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Official

Unnamed official (0087_0148, sayfa no:293.)

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Isparta in 1876/77 (AH 1293). On record 1895 to 1906, 10 annual entries.

Life

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Isparta in 1876/77 (AH 1293). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Mahkeme Azasi.

Schooling recorded: Rüşdiye Mektebi, with 7 years of schooling recorded. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan).

First work is recorded in Isparta in 1889/90 (AH 1307). The official was then about 14 years old. The record gives 6 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 250 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1895/96, the official was about 19 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1895/96, shows Muhabere Memuru in Chios (Sakız), with 250 kuruş a month. In 1898/99 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Isparta, the salary going from 250 to 380 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Chios). In 1899/1900 the record shows Posta Memuru in Al Hudaydah (Hudeyde), the salary going from 380 to 1,000 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Isparta). In 1903/04 the record shows Müdür Vekili in Zabid (Zebid), the salary going from 1,000 to 1,300 kuruş a month (before: Posta Memuru in Al Hudaydah). In 1905/06 the record shows 3. Müdür in Kozani (Kozana), the salary going from 1,300 to 540 kuruş a month (before: Müdür Vekili in Zabid). No annual entry is recorded for 1904/05.

The highest salary, 1,300 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1903/04 as Müdür Vekili. 93 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 770 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and 1 cut. The largest rise, 620 kuruş, is seen in 1899/1900. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 8.01 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1905/06, when 62 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1876/77 (AH 1293)
Birthplace
Isparta
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish
Father's occupation
Mahkeme Azasi

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
6 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Middle
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
Yes

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

First work

Year
1889/90 (AH 1307)
Place
Isparta
First salary field (kuruş a month)
250

Career

Career of Unnamed official (0087_0148, sayfa no:293.), one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1889/90AH 1307First workIsparta250first-salary field
1895 to 1898AH 1313 to 1315Muhabere Memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1895/96250
1896/97250
1897/98250
Chios (Sakız)250
1898/99AH 1316Muhabere MemuruIsparta380
1899 to 1903AH 1317 to 1320Posta Memuru
4 entries
YearSalary
1899/19001,000
1900/011,000
1901/021,000
1902/031,000
Al Hudaydah (Hudeyde)1,000
1903/04AH 1321Müdür VekiliZabid (Zebid)1,300
No annual entry: 1904/05 (AH 1322)
1905/06AH 13233. MüdürKozani (Kozana)540
Monthly salary, kuruş
no entry05001,0001,5001896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221,300 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0002,0001896/97AH 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_0148, sayfa no:293.) against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1895/9625050040013%
1896/9725050040013%
1897/9825050040014%
1898/9938050040028%
1899/19001,00050040088%
1900/011,00050040087%
1901/021,00050040087%
1902/031,00050040087%
1903/041,30047564093%
1905/0654047554062%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
IspartaKozaniChiosAl HudaydahZabid

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

16 officials in all. Officials recorded in Al Hudaydah (Hudeyde)

Same school recorded

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

Same birthplace

8 officials in all. Officials born in Isparta

Full record

Annual entries (10)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (0087_0148, sayfa no:293.)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1895/96AH 1313Muhabere MemuruChios (Sakız)250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0148, Sayfa No:293.
1896/97AH 1314Muhabere MemuruChios (Sakız)250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0148, Sayfa No:293.
1897/98AH 1315Muhabere MemuruChios (Sakız)250Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0148, Sayfa No:293.
1898/99AH 1316Muhabere MemuruIsparta380Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0148, Sayfa No:293.
1899/1900AH 1317Posta MemuruAl Hudaydah (Hudeyde)1,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0148, Sayfa No:293.
1900/01AH 1318Posta MemuruAl Hudaydah (Hudeyde)1,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0148, Sayfa No:293.
1901/02AH 1319Posta MemuruAl Hudaydah (Hudeyde)1,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0148, Sayfa No:293.
1902/03AH 1320Posta MemuruAl Hudaydah (Hudeyde)1,000Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0148, Sayfa No:293.
1903/04AH 1321Müdür VekiliZabid (Zebid)1,300Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0148, Sayfa No:293.
1905/06AH 13233. MüdürKozani (Kozana)540Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0087_0148, Sayfa No:293.
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 (13)

Recorded values of Unnamed official (0087_0148, sayfa no:293.) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1293Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceispartaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthkonyaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationMahkeme AzasiRecovered 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)6Recovered annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1307Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1890Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeIspartaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)250Recovered 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.