 1907AH 1309 to 1324Muhabere Memuru
16 entries
YearSalary
1891/9250
1892/93100
1893/94100
1894/95100
1895/96186
1896/97200
1897/98200
1898/99220
1899/1900240
1900/01260
1901/02260
1902/03260
1903/04260
1904/05260
1905/06275
1906/07290
Istanbul (Dersaadet)50 to 290
Monthly salary, kuruş
01002003001892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 1320290 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
501002005001892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 1320This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same title

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
Salary of Hasan Tahsin Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1891/92505004000%
1892/931005004003%
1893/941005004003%
1894/951005004003%
1895/961865004008%
1896/972005004008%
1897/982005004009%
1898/9922050040012%
1899/190024050040012%
1900/0126050040017%
1901/0226050040019%
1902/0326050038020%
1903/0426047535021%
1904/0526045035022%
1905/0627547533022%
1906/0729045030024%

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.

Recorded with

Recorded in the same place in the same years

1,215 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Same school recorded

3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Full record

Annual entries (16)

Annual entries of Hasan Tahsin Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1891/92AH 1309Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)50Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0062_0053; 103
1892/93AH 1310Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0062_0053; 103
1893/94AH 1311Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0062_0053; 103
1894/95AH 1312Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)100Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0062_0053; 103
1895/96AH 1313Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)186Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0062_0053; 103
1896/97AH 1314Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0062_0053; 103
1897/98AH 1315Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0062_0053; 103
1898/99AH 1316Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)220Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0062_0053; 103
1899/1900AH 1317Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)240Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0062_0053; 103
1900/01AH 1318Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)260Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0062_0053; 103
1901/02AH 1319Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)260Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0062_0053; 103
1902/03AH 1320Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)260Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0062_0053; 103
1903/04AH 1321Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)260Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0062_0053; 103
1904/05AH 1322Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)260Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0062_0053; 103
1905/06AH 1323Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)275Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0062_0053; 103
1906/07AH 1324Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)290Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0062_0053; 103
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 (14)

Recorded values of Hasan Tahsin Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameHasan Tahsin EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1292Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacedersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationposta memuruRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionMuslumanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityTurkishRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
SchoolRusdiye MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling7Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)3Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1306Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1889Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)50Recovered 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.
  • 15 annual entries of 16 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.