Official
Ahmet Cemil Bey
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Jerusalem (Kudüs) in 1880/81 (AH 1298). On record 1906 to 1910, 4 annual entries.
Archive reference 147-159-313
Life#
Ahmet Cemil Bey was born in Jerusalem (Kudüs) in 1880/81 (AH 1298). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Muhasebe Memuru.
Schooling recorded: Mekteb-i Sultani, with 12 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: French, with kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1906/07 (AH 1324). The official was then about 25 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1906/07, the official was about 25 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1906/07, shows Kontrol Kalemi in Istanbul, with 200 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1909/10 as Kontrol Kalemi. 33 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 462.5 kuruş. Over 4 years with a salary the median is 250 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 100 kuruş, is seen in 1908/09. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 25.99 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Birthplace
- Jerusalem (Kudüs)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Muhasebe Memuru
Education
- Higher or professional
- Mekteb-i Sultani (12 years)Imperial School (Galatasaray)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Other High
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- No
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- French
- kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 200
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906/07AH 1324 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200first-salary field |
| 1906 to 1910AH 1324 to 1327 | Kontrol Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 to 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906/07 | 200 | 450 | 320 | 10% |
| 1907/08 | 200 | 300 | 290 | 18% |
| 1908/09 | 300 | 350 | 200 | 36% |
| 1909/10 | 400 | 462.5 | 33% |
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 Cevat BeyIstanbul, 4 shared years
- Hasan Fehmi EfendiIstanbul, 4 shared years
- Hafız Yusuf Ziyaeddin EfendiIstanbul, 4 shared years
- Mahmut Hulusi EfendiIstanbul, 4 shared years
- Zital Hayım EfendiIstanbul, 4 shared years
492 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Mehmet Nuri EfendiMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1906/07 (AH 1324)
- Mehmet Celaleddin EfendiMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1905/06 (AH 1323)
- Mehmet Rüşdi EfendiMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1905/06 (AH 1323)
- Süleyman Şevket EfendiMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1905/06 (AH 1323)
- Abdülkadir EfendiMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1907/08 (AH 1325)
52 officials in all. Officials with Mekteb-i Sultani recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet Naci EfendiJerusalem (Kudüs), born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Mehmet Tevfik EfendiJerusalem (Kudüs), born 1870/71 (AH 1287)
- Musa Kazım EfendiJerusalem (Kudüs), born 1870/71 (AH 1287)
- Halil Habib EfendiJerusalem (Kudüs), born 1860/61 (AH 1277)
Full record
Annual entries (4)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Kontrol Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 147-159-313 |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Kontrol Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 147-159-313 |
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Kontrol Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 147-159-313 |
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Kontrol Kalemi | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 147-159-313 |
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 | Ahmet Cemil Bey | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1298 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | kudus | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | kudus | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Muhasebe Memuru | 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 | mektebi sultani | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 12 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1324 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1906 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 200 | 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.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.