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Official

ishak Bey

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1855/56 (AH 1272). On record 1883 to 1909, 26 annual entries.

Archive reference 55_41; 81

Life

ishak Bey was born in Istanbul in 1855/56 (AH 1272). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as doktor.

Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Circassian, with Tekellum; Turkish, with Kitabet.

First work is recorded in Adapazarı in 1883/84 (AH 1301): Gardiyan. The official was then about 28 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 1883/84, the official was about 28 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1883/84, shows Gardiyan in Adapazarı, with 150 kuruş a month. In 1884/85 the record shows Gardiyan in İzmit, the salary going from 150 to 300 kuruş a month (before: Gardiyan in Adapazarı). In 1885/86 the record shows Polis in Serres (Siroz), with 300 kuruş a month (before: Gardiyan in İzmit). In 1889/90 the record shows 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri in Serres, the salary going from 300 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Polis in Serres). In 1894/95 the record shows 2. Sınıf Polis Komiseri in İzmit, the salary going from 400 to 600 kuruş a month (before: 3. Sınıf Polis Komiseri in Serres). In 1895/96 the record shows 2. Sınıf Polis Komiseri in Sivas, the salary going from 600 to 750 kuruş a month (before: 2. Sınıf Polis Komiseri in İzmit). In 1897/98 the record shows 2. Sınıf Polis Komiseri in Istanbul, the salary going from 750 to 580 kuruş a month (before: 2. Sınıf Polis Komiseri in Sivas). In 1900/01 the record shows Başkomiser in Istanbul, the salary going from 600 to 900 kuruş a month (before: 2. Sınıf Polis Komiseri in Istanbul). In 1902/03 the record shows Sivil Baskomiser in Istanbul, with 900 kuruş a month (before: Başkomiser in Istanbul). In 1903/04 the record shows Başkomiser in Ankara, the salary going from 900 to 1,000 kuruş a month (before: Sivil Baskomiser in Istanbul). In 1904/05 the record shows Başkomiser in Istanbul, the salary going from 1,000 to 900 kuruş a month (before: Başkomiser in Ankara). The title field holds the status words Azil for 1896/97 and Ihrac for 1908/09.

The highest salary, 1,000 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1903/04 as Başkomiser. 87 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 24 years with a salary the median is 580 kuruş a month, with 7 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 300 kuruş, is seen in 1900/01. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 7.75 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1907/08, when 82 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Honours recorded in the cross-ministry workbook: Rank (recorded code): 3; Mecidi order (recorded code): 5; Medal (recorded code): 1, 2; Medal or decoration as worded: "Hicaz demiryolu", "Gumus iftihar".

Record

Personal

Born
1855/56 (AH 1272)
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
turkish
Father's occupation
doktor

Education

Primary
Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
No

The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.

Languages

Circassian
Tekellumspeaking
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

Year
1883/84 (AH 1301)
First job as worded
Gardiyan
Age at first work (workbook field)
29
First salary field (kuruş a month)
150
First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
150

Honours and ranks

Rank (recorded code)
3
Mecidi order (recorded code)
5
Medal (recorded code)
1; 2
Medal or decoration as worded
Hicaz demiryolu; Gumus iftihar

Legal records

Judicial record (recorded code)
1

Career

Career of ishak Bey, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1883/84AH 1301Gardiyanfirst workAdapazarı150first-salary field
1883/84AH 1301GardiyanAdapazarı150
1884/85AH 1302Gardiyanİzmit300
1885 to 1889AH 1303 to 1306Polis
4 entries
YearSalary
1885/86300
1886/87300
1887/88300
1888/89300
Serres (Siroz)300
1889 to 1894AH 1307 to 13113. Sınıf Polis Komiseri
5 entries
YearSalary
1889/90400
1890/91400
1891/92400
1892/93400
1893/94400
Serres (Siroz)400
1894/95AH 13122. Sınıf Polis Komiseriİzmit600
1895/96AH 13132. Sınıf Polis KomiseriSivas750
1896/97AH 1314Azildismissal (a note on status, not a job)
Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)
1897 to 1900AH 1315 to 13172. Sınıf Polis Komiseri
3 entries
YearSalary
1897/98580
1898/99580
1899/1900600
Istanbul (Dersaadet)580 to 600
1900 to 1902AH 1318 to 1319Başkomiser
2 entries
YearSalary
1900/01900
1901/02900
Istanbul (Dersaadet)900
1902/03AH 1320Sivil BaskomiserIstanbul (Dersaadet)900
1903/04AH 1321BaşkomiserAnkara1,000
1904 to 1908AH 1322 to 1325Başkomiser
4 entries
YearSalary
1904/05900
1905/06900
1906/07900
1907/08900
Istanbul (Dersaadet)900
1908/09AH 1326Ihraca note on status, not a job
Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)
Monthly salary, kuruş
05001,0001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 13251,000 kuruşEntry of another institution
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001,0001887/88AH 13051892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 1325This 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 ishak Bey against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1883/841505002%
1884/8530050011%
1885/8630050030012%
1886/8730050030011%
1887/8830050030011%
1888/8930050030012%
1889/9040050050027%
1890/9140050050028%
1891/9240050050029%
1892/9340050050029%
1893/9440050050030%
1894/9560050065060%
1895/9675050065076%
1897/9858050058572%
1898/99580500592.571%
1899/190060050060070%
1900/0190050090085%
1901/0290050090085%
1902/0390050084%
1903/041,00047592087%
1904/0590045090084%
1905/0690047590083%
1906/0790045090082%
1907/0890030090082%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
IstanbulAdapazarıİzmitSerresSivasAnkara

