Official
Ahmet Bahattin Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Chania (Hanya) in 1877/78 (AH 1294). On record 1899 to 1905, 6 annual entries.
Archive reference 0095_0250; 497
Life#
Ahmet Bahattin Efendi was born in Chania (Hanya) in 1877/78 (AH 1294). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Esnaf.
Schooling recorded: Mekteb-i Kebir-i Islam Idadi, with 9 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: French, with Kitabet; Greek (Rum), with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Rethymno (Resmo) in 1897/98 (AH 1315). The official was then about 20 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1899/1900, the official was about 22 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1899/1900, shows Posta Memuru in Mersin, with 300 kuruş a month. In 1900/01 the record shows Posta Memuru in Xanthi (İskeçe), with 300 kuruş a month (before: Posta Memuru in Mersin). In 1902/03 the record shows Posta Memuru in Karaağaç, the salary going from 300 to 395 kuruş a month (before: Posta Memuru in Xanthi). In 1903/04 the record shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Gelibolu, the salary going from 395 to 350 kuruş a month (before: Posta Memuru in Karaağaç). In 1904/05 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Xanthi, the salary going from 350 to 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Gelibolu).
The highest salary, 395 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1902/03 as Posta Memuru. 33 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 6 years with a salary the median is 325 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and 1 cut. The largest rise, 95 kuruş, is seen in 1902/03. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 4.84 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1904/05, when 35 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Birthplace
- Chania (Hanya)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Esnaf
Education
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 2 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Other High
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- Yes
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Greek (Rum)
- Kitabetwriting. Rum is the word of the records for Greek as spoken by the Orthodox Christians of the empire. It is kept apart from the column Greek, which the records also have
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1897/98 (AH 1315)
- Place
- Rethymno (Resmo)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 300
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1897/98AH 1315 | First work | Rethymno (Resmo) | 300first-salary field |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Posta Memuru | Mersin | 300 |
| 1900 to 1902AH 1318 to 1319 | Posta Memuru | Xanthi (İskeçe) | 300 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Posta Memuru | Karaağaç | 395 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Gelibolu | 350 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Xanthi (İskeçe) | 380 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899/1900 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 18% |
| 1900/01 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 18% |
| 1901/02 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 20% |
| 1902/03 | 395 | 500 | 400 | 33% |
| 1903/04 | 350 | 475 | 450 | 32% |
| 1904/05 | 380 | 450 | 350 | 35% |
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
- Mişon Moiz EfendiGelibolu, 1 shared year
- İsmail İlmi EfendiMersin, 1 shared year
- Mehmet Emin EfendiGelibolu, 1 shared year
- Ahmet Hâdi EfendiGelibolu, 1 shared year
- İsak EfendiGelibolu, 1 shared year
16 officials in all. Officials recorded in Xanthi (İskeçe)
Same birthplace
- Unnamed official (0067_0248; sayfa no:493)Chania (Hanya), born 1875/76 (AH 1292)
- İbrahim Cevat EfendiChania (Hanya), born 1873/74 (AH 1290)
- İbrahim Edip EfendiChania (Hanya), born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Mahmut Nihat EfendiChania (Hanya), born 1871/72 (AH 1288)
- HÜSEYİN AVNİ EFENDİChania (Hanya), born 1870/71 (AH 1287)
10 officials in all. Officials born in Chania (Hanya)
Full record
Annual entries (6)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Posta Memuru | Mersin | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0250; 497 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Posta Memuru | Xanthi (İskeçe) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0250; 497 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Posta Memuru | Xanthi (İskeçe) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0250; 497 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Posta Memuru | Karaağaç | 395 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0250; 497 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Gelibolu | 350 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0250; 497 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Xanthi (İskeçe) | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0095_0250; 497 |
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 | Ahmet Bahattin Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1294 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | hanya | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | girit | 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 | Mekteb-i Kebir-i islam idadi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 9 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 2 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1315 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1897 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Resmo | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 300 | 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.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 6 annual entries of 6 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.