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Official

Unnamed official (0067_0240; sayfa no:477)

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1852/53 (AH 1269). On record 1872 to 1900, 29 annual entries. Death recorded 1900/01.

Life

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Istanbul in 1852/53 (AH 1269). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Rusumat Memuru.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The personnel records also mark the telegraph school. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration).

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1872/73 (AH 1289). The official was then about 19 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 120 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1872/73, the official was about 19 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1872/73, shows Memur in Istanbul, with 120 kuruş a month. In 1876/77 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Beyoğlu, with 120 kuruş a month (before: Memur in Istanbul). In 1877/78 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Istanbul, the salary going from 120 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Beyoğlu).

The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1897/98 as Muhabere Memuru. 49 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 29 years with a salary the median is 400 kuruş a month, with 5 rises and 1 cut. The largest rise, 280 kuruş, is seen in 1877/78. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 5.23 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1899/1900, when 47 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

A death is recorded under 1900/01 (AH 1318): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.

Record

Personal

Born
1852/53 (AH 1269)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Rusumat Memuru
Death recorded
1900/01 (AH 1318)the year of the annual list with the word Vefat, not a date of death

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Higher or professional
Telgraf Mektebitelegraph school; recorded as a code
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 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.

First work

Year
1872/73 (AH 1289)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
120

Career

Career of Unnamed official (0067_0240; sayfa no:477), one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1872/73AH 1289First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)120first-salary field
1872 to 1876AH 1289 to 1292Memur
4 entries
YearSalary
1872/73120
1873/74120
1874/75120
1875/76120
Istanbul (Dersaadet)120
1876/77AH 1293Muhabere MemuruBeyoğlu120
1877 to 1900AH 1294 to 1317Muhabere Memuru
24 entries
YearSalary
1877/78400
1878400
1878/79400
1879/80380
1880/81380
1881/82380
1882/83380
1883/84380
1884/85380
1885/86380
1886/87380
1887/88380
1888/89400
1889/90400
1890/91400
1891/92400
1892/93400
1893/94440
1894/95440
1895/96440
1896/97475
1897/98500
1898/99500
1899/1900500
Istanbul (Dersaadet)400 to 500
1900/01AH 1318Death recorded
Monthly salary, kuruş
02004006001873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 1315500 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001,0001873/74AH 12901878AH 12951882/83AH 13001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 1315This 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 Unnamed official (0067_0240; sayfa no:477) against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1872/731205503002%
1873/741205003402%
1874/751205352502%
1875/761205303002%
1876/77120582.54102%
1877/7840056041016%
187840060050017%
1878/7940060042018%
1879/8038050038022%
1880/8138050040021%
1881/8238050040020%
1882/8338050040018%
1883/8438050040018%
1884/8538050040018%
1885/8638050040019%
1886/8738050040019%
1887/8838050040019%
1888/8940050040027%
1889/9040050040027%
1890/9140050040028%
1891/9240050040029%
1892/9340050040029%
1893/9444050040042%
1894/9544050040042%
1895/9644050040043%
1896/9747550040046%
1897/9850050040049%
1898/9950050040048%
1899/190050050040047%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
IstanbulBeyoğlu

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

1,246 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 (29)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (0067_0240; sayfa no:477)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1872/73AH 1289MemurIstanbul (Dersaadet)120Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0240; Sayfa No:477
1873/74AH 1290MemurIstanbul (Dersaadet)120Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0240; Sayfa No:477
1874/75AH 1291MemurIstanbul (Dersaadet)120Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0240; Sayfa No:477
1875/76AH 1292MemurIstanbul (Dersaadet)120Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0240; Sayfa No:477
1876/77AH 1293Muhabere MemuruBeyoğlu120Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0240; Sayfa No:477
1877/78AH 1294Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0240; Sayfa No:477
1878AH 1295Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0240; Sayfa No:477
1878/79AH 1296Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0240; Sayfa No:477
1879/80AH 1297Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0240; Sayfa No:477
1880/81AH 1298Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0240; Sayfa No:477
1881/82AH 1299Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0240; Sayfa No:477
1882/83AH 1300Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0240; Sayfa No:477
1883/84AH 1301Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0240; Sayfa No:477
1884/85AH 1302Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0240; Sayfa No:477
1885/86AH 1303Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0240; Sayfa No:477
1886/87AH 1304Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0240; Sayfa No:477
1887/88AH 1305Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0240; Sayfa No:477
1888/89AH 1306Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0240; Sayfa No:477
1889/90AH 1307Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0240; Sayfa No:477
1890/91AH 1308Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0240; Sayfa No:477
1891/92AH 1309Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0240; Sayfa No:477
1892/93AH 1310Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0240; Sayfa No:477
1893/94AH 1311Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)440Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0240; Sayfa No:477
1894/95AH 1312Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)440Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0240; Sayfa No:477
1895/96AH 1313Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)440Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0240; Sayfa No:477
1896/97AH 1314Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)475Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0240; Sayfa No:477
1897/98AH 1315Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0240; Sayfa No:477
1898/99AH 1316Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0240; Sayfa No:477
1899/1900AH 1317Muhabere MemuruIstanbul (Dersaadet)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0240; Sayfa No:477
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)

Recorded values of Unnamed official (0067_0240; sayfa no:477) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1269Recovered 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 occupationRusumat 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
Telegraph school (recorded code)1Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0Recovered annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1289Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1872Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)120Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Status
Death recorded under the year (AH)1318Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy); Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
What the sources named in this table are
Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
A copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read for the title wording of each year. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death.
Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
A second copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read in the same way. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death. Two copies that agree are one piece of evidence, not two.
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.

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