Official
Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Yambol (Yanbolu) in 1870/71 (AH 1287). On record 1886 to 1907, 18 annual entries. Death recorded 1907/08.
Archive reference 0088_0238: 471
Life#
Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi was born in Yambol (Yanbolu) in 1870/71 (AH 1287). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.
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 1886/87 (AH 1304). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1886/87, the official was about 16 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1886/87, shows Müvezzi in Büyükdere, with 200 kuruş a month. In 1894/95 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Tyre (Sur), the salary going from 200 to 150 kuruş a month (before: Müvezzi in Büyükdere). In 1896/97 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Kosova, the salary going from 150 to 200 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Tyre). In 1897/98 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Sjenica (Seniçe), the salary going from 200 to 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Kosova). In 1899/1900 the record shows 3. Müdür in Aziziye, the salary going from 400 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Sjenica). In 1900/01 the record shows 3. Müdür in Bihcova, the salary going from 600 to 500 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Aziziye). In 1902/03 the record shows Başmemur in Kosova, the salary going from 500 to 600 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Bihcova). In 1903/04 the record shows 3. Müdür in Malko Tarnovo (Tırnovacık), the salary going from 600 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Başmemur in Kosova). In 1904/05 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Xanthi (İskeçe), the salary going from 500 to 380 kuruş a month (before: 3. Müdür in Malko Tarnovo). In 1905/06 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Danismend, with 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Xanthi). No annual entry is recorded for 1892 to 1894 and 1895/96.
The highest salary, 600 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1899/1900 as 3. Müdür. 70 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 18 years with a salary the median is 380 kuruş a month, with 5 rises and 4 cuts. The largest rise, 200 kuruş, is seen in 1899/1900. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 3.26 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 38 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
A death is recorded under 1907/08 (AH 1325): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1870/71 (AH 1287)
- Birthplace
- Yambol (Yanbolu)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Esnaf
- Death recorded
- 1907/08 (AH 1325)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)
- 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.
Languages
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1886/87 (AH 1304)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 200
Legal records
- Legal record note as worded
- Devamsızlık / istihsal eylediği mezuniyet müddetini hayli vakit tecavüz ettirdiği hâlde memuriyeti başına avdet etmediğinden üç yüz on üç senesi şehr-i Rebiülahirinin on birinde 11 Eylül sene 311 açığa çıkarılıp; işret / Mumaileyhin iktidarı Bihçovaꞌnın ehemmiyetiyle mütenasip olmadığı gibi işret inhamakı yüzünden altığı telgrafnameler yanlış ve şifreli telgrafnameler noksan olduğu cihetle hallinde müşkilat edilen vesayaya itina etmeyip ahvâl-i mesrudeden geri durmamakta olduğundan bin üç yüz yirmi senesi Rebiülevvelinin sekizinde 1 Haziran sene 318 altı yüz kuruş maaşla vilayat-i müşarünileyhada Zurak(?) Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdüriyetiꞌne nakil edildiği; İşret / sarhoşluk saikasıyla vazifesi başından ayrılıp Dersaadetꞌe savuştuğundan ıslah-ı nefs (…) Şaban-ı şerifinin onunda 15 Şubat sene 308 idareten azledilmiş; Devamsızlık; İşret
- Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records
- 1312; 1314; 1315; 1316; 1317; 1318; 1319; 1320; 1321; 1322; 1323; 1324
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1886/87AH 1304 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200first-salary field |
| 1886 to 1892AH 1304 to 1309 | Müvezzi | Büyükdere | 200 |
| No annual entry: 1892 to 1894 (AH 1310 to 1311) | |||
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Tyre (Sur) | 150 |
| No annual entry: 1895/96 (AH 1313) | |||
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhabere Memuru | Kosova | 200 |
| 1897 to 1899AH 1315 to 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Sjenica (Seniçe) | 380 to 400 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | 3. Müdür | Aziziye | 600 |
| 1900 to 1902AH 1318 to 1319 | 3. Müdür | Bihcova | 500 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Başmemur | Kosova | 600 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | 3. Müdür | Malko Tarnovo (Tırnovacık) | 500 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Xanthi (İskeçe) | 380 |
| 1905 to 1907AH 1323 to 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Danismend | 380 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Death recorded | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886/87 | 200 | 500 | 200 | 3% |
| 1887/88 | 200 | 500 | 200 | 4% |
| 1888/89 | 200 | 500 | 200 | 5% |
| 1889/90 | 200 | 500 | 200 | 7% |
| 1890/91 | 200 | 500 | 200 | 8% |
| 1891/92 | 200 | 500 | 200 | 9% |
| 1894/95 | 150 | 500 | 400 | 7% |
| 1896/97 | 200 | 500 | 400 | 8% |
| 1897/98 | 380 | 500 | 400 | 29% |
| 1898/99 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 31% |
| 1899/1900 | 600 | 500 | 540 | 70% |
| 1900/01 | 500 | 500 | 540 | 47% |
| 1901/02 | 500 | 500 | 540 | 49% |
| 1902/03 | 600 | 500 | 855 | 67% |
| 1903/04 | 500 | 475 | 540 | 51% |
| 1904/05 | 380 | 450 | 350 | 35% |
| 1905/06 | 380 | 475 | 330 | 35% |
| 1906/07 | 380 | 450 | 300 | 38% |
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
- Kadri EfendiBüyükdere, 6 shared years
- Dimitraki Çenberli EfendiBüyükdere, 6 shared years
- Leon Mısırlıyan EfendiBüyükdere, 5 shared years
- Bayram Fehmi EfendiKosova, 2 shared years
- Ali Rıza EfendiKosova, 2 shared years
38 officials in all. Officials recorded in Büyükdere
