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Official

Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi

Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Kayseri in 1873/74 (AH 1290). On record 1892 to 1908, 16 annual entries.

Life

Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi was born in Kayseri in 1873/74 (AH 1290). 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 Kayseri in 1892/93 (AH 1310). The official was then about 19 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 400 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1892/93, the official was about 19 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1892/93, shows Posta Memuru in Kayseri, with 400 kuruş a month.

The highest salary, 400 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1892/93 as Posta Memuru. 29 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 16 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 1907/08, when 56 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.

Record

Personal

Born
1873/74 (AH 1290)
Birthplace
Kayseri
Community
Muslim (Müslüman)
Nationality as recorded
Turkish

Education

Rüşdiye
Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
0 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
1892/93 (AH 1310)
Place
Kayseri
First salary field (kuruş a month)
400

Career

Career of Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1892/93AH 1310First workKayseri400first-salary field
1892 to 1908AH 1310 to 1325Posta Memuru
16 entries
YearSalary
1892/93400
1893/94400
1894/95400
1895/96400
1896/97400
1897/98400
1898/99400
1899/1900400
1900/01400
1901/02400
1902/03400
1903/04400
1904/05400
1905/06400
1906/07400
1907/08400
Kayseri400
Monthly salary, kuruş
01002003004001892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 1325400 kuruş
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001892/93AH 13101897/98AH 13151902/03AH 13201907/08AH 1325This 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 Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titlePaid less
1892/9340050035029%
1893/9440050035030%
1894/9540050038030%
1895/96400500352.530%
1896/9740050035032%
1897/9840050035032%
1898/99400500387.531%
1899/190040050040031%
1900/0140050040031%
1901/0240050040032%
1902/0340050040033%
1903/0440047540036%
1904/0540045040038%
1905/0640047540038%
1906/0740045032039%
1907/0840030030056%

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

28 officials in all. Officials recorded in Kayseri

Same school recorded

3,199 officials in all. Officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi recorded

Same birthplace

22 officials in all. Officials born in Kayseri

Full record

Annual entries (16)

Annual entries of Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1892/93AH 1310Posta MemuruKayseri400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-186-367
1893/94AH 1311Posta MemuruKayseri400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-186-367
1894/95AH 1312Posta MemuruKayseri400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-186-367
1895/96AH 1313Posta MemuruKayseri400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-186-367
1896/97AH 1314Posta MemuruKayseri400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-186-367
1897/98AH 1315Posta MemuruKayseri400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-186-367
1898/99AH 1316Posta MemuruKayseri400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-186-367
1899/1900AH 1317Posta MemuruKayseri400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-186-367
1900/01AH 1318Posta MemuruKayseri400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-186-367
1901/02AH 1319Posta MemuruKayseri400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-186-367
1902/03AH 1320Posta MemuruKayseri400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-186-367
1903/04AH 1321Posta MemuruKayseri400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-186-367
1904/05AH 1322Posta MemuruKayseri400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-186-367
1905/06AH 1323Posta MemuruKayseri400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-186-367
1906/07AH 1324Posta MemuruKayseri400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-186-367
1907/08AH 1325Posta MemuruKayseri400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract149-186-367
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)

Recorded values of Hüseyin Hüsnü Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameHüseyin Hüsnü EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1290Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacekayseriRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthankaraRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionMuslumanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityTurkishRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
SchoolRusdiye MektebiRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling7Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)0Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1310Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1892Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placekayseriRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)400Recovered 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.
  • 14 annual entries of 16 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.