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

1,122 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Same school recorded

744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)

Full record

Annual entries (26)

Annual entries of ishak Bey
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1883/84AH 1301GardiyanAdapazarı150Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook55_41; 81
1884/85AH 1302Gardiyanİzmit300Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook55_41; 81
1885/86AH 1303PolisSerres (Siroz)300Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook55_41; 81
1886/87AH 1304PolisSerres (Siroz)300Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook55_41; 81
1887/88AH 1305PolisSerres (Siroz)300Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook55_41; 81
1888/89AH 1306PolisSerres (Siroz)300Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook55_41; 81
1889/90AH 13073. Sınıf Polis KomiseriSerres (Siroz)400Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook55_41; 81
1890/91AH 13083. Sınıf Polis KomiseriSerres (Siroz)400Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook55_41; 81
1891/92AH 13093. Sınıf Polis KomiseriSerres (Siroz)400Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook55_41; 81
1892/93AH 13103. Sınıf Polis KomiseriSerres (Siroz)400Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook55_41; 81
1893/94AH 13113. Sınıf Polis KomiseriSerres (Siroz)400Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook55_41; 81
1894/95AH 13122. Sınıf Polis Komiseriİzmit600Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook55_41; 81
1895/96AH 13132. Sınıf Polis KomiseriSivas750Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook55_41; 81
1896/97AH 1314AzilPost and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Earlier annual personnel extract55_41; 81
1897/98AH 13152. Sınıf Polis KomiseriIstanbul (Dersaadet)580Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook55_41; 81
1898/99AH 13162. Sınıf Polis KomiseriIstanbul (Dersaadet)580Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook55_41; 81
1899/1900AH 13172. Sınıf Polis KomiseriIstanbul (Dersaadet)600Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook55_41; 81
1900/01AH 1318BaşkomiserIstanbul (Dersaadet)900Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook55_41; 81
1901/02AH 1319BaşkomiserIstanbul (Dersaadet)900Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook55_41; 81
1902/03AH 1320Sivil BaskomiserIstanbul (Dersaadet)900Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook55_41; 81
1903/04AH 1321BaşkomiserAnkara1,000Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook55_41; 81
1904/05AH 1322BaşkomiserIstanbul (Dersaadet)900Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook55_41; 81
1905/06AH 1323BaşkomiserIstanbul (Dersaadet)900Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook55_41; 81
1906/07AH 1324BaşkomiserIstanbul (Dersaadet)900Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook55_41; 81
1907/08AH 1325BaşkomiserIstanbul (Dersaadet)900Police (Polis)Cross-ministry personnel workbook55_41; 81
1908/09AH 1326IhracPost and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Earlier annual personnel extract55_41; 81
What the sources named in this table are
Cross-ministry personnel workbook
A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
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.

Sources and original values (30)

Recorded values of ishak Bey with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Nameishak BeyLinked personnel workbook
Birth year (AH)1272Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Birthplacedersaadet used on this pageEarlier annual personnel extract
Birthplaceistanbul other valueCross-ministry personnel workbook
Birthplace: district (kaza)istanbulCross-ministry personnel workbook
Birthplace: sancakistanbulCross-ministry personnel workbook
Birthplace: province (vilayet)istanbulCross-ministry personnel workbook
Province of birthdersaadetEarlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationdoktorEarlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
ReligionmuslumanEarlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Nationality or communityturkishEarlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Schooling
Schoolsibyan mektebiEarlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Years of schooling4Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
First work
First work: year (AH)1301Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook
First work: placeadapazariEarlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
First work: district (kaza)AdapazariCross-ministry personnel workbook
First work: sancakizmitCross-ministry personnel workbook
First work: province (vilayet)izmitCross-ministry personnel workbook
First job as wordedGardiyanLinked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Age at first work (workbook field)29Cross-ministry personnel workbook
First salary field (kuruş a month)150Earlier annual personnel extract
First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)150Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Honours
Rank (recorded code)3Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Mecidi order (recorded code)5Cross-ministry personnel workbook
Medal (recorded code)1 used on this pageCross-ministry personnel workbook
Medal (recorded code)2 other valueCross-ministry personnel workbook
Medal or decoration as wordedHicaz demiryolu used on this pageCross-ministry personnel workbook
Medal or decoration as wordedGumus iftihar other valueCross-ministry personnel workbook
Legal records
Judicial record (recorded code)1Cross-ministry personnel workbook
What the sources named in this table are
Cross-ministry personnel workbook
A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
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.
Linked personnel workbook
The original personnel workbook, from which selected fields on background and first work are taken.
  • 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.