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Official

Unnamed official (0086_0152: 299)

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1876/77 (AH 1293). On record 1894 to 1906, 12 annual entries.

Life

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Istanbul in 1876/77 (AH 1293). 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 a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1894/95 (AH 1312). The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 150 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1894/95, the official was about 18 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1894/95, shows Muhabere Memuru in Yeniköy, with 150 kuruş a month. In 1901/02 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Yozgat, the salary going from 150 to 250 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Yeniköy).

The highest salary, 400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1905/06 as Muhabere Memuru. 38 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 475 kuruş. Over 12 years with a salary the median is 150 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 150 kuruş, is seen in 1905/06. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 9.33 per cent a year on average.

Record

Personal

Born
1876/77 (AH 1293)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Esnaf

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Middle
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
Yes

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
1894/95 (AH 1312)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
150

Career

Career of Unnamed official (0086_0152: 299), one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1894/95AH 1312First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)150first-salary field
1894 to 1901AH 1312 to 1318Muhabere Memuru
7 entries
YearSalary
1894/95150
1895/96150
1896/97150
1897/98150
1898/99150
1899/1900150
1900/01150
Yeniköy150
1901 to 1906AH 1319 to 1323Muhabere Memuru
5 entries
YearSalary
1901/02250
1902/03250
1903/04250
1904/05250
1905/06400
Yozgat250 to 400
Monthly salary, kuruş
01002003004001894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 1322400 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 1322This 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 (0086_0152: 299) against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1894/951505004007%
1895/961505004006%
1896/971505004006%
1897/981505004006%
1898/991505004006%
1899/19001505004004%
1900/011505004004%
1901/0225050040014%
1902/0325050038015%
1903/0425047535014%
1904/0525045035014%
1905/0640047533038%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
IstanbulYozgatYeniköy

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

29 officials in all. Officials recorded in Yeniköy

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 (12)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (0086_0152: 299)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1894/95AH 1312Muhabere MemuruYeniköy150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0152: 299
1895/96AH 1313Muhabere MemuruYeniköy150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0152: 299
1896/97AH 1314Muhabere MemuruYeniköy150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0152: 299
1897/98AH 1315Muhabere MemuruYeniköy150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0152: 299
1898/99AH 1316Muhabere MemuruYeniköy150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0152: 299
1899/1900AH 1317Muhabere MemuruYeniköy150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0152: 299
1900/01AH 1318Muhabere MemuruYeniköy150Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0152: 299
1901/02AH 1319Muhabere MemuruYozgat250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0152: 299
1902/03AH 1320Muhabere MemuruYozgat250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0152: 299
1903/04AH 1321Muhabere MemuruYozgat250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0152: 299
1904/05AH 1322Muhabere MemuruYozgat250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0152: 299
1905/06AH 1323Muhabere MemuruYozgat400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0086_0152: 299
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)

Recorded values of Unnamed official (0086_0152: 299) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1293Recovered 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 occupationesnafRecovered 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)0Recovered annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1312Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1894Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)150Recovered 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.
  • 12 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.