Official
Ahmet Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa) in 1856/57 (AH 1273). On record 1874 to 1882, 7 annual entries.
Archive reference 0034_00192; 381
Life#
Ahmet Efendi was born in Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa) in 1856/57 (AH 1273). 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 Svilengrad in 1872/73 (AH 1289). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1874/75, the official was about 17 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1874/75, shows Posta Memuru in Svilengrad, with 200 kuruş a month. No annual entry is recorded for 1878 to 1879.
The highest salary, 200 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1874/75 as Posta Memuru. 6 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 535 kuruş. Over 7 years with a salary the median is 200 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1881/82, when 5 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1856/57 (AH 1273)
- Birthplace
- Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 2 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
- 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 200
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1872/73AH 1289 | First work | Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa) | 200first-salary field |
| 1874 to 1878AH 1291 to 1294 | Posta Memuru | Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa) | 200 |
| No annual entry: 1878 to 1879 (AH 1295 to 1296) | |||
| 1879 to 1882AH 1297 to 1299 | Posta Memuru | Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa) | 200 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1874/75 | 200 | 535 | 400 | 6% |
| 1875/76 | 200 | 530 | 450 | 6% |
| 1876/77 | 200 | 582.5 | 400 | 5% |
| 1877/78 | 200 | 560 | 350 | 4% |
| 1879/80 | 200 | 500 | 285 | 6% |
| 1880/81 | 200 | 500 | 380 | 5% |
| 1881/82 | 200 | 500 | 300 | 5% |
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
- Yusuf BeySvilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa), 7 shared years
- Mehmet Raif EfendiSvilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa), 3 shared years
- Mehmet EfendiSvilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa), 2 shared years
- Ali Medhi BeySvilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa), 1 shared year
- İbrahim Sırrı EfendiSvilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa), 1 shared year
8 officials in all. Officials recorded in Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa)
Same school recorded
- Ahmet Besim EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Ahmet Haydar BeyRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Ahmet Hayri EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Ahmet Recai EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291)
- Ahmet Refik BeyRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1874/75 (AH 1291)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Mustafa Rifat EfendiSvilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa), born 1858/59 (AH 1275)
- Ahmet Behic EfendiSvilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa), born 1873/74 (AH 1290)
Full record
Annual entries (7)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Posta Memuru | Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0034_00192; 381 |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Posta Memuru | Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0034_00192; 381 |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Posta Memuru | Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0034_00192; 381 |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Posta Memuru | Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0034_00192; 381 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Posta Memuru | Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0034_00192; 381 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Posta Memuru | Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0034_00192; 381 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Posta Memuru | Svilengrad (Cisr-i Mustafapaşa) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0034_00192; 381 |
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 | Ahmet Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1273 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | cisri mustafapasa | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | edirne | 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) | 2 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1289 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1872 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Cisri Mustafapasa | 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.
- 7 annual entries of 7 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.