Official
Salih Sıdkı Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1880/81 (AH 1298). On record 1903 to 1907, 4 annual entries.
Archive reference 149-158-311
Life#
Salih Sıdkı Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1880/81 (AH 1298). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Jandarma.
Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Denizli in 1897/98 (AH 1315). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 6 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 380 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1903/04, the official was about 22 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1903/04, shows Muhabere Memuru in Aydın, with 380 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 380 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1903/04 as Muhabere Memuru. 34 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 4 years with a salary the median is 380 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1906/07, when 38 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Jandarma
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 6 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.
Languages
- 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
- Denizli
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 380
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1897/98AH 1315 | First work | Denizli | 380first-salary field |
| 1903 to 1907AH 1321 to 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Aydın | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903/04 | 380 | 475 | 350 | 34% |
| 1904/05 | 380 | 450 | 350 | 35% |
| 1905/06 | 380 | 475 | 330 | 35% |
| 1906/07 | 380 | 450 | 300 | 38% |
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
- Mehmet Emin EfendiAydın, 4 shared years
- İbrahim Ethem EfendiAydın, 4 shared years
- Antas EfendiAydın, 4 shared years
- Mehmed Niyazi EfendiAydın, 4 shared years
- Hafız Bekir Sıdkı EfendiAydın, 4 shared years
32 officials in all. Officials recorded in Aydın
Same school recorded
- Abdullah Behçet EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1903/04 (AH 1321)
- ABDULLAH VEHBİ EFENDİRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1903/04 (AH 1321)
- Ahmed Refik EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1903/04 (AH 1321)
- Ahmet Cemal EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1903/04 (AH 1321)
- AHMET CEMiL EFEndiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1903/04 (AH 1321)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdullah Kamil EfendiIstanbul, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ahmet Celal EfendiIstanbul, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ahmet Cemal EfendiIstanbul, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ahmet İzzet EfendiIstanbul, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Ahmet Kemal EfendiIstanbul, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (4)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Aydın | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 149-158-311 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Aydın | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 149-158-311 |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Muhabere Memuru | Aydın | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 149-158-311 |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Muhabere Memuru | Aydın | 380 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 149-158-311 |
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 | Salih Sıdkı Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1298 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Jandarma | 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 | Rusdiye Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 6 | 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 | Denizli | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 380 | 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.
- 3 annual entries of 4 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.