Official
İsmail Nuri Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1878 (AH 1295). On record 1900 to 1904, 4 annual entries. Death recorded 1904/05.
Archive reference 114_76; 147
Life#
İsmail Nuri Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1878 (AH 1295). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Telgraf Memuru.
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 Istanbul in 1899/1900 (AH 1317). The official was then about 21 years old. The record gives 1 year of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 50 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 Mekâtib Memuru in Istanbul, with 50 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 150 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1903/04 as Mekâtib Memuru. 4 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 100 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 50 kuruş, is seen in 1901/02. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 44.22 per cent a year on average.
A death is recorded under 1904/05 (AH 1322): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1878 (AH 1295)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Telgraf Memuru
- Death recorded
- 1904/05 (AH 1322)the year of the annual list with the word Vefat, not a date of death
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 1 year
- 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
- 1899/1900 (AH 1317)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 50
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50first-salary field |
| 1900 to 1904AH 1318 to 1321 | Mekâtib Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 to 150 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Death recorded | ||
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 | 50 | 500 | 300 | 0% |
| 1901/02 | 100 | 500 | 300 | 1% |
| 1902/03 | 100 | 500 | 235 | 1% |
| 1903/04 | 150 | 475 | 275 | 4% |
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.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Avram EfendiIstanbul, 4 shared years
- Mehmet Şevket EfendiIstanbul, 4 shared years
- Mehteri Ömer İzzet EfendiIstanbul, 4 shared years
- Ahmet Cemal EfendiIstanbul, 4 shared years
- Ahmet Hulusi EfendiIstanbul, 4 shared years
782 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
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
- Abdülkerim EfendiIstanbul, born 1878 (AH 1295)
- Ahmet Feyzi EfendiIstanbul, born 1878 (AH 1295)
- Ahmet Muhsin EfendiIstanbul, born 1878 (AH 1295)
- Ahmet Selahattin EfendiIstanbul, born 1878 (AH 1295)
- Ali Saib EfendiIstanbul, born 1878 (AH 1295)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Mekâtib Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 50 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 114_76; 147 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Mekâtib Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 114_76; 147 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Mekâtib Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 114_76; 147 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Mekâtib Memuru | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 114_76; 147 |
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 (15)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | İsmail Nuri Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1295 | 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 | telgraf 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 | 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) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1317 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1899 | 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) | 50 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Status | ||
| Death recorded under the year (AH) | 1322 | Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy); Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy) |
What the sources named in this table are
- Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
- A copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read for the title wording of each year. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death.
- Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
- A second copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read in the same way. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death. Two copies that agree are one piece of evidence, not two.
- 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.