Official
Osman Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Van in 1881/82 (AH 1299). On record 1909 to 1911, 2 annual entries.
Archive reference 189-21-20
Life#
Osman Efendi was born in Van in 1881/82 (AH 1299). 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 a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Başkale in 1899/1900 (AH 1317). The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives 10 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 300 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1909/10, the official was about 27 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1909/10, shows Muhabere Memuru in Van, with 400 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1909/10 as Muhabere Memuru. 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 2 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 1910/11, when 30 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Birthplace
- Van
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- turkish
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 10 years
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- Yes
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
- Başkale
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 300
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | First work | Başkale | 300first-salary field |
| 1909 to 1911AH 1327 to 1328 | Muhabere Memuru | Van | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909/10 | 400 | 462.5 | 300 | 33% |
| 1910/11 | 400 | 500 | 300 | 30% |
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
- Haydar EfendiVan, 1 shared year
- Lütfü EfendiVan, 1 shared year
- Yusuf Vasfi EfendiVan, 1 shared year
- Neşet EfendiVan, 1 shared year
Same school recorded
- Abdullah Hulusi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1909/10 (AH 1327)
- Ahmed Şükrü EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1909/10 (AH 1327)
- Ahmet Behçet EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1909/10 (AH 1327)
- Ahmet Celal EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1909/10 (AH 1327)
- Ahmet Cevat EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1909/10 (AH 1327)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Yusuf Ziya EfendiVan, born 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Mustafa Enver EfendiVan, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Unnamed official (0156_0027; 51)Van, born 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Abdülmecid EfendiVan, born 1879/80 (AH 1297)
- Ahmet Muhtar EfendiVan, born 1878/79 (AH 1296)
34 officials in all. Officials born in Van
Full record
Annual entries (2)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909/10AH 1327 | Muhabere Memuru | Van | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 189-21-20 |
| 1910/11AH 1328 | Muhabere Memuru | Van | 400 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 189-21-20 |
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)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Osman Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1299 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | van | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | van | 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) | 10 | 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: place | baskale | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 300 | 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.