Skip to content
Ottoman BureaucracyPeople, places and careers in Ottoman public service

Official

Unnamed official (0067_0244; sayfa no:485)

Armenian Christian (Ermeni). Born in Harput in 1866/67 (AH 1283). On record 1890 to 1906, 16 annual entries.

Life

This official, whose name is not recorded, was born in Harput in 1866/67 (AH 1283). The record gives the community as Armenian Christian (Ermeni).

Schooling recorded: Mekteb-i Mahsusa (special school), with 4 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration).

First work is recorded in Diyarbakır in 1890/91 (AH 1308). The official was then about 24 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 140 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1890/91, the official was about 24 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1890/91, shows Muhabere Memuru in Diyarbakır, with 140 kuruş a month. In 1893/94 the record shows Makine Memuru in Diyarbakır, the salary going from 140 to 400 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Diyarbakır). In 1905/06 the record shows Makine Memuru in Konya, the salary going from 400 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Makine Memuru in Diyarbakır).

The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1905/06 as Makine Memuru. 50 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 16 years with a salary the median is 400 kuruş a month, with 2 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 260 kuruş, is seen in 1893/94. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 8.86 per cent a year on average.

Record

Personal

Born
1866/67 (AH 1283)
Birthplace
Harput
Community
Armenian Christian (Ermeni)
Nationality as recorded
Ermeni

Education

Other named school
Mekteb-i Mahsusa (4 years)special school
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 years
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Low
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
NoShown as in the earlier annual personnel extract. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives yes.

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

First work

Year
1890/91 (AH 1308)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
140

Career

Career of Unnamed official (0067_0244; sayfa no:485), one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1890/91AH 1308First workDiyarbakır140first-salary field
1890 to 1893AH 1308 to 1310Muhabere Memuru
3 entries
YearSalary
1890/91140
1891/92140
1892/93140
Diyarbakır140
1893 to 1905AH 1311 to 1322Makine Memuru
12 entries
YearSalary
1893/94400
1894/95400
1895/96400
1896/97400
1897/98400
1898/99400
1899/1900400
1900/01400
1901/02400
1902/03400
1903/04400
1904/05400
Diyarbakır400
1905/06AH 1323Makine MemuruKonya500
Monthly salary, kuruş
02004006001892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 1320500 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001,0001892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 1320This 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 (0067_0244; sayfa no:485) against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1890/911405004004%
1891/921405004005%
1892/931405004006%
1893/9440050050030%
1894/9540050050030%
1895/9640050050030%
1896/9740050052032%
1897/9840050050032%
1898/9940050054031%
1899/190040050054531%
1900/0140050048031%
1901/0240050042032%
1902/0340050042033%
1903/0440047550036%
1904/0540045045038%
1905/0650047550050%

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

Placesbornfirst workannual entries
HarputKonyaDiyarbakır

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

114 officials in all. Officials recorded in Diyarbakır

Same school recorded

37 officials in all. Officials with Mekteb-i Mahsusa recorded

Same birthplace

26 officials in all. Officials born in Harput

Full record

Annual entries (16)

Annual entries of Unnamed official (0067_0244; sayfa no:485)
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1890/91AH 1308Muhabere MemuruDiyarbakır140Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0244; Sayfa No:485
1891/92AH 1309Muhabere MemuruDiyarbakır140Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0244; Sayfa No:485
1892/93AH 1310Muhabere MemuruDiyarbakır140Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0244; Sayfa No:485
1893/94AH 1311Makine MemuruDiyarbakır400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0244; Sayfa No:485
1894/95AH 1312Makine MemuruDiyarbakır400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0244; Sayfa No:485
1895/96AH 1313Makine MemuruDiyarbakır400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0244; Sayfa No:485
1896/97AH 1314Makine MemuruDiyarbakır400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0244; Sayfa No:485
1897/98AH 1315Makine MemuruDiyarbakır400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0244; Sayfa No:485
1898/99AH 1316Makine MemuruDiyarbakır400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0244; Sayfa No:485
1899/1900AH 1317Makine MemuruDiyarbakır400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0244; Sayfa No:485
1900/01AH 1318Makine MemuruDiyarbakır400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0244; Sayfa No:485
1901/02AH 1319Makine MemuruDiyarbakır400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0244; Sayfa No:485
1902/03AH 1320Makine MemuruDiyarbakır400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0244; Sayfa No:485
1903/04AH 1321Makine MemuruDiyarbakır400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0244; Sayfa No:485
1904/05AH 1322Makine MemuruDiyarbakır400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0244; Sayfa No:485
1905/06AH 1323Makine MemuruKonya500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0067_0244; Sayfa No:485
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 (12)

Recorded values of Unnamed official (0067_0244; sayfa no:485) with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
Birth year (AH)1283Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplaceharputRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthelazigRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionHristiyanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityErmeniRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
SchoolMektebi MahsusaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0Recovered annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1308Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1891Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeDiyarbakirRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)140Recovered 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.