Official
Yusuf Ziya Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1872/73 (AH 1289). On record 1897 to 1905, 8 annual entries.
Archive reference 0094_3; 3
Life#
Yusuf Ziya Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1872/73 (AH 1289). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Vergi 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 Sille in 1895/96 (AH 1313). The official was then about 23 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 80 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1897/98, the official was about 25 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1897/98, shows Muhabere Memuru in Şile, with 80 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 278 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1904/05 as Muhabere Memuru. 22 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 450 kuruş. Over 8 years with a salary the median is 130 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 118 kuruş, is seen in 1904/05. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 19.48 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Vergi Memuru
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
- 1895/96 (AH 1313)
- Place
- Sille
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 80
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1895/96AH 1313 | First work | Sille | 80first-salary field |
| 1897 to 1905AH 1315 to 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Şile | 80 to 278 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897/98 | 80 | 500 | 400 | 2% |
| 1898/99 | 80 | 500 | 400 | 2% |
| 1899/1900 | 100 | 500 | 400 | 0% |
| 1900/01 | 100 | 500 | 400 | 1% |
| 1901/02 | 160 | 500 | 400 | 8% |
| 1902/03 | 160 | 500 | 380 | 8% |
| 1903/04 | 160 | 475 | 350 | 7% |
| 1904/05 | 278 | 450 | 350 | 22% |
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
- Mehmet Reşat EfendiŞile, 5 shared years
- Mahmut Vehbi EfendiŞile, 4 shared years
- Mehmet Saim EfendiŞile, 3 shared years
- Osman Nuri EfendiŞile, 1 shared year
Same school recorded
- Abdülkadir EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1897/98 (AH 1315)
- Ahmet Bican EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1897/98 (AH 1315)
- Ahmet Hamdi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1897/98 (AH 1315)
- Ahmet Hamdi EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1897/98 (AH 1315)
- Ahmet Harti EfendiRüşdiye Mektebi, first annual entry 1897/98 (AH 1315)
3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Abdüllatif EfendiIstanbul, born 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Ahmet Niyazi BeyIstanbul, born 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Ahmet Rauf BeyIstanbul, born 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Ahmet Tevfik EfendiIstanbul, born 1872/73 (AH 1289)
- Ali Haydar EfendiIstanbul, born 1872/73 (AH 1289)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (8)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Şile | 80 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0094_3; 3 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Muhabere Memuru | Şile | 80 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0094_3; 3 |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Muhabere Memuru | Şile | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0094_3; 3 |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Muhabere Memuru | Şile | 100 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0094_3; 3 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Şile | 160 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0094_3; 3 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Şile | 160 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0094_3; 3 |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Şile | 160 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0094_3; 3 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Şile | 278 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 0094_3; 3 |
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 (14)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Yusuf Ziya Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1289 | 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 | vergi 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) | 2 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1313 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1895 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | sille | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 80 | 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.
- 8 annual entries of 8 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.