Official
Hamza Bahaeddin Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Jeddah (Cidde) in 1889/90 (AH 1307). On record 1909 to 1911, 3 annual entries.
Archive reference 187-176-174
Life#
Hamza Bahaeddin Efendi was born in Jeddah (Cidde) in 1889/90 (AH 1307). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as telgraf memuru.
Schooling recorded: the wording Hususi Muallim in the school field, which names no school. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1906/07 (AH 1324). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 500 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1909/10, the official was about 19 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1909/10, shows Başmüdür Kitabeti in Hicaz, with 500 kuruş a month. In 1911 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Jeddah, the salary going from 500 to 600 kuruş a month (before: Başmüdür Kitabeti in Hicaz).
The highest salary, 600 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1911 as Muhabere Memuru. 58 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 3 years with a salary the median is 500 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1911. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 9.54 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1889/90 (AH 1307)
- Birthplace
- Jeddah (Cidde)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- turkish
- Father's occupation
- telgraf memuru
Education
- Private teaching
- Hususi Muallim (4 years)private teacher (not a school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- Yes
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 500
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906/07AH 1324 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 500first-salary field |
| 1909 to 1911AH 1327 to 1328 | Başmüdür Kitabeti | Hicaz | 500 |
| 1911AH 1329 | Muhabere Memuru | Jeddah (Cidde) | 600 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909/10 | 500 | 462.5 | 50% | |
| 1910/11 | 500 | 500 | 47% | |
| 1911 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 58% |
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
- Unnamed official (189,34-33)Jeddah (Cidde), 1 shared year
- Ahmet Celalettin EfendiHicaz, 1 shared year
- İbrahim Edhem EfendiHicaz, 1 shared year
Same school recorded
- Hüseyin Seyfeddin EfendiHususi Muallim, first annual entry 1909/10 (AH 1327)
- Jan Ponati EfendiHususi Muallim, first annual entry 1909/10 (AH 1327)
- Mehmet Cemal EfendiHususi Muallim, first annual entry 1909/10 (AH 1327)
- Mehmet Hayri EfendiHususi Muallim, first annual entry 1908/09 (AH 1326)
- Osman Suad EfendiHususi Muallim, first annual entry 1908/09 (AH 1326)
37 officials in all.
Full record
Annual entries (3)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Başmüdür Kitabeti | Hicaz | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 187-176-174 |
| 1910/11AH 1328 | Başmüdür Kitabeti | Hicaz | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 187-176-174 |
| 1911AH 1329 | Muhabere Memuru | Jeddah (Cidde) | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 187-176-174 |
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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Hamza Bahaeddin Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1307 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | cidde | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | hicaz | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | telgraf memuru | 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 | hususi muallim | 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) | 0 used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 3 other value | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1324 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 500 | 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.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.