Official
Osman Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Artvin (Livane) in 1855/56 (AH 1272). On record 1881 to 1883, 2 annual entries.
Archive reference 5_64; 125
Life#
Osman Efendi was born in Artvin (Livane) in 1855/56 (AH 1272). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman) and the nationality as Turkish.
Schooling recorded: Sıbyan Mektebi, with 4 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 1881/82 (AH 1299). The official was then about 26 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 150 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1881/82, the official was about 26 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1881/82, shows Memur in Istanbul, with 150 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 200 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1882/83 as Memur. 3 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 500 kuruş. Over 2 years with a salary the median is 175 kuruş a month, with 1 rise and no cuts. The largest rise, 50 kuruş, is seen in 1882/83. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 33.33 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1855/56 (AH 1272)
- Birthplace
- Artvin (Livane)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Primary
- Sıbyan Mektebi (4 years)school for young children (primary school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives 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
- 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 150
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1881/82AH 1299 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 150first-salary field |
| 1881 to 1883AH 1299 to 1300 | Memur | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 150 to 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881/82 | 150 | 500 | 390 | 2% |
| 1882/83 | 200 | 500 | 400 | 3% |
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
- Rifat BeyIstanbul, 2 shared years
- İbrahim Edhem EfendiIstanbul, 2 shared years
- Unnamed official (0007_0148; 293)Istanbul, 2 shared years
- Unnamed official (0007_0145; 287)Istanbul, 2 shared years
- Ali Rıza BeyIstanbul, 2 shared years
369 officials in all. Officials recorded in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Same school recorded
- Abdulkadir EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Ahmet Kadri EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Ahmet Tevfik EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Hasan EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1881/82 (AH 1299)
- Hüseyin Avni EfendiSıbyan Mektebi, first annual entry 1881/82 (AH 1299)
744 officials in all. Officials with Sıbyan Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdülhadi EfendiArtvin (Livane), born 1855/56 (AH 1272)
- Ahmet Tevfik EfendiArtvin (Livane), born 1851/52 (AH 1268)
Full record
Annual entries (2)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Memur | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_64; 125 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Memur | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 5_64; 125 |
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 | Osman Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1272 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | livane | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | trabzon | 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 | Sibyan Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 4 | 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) | 1299 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1882 | 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) | 150 | 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.
- 2 annual entries of 2 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.