Official
Ali Riza Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Ankara in 1878 (AH 1295). On record 1900 to 1904, 4 annual entries.
Archive reference 114_82; 159
Life#
Ali Riza Efendi was born in Ankara in 1878 (AH 1295). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.
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 Ankara in 1894/95 (AH 1312). 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 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1900/01, the official was about 22 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1900/01, shows Muhabere Memuru in Malazgirt, with 400 kuruş a month. In 1901/02 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Bitlis, with 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Malazgirt).
The highest salary, 400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1900/01 as Muhabere Memuru. 31 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 4 years with a salary the median is 400 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1903/04, when 36 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1878 (AH 1295)
- Birthplace
- Ankara
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
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
- 1894/95 (AH 1312)
- Place
- Ankara
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 400
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1894/95AH 1312 | First work | Ankara | 400first-salary field |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Malazgirt | 400 |
| 1901 to 1904AH 1319 to 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Bitlis | 400 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900/01 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 31% |
| 1901/02 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 32% |
| 1902/03 | 400 | 500 | 380 | 33% |
| 1903/04 | 400 | 475 | 350 | 36% |
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 Zeki EfendiBitlis, 3 shared years
- Kasım Cemil EfendiBitlis, 2 shared years
- Mehmet Behçet Lami EfendiBitlis, 2 shared years
- Yusuf Ziya EfendiBitlis, 2 shared years
- Mehmet Tahir EfendiBitlis, 2 shared years
10 officials in all. Officials recorded in Bitlis
Same school recorded
- Abdülbaki EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Abdülkerim Hüsnü EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Abdullah EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Abdullatif EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
- Ahmet Asaf EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1900/01 (AH 1318)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- İsmail Hakkı EfendiAnkara, born 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- İsmail Hakkı EfendiAnkara, born 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Mehmet Bahaeddin EfendiAnkara, born 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Mehmet Mesud EfendiAnkara, born 1878/79 (AH 1296)
- Osman Vehbi EfendiAnkara, born 1876/77 (AH 1293)
43 officials in all. Officials born in Ankara
Full record
Annual entries (4)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Malazgirt | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 114_82; 159 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Bitlis | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 114_82; 159 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Bitlis | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 114_82; 159 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Bitlis | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 114_82; 159 |
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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Ali Riza Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1295 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | ankara | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | ankara | 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) | 1312 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1894 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Ankara | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 400 | 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.
- 4 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.