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Official

Abdullah Hilmi Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Zor in 1881/82 (AH 1299). On record 1906 to 1908, 2 annual entries.

Archive reference 146-204-403

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Life

Abdullah Hilmi Efendi was born in Zor in 1881/82 (AH 1299) into the Muslim (Müslüman) community; the father was a deputy judge (naib). Schooling took 12 years, at the School of Civil Administration (Mülkiye Mektebi); Abdullah Hilmi also wrote Arabic as well as Turkish and held a qualification (a diploma, certificate, training or decoration).

At about 17, in 1899/1900, Abdullah Hilmi began work in Acre (Akka), with seven unpaid years as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 300 kuruş. Fewer than 6 per cent of the 5,142 officials with a known apprenticeship worked unpaid for seven years or longer. The annual lists begin in 1906/07, with Abdullah Hilmi as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru) in Acre. The last post was in Jaffa (Yafa) in 1907/08.

Pay rose from 300 kuruş a month in 1906/07 to a peak of 400 in 1907/08, as Muhabere Memuru in Jaffa, when 56 per cent of paid officials earned less. The final annual entry is for 1907/08.

Places in order of time

Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.

All 3 stops
birthplacefirst workplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1899/19001907/08123ZorAcreJaffa

  1. Zor

    Born 1881/82 (AH 1299)

  2. Acre (Akka)

    First work 1899/1900 (AH 1317); 1906/07 (AH 1324)

    Muhabere Memuru

    300 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

  3. Jaffa (Yafa)

    1907/08 (AH 1325)

    Muhabere Memuru

    400 kuruş a month; entries in 1 year

Career and salary

Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearyears with one job titleno annual entry
01002003004001906/07AH 13241907/08AH 1325400 kuruşMuhabere Memuru
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001906/07AH 13241907/08AH 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 Abdullah Hilmi Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1906/0730045030025%
1907/0840030025056%

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

Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.

Career of Abdullah Hilmi Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1899/1900AH 1317First workAcre (Akka)300first-salary field
1906/07AH 1324Muhabere MemuruAcre (Akka)300
1907/08AH 1325Muhabere MemuruJaffa (Yafa)400

Record

Personal

Born
1881/82 (AH 1299)
Birthplace
Zor
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Naib

Education

Higher or professional
Mülkiye Mektebi (12 years)School of Civil Administration
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
7 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

Arabic
Kitabetwriting
Turkish
Kitabetwriting

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

First work

Year
1899/1900 (AH 1317)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
300

Recorded with

Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.

Same place, same years

Of the 4 officials with entries in Acre (Akka) in the same years, Abdullah Hilmi Efendi had the highest salary.

All 60 officials with entries in Acre (Akka)

Same job title, same years

Of the 636 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, Abdullah Hilmi Efendi had the 197th highest salary.

All 3,162 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru

Same school

Of the 26 officials with Mülkiye Mektebi among their schools, Abdullah Hilmi Efendi had the 22nd highest salary.

All 26 officials with Mülkiye Mektebi

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 161 officials whose first annual entry is for 1906/07 (AH 1324), Abdullah Hilmi Efendi had the 24th highest salary.

Full record

Annual entries (2)

Annual entries of Abdullah Hilmi Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1906/07AH 1324Muhabere MemuruAcre (Akka)300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract146-204-403
1907/08AH 1325Muhabere MemuruJaffa (Yafa)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract146-204-403
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)

Recorded values of Abdullah Hilmi Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameAbdullah Hilmi EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1299Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacezorRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthzorRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationNaibRecovered 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
SchoolMulkiye MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling12Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)7Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1317Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1899Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeAkkaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)300Recovered 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.

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