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Official

Unnamed official (0087_0149, sayfa no:295.)

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Thessaloniki (Selanik) in 1877/78 (AH 1294). On record 1896 to 1906, 10 annual entries.

Life

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Thessaloniki (Selanik) in 1877/78 (AH 1294). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration).

First work is recorded in Thessaloniki in 1892/93 (AH 1310). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 4 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1896/97, the official was about 19 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1896/97, shows Muhabere Memuru in Thessaloniki, with 200 kuruş a month. In 1905/06 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Thessaloniki, the salary going from 300 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Thessaloniki).

The highest salary, 400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1905/06 as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti. 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 10 years with a salary the median is 292.5 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1905/06. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 8.01 per cent a year on average.

Record

Personal

Born
1877/78 (AH 1294)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
4 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
1892/93 (AH 1310)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
200

Career

Career of Unnamed official (0087_0149, sayfa no:295.), one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1892/93AH 1310First workThessaloniki (Selanik)200first-salary field
1896 to 1905AH 1314 to 1322Muhabere Memuru
9 entries
YearSalary
1896/97200
1897/98285
1898/99285
1899/1900285
1900/01285
1901/02300
1902/03300
1903/04300
1904/05300
Thessaloniki (Selanik)200 to 300
1905/06AH 1323Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiThessaloniki (Selanik)400
Monthly salary, kuruş
01002003004001896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 1322400 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001896/97AH 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 (0087_0149, sayfa no:295.) against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1896/972005004008%
1897/9828550040018%
1898/9928550040018%
1899/190028550040017%
1900/0128550040017%
1901/0230050040020%
1902/0330050038021%
1903/0430047535023%
1904/0530045035023%
1905/0640047544538%

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

202 officials in all. Officials recorded in Thessaloniki (Selanik)

Same school recorded

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

Same birthplace

64 officials in all. Officials born in Thessaloniki (Selanik)

Full record

Annual entries (10)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (0087_0149, sayfa no:295.)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1896/97AH 1314Muhabere MemuruThessaloniki (Selanik)200Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0149, Sayfa No:295.
1897/98AH 1315Muhabere MemuruThessaloniki (Selanik)285Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0149, Sayfa No:295.
1898/99AH 1316Muhabere MemuruThessaloniki (Selanik)285Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0149, Sayfa No:295.
1899/1900AH 1317Muhabere MemuruThessaloniki (Selanik)285Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0149, Sayfa No:295.
1900/01AH 1318Muhabere MemuruThessaloniki (Selanik)285Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0149, Sayfa No:295.
1901/02AH 1319Muhabere MemuruThessaloniki (Selanik)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0149, Sayfa No:295.
1902/03AH 1320Muhabere MemuruThessaloniki (Selanik)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0149, Sayfa No:295.
1903/04AH 1321Muhabere MemuruThessaloniki (Selanik)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0149, Sayfa No:295.
1904/05AH 1322Muhabere MemuruThessaloniki (Selanik)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0149, Sayfa No:295.
1905/06AH 1323Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiThessaloniki (Selanik)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0149, Sayfa No:295.
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 (12)

Recorded values of Unnamed official (0087_0149, sayfa no:295.) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1294Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceselanikRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthselanikRecovered 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)4Recovered annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1310Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1892Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeSelanikRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)200Recovered 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.

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