Same school recorded
- Abdullah EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1886/87 (AH 1304)
- Abdurrahman EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1886/87 (AH 1304)
- Abrik Nadir EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1886/87 (AH 1304)
- Ahmet Tevfik EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1886/87 (AH 1304)
- Aziz EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1886/87 (AH 1304)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Hafiz Mehmet EfendiYambol (Yanbolu), born 1863/64 (AH 1280)
- Rıfat EfendiYambol (Yanbolu), born 1860/61 (AH 1277)
- Ahmet EfendiYambol (Yanbolu), born 1852/53 (AH 1269)
Full record
Annual entries (18)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Müvezzi | Büyükdere | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0088_0238: 471 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Müvezzi | Büyükdere | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0088_0238: 471 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Müvezzi | Büyükdere | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0088_0238: 471 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Müvezzi | Büyükdere | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0088_0238: 471 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Müvezzi | Büyükdere | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0088_0238: 471 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Müvezzi | Büyükdere | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0088_0238: 471 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Tyre (Sur) | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0088_0238: 471 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhabere Memuru | Kosova | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0088_0238: 471 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Sjenica (Seniçe) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0088_0238: 471 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Sjenica (Seniçe) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0088_0238: 471 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | 3. Müdür | Aziziye | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0088_0238: 471 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | 3. Müdür | Bihcova | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0088_0238: 471 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | 3. Müdür | Bihcova | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0088_0238: 471 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Başmemur | Kosova | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0088_0238: 471 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | 3. Müdür | Malko Tarnovo (Tırnovacık) | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0088_0238: 471 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Xanthi (İskeçe) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0088_0238: 471 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Danismend | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0088_0238: 471 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Danismend | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0088_0238: 471 |
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 (21)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1287 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | yanbolu | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | rumeli sarki | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Esnaf | 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) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1304 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1887 | 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) | 200 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Legal records | ||
| Legal record note as worded | Devamsızlık / istihsal eylediği mezuniyet müddetini hayli vakit tecavüz ettirdiği hâlde memuriyeti başına avdet etmediğinden üç yüz on üç senesi şehr-i Rebiülahirinin on birinde 11 Eylül sene 311 açığa çıkarılıp used on this page | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | işret / Mumaileyhin iktidarı Bihçovaꞌnın ehemmiyetiyle mütenasip olmadığı gibi işret inhamakı yüzünden altığı telgrafnameler yanlış ve şifreli telgrafnameler noksan olduğu cihetle hallinde müşkilat edilen vesayaya itina etmeyip ahvâl-i mesrudeden geri durmamakta olduğundan bin üç yüz yirmi senesi Rebiülevvelinin sekizinde 1 Haziran sene 318 altı yüz kuruş maaşla vilayat-i müşarünileyhada Zurak(?) Telgraf ve Posta Merkezi Müdüriyetiꞌne nakil edildiği other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | İşret / sarhoşluk saikasıyla vazifesi başından ayrılıp Dersaadetꞌe savuştuğundan ıslah-ı nefs (…) Şaban-ı şerifinin onunda 15 Şubat sene 308 idareten azledilmiş other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | Devamsızlık other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | İşret other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records | 1312; 1314; 1315; 1316; 1317; 1318; 1319; 1320; 1321; 1322; 1323; 1324 | Later annual personnel extract |
| Status | ||
| Death recorded under the year (AH) | 1325 | Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy); Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy) |
What the sources named in this table are
- Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)
- A workbook of notes on legal records. The wording is kept as written. It may hold an accusation or an acquittal, it is not the finding of a court, and its year is the year of the record, not the date of an event.
- Legal notes (later workbook copy)
- A later copy of the workbook of notes on legal records. The same wording in both copies is one note, not two.
- 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.
- Later annual personnel extract
- The detailed annual personnel file of October 2025. It marks single annual entries with a criminal-record flag and holds status words such as Vefat. For a death, the year is the year of the annual list in which the status word stands.
- 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.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 17 annual entries of 18 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.